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

[Markgway]

All the President's Men ***½
Probably the finest film ever made about investigative journalism/political corruption; shame the ending is so rushed.

Harsh Times **½
Psycho ex-soldier joins the Feds even though he's a criminal himself.
Relentless aggression and profanity wear thin, but acting is very good.

[luckystars]

Harsh Times **½
Psycho ex-soldier joins the Feds even though he's a criminal himself.
Relentless aggression and profanity wear thin, but acting is very good.

Bale is great in Harsh Times but the ending was so anticlimactic...I actually wanted to see something darker to happen than the short-sharp ending (after such a charged up journey to reach that point in the film). In the Cinema my reaction was actually 'oh, is that it'?.

[Markgway]

Bale is very good, but I was equally impressed with Freddy Rodriguez.

[Heka]

Lord of War: 4/5

Similar kind of thing to 'Blow', just as solid a film.

I've seen this film a couple of times and to me it gets worse every time I see it. Nick Cage even though his performances are always fun to watch isn't a convincing east European, neither is Jared Leto. The film looks too clean for a movie about something so morally ambiguous as selling weapons to warzones. But then again I've watched it through a couple of times so it can't be that bad.

[gasteropod]

Nick Cage even though his performances are always fun to watch isn't a convincing east European, neither is Jared Leto.

Yeah I thought that haha. The CGI opening was a bit naff in my opinion.

[gasteropod]

Dark Water: 3.5/5

A J-horror remake that doesn't suck!

[gasteropod]

Marley & Me: 2.5/5

[thelostdragon]

Lock Up - 4/5
I just love this film. Could watch it over and over again. Stallone is the man. It was also interesting seeing Danny Trejo in one of his early roles again.

[Markgway]

It *½

Piss poor Stephen King adaptation;
I don't know if it's an accurate one, and frankly I don't care.

If Only ***

Fantasy romance-tearjerker starring an adorable Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Unpredictable and unexpectedly moving.

[bradavon]

There's something wrong with someone who says the words "Epic" and "Transformers Movies" in the same sentence .

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.

A: Heat isn't an action movie but has some action.
B: How the fuck do you not consider Heat intelligent? It's one of the best crime films in the crime genre ever. Miami Vice is dumb though, the TV series was too but at least that wasn't taking itself seriously.

[luckystars]

There's something wrong with someone who says the words "Epic" and "Transformers Movies" in the same sentence .

Lol anyone to use the words "Brad" and "opinions valid" in the same sentence is crazy too.


The A-Team ★ out of ★★★★★
Easily one of the worst movies of 2010. Very very happy I didn't pay to see this in the cinema. I was squirming from the first few minutes, and it didn't get any better.

[gasteropod]

The A-Team ★ out of ★★★★★

How do you do those stars, and can you do half-stars?

[luckystars]

Just copy and paste them.

HungDonkey does half stars but I think they're pics

[thelostdragon]

I don't see anything at all. Just empty spaces. I have been under the impression, that you were trying to mock Mark and his rating system using the small stars.

[gasteropod]

I don't see anything at all. Just empty spaces. I have been under the impression, that you were trying to mock Mark and his rating system using the small stars.

Haha! What browser are you using?

[Markgway]

I don't see anything at all. Just empty spaces. I have been under the impression, that you were trying to mock Mark and his rating system using the small stars.

Argh. Leave my system alone.

[gasteropod]

Argh. Leave my system alone.

I do because I can't read it

[thelostdragon]

I don't see anything at all. Just empty spaces. I have been under the impression, that you were trying to mock Mark and his rating system using the small stars.

Haha! What browser are you using?

Firefox 5.0

[Markgway]

Argh. Leave my system alone.

I do because I can't read it

Try these:

[gasteropod]

I don't like the way they make my eyes feel.

The Devils (1971): 5/5

Outrageous, lives up to its controversy, Oliver Reed's performance is stunning.

[bradavon]

It's wicked isn't it.

Lol anyone to use the words "Brad" and "opinions valid" in the same sentence is crazy too.

You're original

[saltysam]

Return Of The Living Dead 3.5/5 very well done 80's zombie horror from Dan O'Bannon, quick paced and it doesn't take itself too seriously.Clu Gulager is ace in this

Tenebre 4/5 Perhaps Argento's last truly good effort,an illogical at times giallo with style to spare. I found the Arrow BD to be ok,not great but certainly a big step above my anchor bay dvd.

[gasteropod]

Tenebre 4/5 Perhaps Argento's last truly good effort,an illogical at times giallo with style to spare. I found the Arrow BD to be ok,not great but certainly a big step above my anchor bay dvd.

The audio commentary with Thomas Rostock has made me see the film quite differently, perhaps not everything he talks about was actually intentional by Argento, but it's still cool.

[Markgway]

I would've bought Tenebre if Arrow hadn't skimped on the original mono.

I'm hoping Blue Underground will release this sometime soon.

[Markgway]

Cover Up **

Journalist Dolph Lundgren battles a fake terrorist plot in Israel. Pretty blah.