Rate the last movie you saw
23-12-2008, 20:56
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re: Rate the last movie you saw
The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Extended Edition DVD)
9/10
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Extended Edition DVD)
10/10
Been a long day...
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24-12-2008, 12:43
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re: Rate the last movie you saw
The last 3 I've watched:
Transporter 2: not especially brilliant, but nowhere near as bad as several people made out; I don't know what all the fuss was about. 7/10
Pom Poko: Enjoyable animation from Studio Ghibli, if a little long. 6/10
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Could be worse, amusing in places. 5/10
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24-12-2008, 12:45
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Originally Posted by Matt D
The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Extended Edition DVD)
9/10
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Extended Edition DVD)
10/10
Been a long day...
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Not surprised.....any day will seem like a long one if you watch that lot
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24-12-2008, 16:57
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Originally Posted by Rob M
Not surprised.....any day will seem like a long one if you watch that lot
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What's that, like 9 hours of 3 guys walking through the woods?
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24-12-2008, 20:08
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Originally Posted by altis
Oranges are not the only fruit 3-part TV play (1990)
Novel and screenplay by Jeanette Winterson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098032/
I had no idea what this film was about but, while browsing the DVD shelf at the library, vaguely recognised the title and noticed it had won a couple of awards. Of course Mrs A had read the book and was, let's say, not over enthusiastic about my choice.
It's about the early life of Jess from age about 6 'til she goes to Oxford Uni. On the way we discover she is adopted by evangelical, fire and brimstone parents who are most unhappy when she turns out lesbian. Through a series of events Jess learns to fight her own corner and eventually leaves home, gets a job as a mortuary attendant and passes the Oxford entrance exam.
The acting is remarkable - notably from Emily Aston who, at the age of 7, plays the young Jess and Charlotte Coleman who plays the older Jess. Geralidine McEwan won a BAFTA for her portrayal of Jess's adoptive mother. The sometimes difficult scenes are handled very well.
However, at 3 x 55 minutes, the movie is interminably long and drawn out. We discover a little of the motives of Jess and her mother but the other characters are simply cutouts. There is no depth and layering. Worst of all, many of the scenes are just unbelievable. Would a teacher, even in the early 60's, really get a child to stand up in front of the class and read her life story on her first day? Jess seems to live in a town populated almost entirely by women. And, of those, a goodly proportion were friends of Dorothy. Clearly, I inhabit a different world but these statistics seemed most improbable. And, although the two Jesses were very similar, the older Jess's eyebrows were clearly a different colour from her hair - difficult to sort but glaring in every close-up shot - of which there were many. Others seem to find it a classic of it's time (read some of the IMDB comments) but this film did little for me.
The DVD also has an interview with Jeanette Winterson. She protests that 'Oranges...' is a novel and not an autobiography yet one-by-one she reveals she experienced the basic elements of the plot. Perhaps this also revealed the cause of my reticence. She is certainly articulate, knows a good deal and can argue her point. But I'm certain she is often wrong - and will not be persuaded otherwise. I got the impression that this is a woman I would dislike intensely.
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Thanks for that mate...... Sounds like a load of shlt.!.
shlt = shouldhavelefttosomeoneelsetowatch.
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25-12-2008, 23:01
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The Dark Knight
watched tonight on Blu-ray disk.
Absolutely superb, great acting, fantastic sound & sfx - 9/10
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26-12-2008, 21:39
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7/10
Really enjoyed it, good few twists and great acting.
Yet again asian cinema shows how its leaps and bounds ahead of awful hollywood cliche.
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26-12-2008, 21:40
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Originally Posted by Fatec
What's that, like 9 hours of 3 guys walking through the woods?
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9 hours, 3 guys in the woods, 1 ring getting destroyed.....
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26-12-2008, 21:48
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re: Rate the last movie you saw
Wanted - 7/10.
Good fun film.
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26-12-2008, 22:09
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The Ninth Gate -8/10 very good.
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27-12-2008, 18:00
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9 hours, 3 guys in the woods, 1 ring getting destroyed.....
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...45 minutes of goodbyes
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27-12-2008, 19:11
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Quantum Of Solace - 10/10
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27-12-2008, 19:25
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Quantum Of Solace - 10/10
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What made it 10/10 for you?
I thought it was the strangest Bond film to date, it felt like it had no real story behind it and it was just an A-B trip with a bit of action but with no emotion / story behind it at all nor with any of that Bond feeling you get with all the others.
For Casino Royale which was fresh and updated without all the gadgetry which started to kill the Bond series off etc, Casino did have that Bond story and feeling which worked quite well and proved that Daniel Graig was worthy of being Bond. So I'd give it a good 8/10, but for Solace it lacked everything every other Bond film had, so for me a good 6-6.5 at most if comparing with Casino.
Still it has to be one of those film you have to watch regardless of the critics and the scores you see and read. Glad you enjoyed it.
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28-12-2008, 15:42
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10/10
Hilarious, tacky, abit of nudity, japanese girls kicking some serious ass, who'd want more?
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28-12-2008, 15:51
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Mamma Mia (I bought it for my wife for Christmas).
I usually like chick-flicks (loved 4 weddings, Love Actually, etc etc), but this left me cold - didn't enjoy it at all.
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