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He is at the top of my most hated list right now.

"Billy Mitchell, how are you?"
"Perfect, haven't you heard?"

TWAT!!!!


As for Khem, what didn't you like about the ending of No Country for Old Men? I thought everything was covered and finalised by the ending. Mind you, it did take a few viewings and a bit of thinking for me to reach that. That is the best thing about the way they ended it - you are forced to put some thought into it.

awesome book

*exits thread*

i dont wanna go into too much detail for the benefit of those who havent seen it yet, will drop you a PM a bit later.

One of the strangest, most bizarre films I have ever seen. Quality viewing from start to finish.

Highly recommended

I wouldn't say it was the "worst" but it certainly was a bit bizarre/not as good as it could have been. Then again if it's from a book I'd rather have a weird ending that doesn't work if it means it is accurate to the original story.

I just watched a Mike Judge movie called "Idiocracy". If you were a fan of "Office Space" then you need to check this movie out!

i agree, if thats how the story is, thats how the end should be. just caught me off guard...

idiocracy is gold, kinda scary that this could be the future

For those who haven't yet seen King of Kong, do yourself a massive favour and watch it NOW!

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Fuck the way that Frito talks was pissing me off in it though! Quality movie, a bit like real-life Futurama.

Fuck it, thought Idiocracy was shite. There, I said it.
Loved Office Space though.
Idiocracy however... turd.

Noddy is fast becoming the Molly Meldrum of the cinemania thread! 
True though, is a classic movie. I like Billy though!!! Bad guys like him make me smile!

i havent read the book yet, but we have it, gary says the movie and the book are totally completely different anna

cool.. thebook was great, i really enjoyed it! but dunno about the film, maybe i will rewatch 28 days later

just started reading the northern lights (aka the golden compass), its pretty interesting. i guess pullman really wanted to pull apart those christian-fantasy tales like the lion, the witch and the wardrobe huh! i mean, lord asriel? sounds familiar i cant wait to read over his take on the books and on atheism, etc etc.

ps sooo many movies out this week to see!! anyone checked out Be Kind, Rewind yet? Might try n see it this weekend

noy yet, but it looks awesome!

Watched the new Rambo movie last night.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaHAAAAAAAAAAAA!

lol!

rofl!

I've never seen such an awesome amount of gratuitous violence in a movie!

It's like watching a Tarantino movie but without the pesky dialogue or style.

4.5 stars.

And how!

The trailer makes it look goralicious!

I haven't seen it yet but they'll probably censor it a bit over here. Fuckers.

They had LOTR - The Two Towers on TV the other day and in the scene where Frodo loses his shit at Sam and points the tip of his sword at his throat they had blurred out the sword! Gay as! Yet in one of the shithouse feudal period dodgy soap opera's they have here there's about 20 people fighting on screen at once flashing swords and all...hypocrites!

yeh there are plenty of moments throughout the LOTR trilogy that are pretty gay IMO

 

Not what I meant!

But yeah, Frodo and Samwise, definitely something going on there! 

http://www.justaguything.com/100-great-movies-every-guy-should-see/

seen over 85 of these

haha with LOTR my partner has watched those DVDs fkn zillions of times.

There is only so much LOTR I can take! 

He even knows the words off by heart and recites them when he watches the movies... I hate when people do that! grrr!

I have said to Reuben that maybe he should read the books rather that just watch the films if he loves it so much. Bloody hell.

When we got engaged, he even tried to get me a replica ring from the movie! Unbelievable! I was like "um, no... thanks" 

Hell, Ive even been to the actual Hobbiton in NZ!!!  Got the photos of me sticking my head out of the hobbit hole window and everything.

Ive done my part for LOTR, thats for sure

hasn't he read the books???!!!

Nah to be honest the only thing he reads is crap like he alien vs predator chronicles

 

Actually that gives me an idea, i might get him the books as a gift!

shit yeah, the books are great!!! and go into so much  more detail!

Finally got around to watching this last night and agree with everything you wrote. Brilliant film, put together really well. Rather depressing to say the least but that is hardly a bad thing. PSH was brilliant as always, even though I ended up despising his character more than any in recent times - hell, he even makes Billy Mitchell seem like a decent bloke.

Great film.

*Edit* Marissa Tomei is damn hot in this film. Lots of boobie shots as well which is always a positive.

Jeebus! That's classic! I saw a doco about these crazy LOTR fans who speak Elvish fluently and a couple of them had these full on elven medieval style wedding ceremonies, legitimate marriages too!

Watch out if your weddings vows are in Elvish! 

HAHHAHHA that SO reminds me of Clerks 2...QUALITY!

 

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um no way jose!

 

Camelot castle here I come!

bahahahaha (if anyone has ever been there LOL)

I LOVED the idea of Camelot Castle when I was little! Crazily I have never been despite the fact my family used to go on holidays in and around the Barossa many times when I was a young tacker!

We actually put on 2 raves there in the early 90's. Probably two of the best parties I have ever put on or been to - utter debauchery.

It isn't in the Barossa though. It's actually up in the hills at Basket Range.

Nice one! Maybe the Camelot Castle raves were also something my memory was considering when thinking of that location!

she is fucking fine i agree...one thing though, her hotness is more than somewhat compromised by the eye-burning image of Phillip Seymour-Hoffman and his flabby pale ass jiggling around as he goes at it hard in the opening scene...

other than that though 

Last night I watched Die Hard 4 and Surf's Up. I really enjoyed both of them!!

Right now, I'm watching Brotherhood of War... it's pretty insane.

what should i watch tonight?

sweeney todd or juno???

Both. Depends if you feel like a throat slitting musical or a feel good teen flick.

think i'll go for the feel good flick tonight!!

Watched Citizen Kane again last night. Will a movie ever be made that compares?

The use of lighting, reflections, dark & light etc is simply amazing and still miles ahead of anything that has been made since.

ooh i wanna watch  a film tonite but dad is insistent on watching crappy abc sunday nite shows!

PS RIP Charlton Heston, died today aged 84.

Nah, fuck him. Glad to see him dead to be honest.

Anything good as an actor he did was overshadowed by his position in the NRA.

i agree with Noddy entirely.

Wow. Just wanted to quote that as it's a statement one rarely sees.

ok ok, perhaps not entirely, but i think i'm more impressed with your, lets say 'skewed', sense of humour than most...

speaking of that, whatever happened to the Ask Noddy thread? got quite a few laughs from that on the old board...

hah yeah, but he also had alzheimers and a fair few people reckon he was persuaded to align himself with the NRA, in the way he did. when u watch Bowling For Columbine, you can see how shut up and narrow minded he was about it, despite the evidence presented by mike moore.

anyhoo, just something to mull over.

reckon i will watch the twin peaks movie sometime soon, cant wait!

signature worthy mate

This one looks like a must-see.

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I am serious! My love for zombie movies and Jenna Jameson are equal only to each other.

HHHAHHAHAA thats awesome!

On the weekend I went and saw Spiderwick Chronicles with my oldest son and really enjoyed it. Obviously it's a kids movie full of the usual fairies, goblins, trolls etc but I've always been a sucker for that kind of stuff. At our age it isn't the kind of movie that will blow you away or anything but it definitely had that effect on Cooper who is 7. He was genuinely frightened during bits and on the edge of his seat throughout.

Also got to see the trailer for Prince Caspian which I so can't wait for as I loved The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe. I dare say I'm looking forward to that more than Indiana Jones at the moment.

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Blaspemy!

 

Gonna wait till I see an updated trailer before I get too excited. I'm just not sure wether Harrison Ford can pull it off at 87 years of age & I really ain't a fan of Shia LaBeouf at all.

That said, only 40 days to go till it hits the screens and I'll be going to the midnight session if they have one.

I was a bit disappointed by The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe actually.

The even the ABC series that was on years back was more enjoyable

I agree with Noddy, the trailer for Indiana Jones looks like a CG wankfest, we was flying around on that whip like he was Spiderman FFS.

nuh uh!! i reckon its gonna be awesome. Prince Caspian will be awesome cause its a waayyyy better story than Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Magicians Nephew is the best book, but doubt they will do that. How was spiderwick chronicles anyways??

Ooh I am looking forward to hellboy 2 the most this winter, I think, out of all the possible films coming out!

FUCK I CANT WAIT TO SEE TH EFILM NOW!!!!!!!!! what an awesome trailer

After a few false starts (not having subtitles/finding subtitles/not feeling like reading subtitles/getting interrupted while trying to read subtitles) I finally got to watch Pan's Labyrinth the other night.

Amazing movie... The story that took place in the real world was quite grim, things didn't look too promising for anyone for most of the movie. I loved the effects/costume/make up whatever that was used for the fairy tale creatures. The only dissappointing thing about the movie was that there wasn't more of this side of the story. Having said that, it is probably just as well they didn't go too overboard with the effects.

I really enjoyed this movie, I cannot wait to check out The Orphanage now!

From Dusk Til Dawn is on tele tomorrow night, so I might stay in and watch it...

oh god mikey Pan's Labyrinth is one of the acest films ever! Yet another fine example of brilliant Spanish film making! I can honestly say that I have not ever seen a Spanish made flick that I didn;t love!

Well, I must say that Timmy had the extreme good sense to roll out THE CASTLE the other night! Fucking goldness man, hadn't seen that film in years! so many amazing moment and i cant get the Bonneedoon song outta my head!

After that we watched One Missed Call which really I thought was a pretty shit film until i just discovered it is a remake of a Japanese horror film. The American version isn;t funny, gorey, suspensful or even ironic, it's just plain gash! Pretty fucking keen to get my mitts on the japanese version, cuz really, noone shows a scared face like a Japanese actress! Anyone out there seen the original?

Anything Victoria Abril was in FTW! The one where she was the disgruntled housewife married to the philandering doctor husband, where she decided to take up with some butch lesbian staying at there house was funny as!

Though I have seen many awesome Spanish films! Thank you SBS. Apres Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) was great, remade as Vanilla Sky (which I haven't seen)...

Yeah, used to watch that religously! abc rocked back in the day!

Watched the first half of Beowulf (or however you spell it) last night

not bad not bad

Angelina Jolie Nakey in it too, boobs shot about 1 hour in.

Finally watched there will be blood over the wkend.  Although some would think its slow i loved it and gets my vote for best ending, what a cunt 

So did anyone end up watching Be kind, rewind after all?

 

I finally watched Transformers!!! BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!

 

Id watch it again and again and again!!!

Watched that last weekend...yeah ultra long....ultra disturbing! 

Please don't say that. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That said, I haven't even seen the ending yet. I've tried watching it 3 or 4 times now and never made it further than 30 minutes in before switching it off. Michael Bay shouldn't be allowed to make movies.

I haven't gotten around to it yet, but it is on my list...

I watched a few movies on the weekend...

American Gangster: Decent enough movie, a tad on the long side but I didn't really notice as it was well paced and interesting enough for me not to get bored. Russell Crowe did the worst attempt at an American accent I have heard in recent memory! I had no idea RZA or Common were in it so it was a nice suprise to see them in it.

American Psycho: Awesome movie... but my god - what a total nut job! I think they captured the 80's perfectly and Christian Bale played his part really well, as per usual. Nice bit of a twist at the end.

The Mist: Based on a Stephen King story, this movie had potential but failed to deliver. It really lacked pace and momentum and just dawdled along for 90 minutes. I'd give it a miss unless you run out of other movies to watch.

Transformers fucking rocked, it's awesome!

Such a fucking awesome film. I reckon the scene where he discusses with great passion the solo work of Phil Collins with that if Genesis before dicing a dude up is one of my favourite movie moments.

Also the phone call to his lawyer where he lists everyone he has killed. Fucking hillarious.

book is excellent too guys.

Book is fucking awesome. One of my favourites. Movie pales in comparision, and the movie rates as a five-star flick imo. Compulsory reading for the under-10 set.

Agreed.. My gf couldnt finish the book, too graphic, thats why i read it. 

I'd like to remind people that this is the Cinemania thread not the  DVDmania thread!!! 

This means..... NEW RELEASES only!!!

IMO of course.

Grumpy has spoken 

Luckily your opinion is wrong.

Continue as you were people.

American Pyscho is an old movie. I saw it years ago.

It is not currently showing at the cinema

Yes, but last time I looked it was a movie.

Hence it shall be discussed in this thread.

Seeing as Still Life is the brightest spark in an otherwise slow start to 08, I think the best thing to do is to discuss older cinema.

Have you seen the Band's List yet Az? Definitely get onto it if you are yet to do so.

On to it. Only got Bjork's boyfriend's strange art movie on the download at the moment, so I need something new.

I'm the same. Mostly watching downloaded TV shows atm as I have come across too many cars worth stealing so far this year.

Did you go to the cinema to watch the first half of Beowulf? Will you be going back to watch the second half?

Same; Flight of The Conchords and The Wire has been keeping me interested.

IMDB lists a Still life movie in 2005, 2007 and an unreleased 2008 doco, popular name...

It was only allowed out of China this year. So I believe at least 2 of them are the same film.

what matthew barney have you got az?

Bah!

 

First cycle is almost finished, the rest of the cycles are in a single pack and not many seeders, so that will take a while.

sweet i have never been able to find them. looks like more swapsies are in order

    DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" with plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a 3-D live-action feature.

    Story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime.

    Created by Masamune Shirow, "Ghost in the Shell" was first published in 1989. It went on to generate two additional manga editions, three anime film adaptations, an anime TV series and three videogames. The second anime film, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence," was released in the U.S. by DreamWorks in 2004.

    Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment are attached to produce and brought the project to the studio. Jamie Moss has been tapped to pen the adaptation.

    Universal and Sony were also chasing "Ghost in the Shell," but Steven Spielberg took personal interest in the property and made it happen at DreamWorks.

    " 'Ghost in the Shell' is one of my favorite stories," Spielberg said. "It's a genre that has arrived, and we enthusiastically welcome it to DreamWorks."


http://www.variety.com/VR1117984029.html

  whatever happened to just leaving something be?!

Ghost in The Shell & Akira are both fucking incredible animes, why not just leave them alone??? do they REALLY need to be turned into some stupid-ass, Americanized, action-filled, CGI wankfest?? (to quote Noddy)

 

whats the story with this 'beyond the rave' movie?

vampires and ravers hmmm

beyond the rave is a myspace series that you can only view i you are a myspace member. I watched the 1st 3 eps last night. its pretty crap but also pretty watchable. new eps are posted every monday and wed and thre's loads of semi-celeb cameos.

All one has to do is watch AI to know how this will turn out...

I watched Transformers last night. Yeah, I realise I am late to the party, but it wasn't too bad... funny bit of mindless fun.

I watched a couple of movies on the weekend...

Cloverfield: I thought it was a good attempt to do something different from the standard cookie cutter/by the number Hollywood block buster. It wasn't as amazing as the hype made it out to be, but it was still an entertaining flick.

Wristcutters: A Love Story: I watched this after I saw someone else mention it in here and I really enjoyed it. Definitely not your usual run of the mill love story, but I thought it worked really well and definitely recommend it.

Goonies: Classic movie. I haven't seen it in ages and to be honest I really do not think they could make a movie like this for kids today. I cannot imagine any kids movie today having any of this:

The opening scene has criminals set fire to a police station before shooting at police during a high speed pursuit.
Dead body in a freezer.
References to drugs and sexual torture devices in Mouth's Spainish translation.
Penis humour with a broken statue of David.

I also wonder what Chunk's parents would have had to say about their son inviting a 7 foot tall deformed retard to come and live with them?

  @ Khem's Goonies comments, so true, bloody kids these days are wrapped in cotton wool!


I watched The Forbidden Kingdom a couple of days ago. Arguably two of the most popular Chinese martial arts stars ever, Jet Li and Jackie Chan, are finally together in a movie! It was pretty awesome, the fight choreography was by Yuen Wo Ping so you'd expect some craziness. It didn't disappoint in that aspect and was a decent tale in a fantasy, feudal China style. The story was pretty hokey though, the typical Western kid learns martial arts, paint by numbers story that's been done to death a fair bit from The Karate Kid(s) to No Retreat No Surrender. Had some classic scenes in it though, with a lot of laughs! If you see it you will know what I'm talking about with one particular scene in the desert. It was piss funny, the whole cinema was howling! I recommend seeing it if you're a fan of any of these types of movies or martial arts films in general....

i wish!! hopefully this weekend

double post...

ribbo i think that was on tv (sbs) a few weeks back, me n lexy were talking bout it. the start was super scary, but apparently the ring tone and the suspense gets a bit yawny after a bit?? ask lex, she had a strong opinion bout it!! that being said, japanese horror films are just massive suspense-creepfests and i'd prefer it any day over a hollywood film...

Crispin Glover is some sort of mad genius. Check out the trailer for his latest directorial effort, Slightly NSFW (bit of booby action)

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fuck who else remembered Clowny Clown Clown?!
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Awesome stuff Crispin!! reminds me of Twin Peaks crossed with Cronenberg's first feature film...

OMG so much crispin gold out there!
[video: www.youtube.com] Crispin High and on Letterman in 1987..poor fella!

i need to track down this rubin & ed video i think!
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Hurry up 2008 and deliver us some good movies.

After the way 2007 ended I was expecting big things from this year but so far nothing.

have you seen Be Kind, Rewind yet??? Also, Indiana Jones is out soon. This film is meant to be good too, at Cinema Nova now..

Gone Baby Gone  (MA15+)
Dorchester, one of the toughest neighbourhoods in all of Boston, is no place for the weak or innocent. It's a territory defined by hard heads and even harder luck, its streets littered with broken families, hearts, dreams. When one of its own, a four-year-old girl, goes missing, private investigators Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angela Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) don't want the case. But after pleas from the child's aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything - their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives - to find a little girl-lost. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) and directed by Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone stars also the extraordinary Amy Ryan in her Oscar-nominated and multi-award winning performance as the missing girl's mother.

And for those japanese film lovers...YAKUZA FILM FESTIVAL at the end of April WOO!
Tues 29 Apr – Sat 3 May 2008

Presented by the Media Resource Centre and the Japan Australia Friendship Association to celebrate Golden Week in Japan.

Unknown to many in Australia, Seijun Suzuki (b. 1923) forged a long and successful career in Japan with a series of yakuza films made predominantly through the fifties and sixties. Suzuki’s unique style combines stark imagery, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and a warped sense of logic. His influence on a whole new generation of filmmakers throughout the east and west is indisputable. Essential viewing for fans of Lone Wolf & Cub, Lady Snowblood and Hanzo the Razor.

7.30pm Tuesday 29 April
A TATTOOED LIFE (M)

Dir. Seijun Suzuki  Japan  1965  87mins
Some men are marked for life.
Hired killer Tetsu wants to retire from life as a hit-man but the partners of his last kill have other ideas. Tetsu's brother Kenji tries to help, but when a yakuza is killed both brothers flee to China and hide as workers on a construction site. The yakuza will not rest until the brothers are found and bloody vengeance follows. With one of the screen's best final showdowns, maverick director Suzuki Seijun takes on a yakuza underworld adventure.
   

 
7:30pm Friday 2 May
TOKYO DRIFTER (M)

Dir. Seijun Suzuki  Japan  1966  80mins
Mayhem and madness on the mean streets of Tokyo.
Warned by studio bosses to play it safe, maverick Japanese director Suzuki Seijun crafted one of the most bizarre and influential gangster films of all time.Explosive violence, tripped out colours, saucy jazz and ultra cool Yakuza - this is TOKYO DRIFTER. Former killer Tetsu has a plan to go straight and leave his violent life behind. When his past won't leave him alone, Tetsu answers the only way he knows how - in decisive and deadly fashion.
   


7:30pm Saturday 3 May
BRANDED TO KILL (M)

Dir. Seijun Suzuki  Japan  1967  98min
Insane, surreal, violent film noir at its best.
Hanada is the 'Number 3' killer in the Japanese underworld. Hired by a mysterious woman, the scheduled hit goes very wrong and Handa is launched into a deadly cat and mouse game with the sexually perverse rice sniffing 'Number 1' killer. Filled with bizarre imagery, eroticism and brutal violence in a world where everyone seems insane - it's not hard to see why BRANDED TO KILL has been heralded by many as a masterpiece of film-noir and surreal cinema.
   


2:00pm Saturday 3 May
pom poko (PG) - special children's screening

Dir. Isao Takahata  Japan  1994  119min  35mm
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back by perfecting the ancient Tanuki art of transformation. Able to disguise themselves as anything, even humans, they use their powers in an attempt to scare off the advancement of civilization. But will it be enough?

ADULT TICKETS AT CHILDRENS PRICES
ALL TICKETS ONLY $9.00
   

fuck yeah they look cool!

Iron Man is out next week I think... keen as to see it!

yeah!!! should be awesome too

I got to see the Indiana Jones trailer as a preview before Forbidden Kingdom. Let me tell all you haters, it looked awesome on the big screen! I'm well keen! Watching a postage stamp movie on your computer doesn't cut it for a preview like that, it definitely lessens the impact...

Keen to see Gone Baby Gone but not overlly excited about Iron Man. Looks okay but I really don't get into those big budget superhero films at all. Also looking forward to Indiana Jones but deep down I know it's gonna be rubbish. It will be entertaining as fuck yes, but it will still be rubbish.

I really doubt that seeing the Indiana Jones trailer on a big screen will change my mind about seeing a 70 year old man swinging around on a whip like he is Spiderman.

Oh yeah, I saw The Incredible Hulk and Ironman trailers in the same session! Talk about comic book overload, Indy is pretty much a comic book style movie too!

The Hulk pretty dodgy but the CG Hulk does looks way better than the last movie (sorry Eric, Iknow you're and Aussie and all, but...) but I think the movie looks a bit shit anyway, we'll see. Ironman looks good if only for the fact that everyone's favourite drug addict/rehab/addict/rehab again Robert Downey Jr. looks to take the role in a bit of a different, more interesting direction than most comic book adapation roles. It's pretty effects worthy too, sure to be a good popcorn flick at the very least...

Robert Downey Jnr is the one thing that has me interested in Iron Man. Most comic book adaptions have the worst choice of actors for the lead roles and it always ruins the film. Although in general I hate the entire superhero / comic book style of storyline so no actor could save it.

In the odd Iron Man clip I have seen though RDJ has looked the goods and as Glock said, seems to be doing something a little different with that kind of role.

Still hunting a decent Be Kind Rewind torrent unfortunately. Not the kind of film I'll go see in the cinema in case it's really bad - it's either gonna be really funny or really cringeworthy I reckon. Although I loved Mos Def in HGTTG and Jack Black is one of the few big name comedy actors who still seems to actually be funny so hopes are high for it.

I didnt watch the Eric Bana version and I will probably give this new one a miss too...

Eric Bana Hulk:


Ed Norton Hulk:
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BTW - I've read Lou Ferrigno is gonna be doing the voice of the Hulk in this new movie, and that one of the trailers has Downey Jr in it, with a nice piece of cross promotion happening for IronMan.

Well, I'm currently stealing the new 200kw Gone Baby Gone sports coupe. Once I've taken it for a test drive will let you know how it handles.

HOT!

Are you going to see anything babe?

That's awesome, old Japanese cinema is the best, especially the Triad vs. Yakuza films. I'm definitely going to try and make it to at least one of these...

I watched an anime today called Paprika, it was by Satoshi Kon who directed Perfect Blue and the Paranoia Agent TV series...it was completely bizarre shit, and to be honest i gave up making any sense of it after the first half hour. But i'm not sure the viewer is supposed to completely understand what he's trying to say, i think he just wants you to experience it...or something like that anyway...either way he has an incredible imagination - his movies really make you think that's for sure!

But yeah, Paprika was a fucking cool film with amazing animation (probably some of the best i've ever seen in an anime) and i would recommend it to anyone who likes that sort of thing, only thing is, don't expect to understand much...

yeah sure will be lexy, will remind ya next week

havent seen paprika yet, even tho i should, cant wait to tho. i loved perfect blue!

From memory Perfect Blue was pretty fucking confusing also! haha! Good tho...he's like the anime version of David Lynch! 

The thing about Perfect Blue was that you after the 10 Billionth time the girl 'wakes up from a dream that is actually inside another dream that is actually in another dream that could be reality but is probably just a dream', the viewer's brain kind of shuts down and gives up, well i know mine did 

But yeah you're right Glock, all the things i have seen by him have been a total and complete mindfuck, i watched all 13 episodes of Paranoia Agent and they were all really confusing as well, even the conclusion wasn't entirely satisfying...but oh well, i think thats just his style, and his movies are still awesome regardless

Oh and who's David Lynch? the name sounds familiar but i can't quite put a face to it 

Lynchie is responsible for...

Twin Peaks
Mulholland Drive
Inland Empires
Lost Highway
Elephant Man
Eraserhead
amongst others...

  Sacrilege.

Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, Eraserhead, Elephant man etc.

Damn you Chris; Always just before me. I should stop posting whilst playing poker.

Ha ha, we posted exactly the same list, except I spelt Empire with an extra s. That's pretty funny.

Ah yes, i have heard of the majority of those movies...but i haven't seen any of them 

Don't worry, i'll get on to it quick smart. I've been wanting to see Elephant Man and Eraserhead for a while now anyway...

Mulholland Drive is comfortably in my top 5 films of all time.


Reminiscent of the Wes Anderson/PT Anderson situation.

the way the story keeps resetting itself whenever she wakes up makes me think that its almost like a cartoon version of groundhog day on some serious drugs.

i think eraserhead should be compulsory viewing for every smart arse 14 year old...sure put me in good stead for a fucked up teenage-hood fuelled by dubious anime and cult films!!!

next u will be saying u've never heard of cronenberg!!!

Nah course I've heard of Cronenberg...

The Fly is one of my all time favourite films, and I've also seen Crash and A History Of Violence...i wanted to see Eastern Promises but I'm not 18 so i couldn't see it in the theaters, i hired it sometime but didn't get around to seeing it...

I'd also really like to see Scanners one day, I've heard many good things about it

The Elephant Man is up there for me. Outstanding film!

You've got to see The Elephant Man

That movie really moved me.

P.S- its The Elephant man, not elephant man 


Yeh the first one is seriously a piece of crap

Shame on Jennifer Connelly for being in a film that crap

Right, whatever 

I finally got around to seeing Deathproof and Planet Terror last night. I really enjoyed Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez did a great job of making it seem like it was an old reel from the 70s, and plus i got a thing for zombie movies anyway...i loved the fake trailer at the start for Machete, and the overall cheese factor in the movie and it was pretty funny seeing Tarantino get all fucked up in one of his usual cameos. So yeah i got a lot of enjoyment out of it...

I didn't enjoy Deathproof as much though, there were way too many scenes of just dialogue between the women, and there was nowhere near enough 'Kurt Russell fucking shit up in his awesome car'...but oh well. I think the problem for me was that if the dialogue had been between characters like the ones in Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction or Jackie Brown then i could've been interested, but instead it was between hot chicks, like 'oh my GOD, i cannot believe you fucked that guy' etc...not a fan.

Good on Tarantino and Rodriguez for trying something new though, there is not nearly enough originality in Hollywood at the moment, as is evident by all the directors digging up films from the 80s, or remaking animes and shit...

Whilst I grant you all the dialogue is original, they were still digging up a nullified pseudo-genre. Also, whilst I like him, Tarantino is the king of homage's; Every second scene in a Tarantino film borrows liberally from previous cinema.

You are absolutely right on the money there mate, he does borrow a hell of a lot from other movies...i was just referring to the concept of the directors deciding to create grindhouse flicks in the 2000s, thats all...

According to imdb Rodriguez is actually making Machete at the moment with a 2008 release planned. I seriously cannot wait for this.

As I mentioned ages ago in this thread I fucking loved Planet Terror. It is one of my favourite films from last year. On the other hand I absolutely hated Death Proof and put it up there amongst the worst films ever made. I found nothing appealing about it whatsoever, even the car chase was below average. I wasn't of a fan of Tarrantino to begin with (Pulp Fiction & Reseviour Dogs the exceptions) but Death Proof sank to new lows even for him.

I hope Machete gets made. I was laughing my arse off when Noddy showed me that trailer.

Official words on Wikipedia (FFS ) :

   Machete is an upcoming feature by Robert Rodriguez. It is an expansion of a fake trailer Rodriguez directed for the 2007 film Grindhouse. It will star Danny Trejo as the title character. Although originally announced to be released direct-to-DVD as an extra on the Planet Terror DVD, the film is now being produced as a theatrical release.

I liked The Hulk. I thought Nick Nolte fucking owned it. The movie wasn't the best, but when Nolte chowed down on that power cord... BAM!!! Attention grabbed! Talk about chewing scenery.

I finally got around to watching Death Proof as well last night. I was really disappointed, the worst Tarantino film ever. The dialogue didn't have that interesting banality of his other films, it was just plain boring! The famous 'Grindhouse' splatter was really only good in the car crash scene. In fact that scene was probably the only cool scene in the film! The second act pissed me off, during the 'Ship's Mast' bit why don't they just slow down a bit and let her get back in instead of the annoying drawn out 'oh no, she's gonna fall off the hood' sequence. And she's a stunt performer for fuck's sake, like she couldn't have climbed back in through the window or something! Tarantino's scenes usually capture that real to life feel (despite obvious exceptions here and there), but this was sorely lacking that. But maybe that's what Grindhouse cinema is all about and I've missed the point. Planet Terror was excellent though...

The Lost Boys 2 has both of the Coreys in it

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It wasnt the best out of all of the films which are based on marvel comics. I dunno, I just cant get my head around Eric Bana in a serious role. Maybe its just me.. but he will forever be the Poita I love 

Long live Poita

ooh i watched who framed roger rabbit, starship troopers and dead man again yesterday..cinema classics!!! cant wait to go read a pile of robert heinlein novels now, didnt realise he wrote the starship troopers novel! and i am going to track down 'who censored roger rabbit', reckon it iwll be a decent film.

watched 'into the wild' yesterday.

one of the better movies i've ever seen, that's for sure.


first of all. it's a true story. it's about a guy who came from a wealthy family, but had a pretty bad up-bringing deciding to leave his old life behind. he burnt all of his money and birth certificate, cut his credit cards up and even went to the hassle of taking everything off of his car which could pin it to him. he also told no one what he was planning on doing either. basically, he makes himself a travelling hobo.

i won't go into it any more than this. one of the main reasons for me liking it was that i didn't have any other idea on how the movie went other than i have told you now.

get onto it guys. highly recommended.

good soundtrack too! havent seen the film, but ordered the book recently

I saw National Lampoon's Animal House the other day, such a funny movie...guess it was the birth of all the teen college frat movies (think American Pie, Road Trip, Old School etc) but this one is actually humorous and wasn't completely unrealistic and retarded as well, also the characters weren't all pretty boy fuckheads.

Pretty much every scene with Jim Belushi is absolutely fucking hilarious it reminded me a lot of Caddyshack, which is one of my favourite movies...so yeah if you love Caddyshack and you haven't already seen Animal House then yeah, check it! 

toga, toga, toga! toga! TOGA! TOGA! 

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Animal House is a classic film. One of the great comedies.

original and the best. the rest of those films (read: recent frat films) are shite!

Animal House rocks. Jim was the man!

Just watched Gone Baby Gone and it was really, really good.

Can't be fucked writing anymore atm but it was much better than I thought it would be with a decent twist at the end.

yeah i wanna see that!

I love Starship Troopers as well, it does the over the top propaganda thing so well. The book is better though, there's a lot more of the politics in there and they fight in these uber cool mech suits that can jump miles across terrain.

I really like Heinlein's works though I've only read three or so. Top pick would be Stranger In A Strange Land. This is his masterpiece and questions the existence of God and religions fantastically. I'm really surprised it hasn't been given the film treatment yet actually! Along with Starship Troopers I've read Tunnel In The Sky which was kind of like a sci-fi version of Lord Of The Flies. Also pretty decent.

i've read Stranger in a Strange Land...nice dreaming, about a film adaptation, they'd butcher it to pieces tho!

Verhoeven loves throwing spunk all over the american dream, in Starship Troopers tho. Its awesome. Crazy to think people thought it to advocate militaristic lifestyles, Verhoeven certainly seems against it!

I'm going to reread a pile of the Heinlein I've already read, mostly I've read short stories tho. Ender's Game would make a great film, I think

Ender's Game? Isn't that Orson Scott Card (awesome series btw, they'd make sick films!)?

yep yep, Orson Scott Card indeed!!!

Actually the Last Starfighter kinda has the same, videogame-as-recruitment theme, but Ender;s Game is so dark and twisted. I think it would make an awesome film. But only if Paul Verhoeven was involved!

Guillermo del Toro to direct 'The Hobbit' and sequel

LOS ANGELES - Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, New Line Cinema announced Thursday. The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four years to make the films back-to-back with executive producer Peter Jackson.

Del Toro wrote and directed "Pan's Labyrinth," which earned six Oscar nominations in 2006 and won three awards. He is also the director of the upcoming sequel "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," whose monsters bear the unmistakeable surreal vision of the Mexican-born filmmaker.

"I am indeed blessed to become a part of the filmmaking community that Peter, Fran and their extraordinary team of collaborators have created in New Zealand," del Toro said in a statement. "Contributing to the 'Lord of the Rings' legacy is an absolute dream come true."

Jackson and Walsh called del Toro "a cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder."

"We have long admired Guillermo's work and cannot think of a more inspired filmmaker to take the journey back to Middle-Earth," they said in a statement.

Jackson co-wrote, co-produced and directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which won 17 Oscar and 30 nominations.

i know, fucking COOOLLLLL news!!!!!!! guillermo will hopefully make some crazy fucked up film too, so much of the hobbit is dark n twisted. yay!

diddly!

fingerscrossed!! but cmon, it would be unlike him to make a cheery, light-hearted flick

true dat! wooo those mountain goblins are gonna make lil children pee their pants in the cinema

Maybe he'll make the story begin in modern day times, in a city or something, and make the whole "Hobbit" story, with Gollum and the dragons and wizards and stuff, all part of some kids imagination, or maybe something darker like the mind of a schizophrenic...and the whole movie will parallel these 2 worlds...

I can only hope 

I'm just wondering, has anyone here seen an anime called Millenium Actress? Its by the guy who made Perfect Blue and Paprika?

i wish! no time for anime these days

I stole a car last night called Rescue Dawn. Haven't heard much about it so will see what it's like.

Juno started off like shit, yet eventuated into being a quite good movie.


3.9643 stars.

I found it rather quiet as there is a fair bit of whispering and quiet talking while they are in captivity, so make sure you have it up loud. I enjoyed it tho, pretty interesting considering it was based on a true story.

ooh an interesting sounding film is coming out soon...stars the queen troll herself, Mary Kate Olsen! Haha. Checkit:

The Wackness

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AWEESSSOOMMMMMEEEEE!!

watched gone baby gone yesterday morning.

was a great movie about kidnapping in america. had casey affleck, morgan freeman and ed harris in it.

big thanks to josh for the hook-up

i have the collector's edition at home if you ever want to borrow it mate.

Hey- has anyone seen Be Kind Rewind yet?

This is like the third time Ive asked I reckon and I still reckon no one seen it yet

Its prob not at the movies anymore I guess 

havent had time to see it babe! apparently it was an OK film, according to Dave and Margaret...

http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2178260.htm

arr ok then

I went and saw Iron Man yesterday afternoon, it was a decent film but fuck me it was cheesy...Robert Downey Jr was brilliant as usual, and the special effects were amazing, but the plot really didn't deliver much (not sure what i was expecting tbh) and i was pretty unimpressed by the painfully obvious statement from one of the characters that told us to expect a sequel,

*looks at suit then looks at camera* "maybe next time "

all in all though, it was worth the entry fee, and was one of the better superhero films i have seen lately (although it didn't have to be too great to beat the last superhero film i saw, Spiderman 3  ) if you're in the mood for a mindless action film then this will deliver

I just came back from seeing and thought it was pretty awesome. Cheesy in places yes, far fetched in places yes, but thoroughly entertaining. RDJ put in a great dryly comic turn for the role, bringing his brand of wit and style to the role. Definitely the best super hero flick for me of recent times, shelved any of the Spidermans IMO.

Fantastic effects, bit of a cliched war on terror thing going on at times but had some good messages in there too.

Stan Lee's usual cameo was classic as well!

I look forward to a sequel...

Thinking I may wait till seeing Ironman. As a general rule I can't stand comic book style movies so really can't bring myself to pay money to see it.

Whatever happens it can't be worse than Transformers I guess.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the trailers!!! Speed Racer looks like tripped out madness, definitely gonna catch that one...saw a different Indy trailer too, looks good but Cate Blanchett's Russian/German accent was cringeworthy - and that was only two lines in a preview!

The others were Wanted, looks kind of interesting in a Matrix ripoff sort of way...worth watching at least for some action and Deception which looks very interesting indeed, kind of reminiscent of the great film The Game, with Ewan McGregor getting embroiled in a secret world of corporate executive sex for hire led by Hugh Jackman in a menacing turn. Looks the goods!

Yeah, I'm not saying that I'm not looking forward to a sequel, just the way they made it completely obvious was a bit cringeworthy to me...but yeah i agree with you on the war on terror parts, some of it was just pure propaganda

Where was the Stan Lee cameo? I reckon i missed it...

Well last night we did ourselves the extreme honour of watching (the previously mentioned in this thread) Zombie Strippers.

Zombies - CHECK
Strippers - CHECK
Hilarity- DOUBLE CHECK

As far as no brainer, kick ass, bad dirty fun is concerened, I cannot reccommend this film highly enough. Whoever you are, whatever you are into, then you must watch this film. Furthermore, if you do not like zombies or strippers then you are clearly gay. And I am most certainly not homophobic, but what I am, my friends, is someone who despises anti-stripper, anti-zombie weiners.

Watch this shit.

NOW.

Marvel today updated its feature film slate strategy and plans for the next three years, locking in key release windows for its character franchises. In order to focus its attention on maximizing the success of an Iron Man sequel and the launch of Thor in the summer of 2010 and because Marvel believes that the summer is the optimal time to launch a new property, the Company will not release a self produced film in 2009. Marvel plans to launch its 2010 film slate with the release of the sequel, Iron Man 2, on April 30, 2010, followed by the launch of Thor on June 4, 2010. Additionally, Marvel is planting its feature film stakes for summer 2011 with an Avengers-themed summer - a two-picture project which will debut on May 6, 2011 with The First Avenger: Captain America (working title), followed by The Avengers in July 2011.

Marvel's Chairman, Morton Handel, commented, "Adjusting for the strong year-ago contribution from the Spider-Man JV, Marvel's Q1 2008 operating results continued to demonstrate strong global demand for consumer products based on the Company's portfolio of characters. Marvel's self-produced feature film slate launched this past weekend with a performance that firmly establishes Iron Man as a major new film franchise, and the Company eagerly awaits the June premiere of The Incredible Hulk, Marvel's second self-produced film. In addition, Marvel has been investing in other important areas of growth such as the Internet where, to lead the Company's newly formed Global Digital Media Group, Marvel recently announced the hiring of Ira Rubenstein. Marvel has a strong foundation to build from, and the Company is adding infrastructure to maximize these opportunities."

I love your reviews ribbo!!

I cant wait to see Iron Man and Indiana Jones woo!!!

Tony Stark says "Looking good, Hef"... Hef was actually Stan.

I enjoyed it. I thought it was better than the Hulk, Batman Begins and Spiderman 3.

and Rant to the Thor movie info... we were talking about that today and I said I didn't think Thor was popular enough

But YAY to the Avengers film (the bit at the end of the credits of Iron Man was a great teaser, although technically Nick Fury is the wrong colour )

Oh really? I honestly thought that was Hefner...

There's a new movie coming out called "Rats and Cats" which was made by the people who made Wilfred.
Being released on May 15 in Melbourne somewhere ....

Who wants to come see it when it's released in Adelaide ??

EDIT :

http://www.ratsandcatsmovie.com/

It's not going to be in any Adelaide cinemas ... only VIC, NSW & QLD : (

HOT!

Watched No Country for Old Men last night and I fuckin loved it... right up until the last 15mins that is.

Has anyone seen Southland Tales???
It's from the makers of Donny Darko with an A list cast to boot.

yeah i watched it the other week.  the ending really confused me, even after watching it twice.  i'm still not sure what i missed if anything!

Ooh thanks for reminding me!! Havent seen it, so want to tho!

Hopefully going to get it from the video store very soon

heard a VERY bad review of that on triple j the other day!

let me know what you guys think!

I've got it, but I can't bring myself to watch Southland Tales. Stifler, The Rock, Buffy and a couple of singers... if I did watch it, it would be out of morbid curiosity, because with a cast like that it sounds like it would be like watching a trainwreck.

thats funny then khem, are u saying that The Rock isnt an Alist actor?!

Alright, alright... A list might have been a bit far stretched.

  i'd still love to see it, I think the rock has his moments!

I actually thought he did a brilliant job in Be Cool.

no shit, he was definitely one of my favourite characters in that film...

*looks at himself in mirror then smacks his own ass*
"smokin!"

OMG thanks for reminding me, i havent seen that film either and i LOVE get shorty!!!

The Scorpion King is one of the finest performances in film history, surely it deserved some merit from Oscar!

Seriously though, I liked his performance in Gridiron Gang.

 
 
 
 

That wasn't a joke cunt! Have you seen the movie?

do yaself a favour

yeah i heard that too.

scathing.

Be Cool would have to be the exception to this rule. Check it out if you get a chance.

I thought it was fucking excellent. Pretty out there. I give it two thumbs up though. Definitely will divide viewers into hate it or love it camps though.

I'm off to the video shop then... let's fuckin hope its in this time!!!

May it suprise and delight you.

I just hired BABEL. Will get back to you after I watch it in eight months time.

Delight us with correct spelling next time please.

For your consideration.

 

Goddammit. Always gets me, that word. I think I change my spelling of it every time I write or type it.

It's the new looser! 

Nope... it wasn't in AGAIN!!!

ooh i might get along to my local video store and rent southland tales and golden compass. thanks for the tip!

in movie news:
Josh Brolin takes on the big W role The new Oliver Stone movie looks interesting!

wow. he got a job at big w? seems a step down if you ask me.

 

  its gonna freak me out, seeing Josh play George W!

   i had to check the link before working out you weren't talking about the shop Big W, yes quite confused indeed. 

dugh why did i say OLIVER STONE MOVIE after it?!

I know i know, i started thinking it couldve been a research position (ala James Woods in the Kwik-E-mart Simpsons episode)...  Then the penny dropped

  it looks er...interesting...is teh world ready for a George W movie yet?!

That makeup effort looks shit in my opinion, he's nothing like Dubya...

Many circumstances do not augur well for the film. Most of all, Oliver Stone is about as far from impartial as it gets; I am by no means a proponent of GW but I also don't relish the idea of watching Oliver Stone set fire to straw men for 2+ hours. I can already see myself hating it.

donnie darko sequel is on its way

http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=38664

watched shaun of the dead FINALLY,tonite! awesome film, loads of gore and i LOVE THE CAST!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck yes the best of the best in english comedy

oh please no.

i'm too scared to look.

Wow. That looks like it is going to be horrible. American Psycho 2 levels of horrible. Why not just keep on stealing mediocre books or movies from the early to mid 20th century? Making "sequels" to other people's films from less than a decade ago, without anyone from the original concept getting involved, is just sad.

That's exactly what i thought, i just really don't wanna know to be honest...

Just hired Golden Compass & Into the Wild... got some high expectations from what people have said (especially Into the Wild).

50/50 on the idea of a Donnie Darko sequel. There's a first for everything (being a decent flick that is).

"Daviegh Chase reprises her role as Donnie's younger sister."                  So there is someone from the original concept involved.

"Donnie's not in [the new film] but there are meteorites and rabbits."                And plot devices!

"Producers have spoken to Richard Kelly about the project but he is not involved in any official capacity at this stage."     But unofficially? Top secret?

Smells like a big, fat pile of WIN, WIN, WIN to me.




 

 

daveigh chase rocks! i love her in Big Love.

Bout to watch The Golden Compass now

I loved The Golden Compass!!! But where the fuck is the ending?!?!?!
How long until part 2 comes out???

Looking forward to watching Into the Wild tonight!!!

But anyway, here's one for the gamers...

Fuck me Golden Compass fell WAY BELOW my expectations!!! I shouldnt have read the books beforehand, Philip Pullman did a wondeful job in the novels...And the film just tore his characterisations to shreds! In no way did the director try to build up ANY sense of mystique, wonder, suspense. Characters dropped in and out of scences without any introduction BAR THE CHEESEY FUCKING ONE LINERS!

And the story-line was trashed, mixing stuff up. And where the fuck were the cliff ghasts??!!!! [urlhttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=596489] Some discussion I agree with at rottentomatoes.com[/url]

Bad stuff aside, I DID like teh actors chosen for the roles (mostly) and Nicole Kidman's plastic face was perfect for Mrs Coulther. The snow bear fight was wikkid, and I like the steampunk-esque technologies used. I did an awesome job of picking Ian McShane voicing the Bear King!

PS CLeasc this may answer ur question - ending was removed and was going to be used for the next film! http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=6217

I really wish they'd done a better job tho, Philip Pullman must be pissed!!! I really do recommend people read the books, they are EXCELLENT.

I am still HANGING to see Prince Caspian, Iron Man, and Indy!!

Well I'm glad I haven't read the books... yet.

everyone thinks it starts at that book anyways, so I am not surprised! The Magician's Nephew woulda been pretty dark and twisted, as a way to start the films.

I guess the whole reason I didnt enjoy The Golden Compass AS MUCH AS I COULD'VE is that its a very dark book, naturally, but I don't think the director wanted it to go in that directions. Also, the editing was shite and was just too stop and start-like. Giving the film an extra hour of running time would've made a massive difference! Maybe a directors cut will come out sometime??!! Hope so!

Bring on The Subtle Knife! (The 2nd book in the series). Def will see it at the cinema, The Golden Compass would've looked way better on the bigscreen than the tv screen.

The Lion, the witch & The wardrobe is the first in the series (i think), but there are a few books before Prince Caspian.
But they didn't get made into flicks last time either.


I always thought it started there. Never even heard of The Magician's Nephew.

CS Lewis wrote it after the 5 first books, but its a prequel and explains how the gateway into Narnia came about and the like. its REALLY cool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magician's_Nephew

I thought lion witch and wardrobe was the first one written but not necesarily the first in the series.

Golden compass pushes some really strong views it's just a pity they turned it into a kids flick instead of something more like V for Vendetta. Hopefully it will get a little more full on in (hopefully)the next one.

how did you guys find 'No Country for old men'?
I found the story a litle slow. All the actors were really good and their characters were brilliant. Was all shot really well just found it a little dragging.

that's about what i thought, and the ending just threw me!

I agree but Star wars and the like would disagree and the success of movies like AVP shows people don't mind going back in time a little.  Kinda like making the hobbit after the lord of the rings trilogy

yep written from The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe but was reshuffled more recently to put Magician's Nephew as book 1

Horse and His Boy is such a cool novel!

Ahh I wanna go read em now! Stuff the films!

That ending is almost perfect, it lacks perfection only due to a couple of Ed Tom's character developments in the book that were left out of the film. It seems to throw so many people, and I don't know why.

The Road is looking promising as well, with John Hillcoat (The Proposition) and Joe Penhall (English playwright) taking the helm. Viggo Mortensen has signed on as well.

Then Blood Meridian will be horribly ruined as nobody can aptly play Judge Holden.

I'm expecting 2 for 4 on Cormac McCarthy adaptations.

i loved everything about No Country. Its about time we had something decent and patient. I need to get the McCarthy books back off my dad!

What about the incredible cinematography?

A very well made movie. Attetion to to detail is extremely impressive and i loved the story appart from the quiet time. Found it just dragged a little

I wouldn't use the word dragging, but I know what you mean.
I just think that's the style they were aiming for. I just didn't like the ending.
It simply left me wanting more... expecting at least another 15mins of story/explanation, but getting a big

I forgot about the mega awesome plasma.

100% agree, best movie ive seen in a year or two... 

Tightarse Tuesdays and minimum chips with chicken salt and vinegar on way home FTW!

Haven't read all 40 pages on here but have you guys all ready bagged the hell out of I am Legend? Only just watched it and thought it was pathetic!

yeah i havent seen it, but i know the cgi effects really let the film down...its a pity, its a wikkid story! why they couldnt use live-action vampires is beyond me....

Yeah, quite a few people agree with you completely on that. It was mostly torn apart. I think Noddy even gave it worst film of the year.

X-Files 2 Trailer (It has Billy Connoly in it, AWESOME!)

New Indy Trailer (10 days to go!!)

Anyone interested on meeting up on Friday 23rd or Saturday 24th at the Mercury to see this doco about Joy Division? Joy Division is definitely amongst my fav's in the new wave genre so I am pretty keen!

So this is a different doco than Control? Yeah Joy Division are awesome...Moody as all hell though 

I've heard such good reports about that.

what did you think of into the wild?

I'm guessing it wouldn't specify that one of the interviewees is the director of Control if it was the same movie.

Leezee, cool. I haven't heard any but am interested anyway.

Anyway if a few people want to go we should meet up... Either night is fine with me.

its a diff film than control, which is by anthony corbin. apparently, ian curtis' estate much prefer the doco over control, and its meant to have great interviews and insights. such a bummer, that weekend clashes with eurovision!reckon i am keen to go on the 23rd though maybe keyser can play some joy division for us at the worldsend, afterwards??

PS COntrol was NOT a documentary, though it did detail the life of Ian Curtis.

PPS I now own the book, Into The Wild, cant wait to see it!

Deal!

I'm down like a duck's back.

The benefits of down when used for bedding and manchester are many, however contrary to popular belief, the ducks back is not a good source of good quality down. PM me for more info. 



Please, continue.

   How many threads is that now?

Dunno, might have to do a threadcount.

Fucking hell!

    Yeah, shit. Just got that! Not much of a delayed reaction!!!
I believe the best jokes are the ones that you need to think to get... even if it takes a while.
Nice job Kurko!

watched the trailer for the new x-files movie on ign.com. looks cool as.

yay we're going to see ironman on saturday nite

watched There will Be Blood last night, great film!  spewing my dvd fucked up at the end but thankfully it was still on my lappy so i could watch the end!  awesome ending, loved it!

Is it just me or does Speed Racer look like the worst movie ever?

its looks pretty nuts! but prob will be fun

It's bound to be the Wachowski brother's best film since The Matrix Revolutions!!!

There is definitely a lot of cheese being unleashed in cinema's at the moment, thats for sure.
Ironman, Indiana Jones, Speed Racer, Batman.......

Such a shame after the magnificent movies we were given last year.

naw cmon, TDK isnt cheese!

the movies will start rolling in, the problem with last year is that all the decent films came out at once...

checkit, a list of the movie releases for this year:
http://www.movieweb.com/movies/releases/year.php

and this is a better list of films at least one reviewer is looking forward to..
http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/12/18/why-2008-will-be-an-awesome-year-for-movies/

*edit*

SHIT I forgot, the Monkey King film is coming out this year!!!
The Forbidden Kingdom
Release Date: April 18th, 2008
Director: Rob Minkoff (The Lion King, Stuart Little, The Haunted Mansion)
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano

Synopsis: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
The Hype: Despite Rob Minkoff's family film background, this kung fu epic still looks incredible, especially featuring Jet Li and Jackie Chan as well as fight choreography by Matrix and Kill Bill choreographer Yuen Wo Ping.

I dare say TDK will still be cheese. It will be deeper than previous Batmans but at the end of the day I reckon it will still be a cheesy comic book type movie.

For those that have looked into the Indiana Jones sequel.... it looks to me that they have done a decent job of keeping it very similar to the originals, much moreso than Star Wars. Is this really the case or is it just the trailer?

i think they have tried really hard to make the film stay true to the classics. will be seeing it next thurs, so will let ya know!

the original ones were pretty cheesey too, and i am expecting a massive overload of the theme music again!

*edit* hell yeah HELLBOY 2 is out this year, and it will be good!

PLUS this sounds AWESOME...

Repo! The Genetic Opera!

Release Date: April 25th, 2008
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV)
Starring: Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton, Nivek Ogre, Sarah Brightman
Synopsis: A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
The Hype: Although I'm still unsure of what exactly to expect, Repo is such an off-the-wall and unique concept that I can't help but be excited to see what Darren Lynn Bousman has cooked up.

And how could I forget...

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Release Date: Late 2008
Director: Kevin Smith (Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II)
Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes
Synopsis: Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cashflow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
The Hype: Kevin Smith rarely goes wrong and after Clerks II in 2006, I'm confident that this will be just as good, if not even better than that. He's got an amusing plot, a hilarious lead actor, and gorgeous lead actress - what more can you ask for?

I reckon Glock caught this over in Bangkok and, if memory serves, wasn't that impressed with it.

really? damn!

plus noddy, a lot of films which debut at Sundance and teh like ARENT on here, so I am sure there will be loads more films which will lift the release quality a bit for 2008

oh yeah no doubt, its light entertainment of epic proportions


and yes, definittely looking forward to more KSmith.

I reckon that is a false statement of epic proportions. He has only made two great movies, Clerks and Chasing Amy. All his others are good by the standards that you judge a comedy, but that's not saying much. Comedies are so much harder for me to enjoy than any other genre, mostly because I think the humour used in a lot of them is low-brow and puerile (ironic?). Movies like The Big Lebowski define what a successful comedy should be. It is just fucking funny, the characters are real, the situation is unique, the dialogue sounds like it was dictated by someone actually living with real people. Movies like Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob and Clerks 2 make me cringe sometimes due to the fact they stoop to a lower level than is necessary to engage the audience. If I wanted to hear talk of taboo sexual practises and listen to tales of shit smears on human skin I would log onto AM. Oh fuck, not anymore ey?

hah! you dont see the spectrum of styles used across clerks, rats, and amy?! the great thing is that that the characters are all real and original, in all of his movies, and there's actually really cool stuff to think about in all of them too, unlike most pap that comes out you already know exactly what questions are going to be raised before the movie comes out, because its always the same questions.

and whats the problem with making it more accessable to a wider audience? it means i can put it on with a bunch of people who wouldn't normally like those sorts of things, and they will actually like it. he is making people who wouldn't normally like to think/watch these sorts of films do so!

better think a bit more sparsely before having a dig at ol mate kev.

Think more sparsely? As in think less? I fail to see the thought-provoking concepts that K. Smizzle has brought to the fore. Clerks and Clerks 2 were about a loser store clerk and his loser mates realising that they were pretty-much losers. So far, so standard. Mallrats was about a... oh shit, a couple of losers realising they were losers again. Chasing Amy, my favourite, was about another couple of losers, but had the added bonus of a lesbian chucked into the mix. Jay and Silent Bob? Well, they are hardly winners are they? Dogma has probably been his most original work so far, and I did quite enjoy that. Let's not mention Jersy Girl.
I agree that there is nothing wrong with making a movie accessible to a wider audience. American Pie tackled the big subjects (pie-fucking etc) and made squillions as well. This is mostly due to the fact that everyone loves dick and fart jokes. Well sure, have dick and fart jokes, but don't tell me that there is more to the movie than meets the eye. really, what are Kevin Smith's movies about? Love, rejection, romance, mateship. American Pie series? Pretty much the same. I rate Kevin Smith's movies far higher than the American Pies, it's not to do with underlying themes, because they are exactly the same. The dialogue is far more entertaining and realistic, that's pretty much the reason.
Rah rah rah, I don't hate Kevin Smith's movies, I just reckon he's over-rated for sure.

Awake was really good.

I love all of Kevin Smiths movies, him and Scott Mosier are the funniest bastards, and i reckon the films are heaps realistic. Sure they principally just involve a whole bunch of dick and fart jokes, but its more than that imo, the dialogue between the main characters is the kind of shit you can see yourself talking about if you worked a dead-end job in a fuckin supermarket/fast food outlet, or maybe thats just me...I don't reckon he's that overrated either, look at all his movies, they don't make a shitload at the box office thats for sure...and cmon, he's funnier than all these fucks out there making these shit unoriginal movies. Like Judd Apatow... Superbad, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, these are all just wannabe Kevin Smith movies...

Personally I'm really looking forward to Zack & Miri Make a Porno


On a different note entirely, i watched a David Cronenberg film last night, eXistenZ. It was pretty goddamn weird, it was about video games that you could plug into your body and you would be entirely emerged into the game. It was really entertaining but confusing (i should probably stop watching his films after midnight) and like most of his movies, the plot really made you think, especially at the end...I'm still not entirely sure what happened

existenz was COOL. i like speculative films!

yeah that sure was a hell of a twist movie!!

I also found Videodrome for $7  I've been wanting to see it for ages, so looking forward to checkin it tonight...

classic!

Existenz was wierd. The organic nintentdo just grossed me out!

I fuckin loved superbad and knocked up! Don't care how unorigonal they were both were still way better than Clerks2!

Superbad was great... knocked up, not so much.

Watched The Assassination of Jesse James last night and wasn't that impressed.
It was an extremely slow moving movie. FFS, it's about Jesse James... where was all the shooting/killing?!?!?
Admittedly I was dozing off in the last 20mins or so.

Into the Wild was fucking great. Great story, great cinematography, great acting!!! I just wish Jena Malone had a bigger part.
[SPOILER]You gotta feel sorry for the guy... experiencing all of those adventures and then to die like that. Even worse just a few days before people discovered the body.

its not so much about jesse james as it is about the cult around jesse james, and about the guy who shot him, robert ford. i think it did a great job of bring to light a different side of jesse james, and loads of different themes i dont have time to go into now! but i will get back to ya

To me and the others who watched it with me, well, watched 45mins or so of it, it was easily the WORST and UNFUNNIEST movie EVER!!

Complete and utter bullshit I'm afraid...Keyser was saying how overrated Kevin Smiths movies are, then fuckin how about Superbad??? Everyone talks about how hilarious and awesome it is, it surely has to be the most talked-up piece of fucking shit film from 2007.

FUCK Superbad 

I liked superbad, for a cheap laugh comedy (which i rarely appreciate) i enjoyed it.  Mindtheif what were you expecting from a teen comedy flick, class???

I know, i shouldn't have expected anything really...i guess it was all my friends telling me that it was 'The FUNNIEST, most awesomest, classic, wicked' film that they had ever seen, so i watched it and was just dumbfounded...To me the jokes were obvious, the cast were annoying (especially Jonah Hill), and it just seemed like a cheap knock off of a K. Smith film...except much more unrealistic and retarded.

and come on, 'Mclovin'...? Who actually found that shit funny? 

mclovin, jesus thats original.

i hired it for a cheap laugh and didn't even get that.

anyway... OLDBOY!! 

Such an impressive film. Much respect to the acting efforts of many who made it possible to explore alot of themes with minimal speech. If Andrew Dominick was doing Blood Meridian I would not be concerned about it being a great film, as Jesse James was a perfect example of how you direct sparse but deep scripting.

  Mc Lovin! that was pure gold
Not that I think Super bad was the best comedy ever but it definitely had me laughing nearly the whole way through. saying that though I have recommended this to friends who didn't find it funny at all.

I didn't think this was a knock off of a smith flick more a movie smith could have made if he hadn't lost it! Clerks2 really let me down. I held kev on a pedestal and he abused that by making a piece of shit movie and sold it to fools like me who actually enjoyed the original!

Agree 100% - truly fantastic movie. And the cinematography is just spectacular. Some of the scenes just blew me away - I could have lived with the moviw being a lot longer still.

And yes, Superbad is attrocious. The odd laugh but nowhere near enough for it to warrent being considered a comedy. That said, it shat all over Clerks 2.

fuck yeah, i need to watch that film again. we saw it at moonlight cinema and were absolutely FREEZING even under all our blankets, but we were sad it ended when it did...like you say, it just drew us in and held us the whole time.

PLUS the nick cave cameo was cool

Jesus...Am i the only one here who fuckin loves that movie? 

This was my take on The Forbidden Kingdom:

i don't love it but it's loads better than heaps of these other movies mentioned.

some people can be extremely subjective when comparing sequels/remixes and not see something for what it really is

i love clerks 2, its not as fun as the original but MAN was there some FUNNY AS STUFF going down! a lil dialogue heavy, but thats cause the first one was too.

need i remind you of these scenes???

Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars
[video: www.youtube.com]

The PorchMonkey Incident
[video: www.youtube.com]

PS Awesome review of Forbidden Kingdom, thanks Glock

oh and the PILLOWPANTS SCENE HAHHAA

[video: www.youtube.com]

Mike Judge says there might be "something there" in doing a "Beavis and Butt-head" live-action film, and two of the names floating around are, yes, Seann William Scott and Jon Heder. Perfect.



hmmm...

Can't wait for Prince Caspian!

:NarniaGeek:

Coming out this northern hemisphere summer:

The Wackness


PAY ATTENTION KHEM: methodman and an olsen! sounds like your kinda movie paradise!

win - win

hopefully the movie doesnt live up to its name

I ain't Khem, but you def got my attention also... sounds like a winner

i mentioned that film AGESSSSSSSSSSSSSSs ago :rollseyes:

Well it obviously wasn't sold as well as ribbos was

i even included a video

hehe.

anyways, seeing iron man tonite, yesssssssssssssssssss!

PS Tropic Thunder looks pretty amusing!
[video: www.youtube.com]

Iron Man was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL!!!! its really great, lots of war stuff but really its about the transformation of a selfish playboy genuis into someone much more altruistic, of course he keeps his arrogance and charm. Robert Downey Jr is WIKKID as Robert Stark, the cgi effects are really well done and blend well into the film, too. Hot soundtrack, not too long and DEFINITELY a much more subversive and dark film than it'd normally be given credit for, as Stark/Iron Man isnt really a good guy fighting for justice, he is trying to represent the little people who get caught in the big idealistic conflicts. I'd recommend going to see it!

watched a flick yesterday(dvd but I couldn't find a thread on AM for dvd) Mr Brooks. Really liked it! End was a little bland but other than that enjoyed it alot. Very dark!

the am film club thread is pretty good for general film chit chat

ooh one film i wanna see is wanted, yum james mcavoy and angelina jolie!
[video: www.youtube.com]

Trashy_chica, I finally got around to watching Hellboy last night and i really enjoyed it, awesome graphics, a cool storyline and a generally entertaining film...it was pretty fuckin messed up in parts, reminded me a lot of Pans Labyrinth in some scenes, and the character of Hellboy was badass - gotta love Guillermo Del Toro! 

I also watched a movie called Kill Me Now with Ben Kingsley and Luke Wilson...it was about a professional hitman who becomes an alcoholic then enters AA meetings...I really don't have that much to say about it because it was just incredibly average, the plot was slow-moving and predictable, and the characters (while the actors tried) didn't really have any personality or depth...while it wasn't truly awful, and there were some funny moments, I'd only recommend this film if you were pretty desperate...

Did anyone watch Cast Away? I taped it and can't wait to watch it...fucking LOVE that film

Gonna watch this 21 film tonight.

I'm a big fan of blackjack, a big fan of the story behind the movie and a big fan of Kevin Spacey. Hopefully that means the film will be a good one.

Cool, lemme know what u think Noddy! Mindthief, I am glad u enjoyed Hellboy, the sequel is meant to be much more folk-lorish and full of neat storylines taken straight outta the comics

Just watched Children of Men, what a bleak but also, compelling film. Clive Owen was fantastic, the supporting cast really did a great job and the suspense almost killed me. What a sad future PD James predicted for us, and probably not far from the truth, with the way we are going. I really recommend the film, but I also cant wait to read the novel.

I read somwhere that the car chase scene in Children of Men is the longest single shot scene in a movie. The scene where that building is getting blasted is a pretty long single shot too from memory... wicked movie!

That film kicks ass.


Yeah I read about that as well. That is easily the most intense sequence in a movie I've seen for ages! Perhaps since the ambush and car chase scene in Ronin!

oh thats cool to know, i think i was squeezing simon's hand ALL throughout the film, and had to tell myself to relax cause everything was so tense! you just never knew what was going to happen next. yep. it's def up there as one of my fave films.

Whilst these scenes were undeniably AWESOME, they are not even close to being the longest single scenes in a movie. They were actually shot digitally, so it's not even truly one cut. It will take a lot to beat Russian Ark http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/, a whole 99 minute movie shot in one take, or Timecode http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220100/, another movie, 97 minutes long, shot in one take, but with four different viewpoints on screen at the same time. Good shit, yo. (One of my pet loves used to movies with superlong uncut scenes in them ever since I watched the Copacobana scene in Goodfellas!)

I knew of Russian Ark (but haven't watched it)... but I might have to hunt down Timecode.

You know the score! Russian Ark is truly beautiful work as well.

yep, russian ark is AMAZING and I am so lucky to have seen it at the cinema

Bitch. 

My TV screen is shit as well.

nice work on the clarification keyser, hadn't heard of either of those...

An overseas friend I keep in contact with via e-mail just sent me a copy of the Coen Brothers' script for Burn After Reading. Should be interesting.

For anyone thats interested...The Orphanage (the latest offering by Guillermo Del Toro) is being released on May 29th...

I know I'm excited!

yes, suppperrrrrr excited am i!

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This dude seems to be somewhat excited also.

 :lol:whatever!

yay the trailer for Australia, looks aight! Even if Nicole Kidman's botoxed face is in it lots 

[video: www.youtube.com]

I put off watching Videodrome until last night and i gotta say it made absolutely fuck all sense...But i read a review that said it was "virtually incomprehensible on first viewing...", so that made me feel better I loved the bit where the guys stomach exploded he he

Spielberg may do another Indiana
May 20, 2008 07:34am

STEVEN Spielberg says he is prepared to make a fifth Indiana Jones movie if fans enjoy the long-awaited fourth film, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The famed director, who is at the Cannes Film Festival in France with stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf for the film’s premiere, said he’d make another film “only if you want more".

"That’s why we made this Indiana Jones. We’ll certainly have our ear to the ground to hear what happens.

“That’ll decide were we go from here,” Spielberg added.

Reporters got to see the new film at an official screening ahead of the premiere.

The BBC’s film critic said the film - the first Indiana Jones movie in 19 years - was “very much in the style of the first three films,” adding that “the set-piece stunts are second to none.”

The movie critic for British magazine Empire said it was “a slick, fun film”, while the UK Daily Telegraph’s David Gritten called it “undeniably creaky”.

seeing it this thurs, yay!!!



have heard good reviews generally, it isnt anything special BUT its a great watch - stunts are REAL, and the film is really harking back to that grand hollywood tradition of films with loads of style

ooooh goody, one tickets to see this film  http://www.mongolmovie.com/

looks really good!

u mean, you 'won' tickets??? Need someone to go with?

I cant wait to see it!!! Its the first movie in a series of three, about  the Mongolian Empire

haha, yes won tickets. my bad!

indiana jones = super awesome fun! nothing special, buts it pretty enjoyable. marianne gets a bit annoying, cate blanchett is great, shia is a jimmy dean wannabe stud (but still cool) and harrison ford does well for a 66 year old!

There's a bit in the trailer there where it looks like they pay homage to the iconic image of Marlon Brando and motorcycle from The Wild One...

oh yeah i need to see that!!! he was very good, lil shia!

I saw Juno the other day, I quite enjoyed it, her smartass attitude was really good, some lines got some major laughs.

Am I tripping or was her science teacher Cut Chemist?

 Indeed it was!

Watched 21 last night and quite enjoyed it. Hardly the greatest film ever but I've always liked the story it was based on, even if they added to it to make it more Hollywood and give it an ending of sorts.

Found it funny that the movie was financed by the same casino's they ripped off which I guess may have had something to do with the ending. Can't have people thinking they can use a similar idea and get away with it now, can we?

I was hoping to hear they didn't give it a moral ending, but I will probably still have to give it a go. I hope they at least introduced the body language to bring in the big gambler concept. The original story is great, but even the original documentary was fairly B-grade.

Nope, they didnt bring the big gambler body language at all. Also, in the movie they got a decent beating in a back room even though in real life I believe this didn't happen.

It wasn't so much that they gave it a moral ending, more that they gave it a "the house always wins" ending, which in reality didn't happen.

So is the new Indiana Jones worth seeing? I see it has got a from trashy_chica...has anyone else seen it?


I thought Juno was pretty cool, but i got pretty sick of the 'quirkyness' after a while...So when i found this article
-If Juno Was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest- I fucking couldn't stop laughing, they really hit the nail on the head for me i highly recommend you give it a skim

http://www.cracked.com/article_16161_if-juno-was-10-times-shorter-100-times-more-honest.html

Will be watching Indiana Jones & also Prince Caspian tonight.

Will let ya know what theyre like.

I just finished watching Prince Caspian and I can finally say I've seen a movie this year which has blown me away.

I absolutely loved the first Narnia film (and have since been forced to watch it at least 20 times with the kids), and this was all I hoped for and more from the sequel. Too tired to go into any detail but one thing I will say is the CGI in this are far and away the most brilliant I have ever seen in a movie. Some of the scenes are absolutely incredible as is the cinematography and sheer scale of some of the scenes. Truly an epic production that I can't recommend enough.

Can safely say I'll happily watch this another 20 times with the kids until the next chapter comes out.

yeah cant wait to see prince caspian!!! great to hear its a decent film

I saw Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.

I didn't mind it too much, it's fun and well, Indy, but it's over cgi'd and that makes me a sad panda.

Elizabeth Berkley joins S. Darko
Showgirls' star signs up for sequel

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22654

We’ll admit to being as shocked as you when we heard the news about the upcoming Donnie Darko sequel. With a resounding “WHY?” we questioned the validity of such a project and the artistic merits of continuing the time-bending saga.

Well, it's time for us to eat a fat slice of humble pie as news reaches us of a major new talent joining the cast – or not!

That’s right folks, worry no longer. Where Richard Kelly’s original masterpiece had the likes of Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, director Chris Fisher’s follow-up is set to feature Showgirls’ Elizabeth Berkley. Phew, that’s a relief, for a while there we thought this was going to be a pile of cack.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the former Saved By The Bell star has joined the cast of S. Darko (aka Samantha D) alongside Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick, Dragonball star Justin Chatwin, Step Up 2: The Streets' Briana Evigan and returning  Darko alumni Daveigh Chase as the eponymous heroine.
 
Berkley is set to play a speed freak-turned-Jesus freak who is infatuated with her dreamy pastor in the film which is set seven years after the events of the original.
 
The film is currently shooing in Utah, unless some kind of time-tunnel opens up and allows us to stop this craziness from ever happening.

so the other night I went and saw Sex and the City - The Movie with a chick friend of mine. I hate chick flicks so so much but I have to admit I reaaalllllly liked this film! Pretty much a 3 hr ep of the show (yes THREE HOURS) but its really sweet and cute and the clothes in it are AWESOME!

fellas - avoid this film AT ALL COSTS. You will despise it!

I went and saw The Orphanage on Thurs, and i would recommend it to anyone that enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth...Some of the themes were similar and so where the cinematic styles...This movie is much creepier though, and is pretty much a horror film...but i really enjoyed it

I also picked up Boyz N The Hood for $10 from JB...first time I'd seen it, it was pretty good, but was nowhere near gangster enough for my liking I mean for a movie about the hood, its pretty tame... Ice Cube was a winner in it for me though...good shit

dr plonk

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783511/

It is the great year of 1907. Dr Plonk, eminent scientist and inventor, calculates that the world will end in exactly 101 years unless immediate action is taken. As befalls visionaries through the ages, Plonk is ridiculed for his beliefs, by politicians, by bureaucrats, even by his faithful manservant Paulus. Being the lateral thinker that he is, Plonk invents a time machine and sets out to collect the necessary proof from the very future that's ending.

But little about the year of 2007 makes sense to the intrepid doctor. His efforts to alert the appropriate authorities cause him to fall foul of the law and become a hunted man. With the nation's entire law-enforcement system arrayed against him, a scientific question is posed...can Dr Plonk run fast enough?

filmed in adelaide, written and directed by rolf de heer, starring madga szubanski, quentin and mike rann



hmmm...

*sigh*

Eddie Murphy isn't about to let Harrison Ford and Sylvester Stallone have all the fun in reviving their old roles and publicly strangling the life out of them. According to Variety, he's attached to again star as Axel Foley in a fourth Beverly Hills Cop! And Brett Ratner, of such eye-rolling sequels as Rush Hour 3 and X-Men 3, is probably directing!

    Eddie Murphy is attached to reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley, and Brett Ratner is negotiating to direct.

    Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original "Beverly Hills Cop" trilogy with late partner Don Simpson, won't be actively involved in the new film.

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/05/reinhold_the_phone_another_bev.php

oh my god YES!!!


WANT!!

 

Mike Rann!

 

Gosh, he truely loves the media. Thats one thing he's good at. Self-promotion.

Quentin though?    Why are we giving this guy more attention? Or is he 'Adelaides #1 Icon' or something?

Is Quinton from adelaide? And why does he only have one name?

he is from adelaide, he can be seen rolling around the place. he has a surname, its just that no one cares what it is...

quentin - the head on wheels!  that's all you need to know!

Scored a few new flicks on the weekend. 21, The Forbidden Kingdom, Streetwise, Indy... 21 was def the pick of the bunch. Wasn't overly keen on the new Indy flick. Don't know what is was, maybe that it felt too much like the previous ones. But I know that was probably the point.

I cranked the Rambo quadrilogy the other day. It was my first viewing of the goretastic Rambo (4) and I was pleasantly surprised. Best one since the first! It was flowing so effortlessly that I didn't even expect it to finish after the final bloodbath; it felt like there was more to go. Best action flick for awhile! It was classic when these people (missionary and SAS leader) who have no clue of his history get all superior and righteous in his face until he shows them the truth. Vintage stuff!

Says a lot about the others if 21 was the pick of the bunch. Not a terrible film but hardly anything special.

I seriously rated that flick. Like I said before; does exactly what it says on the tin or your money back.

me and spacey used to have a mongy goldfish called quentin. he totally died like a million years before the other fish.

Yeh I watched Rocky Balboa the other day.

Besides the fact Sylvester wears far too much foundation and eyeliner throughout the film, I thought the film was a bit of a cheesefest. All the one liners and the "Yos!" made me seriously cringe.

Rocky says "Yo!" way too much IMO 

See here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479143/quotes for more fascinating cheese quotes.

Such as...

Rocky Balboa: You know I couldn't have done nothing without you... Yo Adrian we did it..."
[kisses tombstone]
Rocky Balboa: "We did it... "
[Walks off into distance]

PUKE!

The only good thing about that film is the theme song.

Prince Caspian is out this week... YAY!

downloading face invaders atm 

Please explain?

xxxdvdrip in the torrent title