The Movie/Film/DVD thread...

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:34 am

spin wrote:mongol.

http://www.mongolmovie.com/

Can't believe I forgot about this one, wanted to see it at the cinema.

Oh well, added to list - cheers.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:20 am

Direktor wrote:
spin wrote:mongol.

http://www.mongolmovie.com/
Can't believe I forgot about this one, wanted to see it at the cinema.

Oh well, added to list - cheers.

I was disappointing with this. Story was too disjointed and focused too much on the love story.
I hope the sequel is better

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:33 am

Doesn't sound promising.

I was hoping for a historically accurate conquest adventure.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:53 am

Direktor wrote:Doesn't sound promising.

I was hoping for a historically accurate conquest adventure.

Same

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:59 am

Hardy wrote:OFFICIAL US AKIRA REMAKE TRAILER:

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

ohhhh must watch this when i get home. i want to name my pet Akira, cool fuckin name

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:22 pm

LOVE Akira!!!!

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:39 pm

I wonder about that part in the film, you know the part I'm talking about.

Keneda - "TETSUO!"

Tetsuo - "KENEDA!"

All we're gonna hear is "TRAVIS!"

Just doesn't work. Neo-Tokyo, home of really boring fellows named Travis who live in their mum's houses' basement.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:07 pm

Stray wrote:I was disappointing

usual story with you

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:56 pm

deviant wrote:
Stray wrote:I was disappointing
usual story with you

lol stray fail

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:21 pm

Hardy wrote:OFFICIAL US AKIRA REMAKE TRAILER:

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:27 pm

Hmm. Well the american remake of The Office worked, but the Kath & Kim one didnt.

I'm imagining Akira meets cheesy good boy like Speed Racer.

Dont muck with the original in this case. Besides.... the americans would chop out all the phallic looking explosions and things.

Post by **system** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:33 pm

Zerotonine wrote:Well, I saw Rock'N'Rolla on the weekend. It's not a lock stock, or Snatch, but it was a very enjoyable and comedic romp through the interconnected facets of Britain's criminal (and not so criminal) underworld. Recommended.

had the makings of a great film, just never quite got there. the guy who played johnny quid looks so much like bez from the happy mondays though.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:56 pm

Polecat wrote:the american remake of The Office worked,

no wai

fail fail fail fail fail

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why does america need to "remake" everything.... fucking bullshit imo... come up with your own movie ideas you fuckwits.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:06 pm

deviant wrote:
Polecat wrote:the american remake of The Office worked,
no wai

fail fail fail fail fail

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why does america need to "remake" everything.... fucking bullshit imo... come up with your own movie ideas you fuckwits.

The first few episodes were fail.. the ones that copied the english version directly.. but once they started writing their own shows it is gold.
The bat episode is LOL!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:26 am

Kath n Kim, The Office and now Men Behaving Badly with (of all people) Rob Schneider

It rarely works, just leave it as it fucking is.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:00 pm

Indeed.

Got 'Rocky Balboa' to watch on the weekend... approaching it with trepidation.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:17 pm

i liked it Direktor, but i watched all the other Rockies first over one weekend.

i was all boxing crazy afterwards

got the Dark Knight to watch WOOT!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:32 pm

Stray wrote:
deviant wrote:
Polecat wrote:the american remake of The Office worked,
no wai

fail fail fail fail fail

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why does america need to "remake" everything.... fucking bullshit imo... come up with your own movie ideas you fuckwits.
The first few episodes were fail.. the ones that copied the english version directly.. but once they started writing their own shows it is gold.
The bat episode is LOL!

that maybe true, but I'd still have the word "fuckwit" bouncing around in the back of my head which would ruin it for me.... just write your own show about an office

fuckwits imo

nic · Post by **nic** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:17 am

yeah its a masisve abortion
i cant stand it, just the looks on their faces...uurrghh
gtfo

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:07 am

deviant wrote:
Polecat wrote:the american remake of The Office worked,
no wai

fail fail fail fail fail

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why does america need to "remake" everything.... fucking bullshit imo... come up with your own movie ideas you fuckwits.

Exactly! It's like Linkin Park doing a CD of AC/DC covers... sort of. Anyway it's fucking lame IMO!

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:29 am

Lizkins wrote:i liked it Direktor, but i watched all the other Rockies first over one weekend.

i was all boxing crazy afterwards

got the Dark Knight to watch WOOT!

You haven't seen Dark Knight yet? It rules! So awesome.

Yeah, thought Balboa was about 2.5/5.

Not much boxing in it. I would have thought that Rocco would have gone through a few preliminary fights before taking on the undisputed world champ Dixon. But, at least they cut a bit of the Hollywood bullshit out with Rocky losing the bout.

Sly's plastic surgery is making him look more ridiculous the older he gets. That eyes and nose combo are just plain weird.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:33 am

system wrote:the guy who played johnny quid looks so much like bez from the happy mondays though.

Holy crap, you're right! I can't believe I never saw that before!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:45 am

is dark knight that batman movie. I thought it was SHITE.

Also very very very bad - Be Kind Rewind.
I was hoping for a cult classic, didnt even watch the end.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:48 am

For shame DBoy, for shame.

Dark Knight ruled.

BIG Batman fan here, and I thought it left all the other Batman movies for dead.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:52 am

batman nerd also

dark knight was fun and heath was awesome, but it didnt resonate with me anything like the first one.

i think it did really well at the classic dynamic between batman and joker. the two face development was a little shallow, or didnt reach the potential it think it should have. in the cartoon they did it really well, the backstory of dent/wayne underpinning the twoface/batman conflict.

some didnt like the lack of character development for bruce wayne but it didnt bother me, i liked the way he was grappling with the role he had to adopt as batman.

i think 3.5 or 4/5 though

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:54 am

My bad. I'm confused in my early morning, under caffeinated state.

Batman Begins is the best one, by far.

Then Dark Knight. Dark Knight was just a little long winded and a tad silly in parts. Heath was great though - pure madman.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:56 am

Heath was incredible. But i just loved the script for him, the way he encapsulated the never concluding nature of the batman/joker dynamic - and that he was clever enough to work out what made batman tick pretty quick.

the plot got a bit flabby though.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:58 am

Particularly the ending IMO.

Should have ended with the metamorphisis of Two Face.

PS: Aaron Eckhart = Scott Feigan. Has anyone actually seen the two in the same room, at the same time? I think not...

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:06 am

In thought Heath was average TBH. Thought the charcter was weak. Should watch again.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:09 am

no wai

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:12 am

DBoy!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:13 am

Sorry (not really) but that is my opinion. If he had not passed away (RIP) I think more people may agree as well. I felt it was a really badly developed character by the producers too, really did not do it for me. There I have said it.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:18 am

i think they totally nailed the 'mythology'/character of the joker, but spun it in a really interesting way.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:22 am

Fair enough D.

But completely disagree, and it has nothing to do with the R.I.P. fact for me.

He was way more dark, manic and erratic than when Nicholson played the Joker. And Jack Nicholson ain't exaclt a bad actor in my book, especially on the crazy tip.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:30 am

New Watchmen trailer -http://io9.com/5086630/new-watchmen-tra ... -craziness I simply cannot wait to see this film, being such a fan of the graphic novel. There is a lot of story to tell though, but apparently it's gonna be almost 3 hours long or some shit. Still, can't wait!

Aaaaaand:

http://io9.com/5088091/first-glimpse-of ... ek-trailer Shaky-cam first glimpse of Star Trek reboot.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:37 am

And revisited 'Apocolypse Now: Redux' on the weekend also.

Long film. Such a strange movie for Coppola compared to The Godfather. So twisted.

Martin Sheen is amazing. As is Brando, naturally. It is odd that Brando is only in the film for such a short period towards the end, and yet gets the top billing.

Would be a frightful movie to watch on hallucinogens.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:39 am

I must admit I thought Heath nailed it proper, but I did have a moment during the viewing that made me wonder if I was paying more attention because of all the hype after he died. I couldn't remove the knowledge while watching him perform so I can't really say if I would have enjoyed his performance as much if he was still around.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:40 am

I can't see how his death would cloud my judgement of his acting TBH.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:46 am

For serious??? James Dean was a good actor but was he a genius?? Who knows, but everyone says so thanks to his dying so early in his career. It definitely effects my judgement. How can I forget that the man I'm looking at on the screen just died...and more than likely as a result of the very movie I'm watching.

That stuff effects me.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:48 am

I'm saddened by his death - sure, but it won't stop me saying "...just a shame about his last movie", if that were the case.

Luckily it wasn't.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:49 am

PS: do people really think James Dean was a genius actor?

I thought he was more a cultural icon.

Like I wouldn't say Snoop is a genius rapper, but he's certainly an icon for our generation, even more so to the hip-hop fraternity.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:00 am

had so much potential...career was only beginning...was so professional to work with...

that kind of stuff. Yep, people still go on about James Dean's talent, not just his status as an icon.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:12 am

mixtress wrote:For serious??? James Dean was a good actor but was he a genius?? Who knows, but everyone says so thanks to his dying so early in his career. It definitely effects my judgement. How can I forget that the man I'm looking at on the screen just died...and more than likely as a result of the very movie I'm watching.

That stuff effects me.

He died during the filming of "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", well after dark knight had finished shooting.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:16 am

Fair enough, doesn't change the way I viewed him while watching the film though.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:19 am

Dark Knight was touted as Heath's last completed film before his death Stray. So yeah, his death was fresh in the minds of all who watched the film.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:30 am

Oh yeah I realise that, was referring to mixxy's comment about the movie contributing to his death.
And from what I've heard it probably did.. but it wasn't his last movie.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:47 am

For those that haven't heard about it

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:52 am

fark!

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:10 pm

Stray wrote:Oh yeah I realise that, was referring to mixxy's comment about the movie contributing to his death.
And from what I've heard it probably did.. but it wasn't his last movie.

Word.

Apparently the whole 'playing the Joker contributed to Heath's death' rumour is just that, a rumour.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:32 pm

the dark knight was too long, the fight scenes were terrible and should have been two different movies imo.

it was still pretty good, but massively flawed I reckon. the development of two face detracted from the characterisation of the joker I thought.