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

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 27 Apr 2009, 22:47

bradavon wrote:Now you mention it. I remember seeing something on the news about his character being a bit of a spitter.

Strange because I've heard McKellan usually swallows.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 28 Apr 2009, 18:28

Just when he is playing mansex.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Apr 2009, 22:56

That was the joke Romero. I don't think it required qualification. 8)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Apr 2009, 23:25

Nothing ruins a joke more

.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Apr 2009, 14:57

IDIOCRACY

Misfired satire based on a clever premise. Very few genuine laughs and a lot of irritating performances.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 29 Apr 2009, 15:44

The opening montage showing how the human race got increasingly dumber is fantastic, shame the film couldn't maintain that momentum, but there is still some absolutely spot on social commentary tucked away in the rest of the film - not enough to save it, but that's something I guess.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Apr 2009, 18:57

Universal Soldier BD 3.5/5

Van Damme actioner still holds up well today,fast paced and never boring.the blu-ray transfer is a revelation and blows the dvd release away.

Universal Soldier:The Return BD 2/5

Weak sequel passes the time readily enough through it's short running time.not helped by a lame bad guy performance by wrestler Goldberg and a pretty weak script.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 30 Apr 2009, 00:10

Hang on a second! Uni Sol - The Return had a script? Why wasn't I told??

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 30 Apr 2009, 00:54

Markgway wrote:Hang on a second! Uni Sol - The Return had a script? Why wasn't I told??

Part 3 is on the way...Dolph is back

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 30 Apr 2009, 19:13

"It's empty!!!" 8)

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 01 May 2009, 05:34

Weren't there two Universal Soldier TV sequels made before The Return? I recall seeing one of them and The Return didn't necessarily ignore its plot.

I saw The Return in theatres with my dad. I thought it was okay at the time, I saw it several years later on TV (long after I had developed critical facilities) and it was a big pile of arse.

I did rather like Michael Jai White as the villain though, it's a shame that his career didn't take off, he's a good action film lead. Maybe that new Blaxploitation parody film that he's in will jump start it again?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 01 May 2009, 21:24

Quarantine BD 3/5

A Solid but unnecessary remake of the excellent spanish Horror REC,this is well made but ultimately inferior to the original.doesn't veer far from it's source,it's almost shot for shot at times. worth a watch but catch the spanish version if you can.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 01 May 2009, 21:52

saltysam wrote:Quarantine BD 3/5

A Solid but unnecessary remake of the excellent spanish Horror REC,this is well made but ultimately inferior to the original.doesn't veer far from it's source,it's almost shot for shot at times. worth a watch but catch the spanish version if you can.

IMO the opposite. It's indeed a direct remake and if you've seen the over-rated original then there is no reason to watch the remake. But as an individual fim, Quarantine is the better of the two. This is mainly because the characters aren't as irritating as in Rec. Possibly the camerawork was also less hectic, but I can't say for sure.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 01 May 2009, 22:22

HungFist wrote:
But as an individual fim, Quarantine is the better of the two.

i don't agree

REC was excellent. yes the characters were irritating but they were supposed to be imo!

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 May 2009, 15:00

Sometimes people canot be arsed with sodding subtitles, me included. I get so sick of them sometimes, its far to much work reading and missing little things going on behind them, so I personally like seeing the remakes for that reason alone. I loved the remake myself.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 May 2009, 17:08

romerojpg wrote:Sometimes people canot be arsed with sodding subtitles, me included. I get so sick of them sometimes, its far to much work reading and missing little things going on behind them, so I personally like seeing the remakes for that reason alone.

you prefer to watch an inferior remake because you don't like subtitles?Granted,Quarantine is one of the better ones but 90% of usa remakes fall way short of the originals.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 May 2009, 17:14

Nope, I said I get sick of subs sometimes, its painful to sit thru them at times. You miss far to much while you are reading, somefilms (esspecially Shaw Brothers I find) ruin whats on screen, as you read the crappy subs and miss the action.

But its not as if all the remakes are worse anyway, many are as good or better I find. Or just so different that they are no longer a remake, but a different film.

Unlike many I acctually look forward to most remakes with open arms.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 02 May 2009, 18:10

romerojpg wrote:You miss far to much while you are reading, somefilms (esspecially Shaw Brothers I find) ruin whats on screen, as you read the crappy subs and miss the action.

Speak for yourself, my eyes only take a split-second glance at subtitles to take them in.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 02 May 2009, 18:51

romerojpg wrote:You miss far to much while you are reading

Believe me, you miss much more when you don't have subs

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 May 2009, 18:51

I am a very, very fast reader (and typer) its a full time job for me, I get paid to do it.

Still have to take your eyes off a film to read subs, even a fraction of a second is still taking your eyes of the action and you will miss many many things.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 03 May 2009, 11:49

Sometimes I've not in the mood for subtitles, so I pick another movie and come back to the subtitle one another time. A remake isn't the answer to that situation.

I hate missing any words in subtitles so often find myself rewinding, to find I got the gist of it in the first place.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 03 May 2009, 22:41

I've been watching subbed films for nearly two decades but I still miss the odd line and have to rewind... lol

No big deal. 8)

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 04 May 2009, 00:56

I grew up here in Holland, so most programs and movies I watched were always already subtitled.

Only when I'm tired, or when the screen is too big, is when I can feel 'annoyed' at times when I feel like I'm having to constantly shift my eyes between the subs and the movie...
Usually, it's all just 1 thing: you kinda watch and read the subs at the same time.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 05 May 2009, 16:25

TROPIC THUNDER

Lame, poorly-scripted parody saved from total oblivion by Robert Downey, Jr.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 05 May 2009, 17:45

Ben Stiller = the fucking anti christ. add in the other pricks in the film and your onto a big looser instantly.