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[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42599947]Strange. Why does it seem like America speaks better English than England then?[/QUOTE] ya big dummy

dont you know all canadians speak like in Fargo

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;42601139]dont you know all canadians speak like in Fargo[/QUOTE] no they all talk like the people in x men origins wolverine

Don't you know that sometimes people post jokes on the internet?

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42601777]Don't you know that sometimes people post jokes on the internet?[/QUOTE] No that's impossible It can't [I]be[/I]

no backtracking now

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42601777]Don't you know that sometimes people post jokes on the internet?[/QUOTE] you're rating all the other jokes dumb so i dont think youd really know

parrot's guff is over now, back to business: [B]A Hijacking[/B] This film went really well with Captain Phillips, but this is a whole different kind of film. Rather than focusing on the hijack itself, it's about the way the outside deals with the issues. It's very raw... and for this reason I have to prefer it over the Hanks bonanza. From the maker of Jagten (The Hunt), I kind of knew what I was in for tone-wise... It's very meditative and dark as compared to the other and perhaps a little less balanced with regards to the somali pirates having meaningful roles. Captain Phillips was a lot more a film with both sides balancing each other out. Opposite Hanks you've got a fantastic unknown actor that surprises, but here we're quite distant with the pirates. What makes this film a lot more intense for me personally, is the reality of the situation and just how disgusting the situation became. Rather than the situation going away in a matter of hours, this one takes place over a space of [U]months[/U]. Such a strong film that went unnoticed pretty much. I think this writer/director is a potential modern great with the string of films he's doing. [editline]22nd October 2013[/editline] [B]Thirteen Conversations about One Thing[/B] Such a gem of a film, very philosophical and straight forward pretty much. It's not as though you need an "acquired taste" or any malarkey like that.. it's very clear and precise with what it tells. It's a great example of parallel cinema, things entwine and just strengthens each passage. The film is meaningful in the sense that the entire thing is about the need for happiness.. or sometimes the loathing of it. It's a film that tells a lot about the things we just don't have control over in life and it's yet another time where the consensus average can shove it (IMDB is bollocks).

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42599947]Strange. Why does it seem like America speaks better English than England then?[/QUOTE] because americans speak the original english accent the shit you hear nowadays is more of some old accent the higher-class folk used to feel above the plebs.

[B]After Earth[/B] 1/10 Not sure why I watched the whole thing... The fact that Will Smith was the one behind the story/writing/pretty much everything is rather disappointing considering his role in some of the more emotional movies to me (Pursuit of Happiness/I Am Legend) etc The only redeeming factor was that some of the cinematography was pretty good, which happens to be due to the person I would have expected to be responsible for such a disastrous fuck-up of a movie, M Night Shyamalan...

i saw a movie it was ok probably give it like 6/10 or sumthin i guess????

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42607462]King Kong (2005 Deluxe Extended Edition)- 8/10 I enjoy this movie a lot, despite its cheesiness. You can tell that it tries a [I]little bit[/I] too hard to pull on the heartstrings of the viewer, but aside from the dated CGI (I can't believe it's been almost 8 years since it came out) and cheesy moments, I really like this movie.[/QUOTE] I feel like the CGI in that movie has held up rather well.

The last movie I watched was about 2 weeks ago. It was a film called 'Pleasantville' originally released in the 90's. Apparently it had the most CGI shots in a film before the first Star Wars film. Pretty impressive. Basically the plot goes is that there's 2 teenagers, brother and sister, and they both have things to do on a night out. The brother wants to watch non-stop Pleasantville (Which is an old B+W TV show) and he's a geek about the show. The sister is going on a date with a lad at her house and they're going to watch MTV (You know, when it actually played music). Anyhow, they end up fighting over a remote control and it breaks. They're both fucked. But a TV guy just so happens to be outside and gives 'em a mysterious remote. It sucks them in to Pleasantville. I'm not going to go on too much now, but the Pleasentville is a Black And White town, similar to Tranquility Lane in FO3 where everything is Pleasant and no-one knows about the outside. No-one has sex or knows about it. The girl's a bit of a slut and goes round fucking every lad in town which brings colour (Literally) into the world. And everything that isn't seen as 'Pleasant' turns the world into colour. It's worth a watch if you haven't watched it already. It's waaaay ahead of its time in terms of post-production and is an enjoyable film. [url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120789/[/url]

[QUOTE=The_Marine;42606984]i saw a movie it was ok probably give it like 6/10 or sumthin i guess????[/QUOTE] r u serious it was at least 8/10

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42609279]I dunno, maybe it's just that biased part of me that hates CGI when it's used for 80% of the movie's effects. It just looks so fake to me.[/QUOTE] yeah actually i thought the same thing while watching king kong. they used so much green screen in that movie that it made me feel like i was watching 300

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;42610311]r u serious it was at least 8/10[/QUOTE] not rly u juts have low stansdrds...

[B]Blow[/B] I think it tried too hard to imitate GoodFellas in certain aspects and didn't do as well. The pacing was weird, especially the jumping from "I'm the king of the world" to "I've sunk rock bottom" over and over again. Character development was rushed as well. Still a good movie 7/10

Blow felt really weird in it's pacing, it's really hard to describe it. The story progresses far to quickly and lacks some substance aswell. I like the idea of the movie but it's a bit flat.

The Green Mile If you want to have your dose of depression, this will do it. Great movie, everyone's acting was pretty much perfect, I don't have much bad to say about it. If anything, I think the movie runs on for too long (3 hours 8 minutes) and I had to watch it in 2 days, but trying to adapt a book is hard so I accept it. Definitely not a movie for everyone (some people will get bored after 20 minutes) but if you watch it through, it kicks you in the chest. Also [sp]Percy deserved everything he got for being such a loser lol[/sp]

Wow I've not seen the Green Mile in ages but I don't remember it being that long nor can I think how it can justify that length thats honestly ridiculous

yeah it's a heck of a long film but sure does pass swiftly for me.

[QUOTE=AK'z;42602074]parrot's guff is over now, back to business: [B]A Hijacking[/B] This film went really well with Captain Phillips, but this is a whole different kind of film. Rather than focusing on the hijack itself, it's about the way the outside deals with the issues. It's very raw... and for this reason I have to prefer it over the Hanks bonanza. From the maker of Jagten (The Hunt), I kind of knew what I was in for tone-wise... It's very meditative and dark as compared to the other and perhaps a little less balanced with regards to the somali pirates having meaningful roles. Captain Phillips was a lot more a film with both sides balancing each other out. Opposite Hanks you've got a fantastic unknown actor that surprises, but here we're quite distant with the pirates. What makes this film a lot more intense for me personally, is the reality of the situation and just how disgusting the situation became. Rather than the situation going away in a matter of hours, this one takes place over a space of [U]months[/U]. Such a strong film that went unnoticed pretty much. I think this writer/director is a potential modern great with the string of films he's doing. [/QUOTE] finally someones watched it, almost thought the movie went away unnoticed. i havent seen captain phillips yet and im not really expecting alot, especially now that youre saying its not as good as Kapringen

[QUOTE=KlaseR;42612075][B]Blow[/B] I think it tried too hard to imitate GoodFellas in certain aspects and didn't do as well. [/QUOTE] Ray Liotta as the father didn't really help.

Impressive I have no recollection of it dragging at all though, it's quite a small story. Oh yeah I watched films today The Thing (John Carpenter version) (rewatch)- 5/5 Definitely in my top 5 horrors and one of my favourite films, I really love this and honestly forgot how good it was. I love Carpenter as a director. Great sense of tension in all his films, his use meandering shots and occassional yet brilliant use of steadicam create for amazing atmosphere. That combined with great well written characters that are, believe it or not considering this is a horror film, not only not idiots, they're acually [I]smart[/I]. There's occasional freakout scenes and all that but none of it feels forced, overdone or out of place. Because of the claustrophobia of the entire film and the film being almost an ensemble piece (it originally was an ensemble but as work progressed MacReady shifted more to being the main character)you really feel for each and every character, understand them and who they are. I love Kurt Russell and think he is badass as hell in this movie, but also totally believable. He's not a cliché badass but he's a real person who just wants to survive and has strong leadership skills. Another great part of this film is the outstanding visual effects. Gory and repulsive yet you can't look away- such incredible attention to detail and such great use of stop motion and anamatronics. Incredible considering the effects, done by Rob Bottin who went on to do SFX on films like RoboCop and Total Recall, was only 22 at the time, which amazes me. Its score isn't as good as a lot of John Carpenter films (namely because he didn't compose it himself... However it was done by Ennio Morricone- the highly acclaimed, oscar nominated composer... The dude scored The Good The Bad And The Ugly... And he got a Razzie nomination for this film. However the razzies are 100% bullshit so whatever. I think the score's a cool minimal and atmosphere piece. It's not so much music you listen to but it works with the visuals and creates great tension. Also a metaphor I noticed right at the start of the film I never picked up on before- [sp]the chess! Mac lost to the computer so he fried the whole thing rather than let it win, even if it technically means he doesn't "win" either. Just like how he fries the base at the end of the film to kill the monster. The likelihood is Mac and Childs die, but hey. They beat the monster.[/sp] thought it was pretty cool. I also totally forgot about the spaceship stuff, which was cool as hell. Highly recommended. Suspiria (rewatch)- 4/5 I actually don't like this as much as I did before. I still think it's a really good film that looks amazing (people mostly compliment the colours and gore in this film but I think the camerawork as well is just stunning. The shots of the big apartment building are amazing. The wide of the girl entering, passing the stairs and going into the lift is like a painting then when the camera moves it stops in what could easily be another painting) Anyway I'm tired so I'll keep this one quick. It's definitely a horror classic, one of my favourite horrors. It's got a fantastic soundtrack, brilliant visuals and creepy atmosphere. Mostly got quite bad acting brought on by dubbing- Argento really annoys me in this way. He often films without sound, and will make his Italian actors speak Italian and his English speakers will often still get dubbed. Udo Kier is in this in a pivotal role for about 5 or so minutes, a guy with an amazing voice, and he's dubbed with an American accent. Not happy with that or the majority of the dubbing. But still, a great film and I really need to watch more Argento. [editline]23rd October 2013[/editline] Ray Liotta is not a terrible actor but I really dislike him. Hes got a funny face and he's the same all the time and is annoying

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;42613924] Also a metaphor I noticed right at the start of the film I never picked up on before- [sp]the chess! Mac lost to the computer so he fried the whole thing rather than let it win, even if it technically means he doesn't "win" either. Just like how he fries the base at the end of the film to kill the monster. The likelihood is Mac and Childs die, but hey. They beat the monster.[/sp] thought it was pretty cool. [/QUOTE] Shit, I never picked up on that one. That's actually pretty cool.

The Thing is one of my favorites as well, it's really what got me hooked on loving practical effects.

Finished Point Break, I'd say 9/10. Loved it. Watching Into The Wild now. About 50 minutes left. Pretty upset that I know the ending but doesn't take away from how absolutely amazing this film is

Halloween III 3/10 Seriously this movie makes 4 look really good. Its not the lack of Myers that bugs me, its pretty much everything else about the movie that is bad. A really ridiculous plot even for a horror movie. Not very scary either. Pretty much flat to bad acting. All in all a train wreck imo. I guess the soundtrack is good but I'm a sucker for Carpenter.

[QUOTE=Xephio;42613892]finally someones watched it, almost thought the movie went away unnoticed. i havent seen captain phillips yet and im not really expecting alot, especially now that youre saying its not as good as Kapringen[/QUOTE] Captain Phillips was still worth seeing though, by all means it's a highly skilled and strong film.

Finished Into the Wild. Haven't cried like that in a while. When Ron [sp]wanted to adopt him and shit, I proper chocked up[/sp] Tears/10