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Tak · 30-04-2010, 18:39

I think only half a dozen people got up when the credits started rolling; everyone else stayed and waited

We missed the post-credit bit for the first film so had learnt our lesson.

Wossi · 01-05-2010, 10:49

Race To witch Mountain

Watched it round the parents last night, cheesy as all hell but an enjoyable way to lose 1 1/2 hours and it was a quick 1 1/2 hours, time seemed to fly. It helps that I like The Rock as an actor as he's like Jason Statham, you know exactly the kind of film you'll be getting.

Need to get hold of the originals for nostalgia purposes now.

8/10

The Fourth Kind

Was hoping for a scary film about alien abductions, turned it off after 5 minutes as I didn't realise it was slightly based on a true story and was intersped with actual recordings and footage.

1/10

Daybreakers

Vampire film with Ethan Hawke where the vampires are in the majority and have Human Farms where the humans are bled dry to feed the vampires.
Not sure if I really liked it or not or just liked the idea behind the film, it was a great concept but I don't think they managed to pull it off that well.

5/10

Legion

Paul Bettany as the Archangel Michael who is trying to save an unborn child. Was quite freaky in places and a different twist on survival horror.

I did like:

Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read!

the fact it was angels that were possessing people to kill everyone, I always wondered who thought that angels should be all nice and happy considering God was known for his wroth.

End Spoiler Alert!

Just in case someone hadn't seen it.

I did note that there is a possibility for a sequel though.

7/10

Fayshun · 01-05-2010, 21:10

In preparation for IM2, I have the soundtrack in the car. It's awesome.

Del Lardo · 01-05-2010, 22:44

Avatar (2D)

Never got round to watching it at the cinema so thought I'd pickup the Blu-ray for some in home viewing.

It's certainly visually spectacular and it's quite amusing to see effects that would certainly work well in 3D look silly in 2D. I wasn't expecting much from the story line and I wasn't disappointed, the plot was as 2D as the Blu-ray (see what I did there, clever init

) but moved along at a much faster pace than I expected for the 2.5 hour running time.

I suspect that in 3D at the cinema this film would blow your socks off (well visually anyway) but in 2D at home it's let down by a 'meh' story.

5/10

Glaucus · 02-05-2010, 08:31

Iron Man 2

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, must forge new alliances -and confront powerful enemies.

9/10

Absolutely amazing sequel and great blockbuster. Bit of cheese, a bit of laughter, a bit of eye candy (especially Scarllett, but then she is always amazing) and a lot of action. everything you need in a balanced quantity.

The sequence at the end of credits is not worth the wait

for the end credits Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read!

for the end credits

It's just thors hammer and is in relation to the nick fury film out next year. Which has iron man and several other superheroes in

End Spoiler Alert!

Feek · 02-05-2010, 20:59

Heh heh. Good point

Belmit · 03-05-2010, 11:32

Hot Tub Time Machine

Not bad, some laugh out loud moments. Even though it's clearly a brainless comedy though there's just too many ridiculous time-travel plot holes to excuse - even worse than the Austin Powers stuff. Crispin Glover is clearly only in it as an homage to Back to the Future and I've no clue why John Cusack agreed to be in it at all. There's no attempt to even explain why the hot tub is a time machine, and poor Chevy Chase is the elderly repair man who obviously doesn't know either, and gets no laughs at all. A sad day.

Most of the laughs come from Rob Corddry, who I'd only ever seen in small roles in similar comedies. He gets some great off-the-cuff lines, one about John Lennon especially made me roffle. Some of the funniest moments come about from his reaction to Glover's character and a particular situation.

This was clearly a film based on one single idea of a hot tub being a time machine, then a plot was constructed around it. Poorly. No effort seems to have been made to hide this and only a decent amount of characterisation manages to steer the film away from complete disaster.

This would only be a 5/10 movie, except that for some unknown reason established actress Jessica Paré goes topless in a jacuzzi for about thirty seconds in a brief cameo. That's worth a point... almost two.

6/10

Oh, and Lizzy Caplan, in a minor role, just proves that she's wasted on films like this.

Wossi · 03-05-2010, 13:41

The Hangover

Wasn't sure what to expect with this but was pleasantly surprised by it, a lot funnier than I imagined and not as many cringe worthy moments as I thought.

8/10 as Heather Graham flashes her bits so gets bumped slightly.

Burble · 03-05-2010, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wossi

The Hangover

I watched it on the Eurostar a week or two ago and thought it was woeful. Predictable, cringe worthy and a total waste of hard drive space.

Just goes to show that one mans meat is another mans poison.

1/10

BBx · 03-05-2010, 13:49

Yeah we watched this recently ^^^ once it got started it was actually quite good - reminded me of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a bit too.

BB x

30-04-2010, 18:39	#1
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	I think only half a dozen people got up when the credits started rolling; everyone else stayed and waited We missed the post-credit bit for the first film so had learnt our lesson. __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

01-05-2010, 21:10	#3
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	In preparation for IM2, I have the soundtrack in the car. It's awesome. __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

02-05-2010, 08:31	#5
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Iron Man 2 With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, must forge new alliances -and confront powerful enemies. 9/10 Absolutely amazing sequel and great blockbuster. Bit of cheese, a bit of laughter, a bit of eye candy (especially Scarllett, but then she is always amazing) and a lot of action. everything you need in a balanced quantity. The sequence at the end of credits is not worth the wait for the end credits Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read! for the end credits It's just thors hammer and is in relation to the nick fury film out next year. Which has iron man and several other superheroes in End Spoiler Alert! __________________

02-05-2010, 20:59	#6
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Heh heh. Good point __________________

03-05-2010, 11:32	#7
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Hot Tub Time Machine Not bad, some laugh out loud moments. Even though it's clearly a brainless comedy though there's just too many ridiculous time-travel plot holes to excuse - even worse than the Austin Powers stuff. Crispin Glover is clearly only in it as an homage to Back to the Future and I've no clue why John Cusack agreed to be in it at all. There's no attempt to even explain why the hot tub is a time machine, and poor Chevy Chase is the elderly repair man who obviously doesn't know either, and gets no laughs at all. A sad day. Most of the laughs come from Rob Corddry, who I'd only ever seen in small roles in similar comedies. He gets some great off-the-cuff lines, one about John Lennon especially made me roffle. Some of the funniest moments come about from his reaction to Glover's character and a particular situation. This was clearly a film based on one single idea of a hot tub being a time machine, then a plot was constructed around it. Poorly. No effort seems to have been made to hide this and only a decent amount of characterisation manages to steer the film away from complete disaster. This would only be a 5/10 movie, except that for some unknown reason established actress Jessica Paré goes topless in a jacuzzi for about thirty seconds in a brief cameo. That's worth a point... almost two. 6/10 Oh, and Lizzy Caplan, in a minor role, just proves that she's wasted on films like this. __________________

01-05-2010, 10:49	#2
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Race To witch Mountain Watched it round the parents last night, cheesy as all hell but an enjoyable way to lose 1 1/2 hours and it was a quick 1 1/2 hours, time seemed to fly. It helps that I like The Rock as an actor as he's like Jason Statham, you know exactly the kind of film you'll be getting. Need to get hold of the originals for nostalgia purposes now. 8/10 The Fourth Kind Was hoping for a scary film about alien abductions, turned it off after 5 minutes as I didn't realise it was slightly based on a true story and was intersped with actual recordings and footage. 1/10 Daybreakers Vampire film with Ethan Hawke where the vampires are in the majority and have Human Farms where the humans are bled dry to feed the vampires. Not sure if I really liked it or not or just liked the idea behind the film, it was a great concept but I don't think they managed to pull it off that well. 5/10 Legion Paul Bettany as the Archangel Michael who is trying to save an unborn child. Was quite freaky in places and a different twist on survival horror. I did like: Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read! the fact it was angels that were possessing people to kill everyone, I always wondered who thought that angels should be all nice and happy considering God was known for his wroth. End Spoiler Alert! Just in case someone hadn't seen it. I did note that there is a possibility for a sequel though. 7/10

01-05-2010, 22:44	#4
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Avatar (2D) Never got round to watching it at the cinema so thought I'd pickup the Blu-ray for some in home viewing. It's certainly visually spectacular and it's quite amusing to see effects that would certainly work well in 3D look silly in 2D. I wasn't expecting much from the story line and I wasn't disappointed, the plot was as 2D as the Blu-ray (see what I did there, clever init ) but moved along at a much faster pace than I expected for the 2.5 hour running time. I suspect that in 3D at the cinema this film would blow your socks off (well visually anyway) but in 2D at home it's let down by a 'meh' story. 5/10

03-05-2010, 13:41	#8
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	The Hangover Wasn't sure what to expect with this but was pleasantly surprised by it, a lot funnier than I imagined and not as many cringe worthy moments as I thought. 8/10 as Heather Graham flashes her bits so gets bumped slightly.

03-05-2010, 13:49	#10
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Yeah we watched this recently ^^^ once it got started it was actually quite good - reminded me of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a bit too. BB x