Movie review thread...
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Finally saw Gran Torino last night. While it has probably been done on here, i thought it was fucking awesome. Clint is THE man. Can't rate it highly enough<br />
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[quote name='mariner4life']Finally saw Gran Torino last night. While it has probably been done on here, i thought it was fucking awesome. Clint is THE man. Can't rate it highly enough<br />
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I now have a roll-model for my advanced years.[/quote]<br />
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Gran Torino is certainly beloved at TSF, and deservedly so. <br />
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Has anybody else seen "Man On Wire" yet? Well...? What did you think? Maybe it draws yawns from others.<br />
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I think I may have given it something like 11/10 a few months back, or if I didn't, I should have. Second time around, I know all the spoilers, I'm still in complete and utter awe. It's probably the most spectacular and fantastical and unbelievable thing I have ever seen, in art and athletics. -
watched The Hangover last night. Top film, 8.5/10<br />
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I am sure most males have had that 'strip club' talk with thier wives, while all the while inwardly rolling eyes xzxcool -
[quote name='mariner4life']Finally saw Gran Torino last night. While it has probably been done on here, i thought it was fucking awesome. Clint is THE man. Can't rate it highly enough<br />
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I now have a roll-model for my advanced years.[/quote]<br />
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No doubt. A living legend. Makes me want to grow old as well although having never fought in any wars it'll be difficult to tell any ethnic minorities to stay off my lawn and use cool lines about stacking them five feet high and using them as sandbags ! -
I really want to see The Hurt Locker. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hurt_Locker"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hurt_Locker[/url]<br />
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Still in very limited release schedule here, but I am contemplating going to the artsy fartsy theater near my work to catch it, as it is the only place in Maryland showing it. -
[quote name='Tim']Yeah, Hurt Locker is the movie I am most excited about this year. Can't wait to see it on a big screen. Those 720p torrents sure are tempting though ...[/quote]<br />
It looks like one of those movies that I would regret not seeing in a theater on the big screen. Like Saving Private Ryan, or Blackhawk Down. -
Saw Harry Potter the other day . Heaps different from the book , as was the last one , but unlike the last one I thought they did a really good job . The only thing I would change would be to have it a little more like the book in the ending when the book had the battle with the Death Eaters . 7.5/10 .
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[quote name='Hooroo']Went and watch Harry Potter last night.<br />
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Different from the book but done really well.<br />
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[b]A bit embarrassing being the only punter turning up in costume[/b].............[/quote]<br />
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[quote name='Tim'][i]For All Mankind [/i]- HD reissue from Criterion of a great documentary about the Apollo missions to the moon. Amazing use of the archive footage to create a beautiful experience. Brian Eno music used for the score. 9/10. Great way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of man setting foot on the moon.[/quote]<br />
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I watched it tonight. I was familiar with the Eno soundtrack, but had never seen the film before. I thought it was completely mesmerizing, agree it's 9/10 (at least). I'll buy it, many repeat viewings in there. -
[quote name='Razbra']Is there a best "sports movie of all time" thread any where..being lazy haven't bothered to search...if not should be....[/quote]<br />
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There was a thread about the "worst sports films of all time" (or something) a few months back, and some posters mentioned their faves. I couldn't submit too much to that discussion because while I can generally remember my faves, I try to keep my memory spared from the worst ones. -
Finally got around to seeing the Watchmen the other day, a bit mixed for me, I loved the comics (or Graphic Novels if you prefer), they felt very dark, the characters all very flawed and broken with a very desperate streak running through them all, in some respects the film captured this and I thought the Rorschach character was quite well defnied but the pace of the movie was off slightly and the back stories were thinned out too much.<br />
It's not easy to transform Graphic novels into films, V for Vendetta was a less than perfect reflection of the comics and Watchmen is unfortunately the same -
[quote name='Just']Finally got around to seeing the Watchmen the other day, a bit mixed for me, I loved the comics (or Graphic Novels if you prefer), they felt very dark, the characters all very flawed and broken with a very desperate streak running through them all, in some respects the film captured this and I thought the Rorschach character was quite well defnied but the pace of the movie was off slightly and the back stories were thinned out too much.<br />
It's not easy to transform Graphic novels into films, V for Vendetta was a less than perfect reflection of the comics and Watchmen is unfortunately the same[/quote]<br />
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Is the new Watchmen dvd the same cut as the theatrical release, or is it a longer uncut version (a-la Jackson's LOTR "deluxe" extended versions); or is the deluxe version something that will be released at a later date?<br />
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Have you seen the Watchmen cartoon series made for tv, where every page of Watchmen is dialogued? (I believe they use a graphic template designed by Neal Adams.) It is a purer translation of the novel to the screen, yet it's too dull for me to stick it out.<br />
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Re: "It's not easy to transform Graphic novels into films"; I'm sure the studios see the dollar signs, figuring, hey, these graphic novels already have a captive audience, the scripts are already story-boarded, and we have the technology to make the visions on page look even better on the screen.<br />
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I never read Frank Miller's 300, so can't say how the movie holds up to it. I thought the movie too over-the-top cartoonish, and yet I really enjoyed it. Fans of the comics may have completely different opinion.<br />
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An artist I know has published many graphic novels and been approached by a BIG studio and told them that while he is willing to help them develop new creative properties, his published archive (which they covet) is off the table as far as motion picture translations, for the reason you've outlined. -
Fifty Dead men Walking; gritty drama based on the real life of Martin McGartland who was a double agent of sorts with the IRA and British Intelligence. <br />
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[quote name='taniwharugby']watched Let the Right on in.<br />
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I liked it, 7.5/10, a couple of really bizzaro moments though...<br />
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[spoiler:1n4csi7h]the bit where Oskar spies her naked, the cats attacking that woman[/spoiler:1n4csi7h][/quote]<br />
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I just finished reading the book. I sort of enjoyed it. Quite dark and gives more detail about Oskar, Ellie etc. -
[quote name='red terror'][quote name='Tim'][i]For All Mankind [/i]- HD reissue from Criterion of a great documentary about the Apollo missions to the moon. Amazing use of the archive footage to create a beautiful experience. Brian Eno music used for the score. 9/10. Great way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of man setting foot on the moon.[/quote]<br />
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I watched it tonight. I was familiar with the Eno soundtrack, but had never seen the film before. I thought it was completely mesmerizing, agree it's 9/10 (at least). I'll buy it, many repeat viewings in there.[/quote]<br />
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Great to hear you really enjoyed. Thought the lift-off sequence was amazing.<br />
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BTW, you wouldn't know where I could get a decent copy of [i]Joshua Then and Now[/i], would you? -
Harry Potter which I thought was good but a little disappointed that they took out the final battle. <br />
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Transformers 2 which was ok and could have been better if they had taken out all the bits where they tried to add humour and failed. Too many JarJar binks type crap.
