Recently watched movies

[sdreid]

Talk about state-of-the-art special effects, the killer shrews are played by dogs with throw rugs tied to their backs.

[dougie]

I watched "Mongol" tonight...I shouldnt have bothered...the only redeeming grace is I dloaded if for nothing on the internet....it was chloroform on film,like being roasted on a spit,or being subjected to the water torture,or as a possible alternativebeing held captive by a dead glow worm
regards

[sdreid]

I'm watching The Killer Shrews tonight. Cry your eyes out!

[gizmo]

" BRAVEHEART "I'm coming home"

On 23rd.August,2005, over 10,000 Scots marched under a sea of Saltires through the streets of London from Westminster to Smithfield where William Wallace was executed. In St. Bartholmews Church, there, we gave the man the funeral service he had been denied for exactly 700 years! "REST IN PEACE BRAVEHEART
'

[Mike Covell]

We finally got round to watching Rambo 4 last night. Didn't have the same impact as the cinema, but it still rocked!!

The wife left me to watch the extras which were pretty good and it was nice to see the behind the scenes stuff.

I want number 5 now

[dougie]

Two great films Mike,I enjoyed them, funnily enough I also began with the same thought i.e" Im not gonna like this, but Ill give it a try" Not keen on nicholas cage really, but he played his part really well in these two films.
Also Ive just recently finished watching the 9 hour epic "shoah" doc about the holocaust again......heartbreaking stuff.
regards

[Mike Covell]

Last night we watched "National Treasure" with Nicholas Cage. I found the boxset with both the first and second film so I bought it but didn't think I would like it. It was actually for my son, but last night, my wife and I watched it!
We are watching "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" this evening!!

Later today I will be visiting the town to collect "Rambo 4" on DVD, i could get a copy locally but one of the stores is offering the film in a metal tin!!!!

[Mayerling]

Hi all,

Last Sunday I saw the SEX AND THE CITY movie, and enjoyed it. I wrote a review of it on the IMDb Board.

But I was lucky to catch two old films that always intrigued me: BRIDGE TO THE SUN and GO FOR BROKE. The former was about a Japanese diplomat (James Shigata) who marries a white woman (Carol Baker) in the 1930s, and how she goes back to Japan with him after Pearl Harbor. Apparently it was a true story, and the film was quite good. The latter is a film about the 442nd
Regiment of Nisei soldiers who fought in the American Army in Europe during World War II. Van Johnson played their commander. Again it was a well made film, telling a story that few Americans today were aware of (the 442nd
won many medals and citations for valor on the battlefield, and suffered 9,400 casualties in the was). All these years these two films were usually shown late at night, but I was able to see theme early enough. I reviewed them as well.

Best wishes,

Jeff

[Victoria]

I agree with you Limehouse ..
Blade Runner is 'awesome'.

I thought 'The Golden Compass' was excellent ..
despite the reviews .. and look forward to the follow up.

But I have always enjoyed science fiction, and things a bit different,
so maybe they are not for everybody.

[Limehouse]

Blade Runner

Yesterday, we travelled down to London to see Blade Runner - The Director's Cut at the Imax cinema in Waterloo. Although the film was not actually an Imax transmission, it was in screen and sound surround and was totally awesome. I am not a huge SciFi fan, but years ago I read the book the film is based on (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) and although it is not totally true to the book, it was still brilliant. I could see many themes within the film that were very thought provoking and we had quite a discussion in the train home.

[Magpie]

Slightly off-topic, but are any of our English confreres planning to see "The Chemical Wedding" when it comes out? It looks like it could be a pretty good movie, but alas is unlikely to see a cinematic release this side of the pond....

[Magpie]

Thanks Mike!

I'm sure I'll see it eventually.

It's unfortunate that the controversy surrounding the movie has virtually ensured that the two sequels won't get made, which is a shame.

Speaking of fantasy movies I just finished watching "Ladyhawke" (again). I love this movie, although I haven't seen it for a few years. Rutger Hauer and Matthew Broderick are great. Good fight scenes, solid story, and lots of light comic relief. The soundtrack remains the weakest link--it sounded cheesy when the movie was made, now it sounds cheesy and dated.

Minor trivia: watching the credits, I noticed that the drummer for the soundtrack was Stuart Elliott, who was the drummer for Kate Bush throughout the 'eighties

[Mike Covell]

Well, I am not sure if I liked it or not!

The Golden Compass took loads of ideas from mythology and legends, swapped or dropped the first letters, or added letters and created a new mythology.

For eg, "Gyptions", were obviously named after the "Egyptions" but led a nomadic life like "Gypsies"

It was all about "Dust" which is kind of a life force which binds us ala Star wars!

Then there was a team of rag tag adventurers brought together "Lord of the Rings" to free loads of kids "Temple of Doom"! Oh and everybody had souls outside their bodies, these souls were talking, shapeshifting animals! And there was a fight between two polar bears!

And Tom Courtney was in it, sounding drunker than ever!

Oh and some witches!

Other than that it was ok.....

[Magpie]

How was The Golden Compass?

I've been meaning to see it, but I've heard nothing but bad reviews--and not just from the religious nutjobs.

[Mike Covell]

Cloverfield is the sexiest DVD I have seen so far this year, but Rambo 4 is out monday so the fight is on!!

Seriously, Cloverfield is really well made, it's a film which doesn't give much away, but that is a good thing! The following day, I was on IMDB like the rest of the movie geeks asking questions!!