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Bunked off work this afternoon and took my lad to see Tin Tin

probably the best piece of animation ever made

and

probably the best 3-D on a film ever made , though that may be down to Woking Cinema upgrading to these rather swanky looking mirrored 3-D glasses

Still not a fan of 3D , the glasses are a pain and kinda restrict your peripheral visions but more 3D like Tin Tin and i may be converted

Saw it yday and it was very enjoyable. 3d wad worth it too, it was good to see a film in 3d that didn't include bits simply to use 3d and have no effect on the story. Quite amusing at times too.

Watched Half Nelson last night and we thought it was cack, had the makings of a belter but simply fizzled out.

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I dunno, some films have scope and the tale of the ill-fated Norwegian base is a pretty good concept if it's executed well. Hell, Carpenter even drew up a script for the sequel proper years ago, got Kurt Russell and Keith David to agree to reprise their roles too (their age-gap was going to be put down to frostbite) but the studio never went for it. Plus, The Thing itself is half-remake of "The Thing From Another World", half-adaptation of "Who Goes There?".

And last (but by no means least)... Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

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WIBBLE. :shock:

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Oh yes. You know a woman is special when she makes a 'Final Destination' film watchable...

On another note, I went to see 'Tintin' on Friday and enjoyed it. Nothing spectacular on the whole but visually it certainly was. I'm in the camp that think it was better on paper though, as opposed to the big screen. I just think it lacked that bit of magic and came across a bit too thick and fast on the screen. Certainly worth a watch if you like animated films, yet it's by no means a classic. I was hoping for slightly more from it in all honesty.

Went to see 'The Ides of March' although my mates don't know, as I'm off to see it again with them next week. Gosling was fantastic as always and Clooney is good in it too. Good intelligent thriller and well worth a watch. One of the better films of the year in my opinion and I can see why possible Oscar nods are being mentioned.

I'll probably go and see 'In Time' on Friday, even though a lot of reviews seem to be giving it low scores. The concept looks good to me though and I'll give it a chance. I expect that it will at least provide a little bit of good entertainment.

Another film with a decent concept which could be worth a watch is

It comes out next year and looks interesting.
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Have anyone seen Contagious?

Hm, maybe it should be Contation?

edit - wrong film.

Contagion?

Absolutely. Didn't get the title right at all. Anyway, intrigued by this one. Seems to be a good actor line-up too.

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Bunked off work this afternoon and took my lad to see Tin Tin

probably the best piece of animation ever made

and

probably the best 3-D on a film ever made , though that may be down to Woking Cinema upgrading to these rather swanky looking mirrored 3-D glasses

Still not a fan of 3D , the glasses are a pain and kinda restrict your peripheral visions but more 3D like Tin Tin and i may be converted

Saw it yday and it was very enjoyable. 3d wad worth it too, it was good to see a film in 3d that didn't include bits simply to use 3d and have no effect on the story. Quite amusing at times too.

Watched Half Nelson last night and we thought it was cack, had the makings of a belter but simply fizzled out.

Tin Tin was pretty good. Just not as good as the books.

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just been and got psycho and the birds for £6 bargain

pissed off though that they didnt have the original version of last house on the left.

I also noticed that the human centipede 2 is in the shops now, cant say i'm going to pay for it but I am tempted to have a cheeky download to see what its like

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just been and got psycho and the birds for £6 bargain

You wuz robbed. £4.69 on Amazon. Or you can get a 4 disc box from HMV of Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window and Vertigo for a tenner.
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just been and got psycho and the birds for £6 bargain

You wuz robbed. £4.69 on Amazon. Or you can get a 4 disc box from HMV of Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window and Vertigo for a tenner.

Or this for £25! (it was on sale earlier in the year for a tenner).

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The Birds,

Family Plot

Frenzy

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Marnie

Rear Window

Saboteur

Shadow of a Doubt

Topaz

Torn Curtain

The Trouble with Harry

Rope

Vertigo

Psycho

Now that's a bargain ;)

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just been and got psycho and the birds for £6 bargain

You wuz robbed. £4.69 on Amazon. Or you can get a 4 disc box from HMV of Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window and Vertigo for a tenner.

Or this for £25! (it was on sale earlier in the year for a tenner).

419kBtnauSL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

The Birds,

Family Plot

Frenzy

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Marnie

Rear Window

Saboteur

Shadow of a Doubt

Topaz

Torn Curtain

The Trouble with Harry

Rope

Vertigo

Psycho

Now that's a bargain ;)

Was going to mention that too (I have it, paid £20 a couple of years ago).

Augmented it with the separate six disc set featuring Dial M For Murder / I Confess / Stage Fright / The Wrong Man / Strangers On A Train / North By Northwest.

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Was going to mention that too (I have it, paid £20 a couple of years ago).

Augmented it with the separate six disc set featuring Dial M For Murder / I Confess / Stage Fright / The Wrong Man / Strangers On A Train / North By Northwest.

I'm convinced that our respective DVD collections would be almost indistinguishable ;):thumb:

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Was going to mention that too (I have it, paid £20 a couple of years ago).

Augmented it with the separate six disc set featuring Dial M For Murder / I Confess / Stage Fright / The Wrong Man / Strangers On A Train / North By Northwest.

I'm convinced that our respective DVD collections would be almost indistinguishable ;):thumb:

Did you buy the "Early Hitchcock" set (with the silents), though? I didn't. Yet. :)
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Was going to mention that too (I have it, paid £20 a couple of years ago).

Augmented it with the separate six disc set featuring Dial M For Murder / I Confess / Stage Fright / The Wrong Man / Strangers On A Train / North By Northwest.

I'm convinced that our respective DVD collections would be almost indistinguishable ;):thumb:

Did you buy the "Early Hitchcock" set (with the silents), though? I didn't. Yet. :)

It's been on my wishlist for a while ;)

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rite then I have just been through every one of my dvd's in my flat and have put together my complete list of horror films (I have a few round at me mom n dads that I cant think of now as well but I wont bother updating this again

alien quadrilogy

1-alien

2-aliens

3-alien3

4-alien resurection

the omen pentology

5-the omen

6-damien (the omen II)

7-omen III (the final conflict)

8-omen IV (the awakening)

9-the omen (2006)

nightmare on elm street (the ultimate collectors edition

10-nightmare on elm street

11-nightmare on elm street 2 (freddy's revenge)

12-nightmare on elm street 3 (dream warriors)

13-nightmare on elm street 4 (the dream master)

14-nightmare on elm street 5 (the dream child)

15-nightmare on elm street 6 (freddy's dead)

16-nightmare on elm street 7 (wes cravens new nightmare)

the exorcist (the complete anthology)

17 dominion the prequel

18 exorcist the beginning

19 the exorcist

20 the exorcist II the heretic

21 the exorcist III

Dawn of the dead

22 theatrical cut

23 directors cut

24 argento cut

25 survival of the dead

26 diary of the dead (copy)

27 day of the dead

28 night of the living dead (copy)

29 deliverance

30 event horizon

31 texas chainsaw massacre

32 rec

33 rec 2

34 the shining

35 the last exorcism

36 stigmata

37 30 days of night

38 the exorcist (the version youve never seen)

39 poltergeist (copy)

40 poltergeist II

41 poltergeist III (copy)

42 the eye (copy)

43 the uninvited (copy)

44 shutter (copy)

45 quarrentine

friday the 13th from crystal lake to manhattan (ultimate edition dvd collection)

46 friday the 13th

47 friday the 13th part 2

48 friday the 13th part 3

49 friday the 13th the final chapter

50 friday the 13th part V: a new beginning

51 friday the 13th part VI: jason lives

52 friday the 13th part VII: the new blood

53 friday the 13th part VIII: jason takes manhattan

54 friday the 13th (2009) *copy*

55 amityville horror

56 amityville horror (2005)

57 I spit on your grave

58 I spit on your grave (2010) *copy*

59 my bloody valentine (copy)

60 nightmare on elm street (2010) *copy*

61 the mist 2007 (copy)

62 candyman

63 triangle

64 haunting in connecticut

65 paranormal activity

66 paranormal activity 2 (copy)

67 the unborn (copy)

68 inside

69 martyrs

70 the entity

71 let the right one in (copy)

72 let me in (copy)

73 eden lake

74 dread

75 insidious

76 pet cemetary

77 pet cemetary 2

78 psycho

79 the birds

80 carrie

81 the thing

82 re-animator

83 saw (copy)

84 saw 2 (copy)

85 saw 3 (copy)

86 saw 4 (copy

87 saw 5 (copy)

88 hellraiser (copy)

89 hellraiser 2 (copy)

90 hellraiser 3 (copy)

91 hellraiser 4 (copy)

92 hellraiser 5 (copy)

93 hellraiser 6 (copy)

94 hellraiser 7 (copy)

95 hellraiser 8 (copy)

96 the rite

97 last house on the left 1972

98 children of the corn

99 children of the corn 2

100 children of the corn 3

101 human centipede 2

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