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The Hurt Locker (BD)

9/10


Very good. Not my favourite out of all the movies nominated for this year's big Oscars, but I would much rather see this clean up than Avatar.

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Aliens: Special Edition (DVD... Fox need to get a move on & bring it - & Alien - out on Blu-ray)

10/10

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Damn right. Both should see a massive improvement, but I suspect Alien will see the larger improvement purely because of Ridley Scott's use of visual styles..

I saw "From Paris With Love" today. This certainly isn't the love story/romcom the title makes it sound like. It's a rip roaring action thriler from the pen of Luc Besson.

Wall to Wall fights (both hand and gun), some excellent stunts and an excellent car chase all held together with a well written and believable story.

In fact the only thing that did seem a little contrived was John Travolta's character's name, which seemed to have been picked to give a reason for one of the lines. You'll know what I mean if you see it.

Even though it's a French movie, there aren't that many subtitles (if you are the type of person that hates them) as the majority of the dialog is in English.

Also, despite the fact that beyond writing (and having a cameo in) it, Luc Besson wasn't involved, it definately feels like one of his films. I suspect if you like them (particularly La Femme Nikita) you'll like this.

9/10

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Avatar 8/10 :tu:

Would have liked to have seen it in 3D :(

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Terminator Salvation - Meh out of Meh.

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500 Days of Summer - 9/10. I wasn't expecting to like it but I thought it was excellent.

Iron Man - 8/10. I'd not seen it all before so had to watch it. Wasn't someone from The Hulk meant to have a cameo?

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Think you might have that backwards, Downey junior had a cameo as Tony Stark in the Incredible hulk, Don't think it was the other way ;)

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Sam L Jackson was in Iron Man playing Nick Fury to speak about the Avenger Initiative as far as I can remember and Tony Stark appeared at the end of Hulk to tell Gen. Ross that a team was being put together :)

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From Paris with Love - 9/10

Legion - 7/10

The Tournament - 9/10

Loved all 3 films.

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Orphan (2009)

The 'orphan' steals the show.
Very promising performance from Isabelle Fuhrman, but the rest was just jumbled, late night, TV movie fare.
In fact it was fairly orphal.

4 out of 10

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From Paris with Love 9.5/10 Travolta at his best:tu:

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The Invention of Lying - 7/10.

Not too predictable, but a bit too much blatant product placement for my liking (Bud, Sharpies, Pizza Hut, K-Swiss).

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District 9 - 8/10 Had been meaning to watch this for a while. Loved the documentary style directing.

Duke

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Alice in Wonderland 3D - 8/10

I thought it was excellent. Johnny Depp was excellent as Hatter. It would of been awesome to have seen Chester and the Tweedles more, cause they didn't seem to be in it much and if they were then the chances are they had no lines.

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I went to see that also and would agree with your score :)

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Deja Vu - 7/10

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District 9 - 9/10.

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Hot Chicks.

Don't know if we can give a negative score, but it has to be -10/10.

Truly the worst movie I have ever seen and I've seen some bad ones.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians ,The lightning thief . Those who read the book do not like it but I aint read the book and I liked it :)

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Abit like Harry Potter then?

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yes

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Be Kind Rewind 8/10 last time I saw it was at the cinema, really enjoyed watching it again, had forgotten how it is.

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I think the film would have been a lot better if they just re-recorded films all the way through, rather than turning it into a "isn't community great?' film

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Ghost Town (2008)

Felt like I was watching 'The Invention Of Lying' again.
Everything I see with Gervais in makes me like him a bit less.....

5 out of 10

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Legion: 5/10. Quite an enjoyable film, with some good acting. Particularly from Paul Bettany (who is wonderfully creepy as the Angel Micheal) and Lucas Black (who was excellent as the boy, Caleb, in American Gothic and is proving to be a good actor given good material).



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I got the same experience with John Grisham books a few years back. I loved them until I read three together (one after the other), and realised they are all basically about the heroic lawyer who takes on either the authorities or corporate america on behalf of the little guy and wins.

I am not saying Ricky Gervais does that, but I suspect that if you watch too much of his stuff, it will feel a little samey.

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Although Ghost Town was first ;)

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Not at my place it wasn't! ;)

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Once Upon a Time in America (1984) A Sergio Leone masterpiece 9/10

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Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (3D)

8/10

Not his best, not his worst. Good fun, good cast.

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Dragonquest, paid for it on VM on demand last night and boy do I wish I hadnt bothered. Fell asleep an hour into it, it just looked so cheaply made complete with poor acting. Worse film Ive watched in a while 2/10

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Death Race 8/10

Great (loose) remake.

I don't know what I liked best, the cars or the Cuban bird :drool: who drove with Statham.

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Alice in Wonderland 3D - 7/10

Not as bad as but suffered same problem as Gilliam's Dr Parnassus, seams Burton got caught up too much in making it look nice (which it did) but forgot to make his version of the story engrossing.

It all looked pretty but the missus and I were disappointed. Also, unlike Avatar and Up we thought the 3d was just tacked on and wasn't really necessary :(

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I wonder how many times that sentiment will be expressed over the coming years?

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Old Dogs - 7/10 A rather enjoyable family comedy

Law Abiding Citizen - 8/10 Enjoyed this one

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Posting some of these now, as the list is getting a bit long.

Teen Wolf: Still an enjoyable classic. 8/10

Hot Shots! Part Deux: Still hilarious. 8/10

The Zombie Diaries: I liked it until the ending, about which the only redeeming quality was some boobage. If they'd given it a better ending I'd have given it a 7. 6/10

7 Seconds: Not-bad heist/action movie, with a couple of decent car chases. 7.5/10

Syriana: I expected something better from what I'd heard of it, the whole telling the story with 3 seperate plot-lines thing spoilt it, in my opinion. 5/10

Ambulance Girl: Not-bad drama, with some funny moments. 7/10

Anger Management: Frequently funny, but also frustrating - as there's no way I would have put up with some of the things the main character did, but then that's kind of the point of the film. 7/10

NightScream: Supposedly a "horror", but only really a drama/thriller. Some interesting twists & turns to the plot. 6.5/10

Thirst: Pretty average disaster movie about a city's water supply getting infested with a bacteria that manages to get through all the filtration at the local water plant. 6/10

10 Things I Hate About You: Pretty good RomCom, ...plus Julia Stiles. :drool: 8/10

Date Movie: Equal parts hilarious & gross. Hard to imagine Alyson Hannigan being unsexy, but they actually achieved it for the first part of the movie. 8/10

Iron Maiden: Flight 666: Interesting behind-the-scenes look at them on tour. 7/10

Savage Planet: You may have noticed that I don't mind watching low-budget/made-for-TV movies now & then... this was not 1 of the better ones. I mean, seriously - you make a film about people travelling to another [Earth-like] planet, where they end up on the menu of the local wildlife, & the best you come up with is bears?! Smegging BEARS! http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alien42...es/wtfsign.gif :fit: 3/10

Death Wish II: Not too bad I suppose. 6/10

K-PAX: A bit odd, but a charming & ejoyable movie. 7.5/10

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy': Very funny in places, mostly because Chris Diamantopoulos does a very good job of capturing the essence of Robin WIlliams' rapid-fire comedy. It also provides an interesting insight into how the network ruined the show. 7.5/10

Formula for Death: Not bad Made-For-TV medical conspiracy thriller. 7/10

Death Wish 3: Best of the 3, IMHO. Not bad for a mid-80s action flick. 7.5/10

Little Man Tate: I found it a bit sad/depressing overall, even though it had a happy ending. 6/10

Day Watch: Pretty cool film, though a little bit hard to follow in places. 8/10

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Watching "The flying fist's of Shanghai Joe" Its so bad its quite good, a noodle western of no notable note gets a 0\10 but im gonna watch it to the end just to see if Joe saves the Mexican's :o:

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Joe Somebody: Quite enjoyable. Maybe not worth buying, but worth seeing if you haven't seen it before. 7/10

Mean Girls: Some good laughs. 7.5/10

Spirited Away: Another magical adventure from Studio Ghibli. 8.5/10

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Green Zone - 9/10 Brilliant!

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Forbidden Planet 10/10 Loved it,Sci-Fi classic!

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Paranormal Activity.
Really slow & heavy going but with the right amount of "things that go bump in the night" to keep you watching, my wife dissapeared after half an hour to read a book & leave me on my own.

Excellent twist at the end, need to get the alternate ending just to have a quick watch.

7\10

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Triangle

I was lost from start to finish, a well made out film, had to watch it again to pick up on some stuff.

7/10

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Rocky 8/10

I hadn't seen it in years, and missus hadn't seen it before, she enjoyed it to, which is good as she bought me the box set for my Birthday last year. No prizes for guessing what the next 5 films we watch will probably be ;)
I've only seen 1-4 before, but I've warned her they get steadily worse, but that the most recent is supposed to be quite good

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Watched
The Spy Next Door passable family film 7/10

The Lovely Bones strange film but liked it never the less 7/10

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Neverending Story on BlueRay 10/10
Great film, wonderfully touched up for blueray, they've done a fantastic job, very little noise, even super imposed images look very well blended in.
You can even make out "Moonchild" when Bastian shouts it out the window :)

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Team America - I want the last 2 hours of my life back.

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How dare you!!! :shocked:

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I thought Team America was awesome. That may be because I was about 14 when I saw it.

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Mammia the movie. 10/10

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OK the anti-american sentiment was funny for a while but I got seriously bored. I realise they were trying to make an ironic point with this but I probably would have enjoyed it more had they not used puppets.

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Green Zone... a generous 8/10
Not quite as good as i expected it to be but then a bit of hype does have that effect i suppose.

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Would have just been an episode of South Park without the puppets. To be honest I think it's a bit of a marmite film anyway. It's also very immature and a bit too political for the type of film it is.

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The Box..

i didn't like it so 4/10

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (AKA "Män som hatar kvinnor" - "Men Who Hate Women")

For a Swedish film, certainly gives Hollywood a run for it's money. A solid 8.5/10. Looking forward to the next part now.

From Paris with Love

Too OTT for me, fun but hollow. 6/10

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I Love You Phillip Morris - 6/10.

It couldn't seem to make it's mind up if it was a comedy or a drama - but an enjoyable film, nonetheless, and good to see The Grinch and Obi-Wan Kenobi playing against type.

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Kick-Ass - 9/10

It's superb, Nic Cage is amazing in it.

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Kick-Ass - 9/10

Not at all what I was expecting, and all the better for it.

Truly excellent, with a quite a few laugh out loud moments - think of it as Spiderman (without superpowers) directed by John Woo.

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Mel Gibson-Edge of Darkness. 8/10 :) I enjoyed it.

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Kick-Ass 10/10, I think I have a new favourite film, superb mix of action, comedy, and suspense. Superb soundtrack as well with an eclectic mix of styles working really well with the action.

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RoboCop (Blu-ray)

10/10. Classic.

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Especialy when he gets his hand shot off, I can't believe how much more gruesome that looks in HD!


Logopolis - how Dr Who should be done. No sillyness pandering to the under 10s yet loved by all ages, no frantic running or waving of sonic screwdrivers, no sniveling pathetic Master, instead we're given a sinister unhinged mastermind.

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Up (BD) - still moves me to tears after 20 minutes.

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I agree with you two, whole-heartedly. Superb movie.

The Hangover - 9/10 beware of who's in the boot of your car...

Zodiac - 10/10 I really enjoyed this movie, even on the 3rd viewing.

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Well this afternon I took my nephew, niece & mum to see How to train your dragon 3D, it was a great film and all the kiddies loved it (young and old). 9/10

See if you can hear "David Tennant as Spitelout"

http://www.howtotrainyourdragon.com/

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ID4 and Pitch Black on BR 10/10

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Avatar, 6/10 because it was pocahontas with loads of CGI

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Nanny McPhee..... 7 out of 10 for the movie. 4 out of 10 for cinema services!

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Shutter island 8/10 , wasn't sure i was going to like this one but i thought it was really good, it's make you say wtf quite a lot as it can be confusing at times but i love films that make you think,kind of like Donnie Darko in that sense

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How to train your dragon nice film good 3D 8/10

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Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone - Blu Ray. Have the box set of the movies and the picture quality is amazing. 10/10

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Watched this last week (in 3D) Although it had the odd moment I didnt feel it was as good as it has been portrayed in adverts and features. Could have done without paying £8.45, mind you if I had the choice to pay what I thought it was worth £3.00 would have been too much lol. For me 4/10 and thats only because the premiere seats were comfy :)

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The men who stare at goats (BR)

Now I thought that this was going to be really funny, maybe I have had a sense of humour bypass in my sleep & they only left a little of it for me to use.

Anywho some funny bits, some boring bits and some bits that were just there to fill the story out (padding) 6/10

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The Great Escape (BR)
A timeless classic even if it was "Americanised" for the screen. 10/10

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The Imaginarium of Dr Panassus 3/10 what a strange film, only watched it because it was a HD offering on VM's on demand. Another £5 wasted :( Think I best read reviews before I buy an on demand film in future

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I saw that as an Orange Wednesday and it still was not worth it.:erm:

I would have walked out but wanted to see if it got any better.:erm:

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Harry Brown. Quite dark and excellent cinematography, dragged on for a bit, but basically an anglicised re-make of the Death Wish series. 4/10

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I thought it was well below par as well,especially Emily Mortimer as the female copper was awful. I find the Death Wish films way more entertaining!

BTW

Death Wish 3 (ITV) : 10/10 :D
Bronson at his best,killing the **** left,right, and center! :p:

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The Ghost.

A story written by Robert Harris (he of Fatherland fame), and adapted by Robert Harris and Roman Polanski.

The premise is that Ewan McGregor is a Ghost writer for autobiographies. He is hired by the ex prime minister (Pierce Brosnan, looking strikingly like Tony Blair) and his wife (Olivia Williams, looking strikingly like Cherie Blair) to ghost write his memoirs, after the previous Ghost writer is killed.

Ewan (who's character is not named in the film) must find out what actually happened.

Excellent film, excellently acted. Even the stark lighting and sets add to the atmosphere. No gimmicks (such as funky music, or special effects), but none are needed. The film keeps you on the edge of your seat for the whole 2 hours 8 minutes it's on.

9/10

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Iron Man 2

I don't think it's quite as good as the first one, but it's STILL AWESOME.

8.5/10

Loved it. And totally fail to understand how some people have been comparing it to Spidey 3 / X3...

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Iron Man 8/10 hadn't seen it since we saw it at the cinema, and really enjoyed it again. Will probably see Iron Man 2 tomorrow or next weekend.

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Got to disagree with Stuart about The Ghost Writer, I thought it was pretty good but the acting was awful, everyone was hamming it up (especially Pierce Brosnan and the activist outside the house) and McGregor's cockney accent was terrible. 8/10 though.

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Shutter Island, 2/10 rather amazing bad especially considering that Martin Scorsese directed it and a stellar cast, you would be better employed watching an old Hitchcock movie to see how this type of movie should really be done something like Rear Window.

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Iron Man 2 7.5/10

Iron Man 2 was not as good as Iron Man, probably because it lost pace in the middle, and I found Hammer too annoying, but still enjoyable and glad we saw it.

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Avatar BD - 9/10 (for the quality), 6/10 for the story.

I didn't realised how much I had missed when I saw it in the cinema in 3D, as I was so blown away by the 3D.

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Aliens in the attic 9/10 good to watch with kids, though I probably enjoyed it more :D

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Local Picture House cinema had a Miyazaki double bill this afternoon, so saw

Ponyo - 9/10 loved it really funny, and really nice :)

Spirited Away - 5/10 I'd seen it on DVD before a long time ago, but still found it a bit long and dull. IMHO very overrated, much prefer Howl's Moving Castle and My Neighbour Totoro.

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Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

First of all Jackie Earle Haley did a poor job playing Freddy Krueger, the movie itself was ok.

Same typical thing tbh, College teens having issues.

6/10

I enjoyed it, but i've seen something like this a thousand times before.

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Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

9/10

Totally enjoyed this reimagining of the Elm Street story. I thought Jackie Earle Haley did a great job as Krueger and came across as totally creepy and pretty frightening.

They gave Freddy a deeper back story and actually tied his original downfall to the kids he was going after which I thought was much better and IMO made him more menacing.

Recently watched the Original film after not seeing it for a while and while there were some changes many of the original elements were still present in the new verson.

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Four Lions - 9/10

left the cinema 20 minutes ago, sides literally still hurt from laughing so much! It's extremely funny :)

Saw it at my local Picture House where we saw Iron Man 2 last week. Interestingly that was in small screen last week, and tonight Robin Hood is in small screen while Four Lions continues in large screen! Four Lions was popular than Iron man 2 last week as well.

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Four Lions

8/10. Very funny.


Sleepy Hollow

9/10. My all-time favourite Tim Burton movie.

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"War Of The Worlds" was on TV tonight.

To start with it looked like it was set in the 1970's until they showed a TV and a mobile phone, and then I just thought it was average.

4/10

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Robin Hood (2010) - 3/10

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the book of eli 9/10 good movie

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I watched it too, but I disagree with your assessment. I give it 8/10. It was very well shot, although it didn't keep to the storyline, the script was sympathetic to Wells's vision. It would have been very difficult to relate to everything that Wells had written, to compare it the modern world.

The strongest aspect to the movie's power, was that it concentrated more on the experiences and relationships of Ray Ferrier and his family and less on the aliens who were invading their lives. The fact that little was seen of the invaders and their machines, added to the tension, as much that the viewer was more concerned with what happened to the Ferrier family, than the world they lived in.

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Is that the one with Tom Cruise?

I couldn't stand it. I thought Cruise's character was utterly unsympathetic, & I couldn't stand his irritating children. I actually found myself routing for the aliens... :erm:

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44 Inch Chest 7/10. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Paranormal Activity - 5/10

I thought it was rather slow going. Didn't think much of the ending (all 3 of them).

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A Fistfull of Dollars

For a Few Dollars More

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

(All on BD)



Classics :)

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Knowing

nice concept, effects were good, shame Nicholas Cage was in it - he's sooooo crap.

6.5/10

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the mask 10/10 was on tv the orther day and i not seen it in ages does any 1 know if they ever brought out the mask 2

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I thought it wasn't that bad... until the ending rendered the rest of the movie pointless.

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Solomon Kane

7.5/10

James Purefoy kicks demon-ass.

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First Blood 8/10 Sly at his best before the sequels became really silly.