GarethRDR Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 you can't go wrong with Ben Kingsley. Agree. Never seen him in a bad film, or doing a less than excellent job. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I present you with the following: Ben Kingsley as The Hood in the Thunderbirds live action movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 23, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2012 Watched The Lives of Others on a recommendation. It's pretty much the polar opposite of something like Avengers, but I thought it was absolutely brilliant. A brilliant film indeed. Very well directed. The story was told perfectly and it's a scary insight into how that part of the world was run well into the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Watched this today. An enjoyable, low budget comedy. I watched it with the wife the other night. It's a cracking little indie movie . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'd love to be able to go back in time. Not to change anything, just as a sort of time tourist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 You could go back to Dallas in November 1963, stand on the grassy knoll, and shout 'Duck!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 You could go back to Dallas in November 1963, stand on the grassy knoll, and shout 'Duck!' Don't be such a smeg head Kryters....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm sorry, I must have bypassed my 'good taste' chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 You could go back to Dallas in November 1963, stand on the grassy knoll, and shout 'Duck!' 'Wabbit!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 So does Iron Man 3 take place after the events of Avengers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Having subscribed to the new site netflix for free I've had the opportunity to watch loads of old movies that I never saw. Enemy of the state-7. I liked it. And a film with Gene Hackman is more often than not very good. Crimson tide-8. Well, then you put Gene Hackman together with Denzel Washington and it gets even better. Both kind of playing their standard roles, I think. The Pelican brief-7. Another Denzel and another good one. The Good girl-3. I just watched it because it was Jennifer Aniston. Not because she's a good actor, but because with a few beers inside me and just too early to go to sleep she's quite pleasant to watch. Archangel-6. Not a film but a TV series based on a book I read many years ago and liked but never knew they filmed. Just had to watch. Decent, but the book is better. Strange to see Craig in Russia not really good at defending himself. And then I watched Avengers last Saturday. I liked it a lot. 7.5, I think. That's good action. A bit like Transformers without the bullshit "comedy" parts and not too much action like the end of the first Transformers. And better actors. Just better. But that one was on BD. That was all for now, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2012 So tonight it's either Shame or The Woman in Black. What does the panel suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2012 Shame. It has Carey Mulligan in it. And a movie having Carey, is better than a movie not having Carey. In fact, Carey improves anything. Life generally even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2012 So tonight it's either Shame or The Woman in Black. What does the panel suggest? I enjoyed Woman in Black for it's old school ghost story approach and atmosphere (and as a Hammer fanatic, it was a decent outing for the studio). But Shame is easily one of my favourite movies this year, pretty much a perfect film imo. Fassbender and Mulligan are just immense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Shame is very good but by no means an easy watch. The tracking shot of Fassbender running at night is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The problem with Shame, for me, was caring about the characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I can see that, but it is a problem inherent with most films dealing with a type of mental illness. Unless you are in that mindset it is hard to identify and therefore empathise. Films get around this by having supporting characters that you can empathise with, as you are seeing the illness from their point of view. Shame didn't really have this either, unless Mulligan's character is meant to be that point of view, although she does have issues of her own but ones which a greater number of people can identify with than, say, sex addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The aim might have been a sterile, emotionless environment due to the subject matter. This distanced the characters and I'm having trouble recalling a lot of the film as a result, good though it was. I was more interested in their back story which was only briefly hinted at (unless I missed it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 So tonight it's either Shame or The Woman in Black. What does the panel suggest? Shane! Come back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I just watched it because it was Jennifer Aniston. Not because she's a good actor, but because with a few beers inside me and just too early to go to sleep she's quite pleasant to watch. have you seen horrible bosses? pleasant to watch is an understatement and a half and i liked shame but the gf thought it was really boring, but we both thought the woman in black was a bit shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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