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

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 18 Feb 2007, 00:56

BiscLimpkit wrote:The Promise 1.5/5

LMFAO this was terrible. First and last Kaige Chen film for me.

Your loss. Emperor & the Assassin and Farewell my Concubine are masterpieces.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 18 Feb 2007, 03:09

BiscLimpkit wrote:The Promise 1.5/5

LMFAO this was terrible. First and last Kaige Chen film for me.

"The Promise" is really an exceptional film from Chen. Apart from the films mentioned by the others, "Together" is very decent as well.

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 18 Feb 2007, 10:02

Wasabi 3.5-4/5

A good fun action comedy. Jean Reno is as cool as ever, and the Japanese chick in it is pretty and hot. Some bits of it were a bit dubious though like near the end when the mob guy goes into the bank with the japanese girl, they are served by Momo who speaks french to them. Should the mob guy not have got a little suspicious that something was up then?

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 18 Feb 2007, 13:10

hey,

Daddy, Father & Papa 1.5/5

A smirk or two can be found but Clifton Ko's remake of Les Compères is painfully unfunny and in bad taste. Like a HK movie then.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 18 Feb 2007, 17:51

Lucky Number Slevin - 4.5/5
Wow! A great collection of actors. Sir Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnet, Lucy Liu.

Wonderful film where you really get to understant what it is all about at the end.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Feb 2007, 17:54

Dragons Forever - 4.5/5

Wow! Top film, really enjoyed it

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 18 Feb 2007, 18:07

Lethal Weapon 4 3.5/5

Too much trying to be funny dialogue, but a decent action film with lots of big explosions. I liked Jet Li in a bad guy's role too, would like to see him in more bad guy roles!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Feb 2007, 18:30

I still have to watch this!

Barbarian King · Post by **Barbarian King** » 18 Feb 2007, 19:06

Theater:

Ghost Rider - 0/5
Pan's Labyrinth - 1.5/5
Hannibal Rising - 0.5/5

I'm seeing Letters from Iwo Jima tomorrow. Hopefully Clint can bail me out of the slump of shitty movies that I've seen at the cinema these last couple of weeks.

DVD:

First Blood - 4.5/5
Rambo: First Blood Part II - 3.5/5
Rambo III - 2/5
Willow - 4.5/5
Total Recall - 5/5
Titanic - 4.5/5

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 18 Feb 2007, 19:25

hey,

Among The Stars 3/5

The writer of Run And Kill turned into an arthouse director, here making his second film backed by Ying E Chi films (whose aim it is to back indie filmmakers). Starring SPL and Juliet In Love director Wilson Yip, this is a fairly rewarding, slow, mundane look at various stages of relationships.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Feb 2007, 20:12

Love Total Recall, the thinking man's Arnie movie

Why didn't you like Pan's Labyrinth? I haven't seen it yet but have heard nothing but praise for it from critics and users here alike.

Barbarian King · Post by **Barbarian King** » 18 Feb 2007, 22:30

grim_tales wrote:Love Total Recall, the thinking man's Arnie movie
Why didn't you like Pan's Labyrinth? I haven't seen it yet but have heard nothing but praise for it from critics and users here alike.

I was just severely disappointed by it. The hype is entirely unjustified. It felt like Jim Henson's Labyrinth only they replaced David Bowie and the cool-ass muppets with Nazi's. It seemed to lack scale and a clear precise concept. Somewhat of a mess. Some nice moments and the creatures are impressive, but other than that, I was hugely disappointed.

Total Recall is awesome. Up there with Predator and Conan the Barbarian as Arnie's best.

Barbarian King · Post by **Barbarian King** » 18 Feb 2007, 22:41

Dune (Theatrical Version) - 2/5

Great design and the effects hold up quite well, but the storytelling is a complete and total mess.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Feb 2007, 04:23

Dog Bite Dog - 2.5/5
Very nice imagery, but seriously... how stupid can a team of cops be? I am surprised they survived that long before Edison came to HK. And the bright tone of images accompanied by that nice music with the female vocals at the final third of the film didn't make me sympathise with Edison's character one bit.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Feb 2007, 09:03

Interesting reasoning Barbarian.

I remember Jim Henson's Labyrinth

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Feb 2007, 09:05

Jack Dee: Live at the Apollo (BBC1)

Hilarious

4.5/5

Barbarian King · Post by **Barbarian King** » 19 Feb 2007, 10:32

grim_tales wrote:Interesting reasoning Barbarian.
I remember Jim Henson's Labyrinth

How can you not? It had Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, and muppets! MUPPETS!!!

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 19 Feb 2007, 12:54

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 0/5
One of the worst films ever made.

Sonatine/b]
I feel same about this and Boiling Point. Well made films with their moments but there's really not enough going on to really impress or draw me in.

Barbarian King · Post by **Barbarian King** » 19 Feb 2007, 13:28

Lourdes wrote:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 0/5
One of the worst films ever made.

It truly is. Absolutely terrible.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - 4/5

Milla's hot and she kills zombies...what...you expected another reasoning for enjoying this over-the-top funfest?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Feb 2007, 13:42

Barbarian King wrote:
Lourdes wrote:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 0/5
One of the worst films ever made.
It truly is. Absolutely terrible.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - 4/5

Milla's hot and she kills zombies...what...you expected another reasoning for enjoying this over-the-top funfest?

I wouldn't say it's terrible, (I gave it 3/5 I think) but the 1971 version is so much better IMO, a great family film and Gene Wilder is superb

Barbarian King · Post by **Barbarian King** » 19 Feb 2007, 14:33

I don't really care for the original film all that much, but it's about a million times better than Burton's catastrophe.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Feb 2007, 16:41

Hard Luck - 3.5/5
Hmmm... before I took this with me from the video rental I work at, I thought it is going to be another Wesley Snipes direct-to-video stupid actioner. It's not. It's a very entertaining comedy/action/gangster/police/serial killer film. Really enjoyed it.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 19 Feb 2007, 18:31

I liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 19 Feb 2007, 20:34

I really liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory too! Was a 3.5-4/5 film for me. Although I'll need to see it again to consolidate that rating.

The Conman 2002 2/5
A few funny scenes, but not enough to save this rather poor film. Stupid isn't a word that does justice to how stupid some of this film is.

2000 AD 4/5
Really enjoyed this one. Been years since I saw it last and fortunately I'd forgotten most of what happened, so was greatly entertained. Was funny seeing Daniel Wu in a decent role too, rather than some of the crap he's been in. Lots of gun fights, high body count, some decent fighting too.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 19 Feb 2007, 20:47

hey,

2000 AD 4/5

Definitely Francis Ng's movie. Shame it was only a supporting role.