The Movie/Film/DVD thread...

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:06 am

Checked 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' last night.

Not bad... although it did seem a little Borat-ish in parts.

3.5/5 silly stars.

tee193 · Post by **tee193** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:50 am

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/

o o o o! cannot wait

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:22 pm

Direkt wrote:Checked 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' last night.

Not bad... although it did seem a little Borat-ish in parts.

3.5/5 silly stars.

he catches fishes in his ass!

hahahaha

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:50 pm

He most certainly does

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:13 pm

Anyone see At the Movies last night? It was a great episode with Margaret & Dave disagreeing on practically every film they reviewed. Just like the old days!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:19 pm

Feigan wrote:
Direkt wrote:Checked 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' last night.

Not bad... although it did seem a little Borat-ish in parts.

3.5/5 silly stars.
he catches fishes in his ass!

hahahaha

and plays hacky-sack with cats GOLD!!! and i love cats and i still lol'd

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:38 am

The Wackness

Quite enjoyed, found myself giggling more than a few times. Main character Shapiro was very likable, was on the ride with him throughout the whole movie. I liked Mary-Kate Olsen's character and she played it very well, surprising cause I was expecting very little from her. Then again, how hard is it to play a stoned hippie. Ben Kingsley has always been a fave of mine and he did his character justice.

4 outta 5 grams

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:58 am

I can't recall if I mentioned it or not earlier, but the Spanish Film Festival, La Mirada, starts at ACMI tonight. Awesome looking program this year. I'm going to see heaps of it!

There's even films for foodies this year!

http://www.lamirada.org.au/

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:39 am

Saw a wicked hilarious Chinese movie last night on SBS called AV (I think). Piss funny, about some film students who con the manager of a top class Japanese porn star to come (haha) perform in their "professional" porn film, with money they got from a government grant to make egg biscuits. Hilarious. Where can I score some more of these killer movies?!

4.5 outta 5...all class, with some ass.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:08 pm

watched 'american teen' a doco filmed at a high school in warsaw indiana over the course of a year.
she picked quite stereotypical characters to follow but i really liked this, some scenes you were just going
'i cant beleive they filmed this and its real' not becasue its gory or overly sexual or anything, but because the kids are so raw,
so real.
the dad who dresses up as elvis, the pimply kid who plays video games and wants love but has minus ten social skills...

three and a half stars.

Post by **huge** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:54 am

watched Dark City directors cut on bluray yesterday. kick ass.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:15 pm

I had the unparalleled pleasure of watching Under Siege yesterday. A whole house-hold of people slowly migrated to the lounge room to join the fun. Yes, Gary Busey has amazingly large teeth, Steven Segal actually looked good compared to recent movies I've seen and Tommy Lee Jones looked so bloody young! Given the cramped nature of the naval ship location, we didn't get to see Segal running which was a shame cause it's a hilarious sight.

Total badness to goodness ratio was high, I give it 4 out of 5.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:50 pm

watched Rogue on the weekend. Its a crocodile movie, and it was pretty fricken awesome. Like 30 foot massive fuck off crocodile eating people. Not as good as Lake Placid i must say, but still pretty sweet

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:57 pm

Mixie... I believe his name is both spelt and pronounced Steven Seaguls.

Thank you.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:09 pm

Lizkins wrote:watched Rogue on the weekend. Its a crocodile movie, and it was pretty fricken awesome. Like 30 foot massive fuck off crocodile eating people. Not as good as Lake Placid i must say, but still pretty sweet

you should see the original big croc movie, Alligator. Saw it when I was a wee tyke and I pissed my pants with fear. To this day I can't go into a swimming pool at night, even if the lights are on

Thanks for the correction Direkt

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:18 pm

mixtress wrote:
Lizkins wrote:watched Rogue on the weekend. Its a crocodile movie, and it was pretty fricken awesome. Like 30 foot massive fuck off crocodile eating people. Not as good as Lake Placid i must say, but still pretty sweet
you should see the original big croc movie, Alligator. Saw it when I was a wee tyke and I pissed my pants with fear. To this day I can't go into a swimming pool at night, even if the lights are on

Thanks for the correction Direkt

ohhh thanks Mixxy will do.

i watched Jaws when i was 6 and living in QLD and i still go back in the water. sharks and crocodiles rule!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:35 pm

lol Liz, you got more game than me sister

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:26 pm

i fucking loved 'rogue'
SCARY as shit.

and i love allimagators and crocs too.....so prehistoric!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:44 pm

check out Lake Placid then GK, its fricken awesome, and well funny too. Not like lame funny, but its like a scary comedy or something

Mixxy - i def wouldn't want to meet one in the wild, hell no! i just love movies about em and docos. they are fricken teh awesome

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:30 am

Checked 'Body of Lies' last night.

It's the Ridley Scott directed "war of the day" flick starring Russel Crowe, Leo DiCaprio and even Vince Colossimo in a smaller role.

I really liked it. For me, the selling point is the fact that it doesn't play our like your standard big-budget Hollywood "hollier and mightier than thou" espionage/war movie. Without giving too much away, I think there's some generalisations that are meant to be drawn from this movie.

3.5/5

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:10 am

Milk was excellent.
Sean Penn is

- what an amazing actor.

So many moofies to watch at home.
So little time.
So much reading.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:39 pm

So I finally watched The Happening with Mark Wahlberg. I have to say I actually enjoyed it for what it was...more of a picture in time during an event than a beginning middle and end story with actual focus. It was eventful, suspenseful and got me thinking a little. Not about plants getting revenge (haha) but general end of the world stuff, plagues and such.

The lady playing Mark's love interest was the WORST ACTRESS I've seen in a long time, her pretty eyes just weren't enough for me. Nice rack though.

2.5 (maybe 3) stars outta 5. Didn't blow me away, but didn't bore me. I was quite involved in it.

I was expecting it to be total shizen thanks to the reviews, but then again I expected Wanted to be good and that was the crappiest movie of 2008 imo. It's better to have low expectations me thinketh.

J0rdz · Post by **J0rdz** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:52 pm

mixtress wrote:So I finally watched The Happening with Mark Wahlberg. I have to say I actually enjoyed it for what it was...more of a picture in time during an event than a beginning middle and end story with actual focus. It was eventful, suspenseful and got me thinking a little. Not about plants getting revenge (haha) but general end of the world stuff, plagues and such.

The lady playing Mark's love interest was the WORST ACTRESS I've seen in a long time, her pretty eyes just weren't enough for me. Nice rack though.

2.5 (maybe 3) stars outta 5. Didn't blow me away, but didn't bore me. I was quite involved in it.

I was expecting it to be total shizen thanks to the reviews, but then again I expected Wanted to be good and that was the crappiest movie of 2008 imo. It's better to have low expectations me thinketh.

Felt the same about it. Id read a heap of reviews, which were all really bad, and was expecting the movie to be utter tripe. But being a fan of a Shammy and Marky Mark, i felt obliged to watch it regardless. I think if id gone in without low expectations i would have been disappointed - but i went in not expecting anything and was happily surprised.
My g.f watched it with me, and hadn't heard anything about the movie or read any reviews, and totally hated it! She got up half way through, after the lawn mower incident, and left the room... hahaha

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:13 pm

lol J0rdz, that lawnmower scene had me made me looking away but I said to myself "watch it WATCH IT". Wish I hadn't.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:15 pm

had a bit of a marathon last weekend.

Into the wild -

amazing film. absolutely loved it. spectacular to look at and made me want to indulge in the escape from life fantasy. what a wicked, if not entirely selfish, thing to do.

Burn after reading - was too hungover to concentrate/get into it. might give it another go. brad pitt's character was lol though. george clooney is

Ken Park - holy crap. confronting much?! nearly every kind of fucked up human behaviour is crammed into 2 hours. incest, murder, suicide, underage sex, child abuse, it goes on. not surprised that it was banned, but it was good nonetheless although there didn't seem to be much of a plot. it finished and i didn't quite know what to think.

Hatsudai · Post by **Hatsudai** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:29 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote:
nearly every kind of fucked up human behaviour is crammed into 2 hours. incest, murder, suicide, underage sex, child abuse, it goes on.

you forgot the grandparent killing

I saw that movie in japan and all the nudie parts were mosaiced out

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:45 pm

second time in a week I've been pleasantly surprised by a movie. Saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall and actually enjoyed it

yeah, I'm quite shocked after all the terrible reviews it got. I laughed out loud many times, especially at this line "when life throws you lemons you just gotta say fuck the lemons and bail".

Recommended for a stupid night in. Lots of cock, I'm surprised at how much full frontal male nudity there was. Yay for equal opportunity

tee193 · Post by **tee193** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:32 pm

^ i thought the same, wasn't great but had a few lulz.

you sound like your from londaaan

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:39 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote: Into the wild - amazing film. absolutely loved it. spectacular to look at and made me want to indulge in the escape from life fantasy. what a wicked, if not entirely selfish, thing to do.

the soundtrack is awesome too, all eddie vedders music...

i watched 'Stop Loss' this week, about the US army soldiers who get told they are being sent back to iraq after their tour is meant to be over. ryan phillipe as lead had me skeptical but damn, he was great!
this was one of the best films on this subject ive ever seen, really explored the conflict these guys feel with duty/freedom and the futility of what has gone on over there. and really showed the damage to young soliders that being shipped off to war can create.

three and three quarters out of five.

J0rdz · Post by **J0rdz** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:05 am

mixtress wrote:lol J0rdz, that lawnmower scene had me made me looking away but I said to myself "watch it WATCH IT". Wish I hadn't.

hahaha, pretty full on ey? I quite enjoyed those scenes - the movies main strong point imo. Had me sitting there throughout thinking "whos going to die next, and how will it happen?"

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:28 pm

mixtress wrote:second time in a week I've been pleasantly surprised by a movie. Saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall and actually enjoyed it yeah, I'm quite shocked after all the terrible reviews it got. I laughed out loud many times, especially at this line "when life throws you lemons you just gotta say fuck the lemons and bail".

Recommended for a stupid night in. Lots of cock, I'm surprised at how much full frontal male nudity there was. Yay for equal opportunity

Its a surprisingly well constructed movie imo. There was less cock in it than Watchmen (one scene at teh start?). I'm a massive fan of this movie.

Watched Underworld: Rise of the Lycans the other day for shits and giggles. There were no giggles to be had it was fucking terrible imo. Poorly acted (Bill Nighy is better than this), shit scripting, needed more boobs tbh (Mitra Rhona...).

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:19 pm

Bought 2001: a space odyssey and Bladerunner: The final cut on Blu-ray.

Very much looking forward to watching them in full hd beauty...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:37 pm

apophenian wrote:Bought 2001: a space odyssey

Not as good as Independance Day tbh

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:48 pm

Watched Australia, and really enjoyed it. Dont know what all the haterz were talking about, its pretty good.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:51 pm

I'm a drover! No man hires me and no man fires me!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:01 pm

Hardy wrote:
apophenian wrote:Bought 2001: a space odyssey
Not as good as Independance Day tbh

Hmmm

Open the pod bay door, Hal

Versus

*punch* Welcome to earth!

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:33 am

This movie looks awesome!

NSFW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=933FExsfU3c

Robot Rod · Post by **Robot Rod** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:38 am

Direkt wrote:This movie looks awesome!

NSFW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=933FExsfU3c

That movie looks massive, i wonder how well it will pole !!??

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:50 am

Indeed.

Let's hope they don't cock it up.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:44 pm

I'm slow, so I just started watching the proper Underbelly. Can't. Stop.

Makes me shiver to think how close I was to that whole thing when I was only 19.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:31 am

finally saw apocalypse now redux

been meaning to for years

was really good

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:56 am

FoundationStepper wrote:finally saw apocalypse now redux

been meaning to for years

was really good

Yep... long, but great movie.

When they roll up to Brando's lair - scary stuff!

Took out Max Payne, against my better judgement, on Sunday night. Watched 30mins before ejecting... shithouse, as expected.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:53 am

being sick and couchbound i feel like popcorn crappy movies for some reason

i never got round to seeing the matrix sequels

are they so bad that its not worth it, even if i feel like fairy floss film?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:54 am

They get worse as it goes on IMO.

Standard sequel biz.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:59 am

FoundationStepper wrote:being sick and couchbound i feel like popcorn crappy movies for some reason

i never got round to seeing the matrix sequels

are they so bad that its not worth it, even if i feel like fairy floss film?

they're fucking awesome, particularly Revolutions. the CGI is :ZOMG:

as far as stuff like that goes, its unrivalled innit.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:08 pm

but the acting, THE ACTING!!!

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:12 pm

.....is not necessarily the most important part of any film.

and anyway I thought it was totally sufficient.

for example Arnie in Terminator - shockingly bad actor, still an amazing film.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:15 pm

...but it sure fucking helps. See Wanted and tell me the CGI and action makes up for that piss poor effort.

I watched it, I can't unwatch it.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:16 pm

I liked that as well. Was a good effort at conveying a contrived and hackneyed concept.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:17 pm

The acting is definately one of the most important parts of any film, along with script and direction IMO.

Certain genre's (such as action) can sometimes get by with sub-standard acting.