The Movie/Film/DVD thread...

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:51 am

the host was awesome!

Post by **system** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:26 am

cha_chaos · Post by **cha_chaos** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:35 am

I watched "Shoot 'em Up" with Clive Owen and Monica Belluci. I thought i was going to hate it, as I usually hate those sorts of american movies. But it was actually hilarious, in a good way. Sure it was a bit of a rip off of sin city, just less plot, but I enjoyed it all the same.
I recommend for a friday night

Also watched Conspiracy Theory, love that flick, I'm having a bit of a Mel Gibson month... may watch Pay Back this weekend, my fav.

Been getting into Firefly, such an amazing series, although it's hard to watch it knowing that there are so many things unanswered that you never find out. I'll keep watching though

until next time!

Edit: This is next time!
Last night watched Priceless (Hors de prix) with Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. It was fantastic. Romantic and incredibly funny. Sometimes painful but it all comes together greatly.

IMDb wrote:Through a set of wacky circumstances, a young gold digger mistakenly woos a mild-mannered bartender thinking he's a wealthy suitor.

Definately recommend it for anyone who liked Amelie and Hunting and Gathering.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:08 am

cha_chaos wrote:Last night watched Priceless (Hors de prix) with Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. It was fantastic. Romantic and incredibly funny. Sometimes painful but it all comes together greatly.

I saw this one a while ago and quite liked it. It was the first time I'd seen Gad Elmaleh in a film and I found him quite refreshing (compared to seeing Daniel Auteuil in everything!) If you liked his comedy he is terrific in La Doublure (2006) aka The Valet with fellow comedian Dany Boon and of course... Daniel Auteuil!

Definately recommend it for anyone who liked Amelie and Hunting and Gathering.

Hunting and Gathering did not do it for me! It just didn't gel :S

If you need a another french fix, I thoroughly recommend Mon meilleur ami (2006/I) aka My Best Friend with Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon. It's out on DVD and a good balance of comedy and moral tale. More serious than The Valet.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:13 am

cha_chaos wrote:Been getting into Firefly, such an amazing series, although it's hard to watch it knowing that there are so many things unanswered that you never find out. I'll keep watching though

i LOVE Firefly. Watched every episode and the movie like 100 times now.

some stuff gets answered, but not all. Especially Sheppard, he is the dark horse for sure.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:23 am

Watched a funny, unknown movie last night called Waiting.

Being unknown (to us) - I didn't expect anything, but was pleasantly surprised.

Great low-brow humour, worth a watch - some golden lines in there.

7.5/10

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:57 am

watched This is England the other night. Fucking brilliant film about the early skin head culture in the UK in the 70s. Excellent character kinda film with a dark undertone. 9/10 for me. very impressive.

Also saw Paris je'taime (or however you spell it). 5 minute vignettes by different directors all with paris as the central theme. cohen brothers and a few other stand out directors/actors. would recommend it. 6.5/10 i'd say. would watch again.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:03 pm

Direktor wrote:Watched a funny, unknown movie last night called Waiting.

Being unknown (to us) - I didn't expect anything, but was pleasantly surprised.

Great low-brow humour, worth a watch - some golden lines in there.

7.5/10

How is that unknown? That is a classic movie.. very funny!

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:13 pm

I think I'll be watching a few movies this weekend.....

Charlie Wilson's War
Lions for Lambs
Alpha Dog
Michael Clayton
There Will Be Blood
Sweeney Todd

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:16 pm

Polecat wrote:
cha_chaos wrote:Last night watched Priceless (Hors de prix) with Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. It was fantastic. Romantic and incredibly funny. Sometimes painful but it all comes together greatly.
I saw this one a while ago and quite liked it. It was the first time I'd seen Gad Elmaleh in a film and I found him quite refreshing (compared to seeing Daniel Auteuil in everything!) If you liked his comedy he is terrific in La Doublure (2006) aka The Valet with fellow comedian Dany Boon and of course... Daniel Auteuil!

Definately recommend it for anyone who liked Amelie and Hunting and Gathering.
Hunting and Gathering did not do it for me! It just didn't gel :S

If you need a another french fix, I thoroughly recommend Mon meilleur ami (2006/I) aka My Best Friend with Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon. It's out on DVD and a good balance of comedy and moral tale. More serious than The Valet.

Lady there is a French Film Festy on soo i think real soon.

My Best Friend - LOVED it, i giggled, i teared up a little, i smiled, all of it, walked out feeling i get every cents worth

cha_chaos · Post by **cha_chaos** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:20 pm

Lizkins wrote:
cha_chaos wrote:Been getting into Firefly, such an amazing series, although it's hard to watch it knowing that there are so many things unanswered that you never find out. I'll keep watching though

i LOVE Firefly. Watched every episode and the movie like 100 times now.

some stuff gets answered, but not all. Especially Sheppard, he is the dark horse for sure.

well ive watched it over 200 times!!! hehe just kidding

Yeah I've read that Sheppard was apparantly an ex Cardinal of the Alliance and that is why they treat him when he gets shot. It said that after the war he quit and refound himself in religion because he was changed by all the blood shed and horrible things he did, blah blah blah. Anyway so not that exciting really

Watched Jumper last night. Exactly what I expected. Good CG, ZERO plot line. and friggen anican skywalker who i didn't recognise at first. He's better in this, obviously no acting talent required but less childish/selfish/etc. The chick from the OC pissed me off. Samuel Jackson pissed me off. The kid from Billy Elliot was actually ok. It was interestin watching the american and british guys team up, the american was all: I must save the world, be a hero. Will involve all the people i love though and get them killed. British guy was all: need to get the friggen job done, prepare properly, have a plan, then have it ruined by an american.

Good fun anyway just to watch a bad film. Graphics made it satisfying enough

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Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:06 pm

Charlie73 wrote:Lady there is a French Film Festy on soo i think real soon.

It just finished. I was supposed to go with my french workmate, but she bailed to go to the Grand Prix. I had already seen one of the films (Odette Tout Le Monde - don't bother), and I'll catch the rest as they come through Cinema Nova. Cheaper there!

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:38 pm

Polecat wrote:
Charlie73 wrote:Lady there is a French Film Festy on soo i think real soon.
It just finished. I was supposed to go with my french workmate, but she bailed to go to the Grand Prix. I had already seen one of the films (Odette Tout Le Monde - don't bother), and I'll catch the rest as they come through Cinema Nova. Cheaper there!

DOH crap on that..... got that one wrong.....

will have to keep an eye at @ Nova then....

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:20 pm

cha_chaos wrote:
Lizkins wrote:
cha_chaos wrote:Been getting into Firefly, such an amazing series, although it's hard to watch it knowing that there are so many things unanswered that you never find out. I'll keep watching though

i LOVE Firefly. Watched every episode and the movie like 100 times now.

some stuff gets answered, but not all. Especially Sheppard, he is the dark horse for sure.
well ive watched it over 200 times!!! hehe just kidding
Yeah I've read that Sheppard was apparantly an ex Cardinal of the Alliance and that is why they treat him when he gets shot. It said that after the war he quit and refound himself in religion because he was changed by all the blood shed and horrible things he did, blah blah blah. Anyway so not that exciting really

ohhhh cool, finally i know the truth!

i found it interesting. carry on......

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:43 am

Stray wrote:
Direktor wrote:Watched a funny, unknown movie last night called Waiting.

Being unknown (to us) - I didn't expect anything, but was pleasantly surprised.

Great low-brow humour, worth a watch - some golden lines in there.

7.5/10
How is that unknown? That is a classic movie.. very funny!

How?

Pls refer to highlighted text above good sir. And yes, very funny.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:22 am

Ah! I need to get a copy of that movie.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:16 pm

I finally got around the seeing the highly recommended French film The Spanish Apartment aka L'Auberge espagnole. I absolutely adored this one! It is loads of fun and the setting in Barcelona is a thrill to see places you've been too. Good ensemble cast, including Audrey Tatou as a whinging girlfriend LOL

Post by **breaksRbest** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:21 pm

Do you see any movies that aren't French?

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:23 pm

Yes! Recently I watched some Chinese, Japanese and Danish films too

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:25 pm

SacrÃ© Bleu!

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:35 pm

Polecat wrote:Yes! Recently I watched some Chinese, Japanese and Danish films too

see any good japanese movies?

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:22 pm

Polecat wrote:Yes! Recently I watched some Chinese, Japanese and Danish films too

What was the Danish one lady?

(i am half Danish) There is a Danish detective series on SBS at the mo, not seen it, want to check it out, but boy not a huge fan of the subtitle

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:19 pm

The Danish one was After the Wedding aka Efter brylluppet (2006). I really enjoyed that one! Reviewed it a while ago in this thread.

It has Mads Mikkelsen in it, who also stars in Unit One, the Danish cop show you mentioned on SBS. That is a good cop show, very gritty. It had a great storyline going when Mads went undercover and was dealing and taking drugs. Crazy stuff. Good tele Charlie.

Subtitles are fine for me, as long as I have finished dinner. Otherwise you miss a line while you look down the fork something.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:16 am

sweet zombie jesus the opening song to Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie for Theaters is fucking GOLD.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:28 am

mecka wrote:sweet zombie jesus the opening song to Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie for Theaters is fucking GOLD.

I WILL BITE YOUR TORSO AND GIVE YOU A DISEASE!!!

Post by **huge** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:31 am

lolol. best. the copy i have ended abruptly tho boo.

watched The Darjeeling Limited on the weekend. very good lolz.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:00 am

Checked Raging Bull last night.

Fuckin' De Niro - how good is the man?!

Very.

Scorsese and De Niro have done quite a few flicks together haven't they? Goodfella's, Raging Bull, Cape Fear, Casino... are there others?

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:17 pm

de niro owns

scorsese is twisted

close to up there with polanski

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:20 pm

Yeah love the De Niro/Scorsese combo... Joe Pesci features quite prominently in most of those flicks too (everything bar Cape Fear).

I'd put him above Polanski, but... horses for courses.

Andrez · Post by **Andrez** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:48 am

TOKYO MARBLE CHOCOLATE

...kind'a whimsical new anime from Japanese studio Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell)...

Check here:

http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/59_/

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:51 am

Checked out Romulus, My Father last night.

A bit weird in parts, but superb acting by Bana and whomever plays his son... in fact, good acting all round.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:56 am

watched the second Aliens v Prediator with Oli-san yesterday.

Think i prefer the first one, dunno really, i mean this one had way cool gadgets and cool action killing stuff going on, but i liked the story in the first one. The first one kind of reminded me of The Thing lol

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:57 am

Saw the spanish apartment on SBS on sat - great film - captures young people sharehousing so well, and annoying poms too

seriously though i really liked it.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:00 pm

^ It is awesome isn't it! Glad you liked it.

There is a new film out by the same director called Paris, so watch out for that one in cinemas soon.

Last night I watched the classic French film Jean de Florette. I watched it with a sense of dread having seen it before. 4 tissue rating, but still very worth watching to see the magic of Yves Montand, Daniel Auteil and a young Gerard Depardieu (as a hunchback!)

Direktor: Did you like the scenery in Romulus, My Father? It was shot out Castelmaine/Maldon way and the countryside looks so wonderful. Good movie.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:18 pm

Polecat: yes, I was wondering where it was shot - loads of mentions to Marysborough and Ballarat etc... nice....

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:35 pm

Polecat wrote:^ It is awesome isn't it! Glad you liked it.
There is a new film out by the same director called Paris, so watch out for that one in cinemas soon.

Last night I watched the classic French film Jean de Florette. I watched it with a sense of dread having seen it before. 4 tissue rating, but still very worth watching to see the magic of Yves Montand, Daniel Auteil and a young Gerard Depardieu (as a hunchback!)

Direktor: Did you like the scenery in Romulus, My Father? It was shot out Castelmaine/Maldon way and the countryside looks so wonderful. Good movie.

Ohh i have not seen Jean de Florette as yet... will have to check it out - although when boy is out?

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:36 pm

I have to go back to the library and get the sequel now, Manon des Sources.

Post by **system** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:22 pm

Polecat wrote:There is a new film out by the same director called Paris, so watch out for that one in cinemas soon.

...which really needs to be cut by about 40 minutes. great performances otherwise.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:04 pm

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Post by **system** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:15 am

saw "before the devil knows you're dead" on tuesday. sidney lumet is as dark a director as ever!

4 pistol whippings from me.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:43 pm

system wrote:
Polecat wrote:There is a new film out by the same director called Paris, so watch out for that one in cinemas soon.
...which really needs to be cut by about 40 minutes. great performances otherwise.

Just saw this one tonight. System was on the money! My companion didnt think it was 40 mins too long, but we both really enjoyed this ensemble piece. Luckily I also caught Russian Dolls (Spanish Apartment sequel) on SBS last night. Viva les films FranÃ§ais!

Post by **huge** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:05 am

system wrote:saw "before the devil knows you're dead" on tuesday. sidney lumet is as dark a director as ever!

4 pistol whippings from me.

such a cool flick.

Just watched Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

bare lols. John C Reilly is awesome.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:49 am

system wrote:saw "before the devil knows you're dead" on tuesday. sidney lumet is as dark a director as ever!

4 pistol whippings from me.

Really want to see this, heard great things

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:33 am

Melbourne animator Paul Robertson's latest short Kings Of Power 4 Billion % (featuring music by Qua) is freely and legitimately available to download, courtesy of the artist. Your best bet is the pirate bay torrent link.

What can I say? Reminds me of every video game and anime I've ever seen... mixed with ridiculous levels of violence no child could imagine.

(not graphic though. even the violence is cute)

Post by **system** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:27 am

don't read too much about "lars and the real girl", just go and see it.

4 and a half lynched teddy bears.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:12 pm

Caught Rush Hour 3 last night.

Had heard terrible things... but it was okay, it entertained...

3/5

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:22 pm

saw lars and the real woman

quirky goodness, very northern exposure

can't help but feeling ryan gosling's going a bit johnny depp with film choices which is never a bad thing

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:32 pm

watched football factory last night, was a bit slow.

thug goodness.