What film did you watch last night?
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Prodigal Son ~ Epic film
Just watched District 9 for the first time.
I remember reading on here that the first 15 minuets are slow? Do you have the concentration span of a 3 year old? Go watch some Michael Haneke films and then come back to me. The films gets stuck in right from the off.
I can't decided if I preferred this or Inglourious ********, both score 10/10 though.
I remember reading on here that the first 15 minuets are slow? Do you have the concentration span of a 3 year old? Go watch some Michael Haneke films and then come back to me. The films gets stuck in right from the off.
I can't decided if I preferred this or Inglourious ********, both score 10/10 though.
Brilliant adaptation of the Stanford experiment. I was really impressed by this movie.
Its an Epic
Not strictly a film but have just started series 4 of Battlestar Galactica on blu Ray,bought the complete series on blu having missed it when aired on T.V.
Totally immersed in the BSG world now,infact,i'll be sorry once i've finished it! Highly recommended for anyone who hasn't yet seen the series. I don't believe you need to be a sci-fi nut to enjoy this either,it has a great main plot and many sub plots,with character development that allows you to really care about,and wonder whats going to happen next with all of their lives.Great viewing imo.
Totally immersed in the BSG world now,infact,i'll be sorry once i've finished it! Highly recommended for anyone who hasn't yet seen the series. I don't believe you need to be a sci-fi nut to enjoy this either,it has a great main plot and many sub plots,with character development that allows you to really care about,and wonder whats going to happen next with all of their lives.Great viewing imo.
He Was a Quiet Man
** Spoilers **
This film is one that I bought for a few bob in the shop a couple of weeks ago; I'd never heard of it and I truly didn't know what to expect.
Without giving away too much, the story is that of a man slowly losing his grip on reality. Slater pulls off a fantastic performance and you're dragged into this surreal world of talking fish, cheesey CGI, paranoia and fantasy. The movie is very dark and quite humourous so at times its hard to take it too seriously. The plot seems to come in bursts with quick development, followed by long periods of feeling off-hinge, but this adds to the mood of the film. The soundtrack works quite well in setting the ambience, but I personally do think that it could've been done a little better.
There's a supposidly 'shock' ending which many other reviews have raged on about, but without blowing my own horn too much, I did guess it from the outset; I mean (here's your warning to stop reading now) it's about an angry, under-appreciated, lonely man in the middle of having a nervous break-down who lives within his own little world and clashes against 'reality'. You can more or less see it coming a mile-off, but that's not to say it isn't good.
The ending does feel very open ended, but it's not impossible to work out. I'd post what I think, but I don't wish to ruin it for anyone. I'll leave the fun to you.
** /spoilers **
If you're into surreal, dark comedies that make the old grey matter churn over, you can't go too far wrong with this.
The film can best be described as a healthy mix of Office Space meets Natural Born Killers. It is pretty much what we'd expect from David Lynch if he wasn't quite so serious and the ending has a similar 'feel' to that which we're left with from Memento.
I can see this film being a little like marmite, but if you like what you hear you'll be very pleased with it.
7/10
** Spoilers **
This film is one that I bought for a few bob in the shop a couple of weeks ago; I'd never heard of it and I truly didn't know what to expect.
Without giving away too much, the story is that of a man slowly losing his grip on reality. Slater pulls off a fantastic performance and you're dragged into this surreal world of talking fish, cheesey CGI, paranoia and fantasy. The movie is very dark and quite humourous so at times its hard to take it too seriously. The plot seems to come in bursts with quick development, followed by long periods of feeling off-hinge, but this adds to the mood of the film. The soundtrack works quite well in setting the ambience, but I personally do think that it could've been done a little better.
There's a supposidly 'shock' ending which many other reviews have raged on about, but without blowing my own horn too much, I did guess it from the outset; I mean (here's your warning to stop reading now) it's about an angry, under-appreciated, lonely man in the middle of having a nervous break-down who lives within his own little world and clashes against 'reality'. You can more or less see it coming a mile-off, but that's not to say it isn't good.
The ending does feel very open ended, but it's not impossible to work out. I'd post what I think, but I don't wish to ruin it for anyone. I'll leave the fun to you.
** /spoilers **
If you're into surreal, dark comedies that make the old grey matter churn over, you can't go too far wrong with this.
The film can best be described as a healthy mix of Office Space meets Natural Born Killers. It is pretty much what we'd expect from David Lynch if he wasn't quite so serious and the ending has a similar 'feel' to that which we're left with from Memento.
I can see this film being a little like marmite, but if you like what you hear you'll be very pleased with it.
7/10
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