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mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:32 pm

Saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night...

It is good, don't get me wrong, but it does require a bit of a leap just to accept that this guy is ageing in reverse...

... but for as long as you can make this leap, it's an interesting film, with some impressive effects and an engaging story.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:42 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night...

It is good, don't get me wrong, but it does require a bit of a leap just to accept that this guy is ageing in reverse...

... but for as long as you can make this leap, it's an interesting film, with some impressive effects and an engaging story.

Mark Kermode called it Forrest Gump with A Levels... This unfair?

Kermode is hardwired to be grossly unfair to one movie a week...

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:18 pm

William the White wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night...

It is good, don't get me wrong, but it does require a bit of a leap just to accept that this guy is ageing in reverse...

... but for as long as you can make this leap, it's an interesting film, with some impressive effects and an engaging story.
Mark Kermode called it Forrest Gump with A Levels... This unfair?

Kermode is hardwired to be grossly unfair to one movie a week...

Just listened to his review...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/entertain ... mode.shtml

He's actually pretty much on the money. For some reason I don't feel like adopting quite as critical a tone as his, but I don't disagree with anything he says.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:20 pm

William the White wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:Trying to make a decision between watching The Reader and Frost/Nixon tommorow. Any advice? (Gut tells me F/N will be more my thing..)
Not caught either yet - though both on my list.

Saw slumdog millionaire tonight - some very good stuff, some predictable, a lot sentimental, but well worth seeing production by the boy from Canon Slade... Closing credits great fun...

To be recommended... coming soon... the annual VIVA festival at the Cornerhouse in Mancland... I love it, ten days in early march and about 60 Spanish/Hispanic/Latin American films usually. I've seen some excellent movies that got no kind of release in uk outside of the festival... check it out on corner house website www.cornerhouse.org/film

Thornleigh

And its a cracker

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:29 am

CAPSLOCK wrote:
William the White wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:Trying to make a decision between watching The Reader and Frost/Nixon tommorow. Any advice? (Gut tells me F/N will be more my thing..)
Not caught either yet - though both on my list.

Saw slumdog millionaire tonight - some very good stuff, some predictable, a lot sentimental, but well worth seeing production by the boy from Canon Slade... Closing credits great fun...

To be recommended... coming soon... the annual VIVA festival at the Cornerhouse in Mancland... I love it, ten days in early march and about 60 Spanish/Hispanic/Latin American films usually. I've seen some excellent movies that got no kind of release in uk outside of the festival... check it out on corner house website www.cornerhouse.org/film
Thornleigh
And its a cracker

Really? taken aback at that...

But it's a good movie, that's for sure...

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:55 am

William the White wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night...

It is good, don't get me wrong, but it does require a bit of a leap just to accept that this guy is ageing in reverse...

... but for as long as you can make this leap, it's an interesting film, with some impressive effects and an engaging story.
Mark Kermode called it Forrest Gump with A Levels... This unfair?

Kermode is hardwired to be grossly unfair to one movie a week...

I really do fail to see how Mark Kermode's opinion of any film is more valid than yours or mine.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:07 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night...

It is good, don't get me wrong, but it does require a bit of a leap just to accept that this guy is ageing in reverse...

... but for as long as you can make this leap, it's an interesting film, with some impressive effects and an engaging story.
Mark Kermode called it Forrest Gump with A Levels... This unfair?

Kermode is hardwired to be grossly unfair to one movie a week...
I really do fail to see how Mark Kermode's opinion of any film is more valid than yours or mine.

Who said it was? Not I!

But it's likely to be more expert and informed than mine. I should hope so, anyway. It is his job.

SuperWhiteWarrior · Post by **SuperWhiteWarrior** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:22 pm

A Few Good Men - 10:35 PM - ITV1

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:00 pm

William the White wrote:

Who said it was? Not I!

But it's likely to be more expert and informed than mine. I should hope so, anyway. It is his job.

I'm not saying that you did, more passing a general comment. Just because he might not like something I might think that it's ace, and vice versa. To be honest I find the guy to be an absolute cock.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:06 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:

Who said it was? Not I!

But it's likely to be more expert and informed than mine. I should hope so, anyway. It is his job.
I'm not saying that you did, more passing a general comment. Just because he might not like something I might think that it's ace, and vice versa. To be honest I find the guy to be an absolute cock.

He does come across that way, I agree, but, and here's the annoying thing.... what he says is often actually pretty accurate.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:05 pm

Forrest Gump gets mentioned above

Now then, I love that film

Does it make me a bad person?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:09 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:Forrest Gump gets mentioned above

Now then, I love that film

Does it make me a bad person?

Well, it might, but you get brownie points for the avatar to level things up.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:32 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:Forrest Gump gets mentioned above

Now then, I love that film

Does it make me a bad person?

You are, of course, a bad person, but not on account of that.

FG is miles better than TCOBB, in my humble opinion.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:34 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:Forrest Gump gets mentioned above

Now then, I love that film

Does it make me a bad person?
You are, of course, a bad person, but not on account of that.

FG is miles better than TCOBB, in my humble opinion.

Great film is Forest Gump. Did you cry though?

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:57 pm

SuperWhiteWarrior wrote:A Few Good Men - 10:35 PM - ITV1

Tis a good one, will probably watch it again...

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:02 pm

Tonight I get new episodes of Chuck, 24 and Heroes. Big TV night is Monday, but it is only 4.00 pm here.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:02 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
SuperWhiteWarrior wrote:A Few Good Men - 10:35 PM - ITV1
Tis a good one, will probably watch it again...

Did, a fortnight ago. Agree it's good. Nicholson is superb.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:18 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
SuperWhiteWarrior wrote:A Few Good Men - 10:35 PM - ITV1
Tis a good one, will probably watch it again...
Did, a fortnight ago. Agree it's good. Nicholson is superb.

"Don't I feel like the f*cking asshole"

Must have seen this film three or four times at least, but it never gets old....

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:37 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:Tonight I get new episodes of Chuck, 24 and Heroes. Big TV night is Monday, but it is only 4.00 pm here.

President Obama pre-empted Chuck

so I only got Jack Bauer than fell asleep.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:57 pm

Made a late new years resolution last night: Never to watch another Steven Segal movie. I've fallen in the trap before and it's a definite "See one, you've seen em all" scenario. No more. I always decide this just as the film ends.

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