What Have You Just Seen... Marks Out of 5

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Jan 2006, 22:29

You know back in the day some people were really offended by that tree rape... like it MIGHT actually happen!?!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Jan 2006, 08:26

Bisc who is the girl in your avitar?

I agree with you about Evil Dead Bruce, I've seen it a few times now and its not *that* scary, cool in DTS though!

I know the tree=rape wouldn't actually happen (was it cut back in the day?) but it is shown in quite a realistic, violent way IMO.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Jan 2006, 11:15

BTW LD - back to 7 Swords (sorry), but I found the music/score absolutely perfect, expecially the main theme (the one on the DVD menu) and also the tune played at the end of the film.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Jan 2006, 11:19

Yes, the film's music is really cool. Only Tsui Hark takes the risk of using synthesizer music even in his contemporary films. It was really good.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Jan 2006, 11:29

The 5.1 track is very good indeed, maybe the sound was mixed in Australia and not HK.
While it would be cool to see the 4 hour cut of the film, I'm happy with this one, 7 Swords is still a great movie IMO.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 19 Jan 2006, 12:12

grim_tales wrote:Bisc who is the girl in your avitar?

Kyoko Fukada - star of such J-doramas as Strawberry on the Shortcake, Otosan etc..etc....

Also star of Kamikaze Girls.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Jan 2006, 13:05

grim_tales wrote:The 5.1 track is very good indeed, maybe the sound was mixed in Australia and not HK.

Yeah, I gave it a 4.5/5 in my DVD review. The swords striking onto each other sound really good.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Jan 2006, 17:32

The Accidental Spy - 3/5

I really liked this, much better than I was expecting!

A good fun action-comedy IMO.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Jan 2006, 02:07

grim_tales wrote:The Accidental Spy - 3/5

I really liked this, much better than I was expecting! A good fun action-comedy IMO.

I'm still waiting for a decent DVD of this to come out before I watch it. Hmph.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Jan 2006, 10:39

How is the HK DVD then? I'd like to check that out. The US version is a good movie sure, but its really short (80-something minutes).

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 20 Jan 2006, 14:22

Deep Blue Sea 3/5

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Jan 2006, 16:59

grim_tales wrote:How is the HK DVD then? I'd like to check that out. The US version is a good movie sure, but its really short (80-something minutes).

Uncut, but non-anamorphic, therefore no good for me.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Jan 2006, 17:10

Fair enough

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 20 Jan 2006, 22:10

SPL: Sho Pa Lang - 4.5/5

Wohoah man what a spectacular movie. Two globally acclaimed martial artists in a climactic showdown. I'm a huge fan of Donnie Yen but he's been terribly under-used recently. So I'm delighted for him to receive a starring role in SPL. Hung and Yam were awesome too. This is a film about the ULTIMATE ass whooping. If you want to psyche yourself up and whoop someone's ass... watch this film.

My only critisism is that the film suffers from a few slow overly-sentimental segments but is otherwise, one mean bastard of a ride.

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 21 Jan 2006, 01:22

[quote="BiscLimpkit"]SPL: Sho Pa Lang - 4.5/5

Its Sha Po Lang.

And the sentimental bits is supposed to be a throwback to John Woo movies.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Jan 2006, 01:50

24 - Season 5 - Episode 1 - 4.5/5
WTF? How the world do they still manage to come up with such an authencity? Oh man, I don't want to spoil a thing, but it is unbelievable how tough-minded the scriptwriters are being again. And what's even more awesome is to see how they managed to make Jack Bauer return to action.

Off to watch episode 2 now.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Jan 2006, 05:06

24 - Season 5 - Episodes 2, 3, 4 - 5/5
Just awesome. Can't believe they managed to make it so good again.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Jan 2006, 09:33

How did you manage to see this?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 21 Jan 2006, 10:50

brooce-leroy wrote:
Its Sha Po Lang.

And the sentimental bits is supposed to be a throwback to John Woo movies.

Woops cheers Bruce.

Ah I didn't know that. Still one superb movie imo.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 21 Jan 2006, 10:51

grim_tales wrote:How did you manage to see this?

It's either being shown in German right now. Or he flew to the US to catch it every week.

Alternatively, he used another method, which must not be named.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Jan 2006, 12:56

grim_tales wrote:How did you manage to see this?

Man, I just couldn't wait...

BTW, is it illegal to download a television show? I mean not the DVD version, but one that was captured directly from TV. I guess not.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 21 Jan 2006, 13:11

24: Season 5: 7am-8am - 5/5

What an opener! A fantastic start to the season. If the rest of the season turns out to be as good as this, it may well be the best one yet!

Loving it!

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Jan 2006, 13:23

Man, great to have another person to talk about it. I don't wanna spoil the next episodes for you so let's talk about the first one. The reason I didn't give it a full 5/5 and instead a 4.5 is that
Michelle Dessler suddenly wanting to return to CTU seemed so fake and made up and not like a natural action which made it a bit unbelievable.

But man, the writer doesn't give a damn about the characters, which makes 24 so awesome. On Day 1 it's the death of Teri Bauer. On Day 2 Mason bites the dust. Chase's hand on Day 3. Does Chappell die on Day 4?
Man, and now Palmer and Michelle on Day 5. I'm not going to tell you about the next episodes, though.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Jan 2006, 16:00

IM, 24: S5 is not on Sky till next month, no?

I'm watching the repeats of S3 on Sky Three (didnt see all of it the first time) and am loving it!

5/5

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Jan 2006, 16:03

Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear - 4.5/5

More of the same as the first one, but no less funny.

"The truth hurts doesnt it Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe not as much as jumping on a bike with the seat missing..."