What Films / Movie did you see this week
POSTED BY: FarscapePKWars
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 19:38
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Did you go to the big screen recently, rent out a VHS, buy a DVD or see a film on TV in the past few days ?? 
I've an open mind on film so I'll be happy to discuss them. Here's what I saw 
Arlington Road -
A very good film, and great acting from Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges.
Les Visiteurs or Just Visiting -
This is a crazy comedy set in both 12th Century France and the modern day, Jean Reno does very well in this
Hard Boiled -
this is a wonderful Hong Kong action movie, film critics who have seen Hard Boiled and predictably quote it almost instinctively whenever Hong Kong action cinema is mentioned, I can see why because this is wonderful. John Woo and stars Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo Sun Kwan
Rob Roy -
Drama and action movie based on the Scottish hero Roy McGregor, very good production
Red Planet
A sci fi movie about going to Mars, its not a great film but the effects are good and overall it is very watchable and not a bad performance. Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss ( from the Matrix ) are in it
So have you seen any good films lately ?
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the aviator:
a long movie, which i saw with my self-professed "ADHD movie watcher" girlfriend. about an hour into it, we were tempted to walk out, but decided to stay for the full--what?--2 1/2 hour or so movie. turned out to be a lot better than expected; actually, in retrospect, liked it a lot. when the whole OCD stuff kicks into overdrive, the movie had me hooked. i'm old enough to remember the tail end of tragic/bizarre life of howard hughes, and this movie was a nice background filler for those vague, childhood memories. the movie, as a whole, was well done. being a scorcese film, it was technically brilliant (there's this short dogfight scene that's just..."wow!"), and i got a big kick out of cate blanchett's portrayal of katherine hepburn.
infernal affairs:
hong kong michael-mann-like film noir type of movie: you know, slick visual style with self-conscious soundtrack to a cat and mouse type story. thought it was a stupid title, so i always avoided it at the video stores, but then i read that scorcese and dicaprio (ah, the aviator connection) bought up the rights for the american remake, and i checked out the reviews on www.rottentomatoes.com, most of which were blown away by the film, so i checked it out, and by the end, i was, like, "wow!" it's an absurd story revolving around 2 characters: one is an undercover cop deep in the chinese mafia, and the other is a chinese mafia mole who has infiltrated the cops. and, of course, throughout the movie, each character is trying to figure out the identity of their counterpart/doppleganger/nemesis/etc. definitely a recommended movie.
return of the king, extended edition:
my friends and i made a night out of it, although i had to be at work early the next day. ouch. don't need to say anything about this movie.
arrested development:
funny as hell tv show, the first season of which is on dvd. wanna shoot food out of your mouth? watch this while eating.
okay, gotta go back to work now.
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I saw "Meet the Fockers" Monday night.
I was wary that it could be as good as "Meet the Parents" but it is absolutely hilarious! Go see it!
I still want to see The Incredibles and the one that Pierce Brosnan and Woody Harrelson are in (Only after Sunset--I think is the name)
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This week? I'm lucky if I've seen a movie in a month! ;)
Although as it happens I did see Spider-Man 2 this week. Well, technically last week, but if you consider 'this week' to be last thursday to tday, then yes, this week, since it was on Saturday.
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Originally posted by schizorabbit:
the aviator:
a long movie, which i saw with my self-professed "ADHD movie watcher" girlfriend. about an hour into it, we were tempted to walk out, but decided to stay for the full--what?--2 1/2 hour or so movie. turned out to be a lot better than expected; actually, in retrospect, liked it a lot. when the whole OCD stuff kicks into overdrive, the movie had me hooked. i'm old enough to remember the tail end of tragic/bizarre life of howard hughes, and this movie was a nice background filler for those vague, childhood memories. the movie, as a whole, was well done. being a scorcese film, it was technically brilliant (there's this short dogfight scene that's just..."wow!"), and i got a big kick out of cate blanchett's portrayal of katherine hepburn.
infernal affairs:
hong kong michael-mann-like film noir type of movie: you know, slick visual style with self-conscious soundtrack to a cat and mouse type story. thought it was a stupid title, so i always avoided it at the video stores, but then i read that scorcese and dicaprio (ah, the aviator connection) bought up the rights for the american remake, and i checked out the reviews on www.rottentomatoes.com, most of which were blown away by the film, so i checked it out, and by the end, i was, like, "wow!" it's an absurd story revolving around 2 characters: one is an undercover cop deep in the chinese mafia, and the other is a chinese mafia mole who has infiltrated the cops. and, of course, throughout the movie, each character is trying to figure out the identity of their counterpart/doppleganger/nemesis/etc. definitely a recommended movie.
return of the king, extended edition:
my friends and i made a night out of it, although i had to be at work early the next day. ouch. don't need to say anything about this movie.
arrested development:
funny as hell tv show, the first season of which is on dvd. wanna shoot food out of your mouth? watch this while eating.
okay, gotta go back to work now.
nice
I'll try to check some of them out
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A Series of Unfortunate Events.
I love fantastical children's movies, so this was a show-in for me, but it turned out to be a very good movie that I think many people will like. It was eerie, morose, even frightening at times, but not overly so. The most frightening scene in the movie involves a striking snake, but the scene cuts away to the narrator who amusingly finds himself momentarily wrestling with a jammed typewriter, and gives the audience (presumably children) a moment to catch their breath. Jim Carrey’s performance was spectacular, completely reinventing himself with each new character he plays, a mark of an exceptional actor. Emily Browning’s part as the inventive Violet Baudelaire is worth mentioning as well. Even at her young age, she brings a certain degree of class to the character. But all in all the real magic is the story, which is quite elaborate, dark, and morose, but somehow hammers out a seamless bittersweet ending and even a moral described in a mysterious letter from the Baudelaire parents that arrives posthumously to remind the orphans that they still have each other. Definitely worth seeing.
King Arthur.
Definitely a good movie, but as the so-called "true story" it's bullshit. I don't think I can actually point out all the historical inaccuracies, some of them are major departures from the recognized historical events. Arthur and his Knights are dressed in early Imperial armor, not what was worn in the fifth century. Trebuchets didn't exist. I find it doubtful that Saxons would have used crossbows in the fifth century. The "Woads" were really supposed to the "Picts," and in reality they were as fearsome a threat to the Britons as the Saxons, if not more so. In fact, the Britons invited the Saxons to Britain to field an army of Foedarati (Barbarian mercenaries) as protection from the Picts. Not even the dates are right. The story takes place during the year 467CE, which perhaps is within the accepted timeframe for the existence of Arthur, but that's its only degree of accuracy. The Romans left Briton in c.410CE and the battle of MonsBadon was sometime around c.500CE. The whole story is just a complete mess.
Its one saving grace was Keira Knightley, who played Guinevere, a young matriarch warrior of the Woads (once again Picts), painted blue with spirally warpaint, half dressed and slicing up Saxons like a crazed Shea. That's definitely worth seeing.
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Just got netflix recently so my movie watching has increased lately. Saw Van Helsing... stinker. I think it would have been better had they made it all comedy. It seemed serious, then wasn't, then was sort of serious, then was funny, but not in a good way. Nice effects though.
Watched Chronicles of Riddick, which I really had wanted to see in the theater but couldn't get to it. I thought it was a good movie that could have been better. I tried to think of it more of a comic book frame of reference, made some of the Necromonger parts seem more bearable.
I say this because I'm a big Pitch Black fan.(the crash sequence in that film is so perfect and Claudia Black has the ultimate death scene EVER! I think I've watched it more times than I can count, what maybe 50+.)
I could grumble endlessly about TCOR, that I had to wait forever to see, but I won't. I do hope there will be more films, continue the story . I really wish they had used the original actress for Jack, too. I wanted more background on her character. OK, I guess I'm asking too much.
As for Vin Deisel, I think his consistent delivery of Riddick holds the movie together.
Keeper of Jayne's goggles. 8)
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Quote:
Originally posted by FarscapePKWars:
So have you seen any good films lately ?
less than a week ago I saw Felini's
La Dulce Vita
which was way lamer than I had remembered it...
then I saw
The Saddest Music in the World
which was very weird
but today I saw
The Quiet American
which was great, interesting, subtle, and more beautiful than I had thought it would be.
Tomorrow I plan to watch
THX 1138
(I also saw Lemony Snicket, which was fun,
but it is no Harry Potter)
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saw The AVIATOR this week-- intense, well done film
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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The Indcredibles (for the second time... this time I dragged my dad to see it) -- Absolutely my favorite film of 2004. Purely satisfying on almost every level.
The House of Flying Daggers -- Another beautifully realized film by the creator of 'Hero' but with a slightly less engaging story. Well worth it for the martial arts ballet and beautiful use of color, though.
Carnivale: The Complete First Season -- Wow. I've read many reviews of 'Desperate Housewives' in which lazy writers espouse the phrase "not since 'Twin Peaks'..." but nothing fills the decade+ David Lynch TV void better than Carnivale. Weird and visually compelling with great story arcs and character development. I am considering getting HBO just so I can watch the second season when it starts in January.
Spaced: Series One and Two -- You'll need a multi-format DVD player to watch this British DVD set. The team that brought you 'Shaun of the Dead' put together this hilarious sitcom in 1999 and 2001. This ongoing tale of twenty-something slackers is realized in similar fashion to shows like 'Scrubs' and 'Andy Richter' (sans laugh tracks and with more cut aways, fantasies and visual asides than one can shake a stick at). Simon Pegg's character is a sci fi fan who works in a comic shop. I counted three Buffy references during the course of the 14 episodes two of which are hilarious and shouldn't be missed!
Happy new year everyone!
mattro
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