What movies have you seen lately? Now with reviews!Movies 

  • Thread starter scentedsoap
  • 8,212 comments
  • 491,723 views
I have hopes that How To Train Your Dragon wins an award this year.

-
To get the taste of Taxi out of your mouth, you've got to watch the original. In french (the English dub is bad). It's not world-class film-making, but it's twenty times better.

The first few, that is... the later ones are kind of "meh".
 
I saw the original as well as parts 2 and 3. The 3rd one wasn't very good, though the 2nd one was alright. The first is awesome.
 
this_is_england.jpg


This Is England (Shane Meadows, 2006)

I finally got round to watching this film at the weekend after passing it over far too many times. Set in England (unsurprisingly) in 1983 this film is about an awkward 12 year old boy (Shaun) who makes friends with a group of older skinheads after having a particularly tough day at school. The first part of the film is of Shaun having fun with his new skinhead friends, going to parties and having his first proper experiences with girls. The 1983 setting is perfectly recreated with nothing jarring to my eye. Although I didn't grow up in quite as grim an area or have friends who were nearly as cool everything brought back memories of my yoof even down to the concrete planters. Unfortunately the fun comes to a grinding halt when Combo turns up fresh out of prison from which point the film takes on a much darker tone. The Combo character is perfectly played by Stephen Graham who is completely convincing as the preaching, racist psycho smashing through the facade of charismatic top dog with the film centred on and driven by him and Shaun. What follows is an unpleasant journey involving the National Front, hate and violence that is pretty horrible and shocking at times but never breaks the spell of believability. This film definitely deserves the acclaim it received, it's full of amazing performances and tells its story in a touching and sensitive way even though it isn't an easy story at times. 8.5/10
 
Tom Servo
I saw the original as well as parts 2 and 3. The 3rd one wasn't very good, though the 2nd one was alright. The first is awesome.
Click to expand...

I kind of thought the 2nd was a gas... "Ninja!"... okay... that was a long time and many beers ago.

Be glad you didn't have to sit through Taxi 4...
 
niky
Be glad you didn't have to sit through Taxi 4...
Click to expand...

Lesson learned :ouch:





Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999) -- A black mafia hitman who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. I remember almost walking into this movie back in '99, opting for All About My Mother, instead. If you're looking for samurai choreographies and Blade-styled action, look elsewhere. The movie is alright, however it seems to drag along too much; the apparent ending comes at around the 70-minute mark, and everything after that is a ver long epilogue (total runtime is 116 minutes), during which the movie goes from being a fairly decent revenge movie to a very weird and not very believable tale of following the samurai code. The soundtrack was probably my biggest annoyance in the movie, though there's a few positive things in it, and originality is probably the top most. Jarmusch always has that, so as far as I'm concerned, this one's another of his type. 6.5/10
 
Tom Servo
Lesson learned :ouch:





Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999) -- A black mafia hitman who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. I remember almost walking into this movie back in '99, opting for All About My Mother, instead. If you're looking for samurai choreographies and Blade-styled action, look elsewhere. The movie is alright, however it seems to drag along too much; the apparent ending comes at around the 70-minute mark, and everything after that is a ver long epilogue (total runtime is 116 minutes), during which the movie goes from being a fairly decent revenge movie to a very weird and not very believable tale of following the samurai code. The soundtrack was probably my biggest annoyance in the movie, though there's a few positive things in it, and originality is probably the top most. Jarmusch always has that, so as far as I'm concerned, this one's another of his type. 6.5/10
Click to expand...

I think RZA produced the soundtrack though it wasn't that bad.
 
True, it was RZA, but I didn't like it at all. Too bass-heavy and some of the rap songs in it downright annoyed me. I'm not a big fan of rap or hip-hop either.
 


just finished watching, great movie.
it's been a long time since i've seen it and i could'nt remember it being this good
 


The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925) -- Chaplin's famed character, The Tramp ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm. Another Chaplin classic that is nothing short of amazing, with some very funny moments, lovable characters and awesome expressionist acting in the time before sound. This is also the movie where Chaplin does his famous 'bread roll dance' and the boot-eating thanksgiving dinner. Definitely a must for Chaplin fans as well as admirers of quality comedies. 8.5/10
 
Last edited:
moon_2009_430x300_534935.jpg


Watched this movie on the movie channels last night on TV. Didnt know what to expect and I was pleasently surprised.... Really good thriller here that caught me totally off-guard. It did start off a bit slow, but as soon as the main plot points start to surface it just grabs you and you cant stop watching because you want to know what happens. Definitely recommend this one! 👍 7.5/10
 
Cop Out (2010)
Bruce Wilis and Treacy Morgan team up in this lol-y film as Wilis' character tries to find a pricey Baseball card to sell for money for his daughter's wedding. Filled with laughs and Sean William Scott plays a hilarious character!
 
^^ (Re Moon) Kevin Spacey is perfect as the Hal copy. Great film.

BTW Diego I've ordered Say Anything as a Christmas present for my wife following your review as she loves Cusak and 80's movies...if she doesn't like it I'll point out she's wrong as it comes recommended from a cinephile ;)
 
Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Hilarious! People said it was awful but I thought it was entertaining. Maybe it's only because I find Samuel L. Jackson's antics amusing 👍.
 
Last edited:
Neal
BTW Diego I've ordered Say Anything as a Christmas present for my wife following your review as she loves Cusak and 80's movies...if she doesn't like it I'll point out she's wrong as it comes recommended from a cinephile ;)
Click to expand...

Say Anything is 80s Cusack, there's no other alternative.
 
Neal
she loves Cusak and 80's movies...if she doesn't like it I'll point out she's wrong as it comes recommended from a cinephile ;)
Click to expand...
99.9% chance she is familiar with the movie, loves it, and wants to know why you can't do something half as awesome as the Peter Gabriel scene.
 
FoolKiller
99.9% chance she is familiar with the movie, loves it, and wants to know why you can't do something half as awesome as the Peter Gabriel scene.
Click to expand...

I'm starting to wonder if she's already seen it or even got it! Is that what he's doing holding the stereo? It's all starting to seem very familiar...I'm now wondering if I've seen it before!!
 
Neal
I'm starting to wonder if she's already seen it or even got it! Is that what he's doing holding the stereo? It's all starting to seem very familiar...I'm now wondering if I've seen it before!!
Click to expand...
My wife had never seen the movie before I showed it to her, but she knew that scene. Everyone knows that scene.

And to know that scene is to love that scene.
 
mv5bmtmwndeymjexof5bml5.jpg


Batman: Under the Red Hood - 2010

This has got to rank up there as one of the best, if not the best, animated Batman movie I've seen. Red Hood strolls into Gotham and asks strong arms the city's kingpins to report to him. They resist this new guy but their minds are quickly changed for them. Batman is obviously interested in Red Hood and the more he encounters him, the more he thinks he knows who he is, but it couldn't be...

They aren't afraid to get very dark very quickly, either - multiple beatings, some of them bordering on graphic, burnings, etc. It certainly earned it's PG-13 rating.

My only complaints, and they aren't really complaints per se, just a change from what I'm used to (having watched the animated series in the 90's) is the voices. Bruce Greenwood does a fine job as Batman/Wayne, but it's not quite on par with Kevin Conroy - I'd go with about a 90%. On the flip side, not having Mark Hamill deliver The Jokers lines is bordering on a travesty. Di Maggio's tone just doesn't do it for me. He has some great one-liners, like one would expect, but something just seems off. Still, it's not overly off-putting.

Easily a 9/10 for me.
 
FoolKiller
My wife had never seen the movie before I showed it to her, but she knew that scene. Everyone knows that scene.

And to know that scene is to love that scene.
Click to expand...

indeed



And to recreate it is.... umm... it's just not as cool.

I have to admit, I used to wear a turncoat just like that one when I was around 16-17
 


Fresh (Boaz Yakin, 1994) -- Fresh is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded housing project with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum, but still meets with Fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh's sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers who Fresh sells for. As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore, he wants out. So he concocts a plan to get everyone to kill each other. I was kind of avoiding this movie since the fact that the kid is a pusher made me think he's a coky kid, but he isn't at all. The movie is a heavy drama, but it never made me want to cry and though there are a few pointless (or avaoidable) scenes, it shows well the whole 'projects' life, not unlike the view John Singleton has given us in his movies. The kid who plays Fresh does a superb job and if I were to criticize something in it, I'd say there's a chess metaphor which is too pressed into the movie, making it repetitive, though in the end it's amazing. A movie I never heard about and which I think is very underrated, though because of the intense violence in it, I can't rate it that high. 7/10
 
poolhaas


just finished watching, great movie.
it's been a long time since i've seen it and i could'nt remember it being this good
Click to expand...

One of my all-time favorites. Interesting story, great cast, great acting (probably one of the few Natalie Portman movies where she isn't entirely wooden... simply because she hadn't learned to be, yet), over-the-top action. It surprises me that I don't have a copy of this film in my library... thanks for reminding me...
 


The Kid Brother (Ted Wilde, 1927) -- The most important family in Hickoryville is (naturally enough) the Hickorys, with sheriff Jim and his tough manly sons Leo and Olin. The timid youngest son, Harold, doesn't have the muscles to match up to them, so he has to use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and also the love of beautiful Mary. Starred by Harold Lloyd, who is probably one of the funniest silent characters after Chaplin, yet this movie doesn't go very far, though it's not due to Lloyd's lack of funnyness, but perhaps because the movie lacks the props Lloyd became famous for. Still, it's a classic type of movie where he beats the bad guys and wins the maiden's heart... which was slightly original back in the '20s. 5.5/10



Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010) -- Maybe it was the expectations or the fact that everyone said it was the best one of the series, but for me it didn't quite reach that point. One thing I've liked from previous installments is that they're funny as hell and very touching at the same time. This one seemed to exploit too much our sensitive side and spent too little time being funny. I don't think I laughed even once, though I was tempted to jerk a tear a couple of times. It's a nice conclusion (hopefuly) to the series, but I was expecting something much funnier and much more sarcastic, much like the 2nd one was. 7/10
 
I have just seen The Social Network, I seriously advise you to see it if you can. It is a really interesting and inspiring film. Its basicly about how facebook was started.
 
I watched Children of Men. I thought it was brilliant!

Synopsis:
The year is 2027. The world has been infertle for over 18 years. Britain has become a police state, and it seems to be the only functioning government left in the world. Theo Faron (played by Clive Owen) has to protect a pregnant African refugee and get her to the safety of a group of scientists known as the Human Project.

This movie gets an easy 10/10. If you haven't seen it, do so.
 


The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941) -- Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him. In the end, though a bit corny, it's a movie about finding the right person for you, even if she seems like Ms. Wrong. It's about being able to se epast the imperfections of someone you love and falling in love with that person over and over again. Unfortunately, the movie is extremely corny. 7/10
 
lbsf1
I have just seen The Social Network, I seriously advise you to see it if you can. It is a really interesting and inspiring film. Its basicly about how facebook was started.
Click to expand...


Interesting - maybe. Inspiring - in what way?

I was actually looking forward to this film until I saw the trailer. I got somewhat put off by how much it looks like they've hollywood-ised it and how they made the guy in the first photo become the guy in the second for the movie.
220px-Sean_Parker.jpg


200px-Jtstpaul.jpg
 

Similar threads

twitcher
The Japanese License Plate thread (OP updated with links)(4649)
Replies
27
Views
26K
Cytoria
Cytoria
VBR
  • Poll
Drive Hub Reviews
2 3
Replies
78
Views
74K
Clinton Ducks
Clinton Ducks
Sloppy Shades
Hard limit on number of saved setups for each car on PS4? If so what is it?
Replies
7
Views
4K
simsimsheree
S
CDailey
Do you order movies off of PPV and tape them?
Replies
14
Views
688
Rumple Foreskin
Rumple Foreskin
A
  • Locked
What have you been up to with PSN down?
Replies
27
Views
2K
KingSakery
KingSakery

Latest Posts

Back