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Post by Travis on Feb 27, 2007 13:36:28 GMT -1
I especially liked the phone call from Mr P. I. Staker.! ;D
Not original, not clever, wholly juvenile, but I couldn't stop laughing at that joke for some reason.
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Post by The Lucky C on Feb 27, 2007 22:22:32 GMT -1
THE DEPARTED
Fancied a film tonight, and saw this in the shop. I found myself unable to resist after the Oscar hype and pretty much everyone else saying how good it was. Whilst I'm not sure it was Best Picture material (Pans Labyrinth was robbed!), it deserved it's nomination.
A cop working for the Irish mafia and a mafia man working for the cops is the premise of this tense thriller (for the two ofyou that don't know by know), with events surrounding gangland boss Frank Costello, played superbly by Jack Nicholson who describes him as 'the ultimate incarnation of evil'. Twists and turns abound throughout as both sides try to figure out who the rat is.
The only weak point in the film consists of the love interest, that both Matt Damon and Leonardo Di Caprio go for. Her character doesn't seem that essential to the plot, and time spent on those scenes drags in what is already a very long film. If the point of her (improbably) getting involved with both characters is to highlight the similarity between their situations, it's scarcely a point worth making.
Other than that, this film is superb. Great acting turns from all involved, and Marty finally wins his 20 year overdue Oscar. And thank fuck it's not a sympathy vote either - he deserves it.
9/10
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Post by Teesside White on Feb 27, 2007 22:44:47 GMT -1
Enemy at the Gates 8/10
love this film, but the script was a bit of a let down, Bob Hoskins is a LEGEND as Nikita Kruschev and Jude Law didnt do a bad job..
i love WW2 films that show the allies becoming triumphant after being on the back foot.....The russians were the unsung heroes of the war, they dont get enough credit, it all goes to the americans
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Post by The Lucky C on Feb 27, 2007 22:50:14 GMT -1
Enemy at the Gates 8/10 love this film, but the script was a bit of a let down, Bob Hoskins is a LEGEND as Nikita Kruschev and Jude Law didnt do a bad job.. i love WW2 films that show the allies becoming triumphant after being on the back foot.....The russians were the unsung heroes of the war, they dont get enough credit, it all goes to the americans I have always enjoyed this film. Whilst not convinced by Hoskin's Russian accent, it is a superb tale of people - friends, lovers, comrades - going through absolute hell together. And I rate the opening seige ("One carries the rifles, one carries the bullets. When the one with the rifle dies, the one with the bullets picks up the rifle and starts shooting!") as better than that of Saving Ppivate Ryan. |
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Post by Travis on Feb 28, 2007 12:27:06 GMT -1
I enjoyed The Departed too Lucky C, although maybe more so in retrospect. Having seen Infernal Affairs and hyped the film up in my own mind prior to the screening, I was in heaven when within the first ten minutes I'd had a bloody killing and a Stones track. But I did find myself that the film dragged a little, and Scorsese's has previously made longer films that never lull for a moment. I think maybe you have a point about the relationship, although I do find Matt Damon to be a wholly uncharismatic screen presence too, suited to the Jason Bourne-type roles, but too emotionally cold for richer parts. That said, the ever improving Di Caprio and Mark Wahlberg were both great, while Nicholson just did Nicholson (but with an Irish (ish) accent), which is fair enough! I think I intially gave it an 7, but once I've bought the dvd I'm sure that's likely to go up a mark or two. THE DEPARTED Fancied a film tonight, and saw this in the shop. I found myself unable to resist after the Oscar hype and pretty much everyone else saying how good it was. Whilst I'm not sure it was Best Picture material (Pans Labyrinth was robbed!), it deserved it's nomination. A cop working for the Irish mafia and a mafia man working for the cops is the premise of this tense thriller (for the two ofyou that don't know by know), with events surrounding gangland boss Frank Costello, played superbly by Jack Nicholson who describes him as 'the ultimate incarnation of evil'. Twists and turns abound throughout as both sides try to figure out who the rat is. The only weak point in the film consists of the love interest, that both Matt Damon and Leonardo Di Caprio go for. Her character doesn't seem that essential to the plot, and time spent on those scenes drags in what is already a very long film. If the point of her (improbably) getting involved with both characters is to highlight the similarity between their situations, it's scarcely a point worth making. Other than that, this film is superb. Great acting turns from all involved, and Marty finally wins his 20 year overdue Oscar. And thank fuck it's not a sympathy vote either - he deserves it. 9/10 |
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Post by Travis on Feb 28, 2007 12:44:05 GMT -1
WAITING
'Gross out' comedy, pitching itself somewhere between American Pie and Clerks, it tells the story of the staff at a branch of US restaurant chain. The film looks at life in the front-line for the waiters as they serve the public, and a what goes on behind those kitchen doors.
Now, any film that has aspirations of being compared with American Pie and Clerks really has to be very good, and Waiting isn't, it's not absolutely terrible either, but certainly forgettable. If you ally to that the fact that Clerks 2, was released shortly afterwards, and similarly set in a burger restaurant (and was ultimately one of the year's funniest movies), then Waiting is destined to be soon forgotten.
While the script is fairly lame, predictable and cliched, the casting helps to redeem the film to some extent; Luis Guzman shows himself to be a very adept comic performer, while Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long and Anna Faris are all on familiar ground and possess enough charm to always keep the film watchable.
5/10
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Post by The Lucky C on Feb 28, 2007 12:45:55 GMT -1
I enjoyed The Departed too Lucky C, although maybe more so in retrospect. Having seen Infernal Affairs and hyped the film up in my own mind prior to the screening, I was in heaven when within the first ten minutes I'd had a bloody killing and a Stones track. But I did find myself that the film dragged a little, and Scorsese's has previously made longer films that never lull for a moment. I think maybe you have a point about the relationship, although I do find Matt Damon to be a wholly uncharismatic screen presence too, suited to the Jason Bourne-type roles, but too emotionally cold for richer parts. That said, the ever improving Di Caprio and Mark Wahlberg were both great, while Nicholson just did Nicholson (but with an Irish (ish) accent), which is fair enough! I think I intially gave it an 7, but once I've bought the dvd I'm sure that's likely to go up a mark or two. THE DEPARTED Fancied a film tonight, and saw this in the shop. I found myself unable to resist after the Oscar hype and pretty much everyone else saying how good it was. Whilst I'm not sure it was Best Picture material (Pans Labyrinth was robbed!), it deserved it's nomination. A cop working for the Irish mafia and a mafia man working for the cops is the premise of this tense thriller (for the two ofyou that don't know by know), with events surrounding gangland boss Frank Costello, played superbly by Jack Nicholson who describes him as 'the ultimate incarnation of evil'. Twists and turns abound throughout as both sides try to figure out who the rat is. The only weak point in the film consists of the love interest, that both Matt Damon and Leonardo Di Caprio go for. Her character doesn't seem that essential to the plot, and time spent on those scenes drags in what is already a very long film. If the point of her (improbably) getting involved with both characters is to highlight the similarity between their situations, it's scarcely a point worth making. Other than that, this film is superb. Great acting turns from all involved, and Marty finally wins his 20 year overdue Oscar. And thank fuck it's not a sympathy vote either - he deserves it. 9/10 I'm understanding now why Kermode told Di Caprio he forgave him for Titanic. |
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Post by Travis on Feb 28, 2007 12:55:09 GMT -1
;D
He once considered Adam Sandler as a partly redeemed soul, following Punch-Drunk Love. Needless to say, that goodwill has now well and truly gone.
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Post by The Lucky C on Feb 28, 2007 12:56:12 GMT -1
and then Click happened...
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Post by Travis on Feb 28, 2007 12:59:09 GMT -1
....and to think, Jim Carrey was doing relatively well - okay, he was considered tolerable - in his eyes too..... Until he saw The Number 23.  |
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Post by The Lucky C on Feb 28, 2007 13:03:00 GMT -1
in fairness to Carrey, at least he's trying to do something different to another slapstick comedy film. I enjoyed his performances in Eternal Sunshine, The Truman Show and especially Man On The Moon.
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Post by Travis on Feb 28, 2007 13:14:38 GMT -1
*skips around Bruce Almighty* True, Eternal Sunshine was the best film of 2004. It sounds from this one though that he might be trying too hard. That said, he still irritated me somewhat in The Truman Show, well at least while he was being cheerful anyway.  |
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 28, 2007 16:52:29 GMT -1
Should I watch The Deer Hunter tonight. It's a really long film I've got it recorded and it's difficult to fit in, it's not too sad or depressing after the condeming Leeds defeat last night?
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Post by The Lucky C on Feb 28, 2007 17:43:52 GMT -1
it's a good film, but be prepared - it's not your typical vietnam film. apart from one brief scene, there's no fighting at all. instead, it's how the three protaganists cope with the hell that was Vietnam. It also takes them over an hour to get to vietnam, and the first hour drags like hell. It's important in setting up the reactions and mentality of the characters but it goes on for ages.
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Post by Travis on Feb 28, 2007 17:49:59 GMT -1
Hi Lucas, I'm personally not a fan, although many people do rate it highly. It's an incredibly slow and ponderous film; next to nothing happens in the first hour, though the infamous Russian roulette scene is undoubtedly a gripping moment of cinema. I'd wait for a spare afternoon if I were you. PS. 24 Hour Party People is on Film 4 tonight, fantastic if you have even the vaguest interest in the story of the Factory Records label, that was home to the likes of Joy Division, New Order, and The Happy Mondays amongst others, and an integral part of the 'Madchester' scene. I'm not sure if you'd consider such acts funky enough, but its still highly entertaining if you don't. Should I watch The Deer Hunter tonight. It's a really long film I've got it recorded and it's difficult to fit in, it's not too sad or depressing after the condeming Leeds defeat last night? |
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 28, 2007 18:15:23 GMT -1
Yeah seen that. I think I'll put off The Deer Hunter to tomorrow or later. Buzzcocks is on tonight, have to make sure I see that. Cheers for the input guys.
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Post by Mrs H on Mar 2, 2007 8:15:06 GMT -1
*skips around Bruce Almighty* True, Eternal Sunshine was the best film of 2004. It sounds from this one though that he might be trying too hard. That said, he still irritated me somewhat in The Truman Show, well at least while he was being cheerful anyway. I liked Bruce Almighty  Eternal Sunshine is a great film. I love it's quirkiness and the premise that you could erase past memories but destiny always takes a hand in your life. Sometimes I really like Jim Carrey. He was perfect in A Series of Unfornate Events. A proper kids film but with dark edge. But Ace Ventura and Me, Myself and Irene just makes me want to rip of my arm and throw it at the screen. |
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Post by Mrs H on Mar 2, 2007 8:17:39 GMT -1
Kingpin
It's been a long time since I've seen Kingpin and I never realise it was a Farelley Brothers film. It has the ultimate gross out moment with his landlady and him vomiting (still can't watch that bit).
7/10
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Post by Billy on Mar 5, 2007 10:49:50 GMT -1
THE SHINING! Yes peeps, I finally saw it!! Not as scary as I thought it would be, but Jack Nicholson was the dog's in it!!! Defo gonna watch it again soon.  |
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Post by The Lucky C on Mar 5, 2007 11:09:19 GMT -1
Superb film. Stephen King hated it though. After being disturbed at all hours for several months by Kubrick ringing him up to find out what motivates the characters for certain scenes, he sat down to realise it was nothing like the book. He wrote and produced his own version of the shining, and needless to say, it was shit.
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Forever without exception. x
