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

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 16 Dec 2010, 20:37

The Tourist: It was all right, nothing deep but was enjoyable enough and had nice locations and Angelina Jolie was looking good.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Dec 2010, 17:56

Knight & Day 2/5 not a bad film,just a very routine by the numbers star vehicle for Cruise & Diaz. moves along at a fair clip but is entirely predictable and offers no surprises at all.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Dec 2010, 09:37

Shrek the Halls: 4/5

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Dec 2010, 17:18

It's a Wonderful Life: 5/5

A lovely film, a timeless classic and the US BD is very good

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 19 Dec 2010, 17:48

Where's the Snowman review Grim

i'm disappointed in you.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 19 Dec 2010, 18:31

I'm not just disappointed in Grim, I'm suicidal.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Dec 2010, 21:12

The Snowman: 5/5

One of the best animated shorts ever made. Howard Blake's score compliments the animation so well, and I defy anyone not to get misty eyed at the end

So touching

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 19 Dec 2010, 21:47

grim_tales wrote:The Snowman: 5/5

One of the best animated shorts ever made. Howard Blake's score compliments the animation so well, and I defy anyone not to get misty eyed at the end So touching

Father Christmas is better

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 19 Dec 2010, 23:02

I always liked Robbie the Reindeer...

The Snowman is great as well. Oh, and I love that Lenny Henry-Rowan Atikinson Xmas special, where 'Bertie' finds a lamp and gets a magic genie (Henry)...

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Dec 2010, 01:02

I've never liked The Snowman.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 20 Dec 2010, 16:23

gasteropod wrote:I've never liked The Snowman.

You've made Grim cry... you bastard!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Dec 2010, 16:54

Father Christmas

How's this for irony - the only way to get the original version of The Snowman was a R1 double feature which butchers the original version of Father Christmas

It just wasnt the same and I was used to Mel Smith as the grumpy Santa. There was a scene I don't remember at the end too (another Snowman's Ball).

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Dec 2010, 17:03

Yi-Long wrote:
. Oh, and I love that Lenny Henry-Rowan Atikinson Xmas special, where 'Bertie' finds a lamp and gets a magic genie (Henry)...

Bernard & The Genie-absolute stonewall classic

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 21 Dec 2010, 01:17

saltysam wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:
. Oh, and I love that Lenny Henry-Rowan Atikinson Xmas special, where 'Bertie' finds a lamp and gets a magic genie (Henry)...
Bernard & The Genie-absolute stonewall classic

"Ahhh Bottle... enter yee enter yee...."

Awesome classic indeed.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Dec 2010, 16:31

The Snowman is fantastic, Father Christmas fairly good.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 22 Dec 2010, 02:36

Alien: Woah, I don't remember the lighting being so incredible when I saw it on TV many years ago, this has a visual quality on a par with Blade Runner, superb Blu-ray transfer.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 22 Dec 2010, 12:28

gasteropod wrote:Alien: Woah, I don't remember the lighting being so incredible when I saw it on TV many years ago, this has a visual quality on a par with Blade Runner, superb Blu-ray transfer.

Agreed

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 24 Dec 2010, 11:29

VERTIGE

Uninspired five innocents go on a terror trip yarn is sort of like 'Cliffhanger' meets 'The Hills Have Eyes'.

Par for the course for modern horror: Grisly violence and unappealing characters.

If 'Wrong Turn 7' is sold out (and you dig subtitles) give this a try.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 26 Dec 2010, 03:27

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Awesome!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 27 Dec 2010, 01:01

Kick-Ass: Very good!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 27 Dec 2010, 04:25

Aliens: I decided to watch the Theatrical version and couldn't believe it when the scene with the automatic guns mowing down loads of aliens wasn't there. Excellent remaster that definitely doesn't look like it's from '86! Although I'm sure the turquoise tint will bother purists because I think that's new.

Xenon · Post by **Xenon** » 27 Dec 2010, 10:02

The Rock (1996) - loved it. 9/10

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Dec 2010, 13:38

gasteropod wrote:Aliens: I decided to watch the Theatrical version and couldn't believe it when the scene with the automatic guns mowing down loads of aliens wasn't there.

I'm surprised to hear that too. I saw the Extended Cut recently and assumed it was part of the Theatrical Cut (which I saw years ago). I didn't like the extra Newt scenes in the Extended Cut though, total waste of time.

gasteropod wrote:Excellent remaster that definitely doesn't look like it's from '86! Although I'm sure the turquoise tint will bother purists because I think that's new.

My Alien Quadrilogy box set, Aliens Extended Cut isn't purple.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 28 Dec 2010, 16:59

bradavon wrote:My Alien Quadrilogy box set, Aliens Extended Cut isn't purple.

Neither's the Blu-ray

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Dec 2010, 19:19

Turquoise is blue-green, similar to Aqua.

Purple??

Bullets 'n' Babes

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