What film did you watch last night?

The Collection, not a bad movie...a bit gory in places but all in all not bad at all.

8/10.

Watched Madagascar Europes most wanted and thought it was pretty meh in all honesty...5/10 for me, bit disappointed as i was expecting much more from it.
 
The Hobbit
hmm hard to tell - problem is that I was trying t find people from the Lord of the ring..
Anyway I love the Middleearth but there was something missing 7/10 for me
 
Zero dark thirty....
Absolute muck, 2hours 20mins long and the first hour could be deleted and summoned up in 5 mins.
The actual insertion looked like a bunch of clowns in action, and they killed all the guys by calling them and shooting them when they appeared...... If a helicopter crashed in my back yard, and there was lots of gun fire, i would not appear when called by a stranger!
Also, there was no coverage of the build up or training by seal team six!
1/10.
 
A Good Day to Die Hard - 8/10

Daft action film which has loads of explosions and guns and stuff

Sod you all - I like it and enjoyed it as it was entertaining. If I wanted to watch something which was 'realistic' I would watch a documentary
 
Taken 2

Skyfall set, check
Drive soundtrack, check
Bourne soundtrack, check
Overuse of flashbacks, check

Stealing elements from other films isn't a good thing!

4/10

They even managed to make Famke Janssen look rough, she's a fox in real life.

This didn't need a sequel and they blew it big time.
 
Waiting for Lightning - 7/10 - Documentary about Danny Way and his epic skateboard jump across the Great Wall of China. I was going to write a long review but I read this one posted on IMDB and it said everything I wanted to and more. Not best documentary I've seen but certainly the best Skateboarding one I've seen! -

IMDB Board said:
Waiting for Lightning may be the best skateboarding documentary out there. It truly and faithfully represents what skateboarding is all about: standing up one more time after falling down. This may sound simple, but is the magnificence of this sport: it builds character and discipline; no matter how much your spirit is broken by frustration, no matter the physical toll your body takes after smashing on the ground: you just have to swallow it, stand up, conquer your fears and try one more time until you achieve your goal.

In my opinion, this pivotal point is missing in other skateboarding documents like Bones Brigade, Rising Sun, Stoked, Z Boys that portrait a lifestyle, a hobby or a fad; one of them even dares to address skateboarding as staying immature as long as you possibly can.

Other thing that really touched me was the roll of Mike Ternasky in the H-Street team, that really shows the need you have to be pushed and to be inspired. It is magnificent the footage where you see him showing Danny how to make a trick and pushing him until he lands it, no matter the damage his body or soul takes. You can see Mike's legacy in the climax of the documentary when Danny's foot is destroyed, he's soul is angry and scared, but he swallows it and goes not only for one more jump to the wall, but two.

Maybe is for a niche this documentary, but i really feel that it helps showing the rest of the people what skateboarding is about; not only stupid kids doing risky things, but athletes focusing mentally and physically to excel in a sport, to keep it fresh and challenging for the generations to come.

In terms of narrative is nicely accomplished to see the evolution of the jump running parallel to the evolution of Danny in the skateboard community.

I've read some complaints that the main character in this movie is missing; but i think that he doesn't need to be talking to the camera in order to be more present, he is present skating, trying, failing and rising up instead of just speaking. I think that it is what I liked about Danny in the first place: he didn't talk to loud, he just skated loud and his legacy is still heard and present in every curb in every floor where a skater decides to get up just one more time.
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