OutByEaster? Posted August 21, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2011 I'm really not keen on Scent of a Woman - Pacino is dreadful in it, really poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 If you want some Pacino watch Glengarry Glen Ross. Just finished watching it. Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey. Brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yes. I love that movie. Put the coffee down. Coffee is for closers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Scent of a Woman has definitely got its flaws and pacino is perhaps a little cliched in it, he gives a real marmite performance but I dont know, ive seen it so many times now I just ignore its faults and go along with it. Some really funny scenes and some really touching scenes. Not a masterpiece by any means but its a great movie. My favourite Pacino film has to be Carlito's Way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Scent of a Woman has definitely got its flaws and pacino is perhaps a little cliched in it, he gives a real marmite performance but I dont know, ive seen it so many times now I just ignore its faults and go along with it. Some really funny scenes and some really touching scenes. Not a masterpiece by any means but its a great movie. My favourite Pacino film has to be Carlito's Way though. I think it's excellent and I think Pacino is too. Remember being the only one who liked it when me and a couple of friends watched it when it was new. They thought it was boring. Love the scene with the Ferrari. Saw True Grit earlier tonight and Sphere yesterday. Both very good films. True grit being the better, no doubt. But I liked the whole thing about Sphere. Though the end was a bit, hm, well, the worst part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Finally got see to Paul on the weekend. Great stuff. Pegg and Frost excellent as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yes. I love that movie. Put the coffee down. Coffee is for closers! "First place gets a Cadillac El Dorado. Wanna know what second place gets? Second place gets a set a steak knives. Third place means you're fired." Classic movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I saw a surprisingly fun and suspenseful movie with Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, forget the name....really good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I saw a surprisingly fun and suspenseful movie with Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, forget the name....really good though. Was it 'The Ghost Writer' by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I saw a surprisingly fun and suspenseful movie with Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, forget the name....really good though. Was it 'The Ghost Writer' by any chance? I saw that the other day, was pretty good. Although I dozed off an missed the last 10 minutes, argh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Went to see Super 8 on Saturday. I would say 7 out of 10 for it. Really enjoyed it but there was just something missing from it to make it a great film. Some really good scenes in it though but I just did not believe in the town or the people who lived there. Some parts are like the A- Team also. Good night out though and worth seeing at the Cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeefy14 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Mike Leigh = genius. Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 22, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2011 Mike Leigh = genius. Indeed Seconded. With the exception of High Hopes (which I thought was decent but I found the massively OTT yuppies annoying) he's pretty much a flawless director for me. Just on the subject of Another Year, how great was the cameo from Imelda Staunton? that great two-header with Ruth Sheen (another superb actress)was so fantastically natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 channel 4 showing Hidden (Caché) tonight, well around 1am. before then is snakes on a plane, at 10, again on channel 4. take your pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 22, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2011 Went back to some old favourites this weekend. All mentioned several times already in this thread but I think all deserve another mention: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 channel 4 showing Hidden (Caché) tonight, well around 1am. before then is snakes on a plane, at 10, again on channel 4. take your pick! I pick both. Snakes scare me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I helped put together a short with some mates and I was the Producer, so thought I would put a link to it in here. It hasn't turned out perfect but not too bad for a first attempt. Thought I would post a link to the short in here. Apologies for the scouse accents but I am living up in Liverpool and those were the people we ended up casting. The short is basically about a footballer for hire, kind of like a hitman for hire. Yet there is also a Western influence to the whole thing. It's all set within a bar and is quite a simple short. Take a look if you get chance. You can see the short It has taken long enough for me to get a short going, being that I had been working in the industry for a while. Strange that it happes now when I'm not in the industry. Anyway, I plan on writing and directing the next one with Dan producing. We work well as a team and hopefully we are going to get a few more shorts up and running. Some may think it's a little too late for me as I'm 26, but you're never too old. I wish I had done it sooner though and I'm not quite sure why I didn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I saw a surprisingly fun and suspenseful movie with Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, forget the name....really good though. Was it 'The Ghost Writer' by any chance? That's the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Went back to some old favourites this weekend. All mentioned several times already in this thread but I think all deserve another mention: Have you seen "The End of Violence"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 22, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2011 Have you seen "The End of Violence"? Not yet but it's on the list. Presuming you're recommending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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