Last Film You Watched

[Cake for Brains]

HOLY MOTORS (5/5)
Like Mr Benn, if Mr Benn had been art-house and directed by David Lynch. Talking cars, an interlude involving lots of accordions and a Neil “Divine Comedy” Hannon song sung by Kylie! Forget The Artist, this is the best French film of the year. Actually, it’s probably *the* best film of the year.

LOOPER (4/5)
Great fun. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was the saving grace of The Dark Knight Rises, and once again, he’s on fine form here. A complex, high-concept premise made accessible and entertaining. I dock a star only because I think had the violence and nudity been toned down, it would have made a superb Inception-like blockbuster.

THE NIGHT OF THE SUNFLOWERS (3.5/5)
I thought it ran out of steam, but nevertheless, a good Spanish thriller that had the potential to be great had the brilliant idea behind it been executed more effectively.

NOW IS GOOD (4/5)
I wasn’t expecting much from this low-key British film (I was just there for Jeremy Irvine), but there’s no denying it’s emotional wallop. I defy anybody to leave the cinema unmoved.

PARANORMAN (2/5)
As with Jeremy Irvine, this was wonderful to look at but it wasn’t funny enough to fully engage my interest. Bound to scare a lot of kids though.

PAN’S LABYRINTH (4.5/5)
A superbly crafted, visually stunning, dark fairytale. I may download the soundtrack.

VERTIGO (4/5)
I liked it, but I was expecting much more considering it recently nabbed poll position in Sight & Sound’s list of the greateast films ever made. I don’t even think it’s Hitchcock’s best, personally.

HOOP DREAMS (4.5/5)
A documentary about so much more than basketball. Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure.

GARDEN STATE (3.5/5)
Zach Braff removes his Scrubs to write, direct and star in this sweet little Indie film.

[Wezzo]

HOLY MOTORS (5/5)
LOOPER (4/5)
THE NIGHT OF THE SUNFLOWERS (3.5/5)
NOW IS GOOD (4/5)
PARANORMAN (2/5)
PAN’S LABYRINTH (4.5/5)
VERTIGO (4/5)
HOOP DREAMS (4.5/5)
GARDEN STATE (3.5/5)

Nice batch.

Holy Motors will be a DVD one for me, even my local Picturehouse haven't nabbed it. I loved Looper and Now is Good made me cry (as you know from Facebook!) ParaNorman I quite liked. Hoop Dreams is in my all-time top 20. Garden State is great. Pan's Labyrinth I like but is perhaps a little overrated.

[Cake for Brains]

HOLY MOTORS (5/5)
LOOPER (4/5)
THE NIGHT OF THE SUNFLOWERS (3.5/5)
NOW IS GOOD (4/5)
PARANORMAN (2/5)
PAN’S LABYRINTH (4.5/5)
VERTIGO (4/5)
HOOP DREAMS (4.5/5)
GARDEN STATE (3.5/5)

Nice batch.

Holy Motors will be a DVD one for me, even my local Picturehouse haven't nabbed it. I loved Looper and Now is Good made me cry (as you know from Facebook!) ParaNorman I quite liked. Hoop Dreams is in my all-time top 20. Garden State is great. Pan's Labyrinth I like but is perhaps a little overrated.

I streamed Holy Motors online from The Guardian website - it's a bit pricey, but I reasoned that it was only like buying a cinema ticket and popcorn.

And I know a few people who didn't get what all the fuss was about regarding Pan's Labyrinth. To be fair, most of the detractors I know aren't keen on fantasy, which probably has something to do with it.

Any 'must see' films that I need to check out this week - did you end up seeing The Campaign?

[Wezzo]

Any 'must see' films that I need to check out this week - did you end up seeing The Campaign?

I did see The Campaign, it was reasonably funny, worth watching, not a must-see or anything though. I loved The Imposter, I know you've seen that though. Shadow Dancer was dull. Untouchable/Intouchables, of course, I recommend to all.

I'm looking forward to Perks of Being A Wallflower this week, and Sinister is getting surprisingly OK reviews. Liberal Arts isn't making it to anywhere near me, alas. The Knot looks appalling, but I kinda wanna see it anyway..

[Cake for Brains]

Any 'must see' films that I need to check out this week - did you end up seeing The Campaign?

I did see The Campaign, it was reasonably funny, worth watching, not a must-see or anything though. I loved The Imposter, I know you've seen that though. Shadow Dancer was dull. Untouchable/Intouchables, of course, I recommend to all.

I'm looking forward to Perks of Being A Wallflower this week, and Sinister is getting surprisingly OK reviews. Liberal Arts isn't making it to anywhere near me, alas. The Knot looks appalling, but I kinda wanna see it anyway..

I'll be seeing Perks of Being a Wallflower a week tomorrow, I believe. I'm in Manchester this week, so I'n hoping somewhere will be showing Liberal Arts on Friday. Failing that, I'll probably wind up seeing The Knot if, er, not. I also have a friend who wants to see Taken 2. I may fake flu or something though. It wasn't until afterwards that I learned that the first film wasn't supposed to be a comedy.

Oh, and glad you liked The Imposter.

[Wezzo]

Any 'must see' films that I need to check out this week - did you end up seeing The Campaign?

I did see The Campaign, it was reasonably funny, worth watching, not a must-see or anything though. I loved The Imposter, I know you've seen that though. Shadow Dancer was dull. Untouchable/Intouchables, of course, I recommend to all.

I'm looking forward to Perks of Being A Wallflower this week, and Sinister is getting surprisingly OK reviews. Liberal Arts isn't making it to anywhere near me, alas. The Knot looks appalling, but I kinda wanna see it anyway..

I'll be seeing Perks of Being a Wallflower a week tomorrow, I believe. I'm in Manchester this week, so I'n hoping somewhere will be showing Liberal Arts on Friday. Failing that, I'll probably wind up seeing The Knot if, er, not. I also have a friend who wants to see Taken 2. I may fake flu or something though. It wasn't until afterwards that I learned that the first film wasn't supposed to be a comedy.

Oh, and glad you liked The Imposter.

Haha. I'm with you on Taken. I'm not sure why, but I found it hilariously bad. I'm usually open to that kind of movie, and I really like Liam Neeson, and it's got a 7.9 on IMDb but.. nope, not for me.

[CatNamedRudy]

I really liked Taken. Not sure how I feel about a second one though.

[Moon-Crane]

I thought Taken was good fun. Pretty much did what i expected from it. I don't think anyone would ever class it as a serious, thought-provoking, dramatic masterpiece, but then i don't believe that was the intention of anybody involved in making it.

It was a bit of a hark back to the daft old Arnie/Sly/JCVD/Seagal popcorn action flicks of the 80s.

[Wezzo]

I thought Taken was good fun. Pretty much did what i expected from it. I don't think anyone would ever class it as a serious, thought-provoking, dramatic masterpiece, but then i don't believe that was the intention of anybody involved in making it.

It was a bit of a hark back to the daft old Arnie/Sly/JCVD/Seagal popcorn action flicks of the 80s.

I like my fair share of popcorn flicks, even a few Seagal ones.. I have a soft spot for the likes of Above the Law and Out for Justice. But Taken just didn't do it for me

[Moon-Crane]

I thought Taken was good fun. Pretty much did what i expected from it. I don't think anyone would ever class it as a serious, thought-provoking, dramatic masterpiece, but then i don't believe that was the intention of anybody involved in making it.

It was a bit of a hark back to the daft old Arnie/Sly/JCVD/Seagal popcorn action flicks of the 80s.

I like my fair share of popcorn flicks, even a few Seagal ones.. I have a soft spot for the likes of Above the Law and Out for Justice. But Taken just didn't do it for me

Marked For Death and Hard To Kill are the other two good-daft-fun Seagal efforts that i like.

[CatNamedRudy]

I don't think I could watch a Segal flick if you put a gun to my head!

[barnaclelapse]

Woody Allen: A Documentary: 5/5
Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events: 3/5
Wanderlust: 3/5
The Company Men: 3/5
The Dark Knight Returns: 5/5

[Moon-Crane]

I don't think I could watch a Segal flick if you put a gun to my head!

I've never seen any of his reality show, Steven Seagal: Lawman. Don't suppose you have?

[Forever Jung]

Short Circuit.

Haven't seen that movie in years.
Jo loved it. She said "i've missed that film all my life"

Got to get SC2 on DVD now.

[CatNamedRudy]

:twisted: Short Circuit.

Haven't seen that movie in years.
Jo loved it. She said "i've missed that film all my life"

Got to get SC2 on DVD now.

LOVE that movie. One that is often quoted amongst my friends. There is a guy who plays for the Packers (American Football) whose name is Mason Crosby. I always call him Newton Crosby!

[Moon-Crane]

:twisted: Short Circuit.

Haven't seen that movie in years.
Jo loved it. She said "i've missed that film all my life"

Got to get SC2 on DVD now.

LOVE that movie. One that is often quoted amongst my friends. There is a guy who plays for the Packers (American Football) whose name is Mason Crosby. I always call him Newton Crosby!

I haven't seen that for years, either. Holds up ok then?

[Forever Jung]

It does
I was actually shocked that there were a couple of swears in the movie, as well as Number 5 giving the finger, considering it's pretty much a kids film..........

[woggle]

The raid 5/5

how wicked is this film , now my fav action flick ever ... how they filmed it to look so real is beyond me and i did have to look away once when they were taking a bullet out with a blunt knife . Everything fight scene goes by at a bit of a flas so may watch it again nxt weekend to take it all in.

[insaneasperger]

Jeepers creepers 4/5 still one of my fav thriller films, and I love the song too!

How to train a dragon 5/5 an awesome film! I love all the characters! I really wanna by the DVD now!

[Forever Jung]

Jeepers creepers 4/5 still one of my fav thriller films, and I love the song too!

The end of the film.........................

Spoiler: show

Where the guys corpse is hanging up and The Creeper is looking through his hollowed out head

creeped the ever lovin' crap out of me
The night we watched it, we went up to bed, read for a bit, then I wanted to go back downstairs to use the bathroom, and I didn't want to go downstairs in the dark on my own

I like it in the 2nd film when the sihn says "Bat Out Of Hell"

[barnaclelapse]

Outrage: 4/5
Dredd: 4/5
Man Trouble: 1/5
Jigoku: 4/5
Norwegian Wood: 4/5

[woggle]

Jeepers creepers 4/5 still one of my fav thriller films, and I love the song too!

How to train a dragon 5/5 an awesome film! I love all the characters! I really wanna by the DVD now!

Noooooooooooo that film scared the crap out of me so much ive only seen it once to this day ..lol

[Hector]

How to train a dragon 5/5 an awesome film! I love all the characters! I really wanna by the DVD now!

I've decided How to Train your Dragon is the most under-rated CG animated film. Why it didn't have a bigger profile I don't know.

Brilliant fun! Had emotion and excitement.

[Moon-Crane]

I've started to download a bunch of obscure exploitation movies that are either not released, still technically banned, or incredibly difficult to find in the UK.

The Candy Snatchers (1973) - 8/10
A classic 70s exploitation B-movie full of sleaze, nudity, violence and black humour. Lots of twists and turns and what a fantastic, unpredictable, ending!

It failed to get a UK certificate on it's original release and doesn't appear to have ever been resubmitted for consideration since. Would easily get passed nowadays, though, and has all the makings of a cult classic. More easily available in the US and elsewhere as it eventually received a R1 DVD release a few years ago, but still considered an obscurity.

[Prehensile1982]

Prometheus.

It was nowhere near as bad as people were saying it was. It has it's problems, especially if you're a fan of the Alien saga, but it's a well-made science fiction movie that stands head and shoulders above the kind of profit-over-quality crap Hollywood typically churns out. It's certainly Ridley Scott's best film since Gladiator in my opinion.