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

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 14 Feb 2006, 16:53

LOL, yes.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 14 Feb 2006, 16:53

LD wrote:"RotlMG" had only One good scene in my opinion, which is right in the beginning when HE as a delivery boy imagines how he shoots down the whole office.

Yeah I really like that one too.

But I prefer the scene when the MatchGirl wakes up, grabs a gun and starts randomly shooting people everywhere. I nearly fell off my chair when that happened.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 14 Feb 2006, 19:26

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (3 out of 5)
I think Burton's a genius, but CB isn't his best work, by far. I really enjoyed watching the film, but the whole time I had the feeling that it could have been so much more, if given another year or so? More gothic, detailed sets. More realistic movement of the 3-D characters. And speaking of the characters, I think Victor was not well enough defined. He was too passive and needed some more umph. Who woul d have ever guessed that was the charismatic Johnny Depp voicing Victor, the wet noodle?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Feb 2006, 19:29

68M did you see Lost (and are you watching Season 2)?

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 14 Feb 2006, 20:39

Yes, saw season 1 and am watching season 2 now. Season 1 is better, so far. Season 2 is dragging at the moment, with strange character motivations that aren't being explained . . . yet. Will have to see how much will be revealed to the lowly viewers as "truth," how much is just red herrings, and what could possibly just be bad writing in some cases.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 14 Feb 2006, 22:56

Immortel (Ad Vitam) - 2.5/5

Aye it's watchable alright... peculiar visuals. With the exception of three characters, everything else was computer generated. The philosophical poetry is quite cerebral but at the same time, felt largely redundant. I wasn't a huge fan of the central story and the religious parallels. The film didn't really leave a lasting impact but I'm glad I managed to get this out of the way.

PS: The comics seem to have a more interesting premise. Not read them though.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Feb 2006, 08:21

Lost (Episode 3-4) - 5/5

The flashbacks are great and really give clues and insight into the characters.

So Kate is the wanted person, not the guy who stole the gun in Episode 3? In one episode Sayid is accused of being a terrorist - I dont think so, he's one of the few people who have done anything useful so far. I don't like the vacuous Shannon.

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 15 Feb 2006, 20:16

@Grim

The Fortune Star discs for Armour of God and Condor are very good IMO. The latter is the most impressive with great picture and 5.1 sound. The DTS is tinny, but the DD 5.1 rocks.

Final Destination 3

Probably not as good as the first 2 but I enjoyed it all the same. Very icky.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Feb 2006, 20:23

Bruce did you get the FS Armour of God 1 and 2 from CD-WOW? Been meaning to pick that up for ages.
BTW is AoG 2 the uncut version (with extra arse shot) but with a cantonese track?

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 15 Feb 2006, 20:45

I think it is. I bought mine from yesasia.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Feb 2006, 21:03

Valley of the Wolves - Iraq - 4/5
Really good entertaining action flick which focusses mainly of the Middle Easterners' feelings. So it is kinda propaganda-like. They simulated and acted out many true incidents where US troops have abused and killed Arabs, Kurdish and Turkish people in Iraq. For example do they enact the infamous incidents in Abu-Ghuraib-prison where that bitch Lynndie England and other bastards humiliated and killed prisoners. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynndie_England )

There is also a scene where US troops are waiting remotely from a Muslim marriage party. When the Muslims shoot with their guns and rifles into the air to celebrate the marriage (as it is custom in some parts of the Arabic world), the chief of the troops says, "OK, now they're terrorists! Attack!" They go to the marriage and want to arrest everybody, including the bride and the groom. They hit the people including the women. There is a scene where the bride is hit in the face with the rifle's butt. When a little boy is shot (by accident I think), the situation escalates and the troops and the men with the rifles start shooting at each other. The groom head-butts a soldier and is shot in the head. This is when the bride decides to become a suicide bomber to blow up the responsible soldiers.

It is the first film I have seen where Americans are excessively portrayed as evil monsters. No wonder the film is banned in the USA. But then again there have been so many Hollywood-films where so many people and nation's are portrayed as uber-evil.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Feb 2006, 08:39

Lost - S1 (Episodes 5-6): 5/5

Two more superb episodes :thumbleft: I cant remember if I saw Episode 6 on UK Channel 4 (I decided to just wait for the DVD fairly early on).

I think the Korean woman's husband was probably a gangster or some sort of killer ("I do whatever your father tells me")... hmm. How come she speaks English with a perfect US accent? Shouldn't she speak with a Korean accent?

I quite like Charlie, he's like a friendly cheeky chappie sort of person, even though I'm sure he is addicted to drugs

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 16 Feb 2006, 11:57

Muhammad: The Last Prophet : (PBUH) - 5 out of 5
At last I have seen this movie, and really really enjoyed it. Yes they had cut some things out, but it was designed for childrens in mind. But the animation was superb. Like The Message, they did not show Muhammad, Ali or even Hamza (which is really different from The Message). The whole piece fits together

I really wish this had an official dvd release, I'm afraid I had to get a copy from the islamic shop just to watch this movie.

More information:
Info on IMDB
Fine Media Group - See this has pictures and also you can View Al Azhar Approvals

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Feb 2006, 13:57

Tom2681 wrote:Resurrection of the Little MatchGirl: 5 / 5

Try watching Videodrome now.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 16 Feb 2006, 14:03

The 1983 Cronenberg film ?

Lowlife cable TV operator Max Renn discovers a "snuff TV" broadcast called Videodrome. But Videodrome is more than a TV show - it's an experiment that uses regular TV transmissions to permanently alter the viewer's perceptions by giving them brain damage. Max is caught in the middle of the forces that created Videodrome and the forces that want to control it, his body itself turning into the ultimate weapon to fight them.

I'm intrigued, thanks EvaUnit.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Feb 2006, 18:55

Hey,

Does Lost S1 (R1) only have commentaries on selected episodes?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 16 Feb 2006, 20:18

Maniac Cop 3

Not bad of its type... with a good lead actor (Robert Davi) and a brilliant final stunt sequence (a 5-10m sequence where a stuntman ON FIRE tries to ram an Ambulance at high speed).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Feb 2006, 20:26

Have you seen the extended version of Maniac Cop 1? I should give that another go I think

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Feb 2006, 22:55

Tom2681 wrote:The 1983 Cronenberg film ?

Of course. You should all know by now that I'm a big Cronenberg nut.

Memoirs of a Geisha - 3/5
I quite liked it, something I'd definately wouldn't mind seeing again (as long as I didn't have to pay for it). Ziyi still her very limited range though. Oh and Gong Li as Hatsumomo... PHWOAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Feb 2006, 00:16

grim_tales wrote:Have you seen the extended version of Maniac Cop 1? I should give that another go I think

Yes, apparently, that was made for Japanese TV!

Those scenes were extraneous padding because the uncut film is only 85m - too short for a TV slot? An extra 8-9 mins plus adverts brings it up to nearer 2 hrs.

The original director's cut is better, but there's no 16:9 release AFAIK.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Feb 2006, 09:13

I thought the R1 was 16/9?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Feb 2006, 17:46

Don't think so... I'm sure it's letterboxed.

I'm talking about the Elite. Every other version is 4:3/1.33

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Feb 2006, 17:54

Yeah you're right. DOH!
Apparently there will be a R1 SE at some point, according to Rewind. They also state the laughable "Collectors' Edition" R2 from Synergy is uncut. It is not.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 17 Feb 2006, 19:33

Aeon Flux 1/5

You'd need the mental capcity of a foetus to appreciate this. What a mess! Lame effects, stunts, storyline and acting.

But I'm only stating the obvious, anyone who watched the trailer could've said the same thing.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Feb 2006, 02:50

I think all of the UK releases are minus the 0:05 of BBFC cuts from the shower scene.

1. A close-up of Matt being stabbed in the lower back with a shive.

2. A close-up of his face being slowly slashed open with said shive.