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^ I really need to see Moneyball. Missed it when it hit cinemas :(

I watched Mary and Max a few days back. It was amazing, truly brilliant. The characters were some of the best I think I've seen in a long time and I really connected emotionally with them. The clay animation was amazing, the story was cute and emotional, and the whole film made em cry many, many times. Simply brilliance, one of the best films I've seen.

9.5/10

Went to see The Artist. I've been buzzing about The Artist for many, many, many months now, so I was so glad I could finally see it, and was pleased that it was an absolute sell out at my local independent.

The film itself was a great homage to silent film (I LOVE silent film), and the comedy was a lot more modern, structured and appealed to modern audiences which was great. I was laughing and smiling throughout the film and I didn't want it to end. But then it did. And then I got angry. Why spoil an amazing homage to silent film by having...MODERN CREDITS?! I mean, I understand that it was a big production and everyone should be credited and that credits have changed dramatically the last 90 years...but still. Was a sour note on the end of the film. "The End" should mean the end like it used to...

Ignoring that, I loved it. I really did.

9/10

Nowhere Boy. I loved it more than I expected, and it felt like a film that I could see myself making in the future. The story was good and strong enough to keep me hooked throughout, I loved the feel of the film, and it was a really nice watch. Not amazing, but good.

7/10

Watched NEDS as I've been meaning to see it for a while. The film started off well enough, but I felt the change in the protagonist from a smart guy to a thug was too sudden and it didn't feel natural at all. There was little transition and to see his change of character happen so quickly didn't work. The story was ok, the acting ok, but it really lacked something which is a shame. It had potential.

6.5/10

Watched Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Being my 3rd favourite book in the series, and after the terrible Order of the Phoenix (both book and film), I was looking forward to this. And I was pleased. The film didn't feel as long as it was, it was gripping and it had a nice feel to it. The only thing that annoyed me was the (SPOILER) Dumbledore death scene wasn't emotional at all, nor the scenes afterwards. For me, the saddest part of the book was emotionless in the film (END SPOILER). Much better than Order of the Phoenix though.

7.5/10

Just watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It was amazing! It was smartly immature, the classic comedy moments that I'd seen parodied many times over I finally got to see and the whole film was brilliant from start to finish. The final chase scene was brilliantly done! Classic!

8/10
 
Imo you're not missing out on much with Moneyball.

Saw The Darkest Hour in 3D.

Really enjoyed this, was quite different in a way I can't explain. I love how they made Moscow look empty, really reminded me of 29 days later and what they did with London. The special effects are awesome too and not OTT, they feel quite natural and well done. The acting was pretty good and I think there are plently of little surprises in there that you just don't see coming. The 3D wasn't that effective though so prob isn't worth the extra charge on your ticket price.

Rating: 4/5



The Sitter

I liked the look of this film after watching the trailer but I felt the film was a bit flat, it didn't really get good until about three quarters the way through. Yeah, it just didn't entertain me, shame.

Rating: 2/5
 
Just watched Piranha 3D. It's amazingly cheesey, there are some awful, AWFUL lines, some incredibly hammy acting (especially from the extras, who knew falling into water could be quite SO dramatic XD) and some excellently gorey B-movie horror make -up.

The cameos are perfect and the ending was extremely fitting too. It does exactly what it says on the tin and is just great.
 
^Yeah I completely agree with that, it's also one of the films in recent years to actually have decent 3D too. It's a shame the UK cinema release of the sequel has been cancelled, I was looking forward to that.
 
And just a day after I watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off, I see this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHmEo0Bx7Q[/youtube]

YES PLEASE! <3

Edit: I am aware that it's just a tease for some crummy Superbowl Ad trying to sell me some product and isn't actually for a FBDO sequel, but the premise of the advert made me smile <3
 
I thought Moneyball was great, and I don't even like baseball. xD

Also, with so many great looking films coming out today, I'm going to have a heck of a choice choosing what to see on Sunday. xD
 
Went to the cinema for the first time in forever to watch The Artist. Very funny, glad i saw it an arty theatre though and not at an odeon or something. The audience were nice and quiet, useful for a silent movie..

Not quite sure why it's getting SO much praise though. It's a fun little watch, but nothing mind blowing.
 
peep said:
Haywire

I loved the look of this after watching the trailer but I feel like the trailer is a bit misleading but I'm not sure why. It has a really unusual feel to it, I went in expecting fast paced action shots with some epic tunes behind it all and instead it doesn't use any music in the background during the action sequences which gives it this odd sense of realism, every punch sounds and feels a lot more serious and painful and everything feels quite tense. It was something really different and the cast were fantastic. So yeah, really enjoyed this one and I recommend.

Rating: 4/5
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WTF? Haywire was one of the worst films I've ever seen. All it is is a film to prove someone who's good at martial arts can read a script. The pace was boring, the fight scenes were boring and it was just rubbish. I went in with low expectations and it even managed to do worse than that. And I know Im not the only one who thought that as the 8 people I went with thought the same and when it finished all we heard from everyone leaving the film was "That was ****" NO ONE even said it was ok let alone good.
I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I just really don't see how you could have found it good in any way. :p


peep said:
The girl with the dragon tattoo (US remake)

Wow. Really epic (in terms of length and awesomeness). Due to the length I was expecting to feel a bit bored at times but it has got a great pace and the soundtrack is amazing. I also thought Daniel Craig might be a bit burdenous but he was alright. Yeah, really love it, I do hope he gets to make the other two.

Rating: 5/5
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I agree with this. The film was pretty good and the plot was interesting to follow and it had some great scenes. Still think Daniel Craig wasn't the best choice for the role (I hate him) and the fact he spend the whole film speaking in an English accent when he's meant to be Swedish. The only time he had a slight accent was when he said his name. :p
The film could have been cut down as well as it went on forever and it took ages to get going and never seemed to end. :p But yeah it was good and I enjoyed it and trying to work it out as it went along (not read the book or seen the original version).
 
Re: "Now Showing"

^ I think that it HAD to be that long and "slow" ( I didn't think so ) though. Millions of people have read those books; they've become modern classics.

People will always compare films to books, and usually it doesn't matter if the film is "inferior" because the vast majority of people watching it wouldn't have read the book. That's just not the case with Dragon Tattoo though; a LOT of people will go and see it because of the book, so in a way it needs to be accurate.

Personally, I think it's the best book adaptation I've seen in a very long time. Daniel Craig was the only week link for me. Otherwise, the casting (Rooney Mara WAS Lisbeth Salandar), locations etc. were pretty much perfect (from how I read the book anyway)
 
I just watched 13 Assassins, it was awesome. Now I need sleep cause it went on longer than I excepted...

It was still good though, excessive violence <3.
 
ciallkennett said:
(SPOILER) Dumbledore death scene wasn't emotional at all, nor the scenes afterwards. For me, the saddest part of the book was emotionless in the film (END SPOILER). Much better than Order of the Phoenix though...
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This is what I really disliked about the films (Order of The Phoenix onwards), the emotion seemed to have been sucked out of it. I'm not sure if it's my age now or what, yet I still get rather emotional watching the first 4 films (the first one especially). The ending to the series was awful, it was as if I couldn't care less, I just wished they spent more time with connecting to the audiences feelings rather than spamming us with flashy effects and 2 hours of action... [/snooze] :x
 
Kebab said:
ciallkennett said:
(SPOILER) Dumbledore death scene wasn't emotional at all, nor the scenes afterwards. For me, the saddest part of the book was emotionless in the film (END SPOILER). Much better than Order of the Phoenix though...
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This is what I really disliked about the films (Order of The Phoenix onwards), the emotion seemed to have been sucked out of it. I'm not sure if it's my age now or what, yet I still get rather emotional watching the first 4 films (the first one especially). The ending to the series was awful, it was as if I couldn't care less, I just wished they spent more time with connecting to the audiences feelings rather than spamming us with flashy effects and 2 hours of action... [/snooze] :x
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I don't know if this'll apply to Kebab but from what I can see, you've already read the book before seeing the movie yeah, Cial? There for you're already aware what'll happen and thus prepared for the event, essentially you've already spoiled the ending.

Kinda like me seeing a bunch of dead people on the internet and tv and thus when I see one of the many dead, mouldy and\or squished with organs hanging out birds in newcastle I'm like, "meh".

Ok, maybe it's not 'exacitally' like that but, yeah....
 
Finally got around to watching Inglorious Basterds last night; I've only had it for about six months :roll:

Like (I think) all of Tarantino's, the first watch is difficult. Not because they're bad films, or complicated or anything but simply because the way they're presented is so different to any other film you watch. It's almost very subtle and I really can't describe it, you just have to adjust the way you watch the film to suit.

So generally the second time through is the best experience, but the film was pretty much what he does best - lots of clever dialogue and sudden shocks with a rambling and irreverent story. Really enjoyed it, but I didn't think it was quite the best on the first watch through, will try again and see if it improves. Again, also not sure it deserves such a high place in a top 100 films as it gets. Well worth watching though 9/10 (on first watch).
 
I was intrigued by Ciall's review of Mary and Max, so I watched it last night. I thought it was great! It was such a simple concept, yet the character development and connection you felt to them was amazing. For having such a simple premise, it was really able to evoke emotion and had me crying at many points, even ones that weren't as obviously sad as the ending, but that could be related to in one way or another. I think it's really underrated and needs to be seen by more people.

8.5/10
 
^Clockwork orange is amazing, but yeah, totally messed up.

Just watched Drive on Blu-ray, still one of the coolest movies ever made <3
 
^ NEED TO SEE DRIVE ASAP! I'm gutted I missed it at the cinema :(

kimahri said:
I don't know if this'll apply to Kebab but from what I can see, you've already read the book before seeing the movie yeah, Cial? There for you're already aware what'll happen and thus prepared for the event, essentially you've already spoiled the ending.
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I know what happens at the end of The Green Mile and I've seen it a gazillion times, yet it s till makes me cry each and every time. That's because it is brilliantly executed in terms of cinematography and the build-up to it. I felt that in HP&THBP, the build-up wasn't done as well as it should have been, and thus the actually death wasn't as sad as it should have been. But I blame that on the fact the books are so heavily laden with vital information which has to be shrunk down and fit inside about 2 and a half hours that there isn't enough time for the build up of emotion. A shame, really.

I'm glad you enjoyed Mary & Max, Taylor. It really is stunning.

And A Clockwork Orange is too amazing to put into words <3


Well, I FINALLY got around to watching the whole of Pulp Fiction. I'd seen pretty much all of the film before, albeit in a muddled mess and months apart, so seeing it in its entirety was well overdue. It is simply amazing! Tarantino still amazes me at how he conquers and succeeds in making long periods of dialogue so natural and...well...interesting. The film as a whole was clever, simple and make for amazing viewing. Slots right near the top of my film list. Simply superb!

10/10

Watched Shame. It was very well done, very artistically shot and some scenes are so breathtakingly brilliantly done (the restaurant scene, for example) that I was genuinely amazed at what I was seeing. Definitely not one to watch with your parents though. It felt awkward for me as there were two quite elderly people a few rows in front. They seemed to love it just as much as I did. Verges on pornographic at times. But amazing film making.

8/10

Watched A Short Film About Killing. I really enjoyed it, and without giving too much away, one scene in particular was very hard to watch. The subtitling was awful and not done correctly - even I could tell and I speak no Polish - but it really was a film that makes you think afterwards for quite a while.

8/10

And finally, sat through Beverley Hills Cop twice in two days due to me watching it before a lecture...and then finding out we would be watching it during the lecture the next day too. I'm going to be honest, I didn't like it much. The story was weak, the humour was hit and miss, and the best thing about the whole film is Eddie Murphy's terrible, terrible laugh...and Axel F theme <3 But I think comedies such as that have been done much better, but I can still see why it is seen as a 'classic' comedy film.

5.5/10
 
Sorry Ciall, but Shame was embarrassingly bad. Like so bad. They took a subject which is a little uncomfortable, and played on the awkwardness to pass it off as arty. Blergh. It annoys me that a controversial subject automatically equals arty film. Stupid.

Anyway, I finally got around to watching Mysterious Skin the other day. It's one of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's first films, and focuses around two boys, both of whom had something strange happen to them when they were younger. One kid turns out to be a bit of a nerd, and concludes that the strange occurrences and blackouts he experienced as a child were because he was abducted by aliens and experimented on, but only once he meets up with the other boy is the truth finally revealed.

It's a really cool, sad, disturbing little film. I really enjoyed it, it made Sam squirm, lol. 7/10.
 
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