Review the last film you watched

[jizzybloke]

Gran Torino Clint Eastwood.

I havent watched many films lately as there hasnt been a lot that caught my eye.

Clint Eastwood plays Walt Kowalski, tough talking, no nonsense, verbally racist Korean war vet. Theres are more racist comments in this film than Ive heard before, its part of the character and at times refreshing to hear someone step away from the PC bollocks that filmmakers get scared of, it works as it never comes across as offensive, a great trick to pull.
A Hmong family move in next door to him in a run down neighbourhood just after the death of his wife and the Hmong son, Tao, gets involved with his gang member cousin and the story starts to take shape from there.
Im not going to go too far into the plot as I dont want waffle on.
No big effects, no CGI laden sequences, just what a film should concentrate on, characters and a good story. Clint delivers a couple of great one liners to camera and puts in a great performance.
I was never a Clint fan with all the westerns but the films hes made and directed over the last 10 or so years have been real high quality, for me this was no exception.
2hrs long and in short excellent..

Saw this and loved it, agree with all of the above!

BG sprung to mind a few times

[whosyadaddy]

Kung Fu Panda

yesterday is history
tomorrow is a mystery
but today is a gift - that's why it's called the present

master Oogway rocks!

[The Fresh Prince]

^^Bar Girls or Blackgang?

[melvbot]

But this is a film of anger, not so much a thriller. We sympathise with Christine's plight, and share her anger and frustration.

For the first 10 mins or so I thought I wasnt going to sit through this film but it does gather pace as it goes. I wouldnt agree that this is a film about anger, its more about her struggle for the truth.

Angelina Jolie does put in a good performance whereas John Malkovich just does his standard John Malkovich deliveries. Theres a teenage boy who gets interviewed as part of the plot in the later part of the story who I thought did really well.

Just over 2 hrs I think, worth a watch.

[britmaveric]

Donkey Punch (2008) After meeting at a nightclub in a Mediterranean resort, seven young adults decide to continue partying aboard a luxury yacht in the middle of the ocean. But when one of them dies in a freak accident, the others argue about what to do, which leads to a ruthless fight for survival.

Predictable/Paranoia at its best - quite enjoyed it, sort of a screwed/twisted tale of survival at all costs. Reminded me bit of Dead Calm. 7/10

[mrsquirrel]

Quantum of Solace.


I didn't understand it at all.

[melvbot]

Pride and Glory

Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and John Voight

Pretty standard corrupt cop film centered around a family of Policemen. Nothing new or groundbreaking, watchable but forgettable. Roughly 2 hours long.

[ChiangMai noon]

7lbs - Will Smith plays a rich dude that decides to help 7 people for some mysterious reason. Pretends to be an IRS agent - won't give away the ending, but very melodramatic and sorry I wasted 2hrs on this rubbish. 1/10

bummer.

downloaded this yeterday.

is it really that bad?

[britmaveric]

^Yes - RUBBISH RUBBISH RUBBISH - kept hoping it would get better, and it never did.

[melvbot]

Will Smith

bummer.

downloaded this yeterday.

is it really that bad?

Theres your clue.

[ChiangMai noon]

hmmmm, 28% fresh on rottentomatoes.com

pretty good guide to how crap it'll be.

never mind.
it's a free.

[mrsquirrel]

gran Turino - clint eastwood as blackgang

Possibly the funniest movie I have seen in years.

8.5/10

[Jesus Jones]

Australia.

Though it was very good. And Nicole Kidman is still a Babe.

[MeMock]

Australia.

Though it was very good. And Nicole Kidman is still a Babe.

That reminds me, I need to start a thread about that.

[britmaveric]

gran Turino - clint eastwood as blackgang

Possibly the funniest movie I have seen in years.

8.5/10

Laffed at the ending??

[The Fresh Prince]

gran Turino - clint eastwood as blackgang

I've still not managed to download a watchable copy.

[CharleyFarley]

Appaloosa 2008

An average western about two fast guns hired to protect the town from evil rancher Jeremy Irons.

Ed Harris, Vigo Mortensen and Renee Zellweiger is the rather odd female interest.

6/10

[peterpan]

7lbs - Will Smith plays a rich dude that decides to help 7 people for some mysterious reason. Pretends to be an IRS agent - won't give away the ending, but very melodramatic and sorry I wasted 2hrs on this rubbish. 1/10

bummer.

downloaded this yeterday.

is it really that bad?

Its crap, gave it me best shot but couldn't make the end, pure crap.
But on the other hand had some good ones, as mentioned Gran Torino, one out of the box, Gonna burn a full DVD and post it to BG
Traitor (excellent) and Changling have Apaloossa , ghost town, the day the earth stood still, the fixer and the Duchess ready to watch.


So many movies so little time.

[mrsquirrel]

Laffed at the ending??

only sad bit in the movie, rest was hilarious

[cimboc]

Couldn't find it through searching so thought I would add Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Stars Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr, a very good laugh - I quite enjoyed it. RDJ moves to LA for acting lessions and Kilmer is a PI who is hired to teach him some PI skills. They get twisted up in some murders which as the movie goes on get more and more twisted and intertwined with each other. There's the usual hot bird too but not sure who she is.

8/10

[Gerbil]

Appaloosa 2008

An average western about two fast guns hired to protect the town from evil rancher Jeremy Irons.

Ed Harris, Vigo Mortensen and Renee Zellweiger is the rather odd female interest.

6/10

Watched this last night. Mortensen was excellent, Zellweiger was crap. Recommended though.

[peterpan]

A film thats available and worth a watch is "Balls out, the Gary Housman story", not what you would expect.
torrent leach
6/10

[CharleyFarley]

Passchendaele 2008

WW1 story of three lives intermingled both in Canada and Belgium.

I watched this in fits 'n starts, but nonetheless it was good in parts. Lots of action shots where soldiers are blown up doing 180 & 360's. The Major was an excellent cameo, but the love story element bored me stiff.

Expected more so 5/10

[melvbot]

There Will Be Blood - Daniel Day Lewis

This is a long film, 2h 30 territory here. Daniel Day Lewis plays an oil prospector in the 1890 onwards era, a straight talking and very driven businessman. He takes in a young baby as the father was killed on his rig and brings him up as his own.

He receives a tip off about oil rich land which he eagerly pursues and sets out to make his fortune from the oil. After a run in with a young local preacher things start to take a turn for the worse.

Daniel Day Lewis is perfect for this sort of role, you look at him and he just projects the character from that time brilliantly. One thing annoyed me about this film and it was an American actor who played the part of a competitor, DDL has made the effort to make his character sound like hes from that time yet the American guy sound like hes from the 1990's not the 1890's, very lazy.

Theres the odd comparison with Scarface for me, both quite ruthless and driven characters on the road to riches who suffer the downsides as well.

[ChiangMai noon]

Destricted.

stolen from IMB.

too lazy to do a write up.

would take too long anyway.

highly recommended.
there's some great erotic stuff on Karagara.

lucky to get an invite but my ratio is sick.


Destricted is an art-based film where seven directors, including controversial director Larry Clark (Kids), explore modernistic views of sex, sexuality, and pornography in modern film. The film features seven short films all of which are explicit in nature.

Balkan Erotic Epic (Marina Abramovic): The first of the films features an observation of old Balkan Rituals. The movie's narration describes various sexual actions that members of the Balkan culture performed. Among these actions is the exposure of the female genitalia into the rain to increase fertility. Other act includes a Balkan man drilling three holes into a small wooden bridge and simulating intercourse with all three holes in an attempt to cure impotency. Other act portrays multiple men lying nude on the ground simulating intercourse with small holes in the soil in an attempt to help fertilize the ground before planting their annual crops.

Hoist (Matthew Barney): This movie begins with an unknown image. It is long and slug-like to the eye. It is also covered in leaves, dirt, and other debris. After some time the images begins to move and it becomes apparent that it is a penis and it is growing erect. There appears on the screen a large machine called a deforester. It is then showed that there is a seat fastened to the underside of the machine. A wax coating is found around the driveshaft (located directly above the seat). The man from the beginning of the scene is seen nude in the seat rubbing his erect penis against the wax-coated drive shaft. There is a large gourd shaped plant hanging from the man's anus. This scene continues until the man ejaculates. His seamen is then spread across the wax located on the driveshaft.

Sync (Marco Brambilla): In the shortest of the short film collections, Brambilla presents a collage of pornography scenes from a large amount of various movies. These scenes are cut in a way where it can be perceived that one action is happening, thought multiple scenes are being flashed. The film is set to a drum only soundtrack that is as rapid moving as the images on the screen.

Impaled (Larry Clark): The scene opens with a young man sitting on the coach. There are questions being asked to the young man by another man behind the camera (it can be assumed to be Clark). The young man continues to answer questions about his penis size, sex life, and the effect of pornography in his sexual mentality. Throughout the interview, multiple other males take his place answering the same questions. The scene then cuts to a close-up of a penis. The interview of the males (shown one at a time) are interchanged as all of them strip nude in front of the camera. Questions are then asked about if they are comfortable with their penis size, their greatest sexual fantasies, and personal grooming. It is quickly revealed through the questioning that all the males are highly influenced in thinking that the images portrayed by pornography is what should be expected in their sex life. It then becomes evident that what is being watched is an interview for a pornography movie. A young man from the group is chosen to be the actor. He is then present when Clark interviews for the female part. Several pornography stars are brought in and asked questions. They are asked about their childhood, their first time, and their sexual limits. The man indicates that he has a fantasy for older women and for anal sex. The women are then asked to strip down and asked more questions. At the end of this interview process, the young man chooses an older actress who was willing to have anal sex with him. She re-enters the room after being cast on her hands and knees. The footage is greatly unedited and no special effects are used. She performs oral sex on him and they have intercourse (both vaginal and anal). The man ejaculates and the film ends with the cleaning of the woman's anus and the man's penis.

We Fuck Alone (Gaspar Noe): We Fuck Alone holds a warning that a strobing effect is used and should not be viewed by individuals with medical conditions. The strobing effect last throughout. It portrays a young woman in midst of a masturbation session. She is watching a pornography film on the television as she lies on the couch. She begins slow and works her way up to more forceful motions. She eventually simulates oral sex using her large stuffed teddy bear. She shoves the bear into her exposed crotch. She climaxes. This scene is shared with a similar male masturbation scene. There is a young man with a look that can be best described as in the fashion on a neo-nazi. The young man is watching the same pornography movie (which is made to make the transitions between the two scenes). After masturbating for some time, he takes a blow-up doll and beings to simulate oral sex. After spending time simulating both oral and vaginal sex with the dolls he reveals a gun. He holds the gun up to the dolls head with violently simulating oral sex. The scene ends with his ejaculation.

House Call (Richard Prince): House Call takes a scene from an older 70's pornography film and replaces the soundtrack to it. It appears as if the movie is being played on an older television with the camera hovering directly in front of the screen. A voluptuous blonde woman lies in bed and a doctor appears. In the midst of the check-up, the doctor and patient begins to have sexual relations. This last until the film's end.

Death Valley (Sam Taylor-Wood): Perhaps the most simple of the seven films, there is appears to be an empty and vast valley located in an unknown location. The camera never moves, but only zooms in and out. A young man appears walking into the middle of the open range. He begins to remove his pants and masturbate. The scene ends with the ending of his masturbation session.