Oh wait, it's not going to be released here until the middle of november...might just check that screener after all.
Network is great.
Network is great.
Film The Redcafe Movie review thread
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Deer Hunter 
I am gonna watch M and Drive in 2 days or so.
Might watch the Stalker again as well
I am gonna watch M and Drive in 2 days or so.
Might watch the Stalker again as well
Mockers, is that the 1.23g version or 712 MB one?
Oh that's on my list too...Probably in a couple of weeks though.
712, but it actually comes in at 740
Are we just ignoring that 100 movies prep thread now then?
The Princess Bride 8/10
Lovely film with Robin Wright as Princess Buttercup who is in love with her farm boy , Wesley ( Cary Elwes ) but as she thinks he is dead, she agrees to marry the Prince ( a wildly over the top performance from Chris Sarandon )
However the farm boy has been learning the ways of the world under the tutelage of Dread Pirate Roberts and initially rescues her from the clutches of Andre the Giant and Inigo Montoya who has vowed to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a six fingered man. After her true love has been left for dead by torture at the hands of Mel Smith ( as an albino ) Inigo learns the six fingered man is alive and knows the only man who can help defeat him is Wesley, so with the aid of Miracle Max ( a great cameo from Billy Crystal ) he brings him back to life to defeat the Prince.
Great fun
Lovely film with Robin Wright as Princess Buttercup who is in love with her farm boy , Wesley ( Cary Elwes ) but as she thinks he is dead, she agrees to marry the Prince ( a wildly over the top performance from Chris Sarandon )
However the farm boy has been learning the ways of the world under the tutelage of Dread Pirate Roberts and initially rescues her from the clutches of Andre the Giant and Inigo Montoya who has vowed to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a six fingered man. After her true love has been left for dead by torture at the hands of Mel Smith ( as an albino ) Inigo learns the six fingered man is alive and knows the only man who can help defeat him is Wesley, so with the aid of Miracle Max ( a great cameo from Billy Crystal ) he brings him back to life to defeat the Prince.
Great fun
Dunno, the problem is all discussions will naturally overlap. I suppose we should try our best to keep them to that thread. It could do with stickying, to be honest.
It is stickied.
Blue Velvet 6/10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Velvet_(film)
One hell of a fecking strange film, everyone in the film is bonkers for starters.
Starring (Dennis Hopper) being a cnut for 99.9% of the film, full with an oxygen mask and fake disguises.
Some College kid (Kyle MacLachlan) tries to play detective and breaks into a woman's (Isabella Rossellini) house, rather than stab the shit out of this college kid, said woman decides to have kinky violent sex with him instead all leading to an insane drug/conspiracy/cop plot filled with symbolism which eventually leads to Dennis Hopper dying for the 100th time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Velvet_(film)
One hell of a fecking strange film, everyone in the film is bonkers for starters.
Starring (Dennis Hopper) being a cnut for 99.9% of the film, full with an oxygen mask and fake disguises.
Some College kid (Kyle MacLachlan) tries to play detective and breaks into a woman's (Isabella Rossellini) house, rather than stab the shit out of this college kid, said woman decides to have kinky violent sex with him instead all leading to an insane drug/conspiracy/cop plot filled with symbolism which eventually leads to Dennis Hopper dying for the 100th time.
One of my favourites as a child. "My Name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die"
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Inconceivable!
X-Men First Class 8/10
Superb acting by McAvoy and Fassbender
Wasn't cheesy, good acting, good script (well abit over the top on the US Russia stuff)
Overall quite a vintage for a superhero, and offers lots of perspective for the non xmen closet fan
Superb acting by McAvoy and Fassbender
Wasn't cheesy, good acting, good script (well abit over the top on the US Russia stuff)
Overall quite a vintage for a superhero, and offers lots of perspective for the non xmen closet fan
I actually enjoyed this. Totally unrecognisable as a Kevin Smith film.
As you say, Parks was very watchable and John Goodman is awesome in (Flintstones apart) everything he does.
The last 10-15 minutes were great, really suprising ending.
School for Scoundrels - 6.5/10
Not the greatest comedy you'll ever see but Billy Bob Thornton is very funny in it and it has quite a few laugh-out-loud moments.
Not the greatest comedy you'll ever see but Billy Bob Thornton is very funny in it and it has quite a few laugh-out-loud moments.
Drive - 8/10
Strong opening, superb soundtrack but I can't help feel the film juuuust missed hitting a home run. I wasn't convinced by the cast before I watched it but by the end I can't imagine anyone else playing the lead role.
Albert Brooks should do more movies.
Not a by the numbers action film which is refreshing, plently of lingering shots and some great acting without words. Might seem an odd comparison but it really reminded me of Lost in Translation at times. A lot of people won't like it simply because it won't be what they think it is going in. I think the film lost something just over half way but maybe I just need a second viewing.
But yeah I'm buying the soundtrack for this one.
Strong opening, superb soundtrack but I can't help feel the film juuuust missed hitting a home run. I wasn't convinced by the cast before I watched it but by the end I can't imagine anyone else playing the lead role.
Albert Brooks should do more movies.
Not a by the numbers action film which is refreshing, plently of lingering shots and some great acting without words. Might seem an odd comparison but it really reminded me of Lost in Translation at times. A lot of people won't like it simply because it won't be what they think it is going in. I think the film lost something just over half way but maybe I just need a second viewing.
But yeah I'm buying the soundtrack for this one.
Watched it last night and pretty much agree with that.
Lot's of slo-mo's, longing gazes, ambient music etc... punctuated with lashings of (at times) quite extreme violence.
I won't say it wasn't an enjoyable watch but it wasn't the second coming of Christ either.
I remember, whilst reading the book, the level of relief that I felt for the father and son whenever they found food/shelter was probably only marginally less than I would have felt if I was in that situation personally.
Brilliant novel. The movie was good but was never going to have the same impact.
Struggled with the accent though. A bit germanic in places, posh English in others then at the end went all Irish. Also, it was cheesy. That last shot of him in the film was as cheesy as can be and only made sense if you were a big fan of the original Jack Kirby comic art. Being a bit of a comic geek, I enjoyed it in the main though.
I've only just found out that his brother is Bob Einstein (Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm) and his birth-name is Albert Einstein. Unless someone's having a laugh on Wikipedia...
Ha yeah I remember reading that on IMDB a few days back as well
So you never bothered to watch the movies I recommended?
Not true. I've watched two of them, just finished Network in fact.
Which was the other? Waht did you think of them?
The Sting. I started to watch the Network, but the copy that I had 'acquired' stopped about half way through, so whilst I was acquiring a new copy I watched The Sting. I loved The Sting, thought it was great and really liked Redford in it. Have to admit I struggled more with Network, I thought it started slowly which is why it took me so long to watch the rest of it. But that said- the second half was great and the script writing was very, very good.
I think I reviewed it when I was in the newbies, but since it's just come out on Netflix, I'll give a 10/10 review for 'Pelada'. It's a documentary filmed by a couple who were high level university footballers in the US who didn't make it as professionals, so they traveled the world playing in pickup games and learning about football's cultural significance on a global scale. Give it a watch if you have a Netflix account.
That's great. I'll give you when you're done with all 4 if you want.
What did you think of the guy's acting in Network?
1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 625,374
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 477,846
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 293,776
4. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 196,984
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 494,290
6. 8.9 12 Angry Men (1957) 149,645
7. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 328,678
8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 257,819
9. 8.8 Inception (2010) 392,740
10. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 560,965
11. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 432,908
12. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 322,576
13. 8.8 Seven Samurai (1954) 112,375
14. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 462,772
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 273,187
16. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 366,726
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 455,271
18. 8.7 City of God (2002) 201,718
19. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 190,803
20. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 90,493
21. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 138,613
22. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 452,179
23. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 280,042
24. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 308,963
25. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 169,560
26. 8.7 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 295,852
27. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 340,926
28. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 118,782
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 386,771
30. 8.6 Forrest Gump (1994) 373,248
31. 8.6 Memento (2000) 328,640
32. 8.6 Sunset Boulevard (1950) 64,777
33. 8.6 Leon (1994) 247,163
34. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 175,660
35. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 200,292
36. 8.6 Toy Story 3 (2010) 147,290
37. 8.5 American History X (1998) 273,079
38. 8.5 Citizen Kane (1941) 155,368
39. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 106,955
40. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 341,095
41. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 283,096
42. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 188,843
43. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 321,003
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 211,531
45. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 106,196
46. 8.5 Spirited Away (2001) 127,196
47. 8.5 Amelie (2001) 217,665
48. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 215,079
49. 8.5 City Lights (1931) 35,243
50. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 52,847
51. 8.5 The Pianist (2002) 164,657
52. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 232,060
53. 8.5 M (1931) 46,800
54. 8.5 Double Indemnity (1944) 43,900
55. 8.5 The Lives of Others (2006) 93,325
56. 8.4 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 90,116
57. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 318,511
58. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 227,279
59. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 94,517
60. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 196,159
61. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 222,760
62. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 262,643
63. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 79,679
64. 8.4 Modern Times (1936) 44,028
65. 8.4 Life Is Beautiful (1997) 132,967
66. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 249,547
67. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 57,746
68. 8.4 Back to the Future (1985) 246,850
69. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 188,486
70. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 91,429
71. 8.4 The Prestige (2006) 261,442
72. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 38,378
73. 8.4 The Green Mile (1999) 246,368
74. 8.4 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 54,745
75. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 176,818
76. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 105,105
77. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 86,311
78. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 78,072
79. 8.3 Rashomon (1950) 46,528
80. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 64,043
81. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 113,846
82. 8.3 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 187,796
83. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 39,954
84. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 67,731
85. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 181,379
86. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 45,043
87. 8.3 Bicycle Thieves (1948) 33,691
88. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 184,451
89. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 284,087
90. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 337,575
91. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 43,122
92. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 47,396
93. 8.3 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 244,592
94. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 99,796
95. 8.3 Oldboy (2003) 120,449
96. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 118,009
97. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 76,668
98. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 171,239
99. 8.3 Up (2009) 161,882
100. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 69,282
101. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 38,152
102. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 244,084
103. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 58,340
104. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 198,944
105. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 47,587
106. 8.3 Black Swan (2010) 154,499
107. 8.3 Princess Mononoke (1997) 78,580
108. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 40,549
109. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 216,529
110. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 72,077
111. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 297,353
112. 8.3 The Seventh Seal (1957) 44,948
113. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 320,008
114. 8.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 79,548
115. 8.2 Heat (1995) 171,051
116. 8.2 The General (1926) 23,619
117. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 188,693
118. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 211,716
119. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 34,079
120. 8.2 The King's Speech (2010) 104,577
121. 8.2 For a Few Dollars More (1965) 54,887
122. 8.2 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 43,023
123. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 109,893
124. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 163,024
125. 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 21,614
126. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 239,452
127. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 211,277
128. 8.2 Ran (1985) 39,307
129. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 37,294
130. 8.2 The Lion King (1994) 176,200
131. 8.2 Wild Strawberries (1957) 25,715
132. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 120,584
133. 8.2 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 223,280
134. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 102,395
135. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 212,491
136. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 280,750
137. 8.2 Toy Story (1995) 191,211
138. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 53,201
139. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 76,380
140. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 40,370
141. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 29,186
142. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 275,302
143. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 248,827
144. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 39,324
145. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 127,834
146. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 133,352
147. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 184,181
148. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 172,917
149. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 177,666
150. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 25,404
151. 8.1 There Will Be Blood (2007) 155,690
152. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 66,886
153. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 35,936
154. 8.1 District 9 (2009) 201,243
155. 8.1 Ikiru (1952) 19,070
156. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 27,304
157. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 92,721
158. 8.1 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 13,723
159. 8.1 The Kid (1921) 18,611
160. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 164,054
161. 8.1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 33,870
162. 8.1 The Wages of Fear (1953) 16,828
163. 8.1 Amores Perros (2000) 72,006
164. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 68,248
165. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 32,805
166. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 152,607
167. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 90,898
168. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 111,431
169. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 206,423
170. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 213,849
171. 8.1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 38,762
172. 8.1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 19,826
173. 8.1 Casino (1995) 130,355
174. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 96,652
175. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 105,631
176. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 180,285
177. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 71,175
178. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2006) 275,197
179. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 198,299
180. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 87,402
181. 8.1 The Fiends (1955) 17,881
182. 8.1 The Wrestler (2008) 120,524
183. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 60,917
184. 8.1 My Neighbour Totoro (1988) 40,297
185. 8.1 Avatar (2009) 341,121
186. 8.1 Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) 17,143
187. 8.1 Good Will Hunting (1997) 182,812
188. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 166,070
189. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 30,056
190. 8.1 Network (1976) 41,620
191. 8.1 8½ (1963) 34,849
192. 8.0 The 400 Blows (1959) 28,452
193. 8.0 The Battle of Algiers (1966) 16,608
194. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 138,613
195. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 28,957
196. 8.0 Mary and Max (2009) 25,288
197. 8.0 Star Trek (2009) 169,955
198. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 29,379
199. 8.0 La Strada (1954) 20,879
200. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 36,317
201. 8.0 Persona (1966) 20,395
202. 8.0 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 23,992
203. 8.0 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 39,094
204. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 126,015
205. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 39,332
206. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 35,760
207. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 23,364
208. 8.0 The Social Network (2010) 140,325
209. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 193,783
210. 8.0 Fanny and Alexander (1982) 17,232
211. 8.0 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 13,190
212. 8.0 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 15,274
213. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 124,320
214. 8.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 45,933
215. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 25,053
216. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 122,181
217. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 195,940
218. 8.0 Let the Right One In (2008) 78,039
219. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 143,370
220. 8.0 Sherlock Jr. (1924) 9,541
221. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 136,079
222. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 167,530
223. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 84,912
224. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 62,217
225. 8.0 Nights of Cabiria (1957) 13,776
226. 8.0 Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 58,093
227. 8.0 Infernal Affairs (2002) 41,559
228. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 45,156
229. 8.0 Children of Men (2006) 187,151
230. 8.0 Festen (1998) 31,036
231. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 285,833
232. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 37,045
233. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 218,306
234. 8.0 Rope (1948) 37,975
235. 8.0 Patton (1970) 45,054
236. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 26,238
237. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 20,738
238. 8.0 Ip Man (2008) 25,967
239. 8.0 Shutter Island (2010) 175,587
240. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 23,807
241. 8.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 149,470
242. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 30,651
243. 8.0 Rain Man (1988) 129,495
244. 8.0 A Separation (2011) 12,245
245. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 69,248
246. 8.0 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003) 23,177
247. 8.0 Tokyo Story (1953) 9,883
248. 8.0 Stalker (1979) 24,869
249. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 26,840
250. 8.0 La Grande Illusion (1937) 13,96
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 477,846
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 293,776
4. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 196,984
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 494,290
6. 8.9 12 Angry Men (1957) 149,645
7. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 328,678
8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 257,819
9. 8.8 Inception (2010) 392,740
10. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 560,965
11. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 432,908
12. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 322,576
13. 8.8 Seven Samurai (1954) 112,375
14. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 462,772
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 273,187
16. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 366,726
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 455,271
18. 8.7 City of God (2002) 201,718
19. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 190,803
20. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 90,493
21. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 138,613
22. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 452,179
23. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 280,042
24. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 308,963
25. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 169,560
26. 8.7 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 295,852
27. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 340,926
28. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 118,782
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 386,771
30. 8.6 Forrest Gump (1994) 373,248
31. 8.6 Memento (2000) 328,640
32. 8.6 Sunset Boulevard (1950) 64,777
33. 8.6 Leon (1994) 247,163
34. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 175,660
35. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 200,292
36. 8.6 Toy Story 3 (2010) 147,290
37. 8.5 American History X (1998) 273,079
38. 8.5 Citizen Kane (1941) 155,368
39. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 106,955
40. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 341,095
41. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 283,096
42. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 188,843
43. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 321,003
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 211,531
45. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 106,196
46. 8.5 Spirited Away (2001) 127,196
47. 8.5 Amelie (2001) 217,665
48. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 215,079
49. 8.5 City Lights (1931) 35,243
50. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 52,847
51. 8.5 The Pianist (2002) 164,657
52. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 232,060
53. 8.5 M (1931) 46,800
54. 8.5 Double Indemnity (1944) 43,900
55. 8.5 The Lives of Others (2006) 93,325
56. 8.4 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 90,116
57. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 318,511
58. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 227,279
59. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 94,517
60. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 196,159
61. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 222,760
62. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 262,643
63. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 79,679
64. 8.4 Modern Times (1936) 44,028
65. 8.4 Life Is Beautiful (1997) 132,967
66. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 249,547
67. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 57,746
68. 8.4 Back to the Future (1985) 246,850
69. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 188,486
70. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 91,429
71. 8.4 The Prestige (2006) 261,442
72. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 38,378
73. 8.4 The Green Mile (1999) 246,368
74. 8.4 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 54,745
75. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 176,818
76. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 105,105
77. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 86,311
78. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 78,072
79. 8.3 Rashomon (1950) 46,528
80. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 64,043
81. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 113,846
82. 8.3 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 187,796
83. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 39,954
84. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 67,731
85. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 181,379
86. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 45,043
87. 8.3 Bicycle Thieves (1948) 33,691
88. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 184,451
89. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 284,087
90. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 337,575
91. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 43,122
92. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 47,396
93. 8.3 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 244,592
94. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 99,796
95. 8.3 Oldboy (2003) 120,449
96. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 118,009
97. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 76,668
98. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 171,239
99. 8.3 Up (2009) 161,882
100. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 69,282
101. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 38,152
102. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 244,084
103. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 58,340
104. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 198,944
105. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 47,587
106. 8.3 Black Swan (2010) 154,499
107. 8.3 Princess Mononoke (1997) 78,580
108. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 40,549
109. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 216,529
110. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 72,077
111. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 297,353
112. 8.3 The Seventh Seal (1957) 44,948
113. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 320,008
114. 8.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 79,548
115. 8.2 Heat (1995) 171,051
116. 8.2 The General (1926) 23,619
117. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 188,693
118. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 211,716
119. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 34,079
120. 8.2 The King's Speech (2010) 104,577
121. 8.2 For a Few Dollars More (1965) 54,887
122. 8.2 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 43,023
123. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 109,893
124. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 163,024
125. 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 21,614
126. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 239,452
127. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 211,277
128. 8.2 Ran (1985) 39,307
129. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 37,294
130. 8.2 The Lion King (1994) 176,200
131. 8.2 Wild Strawberries (1957) 25,715
132. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 120,584
133. 8.2 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 223,280
134. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 102,395
135. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 212,491
136. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 280,750
137. 8.2 Toy Story (1995) 191,211
138. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 53,201
139. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 76,380
140. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 40,370
141. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 29,186
142. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 275,302
143. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 248,827
144. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 39,324
145. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 127,834
146. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 133,352
147. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 184,181
148. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 172,917
149. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 177,666
150. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 25,404
151. 8.1 There Will Be Blood (2007) 155,690
152. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 66,886
153. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 35,936
154. 8.1 District 9 (2009) 201,243
155. 8.1 Ikiru (1952) 19,070
156. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 27,304
157. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 92,721
158. 8.1 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 13,723
159. 8.1 The Kid (1921) 18,611
160. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 164,054
161. 8.1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 33,870
162. 8.1 The Wages of Fear (1953) 16,828
163. 8.1 Amores Perros (2000) 72,006
164. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 68,248
165. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 32,805
166. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 152,607
167. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 90,898
168. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 111,431
169. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 206,423
170. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 213,849
171. 8.1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 38,762
172. 8.1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 19,826
173. 8.1 Casino (1995) 130,355
174. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 96,652
175. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 105,631
176. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 180,285
177. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 71,175
178. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2006) 275,197
179. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 198,299
180. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 87,402
181. 8.1 The Fiends (1955) 17,881
182. 8.1 The Wrestler (2008) 120,524
183. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 60,917
184. 8.1 My Neighbour Totoro (1988) 40,297
185. 8.1 Avatar (2009) 341,121
186. 8.1 Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) 17,143
187. 8.1 Good Will Hunting (1997) 182,812
188. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 166,070
189. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 30,056
190. 8.1 Network (1976) 41,620
191. 8.1 8½ (1963) 34,849
192. 8.0 The 400 Blows (1959) 28,452
193. 8.0 The Battle of Algiers (1966) 16,608
194. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 138,613
195. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 28,957
196. 8.0 Mary and Max (2009) 25,288
197. 8.0 Star Trek (2009) 169,955
198. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 29,379
199. 8.0 La Strada (1954) 20,879
200. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 36,317
201. 8.0 Persona (1966) 20,395
202. 8.0 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 23,992
203. 8.0 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 39,094
204. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 126,015
205. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 39,332
206. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 35,760
207. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 23,364
208. 8.0 The Social Network (2010) 140,325
209. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 193,783
210. 8.0 Fanny and Alexander (1982) 17,232
211. 8.0 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 13,190
212. 8.0 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 15,274
213. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 124,320
214. 8.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 45,933
215. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 25,053
216. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 122,181
217. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 195,940
218. 8.0 Let the Right One In (2008) 78,039
219. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 143,370
220. 8.0 Sherlock Jr. (1924) 9,541
221. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 136,079
222. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 167,530
223. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 84,912
224. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 62,217
225. 8.0 Nights of Cabiria (1957) 13,776
226. 8.0 Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 58,093
227. 8.0 Infernal Affairs (2002) 41,559
228. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 45,156
229. 8.0 Children of Men (2006) 187,151
230. 8.0 Festen (1998) 31,036
231. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 285,833
232. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 37,045
233. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 218,306
234. 8.0 Rope (1948) 37,975
235. 8.0 Patton (1970) 45,054
236. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 26,238
237. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 20,738
238. 8.0 Ip Man (2008) 25,967
239. 8.0 Shutter Island (2010) 175,587
240. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 23,807
241. 8.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 149,470
242. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 30,651
243. 8.0 Rain Man (1988) 129,495
244. 8.0 A Separation (2011) 12,245
245. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 69,248
246. 8.0 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003) 23,177
247. 8.0 Tokyo Story (1953) 9,883
248. 8.0 Stalker (1979) 24,869
249. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 26,840
250. 8.0 La Grande Illusion (1937) 13,96
YES! Saw it in the theater a couple of years ago and have been bugging all my footy friends since then. Just came onto Netflix a couple of weeks back and I've just had a pack of my teammates over to watch it. Every man jack of them loved it (2 Mexicans, a Peruvian, German, 2 Brits, Nigerian, New Zealander and a Frenchman). The gal's narration can be a bit plodding, but the unexceptional nature of the kids just highlights the remarkable stuff they were doing. The guy is a likeable enough goof. Tidy players as well.
Great movie except for the bit where I realized I've wasted my life.
The man who fell to earth. David Bowie. saw it in 1976. marvelous movie.
saw it on DVD at the library. going to rent it.
saw it on DVD at the library. going to rent it.
The Worst Journey in the World
Captain Scott & party, photographed by Apsley Cherry-Garrard the day after they discovered Roald Amundsen had reached the Pole first.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's harrowing experiences at the South Pole, along with his discovery of the bodies of Scott, Bowers & Wilson.
Full programme on Youtube:
Captain Scott & party, photographed by Apsley Cherry-Garrard the day after they discovered Roald Amundsen had reached the Pole first.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's harrowing experiences at the South Pole, along with his discovery of the bodies of Scott, Bowers & Wilson.
Full programme on Youtube:
I really liked Drive. Some beautiful shots, lots of silences and small bursts of extreme violence. I didn't think the film lost something over half way, as everything began unravelling and he was forced into dealing with certain situations, I thought it all came together quite well.
Yeah like I said maybe it needs a second viewing but I felt just the way it got resolved and how he got there, I dunno seemed a bit easy when the rest of the film up to that point was doing something very different.
Network's brilliant. The writer must've had a time machine.
Funny Games
Taking the advice to watch a crap movie, I went for the US remake of a not-so-great original. Haneke directing it again. Tim Roth's generally entertaining, Naomi Watts isn't bad to look at and was very good in one my favourite movies in Mulholland Drive, and Michael Pitt's been good in Boardwalk so as far as crap movies go I thought this couldn't have been too bad.
And it wasn't. It was ok. It was basically soft-core torture porn though, even if it was an ironic take on the obsession with torture porn (which was amusing at times, to be fair), with a ridiculous accent from Tim Roth and Naomi Watts was a bit crap. Despite that it was really well shot and paced, I thought...which was a strange mix. Content-wise it wasn't good, performances-wise it wasn't good but it was well made. It wasn't close to an enjoyable watch though, nor was it intended to be. I can see why people like Haneke but he doesn't really do it for me.
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Taking the advice to watch a crap movie, I went for the US remake of a not-so-great original. Haneke directing it again. Tim Roth's generally entertaining, Naomi Watts isn't bad to look at and was very good in one my favourite movies in Mulholland Drive, and Michael Pitt's been good in Boardwalk so as far as crap movies go I thought this couldn't have been too bad.
And it wasn't. It was ok. It was basically soft-core torture porn though, even if it was an ironic take on the obsession with torture porn (which was amusing at times, to be fair), with a ridiculous accent from Tim Roth and Naomi Watts was a bit crap. Despite that it was really well shot and paced, I thought...which was a strange mix. Content-wise it wasn't good, performances-wise it wasn't good but it was well made. It wasn't close to an enjoyable watch though, nor was it intended to be. I can see why people like Haneke but he doesn't really do it for me.
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Warrior - 8/10
Its like a modern Rocky but with MMA instead of boxing, and two Balboa characters instead of one. Awesome film, predictable but the actors all do such a good job it doesn't matter and I was genuinely rooting for one of the characters at the end. Nice music too.
Its like a modern Rocky but with MMA instead of boxing, and two Balboa characters instead of one. Awesome film, predictable but the actors all do such a good job it doesn't matter and I was genuinely rooting for one of the characters at the end. Nice music too.
Went to watch Tinker Tailor yesterday, cinema was pretty empty so that was nice and peaceful. But yeah, it was a strong film, supremely acted, even from some of the British TV actors that I was like "wtf are they there for?". But the main core of them all were terrific, no true standout over another so who they push for supporting categories is going to be tough. You gotta remember though, the story itself is quite old, and sometimes does feel it as some of it is kinda obvious, but Alfredsson does a very good with it anyway, you can see his style all over this.
This sounds really interesting. Anyone have a download link?
Inherit the Wind - Very good court drama based on a true story about a teacher who broke the law by teaching evolution in class. Two high profile lawyers are then faced against each other in court.
Well he's hit-and-miss. 'The Piano Teacher' is top 20 stuff, 'Code Unknown' is tremendous. 'Funny Games' is crap and 'Time of the Wolf' is a waste of talent.