Rate the last movie you watched.

[Belmit]

Unthinkable

Nice idea for a film but it was always kind of set up to fail. Michael Sheen is excellent as the US citizen turned Muslim extremist who is tortured to find the location of nuclear bombs he has planted in various cities; the man can certainly act like he's in extreme pain! Sam Jackson calls it in a little as the cold-blooded torturer but, as he often does, is clearly just enjoying himself in the role. Carrie-Ann Moss is just OK.

Almost a twist at the end but it was a bit predictable. And the 'unthinkable' part that makes the film's title has already been done in one of the middle seasons of 24. Didn't help that Sheen's character's wife also played the wife of President Hassan in that same program! I guess the one saving grace is that this is wrapped up in 90 minutes though.

6/10

[vix]

Ha, we have Lovefilm subscription!

Watched Inception last night, I really liked it, even nearly wasn't confused! Loved the ending too.

One thing that did distract me was the lighting in the actors eyes, it's the first Blu Ray I've watched so not sure if it was that but everyone had really reflective eyes!

[Del Lardo]

Age of Heroes

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

Given that it's based on a true story it's not really surprising that the basic plot for this film is quite good, unfortunately it is ruined by the script that is wrapped around it. I've got no objection to swearing in a film (and I have no idea how prevalent **** (poo) and **** (rhymes with duck) were in the war) but there is far too much swearing in the film and it makes it feel like a bunch of people acting like they are in 1943 rather that like you are watching people from 1943. It's just one example of the bad dialogue that runs through the film but certainly the most noticeable.

The next big problem with the film is Danny Dyer, the rest of the cast do the best they can with the poor dialogue but Danny, bless his little cockney socks, does his best to over act every single line and the end result is he looks like a guy from 2011 pretending to be from 1943 and failing badly.


It's a real shame this film is let down by such bad acting and such poor dialogue as the basic premise is sound, the SFX good enough and most of the cast do their jobs as well as you'd expect. Unfortunately it is ultimately a let down

4/10

[vix]

Originally Posted by vix

Ha, we have Lovefilm subscription!

Watched Inception last night, I really liked it, even nearly wasn't confused! Loved the ending too.

One thing that did distract me was the lighting in the actors eyes, it's the first Blu Ray I've watched so not sure if it was that but everyone had really reflective eyes!

Oh it's a Blu ray thing as District 9 is doing it too!

[Del Lardo]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

As the title suggests the film explores how the apes rise to power in the Planet of the Apes franchise.

First thing you notice about this film is the Ape CGI which with a couple of minor exceptions looks damn near real which is mighty impressive given the amount of screen time the Apes get.

I'm not sure if I'm getting more grumpy in my old age and you may start to spot a theme here but I can't help feel that this is another film let down by the plot, the first half of the film moves very slowly to build up the story line but with the exception of the lead Ape I didn't bond with any of the good guys and the bad guys were just generically bad (and let down by the lad who plays Malfoy in HP) rather than being bad guys you wanted something horrible to happen to, I simply didn't care what happened to them which rather dampened my enthusiasm for the film. Things improve in the second half of the film with the plot moving along quickly and a good action sequence (this is where some of the CGI gets rather noticeable) but then the film finished rather abruptly. No doubt this was done to leave lots of stuff open and set up a sequel but it left me feeling very dissatisfied as they didn't really wrap the first one up properly.

I'm sure others will enjoy this film a lot more than me but personally it felt like a easy to knock out Blockbuster from a franchise that has seen far better.

I really want to give it 5/10 but I think 6/10 is probably a fairer score.

[Muban]

Right at Your Door

This is currently on Iplayer (until 1:24AM Thu, 8 Dec 2011). Not the sort of film I normally watch but was looking to stick something on while I was doing other things (I'm such a multi-tasker ).

Thriller about the aftermath of a terrorist attack on Los Angeles. A couple become separated when multiple biological weapons are detonated in the area around the Californian city, with the husband sealed safely inside their house and the wife just yards away but trapped outside. With the city under siege and toxic dust in the air, he struggles to save his wife from a slow and painful death.

Not exactly high budget with more of a TV movie feel than hollywood, even so, worth a watch.

6.5/10

[Kitten]

Ahhh we watched this about 3 years ago, couldn't remember the name!

I quite enjoyed it, although it was 'orrible!

[Belmit]

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Never seen it before but it was ace! Michael Caine plays it totally straight while acting almost entirely to puppets. Very funny.

8/10


The Dilemma

Thought this would be gash as the plot sounded pretty lame - Vince Vaughn catches his best friend's wife cheating and as he puts off telling him he gradually becomes the bad guy for all kinds of different reasons. As it was directed by Ron Howard I thought 'how bad can it be?'. Pretty bad as it turns out.

The only person who seems to do any acting is Jennifer Connelly and her role as Vaughn's too-good-for-him girlfriend isn't even that prevalent. Kevin James plays Kevin James as always, and I can only guess gets these roles because he sold his soul to Adam Sandler or something.

Barely a laugh to be had and the only good scene is when Vaughn confronts the lover that his friend's wife is cheating with.

4/10


Four Christmases

Maybe I was maxed out on Vince Vaughn and already in a bad mood but I don't know how this film got made. Reece Witherspoon is delightful pretty much throughout but that's just not enough to carry this.

The two of them are a couple opposed to marriage and kids after suffering their own parents' messy divorces. They lie every year as to why they can't make it home for Christmas but this year their usual holiday plans are scuppered due to fog grounding all the planes, so they proceed to visit each of the four parents separately.

Of course each visit is painful to watch for various reasons that I can't even be bothered to go into. The only part that bordered on funny was where they sit around a table and try to play Taboo. It barely felt like a Christmas movie, and the slow plot revelation that family is a good thing through all this dysfunction was about as subtle as a truck driving through the wall.

Robert Duvall and Jon Favreau have the most fun parts by far.

A generous 3/10.

[Del Lardo]

Desperado

Good story, well shot, excellent music, good humour, wonderfully violent & a sneaky peek at Salma Hayeks' boobs.

What more could you want from a film?

9/10

[BBx]

Originally Posted by Belmit

The Dilemma

Thought this would be gash as the plot sounded pretty lame - Vince Vaughn catches his best friend's wife cheating and as he puts off telling him he gradually becomes the bad guy for all kinds of different reasons. As it was directed by Ron Howard I thought 'how bad can it be?'. Pretty bad as it turns out.

The only person who seems to do any acting is Jennifer Connelly and her role as Vaughn's too-good-for-him girlfriend isn't even that prevalent. Kevin James plays Kevin James as always, and I can only guess gets these roles because he sold his soul to Adam Sandler or something.

Barely a laugh to be had and the only good scene is when Vaughn confronts the lover that his friend's wife is cheating with.

4/10


Four Christmases

Maybe I was maxed out on Vince Vaughn and already in a bad mood but I don't know how this film got made. Reece Witherspoon is delightful pretty much throughout but that's just not enough to carry this.

The two of them are a couple opposed to marriage and kids after suffering their own parents' messy divorces. They lie every year as to why they can't make it home for Christmas but this year their usual holiday plans are scuppered due to fog grounding all the planes, so they proceed to visit each of the four parents separately.

Of course each visit is painful to watch for various reasons that I can't even be bothered to go into. The only part that bordered on funny was where they sit around a table and try to play Taboo. It barely felt like a Christmas movie, and the slow plot revelation that family is a good thing through all this dysfunction was about as subtle as a truck driving through the wall.

Robert Duvall and Jon Favreau have the most fun parts by far.

A generous 3/10.

Basically Vince Vaughan films are ****e then?

BB x