Quote: chipolata @ January 23 2011, 8:58 PM GMTQuantum of Solace. I've never seen such badly filmed and edited action sequences. They're completely incomprehensible.
The opening car chase is terribly choppy, though the freeze-frame cut to credits is a nice touch.
Mu ha ha Mr Bond I have a humungous pond and I shall use it to raise utility prices.
Saw The King's Speech last night. It was pretty good, but not exceptional, as one might have expected given the media adulation. All the leads were good and no doubt Colin Firth will get his Oscar, though I thought Geoffrey Rush's performance was as least as good, if not better. It was also nice to see little Ramona Marquez (of Outnumbered) playing the young Princess Margaret. The only strange piece of casting was the normally wonderful Timothy Spall giving an outrageously over-the-top Churchill impersonation (didn't sound anything like Bob Mortimer whatsoever).
Watched the film in the cinema's more expensive 'Director's Lounge', which did indeed have comfortable seats - but where was my cocaine and the gaggle of aspiring young actresses lining-up to blow me? 
Gran Torino. Dirty Harry meets Victor Meldew, but very enjoyable. There was even a lump in my throat at the end.
Quote: Tim Walker @ January 24 2011, 6:30 PM GMTThe only strange piece of casting was the normally wonderful Timothy Spall giving an outrageously over-the-top Churchill impersonation (didn't sound anything like Bob Mortimer whatsoever).
That was a bit jarring, wasn't it. I couldn't put my finger on it at the time, but now you mention it, it was a bit car-insurancey.
Zack And Miri Make A Porno; it's no Clerks, but I really enjoyed it. And for a movie about making a porn film, it's a suprisingly sweet love story.
The Social Network, was brill. Great performances, especially from Mr Zombieland. Such a clever, sharp script; the dialogue pings back and forth so sharply.
I loved The Social Network too.
I can't imagine how it could be good. If it hadn't got good reviews I would never bother watching it, but I shall have to give it a look.
Just watched the remake of I Spit On Your Grave. It was ummm... rather unpleasant to say the least. Unless you like watching a screaming man tied to a tree, eyes prised open by fish-hooks through the eyelids, then rotting fishguts rubbed into his eyeballs so that hungry crows will come and peck out his peepers. And you see it all - there's no cutting away.
Not to mention the extended rape scene, a willy chopped off and pushed into its owner's mouth, a man's face burned off with acid, and a nasty rapey sherriff buggered to death with his own shotgun.
I'm going to watch some Spongebob with my son now, I need something wholesome and silly to cleanse my mind-palate.
Quote: Leevil @ January 29 2011, 8:37 PM GMTI can't imagine how it could be good.
Three words that guarantee quality: Sorkin, Fincher, Timberlake.
I was surprised by how ace Timberlake was, I don't think I've seen him act in anything else.
Quote: Lee Henman @ January 29 2011, 9:00 PM GMTJust watched the remake of I Spit On Your Grave. It was ummm... rather unpleasant to say the least. Unless you like watching a screaming man tied to a tree, eyes prised open by fish-hooks through the eyelids, then rotting fishguts rubbed into his eyeballs so that hungry crows will come and peck out his peepers. And you see it all - there's no cutting away. Not to mention the extended rape scene, a willy chopped off and pushed into its owner's mouth, a man's face burned off with acid, and a nasty rapey sherriff buggered to death with his own shotgun.
Spoiler alert next time please, Lee!
Quote: Lee Henman @ January 29 2011, 9:00 PM GMTJust watched the remake of I Spit On Your Grave. It was ummm... rather unpleasant to say the least. Unless you like watching a screaming man tied to a tree, eyes prised open by fish-hooks through the eyelids, then rotting fishguts rubbed into his eyeballs so that hungry crows will come and peck out his peepers. And you see it all - there's no cutting away.
Not to mention the extended rape scene, a willy chopped off and pushed into its owner's mouth, a man's face burned off with acid, and a nasty rapey sherriff buggered to death with his own shotgun.I'm going to watch some Spongebob with my son now, I need something wholesome and silly to cleanse my mind-palate.
Sounds like typical X-Factor [live] fare onstage, circa 2030, Lee! Should improve the ITV ratings, however..........
T2: Judgement Day. Considering it's twenty years old this year, it still looks great. And the CGI is better than most of the CGI you see nowadays. Could do with losing 30 minutes from its running time, though.