Rate the last movie you watched.

[Snuggle Ferret]

Originally Posted by semi-pro waster

Se7en

Starring

• Brad Pitt
• Morgan Freeman
• Gywneth Paltrow
• R. Lee Ermey

Thriller

8/10 It's a really good film although like The Usual Suspects it is a film that is best on the first watch I feel, the story seems more taut although repeated viewings do reveal the small details better like the colour hues according to the mood of the film. Also rather like The Usual Suspects I believe you are legally allowed, no sorry obligated, to kill anyone who ruins the story for you because it just isn't the same once you know although the acting is great throughout.

Saw this at the cinema when it was first released and I was scared s***less. I still haven't been able to watch it since!

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Barfmit

Hitman

Thought it was going to be rubbish but it had a half-decent plot, and Timothy the Elephant was actually good as the eponymous character despite my reservations. There were also norks.

7/10


Magnum Force

Great movie - Eastwood at his sneering best. Slightly lacklustre ending but an engaging plot.

8/10

I thought "Hitman" was a textbook example of a crossover movie where they simply hoped fans of the game would go and watch it. The alternative would be to actually make a great movie.....but that costs money.

Magnum Force?

Great movie but not "Harry" at his best IMHO.

[Garp]

Mercenaries for Justice

5/10 If you approach it as a brain-off action film.
1/10 If you approach it as a film full stop.

Typical "dozen a year" film from Steven Segal, featuring .. umm.. Steven Segal and Luke Goss. Yes, that dude from Bross.

Plot follows the usual lines, Segal is a good guy, CIA Black Ops, who finds he's being used by bad guy (Luke Goss doing a very good job with poor material), one of his friends get's killed as a consequence so he goes out on a revenge mission to take out all the bad guys.

So far so Segal. Plot line is dodgy, misses few key points along the way expecting things to make sense later on down the line (which they do, but don't make you think "oh right" just "you stupid writers, go back to school")

If you switch your brain off and just enjoy it as another Segal vehicle.. well it's a little lackluster in that regard to. Way too little amounts of action in it.

[Belmit]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

I thought "Hitman" was a textbook example of a crossover movie where they simply hoped fans of the game would go and watch it. The alternative would be to actually make a great movie.....but that costs money.

I think I was expecting something totally unrealistic a la Doom, with ridiculous stunts and seemingly invincible characters, and for it to be more like Shoot 'Em Up which I saw recently. Thankfully it seemed to at least have one foot in reality and a little thought in its story structure. Not much originality though, granted.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Barfmit

I think I was expecting something totally unrealistic a la Doom, with ridiculous stunts and seemingly invincible characters, and for it to be more like Shoot 'Em Up which I saw recently. Thankfully it seemed to at least have one foot in reality and a little thought in its story structure. Not much originality though, granted.

I was really disappointed as it felt low budget throughout the movie.
I'm a huge fan of the games and I suppose I expected too much.

[Greenlizard0]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

It has such a stunning cast too, even outside of the obvious DeNiro and Pacino headline, such as Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Jon Voight, Dennis Haysbert, Tom Sizemore and Natalie Portman. It's just 3 hours and maintains a constant fast pace. I love it

Another film with a stunning cast has to be "Bobby" about JFK. I had to double take when I read the list!

Emilio Estevez, Fishburne, H Graham, Hopkins, H Hunt, J Jackson, A Kutcher, LeBeouf, L Lohan, W H Macy, Harry Belafonte, D Moore, M Sheen, C Slater, Stone, E Wood, Dave Fraunces.....et al. Insane!

[NokkonWud]

Yeah, I remember reading the cast list and was blown away. Shame the movie never really delivered.

[Pumpkinstew]

Are we talking best ensemble casts now? My vote would be for A Bridge Too Far. Off the top of my head: Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Elliot Gould, Edward Fox, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine and a few more I've probably forgotten.
Some hooooge names are only on screen for about 5minutes.

Curse of the Golden Flower

Zhang Yimou cements his reputation for being perhaps the best cinematographer working anywhere by layering each perfectly framed scene with so much sumptious colour it borders on being gaudy.
The story deals with a lurid series of intrigues in the Emperors palace that feel more like a greek tragedy than a chinese opera.
Feels a bit overcooked and stodgy compared to the lean and lithe 'Hero' and also lacks the emotional depth. You won't see many films as visually spectacular as this though. 7/10

[NokkonWud]

Watched The Godfather last night. Don't think I need to say much except that for those who haven't seen it, you should.

[Flibster]

Originally Posted by Pumpkinstew

Are we talking best ensemble casts now? My vote would be for A Bridge Too Far. Off the top of my head: Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Elliot Gould, Edward Fox, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine and a few more I've probably forgotten.
Some hooooge names are only on screen for about 5minutes.

Oooh. The Dirty Dozen or The Great Escape for me.

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