Did you watch it, Spoons?
Did you like it? What the feck was going on? What was it all about?
Did you like it? What the feck was going on? What was it all about?
Film The Redcafe Movie review thread
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Not seen it, Pogue. It's got some naff reviews...did you watch it at the flicks or something? to be fair, I saw some awful films last year - blame Orange Wednesday.
Just watched a BRRIP on the telly.
Did it really get naff reviews? I reckon poncey film buffs might like it. Some of them anyway.
It's by the bloke that did Bronson. Which is great.
I still don't know if I liked Valhalla Rising either. I reckon I did, but I probably won't be watching it again anytime soon.
Well, I've only scanned Imdb...and to be fair, it's only frequented by spastics. The reviews are more mixed on Rotten Tomatoes though(which I've just checked out).
I might actually watch it.
Did You hear About The Morgans?: Yeah, I heard it was crap!
Yeah, you probably should. Make sure you get the BluRay version and turn the volume up nice and loud.
Will do. Apparently, it looks great...which might be enough to please me, seeing as I'm a bit of a cheap whore.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed According to IMDB, this is the synopsis of the movie:
I don't know what movie this synopsis is for, but it sure as shit is not about this movie. This movie is 70 minutes of a girl stealing whatever she wants with no real consequences. I fail to see how someone stealing your money, credit cards, car, and cleaning supplies would cause you to want to thank them. I reckon it's supposed to be edgy, and have some sort of point, but it's pretty much a waste of 70 minutes. 3/10
Have you seen The Fall, Pogue or Spoons? There's some beautiful cinematography in it, that's for sure.
127 hours - First off, James Franco is great, can't think of anything I've watched with him in that I didn't think that though but his run of form continues. The film is a bit pants though, it's all too glossy and over produced in places and means it creates very little sense of atmosphere or any kind of emotional connection with the audience which is a pity as the story had potential.
Sleeping dogs lie - low budget comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait (Chapelle's show, World's greatest Dad) about a girl who has a deep dark secret that involves her dog and fellatio...still with me? Great. The film revolves initially around her telling her fiancee during a game of 'what's the kinkiest thing you've ever done' and then follows her as her relationships with her fiancee and her family collapse around her. Bit weird but if you like low budget indie comedies with a tinge of hollywood rom com and I'm sure there are a few of you then it's a decent way to pass an hour and a half.
Freakanomics - didn't actually finish this one but that is because i've not long read the brilliant book and it's all the same facts so it was pretty pointless. It was quite well made and a fun watch though so if you're too lazy to read the book then I'd recommend it thoroughly.
Sleeping dogs lie - low budget comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait (Chapelle's show, World's greatest Dad) about a girl who has a deep dark secret that involves her dog and fellatio...still with me? Great. The film revolves initially around her telling her fiancee during a game of 'what's the kinkiest thing you've ever done' and then follows her as her relationships with her fiancee and her family collapse around her. Bit weird but if you like low budget indie comedies with a tinge of hollywood rom com and I'm sure there are a few of you then it's a decent way to pass an hour and a half.
Freakanomics - didn't actually finish this one but that is because i've not long read the brilliant book and it's all the same facts so it was pretty pointless. It was quite well made and a fun watch though so if you're too lazy to read the book then I'd recommend it thoroughly.
I just read up on it and it seems a bit like Aguirre, the Wrath of God...might check it out.
Erm... No?
yeah ummmm by girl I meant young woman, at college....that's better right
Seen it.... the locations were amazing, not sure how anyone could've made that film look bad.
yeah ummmm by girl I meant young woman, at college....that's better right
It was the fellatio bit that confused me tbh. Do you mean cunnilingus? Or is the secret that she gets a dog to suck some bloke off?
She gives her dog a blow job because she's bored and curious.
Ah. Yuk. Thought the movie was based on that urban legend about the dog food and the surprise party. Apologies to Mr Ballokov.
Not much. I liked it, particularly the first hour and I thought it was really well made. It did some really interesting things on a low budget. Ultimately I didn't think it had much to say.
It has it's own voice and style but it is a bit of a hodge-podge of influences. Beginning with echos of Conan the Barbarian, through to the boat journey, One Eye becomes Gabriel aboard the Jeroboam from Moby Dick. Then we're into Aguirre territory via Joseph Conrad. Before reaching the final scenes that seem to have come from Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout. But with none of their depth.
The Devil Wears Prada
9/10
Top film - I LOVE Anne Hathaway in it
9/10
Top film - I LOVE Anne Hathaway in it
The King's Speech - 8/10
I really liked this. I knew almost nothing about it beforehand but that probably helped matters, to be honest. There are three absolutely cracking performances from Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham-Carter. I expect it to be full of big, schmalzy pay offs but they didn't go down that road, for the most part. They allowed it to be very understated and extremely funny at times.
Thankfully they didn't try to use the movie as a historical document and it revolves far more around the relationships between the various characters than it does the historical context of the time. Geoffrey Rush is absolutely spot on as the speech therapist. Firth's character is extremely likeable and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the running for an Oscar.
I really liked this. I knew almost nothing about it beforehand but that probably helped matters, to be honest. There are three absolutely cracking performances from Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham-Carter. I expect it to be full of big, schmalzy pay offs but they didn't go down that road, for the most part. They allowed it to be very understated and extremely funny at times.
Thankfully they didn't try to use the movie as a historical document and it revolves far more around the relationships between the various characters than it does the historical context of the time. Geoffrey Rush is absolutely spot on as the speech therapist. Firth's character is extremely likeable and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the running for an Oscar.
Just saw "Lemmy".
Legend
And yes, the movies deals with the shorts.
Legend
And yes, the movies deals with the shorts.
why is this thread showing 299 pages , but wont let you past 297?
Who said that?
Someone is being ghosted I think. The order of the posts are fecked a few pages back.
Loved the first series of Carnivale, Nils. The characters are so well rounded.
Good to hear, you'll hate the ending of the show though. I still find it hard to believe that HBO cancelled it so prematurely.
Did it get shite ratings? I suspect it wasn't on at prime time.
I think the ratings were generally good during the first season, just wasn't very mainstream friendly in the end and cost too much to make ultimately.
Season of the Witch 0/10 I went to this with the knowledge that it was going to be awful. It easily surpassed my expectations of being bad. The dialogue was impressively bad and wooden. Nic Cage and Ron Perlman can't have a convincing conversation with one another the entire film. There's also the modern day profanity used in the 14th Century. Very little is explained until 20 minutes into the movie.
Also, a priest says "I think we're going to need more holy water."
Also, a priest says "I think we're going to need more holy water."
Someone say an outstanding film. I want to be blown away.
You seen Young@Heart?
It won't blow you away but it will move you.
It won't blow you away but it will move you.
Batman Begins 8/10
Not seen it for a while but Christian Bale is excellent as Batman- better than Michael Keaton, who was very good, and much much better than Gorgeous George and Val Kilmer.
Not seen it for a while but Christian Bale is excellent as Batman- better than Michael Keaton, who was very good, and much much better than Gorgeous George and Val Kilmer.
Really wanna see Black Swan but what worries me is the dancing. I'm such a huge dance fan that if Portman's "dancing" is anything less than spot on, I'll just get annoyed.
Cutting from long shots of professional stand-ins to close-ups of the actor being a bit rubbish really takes me out of the illusion. Tell me she's decent.
Cutting from long shots of professional stand-ins to close-ups of the actor being a bit rubbish really takes me out of the illusion. Tell me she's decent.
I'm only just starting to get the hype around Bale. He was never a favourite of mine. Not until I saw The Prestige.
Read an interview at the weekend in which she talked about hours and hours of training to get the ballet right. Apparently she got to a fairly high level, mastered dancing en point and everything.
They showed the film to a professional ballerina who said she wasn't good enough to make a living in ballet but she wasn't far off.
Morning Glory: Just got back from a free screening. I went in with low expectations and came out pleasantly surprised.
It raised a few chuckles without being overly funny and I found myself caring about what happened to Rachel McAdams, who was surprisingly good. Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford were good (although I thought Ford slightly overplayed it at times) and there was a decent cameo from Jeff Goldblum.
Overall it was good date movie fare.
It raised a few chuckles without being overly funny and I found myself caring about what happened to Rachel McAdams, who was surprisingly good. Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford were good (although I thought Ford slightly overplayed it at times) and there was a decent cameo from Jeff Goldblum.
Overall it was good date movie fare.
I'm not a dance expert, but she practiced for a whole year before filming began, and I thought she was impressive.
Fantastic film, one of the years best.
Just watched The Next 3 Days (or at least I think that's what it's called!) with Russell Crowe - I thought it was pretty decent, starts off quite quickly and slows up a lot during the middle but picks up again at the end.
I do tend to like Crowes stuff and this is no different, reminded me in many ways of The Town, the Affleck movie.
I do tend to like Crowes stuff and this is no different, reminded me in many ways of The Town, the Affleck movie.
Constantine
Keanu Reeves, playing Neo, from the Matrix, and Shia Labeouf, playing the same annoying kid he plays in every film he's in, fight against some right fecking evil demon types in order to maintain the balance of good and evil.
It's hard to describe how I felt about this film, so I'll just break it all down into three categories;
Good things about this films
- demons
- bible disrespect
- Rachel Weisz inclusion
- Shia Labeouf beaten to pulp
- A Perfect Circle's "Passive"
Bad things about this film
- Neo personality black hole syndrome
- Over the top darkening of every single scene
- Nothing much seems to happen for the first hour
- Not enough Rachel Weisz
- Pointless characters
Things that have been nicked from other films
- Neo, from the Matrix
- Shia Labeouf, from I-robot
- Midnight, from Live and Let Die
- Crazed demon girl, from the Excorcist
- Plot, pieced together from Blade and The Excorcist
6/10