What general film/series have you just seen.. marks out of 5

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 28 Dec 2008, 21:12

Loved Sleepy Hollow actually.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Dec 2008, 23:01

Sleepy Love Actually was rather Hollow.

p.s - I thought Sleepy Hollow was pretty much rubbish.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Dec 2008, 23:07

Australia - 8 out of 10

Bloody Marvellous. Love Moulin Rouge, you'll probably love Australia. Love the Classic Hollywood Movies of the 1930s, you'll probably love Australia.

Reckon a cross between Moulin Rouge and The Wizard of Oz is your thing? You'll love Australia. The 3 Hours, 15 Minutes flew by. Luhrmann strikes again!

I don't care it's unrealistic, I don't care the dialogue is a bit ropey in places. Australia (like Moulin Rouge) is is an epic, Australia has magnificent Vista's, Australia is unashamedly romantic and I loved it.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Dec 2008, 12:33

I just don't "get" Baz Luhrmann.

My Dad watched 20 mins of Moulin Rouge and then ran out of the room screaming... jabbing at his eyes with a pointy stick.

I was shocked...

...it took as long as 20 mins??

My Mum saw it as an in-flight movie and asked the Captain if he had any spare parachutes? When he said "no" my Mum jumped anyways...

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 29 Dec 2008, 12:50

Markgway wrote: My Mum saw it as an in-flight movie and asked the Captain if he had any spare parachutes? When he said "no" my Mum jumped anyways...

That explains why mother is such a touchy subject for Mark

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Dec 2008, 14:44

I liked Moulin Rouge. OK it has scant regard for reality, is sometimes OTT and the choice of songs (considering the time) doesnt really make any sense. But I enjoyed it

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:21

grim_tales wrote:OK it has scant regard for reality, is sometimes OTT and the choice of songs (considering the time) doesnt really make any sense.

Yeah, and The Lord of the Rings isn't believable because hobbits don't really exist.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:26

grim_tales wrote:OK it has scant regard for reality, is sometimes OTT and the choice of songs (considering the time) doesnt really make any sense. But I enjoyed it

That is PRECISELY the point

. All of Luhrmann's work exists in an alternate reality. It's pure fantasy.

I love the first half of Moulin Rouge (the first half is stronger). The songs are great. I'd much prefer another Luhrmann film where it takes risks and doesn't always get it right to yet another Pirates of the Crapibean.

Markgway wrote:I just don't "get" Baz Luhrmann.

It's weird how you don't get some director's work isn't it. I don't get the Coen brothers.

I've seen 3 films of theirs (including Fargo and No Country) and thought all of it was okay at best, boring most of the time.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:31

After suffering through the shite that was Romeo & Juliet i couldn't face stomaching another Baz film.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:32

I liked Moulin Rouge, very OTT style but it works.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:34

Strictly Ballroom = a classic.

Can't stand his other stuff.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:50

Romero & Juliet is great, although the break neck pace it moves at, is a little annoying. I've never understood why it was shot this way. The gas station scene is ace though.

I've not see Strictly Ballroom yet but funnily enough plan to soon. Luhrmann seems to be a love or hate director.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Dec 2008, 16:01

bradavon wrote:Romero & Juliet is great

LOLZ!

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 29 Dec 2008, 16:18

bradavon wrote:I've not see Strictly Ballroom yet but funnily enough plan to soon. Luhrmann seems to be a love or hate director.

I'm sure SB will appeal to your very pronounced female side Brad

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Dec 2008, 16:21

i could imagine Baz movies screenings being full of ladyboys and transvestites.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 29 Dec 2008, 16:28

gasteropod wrote:
bradavon wrote:Romero & Juliet is great
LOLZ!

ZOINKS!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Dec 2008, 16:46

luckystars wrote:I'm sure SB will appeal to your very pronounced female side Brad

Probably.

saltysam wrote:i could imagine Baz movies screenings being full of ladyboys and transvestites.

Yep.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Dec 2008, 17:37

I agree Brad, re Moulin Rouge. I loved some of the songs. The Your Song duet is great

Romero, LMAO

That's surprisingly good.
Hung I know Hobbits dont exist but MR is set in 1890's Paris or something, and the songs are... Lady Marmalade? Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend? Your Song?

It just seems odd but its great.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Dec 2008, 21:03

HungFist wrote:That explains why mother is such a touchy subject for Mark

bradavon wrote:It's weird how you don't get some director's work isn't it. I don't get the Coen brothers. I've seen 3 films of theirs (including Fargo and No Country) and thought all of it was okay at best, boring most of the time.

Yeah, especially if said directors are auteurs. Those are actually two of the best Coen films I've seen, so you probably won't like any of the others. The only one I can honestly say I really liked - as opposed to admired - was The Hudsucker Proxy.

bradavon wrote:I've not see Strictly Ballroom yet but funnily enough plan to soon. Luhrmann seems to be a love or hate director.

I saw it about 15 yrs ago. I was able to sit thru it so it can't have been too bad. A bit too camp for my tastes... though nothing compared to the gay fest that is Romeo and Juliet. I don't think I could sit thru that one again.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Dec 2008, 22:15

Markgway wrote:Yeah, especially if said directors are auteurs. Those are actually two of the best Coen films I've seen, so you probably won't like any of the others.

Exactly. If I don't like those two, I'm screwed

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Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 29 Dec 2008, 22:27

I've not seen many Coen Bros movies, but Oh Brother where art thou!? is my favourite.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 29 Dec 2008, 23:01

Wonderfalls (5 out of 5)

Wow, I can't believe I waited so long to hear about this short-lived series on FOX (surprise, surprise -- the network that cripples, then axes its best shows). It's definitely quirky, but damn clever. It's from Bryan Fuller, the same creator of Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies, two other wonderful series that suffered early cancellation.

Jaye Tyler is an overeducated underachiever whose can't-be-bothered attitude has to defer to the will of talking objects that torment Jaye until she does their bidding. Is Jaye crazy? She thinks she may be, and that's only one of the reasons she prevents herself from falling for the new bartender in town. Much to her dismay, she keeps ending up doing good deeds for people and excelling in her going-nowhere job as a clerk at Wonderfalls, a gift shop at Niagara Falls on the NY side. The French-Canadian actress who plays Jaye is really convincing and fantastic in this comedic role. Lee Pace, the beloved Piemaker of Pushing Daisies, is great in this earlier role as Jaye's equally-overachieving brother (who happens to live at home). Jewel Staite of Firefly fame even livens up the end of the series as a key player!

Next time you're in the mood for clever, but quirky, comedy, do yourself a favor and check out this series.

DVDTalk Review: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/14200/wo ... s/?___rd=1

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 29 Dec 2008, 23:46

bradavon wrote:
Markgway wrote:Yeah, especially if said directors are auteurs. Those are actually two of the best Coen films I've seen, so you probably won't like any of the others.
Exactly. If I don't like those two, I'm screwed .

Far from it, Fargo and No country firmly belong in the "minimalistic" Coen category. I've got friends who really hated those two films but love some of their other work. What's the third film that left you cold?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Dec 2008, 01:42

Intolerable Cruelty. I didn't see the point really mentioning it.

Interesting though.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 30 Dec 2008, 02:04

Thunderball: 4/5

Terence Young = master Bond director, shame he didn't make any more after this one. Another stunning HD transfer too.

P.S. even though the UK BDs don't contain the original mono, the 5.1 tracks sound like mono anyway, so it's not so bad.