What are you watching tonight?

[William the White]

Tonight went to cineworld for Life of Pi. I loved the book. As is so often the case the film disappointed. I think the 3D experience is shite, to be honest. It encourages cheap tricks, and the background looks like a theatrical back cloth and phoney...

[Nicko58]

Couple of episodes into House of Cards on Netflix.

So far, I haven't been able to decide whether I like it or not.

[Gary the Enfield]

Tonight went to cineworld for Life of Pi. I loved the book. As is so often the case the film disappointed. I think the 3D experience is shite, to be honest. It encourages cheap tricks, and the background looks like a theatrical back cloth and phoney...

Loved the book. Haven't seen the film yet.

[Bruce Rioja]

Tonight went to cineworld for Life of Pi. I loved the book. As is so often the case the film disappointed. I think the 3D experience is shite, to be honest. It encourages cheap tricks, and the background looks like a theatrical back cloth and phoney...

Interesting. I've always avoided 3D films as I have them down as being a triumph of visual trickery over film content. I've never heard anyone comment on a 3D film that's told me what a good, compelling, developing story it was, but always about how the effects were amaaaaaaaazin'. Anyway, having heard good things about the book, I went to watch the film, Life of Pi, hoping that the 3D effects would be secondary to the actual film. What a forlorn wish that was.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

I still don't think the 3D technology is all that good yet - I always find it puts a slight strain on my eyes putting the scrambled picture together.

[BWFC_Insane]

Not many examples of 3D being used well in a film.

Hugo is an exception though........

And supposedly the Great Gatsby out later this year is another.

[hi there, i'm chris]

Tonight went to cineworld for Life of Pi. I loved the book. As is so often the case the film disappointed. I think the 3D experience is shite, to be honest. It encourages cheap tricks, and the background looks like a theatrical back cloth and phoney...

Interesting. I've always avoided 3D films as I have them down as being a triumph of visual trickery over film content. I've never heard anyone comment on a 3D film that's told me what a good, compelling, developing story it was, but always about how the effects were amaaaaaaaazin'. Anyway, having heard good things about the book, I went to watch the film, Life of Pi, hoping that the 3D effects would be secondary to the actual film. What a forlorn wish that was.

Wreck It Ralph. Not even joking.

[Annoyed Grunt]

Tonight went to cineworld for Life of Pi. I loved the book. As is so often the case the film disappointed. I think the 3D experience is shite, to be honest. It encourages cheap tricks, and the background looks like a theatrical back cloth and phoney...

Interesting. I've always avoided 3D films as I have them down as being a triumph of visual trickery over film content. I've never heard anyone comment on a 3D film that's told me what a good, compelling, developing story it was, but always about how the effects were amaaaaaaaazin'. Anyway, having heard good things about the book, I went to watch the film, Life of Pi, hoping that the 3D effects would be secondary to the actual film. What a forlorn wish that was.

Wreck It Ralph. Not even joking.

Is that because of 3D? Or good film in general? Going to see it Sunday with my lad.

[hi there, i'm chris]

Both. The 3D works really well with the animation, although it's the first animated film I've seen in 3D so nothing to compare it to, other than normal films and it's definitely the best 3D film I've seen.

The film is excellent in general, too. Easily up there with Toy Story for me.

[Annoyed Grunt]

See, not a fan of 3D.....we went to see Toy Story 3 in 3D, thought it was rubbish (the 3D element)

[William the White]

Not many examples of 3D being used well in a film.

Hugo is an exception though........

And supposedly the Great Gatsby out later this year is another.

It won't be, it really won't... I can almost promise that...

Let's both see it and compare notes... Do you know the book?

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic tonight... dreadful show. Some attractive chorus dancers its only redeeming feature.

Others seemed to enjoy it though. A bit like my One Man, Two Guvnors experience - I just can't be doing with farce, I suppose.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Not many examples of 3D being used well in a film.

Hugo is an exception though........

And supposedly the Great Gatsby out later this year is another.

It won't be, it really won't... I can almost promise that...

Let's both see it and compare notes... Do you know the book?

I read the book recently - really enjoyed it and can't wait for the film.

The trailer looks excellent and with many scenes I was spooked by how similar things looked to the picture I'd generated in my mind. Apart from the Gatsby mansion, which is way, way over the top if you ask me!

Can't wait to see Di Caprio play Gatsby.

[Bruce Rioja]

Watched The Brits last night. Dear me - that fat c*nt that appears on everything these days is as funny as a festering cock. The only people that don't appear to have latched on to this are TV execs and him.

Whole thing was an embarrassment.

As Danny Baker twitted;

Seriously, the day the music dies it'll be this Brits that'll be dragged in for questioning

[BWFC_Insane]

Not many examples of 3D being used well in a film.

Hugo is an exception though........

And supposedly the Great Gatsby out later this year is another.

It won't be, it really won't... I can almost promise that...

Let's both see it and compare notes... Do you know the book?

Possibly. The effect they are going for is that they are trying to make it seem like you are watching a "live play" rather than a film.

Now it may well not work, I agree, but at least I don't think they'll be poking things in your face.

[mrkint]

Off work ill so feeling sorry for myself and watching 'Life on Mars'...just saw the bloody Bee Hive Mill in the background!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Off work ill so feeling sorry for myself and watching 'Life on Mars'...just saw the bloody Bee Hive Mill in the background!

If you're well enough to watch 'Life on Mars' you're not too ill to go to work.

[bobo the clown]

Off work ill so feeling sorry for myself and watching 'Life on Mars'...just saw the bloody Bee Hive Mill in the background!

If you're well enough to watch 'Life on Mars' you're not too ill to go to work.

Yes .... please attend my office tomorrow to discuss this.

You may bring a representitive.

Esp. if it is Victoria Coren.

[a1]

Watched The Brits last night. Dear me - that fat c*nt that appears on everything these days is as funny as a festering cock. The only people that don't appear to have latched on to this are TV execs and him.

Whole thing was an embarrassment.

As Danny Baker twitted;

Seriously, the day the music dies it'll be this Brits that'll be dragged in for questioning

.... but shit like that smug off with trevor nelson and jeremy clarkson and them he did t'other day will eventually be found guilty.

[TANGODANCER]

Felt like a bit of light entertainmnt so I watched Lost in Austen. A modern take on Pride and Prejudice I half expected to dislike and turn off because I hate classic literature being messed with. A young girl in love with the P & P story does a Narnia-style swap with Elizabeth Bennet and finds herself back in Regency England via a door in her bathroom. The film makers screw up the book plot mercilessly, and her attempts to make it all go right make for a funny and (to me at least) entertaining, if pure spoof film. It can be watched on Youtube, almost three hours of it, but knowing the book is a decided advantage. Definitely one for G.G.