Rate the last movie you watched.

[Kitten]

I vaguely remember Be Kind Rewind. Was alright as I remember, but nothing special. Nice little movie though.

Oh and I may have said this before but it's worth saying twice. Do NOT under any circumstances watch the opening 5 minutes of 'The Invention of Lying' with any little 'uns or people you'll be embarrassed in front of. The following isn't a spoiler btw it happens in the opening scenes of the movie.

Watching Jennifer Garner and Ricky Gervais discussing the fact that she might just nip upstairs and 'finish herself off because she was masturbating when he arrived' nearly finished me off. He replies with 'Awkward'.

Not as bloody much as it was for me with my 93 year old Nan and my Mum both sat there next to me and the remote an interminable distance away! I think the word masturbating was used about 11 times in that short space of time. Horrifying!

Rest of the film was ok but not as good as the one where he played the dentist.

[Kitten]

Jackie Brown 7.5/10

Never seen it before. Clever little plot and you can see the Russ Meyer influence on Tarantino clearly in the casting and dressing of Pam Greer, but it felt less satisfying than the other Tarantino movies. I think it's because I'm fed up with Sam Jackson playing the same character over and over again (he probably hadn't when this came out) so I had no 'rapport' with him. Or De Niro. I'd say it was more Res. Dogs than Pulp Fiction.

[Haly]

You're right kitten, Ghost Town was much better than the Invention of Lying Invention of Lying was a nice concept though.

I feel quietly pleased that my Mum's so laid back Although when we saw Zach and Miri Do a Porno at the cinema, she did really embarrass some teenage boys just in front of us. At the end she stated that she'd expected to see more sex scenes in the film and was slightly disappointed that it wasn't as crude as she was hoping.
They turned round and looked mortified when they saw who'd said it

I've been trying to watch films that I wouldn't normally watch lately so last night I/we attempted to watch Twilight and The Strangers.

Twilight was incredibly slow with some very wonky dialogue. Admittedly it may have improved but after 45mins I really wasn't very interested and was worried I might fall asleep instead! So switched to The Strangers.

40mins in that got switched off too as absolutely nothing was happening in it. I assume it was trying to build up tension but I really didn't care for the couple and was just hoping they'd hurry up and get killed

Tonight will be a break from trying out new films. I'll be watching The Informant with Matt Damon which looks quite good.

[semi-pro waster]

The Boat That Rocked

Starring

• Michael Hadley
• Charlie Rowe
• Lucy Fleming
• Philip Seymour Hoffman

Comedy

7/10 It's just good silly fun, not a film to change the World although arguably the subject matter did and it's got a great soundtrack as you might expect. Lots of good strong performances and there's a bit of entertainment to be had working out where you've seen some of the people before.

[Kitten]

Originally Posted by Haly

You're right kitten, Ghost Town was much better than the Invention of Lying Invention of Lying was a nice concept though.

I feel quietly pleased that my Mum's so laid back .

As you know, your Mum is like mine, she embarrasses me with the frankness of some of the stuff she says (it's like role reversal!). But my Nan. Sheeesh. That was embarrassing

Forgot to say, watched Up and Wall-E again while I was in Germany. Over time, Wall-E still definitely has a huge edge over Up, there's something about it that just touches me, something that makes me feel so sad and happy all at the same time, wheras Up is just, I guess, a nice, sweet, funny movie (Kevin the bird is amazing). Although I do have one thing to say to anyone who's seen 'Dougs Big Adventure' on the DVD extras:

Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read!

I am sitting in the hole. I am sliding down the hole. It is dark in the hole. My pack is in the hole too

End Spoiler Alert!

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Kitten

As you know, your Mum is like mine, she embarrasses me with the frankness of some of the stuff she says (it's like role reversal!). But my Nan. Sheeesh. That was embarrassing

I still haven't seen Wall-E. Loved Up though

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Haly

The Strangers

That's easily one of the worst movies I've ever been unfortunate enough to sit through.....and trust me, I've seen some serious bilge.

[Garp]

Saving Private Ryan

Oh dear.

I'm not going to rate this one because I honestly couldn't make it more than half way in to the film before I turned this pile of dung off. I don't get why all the fuss was made about this movie 12 years ago, but honestly once you get past the superb opening sequence on Normandy beach, the rest of the film is pap. There are sections of dialog that are improvised, badly; or just appallingly written as to come off awkward and unnatural. Dodgy attempts at humour mixed in to what generally appears to be a serious film (e.g. taking stone out of boot which causes a wall to be knocked down and a bunch of germans revealed). All round it just felt like an awkward beast that didn't really know what to make of itself. Not long after Spoiler Alert! - Highlight below to read!

they met the wrong Pvt. Ryan

End Spoiler Alert! I decided I couldn't cope with any more and turned it off.

[Belmit]

It's A Wonderful Life

It's A Wonderful Film

10/10

[Haly]

Shutter Island

Really enjoyed it. Always a sign of a good film for me if I spend the 30 minute drive home discussing it and figuring out different interpretations of it Definitely one I want to see a second time.