What movie did you watch last night? (19 Viewers)

[David Kronenbourg]

Bad Timing. This bored me though Garfunkel is good as a creep.

The Last Wave. Mystical mumbo jumbo. I was expecting a surfing movie.

 

[GO]

Man Of Steel.

FUCKING AMAZING.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs two...was decent.Worth seeing in the cinema.€4 for a packet of sweets though

 

[george mcfly]

Captain Philips. Best film I've seen Tom Hanks in in a long time. Really tense final act. Really reminded me of Dog Day Afternoon. Well worth a trip to the cinema

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid. Peckinpah's elegiac western features a great performance from James Coburn as Garrett. Not Bob Dylan's finest hour though.

 

[george mcfly]

Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid. Peckinpah's elegiac western features a great performance from James Coburn as Garrett. Not Bob Dylan's finest hour though.

My favourite Western of all time.

Absolutely amazing instrumental soundtrack. Coburn and Kristofferson are brilliant. Even if Kristofferson is a really unconvincing 21 year old.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

My favourite Western of all time.

Absolutely amazing instrumental soundtrack. Coburn and Kristofferson are brilliant. Even if Kristofferson is a really unconvincing 21 year old.

It's really good but I would have to say Unforgiven is the greatest western for me.

 

[george mcfly]

It's really good but I would have to say Unforgiven is the greatest western for me.

oh Unforgiven is undoubtably the greatest western. It's probably even better than The Searchers.

Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid is flawed to fuck but it has a serious charm and a weirdness about it. Which is why it's my favourite.

 

[xsteox]

Escape plan. Meh, very tired "action" film, that comes across more like one of those boring, middle-of-the-road tv programs stretched out to a film more than anything else. Maybe if yer bored out of you mind, some evening d/l it. Unless you find something better, obviously. 4/10 tops.

 

[Psycho Punk]

Pontypool. Virus strikes Ontario town, most of the action takes place off-stage as a talk DJ and his producer deal with increasingly bizarre reports. But you do get to see the infected and their Zombie like behaviour.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Captain Phillips.

Excellent. Tom Hanks will probably get the Oscar, but the pirates were great too.

this will probably get lots of awards and that but it was far from great - the score was awful, i'm tired of that handheld choppy camera style an i think it would have worked better with a less recognisable actor in the main role. hanks was alright but he was just playing tom hanks. i didn't get a sense of the character. the leader of the pirates was much more interesting

 

[GO]

TOP MOVIE TIP.

Nobody takes your ticket in the Odeon Portlaoise..you can just stroll straight in.

Escape plan. Meh, very tired "action" film, that comes across more like one of those boring, middle-of-the-road tv programs stretched out to a film more than anything else. Maybe if yer bored out of you mind, some evening d/l it. Unless you find something better, obviously. 4/10 tops.

Great review!

Especially appreciate the marks outta 10ness

 

[Jim Daniels]

this will probably get lots of awards and that but it was far from great - the score was awful, i'm tired of that handheld choppy camera style an i think it would have worked better with a less recognisable actor in the main role. hanks was alright but he was just playing tom hanks. i didn't get a sense of the character. the leader of the pirates was much more interesting

Yeah, that's all fair enough, but it still worked fine for me. Hanks is never that interesting really, and I agree that a cast of complete unknowns would have been better. I was still fairly gripped for the most part.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

i was totally up for the pirates.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

As posted in the Halloween thread.

Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971)
Quite convincing TVM that featured in the ABC Movie Of The Week slot.

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Night Train Murders (1975)
Aka Late Night Trains / Last Stop On The Night Train etc.
Macha Meril, as "The Lady On The Train" is the star of this seasonal, fun for all ages, thriller.
Yes, it rehashes the plot from "Last House On The Left" but it's done effectively and brutally. Lisa and Margaret don't stand a chance against Blackie, Curly and beautiful, sexy Lady. I particularly like the inventive use of the phallic knife. The final third of the film, where the killers meet the victim's parents is predictably implausible but gratifying nonetheless.
Demis Roussos' epic song which accompanies the opening and closing credits is wonderfully insensitive and inappropriate.
I'd love to see this on Christmas Day television.

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Prom Night (1980)
Effectively scary and suspense-filled slasher from the golden era.

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[7 - No tomorrow]

Captain Philips. Best film I've seen Tom Hanks in in a long time. Really tense final act. Really reminded me of Dog Day Afternoon. Well worth a trip to the cinema

I'd say that Chiwetel Ejiofor is a shoo-in.

Slavery is worse than being kidnapped.

 

[george mcfly]

I'd say that Chiwetel Ejiofor is a shoo-in.

Slavery is worse than being kidnapped.

Have you seen that yet? It's not out here til January

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Have you seen that yet? It's not out here til January

I saw it at the weekend. Strong stuff.

 

[george mcfly]

I saw it at the weekend. Strong stuff.

Excellent. Really looking forward to seeing it

 

[Ferox13]

For Halloween I watched:

The Fog (the original of course)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
An Episode of BEASTS (the Nigel Kneale Series) - Episode was the 'Baby'
The Last Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
Trick R Treat

 

[Anthem]

Has Sightseers been mentioned yet? Mad movie, loved the two leads and that dog ha ha!