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

[saltysam]

. Surely only a matter of time before this comes out in the UK then... assuming Universal's rights haven't reverted to Fox.

been out for ages in Germany...no sign of a uk one on the horizon unfortunately.

[Markgway]

. Surely only a matter of time before this comes out in the UK then... assuming Universal's rights haven't reverted to Fox.

been out for ages in Germany...no sign of a uk one on the horizon unfortunately.

Pity. No sign of anything from Fox either.

[gasteropod]

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) - 3.5/5

Good and entertaining, I don't understand Bradavon's opinion at all considering the second film was the most unrealistic and un-Mission Impossible-esque and yet that's his favourite

[Yi-Long]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 4/5

Great movie, great performances, nice music, it looks stunning, very slowpaced yet at the same time the 2,5 hours were over pretty quickly, and just a classic in the western genre, which gets far too few good movies the last couple of decades.

The only complaint I have was the voice-over, which was kinda annoying. I don't mind voice-overs in general, but I did dislike this one.

[gasteropod]

Limitless (2011) - 4/5

Great concept, loads of fun.

[Markgway]

Cobra (1986-USA) **½

Is it a great film? Nope. Is it cool 80s action fun? Yup.

[gasteropod]

The Fifth Cord (1971) - 3/5

I reckon Argento got the idea for his nursery rhyme song preceding a murder in Deep Red from a bit near the end of this film.

[Markgway]

Copland (1997-USA) ***

Good thriller, excellent performances. Ray Liotta should've had an Oscar nom.

[gasteropod]

What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) - 3.5/5

[Keung]

Shanghai Knights - ★½

[Markgway]

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008-USA-China-Germany) **

Overblown CGI adventure epic.

[saltysam]

Tucker & Dale Vs Evil 2.5/5 Decent horror-comedy runs out of steam towards the end.

[gasteropod]

Death Walks at Midnight (1972) - 2/5

This is often cited as a giallo, but it's more of a crime caper.

[Yi-Long]

Infidel 3/5

Entertaining low budget comedy with a bit of drama thrown in, when a moderate muslim familyman finds out he was actually born jewish and adopted. Omid Djalili pretty much carries the movie with his performance, mixing up hilarious outbursts with some genuine ponderings. Richard Schiff is great as his new-found jewish friend who introduces him to what being a jew is about. Kinda.

Anyway, it doesn't have a great soundtrack, it doesn't have brilliant cinematography, it doesn't have the best cast in the world, and the story won't win any prices. It's just an entertaining movie about different cultures living together in modern moderate society and kinda living their lives alongside eachother, agreeing about some stuff, disagreeing about other stuff.

Like I said, Omid carries the movie, which basically means that with anyone lesser than him, it probably would have failed in getting it's message accross in a way that would make people sit around long enough.

It had a whole bunch of laugh-out-loud moments, and it was a pleasant viewing, although I won't be buying the BR anytime soon.

A nice 3 out of 5.

[gasteropod]

One on Top of the Other (1969) - 2.5/5

It seemed strangely slow which made it hard to keep my full attention, but I'd like to see the full Italian cut with Italian audio because there is a half-decent film here. Will give it another chance sometime.

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - 3.5/5

Nice gothic giallo on a par with The Red Queen Kills Seven Times.

[luckystars]

Infidel 3/5

Entertaining low budget comedy with a bit of drama thrown in, when a moderate muslim familyman finds out he was actually born jewish and adopted. Omid Djalili pretty much carries the movie with his performance, mixing up hilarious outbursts with some genuine ponderings. Richard Schiff is great as his new-found jewish friend who introduces him to what being a jew is about. Kinda.

Anyway, it doesn't have a great soundtrack, it doesn't have brilliant cinematography, it doesn't have the best cast in the world, and the story won't win any prices. It's just an entertaining movie about different cultures living together in modern moderate society and kinda living their lives alongside eachother, agreeing about some stuff, disagreeing about other stuff.

Like I said, Omid carries the movie, which basically means that with anyone lesser than him, it probably would have failed in getting it's message accross in a way that would make people sit around long enough.

It had a whole bunch of laugh-out-loud moments, and it was a pleasant viewing, although I won't be buying the BR anytime soon.

A nice 3 out of 5.

Agree with this^^

[Markgway]

The Specialist (1994-USA-Peru) **½

Enjoyable thriller stretches credibility but the actors are good (a hammy Rod Steiger excepted).

The Infidel (2010-UK) **½

Original satire on religion. Broadly funny with serious undercurrent.

[Markgway]

Cold Creek Manor (2003-USA-Canada-UK) **

Slow and silly gothic-without-being-gothic thriller... but surprisingly bearable most of the way thanks to watchable stars.

Lust for a Vampire (1970-UK) **

Assembly-line Hammer is quite watchable but let down by a weak conclusion. Yutte Stensgaard is a lovely vampiress (and her performance isn't half bad).

[grim_tales]

Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows: 4/5

Really enjoyed this Robert Downey Jr. plays Holmes superbly as the slobby eccentric and Jude Law is a funny match for him and they play off each other well. Perplexing and exciting (loved the 19th century/steampunkish technology and the use of crunchy martial arts, as in the first one), but Noomi Rapace seems miscast, she's cute though
Thought the story was better than the 1st one though it feels overlong occasionally. The actor playing Holmes' enemy Moriarty was very good.

[gasteropod]

Adventureland (2009) - 3.5/5

An '80s version of Dazed and Confused.

[Markgway]

13 Going on 30 (2004-USA) **½

Formula body-switch comedy; basically BIG with breasts. Jennifer Garner is appealing though.

[IronMonkey]

13 Going on 30 (2004-USA) **½

Formula body-switch comedy; basically BIG with breasts. Jennifer Garner is appealing though.

I read that as "basically with BIG breasts" and was like... what?! Where?!

LOL.

[Markgway]

Sorry to disappoint but Jennifer keeps her baps under wraps.

[gasteropod]

District 13 (2004): 2.5/5

[gasteropod]

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) - 4/5

Complex psychological horror that demands repeat viewings, with a brilliantly twisted ending. Often classed as a giallo, but I wouldn't call it that.