Recently watched movies

[Blackkat]

I just rented and watched Knocked Up - which I thought was pretty darn funny. I didn't make it to the theatre to see Sweeny Todd, or P2 but I really want to see those.

I think I want to watch the spiderwick movie too.

Anyone seen any of these, or watched a good movie lately? I need to know what to look for in my video store.

[sdreid]

No Country for Old Men!

Knocked Up was funny.

Farther back The 40 Year Old Virgin.

[Suzi]

Hi BK-
You MUST see Sweeney but would suggest that you locate the Lansbury Hearn version first to see how it SHOULD be done!
Movies I can watch for ever (and to be honest I'm not a great movie fan) and NOT in any preference order!!! A lot of these may be tricky to get I guess.........but well worth the hunt! Now this list may say more about ME here but hey...........

The Green Mile
Das Boot
Cabaret
The Boyfriend
Gettysburg
Equus
Life of Brian
Holy Grail
Singing in the Rain
Top Hat
Spartacus
Ben Hur
Jaws
and there's loads.......well a few more
What's that wonderful thing with George Clooney as a convict with the 'Soggy Bottom Boys'.......hubby's asleep......which I should be- or else I'd ask him!

Suz xxxx
Bed now!

[Notaro]

Sweeny Todd was great loved it. Also watched a subtitled film called "Them" which was excellent,very creepy. "Run Fat Boy Run" was ok though not as funny as the trailer makes it seem.Hi Suzi, that one's called "O Brother Where Art Thou"

[sdreid]

For over and overs Dr. Strangelove and Rear Window.

For true-crime White Mischief and Young Poisoner's Handbook.

[Blackkat]

I've seen the lansbury one, Had to watch it when doing theater in college. Good show. Now I"m psyched to see the new version.

Oh man I love the green mile, that's a great movie, then again I love watching forest gump too. I started superbad last night, but didn't get very far, I had to go to bed because my throat has been killing me the last two nights.

I did watch why did I get married, and that rocked. I love Tyler Perry movies. Madea is the bomb.

[Victoria]

Hi Blackkat,

I agree with the above, re Sweeney Todd .. it's great,
and there are 'those' pies ....
The Bob Dylan bio/doc 'I'm not there', is excellent especially
with 'our Cate' .. but unless you are into Dylan, maybe not.

A swedish film 'As it is in Heaven' has been on continuously in
independant theatres here in Sydney for over two years.
I was very dubious about it but eventually saw it, it is just so good,
so many human emotions, frailities and subtleties .. I intend to see it again,
the audience clapped at the end. I have read in some theatres, there
have been standing ovations.
Going back a bit 'The illusionist' and 'The Prestige' are both fantastic,
especially 'The Illusionist'.

happy viewing,
Victoria

[Jana Oliver]

It's been out a couple of years, but I just received a belated holiday present -- Hogfather (originally a book by Terry Prachett). It's an "official movie" in my mind since Sir Ian Richardson was in it (he was the voice of Death). I quite enjoyed it. Pratchett's imagination is superb and who can resist a villain that makes your skin crawl or inside humor that we can all recognize. It's 3 hours long (originally on TV I suspect) so it's a long experience, but worth it.

[Mike Covell]

Well now you come to mention it,
Years ago i was a manager of a busy video/dvd rentail/retail store and built up a massive collection of videos and Dvds!

recently watched would include,
Prestige
Illusionist
Stardust
Saw 4
Rat-a-too-ee (don't ask me to spell it)
From Hell (with the commentary for the Ripper net podcast)
Elephant Man
Jaws
Halloween (Rob Zombies version)
Ghostbusters 1 and 2 (my son loves them)
Disney Cars, Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (the kids!)

My fave movies would be
Jaws,
Halloween (origional)
Psycho
Wicker Man (origional)
Goonies
Lost Boys
Shawshank redemption
Usual Suspects
Desperado
The Saw films
The Rambo films
The Rocky films
anything by Jackie Chan (the older the better)
anything with Christian Bale, or Ed Norton, Pacino or De-Niro, and Mark Wahlberg.

I loved Rambo 4 and was sat like a little kid in the cinema, but Stardust was magical and made me feel like a kid even more.
I thought Claire Danes was amazing in it, and pretty hot.
As was Michelle Pffifferererere (or whatever her name is) i had a major crush on her in Grease 2 and Batman Returns!!

[Suzi]

Hi Jana-
The wonderful Terry's Hogfather was screened over Christmas a Christmas or so ago.I thought it was 'OK' but lets face it putting Pratchett onto celluloid aint easy. (Mind you I'd watch Iain Richardson in an Insurance advert!)
I hear they've made and premiered 'The Colour of Magic' and that 'The Light Fantastic' is in production for general release..must find out some more!

Suz x

Cheers Notaro........That's the baby!

[Maria]

Recently watched movies.

" August Rush " a really wonderful film for anyone who is musically inclined, really moving and for those of us who know little about music its a real revelation of how music works or indeed composed by talented musicians, I loved this film so much that I watched it twice on the plane coming home instead of getting some sleep. I thoroughly recommend it.

" The Other Bolegne " In my humble opinion was excellent too. With Scarlett Johanssen as Mary Bolegne and it shows the ruthless ambition of her sister Anne Bolegne who was prepared to do absolutely everything, in order to secure the power of the British throne. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

- Maria

[The Good Michael]

I just downloaded 'The Cottage'. It was kind of a criminal-wanabees meets the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film. It may have been the late hour, but I loved that movie.

Mike

[Victoria]

Welcome back Maria,

hope you had a nice time in Tuscany, will look out for
'August Rush' .. sounds good.
Sounds a bit like describing the way music came through Mozart,
but not from him.

I enjoyed 'The Other Boleyn Girl' also, I like most period dramas,
Eric Bana was only so so though .. but it really was more about the two female roles.

Victoria

[Vila]

Hi Jana-
The wonderful Terry's Hogfather was screened over Christmas a Christmas or so ago.I thought it was 'OK' but lets face it putting Pratchett onto celluloid aint easy. (Mind you I'd watch Iain Richardson in an Insurance advert!)

I thought that one was excellent! I lucked up into getting a recording of the broadcast and burned it to DVD. Lyn and I watch it several times a year.

I hear they've made and premiered 'The Colour of Magic' and that 'The Light Fantastic' is in production for general release..must find out some more!

Suz x

Cheers Notaro........That's the baby!

From what I saw, the Easter broadcast of "Colour of Magic" was a re-edit of both that novel & "The Light Fantastic" with Terry himself doing the rewrite. Terry cut some of the scenes from the books and tightened up the story a bit. Some of my friends in England who keep up with TV productions have told me that the next movie should be either "Going Postal" or "Making Money", but since both of those novels have the same lead character I'm betting that it will be a combination of both books. Personally, I'm waiting for films made from the books with Sam Grimes & the Nightwatch characters, and for ones from the Lancre Witches characters. Somehow, now that the live action movies are being made, the two animated films are less favorites of mine than they once were.

As for favorite movies of mine, a list would have to include:
The Thin Man series staring William Powell and Myrna Loy
The Thing From Another World - the original B&W version
Rocky Horror & Shock Treatment
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Earth Versus the Flying Saucers
Plan 9 From Outer Space
All the Godzilla movies
Almost anything that Vincent Price ever did
Buckaroo Banzai
Blast From The Past

And all sorts of old horror movies, screwball comedies, sci-fi, and anime...

Vila

[Mike Covell]

I recently watched "The Assassination of Jesse James.." with Brad Pitt which was excellent and a nice film.

We went to cinema for "Rambo 4" which was a guilty pleasure!!

I watched both "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof" recently which were both pretty good, although "Planet Terror" was the better of the two films.

I have so many, and with having little ones we rarely get to watch "our" films, instead it has been "Lion King" and "Bambi" day in day out!!