Rate the last movie you watched.

[Roberta]

Hahahaha!

[Tiggy]

Black Swan. WTF?? Seriously, proper waste of time.

[Glaucus]

Devil 2010

From an idea by M. Night Shyamalan (THE SIXTH SENSE) and director John Erick Dowdle (QUARANTINE) comes the ultimate in supernatural horror; DEVIL. The film concerns a group that becomes stranded in a lift after it breaks down. Frightened by the uncertainty of their predicament, and tempers frayed by their claustrophobia-inducing surroundings, the situation looks like it cannot get any worse when the members of the group discover that one of them is the devil himself, but which of them is it?


6/10
Thought this was a really good afternoon filler watch. Some nice ideas and just flows nicely.

Buried Details 2010

Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time- fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.

7/10
What can I say he's stuck in a coffin, some good emotions and responses and for once a decent ending.

[Roberta]

Ooh! Been after seeing Devil or a while!

[Garp]

12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda
Lee J. Cobb
Jack Klugman (Quincy ME!)
et. al.

10/10

I can't remember where I heard about 12 Angry Men. It was certainly some point in the last year anyway, and it piqued my curiosity.

The film opens in court with the Judge providing instructions to the Jury before they go to deliberate on a murder case, regarding whether a young boy (18) from the slums had murdered his father. If they all found guilty he would be executed by electric chair.
Of the 12 very different men, only Juror 8 (Henry Fonda) expressed any doubts. Almost the rest of the film is spent in just one emotionally charged jury room (apart from one quick scene in the bathroom).

It's an absolutely fascinating drama, and Kari and I were both getting quite involved in the plot. I couldn't sit still for it, I kept having to get up and start pacing, as right from the start it became clear that maybe things aren't quite so cut and dried.

Loved the film, great acting all around, the kind of quality that's increasingly lacking in Hollywood films, all of them came from theatrical and character acting backgrounds, and it shows.

What was amusing to hear was the Jurors talking about kids and lack of respect 'these days'. '57 was not long after my parents were born, and I swear the language of their generation about mine is almost word for word the same, and I hear (and think) the same things about the next generation I see. Nothing ever really changes, just the person wearing the rose tinted glasses.

[Belmit]

I watched it last year as part of the IMDb top 100 challenge and gave it 9/10. Really very good.

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by Garp

12 Angry Men (1957)

Probably one of the greatest films that will ever be made, I can't give it 10/10 for reasons explained earlier in the thread but I can't think of another film that I rate more highly.

The only films I've watched recently I'm pretty sure I've already reviewed such as Sherlock Holmes or District 13: Ultimatum.

[Goose]

True Grit

Having read the book, and watched the original (sorry, but I feel it's a just another vehicle for John Wayne to do his 'John Wayne' act in), I was really rather surprised by this film. It was soft in the right places, harsh in others, and had the right amount of humour sprinkled in. Jeff Bridges was well cast, if a little old (based on the book). Matt Damon was a little flat (but that's Matt Damon). However, I'd happily watch this film again purely to enjoy Hailee Steinfeld's role. She really stole the film and bounced off the other characters brilliantly. I really hope she wins an award for this.

It's a brilliant western, dragged into modern cinema. There is more 'realism' compared to past films, yet it's still sprinkled with dark humour and 'western myth'. The middle of the film seemed a little disjointed, however the ending rewards you.

9/10

P.S. I hate John Wayne.

[volospian]

Originally Posted by Goose

True Grit

P.S. I hate John Wayne.

I fancy seeing this on the weekend. I hate JW too, and can hopefully now watch this film without constantly thinking "Get off yer horse and drink yer milk!"

[vix]

Paul

Well I'm not great at reviewing movies but really enjoyed this - was fairly predicatble but still funny all the same.