carew_villa Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Just saw 'Expendables' advert on TV. The cast looks really good. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and... Stone Cold Steve Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Just saw 'Expendables' advert on TV. The cast looks really good. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and... Stone Cold Steve Austin Yep, surely with a cast like that it can't be shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Will Statham be putting on his God awful American accent in this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Just saw 'Expendables' advert on TV. The cast looks really . Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and... Stone Cold Steve Austin Yep, surely with a cast like that it can't be shit? isn't that the point, they need to make it 80's style action movie. Terrible yet brilliant. Kind of like true lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2010 Finally got round to my second viewing (after about 25 years) of Solaris (the proper one, not the pointless remake). Even better this time. I even like the "driving" sequence (anybody who's seen it will know what I mean). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aikenjhon Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 anything except for twilight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 13, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2010 Probably film of the year so far for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I recieved that film via a peculiar turkish fella, and it was in spanish with crazy arab subtitles. Which reminded me of my mispent youth in which I watched Clockwork Orange in Norwegian (or with Norwegian subtitles, can't remember). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I got forced to watch Downfall (apparently geeks find it funny?) Turns out it was quite interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Downfall isn't funny! it's brilliant. But it's been taken the piss out of in videos like which are pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Oh that makes perfect sense. The manfriend is a bit of a geek so yeah... i see now. Damn his online gaming to hell! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Finally got round to watching Kick-Ass.... thoroughly enjoyed it!!! Also watched Sin Nombre this week, not bad at all but not amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I got forced to watch Downfall (apparently geeks find it funny?) Turns out it was quite interesting! One of the best films ever made that! It's the only foreign language film I have seen more than once and Bruno Ganz pulls off the performance of a lifetime. If you like war films then this is an absolute must see IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 i watched 25th hour after it coming so high on that top 50 it was ok, norton isnt exactly stretched but the cast and script are pretty sound, but it doesnt really go anywhere or do anything and just to add to all the pointlessness Lee has weaved in loads of references to 9/11, for example a scene where 2 characters are having a conversation in front of a window overlooking ground zero, or nortons dad being an ex fireman running a bar full of pictures of dead firemen, all a bit strange not a clue why it got voted so high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I got forced to watch Downfall (apparently geeks find it funny?) Turns out it was quite interesting! One of the best films ever made that! It's the only foreign language film I have seen more than once and Bruno Ganz pulls off the performance of a lifetime. If you like war films then this is an absolute must see IMO. Have you seen Das Boot? I mentioned it a few pages ago, but if you like Downfall then it really might be up your alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I got forced to watch Downfall (apparently geeks find it funny?) Turns out it was quite interesting! One of the best films ever made that! It's the only foreign language film I have seen more than once and Bruno Ganz pulls off the performance of a lifetime. If you like war films then this is an absolute must see IMO. Have you seen Das Boot? I mentioned it a few pages ago, but if you like Downfall then it really might be up your alley. Of course! Another superb film and the fact that it is also from the "other side's" perspective only enhances it's appeal IMO. I think Downfall just beats it though. Ps. I can't but help think of the Phoenix night's fruit machine when I hear das boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 for other side story, try letters from iwo jima brilliant film, and around about 10 times better than flags of our fathers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Yeah, I really liked Iwo Jima. Flags of our Fathers is very much for an American audience I feel, the people it covers are household names over there. One cool thing about watching both films are the occasional moments of overlap they have. The scene in the cave with the grenades springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 14, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2010 Probably film of the year so far for me. Just watched it again for the second day running. It really is that good. In fact there is a ten minute sequence at a football stadium which contains some of the best cinema I've seen for a long time. Story - Top notch Acting - Top notch Direction - Top notch It's basically top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Without coming across as a sycophant I would also like to give a mention to "Letter's from Iwo Jima" but to be honest nothing comes close to Band of brothers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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