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

ghevans · Post by **ghevans** » 20 Dec 2004, 17:40

[b]Three Extremes - Overall 3.5/5[/b]
Dumplings - 3/5
Cut - 3.5/5
Box 4/5

[b]Cutie Honey - 3/5[/b]

[b]Commando (last night on C4) - 5/5 (for sheer cheeseball entertainment)[/b]

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Dec 2004, 17:42

GH, was it uncut on C4 or still cut as per BBFC guidelines?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Dec 2004, 18:22

Was what cut?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Dec 2004, 19:44

[b]The Transporter 4 out of 5[/b]

Well I can honestly say it was a pure joy to watch this film again, from the wonderfull performance by Jason who underplays it all the time to the cracking cinematography which is absolutly georgous! its a film which is like a trip to france and it just looks such a beautiful place to visit and its shot so well for an action film, in fact I found myself getting caught up in the scenery and the images coupled with the music, well it pushed me over the edge! the film is a stunner.

Acting is top stuff and I love the way everyone acts (except Ric young! and maybe Matt Scultz is a bit of a turd and too slimey and skinney, he needed to beef up like Blade 2, not shrink away like in Blade 1) but the main cast and even the conies all do there work well, but its Jason and Shu and the french copper who interplay perfectly and its like some sweet romatic tale at times

But then we have some action too, from the amazing fights! the fights ohh the fights! I love them and the oiled up fight is just the height of perfect fun for me, Jason handles it all soo well and looks like he is, a total Pro.

The film is quality, perfectly made, with music perfectly placed and picked to bring out the best in the film and a cast which gel well and action which is just great and no stupid unrealistic wire work! top stuff and I await next years Transporter 2 qith mazimum excitement, just hope its as good as this sucker!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Dec 2004, 20:06

[quote][i]Originally posted by romerojpg[/i]
Was what cut? [/quote]

Oh sorry Romero, I was talking about Arnie's Commando. On UK VHS and DVD, this was cut, for example in the bit when Arnie hides out in the garden shed when he knees a bad guy in the nuts and chops a villain's arm off. Also there is a cut in the final showdown.
I was asking GH if those cuts were also in the C4 showing, but not that it bothers me personally as my DVD is uncut anyhoo

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 20 Dec 2004, 20:41

[b]Mibu Gishi Den[/b] - 4/5

Yup quite smart.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Dec 2004, 21:44

See Bisc it took you a whle to get round to it and its great isnt it

I need to rewatch it myself soon

ghevans · Post by **ghevans** » 20 Dec 2004, 23:04

No arm choppage in the C4 broadcast im afraid - where'd you get the uncut dvd from? is the uk r2 version uncut?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 20 Dec 2004, 23:40

[quote][i]Originally posted by romerojpg[/i]
See Bisc it took you a whle to get round to it and its great isnt it

I need to rewatch it myself soon

[/quote]

Aye, couldn't get round to getting the DVD... but it's showing in the cinema just now.

£1.75 for a student ticket, plus the audience is empty, as morons won't watch a subtitled film. Can't beat that, happy days min.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Dec 2004, 00:18

[b]Ong Bak (Luc Besson-cut) - 4/5[/b]
Watched it at the theatre today and I must say that the new music is okay. Maybe too typical of European-American-"Hey, we go to Asia" music, but still cool. I think I only noticed two cuts.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Dec 2004, 08:48

[quote][i]Originally posted by ghevans[/i]
No arm choppage in the C4 broadcast im afraid - where'd you get the uncut dvd from? is the uk r2 version uncut? [/quote]

Hey,

I got the Benelux or Dutch (?) DVD I think, quite a while ago, (it has French and Dutch writing on the back) from DVD Zone 2 who are Belgium based. This DVD is uncut and rated 16. I'm pretty sure the UK DVD is still cut.

[url=http://www.dvdzone2.com/dvd/detail.asp?id=116640]Click here[/url]

When I got it it was about £11 but its' even cheaper now.

EDIT Yeah, the UK DVD is still cut - even more than I thought because its' seemingly been edited by Fox. The DVD I have is 87 mins long.

COMMANDO Video Feature
Classified 01 May, 2001 . Run Time 85m 30s

Widescreen, This is the UK cinema version as cut/+ company edits

Advice for consumers
Language Infrequent coarse, some strong
Sex/Nudity Infrequent, moderate references
Violence Frequent, strong
Other None

The main spoken language in this work is English.
The BBFC has placed this work in the ACTION, DRAMA genre(s).

When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 85m 30s.

This work was passed with no cuts made.

At the time of classification Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. was the holder of the rights or the brand name for this work.

Directed by Marl L. Lester Producer(s)

The cast for this work includes: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Welles, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano.

A film or video, together with associated trailers may exist in several versions and all versions known to the BBFC are listed below.

Category Type Date Company Run Time Cut Title
Film 17/12/1985 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd 89m 53s Yes COMMANDO
Video 07/10/1986 CBS/Fox Video Ltd 85m 56s Yes COMMANDO
Video 01/05/2001 Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. 85m 30s No COMMANDO

Details are likely to be more complete and accurate for the version submitted most recently.
When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by approximately 4% due to the differing number of frames per second. This does not mean that the video version has been cut or re-edited.

[Edited on 21-12-2004 by grim_tales]

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Dec 2004, 09:06

Once Upon A Time In China 2 - 4/5

Very worthy follow up to the first part. I think No 1 has a slightly better story overall, though I do like the progression of WFH's and 13th Aunts' relationship, with some lovely scenes, and also the new twist from last time when its' discovered that "kung fu is useless against guns" so the White Lotus Cult do something that resists guns.
The action is very good, and the fights between Jet and Donnie just have to be seen

The IVL picture is very good and natural looking but I thought it would have been more colourful somehow. It is much sharper than HKL's print.
When Jet says 13th Aunts' "name", what does he say? Rosamund says "Thats the first time you said my name", but he doesnt call her "Peony" (?) which is what the HKL subtitles said I'm sure, but a Chinese name.

ghevans · Post by **ghevans** » 21 Dec 2004, 09:17

Cheers matey - shall probably buy that in the new year.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Dec 2004, 21:04

[b]Rocky II - 4.5/5[/b]
Classic and everybody knows that! Although, I liked the first part best, I think this is a very well working sequel.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Dec 2004, 13:22

[b]Explosive City - 3/5[/b]
"Purple Storm" anybody? Starts off really great, but later just goes down and gets weak which is sad as it could have been really great!
Simon Yam was cool however!

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 24 Dec 2004, 09:38

Dance of a dream
andy lau/anita mui

3 out of 5

Andy lau as a dancing teacher, doing the tango

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 Dec 2004, 13:12

[b]King Arthur Directors Cut 4 out of 5[/b]
Hey I really liked the film and this cut with actual blood in it does feel better, its still no Epic like it should be, but its now better and feels right. The cast are really enjoyable and fun and theres some great charecters in the film with there own special action style and all the main Knights seems different from each other. Kiera is georgous and does her action bits very well and looks nice all strapped in and stabbing the shit out of them men. This film wont change anything or make an impact, but for entertainment its just great for me.

[b]
Kiss of the Dragon 4 out of 5
[/b]

Another enjoyable film, I never got it too much 1st viewing years ago, but now I seem to love the film and it just gets me going with its action set pieces. The music and sound work well and its not a typical action film really and doesnt just seem to revolve around the action like most films, its seems to have a bit more than that, mainly down to Brigit Fonda I guess . Jet is on form doing his bit and doing it all well and gets a few cracking fights I esspecialy like the final showdown.

[Edited on 24-12-2004 by romerojpg]

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 Dec 2004, 14:59

I liked KOTD too Romy, the dojo scene for example rocked

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 Dec 2004, 20:23

Shrek - 4/5

Very funny!

Everyone is great in the film but the Donkey is undoubtedly the best character who is hilarious.

Top stuff still

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 27 Dec 2004, 08:36

elixir of love - myriam yeung

usual funny romantic flick

3.5 out of 5

dance of a dream

andy lau anita mui

3 out of 5

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 27 Dec 2004, 12:02

[b]Brother[/b] (Takeshi Kitano) - 5/5

Yup sweet sweet movie.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 27 Dec 2004, 13:56

[b]Jin-Roh - 4/5[/b]
What a film! I was stunned at the amount of detail the artists have put into each frame. The music is great and the scenario is very interesting as well.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 27 Dec 2004, 14:37

Jin-Roh I have been looking fvor that film for ages

its not for sale anywehre

Toge · Post by **Toge** » 27 Dec 2004, 14:57

the road home 4/5

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » 27 Dec 2004, 15:04

[quote][i]Originally posted by thelostdragon[/i]
[b]Jin-Roh - 4/5[/b]
What a film! I was stunned at the amount of detail the artists have put into each frame. The music is great and the scenario is very interesting as well. [/quote]

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