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Glaucus · 23-08-2009, 23:51

Knowing

Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure - Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in KNOWING, a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future and sets out to prevent them from coming true. Rose Byrne (Damages, Troy), Chandler Canterbury (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Lara Robinson (Saved) also star in director Alex Proyas' (I, Robot) riveting feature.

6/10
Such a good start and middle to the film but such a poor ending. If the ending was good I would of given it 9/10 but as it was it gets a 6/10 at best. It's described as an action thriller, however it lends a lot from horror movies. With a few stand up hair on your neck moments. Which is very good and makes the movie so good. But the ending

sucked.

Flibster · 24-08-2009, 00:48

The Terminator

Arnie's acting at it's best.

Story - great
Effects - great for the time - the model work is still very impressive. I still want one of the full size Terminator endoskeletons they make.
Plot holes - oooooh, more than a few...
Acting - Arnie is wooden but that's great for the role. *same with Keanu in Bill & Ted* Rest of the cast are great. Especially Michael Biehn as Reese.

Not sure what to classify it as... Thriller? Action? Whatever it it, it's excellent!

9/10

Flibster · 24-08-2009, 12:54

In preperation for going to see Inglourious Basterds this afternoon, this morning I have watched....

Pulp Fiction

Kill Bill Volume 1

Reservoir Dogs

I haven't been sleeping much lately.

Pulp Fiction

Arguably Tarantino's finest film. Everything is close to perfect. Even Travolta puts in a superb performance. It's not my personal favourite *I actually prefer the chronological fanedit version* but it's still a great film.

8/10

Kill Bill Volume 1

Tarantino's most stylised film. I normally watch the International release which is slightly shorter and has the Crazy 88 fight scene in black and white. It's full of clichés but this is Tatantino at the peak of his storytelling abilities.

8/10

Reservoir Dogs

Tatantino's first film and imo still his best. It's very much like a lot of independent cinema, basic camera setups, limited cast and loaded with dialogue. Tim Roth is defiantly the highlight of the cast, although with Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen it's a surprisingly high class cast for such a low budget.

The budget also helps make the film, you don't see the robbery, there's really very little outside of the warehouse - really makes it seem like that section is almost happening in real time.

It's a film that still surprises people. Which is good.

9/10

Snuggle Ferret · 24-08-2009, 16:54

Death Race

Jason Statham knows what films he is good at and sticks with it. I didn't think I'd enjoy this very much however it was better than I was expecting. It's obviously going to turned into a game at some point as the film seemed similar to a game.

6/10

Belmit · 24-08-2009, 18:47

Watched it last night too, and would give a similar score. Shame it's unoriginal as I think I would have enjoyed it more otherwise. Felt so much like a mashup of other films, especially Mean Machine with the corrupt warden and the sports star tack.

Flibster · 24-08-2009, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Snuggle Ferret

Death Race

Jason Statham knows what films he is good at and sticks with it. I didn't think I'd enjoy this very much however it was better than I was expecting. It's obviously going to turned into a game at some point as the film seemed similar to a game.

6/10

It's on the SkyHD box to watch later on.

Well...

Inglourious Barsterds

Not what I was expecting, sadly, not as good as all the hype was making out imo. Brad Pitts accent just annoyed the hell out of me...

The fact that for the majority of the film they were speaking German or French was a nice touch, although I can see the subtitles putting people off. It's certainly not as violent as I was expecting.

It did seem to take a long time to get anywhere though, which is a damn shame.

Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read!

Weirdly, it painted the Jewish Basterds in a worse light than the Nazi's. The Nazi's carved a Star of David on Jews chests, the Basterds carve swastikas on the Nazi's foreheads.

Oh, and the subplot with the British Captain and the SS officer - I'm finding it difficult to come up with a reason why this entire storyline was kept in...other than for Mike Myers and his comedy accent...

End Spoiler Alert!

It's not my favourite Tarintino movie. Thats still Reservoir Dogs. Best film of the year? Maybe, but I really can't think of much else from this year though.

Things to watch out for - the first scalp thats taken in the film, is that Tarintino it's being cut from?

8/10

Although, if anyone is planning on making Godfather: The Missing Years into a movie - Pitt could play Vito Corleone - he looked extremely close to Brando as Don Vito in this. There were points where all he needed to do was whisper horsely "I'll make him and offer he can't refuse".

Flibster · 25-08-2009, 20:25

Scarface

Admission time - up until this afternoon, I'd never seen Scarface. I've owned the DVD for over a year, and in that time it's consistently been in my 'to watch' pile, but I've just never got around to it. My local cinema is doing a digital cinema showcase so they are showing some classic films over the next few months. Blues Brothers last month, Scarface this month...

Pacino rocks in this. It's not what I was expecting, especially from what I've heard about it from other people. It's fun watching someone go to pieces. It hasn't aged that well though in places - it certainly sets the time though with the costumes and the music and the club scenes... oh the club scenes...

7.5/10

Garp · 25-08-2009, 22:51

I'm similar with Scarface. Bought the DVD on dirt cheap from play.com and didn't watch it for several months. I was warned it was one I needed to focus on rather than have half in the background. I used to 'watch' DVDs by having them running on the second monitor whilst I was working on stuff on the main. Grabbed a couple of beers and settled down to watch it and the time flew. It's so well put together, and such a solid story that I was enthralled from beginning to end.
Rather violent and gory, rather shocking in many ways, but so fantastically put together and presented that even though it's not really my usual type of film I loved it.

Not one I'm going to watch again for a while.. but I loved it all the same

Flibster · 26-08-2009, 00:38

And the final one for today I think.

Crash

Didn't really know anything about it other than it was widely recommended.

It's several separate stories that have occasional points of contact which shows that however slight contact may be, it can still affect people.

Interesting concept and it's well done. Except for the last 5-10 minutes or so. I could have really done without that sweet & sour ending. it also seems to concentrate on some people more than others, which is fine, but it does almost feel like there has been several sub-stories cut from it.

Oh, and the constant ranting about racism... Hip hop, country music, guns, busses.... Just annoyed me.

7/10

Flibster · 26-08-2009, 09:06

First one for today *I said I haven't been sleeping much*

Death Race

Oh good god.. rapid cuts, can't keep the camera still *as in the frame moves around but the camera position is fixed* when two people are talking face to face, zoom in & zoom out rapidly. Everything I hate about films at the moment.

Otherwise, apart from being utterly ridiculous, is a bit of a brain off release.

5/10

23-08-2009, 23:51	#1101
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Knowing Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure - Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in KNOWING, a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future and sets out to prevent them from coming true. Rose Byrne (Damages, Troy), Chandler Canterbury (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Lara Robinson (Saved) also star in director Alex Proyas' (I, Robot) riveting feature. 6/10 Such a good start and middle to the film but such a poor ending. If the ending was good I would of given it 9/10 but as it was it gets a 6/10 at best. It's described as an action thriller, however it lends a lot from horror movies. With a few stand up hair on your neck moments. Which is very good and makes the movie so good. But the ending sucked. __________________ Last edited by Glaucus; 23-08-2009 at 23:54.

24-08-2009, 00:48	#1102
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	The Terminator Arnie's acting at it's best. Story - great Effects - great for the time - the model work is still very impressive. I still want one of the full size Terminator endoskeletons they make. Plot holes - oooooh, more than a few... Acting - Arnie is wooden but that's great for the role. same with Keanu in Bill & Ted Rest of the cast are great. Especially Michael Biehn as Reese. Not sure what to classify it as... Thriller? Action? Whatever it it, it's excellent! 9/10 __________________

24-08-2009, 12:54	#1103
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	In preperation for going to see Inglourious Basterds this afternoon, this morning I have watched.... Pulp Fiction Kill Bill Volume 1 Reservoir Dogs I haven't been sleeping much lately. Pulp Fiction Arguably Tarantino's finest film. Everything is close to perfect. Even Travolta puts in a superb performance. It's not my personal favourite I actually prefer the chronological fanedit version but it's still a great film. 8/10 Kill Bill Volume 1 Tarantino's most stylised film. I normally watch the International release which is slightly shorter and has the Crazy 88 fight scene in black and white. It's full of clichés but this is Tatantino at the peak of his storytelling abilities. 8/10 Reservoir Dogs Tatantino's first film and imo still his best. It's very much like a lot of independent cinema, basic camera setups, limited cast and loaded with dialogue. Tim Roth is defiantly the highlight of the cast, although with Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen it's a surprisingly high class cast for such a low budget. The budget also helps make the film, you don't see the robbery, there's really very little outside of the warehouse - really makes it seem like that section is almost happening in real time. It's a film that still surprises people. Which is good. 9/10 __________________

24-08-2009, 16:54	#1104
Snuggle Ferret Mellow Birds Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gosport Posts: 367	Death Race Jason Statham knows what films he is good at and sticks with it. I didn't think I'd enjoy this very much however it was better than I was expecting. It's obviously going to turned into a game at some point as the film seemed similar to a game. 6/10 __________________ ]

24-08-2009, 18:47	#1105
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Watched it last night too, and would give a similar score. Shame it's unoriginal as I think I would have enjoyed it more otherwise. Felt so much like a mashup of other films, especially Mean Machine with the corrupt warden and the sports star tack. __________________

25-08-2009, 20:25	#1107
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Scarface Admission time - up until this afternoon, I'd never seen Scarface. I've owned the DVD for over a year, and in that time it's consistently been in my 'to watch' pile, but I've just never got around to it. My local cinema is doing a digital cinema showcase so they are showing some classic films over the next few months. Blues Brothers last month, Scarface this month... Pacino rocks in this. It's not what I was expecting, especially from what I've heard about it from other people. It's fun watching someone go to pieces. It hasn't aged that well though in places - it certainly sets the time though with the costumes and the music and the club scenes... oh the club scenes... 7.5/10 __________________

25-08-2009, 22:51	#1108
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	I'm similar with Scarface. Bought the DVD on dirt cheap from play.com and didn't watch it for several months. I was warned it was one I needed to focus on rather than have half in the background. I used to 'watch' DVDs by having them running on the second monitor whilst I was working on stuff on the main. Grabbed a couple of beers and settled down to watch it and the time flew. It's so well put together, and such a solid story that I was enthralled from beginning to end. Rather violent and gory, rather shocking in many ways, but so fantastically put together and presented that even though it's not really my usual type of film I loved it. Not one I'm going to watch again for a while.. but I loved it all the same __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

26-08-2009, 00:38	#1109
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	And the final one for today I think. Crash Didn't really know anything about it other than it was widely recommended. It's several separate stories that have occasional points of contact which shows that however slight contact may be, it can still affect people. Interesting concept and it's well done. Except for the last 5-10 minutes or so. I could have really done without that sweet & sour ending. it also seems to concentrate on some people more than others, which is fine, but it does almost feel like there has been several sub-stories cut from it. Oh, and the constant ranting about racism... Hip hop, country music, guns, busses.... Just annoyed me. 7/10 __________________

26-08-2009, 09:06	#1110
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	First one for today I said I haven't been sleeping much Death Race Oh good god.. rapid cuts, can't keep the camera still as in the frame moves around but the camera position is fixed when two people are talking face to face, zoom in & zoom out rapidly. Everything I hate about films at the moment. Otherwise, apart from being utterly ridiculous, is a bit of a brain off release. 5/10 __________________