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

Keung · Post by **Keung** » 04 Jul 2011, 01:18

gasteropod wrote:Another member left cold by Michael Mann

Please tell me "Heat" is better than those two piles o' wank...

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 04 Jul 2011, 01:25

Keung wrote:Please tell me "Heat" is better than those two piles o' wank...

I wouldn't know as I turned it off after like 45 minutes

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 Jul 2011, 07:48

Heat - 4.5/5
Miami Vice - 4.5/5

edit:
Collateral - 4/5

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 04 Jul 2011, 15:45

Collateral - 4/5

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 Jul 2011, 16:22

thelostdragon wrote:Collateral - 4/5

ah, yes, forgot.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 04 Jul 2011, 17:27

Banlieue 13: Ultimatum **½

Slick, entertaining sequel; the original has the edge though.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Jul 2011, 21:37

HungFist wrote:Heat - 4.5/5
Miami Vice - 4.5/5

You rate them the same?

. Miami Vice is good but it's so dumb in places. Heat is epic!

gasteropod wrote:I wouldn't know as I turned it off after like 45 minutes

Public Enemies is great. Heat is . . . I already said.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 04 Jul 2011, 22:55

I've never even tried Miami Vice the movie cause it just seems so dumb. I'll stick with the original TV-series.

I have seen Heat and although it's a well-made movie, I don't really feel I love it or anything. Like most of Mann's movies, it leaves me pretty cold. I know many 'love' it but I suspects that more because a huge nuimber of people aren't used to 'intelligent' actionmovies anyway, so these are flicks that offer them something 'original' and fresh.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 05 Jul 2011, 02:29

El Topo: 4.5/5

Explores similar themes as The Holy Mountain, but lacks the stunning widescreen compositions and dazzling colour of the latter film.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 05 Jul 2011, 10:21

gasteropod wrote:El Topo: 4.5/5

Explores similar themes as The Holy Mountain, but lacks the stunning widescreen compositions and dazzling colour of the latter film.

Both on my list to see. Thanks for the reminder, think I'll add to my lovefilm rentals..

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 05 Jul 2011, 18:21

Lone Wolf McQuade **½

Chuck Norris western with spaghetti stylings; longish, but fun.

Almost worth an extra ½

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 05 Jul 2011, 20:05

Zombie Holocaust 1/5 woefully inept italian zombie flick can't be saved even by it's gore effects,which are crappy.Ian McCullouch virtually reprises his Zombie Flesheaters role here.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 06 Jul 2011, 02:09

The Lair of the White Worm: 4/5

Hilarious occult comedy featuring an incredibly sexy temptress, Hugh Grant slicing someone in half, and a guy getting hit in the head by a dead mongoose.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 06 Jul 2011, 17:05

Machete: 3.5/5
Gloriously over the top, cheesy and almost cartoonishly violent with squelchy noises and CG blood that makes you feel as if you're watching a video game. The Grindhouse style announcer and other nods to the genre (eg the intentional jump cuts and scratches on the print) made me smile

It's good fun, and how hot is Michelle Rodriguez in this?!

I enjoyed it!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 06 Jul 2011, 17:25

Part of the problem with Machette is that it proclaims to replicate the grindhouse experience and yet no grindhouse movie ever had CGI blood. They couldn't afford the SFX delivered here. So it's really a cheat.

Inception ***½ or ****

Haven't quite decided yet... but this was exceptionally good.
Redefines the terms complex and imaginative.
A must see.

Pitch Black **½

A film of two halves... (as they say)
The first half is pretty average; but the second - source of film's title - is pretty darn good.
The plot is formula, but there's imagination and excitement in the journey.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 06 Jul 2011, 17:52

Agree about Inception - it was really good

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 06 Jul 2011, 18:20

@ Mark, first viewing of Inception I gave it 9.5/10 (was a bit overwhelming in the cinema with MASSIVE sound too!!).....second viewing with family at Xmas...I knew it was a 10/10 movie. Something of a milestone for mainstream cinema and a film that 'everyone' should see.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 06 Jul 2011, 18:39

I still haven't seen Inception, nor even Avatar btw.

Inception seems cool, but I always have an extremely bad memory when it comes to names, and I'm affraid with movies like there were the plot is pretty complicated and you will probably need to keep certain names in mind, that I will get lost halfway through the movie. I just can't remember names very well.

Avatar just looks very 'meh' to me, which is actually a good thing, cause that means that hopefully I'll be pleasently surprised when I do get to watch it.

I'm thinking about watching either Tekkonkinkreet, Kick-Ass or The American tonight.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 06 Jul 2011, 18:44

Yi-Long wrote:Avatar just looks very 'meh' to me, which is actually a good thing, cause that means that hopefully I'll be pleasently surprised when I do get to watch it.

You should have gone to see it at the cinema in 3D, that was the whole point of the film!

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 06 Jul 2011, 19:30

gasteropod wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:Avatar just looks very 'meh' to me, which is actually a good thing, cause that means that hopefully I'll be pleasently surprised when I do get to watch it.
You should have gone to see it at the cinema in 3D, that was the whole point of the film!

Yeah, I don't really want to do that. And if a movie isn't good without the 3D glasses, than I probably also won't like it with the 3d glasses. I'm not really into the whole 3D hype, and I also didn't want to pay extra just so I could wear some crappy glasses....

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 06 Jul 2011, 19:48

Yi-Long wrote:Yeah, I don't really want to do that. And if a movie isn't good without the 3D glasses, than I probably also won't like it with the 3d glasses. I'm not really into the whole 3D hype, and I also didn't want to pay extra just so I could wear some crappy glasses....

I'm not into the 3D hype, but Avatar was one film worth going to see in it, James Cameron had been developing the technology for years.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 06 Jul 2011, 20:01

gasteropod wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:Yeah, I don't really want to do that. And if a movie isn't good without the 3D glasses, than I probably also won't like it with the 3d glasses. I'm not really into the whole 3D hype, and I also didn't want to pay extra just so I could wear some crappy glasses....
I'm not into the 3D hype, but Avatar was one film worth going to see in it, James Cameron had been developing the technology for years.

The only person I usually go to the cinema with is my girlfriend, and she had already seen it with someone else, so I never really bothered. I wasn't AGAINST seeing it, but I certainly wasn't very motivated to go see it either. And like I said, the whole 3D thing kinda puts me off, also because it means a more expensive ticket.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 06 Jul 2011, 21:01

I saw Avatar being demo'd in a shop on an HD screen, and it actually looked better than in did in 3D on a massive screen at the cinema.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 06 Jul 2011, 21:17

Toy Story 3: 4.5/5 (maybe 5/5)
I realise now the film seems to take a bit to get going at first but this is still an excellent conclusion to the trilogy. I was laughing pretty loud in places but others were genuinely dark especially for a kids film and that ending is still so moving

The transfer on BD is terriffic.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 07 Jul 2011, 01:29

Just don't fancy Avatar. I've no time for 3D, but even in 2D I can't muster any enthusiasm. I may give it a go when it hits TV, for curiosity's sake, but until that happens it's off my radar.

BTW. I can't believe Luckystars and I agree on a film. It must be special.

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