Designer1 Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 So has anyone seen Zero Dark Thirty yet? (I remember us discussing what we thought it WOULD be like, but don't recall anyone actually giving a review or anything) Taking my dad to see it on Friday (as there's little else on that he'd like) Yes. I commented a few pages ago... Zero Dark Thirty is very good indeed. Not without it's problems (main character lacks a decent backstory, the movie assumes you know alot about the history and details of the events and some of the dialogue is a bit vague) but Jessica Chastain is superb, the direction is pretty much flawless and it does ask some interesting questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thanks. I probably shouldn't have been so lazy and just looked through the last few pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Anyone watched this yet? It's apparently playing before Wreck-it Ralph. A sweet little short film with some pretty impressive animation techniques. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLySbGoMX0&feature=player_embedded Edited January 30, 2013 by Ginko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2013 Son of Bowie to direct Warcraft movie! Great news as far as i'm concerned. Excellent director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2013 Well, "Quartet" may not appeal to the car chase and shoot-em-up audience, but for my money it's a damn fine directorial debut from Dustin Hoffman. Sure, the screenplay is on the twee and sentimental side, but a cast like that won't let you down. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Is it bad that I really want to see "Movie 43" just because of how bad it apparently is?The New York Times said:It's rare to see a piece of shit that actually looks and sounds like a piece of shit That, right there, should be on the poster. Edited February 1, 2013 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Watched Carnage last week. Very enjoyable, though I haven't seen the stageplay and admittedly I could watch Christoph Waltz read the ingredients off a packet of crisps for two hours and still be enthralled. As a bonus, Escape From New York was on the telly t'other day too. A-number-one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Is it bad that I really want to see "Movie 43" just because of how bad it apparently is? . Yes, that will only encourage Hollywood to make more. See also Valentines/New Years Day and every single Friedburg & Seltzer film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 Watched Carnage last week. Very enjoyable, though I haven't seen the stageplay and admittedly I could watch Christoph Waltz read the ingredients off a packet of crisps for two hours and still be enthralled. As a bonus, Escape From New York was on the telly t'other day too. A-number-one. I loved Carnage. I think it's always tricky to pull off the two/three/four hander format, Polanski translated the stage play very well. Thought it was an acting masterclass too with a great ensemble cast. As for Escape from New York? It's always going to have a special place in my heart as it was one of the 'holy trinity' of films from my youth that really got me interested in movies (Blade Runner and The Thing being the other two). The storyline, direction, soundtrack and cast all go towards making it a classic. Escape from LA never happened though ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 The Thing is a great film.Watched it last year for the first time. I must admit I thought "Oh it's an old horror film, it was probably great when it came out but it'll be shit watching it now"Was it ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yeah great horrors, old or not, are as much about the story; the situation; as about the gore. It's why the Exorcist* is still a good film.* a film that my mother to this day refuses to watch since she saw it in the cinema back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yup, and Alien is infinitely more scary and tense than any CGI bollocks put out these days. Lighting and music/sound is incredible in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yeah great horrors, old or not, are as much about the story; the situation; as about the gore. It's why the Exorcist* is still a good film.* a film that my mother to this day refuses to watch since she saw it in the cinema back in the day That's the thing about the Exorcist, It's not only a great horror movie, it's a great movie full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 1, 2013 That's the thing about the Exorcist, It's not only a great horror movie, it's a great movie full stop.Well yes quite. I was using THE standout example so as to ram the point irrefutably home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'm too **** scared to ever watch The Exorcist. I've built it up in my mind to the point where I'm convinced I'll have a heart attack or something if/when I ever watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 1, 2013 Nah just watch it Gareth. You're a big boy It's just a tense film that has evil running through it. Not horror for horror's sake. And a masterpiece in film. Useless fact, one of my best mates was born a few doors down from that very house in Georgetown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Carl Adolf "Max" von Sydow looks the same now as he did then ....#trivia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 The Shining is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 1, 2013 The Shining is better.Oof. Another great movie and horror. TBF we've probably just named the 2 greatest horrors of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 The Shining is the only film I've ever watched that has made me feel uneasy watching it. That it does this on every rewatch is astounding. Shelley Duvall being a bit ropey throughout didn't even hurt it. The Exorcist is great... But I think Kubricks film is probably the greatest horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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