Rate the last movie you watched.

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by Haly

I thought I watched a lot of films

Hey, I'm off work for the moment due to the contract finishing so I've got more spare time than usual.

[Haly]

Fair enough
I should write reviews for the films I see really, but never get round to it as I think the games reviewing does me in reviewing wise

[Glaucus]

Star trek 6/10

I don't like the star trek series or films. however I have to say this is a good fun movie on the same sort of reasons as amergedon. cheesy most certainly.

However I thought the story line was very clever allowing them free range of familiar characters without being tied tow hat people allready know.

[semi-pro waster]

The Wrestler

Starring

• Mickey Rourke
• Marisa Tomei
• Evan Rachel Wood
• Mark Margolis

Drama

8/10 I wasn't sure what to expect with this and have put it off for quite a while thinking that it might not live up to the hype but Mickey Rourke gives a great performance as a wrestler in the twilight of his career. It definitely deserves its place in the top 250, I may revise the score on a future watch but I suspect if I do it will go up rather than down.

[Belmit]

I too saw this a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised. Ending came as something of a... well not a shock, but... I was just surprised. Unexpected!

Rourke was superb.

[BBx]

Originally Posted by Belmit

I too saw this a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised. Ending came as something of a... well not a shock, but... I was just surprised. Unexpected!

I missed the fricking ending

That'll teach me for watching a film with only 2hrs till landing!

BB x

[Greenlizard0]

Gran Torino.

6.5/10

I have to say after watching the preview I couldn't really be bothered about this film, but after seeing I thought it was pretty good. Well shot and enjoyable.

[Greenlizard0]

Mysterious skin

7/10

It's really difficult to explain this one without giving it away, but not to be watched by somebody faint hearted. I put it on the same level as Irreversible in terms of shock factor.

Originally Posted by Mondo

Inkheart

a story about a man who's reading words bring the words to life and in turn something from our world replaces whatever came out of the book. Intriguing idea but badly executed, it could've been so much more fun, or so much darker, except it is neither.

5/10

Yea, I thought that as well; it tried to sit in the middle of two ratings and didn't really pull it off. Pity really as the potential was there, a good cast as well.

[Garp]

Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more.

Robin Hood : Prince Of Theives

Cheesily bad version of Robin Hood story, full of stupid gaffs (Dover to Nottingham, on foot, in a day? Seriously? Yet it takes a day to get from the castle to the woods?).

Kevin Costner fails to play an endearing Robin Hood, the role requires a charisma he just fails to demonstrate.
The less said about Christian Slater the better.
Morgan Freeman pretty much phones in the role of Azeem, a rather wasted and pointless character I fail to find the need for other than to make subtle digs at racist ancestors.

Worst of all is Sean Connery as Richard the Lionheart with a broad scottish accent. He's on screen for probably less than a minute and I want to stab him.

The one redeeming person in the film has to be Alan Rickman with possibly the best Sheriff of Nottingham ever, who proceeds to get almost all the best lines in the film.

Despite all thats dire and wrong with the film and most especially that song, I found myself rather enjoying it a little too much

6.5/10

[Belmit]

I have so many films to review and very little time! I've just recorded 15 Hitchcock movies off Sky Movies Classic too, so they'll be up next!


Das Boot

Superb. Claustrophobic, tense, often funny, thrilling, poignant and frankly amazing special effects. Jurgen Prochnow was especially good as the ambivolent captain, with a thirst for action but complete respect for the enemy.

I don't much like giving half marks but this didn't deserve a score as low as 9, nor quite as high as ten. 9.5/10.


Severance

Brits find themselves lost in the forest on a Hungarian teambuilding sojourn and are hunted down by... well... who knows?! Surprisingly good script, and pretty funny too. The deaths are all fairly spectacular and/or gruesome but it never falls far from tongue-in-cheek. Some nice subtle ironies in there as well.

7/10


The Darjeeling Limited

Almost deleted this off the planner but I'm glad I didn't. Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman are estranged brothers on a train ride through India. It's a journey of discovery, subtle humour and understated performances. One of the best films I've seen this year, which is strange considering I found Wes Anderson's previous efforts fairly uninspiring. The growth and increased closeness of the three main characters throughout never feels forced and to those not following the film very closely might even go unnoticed until the very end.

Also, for a film running in at less than 90 minutes it feels so much richer and drawn out than most 120-minute equivalents. The laid back pace is certainly deceptive.

9/10