Rate the last movie you watched.

[Glaucus]

Valhalla Rising



A man with a remarkable talent for violence must fight to survive when he sets out on a remarkable journey in this fantasy from director Nicolas Winding Refn. One-Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) is the nickname given to a nameless, mute warrior who has become a slave to Barde (Alexander Morton), a wealthy Scotsman who obtained One Eye for his remarkable fighting skills. One Eye is a fierce warrior but shows little loyalty to his master, and when the opportunity presents itself, One Eye murders Barde and his mercenaries and sets off on his own, with a young boy (Maarten Stevenson) tagging along to speak on his behalf. Eager to leave Denmark behind in favour of freedom and adventure, One Eye throws in his lot with a band of Christian Vikings, who've set out on an ambitious quest to travel to Jerusalem and claim the Holy Land as their own. But the voyage to the Holy City is a difficult one, and the Vikings are met with violent resistance, forcing One Eye to rely on his talents as a warrior to protect himself and his young apprentice.


0.5/10
it would be zero, but I have to save that just incase there is something worse.
This is all about photography, think how top gear film cars, that is all this is almost 2 hours of fancy camera work on scenery, with one line of speech every 5 minutes. There isn't a huge amount of violence in it a scene every 15 minutes. The rest as I say is scenery, literally minutes and minutes of scenery where nothing happens.

The Box



Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

1/10

Certainly not what i was expecting, pretty darn rubbish.

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It wasn't about the choice, or the aftermath in a psychological sense.
it is some odd sci-fi/ religious twist, which is just bizarre.
Should of just done psychological effects, I reckon that could of been good.


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[Kitten]

I have now also watched The Mist

Depressing, scary and left me feeling very uncomfortable. Enjoyed the multiple themes and the character development was good.


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After watching it I jumped when the dog walked past me on the wooden floor, the sound scared me - for those of you who have seen it, you'll know why!

Cheered when the crank bought it. Silly cow!

I also knew what was going to happen at the end. Just had that feeling. Still worth a watch though!


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8/10

[volospian]

Originally Posted by Belmit

I often wonder if hype really spoils films for people these days. I knew nothing about Inception when I went to see it except for the names Nolan and DiCaprio, and now it's one of my favourite films. Compare that to Avatar which I saw a month or so after release and dragged myself to see it after all the hype... I could take it or leave it.

I think it certainly does. Let's face it, when it seems the world and his brother are telling you a film is the best thing since the big bang, you expect it to be a life changing event. So, you go and see this awesome, once in a lifetime event and discover that, after all the hype... it's just a film.

People like films for various reasons. Some appreciate the acting, others the cinematography, others the complex dialogue, or intricate plot, or madcap humour or whatever. If you consider the taste of entire population, every film is merely average. Some you'll like more than others, because they fit your tastes better. But the media hype suggests that, unless you find film X to be utterly amazing, there must be something wrong with you. Take Avatar... I haven't seen it. The media hyped it as basically the best film ever, but, well, I know the blue men from the Intel adverts need some kind of employment, but flying around on lizards against a CGI backdrop is not my kind of thing. I have seen trailers from it and have no desire to see it at all.

That's what annoys me about hype and critics. the insinuation that, unless you agree with them, you don't know what you're talking about and your opinion is catagorically wrong. It's like all these food programs nowadays, MasterChef, Great British Menu and such... a couple of arrogant freeloaders telling people thier food tastes like s**t.... nice! How about they get in the kitchen and cook me something I like first?

Nah, I much prefer to go and see a film without any preconceptions of what the media and professional moviegoers want me to think. That way I can make my own judgement without feeling pressurised into feeling something I don't...

[Kitten]

I avoid trailers, reviews, this thread for just that reason. I'd not even heard a peep about inception when I went to see it. Made it well better I think.

[Belmit]

Just watched Citizen Kane. I'm pretty sure I should have paid more attention to what was going on on-screen as there was undoubtedly subliminal clues placed in various scenes that make this film more than it is. Plus the 'twist' at the end is pretty well-known by now and kind of ruined it partly for me.

That said, the performances were awesome and the cinematography sheer brilliance. Orson Welles is a complete powerhouse and quickly becoming one of my favourite actors. It's weird seeing all these old films now and spotting actors and actresses in some together. A month ago I didn't know who Joseph Cotten was, and could barely have picked Orson Welles out of a line-up. I've now watched them together in two completely separate films mere weeks apart and gone "Oh look, Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten were also in The Third Man together".

Certainly worth an 8/10, maybe more when I see it again.

[semi-pro waster]

Gran Torino

Starring

• Clint Eastwood
• Christopher Carley
• Bee Vang
• Ahney Her

Drama

9/10 Wow. This is a brilliant film, I'd heard the hype and that tends to worry me a bit about films so I'd quite deliberately left watching it for a long time. Clint Eastwood is great as an irascible Korean War veteran who almost despite himself finds that he likes and wants to protect his neighbours - there's a message of redemption and not looking just at face value in there but even if you just watch it as an engrossing story it's fantastic. I don't think there's a bad performance from any of the cast.

[Garp]

Despicable Me

9/10

Took the nieces to see this with Kari and my brother-in-law.

Rather funny 3D film. Utterly predictable plot line, but the characters make it, especially the minions.

It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die

is now my new catchphrase.

[Pebs]

Inception

I can't say anything that Belmit hasn't. I walked out of the cinema feeling euphoric, knowing I had just seen something remarkable. Superb.

Edit to say I didn't have a scooby what it was about. I'd seen a couple of trailers for it but wasn't really any the wiser.

[Knipples]

Originally Posted by BBx

Queued up for 45mins last night to watch Inception.

Was told that the 2045 was sold out, so hung on to catch the 915. Got to the front of the queue and was told that had been sold out too, only available seats were Gallery seats for £13 odd and not 241 with Orange.

Went home and watched Lost! Was v annoyed!

BB x

Had the same thing when I tried to go and see it with my brother this week (he's seeing it for the second time)

We ended up booking for this week while we were there.

[Garp]

I'm puzzled by the number of folks who turn up at a cinema without buying tickets in advance

It's so easy to do and saves all that annoying queuing. Can't remember the last time I've turned up at the cinema without buying them in advance.