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

[Markgway]

Taken got some terrible reviews from critics when it came out yet I don't know a single person that didn't really enjoy it.

Live and Let Die (1973-UK) **

Below par 007 entry. Moore is OK, but plays Bond as a bit of a dick and the racism from Fleming's novel is all-too-apparent. Jane Seymour is a smokin' hot virgin though.

[HungFist]

Live and Let Die (1973-UK) **
:

The 5th best Bond film...

[grim_tales]

I'm going to see Taken 2 tomorrow, but given the laughable 12A certificate my hopes arent high

[gasteropod]

I'm going to see Taken 2 tomorrow, but given the laughable 12A certificate my hopes arent high

Grim, you massive gore-fiend!

[Markgway]

The 2nd worst Bond film...

Fixed.

[Markgway]

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974-UK) **½

An improvement over Live and Let Die... but far from classic Bond.

[grim_tales]

Bah, I remember Live and Let Die being great

[gasteropod]

Bah, I remember Live and Let Die being great

It is, always been one of my favourite Bonds

[Markgway]

You're all wrong.

[grim_tales]

We are not

[Markgway]

[Yi-Long]

That's a quadruple negative, meaning he's actually right.

[gasteropod]

Thor (2011) - 1.5/5

Daft, couldn't take it seriously.

[Marshall]

Thor (2011) - 1.5/5

Daft, couldn't take it seriously.

I thought this movie was abject shit, but then I have found pretty much every super-hero movie to be unwatchable. Too bad, because I like the source material, but they can never just present them as originally written.

[Yi-Long]

I've never ever liked Thor in the comics, so I haven't bothered with the movie yet.

That said, I'm well behind any of the more recent superhero movies, sadly. Also still haven't watched Cap America, The Avengers, or the new Batman flick.

[Markgway]

The Avengers (2012-USA) **½

Bombastic comic book saga entertains but isn't really much of a film. If you like your blockbusters made entirely out of climaxes you'll love this.

[Markgway]

Casino Royale (2006-UK-Czech Republic-USA-Germany) ***

[Markgway]

The Burning (1980-USA) **

Gory slasher pic could've been worse...

[Markgway]

Lemming (2005-France) **

Slow burn psychodrama intrigues, but... I didn't buy into the possession angle.

[gasteropod]

Stir of Echoes (1999) - 1.5/5

David Koepp has an amazing knack of making me dislike his films.

[Markgway]

Terror Train (1979-Canada) **

Mild slasher pic set. OK of its type.

[HungFist]

The Expendables 2 (USA, 2012) - 2/5
What happened Stallone? A bullseye with Rambo, then these two. Packed with awful CGI and clearly shot in pg-13, with computer generated blood splatters only added in the post production after a fan outcry for an R-rating. Editing an improvement from in the previous film, storyline rather passable for an action film, too. Jet Li only does cameo, and Schwarzenegger is merely embarrassing, getting most of the with self ironic jokes so lame and obvious even an 80's steroid hero wouldn't consider them witty. Lundgen, on the other hand, is his usual awesome self, though the highlight is Van Damme with his solid villain performance. Passable viewing despite under-estimating genre fans, and there's hoping the originally planned pg-13 version would suffice some day - clearly it would be a superior film for being the (almost) exact same edit only without the distracting elementary school level blood effects.

La polizia ringrazia (Execution Squad) (Italy, 1972) – 4.5/5
A police commissioner trying to track down two petty criminals gets caught in the crossfire of media pressure and an organized vigilante group that is cleaning the streets from human trash. An absolutely brilliant poliziotteschi that resembles Enzo G. Castellari’s violent political thrillers in terms of its pessimistic worldview, but is better written and executed. With solid performances, strong sociopolitical themes, and terrific soundtrack it’s a gripping, moody thriller where action serves the story.



(half of the) opening credits: young killers on their way to the soon-to-be murder site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLkpj6nXSJ4#t=330s

[grim_tales]

Madagascar 3: 7/10

A silly story, but good fun with amusing references to other movies and clever soundtrack music, and the PENGUINS steal the show

[gasteropod]

Prometheus - 4/5

Watched on Blu-ray today (2D) for the first time since the cinema (3D), I still think it's really good. And now I know that it's Part 1, it works a bit better too because it feels like it's leading towards something rather than just ending unsatisfactorily. We watched the deleted scenes and they should have left in the bit where she's fighting the engineer at the end, as in the cinema I actually felt that scene's absence. I hope Ridley Scott directs the sequel.

[Markgway]

Eyes of a Stranger (1980-USA) **½

Suspenseful slasher version of Rear Window. A young Jennifer Jason Leigh co-stars.