What are you watching tonight?

[Verbal]

Finished watching Hidden last night. F*cking unreal. Watch it, now, if only for Majid...

[General Mannerheim]

Rab C Nesbit

[TANGODANCER]

Watched the original "Ivanhoe" today. Good old swash and buckle all over the place.

[Verbal]

Superman Returns. Never realised you could put in so many religious undertones in a film.

[jimbo]

Superman Returns. Never realised you could put in so many religious undertones in a film.

Had it on in the background whilst doing some uni work. Nothing really grabbed me enough to distract me and make me watch. Did I miss out?

[Verbal]

Superman Returns. Never realised you could put in so many religious undertones in a film.

Had it on in the background whilst doing some uni work. Nothing really grabbed me enough to distract me and make me watch. Did I miss out?

Some good set pieces, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luther is always enjoyable too. Still, pales into into insignificance when you consider what Christopher Nolan has done with Batman. Not a dig in anyway, but the bar for superhero movies has risen significantly higher since the one tonight was released. The only real bother I had with it was just the Christian symbolism/undertones throughout. Though I guess that's what Superman is about really.

Shame, cos Bryan Singer directed my fave ever film.

[William the White]

caught 'Australia' tonight at cineworld down the valley.

really, do not miss this movie, on the basis that it is so bad it really should be seen.

It's only 3 days into the new year, but i don't expect to find a movie as cliche-ridden, platitudinous, predictable, long drawn out, sickeningly sentimental and just laughable this side of next christmas.

wife and i were laughing out loud. getting some tuts from the hankie clutchers around us moved to tears for the fate of the sweet mixed-race litle boy with doe eyes... you are, by the way, never in any doubt at all about the little kids future...

there are some rough australians here, who drink a lot and don't care too much for the abos, and nicole kidman as aristocratic english lady whose life is changed by brave, suntanned drover, played by finely named hugh Jackman. there's a cattle stampede, hooray, not seen one of thosr for a while, nice to see the return of a favourite cliche. there's a couple of villains one without wit, one brighter with money... it retells familiar western tales as though knocking them off a list, but with less subtlety, and some good sunsets... and, hilariously, pays homage throughout to The Wizard of Oz - count the references to keep you going. Over two and a half hours. the people around us sustained themselves with buckets of coke and popcorn. Obesity campaign off to a good start in Bolton.

[General Mannerheim]

I know its a few years old now, but I just finished watching Donnie Darko - fook me, i have rarely been so totally engrossed and transfixed in a movie before! absolutely brilliant.

The trouble is I should prob go to bed now but my mind is racing with theories and explanations as to what the hell has gone on in the film!?

The first thing i did was go online for guidance - there are loads of different theories etc but i think i have it straight in my head now?

wont bother writing it here as it might get a bit long winded and boring, prob should have its own thread if not been discussed before? seriously impressive film though all round!

[a1]

I know its a few years old now, but I just finished watching Donnie Darko - fook me, i have rarely been so totally engrossed and transfixed in a movie before! absolutely brilliant.

The trouble is I should prob go to bed now but my mind is racing with theories and explanations as to what the hell has gone on in the film!?

The first thing i did was go online for guidance - there are loads of different theories etc but i think i have it straight in my head now?

wont bother writing it here as it might get a bit long winded and boring, prob should have its own thread if not been discussed before? seriously impressive film though all round!

the reason i thought that film was a bit shit was - i didnt get it at all, so i did some moochin' with the dvd extras and one was the extended scene where he first meets the rabbit (with added directors comms.) iirc in the extended scene the rabbit explains its all about going backwards and forwards in time and plugging spacetime errors , the director basically said "we cut this bit out of the final cut as he's explaining what is going on too well- it adds to the mystery". - or that was my interpretation of it.

so i *now* think that it's one of them web/lost/tarantino/blairwitch/etc hype films that make no sense on purpose just coz its 'cool' when the story is ok in its own right.

luckily its getting a sequel that'll probably be shite. it might piss a few off.

[TANGODANCER]

Just clocked an amazing match in the World Darts Chamionships. Darryl Fitton finally saw of Simon (The Wizard) Whitlock in a superbly skilful match. Amazing stuff.

[superjohnmcginlay]

Tried to watch that Dead Set because the thought of Davina whatserface getting killed appealed to me. Fell asleep. Anybody seen it? Is it any good?

[CrazyHorse]

Tried to watch that Dead Set because the thought of Davina whatserface getting killed appealed to me. Fell asleep. Anybody seen it? Is it any good?

No, but if Davina gets killed in it I'm gonna!

[ratbert]

Finished watching Hidden last night. F*cking unreal. Watch it, now, if only for Majid...

Is this the Daniel Auteuil/Juliette Binoche film about the CCTV tapes?

And as for Superman Returns, who'd have thunk a superhero film could send me to sleep? Awful film.

[Verbal]

Finished watching Hidden last night. F*cking unreal. Watch it, now, if only for Majid...

Is this the Daniel Auteuil/Juliette Binoche film about the CCTV tapes?

And as for Superman Returns, who'd have thunk a superhero film could send me to sleep? Awful film.

Aye that be the one.

[Puskas]

Tried to watch that Dead Set because the thought of Davina whatserface getting killed appealed to me. Fell asleep. Anybody seen it? Is it any good?

Dead Set is great. Bleak, misanthropic and lots of in-jokes about zombie movies (eg. "You've got a face like a Manchester Morgue")
The bonus of a zombified Davina trying to eat people's guts is additional viewing pleasure.

[BWFC_Insane]

caught 'Australia' tonight at cineworld down the valley.

really, do not miss this movie, on the basis that it is so bad it really should be seen.

It's only 3 days into the new year, but i don't expect to find a movie as cliche-ridden, platitudinous, predictable, long drawn out, sickeningly sentimental and just laughable this side of next christmas.

wife and i were laughing out loud. getting some tuts from the hankie clutchers around us moved to tears for the fate of the sweet mixed-race litle boy with doe eyes... you are, by the way, never in any doubt at all about the little kids future...

there are some rough australians here, who drink a lot and don't care too much for the abos, and nicole kidman as aristocratic english lady whose life is changed by brave, suntanned drover, played by finely named hugh Jackman. there's a cattle stampede, hooray, not seen one of thosr for a while, nice to see the return of a favourite cliche. there's a couple of villains one without wit, one brighter with money... it retells familiar western tales as though knocking them off a list, but with less subtlety, and some good sunsets... and, hilariously, pays homage throughout to The Wizard of Oz - count the references to keep you going. Over two and a half hours. the people around us sustained themselves with buckets of coke and popcorn. Obesity campaign off to a good start in Bolton.

Its a hollywood film what did you expect?

Christ I can't be doing with people who go and watch a blockbuster movie then criticise it for essentially having all the elements of a blockbuster film.

You know what you're getting before you go. If you don't like that sort of thing, then don't go.

[William the White]

caught 'Australia' tonight at cineworld down the valley.

really, do not miss this movie, on the basis that it is so bad it really should be seen.

It's only 3 days into the new year, but i don't expect to find a movie as cliche-ridden, platitudinous, predictable, long drawn out, sickeningly sentimental and just laughable this side of next christmas.

wife and i were laughing out loud. getting some tuts from the hankie clutchers around us moved to tears for the fate of the sweet mixed-race litle boy with doe eyes... you are, by the way, never in any doubt at all about the little kids future...

there are some rough australians here, who drink a lot and don't care too much for the abos, and nicole kidman as aristocratic english lady whose life is changed by brave, suntanned drover, played by finely named hugh Jackman. there's a cattle stampede, hooray, not seen one of thosr for a while, nice to see the return of a favourite cliche. there's a couple of villains one without wit, one brighter with money... it retells familiar western tales as though knocking them off a list, but with less subtlety, and some good sunsets... and, hilariously, pays homage throughout to The Wizard of Oz - count the references to keep you going. Over two and a half hours. the people around us sustained themselves with buckets of coke and popcorn. Obesity campaign off to a good start in Bolton.

Its a hollywood film what did you expect?

Christ I can't be doing with people who go and watch a blockbuster movie then criticise it for essentially having all the elements of a blockbuster film.

You know what you're getting before you go. If you don't like that sort of thing, then don't go.

Having a bad day, mad one? My commiserations.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

It's only 3 days into the new year, but i don't expect to find a movie as cliche-ridden, platitudinous, predictable, long drawn out, sickeningly sentimental and just laughable this side of next christmas.

wife and i were laughing out loud. getting some tuts from the hankie clutchers around us moved to tears for the fate of the sweet mixed-race litle boy with doe eyes... you are, by the way, never in any doubt at all about the little kids future...

I'm racking my brains here, but aren't you one of the people who thought that Crash was a meaningful and moving bit of cinema?!

[William the White]

It's only 3 days into the new year, but i don't expect to find a movie as cliche-ridden, platitudinous, predictable, long drawn out, sickeningly sentimental and just laughable this side of next christmas.

wife and i were laughing out loud. getting some tuts from the hankie clutchers around us moved to tears for the fate of the sweet mixed-race litle boy with doe eyes... you are, by the way, never in any doubt at all about the little kids future...

I'm racking my brains here, but aren't you one of the people who thought that Crash was a meaningful and moving bit of cinema?!

Top marks for memory. Though I had/have reservations.

Do you have any views on 'Australia'? You couldn't get a mainstream hollywood movie much further away from Crash than that.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Do you have any views on 'Australia'? You couldn't get a mainstream hollywood movie much further away from Crash than that.

Haven't seen it, but if it really is unmissable on the terms you suggest then I might investigate!