Movie recommendations

ziggysego · July 17, 2011, 10:31:51 AM

Watched a couple of films over the weekend.

Grown Ups - If you like Adam Sandler, you'll enjoy this film. After a run of poor films like Click, Adam is back to his best again. Some good laughs in it.

Knight & Day - Decent enough film, but wasn't brilliant. Didn't hold my attention in bits, found myself checking emails and Twitter on my phone. That said, Daiz sure can control a car!

clarshack · July 17, 2011, 03:17:25 PM

turned off 'The American' after about 20 mins and put Green Zone on instead. think i made the right decision!

whitegoodman · July 17, 2011, 03:24:58 PM

Not sure if its been mentioned but lincon lawyer good show. Wouldn't be Matt mcconaghy biggest fan but he was good in this and good storyline

Capt Pat · July 17, 2011, 04:33:37 PM

Quote from: clarshack on July 17, 2011, 03:17:25 PM
turned off 'The American' after about 20 mins and put Green Zone on instead. think i made the right decision!

Green Zone was the only action movie I ever fell asleep while watching. I liked the American.

thejuice · July 17, 2011, 09:13:36 PM

The Human Centipede is on the SyFy channel (after Sharktopus, how many oscars did that win?) if your sick in the head.

nrico2006 · July 18, 2011, 09:48:59 AM

Quote from: Capt Pat on July 17, 2011, 04:33:37 PM
Quote from: clarshack on July 17, 2011, 03:17:25 PM
turned off 'The American' after about 20 mins and put Green Zone on instead. think i made the right decision!

Green Zone was the only action movie I ever fell asleep while watching. I liked the American.

I thought the Green Zone was ok but I agree that the American was very good.

The Lincoln Lawyer is very good too. Someone mentioned Knight and Day, and I was thinking about that yesterday as it was being advertised on Sky and it was that bad a film I actually had to sit down and think if I had actually watched it. I eventually remembered that I had watched the first 30 minutes then turned it off, and I would say its one of the 3 or 4 times in my life when I have just gave up on a film.

Battle Los Angeles was a 2.5 out of 5.

Canalman · July 18, 2011, 10:22:46 AM

Saw The Searchers again on Friday night. This film just leaves me cold, can't really see how it gets all the plaudits and I am a big fan of John Ford. Have watched it umpteen times and am still not too impressed.

Declan · July 18, 2011, 02:07:27 PM

Went with the kids to watch Harry Potter at the weekend - very enjoyable

Bogball XV · July 18, 2011, 02:29:47 PM

Quote from: Canalman on July 18, 2011, 10:22:46 AM
Saw The Searchers again on Friday night. This film just leaves me cold, can't really see how it gets all the plaudits and I am a big fan of John Ford. Have watched it umpteen times and am still not too impressed.

why on earth would you keep on watching it??

Puckoon · July 18, 2011, 04:45:35 PM

Quote from: Declan on July 18, 2011, 02:07:27 PM
Went with the kids to watch Harry Potter at the weekend - very enjoyable

Yup, watched it yesterday. Much more enjoyable than part 1 of the deathly hallows.

Tried to watch fear and loathing in las vegas last night. Couldn't get into it at all, even in the right frame of mind.

laoislad · July 18, 2011, 04:54:56 PM

Quote from: Declan on July 18, 2011, 02:07:27 PM
Went with the kids to watch Harry Potter at the weekend - very enjoyable

I'd rather meet Hardy for a pint than watch that.

Hardy · July 18, 2011, 04:55:31 PM

I'd rather you watched the film, thanks.

lurganblue · July 18, 2011, 05:09:03 PM

Watched Harry potter 3d last night. I thought it was just ok tbh. That was my first 3d cinema experience and I must say I wasn't overly impressed by that aspect of the film

ziggysego · July 18, 2011, 05:39:19 PM

Quote from: Hardy on July 18, 2011, 04:55:31 PM
I'd rather you watched the film, thanks.

Canalman · July 18, 2011, 06:02:29 PM

Quote from: Bogball XV on July 18, 2011, 02:29:47 PM
Quote from: Canalman on July 18, 2011, 10:22:46 AM
Saw The Searchers again on Friday night. This film just leaves me cold, can't really see how it gets all the plaudits and I am a big fan of John Ford. Have watched it umpteen times and am still not too impressed.
why on earth would you keep on watching it??

Honestly, it is so highly lauded that when it is on tv I usually give it another try. A watchable flick imo but not the legendary film many think it is. Won't watch it again. Nothing else was on last Friday night anyhows.

Watched The Departed last night for the third time last night and it is a film growing on me. Didn't think much of it after first viewing. Very hard though to warm to a film with Damon in it.