coda Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Went to see "Blackfish" tonight. A documentary on the killer whales at Seaworld and the deaths of trainers.Hands down the best documentary I have ever seen. Shocking, moving, suspenseful and parts are truly unbelievable.I love sea life and have a real interest in sharks dolphins and whales but I have never been interested in going to Seaworld because it just smacks of money grabbing bastards with zero conservation interests. Well this doc also highlights them as virtually being accessories to murder. And they wouldn't be far wrong.If you have an interest in marine life or not I would highly recommend it.Powerful documentary. Horrific at times, it could do with a wide audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Last nights film: Philadelphia: Another film I missed when it was released. I've heard of it, of course, but never seen it. And it was a brilliant movie, IMO. Two of mt favourite actors in the same film can't be anything but good. And it was really touching. 9/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 True Lies last night. Hadnt seen it in years and the mood for ridiculous cheese struck us. So gloriously entertaining and silly! I realised I'd forgotten that epic line "you're fired" too. Arnold to a tee. Also came across my new favourite insulting criticism. Was in an article by Kermode i think, refers to a critic who said the film in question "had all the fun and gaiety of a burning orphanage." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Saw Prisoners the weekend with the missus was a bit long but didn't feel it that much, was very good solid 8.5/10 Edited September 30, 2013 by Folski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Folski, on 30 Sept 2013 - 2:56 PM, said: Saw Prisoners the weekend with the missus was a bit long but didn't feel it that much, was very good solid 8.5/10 I guess it's just me that read that and now thinks you went to the film with a lady boy .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2013 Watched this the other night. Terrific little drama about a troubled father-son relationship.Niels Arestrup (wonderful character actor, Diving Bell and the Butterfly, A Prophet, Sarah's key etc) is great as the annoying, frustrating father. Well worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 1, 2013 Filth looks interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 want to watch prisoners looks good anyone seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Filth looks interesting. Fantastic book 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 It's Irvine Welsh's best book. I do wonder how they will handle the unfilmable character though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 2, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 enjoyed this one - though the music score did get on my nerves at times, but good viewing nonetheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Argo ...good film ..but affleck would still be a crap batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2013 As it's Guillermo del Toro, you lot are probably the most appreciative audience for this. He has done the latest couch gag for The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror XXIV. Let's say it's ambitious. ClickyThe Simpsons invited Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro to direct a couch gag for their upcoming Treehouse of Horror episode, but as well as that del Toro decided to recreate the entire opening credits while he was at it. The Simpsons appear to have been putting an awful lot of effort into opening sequences and parodies of other TV shows of late and while some would say that they should concentrate more on returning the quality of episodes to their former glory, one can’t help but admire the sheer ambition of what Del Toro has created for Treehouse of Horror XXIV. Horror is something of a specialist topic for Del Toro, who has directed films such as Blade II, Hellboy, Pacific Rim and Pan’s Labyrinth, some of which are amongst a number of movies referenced in a three-minute opening sequence that features flesh-eating zombies and Maggie running over both Homer and Millhouse on her way back home. Futurama fans should keep an eye out for Del Toro’s nod to Matt Groening’s other creation in the sequence, which will hopefully be followed by an episode that does justice to Del Toro’s work, but unfortunately and unlike in its heyday, that is no guarantee with The Simpsons these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic_bouma Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Just finished The Iceman The book is one of the best true crime stories I have ever read and I love Michael Shannon but this was a massive let down Very poor script, the timespan of the movie is all over the place and very poor casting. It could have been so much better with such great material. Sharpen up the script, give it to Scorsese and make it 3 hours long and it could have been epic. Shame 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Two great films from the 1980s. Although fascinating, they're both troubling and morbid. Apparently they are based on true stories. The Seventh Continent in particular is heartbreaking. I need to watch something cheerful next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I've put The Tree of Life on. Starting to wish I hadn't. I should love everything about it but I'm getting bored after 45 minutes. Overly pretentious nonsense so far. As a moving collection of HD smartphone backgrounds its ok, with a bit of Jurassic park thrown in too. Oh as I'm typing Mr Pitt has returned. Forgot people were in this film. Yawn. Will stick with it if I can stay awake long enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Forgot just how good Schindlers List is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Just finished The Iceman The book is one of the best true crime stories I have ever read and I love Michael Shannon but this was a massive let down Very poor script, the timespan of the movie is all over the place and very poor casting. It could have been so much better with such great material. Sharpen up the script, give it to Scorsese and make it 3 hours long and it could have been epic. Shame Also watched this last night and also underwhelmed by the whole thing - don't think the casting was that bad, Shannon certainly played his role well along with Chris Ryan (Mr Freezy) and Ray Liotta (Ray DeMeo) but have to agree with the timespan - the film was all over the place with no real sense of time passing. It's certainly a missed opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Der Siebente Kontinent is fantastic. I loved the idea that Haneke read this little snippet in a paper about the two main characters...doing what they do, being fascinated by it, and then making that film. Iirc nothing much happens for the first 70 minutes or so, then WHAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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