THE FILM THREAD: discuss films: new, old, good & bad

Posted: **2 Nov 2005, 11:20pm**

Went and saw doom last night just cause it was tight arse tuesday.

i went in thinking this is going to be the shittest film ever made esp from the review written.

came out thinking it was entertaining but obviously no story line and what there is of it is verly loosly put together.

would of got better acting out of a stone rather than the rock.

some of the corniest one liners.

over all its a good movie to watch if you want action and shooting and a bit of old alien re visited.

Posted: **3 Nov 2005, 11:04am**

I saw Life as a House the other day and was impressed. It is kind of off beat and a little dark like while being a very moving story. Hayden Christensen’s performance was eerily similar to that of Anakin Skywalker but it was actually quite good. This movie is not for everyone but if you enjoyed Mysterious Skin, Igby Goes Down, American Beauty etc definitely have a look. 8/10

Posted: **4 Nov 2005, 9:44am**

has anyone seen wolf creek i've heard lots of peeps ravin about it in the media and i'm meant to be seein it tonight just wanna know if it's anygood.
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Posted: **4 Nov 2005, 8:45pm**

Just watched Labyrinth for the first time in ever. It's still got it, i knew i loved it once but wasn't sure if i still would, but i do,

Woo Hoo, go broadband!

Posted: **4 Nov 2005, 8:46pm**

dirty dave wrote:

has anyone seen wolf creek i've heard lots of peeps ravin about it in the media and i'm meant to be seein it tonight just wanna know if it's anygood.

Oooooh! Hanging to see that!

Let me know how it is!!!

Its meant to be a bit scary, its a bit like wrong turn.

Posted: **8 Nov 2005, 4:10pm**

id seen them each before, but i watched BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET back to back the other night.
damn good flicks- so realistic and such believable characters and natural dialogue.
i normally hate 'romatic' Hurl! films, but these you really felt like you knew them personally and want to know what happened to them.

really fucking standout films, couldnt recommend them more, yes even to blokes
probably in my top 10 ever.

and that julie delpy
love that cute french chick thing. damn i love french girls.

Posted: **8 Nov 2005, 4:25pm**

Nessa wrote:

dirty dave wrote:

has anyone seen wolf creek i've heard lots of peeps ravin about it in the media and i'm meant to be seein it tonight just wanna know if it's anygood.

Oooooh! Hanging to see that!

Let me know how it is!!!

Its meant to be a bit scary, its a bit like wrong turn.

yeah the film was pretty good i thought i don't usually enjoy movies that much the guy from better homes and gardens i think his names john jarrat was piss funny and also pretty disturbing and i hear quentin tarrantino has been talking to him about starrin in his newie
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Posted: **8 Nov 2005, 4:33pm**

dirty dave wrote:

Wolf Creek

excellent movie especially drunk so you can annoy those around you... but seriously.. a great australian horror movie.. you get to see -

a) nice shots of the australian outback
b) nice shots of some fine actresses
c) a comedic sociopathic pyschopath
d) some drunken larrikans
e) some very good ideas for my new pass-time

f) somebody get shot in the eye

what more would you want? maybe a sex scene to top it off but this movie doesnt have it so i will give it a whopping

4 STARS out of a possible 5 1/3

please do see this movie you will enjoy it

Posted: **10 Nov 2005, 3:37pm**

Saw the proposition last night,
Pretty well done, it was alot more violent than i expected, which was probably good because it sucks when u get what u expect from a movie. Good acting/characters/storyline, worth seeing.
4/5 stars

Posted: **10 Nov 2005, 4:44pm**

Yak wrote:

Just watched Labyrinth for the first time in ever. It's still got it, i knew i loved it once but wasn't sure if i still would, but i do,

Woo Hoo, go broadband!

For real it's magicals huh? Go David Bowie in those skin tight pants and mega spike!

oh, and how funny is the farty swamp?

.. brings me to reason - farts are still funny at 26 years of age!

Posted: **10 Nov 2005, 4:58pm**

farts were invented for our amusement.

god DOES have a sense of humour.

Big Grin

Jawdrop

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 9:11am**

Oh dear...

Dead Or Alive Movie...

http://www.comingsoon.net/trailers/doa/

It 'stars' Holly Valance...

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 11:15am**

anyone seen 'The Corpse Bride' yet? Got free tix to is so going to see it soon but havent heard too much about it...

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 11:17am**

maggie and dave loved it!!! lotsa stars from them. its tim burton, its animation at its best, and danny elfman wrote the music...it HAS to be pretty damn good nat!! i reckon u'd enjoy it

have u seen "the nightmare before christmas"?

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 12:15pm**

funkyj wrote:

Oh dear...

Dead Or Alive Movie...

http://www.comingsoon.net/trailers/doa/

It 'stars' Holly Valance...

lame lame lame lame..
oh did i mention this looks fucking lame

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 12:20pm**

dj grimey wrote:

funkyj wrote:

Oh dear...

Dead Or Alive Movie...

http://www.comingsoon.net/trailers/doa/

It 'stars' Holly Valance...

lame lame lame lame..
oh did i mention this looks fucking lame

id watch it just cause looks like a decent perv fest

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 12:23pm**

Sound Of The Underground wrote:

dj grimey wrote:

funkyj wrote:

Oh dear...

Dead Or Alive Movie...

http://www.comingsoon.net/trailers/doa/

It 'stars' Holly Valance...

lame lame lame lame..
oh did i mention this looks fucking lame

id watch it just cause looks like a decent perv fest

that looks like the funniest movie of the year i'd watch it for a laugh fest

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Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 12:24pm**

MissNat wrote:

anyone seen 'The Corpse Bride' yet? Got free tix to is so going to see it soon but havent heard too much about it...

pretty keen to check it out

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121164/

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 1:06pm**

I'd like to see the Corpse Bride, haven't seen a movie for ages.

come to think of it, maybe I just want to go to the movies because I'm craving some popcorn...

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 1:11pm**

Khem wrote:

pretty keen to check it out

|| same!

It's Burton, it's Depp, it's Animation, it's NOT a remake...

all the ingredients of a good film...

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 2:37pm**

I saw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang the other night and it was pretty cool. Its an off beat murder mystery affair similar to a Tarantino movie. Cools off a bit toward the end but it is definitely worth checking it out. 7.5/10

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 2:41pm**

funkyj wrote:

Khem wrote:

pretty keen to check it out

|| same!

It's Burton, it's Depp, it's Animation, it's NOT a remake...

all the ingredients of a good film...

cool guys... looking forward to seeing it now!

Posted: **24 Nov 2005, 8:44pm**

ok, two unmissable films at the mercury guys!! i will be there with bells on! specially dogs in space, such a great film

well, its a bad aussie film, with michael hutchence in it, thats what MAKES it so great hehe Razz

GODZILLA - FINAL WARS !PREMIERE! Wed 30 Nov Tues 6 + Sat 10 Dec

Godzilla - Final Wars Ten monsters one planet.
The Adelaide premiere season of this culmination of the Godzilla franchise. 2 hours of monsters and mayhem.

To celebrate the Godzilla¹s 50th Anniversary Director Ryuhei Kitamura has combined the best elements of the previous 27 Godzilla films into one explosive film. Simultaneously around the world, ten monsters begin to attack major cities. The Earth Defense Force are struggling to maintain control when the mysterious aliens, the Xilians, arrive and destroy the monsters. They offer the people of Earth a peace treaty. The question is, can they be trusted?

Three screenings on Tues 30 Nov, Tues 6 + Sat 10 Dec at 7:30
Godzilla: Final Wars has been touted by Toho Pictures as not only the most spectacular Godzilla film ever, but the last in the hugely popular series. "There's a huge degree of fun to be had, particularly during the culminating scenes with Godzilla, Gaigan, Gidorah and Mothra all battling it out and ripping each other's body parts off amid much mass devastation." Richard Scheib, Moira

7:30pm Wednesday 30 Nov, Tuesday 6 Dec, Saturday 10 Dec

POPCORN TAXI Wed. 14 December DOGS IN SPACE
Director Richard Lowenstein with star Michael Hutchens

Richard Lowenstein / Dogs in Space A rare retrospective screening of the 80's Australian cult classic, Dogs In Space (R18+), with an on-stage chat with its writer/director, Richard Lowenstein.
The film tells the story of a share house in Melbourne at the end of the 1970's. A time when radical student politics shared a roof with musicians, artists and drifters and 24 hour drugs and parties. A narrative told in episodes, like a pub yarn, about Sam (played by Michael Hutchence) and his world of unmade beds and other bad habits. Dogs in Space boasts an impressive soundtrack with songs from Iggy Pop, Gang of Four, Nick Cave, Ollie Olsen, Michael Hutchence and the Little Bands.

Posted: **10 Dec 2005, 3:52pm**

if u missed out on godzilla, sucked in!!! was awesome. dogs in space will be killer on wednesday too...aussie cinema at its best!

can't wait for this film...
Jarhead
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as some american guy who joins the navy to be a sniper just as the first gulf war went full steam ahead...meant to be pretty hilarious AND pretty accurate. if u like jakey and wanna see him naked (ie see dancing santa jake in my av

) then u better see it!

opns jan 27 in oz

Posted: **10 Dec 2005, 4:04pm**

sin city

absolute madness...also saw lords of dogtown recently and really enjoyed it...also the original b+w version of cape fear, its good Shocked

Posted: **11 Dec 2005, 10:28pm**

Saw a made for TV movie called "Back to the Bat Cave", which was a weird film about Adam West & Burt Ward being suckered in to look for the Batmobile, and reminising about their days as the Caped Crusaders in the 60s.

Pretty funny, full of old 60s stars from the series and other shows.

Posted: **11 Dec 2005, 10:30pm**

Whilst channel surfing last night I came to world movies and saw a movie with some lil dude fighting a bunch of romans and thought "this looks familiar" so I watched on and noticed the lil dudes big friend holding a masive rock then fightin the same romans and hit it me. It was the ASTERIX and OBELIX movie.

It was very b-grade but it was fucking halirious!

Posted: **15 Dec 2005, 10:45am**

in the last week watched:

- unleashed with jet li 4/5
- immortal 2/5
- kicking and screaming with will ferrell 4/5
- skeleton key 3/5
- Evil (sweden) 4/5

4/5 rating = you should try to see this
3/5 = if the opportunity presents itself see it
2/5 = wait till its on free to air

Posted: **15 Dec 2005, 11:20pm**

Outsider wrote:

in the last week watched:

- unleashed with jet li 4/5
- immortal 2/5
- kicking and screaming with will ferrell 4/5
- skeleton key 3/5
- Evil (sweden) 4/5

4/5 rating = you should try to see this
3/5 = if the opportunity presents itself see it
2/5 = wait till its on free to air

Evil is cool......i heard unleashed was horrible from a few people though...so is that 4/5 including story...or is it 4/5 for why would i want story in the way of jet li kicking ass?

Posted: **16 Dec 2005, 8:47am**

Azrael wrote:

Outsider wrote:

in the last week watched:

- unleashed with jet li 4/5
- immortal 2/5
- kicking and screaming with will ferrell 4/5
- skeleton key 3/5
- Evil (sweden) 4/5

4/5 rating = you should try to see this
3/5 = if the opportunity presents itself see it
2/5 = wait till its on free to air

Evil is cool......i heard unleashed was horrible from a few people though...so is that 4/5 including story...or is it 4/5 for why would i want story in the way of jet li kicking ass?

story inclusive im not one to enjoy a movie just for action

Posted: **8 Jan 2006, 11:10am**

bought some classics on dvd this weekend

biodome

dodgeball

robocop punch

Posted: **8 Jan 2006, 7:54pm**

Stay out of trouble!

Posted: **9 Jan 2006, 4:27pm**

Khem wrote:

watched serenity last night, thought it was pretty good. story line moved along at a nice speed and everything made sense. was really good to see a sci fi flick with a bit of humour in it for a change.

7/10

Joss Whedon is the man!!!!

i love how he can make such dark tv that is quirky and funny too.

Posted: **9 Jan 2006, 4:33pm**

Watched "Fun with Dick & Jane" last night, I thought it was pretty good.

The deportment scene is funny as!

I'd give it 8/10

Posted: **9 Jan 2006, 4:34pm**

Recently I have watched

Just friends - Funny RomCom with ryan reynolds - for typical ryan reynolds humour I reccomend Waiting tho - funny shit!

Family Stone - For the gilrls - it is shit I hated it worst movie ever!! Not because its a chick flick but because it is a shit chick flick.... its as crap as anything with mandy moore in it.... *equally as crap as a walk to remember*

Lord of War - Nicolas Cage as a russian jewish arms dealer - its not a bad flick but drags on in the end - thought the cat and mouse game with Cage and Ethan Hawke could have been increased. Pretty gory but all round top flick.

Rebound - Martin Lawrence trying too hard - some funny bits but not enough for me to give it two thumbs up.

Posted: **9 Jan 2006, 4:45pm**

hired a korean flick from 2003 called natural city. not too bad at all, nice little storyline..
if you dont like subtitles ie reading the movie then dont get it. however if you can keep up with the pace give it a shot .. its a well done film.

http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/review.asp?ID=224

Posted: **9 Jan 2006, 4:56pm**

i watched Peaches the other night.

quite a slow moving drama, but still interesting at the same time.

nice south aussie movie - gotta support that shit, parts filmed in my old locals - the stirling hotel & the crafers pub!!

really good acting, camera work, tight production.

id give it a 7/10.

Posted: **9 Jan 2006, 6:56pm**

Khem wrote:

biodome

Oh yeah

Posted: **10 Jan 2006, 9:01am**

Khem wrote:

biodome

One of the funniest scenes from a movie ever is in Biodome when they're throwing needles at one another, only they think it's funny due to all the laughing gas they've had.

Nothing makes you laugh more than other people laughing

Posted: **10 Jan 2006, 11:53am**

Khem wrote:

biodome

Free refill with proof of purchase!

Saw Fun with Dick and Jane on Sat...pretty lame. Laughed a few times. Wouldn't recommend it though.

Posted: **10 Jan 2006, 12:06pm**

king kong tonite woo!

Posted: **10 Jan 2006, 5:59pm**

junglist wrote:

Khem wrote:

biodome

Free refill with proof of purchase!

dont move...

...but i got a wicked itch on my nads!!

Posted: **11 Jan 2006, 5:34pm**

i finally saw supersize me last night
i thought it would be just him eating it and spewing and getting fat and shit... but it was so much more interesting than that, i really enjoyed the bits about the school and prison systems meals. i guess it made me realise that my diet is pretty balanced compared to alot of americans...

most eye opening bit i though was the school for at risk teenagers that had noticed a complete turn around of all students behaviour when following a more healthier diet (no soft drink, processed foods, lots of fresh foods esp veggies). certainly is something i will be thinking about lots when feeding my kids thats for sure!

it was interesting also to see how the guys apprearance changed so much over the month, his skin went this wierd red colour, and he apparently was about to go into liver failure pretty soon if he didnt stop. and dont get my on the blood tests!!!!

the dudes girlfriend made me laugh hard, took everything with a grain of salt and a laugh

when done, the guy was told he had to wait a year before eating any more mcdonalds.....

v v v interesting.

Posted: **11 Jan 2006, 7:11pm**

nanny mcphee looks like the shittest movie ever

marion have chicken little in digital 3D. $2 extra... pretty keen to check it out, 3D is the shizzle

Posted: **11 Jan 2006, 7:38pm**

saw kong last nite....LOVED it!!! made me laff, cry, got me freaked out in the scary bits (and there are a few!! hope those kids in front of us twitched all nite...)

its such a sad movie really, the main characters (kong n anne) being very lonely souls...i dont think kong ever was in LOVE with her, like some people claim, he just found someone who understood him...

Posted: **19 Jan 2006, 9:17pm**

off to see chicken little tomorrow night... in

3D

Posted: **19 Jan 2006, 11:06pm**

Khem wrote:

off to see chicken little tomorrow night... in

3D

yeah i saw it the other day pretty cool the 3d but the movie was pretty lame
get a nice pair of green sunnies

can any one remember these books u could get and they were 3d i think i had dinosaur ones

Posted: **25 Jan 2006, 7:53pm**

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/ascannerdarkly.html

looks interesting...

Posted: **25 Jan 2006, 8:08pm**

Khem wrote:

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/ascannerdarkly.html

looks interesting...

Sure does! I first saw that trailer midway thru last year and have been waiting and waiting for it to be released....similar style animation to 'waking life' (same director) but looks a lot more interesting.....

Posted: **26 Jan 2006, 3:06pm**

mazmo wrote:

i finally saw supersize me last night
i thought it would be just him eating it and spewing and getting fat and shit... but it was so much more interesting than that, i really enjoyed the bits about the school and prison systems meals. i guess it made me realise that my diet is pretty balanced compared to alot of americans...

most eye opening bit i though was the school for at risk teenagers that had noticed a complete turn around of all students behaviour when following a more healthier diet (no soft drink, processed foods, lots of fresh foods esp veggies). certainly is something i will be thinking about lots when feeding my kids thats for sure!

it was interesting also to see how the guys apprearance changed so much over the month, his skin went this wierd red colour, and he apparently was about to go into liver failure pretty soon if he didnt stop. and dont get my on the blood tests!!!!

the dudes girlfriend made me laugh hard, took everything with a grain of salt and a laugh

when done, the guy was told he had to wait a year before eating any more mcdonalds.....

v v v interesting.

How good is that movie! I can't eat McDonalds now, I tried eating it a couple of weeks ago and it made me so sick. I don't think I'll ever eat it again in my life. I may eat the icecream and fries but that's it. If you liked that movie, you should read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. You can borrow my copy if you like mole

Posted: **28 Jan 2006, 3:48pm**

Heading out to see "Walk the Line" tonight. Finally an interesting movie on...

image not archived: funkyj.gif · Posted: **29 Jan 2006, 2:45am**

woke up in pain, decided to watch tele...

on World Movies, they're showing 24 Hour Party People - all about the 'Madchester' scene of the 80s and 90s and Tony Wilson, owner of Factory Nightclub, Factory Records, and manager for Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays.

Absolutely awesome film if you're into music of that era. Almost documentary, but with lots of fiction, very touching and very funny.

Posted: **6 Feb 2006, 12:35pm**

can't wait for walk the line, joaquin phoenix is THE MAN and johnny cash is baddest country star ever...!

in other news, they;ve made a film bout BETTIE PAGE!!!!

its called The Notorious Bettie Page, should be out soon...Gretchen Mol is playing Bettie, its a pity they didnt chose Liv Tyler though. Either way, should be wayyyyy interesting and I cant wait to see my fave pinup's life story

Posted: **6 Feb 2006, 12:38pm**

trashy_chica wrote:

can't wait for walk the line, joaquin phoenix is THE MAN and johnny cash is baddest country star ever...!

in other news, they;ve made a film bout BETTIE PAGE!!!!

its called The Notorious Bettie Page, should be out soon...Gretchen Mol is playing Bettie, its a pity they didnt chose Liv Tyler though. Either way, should be wayyyyy interesting and I cant wait to see my fave pinup's life story

awesome. Bettie is hot. whoever plays her aint gona have a thing on her though....

Posted: **6 Feb 2006, 12:59pm**

funkyj wrote:

Absolutely awesome film if you're into music of that era. Almost documentary, but with lots of fiction, very touching and very funny.

must be awesome if that fiction dudes in it.

Posted: **6 Feb 2006, 1:24pm**

Just saw MUNICHh (god bless bit torrents)

AWESOME movie. Eric Bana is on his way up!

Posted: **10 Feb 2006, 9:43pm**

is hostel out yet? if not, when is it due out here? tarantino is an executive producer...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/

Posted: **10 Feb 2006, 10:20pm**

Mo$Def wrote:

Just saw MUNICHh (god bless bit torrents)

here, here

once my queues are gone ill be downloading that

what bit torrent client do you use ?

Posted: **11 Feb 2006, 3:13am**

finally saw king kong, yes it is still playing at marion! thank god. yes best adaptation of king kong a true representation and complementing the origional film. well king kong being peter jackson's (director) favorite childhood movie. so who better to bring the screen that massive monkey!

if u havent seen it yet i urge you 2. its on dvd in april if u wanna wait, but ull loose the effect of the big screen!

BIG MONKEY!!!!!!

ps. also saw the trailer for xmen 3..........war has begun!!!!!! (any info on this movie please post!!!) Big Grin

Posted: **11 Feb 2006, 8:20am**

MoNkEyWReNcH wrote:

ps. also saw the trailer for xmen 3..........war has begun!!!!!! (any info on this movie please post!!!) Big Grin

The ups and downs of being a mutant: sometimes you're a superhero and sometimes you're just a freak. When a scientist (Shohreh Aghdashloo) discovers a treatment for mutantism, it causes a small stir in the X-men community. Stars Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, and newcomer 'Fraiser' star Kelsey Grammar as Beast.

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Posted: **16 Feb 2006, 8:08am**

HEY watched last night again SKY HIGH on dvd, yeh its a disney movie so wat. its actually well writitten movie. plus also just a nice teen movie

checkit out

Posted: **16 Feb 2006, 10:10am**

watched SWORD OF DOOM last nite, a samurai flick from 1966....Man, it was awesome!! blurred the lines between good and evil indeed, fantastic storyline and cinematography tho..man i love samurai films!! it was showing as part of Mercury Cinema's Cineasia program, I totally recommend checking out Volcano High in a couple of weeks