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last film l saw was the Batman film starring Jack Nicholson playing the role of the Joker.

9/10

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Liked it 7.5/ 10

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Super - 7/10

Bleak, yet enjoyable in a 'dark' way.

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Seconded, I wasn't sure If I liked it at first but I think that was down to the very misleading marketing the film had. Made it look a lot like kickass or an equally daft superhero/zero parody.
However, I found it really made me think afterwards. Was very funny in a very dark way And I don't think Ive ever been shocked in a way how Boltie shocked me on more than one occasion.
Also didn't have the Hollywood cheese of a happy ending tacked on the end which I found to be a breath of fresh air, especially as I really think the standard happily ever after wouldn't have suited the rest of the movie.

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Well, it was sort of a happy ending :erm:

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Salt
5/10

was ok I suppose. not a keeper.

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Final Destination 5 7/10

Quiet enjoyable and a huge twist at the end that I wasn't even aware of.

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A few, since the last time I posted..

Not sure if I posted about Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but I'd give it 8/10.

The Inbetweeners, 8/10 (it loses a bit because a couple of the jokes go on long enough they start to get boring).

Insidious, 5/10. Quite entertaining, but the story tends to signpost any scares a while in advance, so not actually that scary.

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I saw My Cousin Vinny last night.
It was better than I expected so I give it 7/10.

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Planet of the Apes 9/10
Inbetweeners Movie 8/10

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The Skin I Live In 9/10 With Antonio Banderas.

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Cowboys & Aliens 7 / 10.

Entertaining if you dont think about the holes in it too much.


Watched Paul again the other day - 8 / 10 (and a great title for a film !).

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Oh yes I watched Paul the other day 7/10, would have been 8 but for the naff title...

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Monsters 6/10, preferred District 9 and Cloverfield

front of box etc partially to blame for miss selling it, saying "Action packed" etc, which it isn't.

Not boring, but found it a bit dull for the most part, the characters weren't that interesting.

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I watched all 3 Naked Gun Films last night. They are still funny and still classics lol.

1 and 3 id give 7/10.
2 id give 8/10.

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Hot Tub Time Machine 1/10.

Truly awful and unfunny film. Gave up after half an hour.

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l watched the classic western Rio Bravo last night 9/10

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While its not what I would call a great film by any measure I think you forfeit the right to rate it if you only watch one third of it :erm: ;) .

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You should have stuck with it. It's a great film.

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I have to agree with Russ here and I did last till the end ;)

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Had I gone any further I'd have ended up going on a shooting rampage. What a waste of John Cusak's talents. It tries so hard to be a Hangover-style comedy but fails miserably. The premise of the Russian version of Redbull being able to change time was just pointless.

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I thought hot tub time machine was worthy of at least 8 out of 10. Certainly made me laugh in lots of parts.

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Skyline 2/10 - purely for the effects and a bit of action.

What a waste of my time this was.

If there was a plot, I missed it, and then suddenly the film ended ... wtf.

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Couldn't agree more , one of the worst I've seen.:D

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Agreed, it was like they couldn't decide whether it was a horror or sci-fi.

Apparently 2 sequels have been planned, one of them will be based on the Army's response.

That scene before the attacks when they're in that guy's pool on the roof, some military helicopters went overhead, that's meant to be the suggestion that the army knew something was going to happen and Skyline 2 will explore that.

It's a shame the film was so bad because it had potential and could have been a whole lot more.

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Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and it was excellent 8/10

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Horrid Henry.

Hmm... 3/10...

The only good thing about it was Parminder Nagra : http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0619406/

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Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon.

7/10, I enjoyed it almost as much as the others but what put me off was the actress brought in to replace Megan Fox. She was supposed to be British so in true American style she had that irritating 'posh English' accent that nobody here actually has. She's supposed to be a model but she had lips like Mick Jagger (Mr_love_monkey - shut it) and annoyed the hell out of me in every scene.

Apart from that, pretty good and I recommend it.

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Oh yeah, she was awful. I think she was actually worse than Megan Fox! :shocked:

Aside from her, and the usual painful and cringeworthy attempts at humour, I loved it. Totally OTT giant robot destruction :cool:

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Attack the Block

Quite liked it 7/10

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The Tin Star 9/10

Excellent Western

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Priest 4/10

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Jurassic Park 9/10

still an amazing movie and the new digital print looked stunning on the big cinema screen. Model and cgi work still looks incredible for a film made in 1993. Love the theme tune too.

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Yes l agree in that the original movie is as good now as it was then and its in my top 20 films of all time mind you l could probably fit 200 films in my top 20.

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Heat (1995) Robert De Niro and Al Pacino 10/10

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I have to agree - that is an awesome movie! One of my faves.

Scarface is another. Watched it last night - 10/10 for me.

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The Magnificent Seven and truly magnificent it is 10/10

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Cheyenne Autumn

Another very good western 9/10

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Abduction

5/10 very average.

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Flightplan (2005) with Jodie Foster and Sean Bean 10/10 - had me wondering if she was insane but some nice twists later.

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i watched The Wronged Man on DVD and i must say it's great and inspiring...9/10

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Alice in Wonderland starring Mr Depp 8/10

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The Troll Hunter 6/10
It was pretty good, not amazing but worth a watch if you fancy something a bit different.

Mostly pretty serious as it's done as a documentary, but it has some funny moments in it, but it is a bit slow and drags in places.

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JJ Abrams Star Trek 9/10 very good.

Wolverine X Men Origins 9/10 very good.

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Do u like Harry potter?

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Sorry but star trek is rubbish...:mad:

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I thought it was an excellent reboot of the genre.

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Well if we all had the same taste in life it would be boring.:)





l watched Master and Commander last night starring Russell Crowe 8/10

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No it's not :)

Lion King 3D 9/10

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So did I. :)

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It's rubbish I tell you..just an excuse to milk the franchise all over again.I hate prequels..

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So what do you like then Maggy.

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I love the Star Trek reboot.

Some iffy bits, but great overall IMO. Excellent new start for the franchise.

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It's not a prequel or milking the franchise. It's a reboot that still leaves the originals intact.

Johnny English Reborn 6/10 funny but not that good.

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Yeah. It doesn't milk the franchise. If anything, it's saved the franchise. Trek was going nowhere. The last TV series is best forgotten, and the previous film was truly dreadful. The new film is IMO the best Trek film since First Contact, and it breathed much needed new life into the franchise.

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In fairness, we are all entitled to our own opinions. The world would be rather boring if we weren't.


The last movie I saw? Johnny English Reborn.

Good points: Gillian Anderson. She looks good, and I think would make a good M should Judy Dench want to leave the role. There are some good set pieces in the film, and a few neatly observed jokes (such as the sponsorship of MI7).

Bad points: Too many jokes fall flat or are not funny. Also, where as the original was written by the current authors of the James Bond movies, and was a quite neatly observed mickey take of the cliches of the Bond movies, this smacks of someone who isn't that witty trying to copy what the first movie did.

4/10

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The Three Musketeers 7/10

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A Fistful of dollars 10/10

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Dances with wolves - Kevin Costner 9/10

Would possible have given a ten but the actress who played his wife (don't know her name) couldn't fake not being able to 'the white talk'.

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Once upon a time in the west - A wonderful western masterpiece 10/10

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Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol

The life and times of, good soundtrack that brought back loads of memories.

Surprisingly watchable 7/10

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The Longest Day 9/10

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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 3d - 9/10

missus and I both really enjoyed it, action packed, funny, and the 3d was really good, as in it was used well to add depth to the picture, rather than fly out of the screen gimmicks.

It's also a stunning film to see, mixes cartoon, and almost photo realistic CGI

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Yes l am looking forward to watching this film as l have always been a fan of Tintin and his Adventures.

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All that heaven allows (1955) - Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson 9/10

Oldie but good un, three hankie job.

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Legion 8/10. Think Terminator but with angels. Surprisingly good.

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l watched the Longest day yesterday 10/10

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My dog skip (200) 10/10

You can almost tell from the start this is going to be weepy.(another 3 hankie jobbie).

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Knowing (2009), with Nicholas Cage ... saw it in the cinema and thought it was ludicrous. Saw it on TV last night and watched it again in the hope of reappraising it a bit ... but I was right first time, it really is utterly idiotic, and laughable for the fact that it clearly thinks its so high-concept and clever.

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I was tempted to watch that last night but it was on too late, so I didn't miss anything then Chris?

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Oliver the musical starring the magnificent Ron Moody. 10/10

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Nope, going to bed was definitely the best idea... :D

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I watched megashark vs giant octopus again today. Nice :)

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Killer Elite :tu:

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Salt :tu:

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Tora tora tora. 9/10

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Watched that earlier, I enjoyed it. I think I'd give it a 7. I also watched Drive which I thought was awesome, didn't expect it to have the pace it had though. 9/10.

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What like most scenes that feels like the film is stuck on pause for like 5 minutes or more, only to wait (and wait) for something to happen, and all that happens is the person says... "yes" then have to wait another 5 minutes for the reply kind of Pace?

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Heartbreak Ridge

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Drive - 8/10

50/50 - 8/10

Both good films worth watching.

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Sudden Impact -Clint Eastwood 10/10

Some very good lines in it, the story line is also very good,well worth a watch.

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Alien 3 not as good as the first film but still pretty good 8/10

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Mike Bassett: England Manager 7/10 :LOL:

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Warlock starring Henry Fonda 9/10

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The Net - Sandra Bullock 9/10

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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas 8/10

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The Thing (2011 remake/prequel) - 7/10. Now I wasn't expecting much from this film as "John Carpenter's The Thing" is my all time favourite film, but I was pleasantly surprised and it ties in nicely with JC's film. The special effects let it down a little and you don't really get the feel for the icy, stormy conditions as you did in the original. All in all fairly enjoyable.

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Westworld 8/10

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I thought it was OK, but not a patch on Carpenter's.

Definitely agree the FX let it down. Carpenter's is 30 years old, but IMO doesn't look dated, because the practical FX were so good.

The new one though... too much CGI rather than practical FX. Which would be bad enough anyway as CGI is just wrong for this sort of thing... but it's not even good CGI!

I would have liked it more if I had never seen Carpenter's, but as I have seen his, this one felt like a poor remake as well as a prequel. It did tie in nicely, but I think it went over too much of the same ground, but not as well. Ultimately, I think it's a rather pointless film. I just doesn't do it as well as Carpenter's, and it's not different enough to stand out on its own.

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Not films, but West End musicals...

My wife loves musicals, and especially loves "Priscilla" (which she's seen around a dozen times, and plans on seeing every week for the last couple of months of its run (ends this year) :erm: ).

I don't like musicals. Unless they're funny, like "Avenue Q" etc.

This week, my wife took me along with her for this week's "Priscilla" trip, and then I took her to see "Blood Brothers" on her birthday.


Priscilla

It's been a while since I've seen the film, but I could still remember the basic story. This was very good. Fun, and funny. The guy who plays "Alf" in "Home and Away" played "Bob the mechanic", and got massive cheers every time he went on stage.

I quite liked the "Three Divas" myself (three women who sing the songs when the drag queens are miming).

8/10



Blood Brothers

I didn't think I'd seen this before, but memories came back to me as it was going along, so I think I must have seen it on a school trip or something many years ago.

Unlike "Priscilla", this was a musical drama, rather than a musical comedy-drama.

I don't like musical drama. Songs plus drama just seems... wrong... to me. You have what seems like a serious play, and then all of a sudden everyone breaks into song. Don't like it.

It *was* good... although the start was slow. Wet Wet Wet's Marti Pellow was very good as the narrator, and whoever it was playing the two brothers were good. But... the songs affected my enjoyment of it, and I got quite tired of Scouse Mum going on about "... like Marilyn Monroe" and Pellow going on about "the Devil's got your number!".

6/10 because I don't like musical drama. Strip the songs out, and I'd rate it higher.

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The Dilemma - 3/10

The 3 is based on that I watched it in HD so I could appreciate my TV, otherwise a 1. Not that I expected any other result.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes 9/10

I was dreading watching this movie as the one made about ten years ago that really was quite bad but l Have to say I loved it! Best film I have watched in years!

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Yeah, I thought that Rise was excellent. Far, far better than the awful Apes film Tim Burton directed.

My *only* issue with it was the post-credits scene: I think it should have been a proper part of the film, as the actual final scene. But then I always tend to think that of post-credits scenes, as I think they're stupid.

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Elf - 8/10
hadn't seen it for a few years, and had forgotten how good it is :) Bad Santa will prob be next Christmas movie we watch :)

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A Grampa for Christmas - 2007 with Ernest Borgnine 6/10

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You've also got to remember that JC's version was a remake ;) The original was "The Thing from Another World" made in 1951

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Shane Starring Alan Ladd and Walter Jack Palance 10/10

A truly wonderful western.

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Arthur Christmas. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430607/
What a Great Film! :):):D
Really good and watchable, unless you`re a Grumpy Old *******.! :D:D

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Watched Contagion last night, bit hard to sit through but well worth a watch 7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/

Also watched Smurfs Christmas carol 2/10 pretty dire IMO

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Great Expectations starring Alec Guinness and John Mills 9/10