Movies wot I saw 2009

Aodan · Teiam Member

RE: Movies wot I saw 2009

Aodan · Teiam Member

Finally got around to watching Watchmen. It was good, but it felt like something was missing... I'm not sure what though. I didn't absolutely love it like I thought I would. I liked it well enough, but I didn't swoon all over it.

There was enough MFFN to keep me lookin' though ;)

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Tell you what. I'll remember it and tell you all about it. It'll be just like you were there with me!

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

Aodan wrote:

Finally got around to watching Watchmen. It was good, but it felt like something was missing... I'm not sure what though. I didn't absolutely love it like I thought I would. I liked it well enough, but I didn't swoon all over it.

There was enough MFFN to keep me lookin' though ;)

Maybe the Directors cut will add something :)

What an awesome movie...

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I enjoyed Watchmen. Thought it was a stunning moie, but I can see why the public at large didn't think much of it. It wasn't mainstream enough to get the box office figures, which is fine, cos it's not a movie thet'll ever need a sequel! But dense, self referential movies that rely on the viewer having read the source matieral to give the characters a rounded feel, ain;t gonna be everyone's cup of tea.

The Directors cut should add about 24 minutes, I understand.

I sat through The Happening written and directed by M Night Shamalangalangdong and starring Mark Whalberg and Zooey Deschanel.

Oh dear. So what's happened here, is that someone's combined Day of the Triffids with a load of old cobblers and come up with a ropey, rather dull B Move style plot and then paid a couple of decent actors to come along and... well... not act very wey well, along with a cast that think they're in a school play.

Seriously, this felt a lot like a dodgy TV disaster movie that never quite made the grade and along with the ropey acting and rubbish story, threw in some flat direction as well! Whalberg was completely unconvincing as a teacher. There was a crazy man man with crazy eyes and a crazy beard who held conversations with the plants in his greenhouse who knew exactly what was going on and everyone just believed him, even though he was clearly crazy.

So, anyway, if you haven't seen it, don't bother. If you have... you have my condolences.

Aodan · Teiam Member

I've read enough recaps of The Happening to know that its not happening... I'll just add yours to the pile :)

I think the problem with Watchmen for me was that I got myself over hyped about it... I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting, but it just felt sort of flat...it was beautifully shot, and entertaining... it just felt like they didn't go deep enough. Not sure if I'm explaining it right.

I was half distracted with something I was working on while watching it which might have had something to do with it. I'll get the director's cut and give it a proper viewing without distraction soon.

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

Aodan wrote:

I've read enough recaps of The Happening to know that its not happening...

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Aodan wrote:

just felt like they didn't go deep enough.

I know exactly what you mean. It doesn't have the sense of a well developed history that the book had.

Truckman · Old. But wise!

ddvmor wrote:

Aodan wrote:

just felt like they didn't go deep enough.

I know exactly what you mean. It doesn't have the sense of a well developed history that the book had.

Hmmm, that could have gone an entirely different direction...Some of us applaud your tasteful restraint, Darren...

...Ben

Aodan · Teiam Member

For shame, Ben.. for shame! disbelief

Truckman · Old. But wise!

Aodan wrote:

For shame, Ben.. for shame!

Don't blame me, you're the one talking dirty... disbelief

...Ben

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I saw a movie at the weekend called The Cottage, starring Reece Shearsmith from the League of Gentlemen and Andy Serkis from… well everything else! I didn’t read the write up and the first 20 minutes made it look like it was going to be a black comedy kidnap caper movie, so I got Kaz to watch it with me. There was some nice banter between the main characters and it was all shaping up quite nicely as a sort of Snatch/Withnail & I hybrid.

Needless to say, about half way through, a hideously deformed farmer started chopping bits off the various characters in hilariously gory fashion. Catfish had to leave the room! It was that silly over the top gore that you used to get in 80’s and 90’s slasher movies! The whole thing became very, very predictable, but remained kinda amusing. Ultimately forgettable though!

Aodan · Teiam Member

That sounds awesome. I must add it to my list.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I still have to get round to my Moon review. It was very good, though!

Truckman · Old. But wise!

Sam's had "The Birdman of Alcatraz" and "Swordfish" last night, about $11.00 for both...Great flicks...I had forgotten that Telly Savalas once had hair... wink

...Ben

Henglegert Rinkerdink · Sorry... I must have the wrong street.

Watch "Anvil : The story of Anvil" tonight.

Loved it, reminded me what's actually important in being in a band ... enjoying the crack and enjoying the songs. really felt for them, seemed like top guys who've just been dicked on for years. Bless 'em for keeping going.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

That's about half way down my Love Film list. I'll probably get to it if I ever send Steamboy back to them!

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

I saw "in the loop" the other day - this pretty much sums it up from IMDB

IN THE LOOP is a foul-mouthed comedy that draws on non-specific events to create a world that is terrifyingly familiar: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war, but not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. US General Miller (James Gandolfini The Sopranos, The Taking Of Pelham 123) certainly doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride and Prejudice). But when the mild-mannered minister inadvertently appears to back the war on prime-time television, he immediately attracts the attention of the PMs venomously aggressive communications chief Malcolm Tucker (reprised from The Thick of It by Peter Capaldi), who latches onto him like a hawk. Soon, the Brits are in Washington, where diplomatic relations collide with trans-Atlantic spin doctors and Fosters off-hand remark quickly spirals into an insurmountable mountain of conflict.

It was brilliant :)

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I'm keen to see In the Loop as I'm a big fan of the preceeding series 'The Thick Of It'. Basically it's a fly on the wall documentary style sit come - in much the same vein as 'The Office', following the Minister for Social Affairs around as he manages to c*ck just about everything up.

It never made a second series as the guy playing the minister allegedly made some questionable choices about what he was going to look at on the internet. I think this movie was a way of continuing the awesomeness of the series without all the muckiness that's been associated with it.

I'd recommend 'The Thick of It' as the superb performance by Peter Capaldi and some of the supporting cast far outweighs the unpleasantness of watching a middle aged pervert!

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

Wow - have none of us seen any films in the last month?

Hey ho -

Tonight I was mostly watching 'Swing vote' a Kevin Costner 2008 movie about a tied US election coming down the vote of one drunk, politically uneducated man in a small town.

It was actually well written. Costner's performance was solid and the little girl who played his daughter is a find.

Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper phone in their performances but overall a solid 7/10 - one for the DVD pile on a Sunday afternoon !

Truckman · Old. But wise!

JonnyStead wrote:

Wow - have none of us seen any films in the last month?

Sure, I watched tthree Steven Seagal movies today, "Glimmerman" (always funny), "Uder Siege" (another chance to see the USS Missouri in action) and "Above The Law" (his first action flick and a good one)...I don't like any of his latest movies though, he's lost the edge...Ben

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

OK, so over the weekend I watched 'Pineapple Express' - a sort of 'Caper comedy' about a 25yr old chap, who smokes weed, is stuck in a rut and happens to witness a murder at a drug dealers house. From there - hilarity ensues... or at least its supposed to.

The script wasnt great - and some of the performances were a bit 2D but there were moments of slaptick which got me giggling.

Its out on DVD now, and its probably another Sunday afternoon job - but to be honest if you want a better laugh, go for Clerks II or Zack and Miri make a porno - they are better movies :)

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I don't think I have.

I saw Pineapple Express a while back and was moderately entertained by it at the time. In retrospect, it wasn't very memorable.

I have Tropic Thunder waiting for me on my sky box. I have to try and watch that this week. Could go either way as I dislike Ben Stiller and Jack Black has never been a good movie as far as I can see. Robert Downey Junior, however, is awesome!

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

I think Jack Black has made some rubbish -

But the film about the record shop was quite cool and of course the Pick of Destiny was erm... well good for Muso's...

I thought Tropic Thunder was 'OK' - hope you enjoy it !

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

It was a horrible mess of a movie. I have to say though that Tom Cruise was bloody funny in it though!

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I finally got round to watching RocknRolla this morning and was pleasantly surprised by it. Directed by Guy Richie, it's a fairly bog standard semi humourous cockney gangster movie along the same lines as his previous movie, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the like.

I'd heard that it was a bit rubbish and, I have to agree that it wasn't as awesome as Snatch, but was pretty entertaining nevertheless. It follows the usual pattern of stuff being stolen and inept gangsters bumbling along, being pursued by a ruthless crime boss.

It has a quite an impressive cast, including Gerard Butler (with clothes - sorry, girls), Mark Strong, Matt King, Thandie Newton (phowarr) and Super Hans (from Peep show), all of whom give good performances.

I am the JDK and I approve this movie.

Aodan · Teiam Member

Speaking of Mr. Butler (who's nakedness is always appreciated), I saw Law Abiding Citizen tonight. It was good, violent and crazy, and kept my interest, but without giving anything away, the ending was super weak..

There are at least a dozen different ways it could have ended, any of which would have been light years better... but its still worth a watch.

And there's Gerard Butler butt. Can't go wrong there ;)

Aodan · Teiam Member

Watched a movie called Hank & Mike.

Two Easter Bunnies get downsized from Easter Enterprises and need to find alternative employment.

From IMDB: "Two blue-collar Easter Bunnies get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs, failing at each. Fighting depression, debt and eventually each other, their lives start to unravel until they realize that without their job they are nothing."

That makes it sound a little sappier than it actually was.

I'm not sure how to explain it... other than it was oddly good. I didn't know what to expect, it just looked kind of funny, and I wasn't disappointed.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Bunnies? So it's like Watership Down then? BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT EEEEEEEEEYYYYYEEEESSSS!!!!

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

ddvmor wrote:

Bunnies? So it's like Watership Down then? BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT EEEEEEEEEYYYYYEEEESSSS!!!!

They all die at the end...