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Wossi · 05-10-2009, 23:21

Flame retardant suit is on.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Claimed by many to be the greatest film ever made. I thought it was just okay. It didn't grab me and make me want to sit and watch, I had to do that myself which is never a good thing. It might be because everyone raves on about it that I expected something more than I got, I just don't know.

Visually it's a stunning film and the music is perfect but it seemed to drag on with nothing much happening for the first hour or so and it's only when I looked back I realised that things happened for a reason but it seemed to take forever to get there.

I won't give it a rating as I feel I need to watch it again at some point.

Greenlizard0 · 07-10-2009, 02:33

Driving Aphrodite / My Life in Ruins (ruined my life for two hours)

This wet soggy rice crispie of a film stars..some woman (I don't know - she looks like Celine Dion a bit) who is not having a great life. She's very well educated, but is in a bit of a rut working in Greece as a tourguide.

The fact she feels like crap rubs off onto her job, and her feedback scores indicate that the tourists don't warm to her. Another lad (played by Alistair Mcgowan) picks up on her low self esteem by treading on her toes and mocking her in front of her group. She finds love amongst all the mush, with a greasy Greek bus driver called Poopee(!), after being guided by an old sage in the group. Unsurprisingly revenge is also gotten over Alistair McGowan.

The scenes (being Greek tourist sites) are fantastic, though for large chunks it felt like a government tourism video. Apparently it was the first film allowed to shoot by the Parthenon in 50 years for this very reason; the only thing it was missing was Hollywood styled product placement.

The script is weak, wet and predictable although a reasonable cast try their best to plod it along. But unsurprisingly it didn't work. This film was funny in places and while at first mocking the different nationalities of tourists got some laughs, it quickly tired.

3/10

Admiral Huddy · 09-10-2009, 09:16

District 9

Odd film !!- First half hour I didn't know if this was a comedy or just a joke. Then things pick up and turns out to be pretty decent. What a shame!

Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read!

The film starts as a first person perspective of a camera man filming an inside documentary of the MNU, a government agency that looks after the alien colonisation of over a million stranded aliens or "prawns" as they are referred too, in a settlement called District 9. It's this part i really didn't like. The main actor (Don't know his name but he is bloody annoying) is recently promoted to lead the relocation of District 9 to a new purpose built location 200km outside Johannesburg, away from the city.

Confronting the aliens, the lead character is exposed to the alien crafts bio fuel which has adverse reactions to his own genetic chemistry. He must now help the aliens in their rescue attempt in order to restore his his own preservation as a human. The MNU have other ideas for him.

It's only when the main plot is set that the film starts picking up. but by then, the film is already 40 minutes in.

End Spoiler Alert!

6/10 - 1 dedecuted for the poor choice of lead actor

BBx · 09-10-2009, 09:28

Session 9 - anyone seen this? We only saw half of it so can't really review it. Apart from to say Horatio from CSI Miami and the inmate who looks after the mouse in The Green Mile are in it. I didn't really 'get' it :/

The Condemned - what a load of tosh and (depsite people denying it) Battle Royale rip off - first thing I thought of was BR when I watched it. Vinnie Jones and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin 'star' in it. 10 criminals are sent to an island for a 30hr fight to the death, which is broadcasted on the web. I think thats about it. 2/10

White Noise 2 - anyone seen this? Rob started watching it on holiday (I was reading) and he had a nightmare! Glad I didn't watch it. The lead looks like Dan from Eastenders. Can't really rate it as we didn't watch it all, but Rob said it was better than the first one as that was boring.

BB x

Pheebs · 09-10-2009, 09:54

High School Musical

0.2/10

Yup. 0.2.

It's worse than Cabin Fever.

Seriously?! What on EARTH is going on in peoples mind when they say this is fantastic!!

A) The scripting is horrendous.
B) The acting is worse than Hollyoaks.
C) The editing... Ooooh my lordy lord! Don't go there!
D) The miming. Just... die in the face.
E) The songs... I think this is a personal issue of being on a coach full of kids to Paris, around Paris and back again over 4 days with the same song being sung on repeat from HSM by the whole group, which was led by an obnoxious child who thought she was the next Madonna but infact had nasal issues.

As for the story line?!! I don't get it! I really don't! A popular, intelligent, good looking, rich girl moves school and suddenly doesn't want any attention but falls in love with the popular, rich, good looking, basketball player? Somewhere here... we're supposed to feel sorry for her because she doesn't want to go back to being Miss Amazing.

Oh my heart breaks for her.

And then... the Brother and Sister auditioning for a loved up couple in the School Musical... what on Earth is that about?!

Cannot believe I sat there zombified for it all. I'd rather of had my nose hairs plucked with blunt tweezers all evening.

Pants. Absolute pants!

/end rant

/restart rant

What was the moral? Be yourself and do what you want? Because if that's so, then the fatty girl who break dances gets laughed at and it never really comes back on her! And the kid that bakes crème brulee and cookies? He was laughed at and then when he pursued it, won the heart of the obnoxious teenage twunk who is supposed to be hated by everyone at the end? So really, only do what you want to do if you're rich, gorgeous and popular otherwise you'll look like a muppet. Oh and she?! The nasty plop head girl? The evil cow that sets up all the wrong doings and is a complete moose head? Just by apologising at the end very briefly and smiling sweetly everyone forgives her? So if you're a cow, all you need to do is apologise... there is no comeuppance... other than you might not get the role in a play you want to be in, even if you were the better dancers and singers?

Stupid.

STUPID!

Oh and Mei mei - I now want to see White Noise 2

I liked White Noise but felt it was a tad boring so YAY!

Admiral Huddy · 09-10-2009, 10:02

It's HSM.. What did you expect?

Glaucus · 10-10-2009, 16:39

Fast and Furious

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed! From big rig heists to precision tunnel crawls, Fast & Furious takes you back into the high-octane world to race through crowded city streets and across international lines!

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

7/10
I really enjoyed this, back to the heights of the first one. Just fast pace action with cars and hot women.

RocknRolla

London's criminal underworld takes notice of a Russian mobster's shady land deal, a scam that puts millions of dollars up for grabs.

8/10
Sheer brilliance just as good as lock stock and snatch. If you liek them you'll like his.

Unknown

Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who the good guys and bad guys are in order to stay alive.

6/10
Was expecting something between saw and the cube. It was more like the saw without the violence and more boring. It was an enjoyable film, but that was it. Not one I would watch again, but not a complete waste of time.

Interstate 60

Bob Gale, screenwriter of classic comedies like BACK TO THE FUTURE and USED CARS, directed this unique comic fantasy. In it, James Marsden stars as Neal, a young man freshly graduated from high school and unsure of what to do with his life. Torn between his father's vision of himself and his own budding dreams, Neal gets a push in a strange direction when he suffers a blow to the head and begins hallucinating. Sent on a journey by a mysterious man named Ray, Neal drives down a nonexistent highway to deliver a package, only to have his ideas of reality turned inside out.

7/10
very bizzare but enjoyable..

The Hunted

When rogue US special forces operative Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro) goes on the rampage, Lieutenant Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), the man who trained him, is brought out of retirement to track him down and bring him to justice. With the help of tenacious FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen), Bonham must bring down the man who can already anticipate his every move before he kills again.

8/10
Brilliant film, fugitive like with more violence. great cast and oh so good. If you like this sort of thing.

Wossi · 12-10-2009, 08:48

Ghost Ship

Horror about a haunted 1960's cruise ship starring Gabriel Byrne as a captain of a salvage ship recruited to tow the cruise ship from the Bering sea. Obviously not all is as it seems as the crew of the salvager start to see ghosts and find they are unable to leave alive.

A lot better than I thought it would be and not to be confused with Deep Rising like I did for some reason. Got to the end of the film, turned to my sister and said "Great, another crap Hollywood ending" not realising it hadn't finished and the ending was actually quite good.

7.5/10

Greenlizard0 · 13-10-2009, 09:00

The Proposal

Sandra Bullock* is a sort of high powered woman, who must think on her feet upon hearing that she's to be deported to Canada (eh). She comes up with the idea of a sham wedding, in order to gain the relevant documents and allow her stay in New York to continue. The victim is her assistant, who after quite rightly opposing at first, has a change of heart after negotiating a boost to his career..

I'm pretty much somebody who doesn't mind a romantic comedy if its script is strong enough to appeal to both men and women. But the majority don't therefore I won't watch them voluntarily. I can understand that groups of women (and their boxes of chocolates) would like those ones. I can see the appeal. But with this I can't and it's because the film itself is very confused. It wasn't sure how serious or funny it was supposed to be. Neither was it clear just how deep the message was. Therefore it ends up a very beige affair; it didn't really do anything. It's also soppy and predictable.

The cast is really good (do like Betty White and Bollock (*couldn't resist twice)). The score isn't anything special.

There were a few worse than usual moments regarding product placement. This is the second romantic comedy in a row which has featured some fantastic scenary; it was mostly set in Alaska. It's obvious that certain places are being chosen because of how well they'd look on Blu-Ray. Even when the script could occur anywhere if that makes any sense. Though I guess they have to make the format appealing in all genres and this would be harder in a film which is mostly e.g. non-CGI etc.

4.5/10

Edit - a quick scan on imdb reveals 7/10 which I really disagree with.

BBx · 13-10-2009, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenlizard0

The Proposal

4.5/10

Edit - a quick scan on imdb reveals 7/10 which I really disagree with.

Agreed - shockingly awful. We only watched it as we had to kill some time as we were waiting for a train back from Liverpool.

Ryan Reynolds is hot stuff though so for that alone (and the fact you see him nekkid I would give it 6/10

Some funny scenes in there - esp that ^^ one!

BB x

07-10-2009, 02:33	#1232
Greenlizard0 Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 717	Driving Aphrodite / My Life in Ruins (ruined my life for two hours) This wet soggy rice crispie of a film stars..some woman (I don't know - she looks like Celine Dion a bit) who is not having a great life. She's very well educated, but is in a bit of a rut working in Greece as a tourguide. The fact she feels like crap rubs off onto her job, and her feedback scores indicate that the tourists don't warm to her. Another lad (played by Alistair Mcgowan) picks up on her low self esteem by treading on her toes and mocking her in front of her group. She finds love amongst all the mush, with a greasy Greek bus driver called Poopee(!), after being guided by an old sage in the group. Unsurprisingly revenge is also gotten over Alistair McGowan. The scenes (being Greek tourist sites) are fantastic, though for large chunks it felt like a government tourism video. Apparently it was the first film allowed to shoot by the Parthenon in 50 years for this very reason; the only thing it was missing was Hollywood styled product placement. The script is weak, wet and predictable although a reasonable cast try their best to plod it along. But unsurprisingly it didn't work. This film was funny in places and while at first mocking the different nationalities of tourists got some laughs, it quickly tired. 3/10 __________________

09-10-2009, 09:16	#1233
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	District 9 Odd film !!- First half hour I didn't know if this was a comedy or just a joke. Then things pick up and turns out to be pretty decent. What a shame! Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read! The film starts as a first person perspective of a camera man filming an inside documentary of the MNU, a government agency that looks after the alien colonisation of over a million stranded aliens or "prawns" as they are referred too, in a settlement called District 9. It's this part i really didn't like. The main actor (Don't know his name but he is bloody annoying) is recently promoted to lead the relocation of District 9 to a new purpose built location 200km outside Johannesburg, away from the city. Confronting the aliens, the lead character is exposed to the alien crafts bio fuel which has adverse reactions to his own genetic chemistry. He must now help the aliens in their rescue attempt in order to restore his his own preservation as a human. The MNU have other ideas for him. It's only when the main plot is set that the film starts picking up. but by then, the film is already 40 minutes in. End Spoiler Alert! 6/10 - 1 dedecuted for the poor choice of lead actor __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log Last edited by Admiral Huddy; 09-10-2009 at 09:36.

09-10-2009, 09:54	#1235
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	High School Musical 0.2/10 Yup. 0.2. It's worse than Cabin Fever. Seriously?! What on EARTH is going on in peoples mind when they say this is fantastic!! A) The scripting is horrendous. B) The acting is worse than Hollyoaks. C) The editing... Ooooh my lordy lord! Don't go there! D) The miming. Just... die in the face. E) The songs... I think this is a personal issue of being on a coach full of kids to Paris, around Paris and back again over 4 days with the same song being sung on repeat from HSM by the whole group, which was led by an obnoxious child who thought she was the next Madonna but infact had nasal issues. As for the story line?!! I don't get it! I really don't! A popular, intelligent, good looking, rich girl moves school and suddenly doesn't want any attention but falls in love with the popular, rich, good looking, basketball player? Somewhere here... we're supposed to feel sorry for her because she doesn't want to go back to being Miss Amazing. Oh my heart breaks for her. And then... the Brother and Sister auditioning for a loved up couple in the School Musical... what on Earth is that about?! Cannot believe I sat there zombified for it all. I'd rather of had my nose hairs plucked with blunt tweezers all evening. Pants. Absolute pants! /end rant /restart rant What was the moral? Be yourself and do what you want? Because if that's so, then the fatty girl who break dances gets laughed at and it never really comes back on her! And the kid that bakes crème brulee and cookies? He was laughed at and then when he pursued it, won the heart of the obnoxious teenage twunk who is supposed to be hated by everyone at the end? So really, only do what you want to do if you're rich, gorgeous and popular otherwise you'll look like a muppet. Oh and she?! The nasty plop head girl? The evil cow that sets up all the wrong doings and is a complete moose head? Just by apologising at the end very briefly and smiling sweetly everyone forgives her? So if you're a cow, all you need to do is apologise... there is no comeuppance... other than you might not get the role in a play you want to be in, even if you were the better dancers and singers? Stupid. STUPID! Oh and Mei mei - I now want to see White Noise 2 I liked White Noise but felt it was a tad boring so YAY! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk Last edited by Pheebs; 09-10-2009 at 10:00.

09-10-2009, 10:02	#1236
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	It's HSM.. What did you expect? __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

10-10-2009, 16:39	#1237
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Fast and Furious Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed! From big rig heists to precision tunnel crawls, Fast & Furious takes you back into the high-octane world to race through crowded city streets and across international lines! When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel. 7/10 I really enjoyed this, back to the heights of the first one. Just fast pace action with cars and hot women. RocknRolla London's criminal underworld takes notice of a Russian mobster's shady land deal, a scam that puts millions of dollars up for grabs. 8/10 Sheer brilliance just as good as lock stock and snatch. If you liek them you'll like his. Unknown Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who the good guys and bad guys are in order to stay alive. 6/10 Was expecting something between saw and the cube. It was more like the saw without the violence and more boring. It was an enjoyable film, but that was it. Not one I would watch again, but not a complete waste of time. Interstate 60 Bob Gale, screenwriter of classic comedies like BACK TO THE FUTURE and USED CARS, directed this unique comic fantasy. In it, James Marsden stars as Neal, a young man freshly graduated from high school and unsure of what to do with his life. Torn between his father's vision of himself and his own budding dreams, Neal gets a push in a strange direction when he suffers a blow to the head and begins hallucinating. Sent on a journey by a mysterious man named Ray, Neal drives down a nonexistent highway to deliver a package, only to have his ideas of reality turned inside out. 7/10 very bizzare but enjoyable.. The Hunted When rogue US special forces operative Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro) goes on the rampage, Lieutenant Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), the man who trained him, is brought out of retirement to track him down and bring him to justice. With the help of tenacious FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen), Bonham must bring down the man who can already anticipate his every move before he kills again. 8/10 Brilliant film, fugitive like with more violence. great cast and oh so good. If you like this sort of thing. __________________

05-10-2009, 23:21	#1231
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Flame retardant suit is on. 2001: A Space Odyssey Claimed by many to be the greatest film ever made. I thought it was just okay. It didn't grab me and make me want to sit and watch, I had to do that myself which is never a good thing. It might be because everyone raves on about it that I expected something more than I got, I just don't know. Visually it's a stunning film and the music is perfect but it seemed to drag on with nothing much happening for the first hour or so and it's only when I looked back I realised that things happened for a reason but it seemed to take forever to get there. I won't give it a rating as I feel I need to watch it again at some point.

09-10-2009, 09:28	#1234
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Session 9 - anyone seen this? We only saw half of it so can't really review it. Apart from to say Horatio from CSI Miami and the inmate who looks after the mouse in The Green Mile are in it. I didn't really 'get' it :/ The Condemned - what a load of tosh and (depsite people denying it) Battle Royale rip off - first thing I thought of was BR when I watched it. Vinnie Jones and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin 'star' in it. 10 criminals are sent to an island for a 30hr fight to the death, which is broadcasted on the web. I think thats about it. 2/10 White Noise 2 - anyone seen this? Rob started watching it on holiday (I was reading) and he had a nightmare! Glad I didn't watch it. The lead looks like Dan from Eastenders. Can't really rate it as we didn't watch it all, but Rob said it was better than the first one as that was boring. BB x

12-10-2009, 08:48	#1238
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Ghost Ship Horror about a haunted 1960's cruise ship starring Gabriel Byrne as a captain of a salvage ship recruited to tow the cruise ship from the Bering sea. Obviously not all is as it seems as the crew of the salvager start to see ghosts and find they are unable to leave alive. A lot better than I thought it would be and not to be confused with Deep Rising like I did for some reason. Got to the end of the film, turned to my sister and said "Great, another crap Hollywood ending" not realising it hadn't finished and the ending was actually quite good. 7.5/10

13-10-2009, 09:00	#1239
Greenlizard0 Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 717	The Proposal Sandra Bullock* is a sort of high powered woman, who must think on her feet upon hearing that she's to be deported to Canada (eh). She comes up with the idea of a sham wedding, in order to gain the relevant documents and allow her stay in New York to continue. The victim is her assistant, who after quite rightly opposing at first, has a change of heart after negotiating a boost to his career.. I'm pretty much somebody who doesn't mind a romantic comedy if its script is strong enough to appeal to both men and women. But the majority don't therefore I won't watch them voluntarily. I can understand that groups of women (and their boxes of chocolates) would like those ones. I can see the appeal. But with this I can't and it's because the film itself is very confused. It wasn't sure how serious or funny it was supposed to be. Neither was it clear just how deep the message was. Therefore it ends up a very beige affair; it didn't really do anything. It's also soppy and predictable. The cast is really good (do like Betty White and Bollock (couldn't resist twice)). The score isn't anything special. There were a few worse than usual moments regarding product placement. This is the second romantic comedy in a row which has featured some fantastic scenary; it was mostly set in Alaska. It's obvious that certain places are being chosen because of how well they'd look on Blu-Ray. Even when the script could occur anywhere if that makes any sense. Though I guess they have to make the format appealing in all genres and this would be harder in a film which is mostly e.g. non-CGI etc. 4.5/10* Edit - a quick scan on imdb reveals 7/10 which I really disagree with. __________________