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A Place of Light · 25-04-2009, 20:41

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Gran Torino

9/10

Clint Eastwood rocks!

As you've used this specific word, I think I can guess your favourite line from the movie.....mainly because I think it's the same as mine

Sandbags?

Belmit · 26-04-2009, 17:36

Jackie Brown

First time I've ever watched this all the way through as it's pretty long and no-one I know ever really enthused all that much about it. I have to say though, it's heavily underrated. As far as Tarantino films go it's about as conventional as he'll probably ever be. Everyone goes bananas over Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction but the dialogue and acting in this are far more subtle. Standout performances for me were Pam Grier and Robert Forster (the latter inparticular). De Niro didn't really get much of a character to work with and seems to shamble through the film until he finally gets to do some proper acting near the end, but that's a minor issue. Overall a great little movie.

8/10

Stardust

Decent family movie, if a little dark. Lots of people seem to snuff it, a lot of the time through being impaled or stabbed. I guess they tried to go for a kind of Grimm fairytale for the modern age, though it doesn't quite feel like it works on that level.

Good for a 'spot the British character actors' game as there's all kinds of minor celebs from David Walliams to Sarah Alexander. Most of the main actors play their parts well, especially Charlie Cox, Mark Strong, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes, who is incredibly radiant in this and not just because she's playing a star (hence the name of the film). Robert De Niro gets to have the most fun as the poncey Captain Shakespeare though, in a far deeper role than the one in Jackie Brown!

7/10

Kitten · 26-04-2009, 22:05

I loved Stardust, I'd give it a 9/10 definitely, possibly even 10. Can't fault it & i felt the darkness worked perfectly alongside the main theme of the movie

Haly · 26-04-2009, 23:16

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I loved Stardust, I'd give it a 9/10 definitely, possibly even 10. Can't fault it & i felt the darkness worked perfectly alongside the main theme of the movie

What she said, one of my favourite films of recent years

Del Lardo · 27-04-2009, 00:35

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Originally Posted by Belmit

Jackie Brown

First time I've ever watched this all the way through as it's pretty long and no-one I know ever really enthused all that much about it. I have to say though, it's heavily underrated. As far as Tarantino films go it's about as conventional as he'll probably ever be. Everyone goes bananas over Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction but the dialogue and acting in this are far more subtle. Standout performances for me were Pam Grier and Robert Forster (the latter inparticular). De Niro didn't really get much of a character to work with and seems to shamble through the film until he finally gets to do some proper acting near the end, but that's a minor issue. Overall a great little movie.

8/10

It's my favorite of his films. Far more subtle than the Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs and IMO better for it.

Blighter · 27-04-2009, 00:47

Tropic Thunder

Awesome cast, awesome soundtrack, awesome storyline, awesome everything.

Summer comedy film perfectional awesomeness

10/10

Peige · 27-04-2009, 08:14

Butterfly Effect 3 (revelations)

Having really enjoyied the first one and then thinking the second one was pants I wasn't even entertaining the idea of the 3rd one until I read some good stuff about it.

really enjoyed this, fans of the first should too, the "rules" have been changed a bit but the outcomes and the twist at the end are very entertaining.

Glaucus · 27-04-2009, 09:45

In the loop
I didn't think I would like it as it's a political comedy. But I have to say it was brilliant. Most of the comedy is built around "creative swearing" and big political events everyone will know. Well worth a watch. Not much point in watching it at the cinema like I did though. There's no awesome sound or action scenes to warrant the cinema effect.

9/10

semi-pro waster · 01-05-2009, 22:54

Maverick

Starring

Mel Gibson
Jodie Foster
James Garner
Graham Greene

Western of sorts

7/10 It's silly and cheesy and great for all that, suspend your disbelief for a couple of hours and just enjoy it.

Old School

Starring

Luke Wilson
Will Ferrell
Vince Vaughn
Jeremy Piven

Comedy

7/10 It's actually quite funny and Will Ferrell is in it yet I don't hate it, that's probably as resounding a recommendation for any film where Will Ferrell is in it for more than a few minutes as I'll ever give. Bless 'em, he does try quite hard to ruin this one too but happily it somehow manages to overcome that burden.

The Eiger Sanction

Starring

Clint Eastwood
George Kennedy
Vonetta McGee
Jack Cassidy

Thriller

8/10 I'd never heard of it before a mate recommended it to me so I figured I'd buy it and see, it's a pretty good film overall and one of Clint Eastwood's early efforts as a director. It's a little bit dated looking now with a distinct lack of political correctness but provided you can accept that it is thoroughly entertaining.

Garp · 01-05-2009, 23:52

Fast and Furious

After previous two films I wasn't expecting much.

I got more than I expected, but less than I could hope for.

Big positives: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker back in the lead roles. Both play their parts well and add much needed strength back into the series.

Negatives: Well.. it's a Fast and Furious film. The essential purpose is the cars, and finding excuses to show racing and tricked out cars, a nice bit of high-octane action.
Problem is it seems the story writers were trying to push for a story with a bit more depth to it.. and failed.

Take 2 minutes, close your eyes, blank your mind. Think crime on the streets of LA. What is the crime, who are the criminals?

No prizes for guessing: Drugs and Mexicans. Gee whiz, I didn't see that one coming.

Without spoiling anything you don't find out in the first 10 minutes of the film, Dom's GF, Letty is murdered by some lowlife drug running scum. That scum's boss just happens to be the guy FBI agent Brian O'Connor is tracking down.

Both Dom and Brian end up racing cars to get infiltrate the gang for their own purposes.. once. In fact, given it's a fast and furious film I can only remember 4 main car racing sequences in it. The amount of car pr0n is rather small as well. Maybe a dozen fancy cars, but almost no time talking about mods or showing them off in any way.

You end up with this curious kind of film, it's not really a car racing film, but not really a full on action film, or a reluctant buddy film.

The characters all around them are naturally utterly predictable and so 2 dimensional they might as well have used cardboard cut outs and had Vin and Walker do the entire conversations with them in a weird Gollumesque schizo sequence. Would have at least added something to the film that way.

That said, it's not a bad film. Vin Diesel revives an almost Riddick like anti-hero, and Walker builds up the not-quite-a-goody-two-shoes anti-establishment-pro-justice good guy.

Overall... it's a tough one. Far superior to any of the sequels, but not as good as the first.

6/10

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I loved Stardust, I'd give it a 9/10 definitely, possibly even 10. Can't fault it & i felt the darkness worked perfectly alongside the main theme of the movie

Absolutely. Plus add in the "blue" blood and so on which gives it a strong note of unreality

Stardust is up there amongst my favourite ever films.

26-04-2009, 17:36	#782
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Jackie Brown First time I've ever watched this all the way through as it's pretty long and no-one I know ever really enthused all that much about it. I have to say though, it's heavily underrated. As far as Tarantino films go it's about as conventional as he'll probably ever be. Everyone goes bananas over Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction but the dialogue and acting in this are far more subtle. Standout performances for me were Pam Grier and Robert Forster (the latter inparticular). De Niro didn't really get much of a character to work with and seems to shamble through the film until he finally gets to do some proper acting near the end, but that's a minor issue. Overall a great little movie. 8/10 Stardust Decent family movie, if a little dark. Lots of people seem to snuff it, a lot of the time through being impaled or stabbed. I guess they tried to go for a kind of Grimm fairytale for the modern age, though it doesn't quite feel like it works on that level. Good for a 'spot the British character actors' game as there's all kinds of minor celebs from David Walliams to Sarah Alexander. Most of the main actors play their parts well, especially Charlie Cox, Mark Strong, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes, who is incredibly radiant in this and not just because she's playing a star (hence the name of the film). Robert De Niro gets to have the most fun as the poncey Captain Shakespeare though, in a far deeper role than the one in Jackie Brown! 7/10 __________________

26-04-2009, 22:05	#783
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	I loved Stardust, I'd give it a 9/10 definitely, possibly even 10. Can't fault it & i felt the darkness worked perfectly alongside the main theme of the movie __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

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Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	Tropic Thunder Awesome cast, awesome soundtrack, awesome storyline, awesome everything. Summer comedy film perfectional awesomeness 10/10 __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

27-04-2009, 09:45	#788
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	In the loop I didn't think I would like it as it's a political comedy. But I have to say it was brilliant. Most of the comedy is built around "creative swearing" and big political events everyone will know. Well worth a watch. Not much point in watching it at the cinema like I did though. There's no awesome sound or action scenes to warrant the cinema effect. 9/10 __________________

01-05-2009, 22:54	#789
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	Maverick Starring Mel Gibson Jodie Foster James Garner Graham Greene Western of sorts 7/10 It's silly and cheesy and great for all that, suspend your disbelief for a couple of hours and just enjoy it. Old School Starring Luke Wilson Will Ferrell Vince Vaughn Jeremy Piven Comedy 7/10 It's actually quite funny and Will Ferrell is in it yet I don't hate it, that's probably as resounding a recommendation for any film where Will Ferrell is in it for more than a few minutes as I'll ever give. Bless 'em, he does try quite hard to ruin this one too but happily it somehow manages to overcome that burden. The Eiger Sanction Starring Clint Eastwood George Kennedy Vonetta McGee Jack Cassidy Thriller 8/10 I'd never heard of it before a mate recommended it to me so I figured I'd buy it and see, it's a pretty good film overall and one of Clint Eastwood's early efforts as a director. It's a little bit dated looking now with a distinct lack of political correctness but provided you can accept that it is thoroughly entertaining. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

27-04-2009, 08:14	#787
Peige Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 45	Butterfly Effect 3 (revelations) Having really enjoyied the first one and then thinking the second one was pants I wasn't even entertaining the idea of the 3rd one until I read some good stuff about it. really enjoyed this, fans of the first should too, the "rules" have been changed a bit but the outcomes and the twist at the end are very entertaining.