Movie recommendations

stephenite · July 26, 2010, 02:03:02 AM

Quote from: AFS on July 23, 2010, 09:47:27 PM
Inception. Meh. Entertaining couple of hours but nothing all that special. Despite the efforts to be overcomplicated, it's pretty much just a run of the mill action sci-fi for the most part. Enjoyable enough on that level, but with the massive plot holes and general bullshitery of it all I don't think you're really supposed to think about it that much.

Di Caprio was good, Tom Hardy was good, Ken Watanabe was good, and the FX were good.

Ellen Page was shit and poorly cast, Cillian Murphy was as annoying as usual, and the final scene felt like a stupid pointless gimmick.

Thought it was awesome myself, absolutely top drawer stuff. The last time I walked out of a movie feeling that WOW was the Matrix.

nrico2006 · July 26, 2010, 08:54:25 AM

Watched Green Zone and it was decent.

Shutter Island was very good, best film I have seen in a while.

Canalman · July 26, 2010, 09:23:12 AM

Stretching it a bit I know but a Reuniting the A Team programme is on TV3 tonight with Justin Lee Collins. Mandatory viewing imo for any 30plus male on this site. Great entertainment.

"Colonel Decker" makes an appearanc even.

Watched Ash Wednesday last night............ interesting flick set in the Irish American underworld in NY.

Goats Do Shave · July 26, 2010, 09:45:06 AM

Quote from: stephenite on July 26, 2010, 02:03:02 AM
Quote from: AFS on July 23, 2010, 09:47:27 PM
Inception. Meh. Entertaining couple of hours but nothing all that special. Despite the efforts to be overcomplicated, it's pretty much just a run of the mill action sci-fi for the most part. Enjoyable enough on that level, but with the massive plot holes and general bullshitery of it all I don't think you're really supposed to think about it that much.

Di Caprio was good, Tom Hardy was good, Ken Watanabe was good, and the FX were good.

Ellen Page was shit and poorly cast, Cillian Murphy was as annoying as usual, and the final scene felt like a stupid pointless gimmick.

Thought it was awesome myself, absolutely top drawer stuff. The last time I walked out of a movie feeling that WOW was the Matrix.

Best film i've seen in a long time... right up my street! Loved Memento, Matrix, Shutter Island... think this was made for me!
Totally satisfied leaving the cinema class show!

Capt Pat · July 27, 2010, 12:30:24 AM

I saw Splice tonight a movie about genetic engineering. They create a half human half animal creature and bring her up in the lab. Unfeasibly bad in places I hope they are being tongue in cheek as there are a few funny moments that are not supposed to be funny? Overall a strangely entertaining B movie that sn't supposed to be taken too seriously. 6.5 out of 10.

screenexile · July 27, 2010, 01:31:37 PM

Anyone seen Toy Story 3 yet? Thinking about going to see it tonight.

ballinaman · July 27, 2010, 11:56:26 PM

Christopher Nolan would have failed his leaving cert English with that ending by the way....

Celt_Man · July 28, 2010, 12:04:03 AM

Saw Inception at the weekend - serious movie throughly enjoyable even if I had to concentrate unbelievably hard at it!! Very cleverly written and even if the ending was slightly predictable, I'm not sure that it was a bad ending

Capt Pat · July 28, 2010, 12:32:30 AM

I saw Toy Story 3D tonight. It was surprisingly good, funny, dramatic, clever and not really like a childs movie movie. I never really saw the other toy story movies but this one entertained me. It is of course needlessly 3D but it is not average like all the other 3D movies.

8 out of 10.

Doogie Browser · July 28, 2010, 09:57:17 AM

Not being an old fart or owt but I have been very underwhelmed at the lack of decent movies in recent years. Sky Classics is the only film channel I watch with any regularity nowadays.

The Iceman · July 28, 2010, 04:17:52 PM

Seen a few films there over the past few weeks:
Green Zone - 6/7 out of 10
Strength and Honour - 4 out of 10
Alice in Wonderland - Visually stunning but not my cup of tea at all 5 out of 10
Legion - Horrible - 2 out of 10
Wolfman - 6 out of 10

Goats Do Shave · July 29, 2010, 09:14:37 AM

Went to see the A - Team last night. Had to say I enjoyed it... It's been fairly well cast. Neeson can be a little annoying at times & some of the action scenes are over the top (& hard to watch with the shaky cam.) but overall it's entertaining with lots of humerous quips!

Capt Pat · July 30, 2010, 01:48:59 AM

The A team is entertaining. I give it 7.5 out of 10.

The thing I noticed was that it had remarkable parallels and similarities to the movie "The Losers " that was out earlier in the year. I don't know how things work in Hollywood, but someone copied someone elses movie.

mc_grens · July 30, 2010, 07:24:37 AM

Quote from: Capt Pat on July 30, 2010, 01:48:59 AM
The A team is entertaining. I give it 7.5 out of 10.

The thing I noticed was that it had remarkable parallels and similarities to the movie "The Losers " that was out earlier in the year. I don't know how things work in Hollywood, but someone copied someone elses movie.

Yup, that's how things work in Hollywood alright.

Canalman · July 30, 2010, 10:01:19 AM

Goal 2 on telly tonight. Worth a watch lads? Enjoyed the 1st Goal where he went to Newcastle FC. Not an oscar winner but very watchable.