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Post by monkeytennis on Feb 20, 2011 12:47:43 GMT
#89 Troll 2 (1990) Troll 2 is often cited as 'the worst movie of all time' so when I saw it was being shown in a cinema I had to go. It was fucking tremendous fun. The screening was a sell out so there was 250 people there late on a Saturday night, was really a good atmosphere for this kind of film & it lived up to it's name. The film is fucking ridiculous in every 'It's so bad it's good' way imaginable. The acting is atrocious, the whole audience was cracking up at almost every line delivered. The plot was insane & there was plenty of What The Fuck moments. I highly recommend this one to watch with a few friends & a bunch of beers. Had I watched it alone on a Tuesday night perhaps I wouldn't of loved it quite so much but still for anyone who enjoys incredibly shit films it's pure gold. 8 #90 Best Worst Movie (2009) After Troll 2 they screened Best Worst Movie which is a documentary into the cult of Troll 2 which was just as enjoyable as the film. Obviously none of the cast went on to achieve very much in acting so most the time was spent seeing what they have done with their lives since & how many of them have completely lost the plot. A great piece of documentary making as despite being such a light hearted subject it ended up being such an uplifting and joyful experience with surprisingly some few touching moments thrown in as well. Also inbetween the two films they phoned up one of Troll 2's stars George Hardy for a conversation with the audience. He just wouldn't stop talking to the point everybody was in stitches. All in all it was a top night & the best experience I've had at a cinema, well worth the 5 quid for the ticket. 8 hahha that sounds fucking amazing! would love to have been at that. what cinema was it? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2011 14:38:21 GMT
The prince charles in Leicester square. It's the only non subsidised repertory cinema in the UK, apparently. If your gonna be living in TCOTU baz it's worth looking into. They have lots of special one off events like comedians performing followed by their favourite film. Double bills of classic films & they get any new films that have just gone out of most cinema's there upstairs for half the price. I got a membership yesterday for 10 quid so I get in for almost half price to everything. They are gonna do a few double bills of shit films in the future so that should be cool.
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Post by monkeytennis on Feb 20, 2011 15:50:45 GMT
 quality, when i move more central in just over a week i shall definitely be getting on that membership |
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Post by jp on Feb 20, 2011 17:53:08 GMT
i saw longview play a gig at that cinema a few years ago and met zane lowe. true story.
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Post by ana on Feb 20, 2011 22:06:52 GMT
[086] Carancho  I'm taking a film seminar and they've shown us a couple of films I'd never heard of, the first one being this one directed by the same guy who did The Secret in Their Eyes, which to me is a win already; the plot was kind of far-fetched but it was executed brilliantly, and with amazing actors.  [087] La Soledad The second film we've seen is this Spanish one; now this was an unexpected gem. I mean, it's very slow and its basically a character-film, very long scenes sometimes but it works perfectly, because it doesn't rely on showing the action (like your average drama film does), instead, it shows you what you might not be interested in seeing, highlighting the monotony and dullness of every-day life. Split-screen is a favorite of mine and this is often used in this film, playing with the space and the characters movements. I totally recommend this if you're looking for something slow but emotional and just plain good.  The Wire Season 3.jpg) Ok this has probably been the weakest one of the lot so far, in my opinion. Highlight for me definitely being Omar teaming up with bow-tie and Dennis Cutty; yet again they prove they can create a very emotionally-deep character, flawed but loveable with minimum dialogue. As far as the plot of this season goes, it just wasn't on par with the first two and there was a lot of excitement lacking. That whole thing with Hamsterdam? Far-fetched, and the "climatic" resolve didn't live up to my expectations. 
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2011 16:33:58 GMT
#91 Troll (1986)  After the excitement of seeing Troll 2 I thought I'd check out the original despite it having nothing to do with the first film. It was enjoyable cheese. More of a kids adventure than a horror but was decent fun with some over the top daft moments, just not as ridiculous as Troll 2. 6 #92 Space Cowboys (2000)  HOW FUCKING SHIT DOES THIS POSTER LOOK? Gave this a go despite films to do with space not being my ideal setting due to it's cast (Eastwood/Sutherland/Garner & Tommy Lee Jones). It was actually pretty enjoyable for well over any hour. Unfortunately shortly after that they end up on their space mission for the final 45 minutes then it becomes as predictable & tedious as you can get. The scenes prior to that with Tommy Lee Jones & Eastwood were really good, it's just a shame they didn't spend more time on the relationships of the cast as that was the only good thing going for it. 5 |
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Post by monkeytennis on Feb 21, 2011 16:59:17 GMT
The Wire Season 3Ok this has probably been the weakest one of the lot so far, in my opinion. Highlight for me definitely being Omar teaming up with bow-tie and Dennis Cutty; yet again they prove they can create a very emotionally-deep character, flawed but loveable with minimum dialogue. As far as the plot of this season goes, it just wasn't on par with the first two and there was a lot of excitement lacking. That whole thing with Hamsterdam? Far-fetched, and the "climatic" resolve didn't live up to my expectations. i really couldn't agree with you less  series 3 was like crack to me. David Simon is forensic in his attention to detail and his journalistic experiences so i would never consider something like Hamsterdam far-fetched, especially when you read something like Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets (a weighty fucking tome, but really bloody good) |
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Post by fungia on Feb 21, 2011 17:49:32 GMT
The Wire Season 3Ok this has probably been the weakest one of the lot so far, in my opinion. Highlight for me definitely being Omar teaming up with bow-tie and Dennis Cutty; yet again they prove they can create a very emotionally-deep character, flawed but loveable with minimum dialogue. As far as the plot of this season goes, it just wasn't on par with the first two and there was a lot of excitement lacking. That whole thing with Hamsterdam? Far-fetched, and the "climatic" resolve didn't live up to my expectations. i really couldn't agree with you less series 3 was like crack to me. David Simon is forensic in his attention to detail and his journalistic experiences so i would never consider something like Hamsterdam far-fetched, especially when you read something like Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets (a weighty fucking tome, but really bloody good) yeah ana, what THE fuck?? The way he picks up the storyline from the first season and how it unfolds is utterly utterly brilliant. |
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Post by ana on Feb 21, 2011 17:53:02 GMT
Well I still like the show, jeez, I just didn't like it as much as the other two seasons, no biggie |
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Post by fungia on Feb 21, 2011 17:58:32 GMT
yes it is a fucking 'biggie'!
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Post by ana on Feb 21, 2011 19:09:03 GMT
That's what she said!
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Post by calimocho on Feb 21, 2011 23:27:56 GMT
I robot 4/10
robots r bad mmmkay
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Post by danscouse on Feb 22, 2011 0:40:29 GMT
Watching 'shine a light' at the mo, didn't like it first time and not digging it too much now. Musically sounds over polished to the point of cheesiness and the set list I'm
Not having it, not enough real stone cold greatest hits for me
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Post by jollyboy on Feb 22, 2011 6:08:05 GMT
Clint Eastwood raping a women, the real deal. Have you seen the outlaw Jose Wales yet? For me it ranks alongside The Good, The Bad as the best Western Eastwood was involved with. It lacks the style of a Leone film but makes up with it but having really great characters & depth. Pale Rider is another really good Eastwood Western that he directed & starred in, came out in the mid 80's so I guess the Western wasn't really *in* around that time so it gets overlooked but it's well worth seeing & Clint's character is a bit different to what we're used to seeing. They be on the to watch list, mate  That cinema sounds cracking. Thats my idea of a perfect night out, actually. Would love to see The Room there  Watched Seraphim Falls (2006)  Wow. Wow. Wow. This is brilliant. It's basically a chase movie throughout, with Neeson after Brosnan, and it's really gripping stuff. The eventual reveal of what their history is is just brilliantly timed, and leads to a great finale between the two (seemingly) decent men, who paths just happened to cross at one point. Neeson is good, but Brosnan blew me away. A great performance, and he's almost unrecognisable from any of his previous roles. Just awesomes. This film was probably a bit overshadowed on release by bigger titles like No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood, but it's a great, great film that deserves as much recognition. Loved it |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 12:58:51 GMT
I bought that film last year in HMV for a couple of quid. Still not seen it yet, might chuck it on tonight. #93 The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)  Was disappointed with this one. Whilst it was entertaining & Steve McQueen is as cool as ever it had too many faults holding it back. First of all, the directors constant use of split screen. Now I know this was probably new technology at the time but it just felt like a kid with a new toy who can't put it down. Then there was the chess/kiss scene which seemed to go on for a fucking eternity, yes I get the point that was trying to be made but fuck me that was tedious. Also how Faye Dunaway come to the conclusion that it was McQueen they were looking for was too far fetched to be believable at all. The title song which one an Oscar is fucking horrible as well. Decent film but like I say, too many faults to be considered anything more. 6.25 |
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Post by ana on Feb 22, 2011 13:56:26 GMT
[088] The American I don't know why people said this was like the Bourne films, it's nothing like that at all FFS, it's very slow-paced, silent and it kinda makes you think, whether Bourne films are all about kick-ass action scenes and fast car chases. Anyway the one thing I found remarkable about this film was its photography, it was beautiful, loved the colors, the atmosphere, the set designs, everything. Especially the contrast between the blue and yellow lights, and the red lights in the whore house. Beautiful. Clooney is Clooney and he'll always be Clooney, his performance here reminded me of Michael Clayton for some reason. [089] The Truman Show As far as big Hollywood studio with big name films go, this has got to be the most underrated one, surely? ("and don't call me Shirley!"). Yeah, it has its flows here and there (the "hidden" camera treatment, springs to mind), but as far as the plot itself goes, I can't help but believe the writers were quite ahead of their time. Who would've thought that in less than a decade half the world's population would be Trumans -voluntarily- on the internet? Insane. I could watch this one a million times and enjoy it every time more and more, it's very special and I think the script is almost lyrical and (I don't want to use this word) but metaphorical, as well. It's the perfect low-key Hollywood film, IMO. 
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Post by fungia on Feb 22, 2011 14:32:28 GMT
Faster, pussycat! kill kill!, (1965) [16] Three big boobed girls drive along in very fast cars in the desert. They meet a douche and his girlfriend in a bikini. The story continues from there. Apparently it's one of Quentin 'the dementin' Tarantino's favourite films. It shows. It's got death proof written all over it, but where Deaht proof is good and has a believable story and more importantly, characters, Faster, Pussycat! Kill Kill!doesn't really have the same goals. Though, the story picks up after about half of it, it probably isn't why Tarantin liked it. Still, it's a bit entertaining but if I'm going to rate it accordingly to the mahoney/findia- scale it will be a 6/10 ps. I like how the one girl switches from Russian to Italia accent. |
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Post by bakester on Feb 22, 2011 14:34:21 GMT
Machete (2010)  Trejo gets fucked by Seagal, then fucked by Seagal again. He goes on a rampage to fuck him back with the help of some new found friends. This was a lot of fun. The action was excellent. Performances are rated as follows... Danny Trejo - 9 Steven Seagal - 7 Michelle Rodriguez - 2 Jeff Fahey - 7 Cheech Marin - 7 Lindsay Lohan - 6 Don Johnson - 8 Jessica Alba - 5 Robert De Niro - 7 I also didn't mind the political side to this as it really worked well as a vehicle for what the film was trying to do. 8/10 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 15:49:52 GMT
Steven Seagal is one great big fat cunt I'd give him a 10 just for his look but he is fucking shoddy in that fight sequence. Still, what a fucking film. ps. I like how the one girl switches from Russian to Italia accent. She died a couple of weeks ago  There was rumours about 3/4 years ago that Tarantino was going to remake the film with Britney Spears as one of the lead girls |
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Post by fungia on Feb 22, 2011 15:57:10 GMT
huh, death always strikes where it hurts the most. Girls with biggos tittos. |
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quality, when i move more central in just over a week i shall definitely be getting on that membership
series 3 was like crack to me. David Simon is forensic in his attention to detail and his journalistic experiences so i would never consider something like Hamsterdam far-fetched, especially when you read something like Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets (a weighty fucking tome, but really bloody good)
There was rumours about 3/4 years ago that Tarantino was going to remake the film with Britney Spears as one of the lead girls