Movie review thread...

cd_wilson

OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies 
 
French comedy with english subtitles ... Hilarious romp in Cairo 1955, involving spies, nazis, crazy puns and jokes. 
 
Over here the multicultural channel SBS has changed their second channel to have a couple of movies per night. Did an IMDB on this one and it sounded quite good, and it was ...

Nepia

[quote name='Watu'][quote]Watched "The Hunting Party" on the weekend. 3 journalists trying to find a Serbian war criminal 5 years after the end of the civil war, with Richard Gere, Terrance Stamp, and a cameo by a very un-made up Diane Kruger (still hot though).[/quote] 
 
Terrence Howard. yeah agreed, it was good value. 
 
Terminator: Forgettable, disappointing, too much like a Bay movie. CGI was fantastic (chopper scene at the start is great), but plot was disjointed and the script was mostly average and sometimes downright cringe worthy ("I'll be back"). Worthington overshadowed Bale by a large margin.[/quote] 
 
I took the I'll be back as humourous as I assumed it was intended, as did the rest of the theatre when I saw it. I actually thought Bale was good except for one scene when he did his deep Batman doing Judge Dredd voice.

mariner4life

[quote name='Watu'][quote]Watched "The Hunting Party" on the weekend. 3 journalists trying to find a Serbian war criminal 5 years after the end of the civil war, with Richard Gere, Terrance Stamp, and a cameo by a very un-made up Diane Kruger (still hot though).[/quote] 
 
Terrence Howard. yeah agreed, it was good value. 
 
Terminator: Forgettable, disappointing, too much like a Bay movie. CGI was fantastic (chopper scene at the start is great), but plot was disjointed and the script was mostly average and sometimes downright cringe worthy ("I'll be back"). Worthington overshadowed Bale by a large margin.[/quote] 
yea whoops, realised that last night. who the fuck is terrance stamp?

Virgil

[quote][quote name='Watu'][quote]Watched "The Hunting Party" on the weekend. 3 journalists trying to find a Serbian war criminal 5 years after the end of the civil war, with Richard Gere, Terrance Stamp, and a cameo by a very un-made up Diane Kruger (still hot though).[/quote] 
 
Terrence Howard. yeah agreed, it was good value. 
 
Terminator: Forgettable, disappointing, too much like a Bay movie. CGI was fantastic (chopper scene at the start is great), but plot was disjointed and the script was mostly average and sometimes downright cringe worthy ("I'll be back"). Worthington overshadowed Bale by a large margin.[/quote] 
yea whoops, realised that last night. [b]who the fuck is terrance stamp?[/b][/quote] 
 
General Zod in Superman II, plus he wore a dress in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'

Kirwan

[quote name='Virgil'][quote name='mariner4life'][quote name='Watu'][quote]Watched "The Hunting Party" on the weekend. 3 journalists trying to find a Serbian war criminal 5 years after the end of the civil war, with Richard Gere, Terrance Stamp, and a cameo by a very un-made up Diane Kruger (still hot though).[/quote] 
 
Terrence Howard. yeah agreed, it was good value. 
 
Terminator: Forgettable, disappointing, too much like a Bay movie. CGI was fantastic (chopper scene at the start is great), but plot was disjointed and the script was mostly average and sometimes downright cringe worthy ("I'll be back"). Worthington overshadowed Bale by a large margin.[/quote] 
yea whoops, realised that last night. [b]who the fuck is terrance stamp?[/b][/quote] 
 
General Zod in Superman II, plus he wore a dress in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'[/quote] 
 
Fuck me, that's the worst description of a guy's career ever.

Virgil

[quote name='Kirwan'][quote name='Virgil'][quote name='mariner4life'][quote name='Watu'][quote]Watched "The Hunting Party" on the weekend. 3 journalists trying to find a Serbian war criminal 5 years after the end of the civil war, with Richard Gere, Terrance Stamp, and a cameo by a very un-made up Diane Kruger (still hot though).[/quote] 
 
Terrence Howard. yeah agreed, it was good value. 
 
Terminator: Forgettable, disappointing, too much like a Bay movie. CGI was fantastic (chopper scene at the start is great), but plot was disjointed and the script was mostly average and sometimes downright cringe worthy ("I'll be back"). Worthington overshadowed Bale by a large margin.[/quote] 
yea whoops, realised that last night. [b]who the fuck is terrance stamp?[/b][/quote] 
 
General Zod in Superman II, plus he wore a dress in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'[/quote] 
 
Fuck me, that's the worst description of a guy's career ever.[/quote] 
 
I was in a hurry! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> 
But yes hes done alot more, they were just a couple of flicks he has been in that came to mind.

red terror

[b]Terminator Salvation[/b] was actually better than I expected. 
 
I give it a rating of 4/10. 
 
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Went to see Sam Raimi's new horror-splatter-gore-comedy [color=#FF0000][b]"Drag Me to Hell."[/b][/color] It's got a smoking 93% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, but made me expect something more than it actually delivered. 
 
Film is not as silly as his "Evil Dead/Army of Darkness" trilogy, and not as serious as "A Simple Plan," but contains elements of both. 
 
Protaganist chick works as a loan officer at a bank. She's up for a promotion in a contest with a co-worker. When an elderly Gypsy woman with a glass eye pleads for an extension on her third late mortgage payment, the loan officer, wanting that promotion, plays hardball. And of course, the gypsy woman feels shame and puts a curse on the young loan officer. Gore and hilarity ensues. 
 
Rating: 7.5/10

red terror

Have you guys seen the trailer for the new Peter Jackson-produced Wingnut flick [b]"District 9"[/b] by a young Saffer director named Neill Blomkamp? 
 
[youtube:4njx65e2]ZSgLOvH_MMk[/youtube:4njx65e2] 
 
Heavy street display promotion for the film on billboards and across bus-stops in Toronto.

Kirwan

[quote name='Virgil'] 
 
General Zod in Superman II, plus he wore a dress in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'[/quote] 
 
Fuck me, that's the worst description of a guy's career ever.[/quote] 
 
I was in a hurry! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> 
But yes hes done alot more, they were just a couple of flicks he has been in that came to mind.[/quote] 
 
Made me laugh, is all.

mariner4life

Worked for me, i knew who he was then!

Virgil

[quote name='Kirwan'][quote name='Virgil'] 
 
General Zod in Superman II, plus he wore a dress in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'[/quote] 
 
Fuck me, that's the worst description of a guy's career ever.[/quote] 
 
I was in a hurry! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> 
But yes hes done alot more, they were just a couple of flicks he has been in that came to mind.[/quote] 
 
Made me laugh, is all.[/quote] 
 
 
hes a bloody good actor really, forgot he was recently in Valkyrie

Number8

This may have already been covered, however due to the terrible, terrible waste of my life that I endured yesterday I am going to hammer it home. 
 
I was stoked to see a LoveFilm envelope (postal DVD service here in the UK) on the doormat upon my return from gainful employment yesterday, and so after watching the Lions game I opened another bottle of Fursty Ferret ale and sat down to watch my movie. 
 
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull or whatever it is called. 
 
Used to love watching Indy but this film was so terrible I am still quite angry. 
 
Is there anyway to sue Hollywood for making such a dreadful film? 
 
Swinging through the jungle like a monkey? Feck off. Surviving a nuclear blast in a fridge? Feck off again. 
 
0 out of 10

red terror

[quote name='Number8']Swinging through the jungle like a monkey? Feck off. [/quote] 
 
That may very well have been the stupidest scene of any film of last year.

Tim

[i]The Friends of Eddie Coyle.[/i] 
 
Early 70's Boston crime pic. Robert Mitchum is a minor league gopher for the irish mob, and puts in a great performance. Excellent film. 8.5 to 9/10.

Kirwan

[quote name='Number8']This may have already been covered, however due to the terrible, terrible waste of my life that I endured yesterday I am going to hammer it home. 
 
I was stoked to see a LoveFilm envelope (postal DVD service here in the UK) on the doormat upon my return from gainful employment yesterday, and so after watching the Lions game I opened another bottle of Fursty Ferret ale and sat down to watch my movie. 
 
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull or whatever it is called. 
 
Used to love watching Indy but this film was so terrible I am still quite angry. 
 
Is there anyway to sue Hollywood for making such a dreadful film? 
 
Swinging through the jungle like a monkey? Feck off. Surviving a nuclear blast in a fridge? Feck off again. 
 
0 out of 10[/quote] 
 
Fark you for reminding me that this film exisits. 
 
You rated it too high as well.

MN5

[quote name='Kirwan'][quote name='Number8']This may have already been covered, however due to the terrible, terrible waste of my life that I endured yesterday I am going to hammer it home. 
 
I was stoked to see a LoveFilm envelope (postal DVD service here in the UK) on the doormat upon my return from gainful employment yesterday, and so after watching the Lions game I opened another bottle of Fursty Ferret ale and sat down to watch my movie. 
 
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull or whatever it is called. 
 
Used to love watching Indy but this film was so terrible I am still quite angry. 
 
Is there anyway to sue Hollywood for making such a dreadful film? 
 
Swinging through the jungle like a monkey? Feck off. Surviving a nuclear blast in a fridge? Feck off again. 
 
0 out of 10[/quote] 
 
Fark you for reminding me that this film exisits. 
 
You rated it too high as well.[/quote] 
 
I did like it when the ants ate the cheif bad guy though. Still........ridiculous film. Just awful.

Virgil

[quote name='MN5'][quote name='Kirwan'][quote name='Number8']This may have already been covered, however due to the terrible, terrible waste of my life that I endured yesterday I am going to hammer it home. 
 
I was stoked to see a LoveFilm envelope (postal DVD service here in the UK) on the doormat upon my return from gainful employment yesterday, and so after watching the Lions game I opened another bottle of Fursty Ferret ale and sat down to watch my movie. 
 
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull or whatever it is called. 
 
Used to love watching Indy but this film was so terrible I am still quite angry. 
 
Is there anyway to sue Hollywood for making such a dreadful film? 
 
Swinging through the jungle like a monkey? Feck off. Surviving a nuclear blast in a fridge? Feck off again. 
 
0 out of 10[/quote] 
 
Fark you for reminding me that this film exisits. 
 
You rated it too high as well.[/quote] 
 
I did like it when the ants ate the cheif bad guy though. Still........ridiculous film. Just awful.[/quote] 
 
By rank.. 
Raiders of the Lost Ark (absolute classic) 
 
Last Crusade 
 
 
 
 
 
Temple of Doom 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crystal Skull 
 
Logically theres a chance the next one (ok there wont be a next one), should be an improvement. Following the pattern of great, crap, great, crap.

MN5

Virgil did you not like the last crusade ? shame on you xzxmad

Virgil

[quote name='MN5']Virgil did you not like the last crusade ? shame on you xzxmad[/quote] 
 
 
I did, a decent 8/10...just a bit of a drop from Raiders which is a solid 9.25. 
As a kid i loved Temple, only as i got older and revisited it did i realize how silly it was.

Kirwan

Last Crusade actually doesn't stand up that well, watched it again recently and the seeds of the Skull were definitely sown. They destroyed the Brody character for cheap laughs, for example. 
 
Temple of Doom is way under rated IMO, really good film. Raiders is one of the best films I've ever seen, pretty much perfect and I've seen it well over 20 times and it's never boring.

The Silver Fern

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