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Little Chuchok · 18-01-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by friscofrankie

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE?!?!?!?
What;s this place coming to? Needs more 'merikans I think.

Never met you; that LC is one depraved dude, though. (One of his better qualities)

prick.

AntRobertson · 18-01-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by friscofrankie

Never met you; that LC is one depraved dude, though.

I'll take a shot at that title. I assure you, I'm a man of very low morals!

Butterfly · 18-01-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Said that in the review, just found it all a bit dull really.

Well, it's not your 24 series, that's for sure, but I thought the slow pace of the movie and the little story telling was a refreshing change for once. The state of despair that old dude was in and what it accomplished was why the whole story was interesting. The slow pace of the movie could be regarded as boring but I liked it that way and it fitted the idea of the movie and the character quite well, outlining the rush coming from the speed of his "slow" bike. A slow old man transforming himself and his bike into the world fastest moving objects.

What were you expecting "Torque" and "2fast 2furious" ?

PS: those 2 above should be nominated for worst movie of the decade

Gerbil · 18-01-2007, 03:56 PM

Right a few here:

Tears of the Sun

Bit slow, but worth the effort. Bit too much of the "Seppos saving the world" for my liking. Bruce Willis was good though. 3/5

Children of Men

Fcuking great. A vision of England's future where all foreigners are illegal (I presume that includes the Scots and the Welsh

), rounded up and stuffed into camps and left to eat each other. Or something. Some plot about no sprogs having been born on the planet for 18 years or something. 4/5.

Hellboy

Took me a while getting around to seeing this one. But well worth watching, especially if you've got a bellyfull of chang at the time

Can't go wrong with a film full of Nazi's and demons. 4/5

Crank

Fcuking great! You'll either love this or hate it. A hitman get's poisoned with a drug that will kill him if his heart slows down - so he has to increasingly dangerous stunts to keep his heart ticking away at max. 4/5

Butterfly · 18-01-2007, 05:05 PM

sir, you have horrible taste, you should be shot

Gerbil · 18-01-2007, 05:10 PM

^ Thanks.

RandomChances · 18-01-2007, 06:58 PM

Just been watching Babel with Brad Pitt sort of staring, well just in it really, it's really crap.Starts quite slow and then just gows down hill. I managed to get through it all with copious ammounts of the fast forward button.

Apparently it been up for loads of awards :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_%282006_film%29

But I think these are just the really arty ones that you have to be clever to understand

Anonymous Coward · 18-01-2007, 07:19 PM

Gee, RC, I really beg to differ. I saw "Babel" in a nice theater in the US and was transfixed the entire two hours and twenty minutes. It's quite a compelling tale of miscommunication and cultural differences. The cinematography in the Tokyo segments is brilliant. The acting all around is superb; especially the Moroccan kid and the Mexican housekeeper.

Ah, well, matter of preference, isn't it?

RandomChances · 18-01-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

Gee, RC, I really beg to differ. I saw "Babel" in a nice theater in the US and was transfixed the entire two hours and twenty minutes. It's quite a compelling tale of miscommunication and cultural differences. The cinematography in the Tokyo segments is brilliant. The acting all around is superb; especially the Moroccan kid and the Mexican housekeeper.

Yea the acting, cinematography ect were pretty good....it just bored the shit out of me. The whole idea on how everything inter-twined was in theroy good as well, unfortunatly it just does'nt get over the being boring bit. I tend to watch movies to be entertained and this just did'nt do it

ChiangMai noon · 18-01-2007, 09:47 PM

The Descent 2006

Because I don't get to see many movies and don't really hear much about them I popped over to rottentomatoes.com to get a hold of their list for the best reviewed movies of 2006. This horror flick was ranked numbner 9 with 85 % positive ratings from over 100 independant reviewers.
My feeling is that either 2006 was not a vintage year or that the movie review community were partaking in some new mind altering drug.

To sum up the movie...it was rubbish, absolute pants and a wastre of the nearly 2 hours that I spent watching it when I could have been wasting my time more constructively.

The basic plot sees a group of 6 girls, might have been 7 who decide for reasons totally left to our imagination to explore a cave in the middle of a mountainous area that might have been near Seattle??
We are given no time to get to know or empathise with the characters before they pootle off to the cave and jump into darkness.
Problem is that most are inexperienced and we later find out that the cave has never been explored before.

The intrepid girls drive onwards through claustrophobic nooks and crannies before geting lost and trapped.
Unfortunately they get separated and you never really have any idea who is where in the cave as the movie is lit mainly by dim torchlight and you have barely had a chance to get to know their names or voices or maybe I had just been giving this dire shite the scant attention it deserves.

Anyway, these monster type things appear, they look a lot like Smeagal but whiter and totally blind, some sort of human thingummy that has adapted to live in a cave 2 kilometres below ground.
The girls thankfully start getting picked off one by one until there are none left and except for one who I assume was going to be eaten at the end because she was surrounded by cave dwellers and was talking to a ghost of her daughter who was holding a birthday cake.
I shit you not.

ChiangMai noon · 18-01-2007, 09:48 PM

I reckon this thread ought to be stickied.

Gerbil · 18-01-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Anyway, these monster type things appear, they look a lot like Smeagal but whiter and totally blind, some sort of human thingummy that has adapted to live in a cave 2 kilometres below ground.

Sounds like Smeg to me.

ChiangMai noon · 19-01-2007, 10:14 AM

Blood Diamond 2007, Leonardo De Caprio, Djimoun Hounsou,,

A review submitted by Witbaas.

I watched the movie last night, and for a change De Caprio was convincing. He matured in many ways, and gave an excellent performance in this movie. He didn't master the South african accent to the tee, but it was good enough. Djimoun Hounsou also gave a solid peformance, and was "true" African.

Jennifer Connelly was not that great. She represents the conscience angle, questioning the ethical and moral issues surounding the conflict.

benbaaa · 19-01-2007, 10:16 AM

^ Nicking posts from other threads just to boost your own pathetic threads? Good God, man, have you no shame?

ChiangMai noon · 19-01-2007, 10:19 AM

My sister in law came into the spare room with a cup of coffee this morning, I was naked and erect yet accepted gracefully.

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Originally Posted by benbaaa

have you no shame?

Clearly not a lot.

Little Chuchok · 19-01-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

My sister in law came into the spare room with a cup of coffee this morning, I was naked and erect yet accepted gracefully.

You do realise that your missus and SIL will be in deep discussion about the size of your pecker....

Review time..

The Mothman Prophecies

Never really liked Richard Gere,(Short arse.

)but I did enjoy this movie.

Also has a good cast: Laura Linney, Will Patton and Debra Messing

Based on a so called true story, about a strange creature and strange occurances that happened in Point Pleasant,Virginia in the 70's.

The movie starts off with the death of Geers wife to a brain tumour.After her death,he goes for a late night drive and his car breaks down 400 miles later.The problem is that he was only driving for an hour...Then lots more spooky stuff.....

Lock yourself into a dark room with a couple of libations of your choice.very believable.

18-01-2007, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gerbil Sesquipedalis Member Last Online: Today 08:16 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scrotum deep in a SLAGDOG. Posts: 5,448	Right a few here: Tears of the Sun Bit slow, but worth the effort. Bit too much of the "Seppos saving the world" for my liking. Bruce Willis was good though. 3/5 Children of Men Fcuking great. A vision of England's future where all foreigners are illegal (I presume that includes the Scots and the Welsh ), rounded up and stuffed into camps and left to eat each other. Or something. Some plot about no sprogs having been born on the planet for 18 years or something. 4/5. Hellboy Took me a while getting around to seeing this one. But well worth watching, especially if you've got a bellyfull of chang at the time Can't go wrong with a film full of Nazi's and demons. 4/5 Crank Fcuking great! You'll either love this or hate it. A hitman get's poisoned with a drug that will kill him if his heart slows down - so he has to increasingly dangerous stunts to keep his heart ticking away at max. 4/5 __________________ Oh bollocks. Fcuked me signature up. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Something profound coming soon. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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RandomChances Elite Member Last Online: Today 06:28 PM Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Riyadh Posts: 2,723	Just been watching Babel with Brad Pitt sort of staring, well just in it really, it's really crap.Starts quite slow and then just gows down hill. I managed to get through it all with copious ammounts of the fast forward button. Apparently it been up for loads of awards :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_%282006_film%29 But I think these are just the really arty ones that you have to be clever to understand __________________ I have more than the average number of arm and legs

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ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,059	The Descent 2006 Because I don't get to see many movies and don't really hear much about them I popped over to rottentomatoes.com to get a hold of their list for the best reviewed movies of 2006. This horror flick was ranked numbner 9 with 85 % positive ratings from over 100 independant reviewers. My feeling is that either 2006 was not a vintage year or that the movie review community were partaking in some new mind altering drug. To sum up the movie...it was rubbish, absolute pants and a wastre of the nearly 2 hours that I spent watching it when I could have been wasting my time more constructively. The basic plot sees a group of 6 girls, might have been 7 who decide for reasons totally left to our imagination to explore a cave in the middle of a mountainous area that might have been near Seattle?? We are given no time to get to know or empathise with the characters before they pootle off to the cave and jump into darkness. Problem is that most are inexperienced and we later find out that the cave has never been explored before. The intrepid girls drive onwards through claustrophobic nooks and crannies before geting lost and trapped. Unfortunately they get separated and you never really have any idea who is where in the cave as the movie is lit mainly by dim torchlight and you have barely had a chance to get to know their names or voices or maybe I had just been giving this dire shite the scant attention it deserves. Anyway, these monster type things appear, they look a lot like Smeagal but whiter and totally blind, some sort of human thingummy that has adapted to live in a cave 2 kilometres below ground. The girls thankfully start getting picked off one by one until there are none left and except for one who I assume was going to be eaten at the end because she was surrounded by cave dwellers and was talking to a ghost of her daughter who was holding a birthday cake. I shit you not. __________________ Pictures of Lily make my life so wonderful. Pictures of Lily, help me sleep at night.....

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Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,901	sir, you have horrible taste, you should be shot

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Gerbil Sesquipedalis Member Last Online: Today 08:16 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scrotum deep in a SLAGDOG. Posts: 5,448	^ Thanks.

18-01-2007, 09:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,059	I reckon this thread ought to be stickied.

19-01-2007, 10:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,059	Blood Diamond 2007, Leonardo De Caprio, Djimoun Hounsou,, A review submitted by Witbaas. I watched the movie last night, and for a change De Caprio was convincing. He matured in many ways, and gave an excellent performance in this movie. He didn't master the South african accent to the tee, but it was good enough. Djimoun Hounsou also gave a solid peformance, and was "true" African. Jennifer Connelly was not that great. She represents the conscience angle, questioning the ethical and moral issues surounding the conflict.

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benbaaa Whopping Member Last Online: 18-11-2009 08:04 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chiang Mai Posts: 3,728	^ Nicking posts from other threads just to boost your own pathetic threads? Good God, man, have you no shame?