Movie review thread...
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[quote name='Cactus Jack']Watched an old Gregory Peck western last night called The Gunfighter . Would highly reccommend it to any western fan that hasn't already seen it .[/QUOTE]<br />
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I was watching Moby Dick the other month (a superb abridged version scripted by Ray Bradbury and directed by John Huston - and a movie I am surprised hasn't been remade) and Peck makes an excellent Ahab. But every time I see him, be it Guns of Naverone or To Kill A Mockingbird), and certainly through no fault of his own, I can't stop thinking about [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Greggery_Peccary"]this[/URL]. -
he aint been in any Fast and Furious has he <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> <br />
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Yeah odd film to be remaking, some films should be sacrilege (sp) I mean whats next, re-make Star Wars, Gremlins, ET? -
[quote name='red terror']I was watching Moby Dick the other month (a superb abridged version scripted by Ray Bradbury and directed by John Huston - and a movie I am surprised hasn't been remade) and Peck makes an excellent Ahab. But every time I see him, be it Guns of Naverone or To Kill A Mockingbird), and certainly through no fault of his own, I can't stop thinking about [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Greggery_Peccary"]this[/URL].[/QUOTE]According to a doccumentary i saw he apparently hated Moby Dick and his performance in it . I have also read somewhere recently that they are either remaking it at the moment or it is in planning.
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[quote name='Cactus Jack']According to a doccumentary i saw he apparently hated Moby Dick and his performance in it . I have also read somewhere recently that they are either remaking it at the moment or it is in planning.[/QUOTE]<br />
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For a book that is mostly unfilmable, Huston directed a really nice abridged version that retains the story, and the effects hold up pretty well. -
I actually quite liked the film . I generally watch it every time it has another round on TCM channel
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TCM is my favourite channel.
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Horrible Bosses; pretty solid cast in attendance (Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jason Batemen, Jennifer Anniston, Colin Farrel, Donal Sutherland) <br />
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Had heard some poor reviews so went in not expecting much, and I actually liked it, quite a few moments had me chuckling away. -
Went to see Moneyball last night. 7/10. The writers did a pretty good job pulling a movie out of that book. But it's the book that should really be read by [U]all[/U] sports fans.
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Wife convinced me to watch Crazy, stupid love...Steve Carrell, JUlianne Moore, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei plus a few other faces I knew. Am in deficit because of constant rugby viewing the past 2 or 3 months....<br />
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Had quite a few moments I thought were funny, but mostly it is what it is, a rom-com! -
[quote name='taniwharugby']Wife convinced me to watch Crazy, stupid love...Steve Carrell, JUlianne Moore, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei plus a few other faces I knew. Am in deficit because of constant rugby viewing the past 2 or 3 months....<br />
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Had quite a few moments I thought were funny, but mostly it is what it is, a rom-com![/QUOTE]<br />
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So your saying i should delete it asap then! -
easy Bonus points though, and there are alot owrse movies your better half could make you watch!
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Monsters - An alien breed has cut off part of Mexico and a journalist and American tourist are trying to make their way back to the USA through the occupied area. The aliens looks lame but a good story none the less. 7/10<br />
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Machete - Throw in some nice looking latina honeys, loads of blood and gore, and one mean looking hero who eats burritos and you have a Mexican exploitation film. Not bad although the battle scene at the end was very camp and comical. 5.5/10 but 10/10 for the Avellan twins. -
Watched [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054122/"]Goemon[/URL] last night. If you don't mind CGI and/or have ever watched a samurai movie, then you'll enjoy this.
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Hangover Part II.<br />
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Some genuinely funny bits in it, but same format and similar punchlines, can't see this surviving a 3rd unless they try something a bit different. -
Paranormal Activity 3 - like the previous two it is a great ''silly scary'' movie. Watched it at the cinemas and it is fun to just let yourself get scared. PA3 ties up all the loose ends from PA1 and PA2 which is a bummer, because one good thing about this film(s) was how it didn't try and answer everything. 7/10<br />
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Best moment watching PA3 at the cinema - During a scene where two characters are hiding in the bathroom after seeing the 'paranormal activity', a guy sitting not far from me (and rather spooked) says ''Fuck, I'd just jump out there and do a haka''. <br />
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Classic. -
I saw Drive a couple weeks ago. Critics love it; audiences hate it. Why the latter? It appears the promotional campaign promised thrills a-la Gone In 60 Seconds, and what was instead delivered was a European-style art film. I was prompted to attend when I heard the twerp who threw a hotdog at Tiger Woods on a putting green and threw himself down into the handcuff position, said he was so-inspired by the movie. I don't get the connection. But me and my mates really loved the flick. A poignant modern film-noir, with some exquisite ultra-violence. The head-stomping in the elevator was nicely done. Off-camera, but you feel it. 8/10.
