rate the last film you watched

Choice of two tonight kids

10.35 itv4 quadrophenia
10.45 itv2 lock stock and two smoking barrels

My tip? Watch quad till the the adverts then switch channels and vice versa!

Irony as good as it gets this morning..
The cover of Total Film: "Biggest summer movies ever" + comic book characters on the cover.
I say skip this month, boys.

And have no idea about two sizes, we only get the regular looking one over here. But as a subscriber you get it cleaned of everything on the cover apart from the picture.

The Mechanic - 4/10

Better than The Transporter series, at least. I have a feeling the Bronson one may be a bit better.



There's Something About Mary - 6.5/10

Not entirely sure how I made it through so many years without watching this at some point. It was actually better than I expected. Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller both do my head in but they were actually okay in this.

#94 The Witches (1966)

This was decent for the most part. The build up was certainly much better than the climax which was a complete let down. Also, I think they should of named the film something a little more subtle as by naming it the Witches you knew where the plot was going. Had they used a less obvious title like in Rosemary's Baby or The Wicker Man perhaps the final 15 minutes would of delivered more punch. Unfortunately you had to get through well over an hour of waiting for a plot point to be revealed and when it was finally delivered you didn't care because it was done so poorly.
5

#95 Sorcerer (1977)

Wasn't overly impressed with this yet I can't put my finger on why. One of those times I simply cannot get into a film. Friedkin's two famous films The Exorcist & The French Connection whilst I like both I've never loved them as much as most people so maybe there is something about his style that puts me off. Yet to figure out what though.
5.5

#96 A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

A really good documentary about the great directors of the 70's & their influences. Got a list of films that were mentioned that I want to check out. Dennis Hopper steals the show by being such a fucking don.
7.5

#97 Riff Raff (1990)

I really enjoyed this would rank as one of the best Ken Loach films I've seen to date. Like all of his work it's typically grim yet packed full of humour in the right places which is not always an easy thing to accomplish. Ricky Tomlinson brings the humour & Robert Carlyle brings the drams in one of the best performances I've seen him give. Top film.
8.25

nice read mahoney, will check out the later two.
also, almost 100 movies now. who will make it there first? Still on course for 500 also

edit; couldnt fidn them, any turtle nests?

I've got both on DVD but just had a check on Stagevu.com and they are both there. just use the search then either stream or click download.

I'd warn you about Riff Raff though, it's incredibly British in every way imaginable so some of the dialogue perhaps could be hard to follow at times.

due date

2/10

absolute bore fest, the best part is when robert downey jr spits on the dog.

The American, (2010) [17]



A slow agent story. An agent, like every agent, goes from cold Sweden, where everyone are ugly, to warm and beautiful Italy, where everyone looks like Prada, to get away for a holiday in Spain Italy so he can see the sun.

George Cloney in a role he's done so many times but also done so many times with a good result. I like agent movies in general and this one is a really good one. I think I read the book some time and liked that one too.

Nothing surprising really, but it's enjoyable and if you like agent movies you'll like this one. The Bourne- comparisons isn't too far fetched in how the character is portrayed either. You'll see no 'Connery's' in this movie. Instead there is a beautiful love making scene

8/10

THEY CALL ME THE SPOILER AH AH AH

the social network - 7 outta 10.



bought this one on dvd the other day.

extra's a bit boring.

although haven't checked out the commentary yet.

he fucked over his mates and they still got huge pay offs.

bless.

Once upon in the west, (1968) [17]



yeah, so I finally watched this, Famously my brother said, "this is the best movie ever". Then Mahoney.
So I thought it was about time I watched it.
It was fucking great. How three hours can be so short is a mystery. Don Bronson, what a Charles. The lady, how she described rape is always how I would envision it. The first part of the film. Like in the good the bad and the ugly, it could be a movie of itself.
Then the story unfolds, direct and yet so slow and well told.

Not many flaws in it. Perhaps it was a little short.

9/10

Glad you liked it man. It's one of the few films I'd consider an actual masterpiece. The opening 20 minutes are probably the best piece of cinema ever for my money.

#98 The White Buffalo (1977)

This was pretty damn bad. Bronson VS giant beast sounds like it should be my kind of heaven but it was poorly executed with terrible characters. Even Bronson's character was dull in this plus he wore some ridiculous clothes to go with it.
3.5

#99 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

I've been a big fan of the series since childhood. I plan on revisiting the lot in the near future. I've always thought the scenes where Nancy pulls Freddie out into the real world feel a bit goofy & out of place with the rest of the movie but the rest still holds up really well.
8.25

#100 Vertigo (1958)

My second time seeing this film. Second time round it lost a tiny bit of it's appeal as the reveal doesn't pack the impact it does on the first time round.
I think theres a major flaw in the script for this which is the scene where Novak writes the letter which explains to the viewer what's been going on. It would of had much more impact if that scene wasn't there & we all find out the truth during the last scenes with her and James Stewart.
Still a really top film with top performances by it's lead cast & I completely understand why this is considered one of Hitchcocks best however I prefer at least five other of his films to this.
8.5

#101 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

From memory this is possibly my least favourite of the series. The mythology of the Freddy character isn't expanded on & it's just not as entertaining as the others. Still, the camp scene with the lead kid dancing in his room makes it always worth a watch plus theres a death by sports equipment which I don't think I've ever seen in a film before.
6

#102 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

This is the Nightmare film I'd constantly watch when I was younger. Many people think from here onwards the Krueger character was made too human & not menacing enough but I've never really agreed with that idea as I never found him very scary in the first place. In Dream Warriors Freddy is at his most entertaining & he gives some of his best one-liners in the series with my particular favourite being his face appearing through a Television,,'Welcome to prime time, BITCH!'
The Krueger story is giving more substance with a reveal about how he came into the world & old characters return to give the story a bit of depth. Also, it has something which modern teenage horror films these days often get completely wrong which is likeable characters throughout. Morpheus from the matrix & Patricia Arquette were in it before they made it big-time.
Definitely my favourite of the series
8.5

yeah nightmare of elm street 3 is the one ain't it.

True Grit - 8/10

Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld were both excellent. Matt Damon was a bit too Matt Damon for my liking, but what can he really do about that? Started off a little slowly but picked up and got better and better. Need to see the original one of these days.

black swan, thought it would be slow and boring, I was totally wrong! Intense from start to end plus you have natalie and mila

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)



I love the Coens and I love me some Billy-Bob. This is a story written about just how badly a man can get fucked in what seem like ridiculous circumstances. Thorton's character is meant to be as low key as it is, but it really doesn't work for me.

5/10

Insomnia (2002)



This is a cop film. It is the poorest effort I've seen by Christopher Nolan. Al Pacino plays the lead and is heavily handed a plot that just isn't as believable as how the film is shot and intended. However, I have great distaste for Robin Williams yet he played a remarkably creepy villain.

6/10

Badlands (1973... I think) Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, a film by Terrence Malick.


The first thing that hit me was how similar the theme song is to that tune from True Romance. You know the one. The good timey-innocent feel good song that bookends the flick and does such a good job of contrasting the dark tone of the film. Well turns out, that isn't the only influence on True Romance. It seems as if Badlands is the long lost grand daddy of True Romance with a hint of Natural Born Killers for good measure. Martin Sheen goes on a murder spree and brings an underage Sissy Spacek along for the ride. The whole story is narrated by the sweet musings of Sissy's character, in a style very reminiscent to that of True Romance. And the story revolves around to emotionally disturbed individuals in love... much like True Romance. Its well paced, well shot, well acted, and cool as fuck.

Martin Sheen is the fucking mack daddy in this, he`s like James Dean posessed by Satan. His character is a timebomb, he`s actually trying to be an outlaw, and trying to build a legacy by just going full on. He revels being `on the run` and at one point says he needs Sissy there just so there`s a woman to yell his name when he goes down in a hail of bullets. He`s aware of how big what he`s doing is, and actually takes steps to document it along the way. He is convinced he could hold off an army if he only had enough ammo. And get this... its loosely based on America's first ever spree murderer.

I'll give it a big 9/10... highest rating yet for me. This my friends, is a classic, not to be missed.