Post by travisfickle on Nov 22, 2006 10:49:18 GMT -1
gt said:
Last two - 'Intermission' on Sunday night. Good ensemble piece set in Dublin - 8/10
and 'Jerry Maguire' - I'll probably get flamed for saying so but I don't care - I like it - 8/10 also
Must I admit I love Jerry Maguire. Renee Zellweger looking her best before her weight started yo-yoing for various roles and her face strangely puffed up
Had everything it takes to be a good film. However despite some superb visuals & set design particularly in the design of the Mars vehicles & International Space Station its ultimately a garbled mess.
Partly because the ending is quite simplistic & cheesy. The whole film focuses too much on over sentimentalised loe relationships padded with large stretches of cheesy dialogue.
None of the main leads are believable as astronauts .One appears to be a dork (O'Connell) the woman (Nielsen) is more interested in dancing in space .Sinise wears a quizzical bemused expression throughout presumably at the horrifying jumbled plots.
None of the characters have any depth so when Robbins commits suicide to save his comrades I felt only ok one down another three to go.
In any case there are a huge number of scientific faux pas in the film which make the great set designs meaningless.
de Palma borrows imagery straight out of excellent sci-fact & fiction films like 2001, 2010 & Apollo 13 but this cant rescue the film.And the score is irritating & often out of syn with the action. Prokofiev it isn't.
A high degree of realism i& believability s essential for any film I watch which means this film gets a 4/10.
Dont waste time watching it.
“Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.” Alan Turing
Post by The Lucky C on Dec 3, 2006 18:52:31 GMT -1
ovechkin8 said:
Mission To Mars.
Had everything it takes to be a good film. However despite some superb visuals & set design particularly in the design of the Mars vehicles & International Space Station its ultimately a garbled mess.
Partly because the ending is quite simplistic & cheesy. The whole film focuses too much on over sentimentalised loe relationships padded with large stretches of cheesy dialogue.
None of the main leads are believable as astronauts .One appears to be a dork (O'Connell) the woman (Nielsen) is more interested in dancing in space .Sinise wears a quizzical bemused expression throughout presumably at the horrifying jumbled plots.
None of the characters have any depth so when Robbins commits suicide to save his comrades I felt only ok one down another three to go.
In any case there are a huge number of scientific faux pas in the film which make the great set designs meaningless.
de Palma borrows imagery straight out of excellent sci-fact & fiction films like 2001, 2010 & Apollo 13 but this cant rescue the film.And the score is irritating & often out of syn with the action. Prokofiev it isn't.
A high degree of realism i& believability s essential for any film I watch which means this film gets a 4/10.
Dont waste time watching it.
got taken to see that at the cinema. one of the worst films i've ever seen.
Post by The Lucky C on Dec 3, 2006 18:59:09 GMT -1
The Last King Of Scotland
Went to a free screening of this today, and it's going to be one of the best films of next year. Superb performance by Forrest Whitaker as Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator in the 1970's who slaughtered 300'000 of his countrymen.
The story is told through the eyes of his personal physician and advisor who is taken in by Amin's charisma.
Based on real events, the film is amazing with Whitaker all but writing his name on the best actor oscar next year. Going from charismatic diplomat to murderous pyschopath and back again, Whitaker portrays the dictator perfectly, showing how he charmed and nation and for a brief while, the international scene.
Post by travisfickle on Dec 4, 2006 11:17:54 GMT -1
M:I:3
When The Bourne Supremacy redefined the contemporary spy thriller the onus was on the two other major franchises within the genre to up their game.
With the release of Casino Royale, the Bond franchise re-established itself as the best in the field. As well as effortlessly matching the Bourne Supremacy for grit, characterisation and acting, Casino Royale could still in addition call on staple Bond elements ; locations, girls, and a long heritage. In comparison, Cruise's latest outing falls someway short.
Like Casino Royale, M:I:3 aims to a little grittier than in previous outings, and like Bond it also introduces a love interest. However, whereas CR was an intricate, coherent story, punctuated by a few set-pieces, in M:I:3 the narrative is merely seen as a device to link one set-piece to another. While CR is all about Bond, M:I:3 is all about Cruise, and the depth of characterisation is lacking, Bond's relationship with Vespa Lynd carries much more resonance.
On the positive side of things Phillip Seymour Hoffman is as always terrific, and Simon Pegg impresses in a cameo role.
All in all, a competent action flick; no more, no less. But a long way short of it's competitors.
An interesting subject, addressed in a confusing manner. Whilst I quite enjoyed the film I got the impression that lots muct have been left on the cutting room floor. A directors cut edition would surely open this film out more, and develop key events which often just seem to pass by as if merely insignificant details. Seymour Hoffman is awesome in it, but I thought he was out shone by the actor who played killer Perry Smith (sorry - don't know his name), who put in a sensative performance of great depth which turned this brutal criminal into a likeable elloquent character.
Mychael Danna is clearly a film composer who wishes he were James Horner, who in turn wishes he were whoever did Shawshank Redemption. The shooting, music and main character evoked comparisons with a beautiful mind, but the lack of real action in this filmgave it a stasis that allowed the emotional content to come to the fore.
Only watch it if you're prepared to concentrate and give it your full attention. Good, but not brilliant. 7/10
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Waterboy with Adam Sandler... found it in some parts extremely funny and some not so much. Overall id give it about 7/10
The Da Vinci Codes is propably one of my favourite films of all time. Tom Hanks is superb the whole way through and the cameo performance from Ian McKellan was brilliant! Overall = 10/10
Post by travisfickle on Dec 8, 2006 22:01:01 GMT -1
High school double bill.....
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Cameron Crowe penned, coming of age comedy drama. Most remembered as Sean Penn's breakthrough movie (he played a constantly stoned surfer dude), it also features very early roles for Jennifer Jason Leigh and Forrest Whitaker. While Phoebe Cates (one of the teenage actresses of the time) is forever immortalised in the infamous wanking scene.
Dazed And Confused
Iconic, 70's set flick, telling the story of a bunch of Texan high school students as they celebrate the beginning of the summer. Essentially a drug-laden, slacker update of American Graffiti, it features amongst others Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Mila Jovovich, Joey Lauren Adams and Matthew McConaughey.
Oh and it has one of the greatest EVER soundtracks!
Both very highly recommended.
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The Incredibles got it on DVD and when you watch the special features where it shows how much work goes into making it, you really appreaciate how quality it is. Really good animated movie.
The Incredibles got it on DVD and when you watch the special features where it shows how much work goes into making it, you really appreaciate how quality it is. Really good animated movie.
Its awesome mate...Mini Gres loves it, and i dont tire of watching it!
Last film i watched though was 'Finding Nemo' with Mini Gres earlier...another quality film!