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[Off-topic] Dirk:
I didn't know about Critters. :eek: For some reason i find that hilarious! I've obviously missed a lot of his earlier appearances by the sounds of it. I agree, Catch Me If You Can was the first time i took notice of him too.

Not 'arf! She's a beauty! :highfive:

And this might be the only time you'll hear me admitting to liking an All Saints song! The soundtrack fits the movie well, so it's okay in this instance. Let that be the last time we speak of it. :o

The soundtrack is one of the things i love about the movie. (Marion Cotillard is another). Here's some great trivia about the soundtrack. I'm going to quote directly from the Cracked article where i first read about it:

"Some context: In the movie, whenever DiCaprio and his gang are about to wake up, they hear the song Non, je ne regrette nien by Edith Piaf. But you knew that part -- they never hide the fact that they're using that particular song as part of the plot. What you might not have realized is that you're hearing it even when you think you aren't.

Remember that ultra-dramatic instrumental theme you hear over and over for the last 45 minutes of the movie? It sounds like a typical summer movie soundtrack meant to let you know that ****'s getting real ... but it's actually that same Edith Piaf song, slowed down almost beyond recognition.

The really cool part is that it makes perfect sense. The Edith Piaf song is a way for the characters to know they're about to wake up -- but since time passes more slowly inside dreams, what seems like two minutes and 23 seconds in reality can last a lot longer for them. While the song is playing at normal speed in the waking world, the characters should hear it all slowed down.

Hans Zimmer, the film's composer, said that in order to achieve this, they actually went to France and extracted two notes from the original master of the song. Apparently those two notes went a long way, because he also said that "all the music in the score is subdivisions and multiplications of the tempo of the Edith Piaf track." So basically, old song + math = Oscar nomination".

Pretty cool huh?

Another of his early ones i wasn't aware of! Might have to give that a watch. :good:

In other news, one of my favourite shows, Treme, is back on air. Yeay! Unfortunately it's the final Season consisting of only five episodes. :(
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
Hi Five Indeed :D

Lol about All saints. Ok I agree ^o^

:eek: Wow dude. Did not know this at all. Cheers for that bit of trivia. I thought I knew everything about that soundtrack.

If you got more on movie scores like this let me know buddy. :):thumbup:

Ive heard of treme. From the makers of The Wire right? . Might check it out now. Oh I loved The Wire.

This scene is so epic from the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO0WW2QXIYc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Simply amazing :D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Amazing indeed! :D

That scene is the one that always stuck in my mind too. It is pure genius! You and i are very much on the same wavelength my friend. :good:

I've watched The Wire three times now and it still hasn't gotten old. Treme is a vastly different animal and yet does manage to feel like a David Simon creation. If you haven't seen it i would recommend giving it a try!

Another i think you'd like is Boss. Don't judge it by it's ratings, it's a 10/10 show. Here's a thread about it i started on OcUK at the time:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18347530&highlight=boss

Kelsey Grammar is utterly evil in this. A scheming, power hungry and Machiavellian character like you've never seen before. Technically the show had some great style and the camera work was amazing. It broke my heart when this was cancelled, victim of an american audience that can't appreciate true genius.

If you could only watch two Seasons of anything before you die, i would tell you this is it.
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
Ok Mate will now diffinatley put these two shows on my list. :):thumbup:

Running out Hard drive space:eek::rolleyes:. All these hd shows take so much more space then the old 350mb files from back in the day.

Looking for some deals online. Don't know which internal hard drive to go for. Probably will have to be at least 3tb.

All ready used up 10tb :eek:
[Off-topic] boborone:
Ah Dirk, I thought Sleepers was an awesome movie. Idk, I see what you mean, but maybe I see it like I see The Spanish Prisoner. Horrible production value, but great story.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
I'll just sit in my corner while you guys discuss DiCaprio, and awkwardly mention Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip. It's the best movie - in the wooorld.

I'll leave now.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
ahem...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47958694&postcount=4539

:highfive:

I'm reserving judgement until i see it again. My tastes have drastically matured since i last saw it! :)
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Of course. I forgot where i was for a minute :p Either way, i loved it. I loved that they switched cars all the time, and they drove through my favorite places (south of france).
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was one of the better ones! Like you i loved the variety of cars and the scenery was stunning. Is it just me or was the ending a little strange though? The whole point was to get to Pau and race on a famous circuit, but instead they staged some trouble with the law and that was that. Seemed very bizarre to me! :confused:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
My guess is that they couldn't get permission to use the track, and then they staged some classic Top Gear ending. I would've loved to see them race, but the ending didn't exactly surprise me :p
[Off-topic] Zephyr!:
Anyone watched Red 2?

Razor!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Nope, but I've seen this now. Clarkson as a little girl.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Just finished watching Mary Poppins and now I have an urge to go fly a kite
[Off-topic] Dirk:
What has been seen...

:eek:

..up to the highest heights?

"It reminds me of me brother. He got a nice cushy job at a watch factory.

He stands about all day… and makes faces!"

Mrs Featherbottom! :D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Top 5 Movie Villains:

1) Darth Vader

2) The Joker

3) Hannibal Lecter

4) Hans Gruber

5) Anton Chigurh

Agree/Disagree? Anybody missing that should be in the top 5?
[Off-topic] Android Pizza:
I think it's perfect the way it is :thumbup:

Sent from my Atrix HD :)

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[Off-topic] roofrider:
Amon Goeth, Hans Landa and T-1000! (in no particular order)

Lord Voldemort? :p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I think you could make an argument for Hans Landa being in the Top 5, but who would you relegate?

I'm listening to the Premium Film Junk (Original) Star Wars podcast atm. I think i know what i'll be watching this weekend! :)
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
No takers for mandarin in iron man 3 :p :D :D

(It's a joke , guys so don't kill me)
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I'd put Hans and T-1000 under 'worthy mentions'.

I really need to do a Star Wars marathon.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That genuinely made me lol! :laugh:

Edit:

Ben Kingsley did play a good villain in the movie Sneakers! Anybody remember that?

When's the last time you saw them, and do you include the prequels in a marathon? (Personally they don't even exist to me!)
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I can't remember the last time i saw the originals, it's been many years :eek:

I'm not too sure, been thinking about watching them by the order of the episode. That a bad thing?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That one is debated a lot. I would go in order of release...and then stop watching after ROTJ! :p

After all the tinkering done over the years, the one version of the films that i want to see, doesn't exist! I'm sure i'm not alone in this, but i want to see the theatrical releases on Blu-Ray with no alterations. And i want ROTJ to go by it's originally intended name of Revenge Of The Jedi.
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
Now that's something I didn't know :eek: revenge of the Jedi ?? I have always known it as return of the Jedi :p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Original movie posters are selling for $2000,00 on Ebay!

Also:

Bioshock Infinite:
[Off-topic] boborone:
I had that exact conversation with my gf yesterday. They were playing on tv yesterday, and we were both pointing out all the new stuff added to them. She has the original VHS release, which is awesome, I have the BD version, which even with all the hi def goodness, the cg extras added are horrible and don't fit in with the muppet characters.

.....I could go on and on, it just doesn't add anything to the story and only makes the viewing worse.

To give an example:

I grew up watching The Warriors. The original version. The one that was played for 40+ years. Loved that movie. Then for the bluray version, they added comic book animation transitions to the scene shifts. After years of seeing the same thing, then you get these little tid bits added, it throws you off and doesn't make sense. Not only does it not make sense, it doesn't even add anything to the story. Take Apocalypse Now and Apocalypse Now Reduex. Now that added to the story. Made the novel an epic so to speak. That's not at all what the cg animations are in the added uselessness.

[YOUTUBE]Aoc3roT81nU[/YOUTUBE]

Not all a great doc by any means. But if you're a fan, worth a watch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1325014/

(full movie available on imdb)

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I had no clue thay were that cheap. I may have to invest in one of those.
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
Anyone gonna watch Grudge Match which releases on Christmas Day ? De Niro and Stallone :) rocky vs raging bull :D might be interesting.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Dooo eeet! :p

Acceptable reasons for movie re-release:

Directors Cut (Once!)

Format update (VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray/4k..)

Cleanup Remaster (Jaws)

Lucas just got carried away with his revisionist crap.

First i'm hearing about it! Investigating....

Edit:

I see De Niro and Stalline aren't the only relics in this movie. Kim Bassinger is in it too! :laugh:

Lol, at one of the comments on the IMDb board - "Anyone remember when going to see a Robert De Niro movie was a genuinely engaging prospect? I think he's been Focked up."
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Do it, and when you want to sell it, the most Rick can give you is $115.
[Off-topic] Android Pizza:
George Lucas changed the title because a shorter title costed less money (some say it was also because "Revenge" sounded evil, and not Jedi-like). In Episode III, he happily got his long title.

Sent from my Atrix HD :)

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[Off-topic] GH0571990:
JUST because of the Bioshock Infinite easter egg there, I am inclined to play the entire game all over again xD Also, a word of advice regarding eBay sellers, some are proven to be scam artists. I came across a YouTube video called "Scumbags of the Internet #5" by ADoseOfBuckley where the user saw someone trying to sell an "original" Amazing Spiderman comic book issue where the Punisher made his first appearance. Normally that would go for $200 but what he was selling was actually a reprint costing less than $8, and guess how much he ended up selling it for? Over $80!

Also, speaking of sequels, what are your thoughts on the upcoming Batman Superman movie (2015)? People are complaining about having Bryan Cranston playing as Lex Luthor but I suppose that they clearly haven't seen Breaking Bad.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'm inclined to believe the second part more. That's what they were saying on Film Junk, that Revenge sounded too harsh and Return was more likely to entice people.

Rule # 1 Never buy anything from Ebay! :p

I'm pretty sure Bryan Cranston could any role brilliantly at this point, but he's already done evil super-genius for five years so he's had plenty of practice. Gene Hackman will always be Lex Luther for me though. I didn't think Superman should have been remade before that came out and i was even more certain after seeing it. Superman and Batman in the same movie sounds like an even worse idea and will almost certainly be the biggest pile of garbage released that year. In no way is it meant to appeal to fans who would have already seen the originals. It's a money making project aimed at a new audience and nothing else.
[Off-topic] GH0571990:
Although I would like to point out that keeping up with the recent New 52 canon as well as comparing Christopher Reeves' Superman to that of Henry Cavill's, I wouldn't mind seeing what Hollywood has to offer the viewers, specially now that Christopher Nolan is on production as well. I know Superman's long term fanboys were outraged with the whole Zod thing at the end but for me it was interesting to see a new take on Superman by the directors. Even in the comics, when it was absolutely necessary, Superman has been shown on extremely rare occasion to break his code for the "greater good".. And so has Batman now that I mention it.

I'm looking forward to Justice League: War however, I am kinda iffy about Cyborg being one of the founding members of the JL. He isn't even a founding member of Teen Titans let alone the JL. But then again, I did like what DC did with Flashpoint Paradox so you never know.
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
Personally I feel man of steel was good in the first half but swiftly went downhill from there. Plot holes through which a Ferrari could be driven , over the top action using cgi and endlessly stretching the climax were pretty bad ideas.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'm not a comic book fan and have no interest in canon. I'm a movie fan and i like good movies. Man Of Steel was bad and i've seen nothing to suggest that having Superman and Batman in the same film will be anything but bad too. I'll be the first to admit it if it turns out i'm wrong, but even the premise is stupid. If you've got Superman in your world, wtf do you need Batman for? He could wake up, kill Batman a hundred times over, and then fix everything that's wrong with the world before breakfast!

What am i missing? :confused:
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
You are missing nothing, friend :) I fully agree. I am not a comic fan either but batman vs superman sounds stupid. Plain and simple.

Cavill does look the part but unfortunately he didn't get a good movie. I was hoping that Nolan would direct it and elevate it to the heights of batman begins. But no such luck.

If u remember the original superman film , it was fun. FUN. The chief element which is missing from mos IMHO.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
QFT!

When i reviewed Man Of Steel i said almost the same exact thing. The cast deserved a better movie. What you said about Nolan too. I was just thinking how it might have been if he had been Directing. The difficulty lies in that the practical effects that he used so effectively in Batman aren't really feasible for Superman.

And again you're right about the original films being fun. They had a sense of humour and playfulness. I think that once the definitive version of something has been created it should be left alone. We had the definitive Superman already, Nolan has done the Definitive Batman..do we need more version? God forbid someone decides we need a new version of Indiana Jones! :(
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Don't even suggest that remake. Once the idea is on the internet, it spreads like HIV. Pretty soon they'll be remaking Rocky and Star Wars Episode IV.

Give them other classics to ruin that we won't even be bothered with seeing advertisements for, like Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. We definitely need a version of the latter that stars Miley Cyrus.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
:D

I was thinking Gone With The Wind before i even got to that part of the sentence! Let them go nuts with it, i don't care. It couldn't be any worse than the original! Just stop trying to butcher everything i held dear as a child. :mad:

Well, at least we're getting to the most exciting part of the movie calendar. I'm hoping for a flood of Oscar contenders in the coming weeks and a strong end to the year. I hear Tom Hanks is a likely nominee for Captain Phillips so i'm looking forward to seeing if that's as good as it sounds.

Anybody have a movie they're really looking forward to seeing, or something they think is a shoe-in for Academy Award success?
[Off-topic] xaccers:
As it's December, we're watching It's a wonderful life, in colour.

Apparently the DVD colour version is over saturated, but the BluRay is very well done, like those colourised sepia photos, it doesn't spoil it at all.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Good time of year for it!

Have you noticed that the studios are doing a better job with Blu-Ray releases than they did with DVD? I guess maybe they have to because everything is more noticeable now, and they also have the challenge of keeping physical media relevant in a streaming market. Have you seen the Jaws Blu-Ray? They did a great job with re-mastering and cleaning it up. It looked brand new!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Yes, wife loves Jaws, you can see the wood grain in the background of some shots it's so clean.

She's got the James Bond collection too, we watched Dr No and it was as though it had been filmed in 2006 but set in the 60's it was that clean!

Halloween was another good one.

There's been one or two though that are very granular, especially in shadows, or way over saturated.

I remember back last century when DVDs first came out going to Woolies in Basingrad and spotting It's a wonderful life with a price tag of £20!

No extras, still monochrome, and no cleaned up audio either.

For a film that's nearly 70 years old, the acting and direction are fantastic.
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
QFT right back at you :) I wholeheartedly agree about Indiana jones too. When I watched kingdom of the crystal skull ,I literally shuddered to think that jones mantle (or fedora) might pass on to Shia lebeouf :eek:

They should leave these old gems alone. One thing I realised is that no matter how great the technology is nowadays they still can't come close to the impact of the 80s action films. Take the case of the original die hard. It's such a great action movie. Never gets old. Indiana jones raiders of the lost ark is another. Now consider die hard 5 and Indiana jones 4. Pretty poor in comparison, don't you think? Die hard 5 especially. It could have been named anything else and it wouldn't make a difference.
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
+1 :thumbup:

Also agree with the remasters of old classics like Jaws, Dr No and Back to the Future on Blue ray.

Its amazing we can experience these movies again but in great quality. :)
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Why was MOS bad? I thought it was a good movie. Not as good as Nolan's Batman trilogy but then again, this is superman we are talking about. I thought Mos was great.

But yes, the batman vs superman stuff is BS.. I wonder how horrid its going to turn out to be, especially with Ben Affleck as Batman
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
While on the subject of failed superhero movies, am I the only one that thought the most recent Spiderman was an atrocity?

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[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
It was an atrocity :) I implore you to check out the HISHE video made on that film on YouTube :D
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
I suffered through it the other night and even the presence of Emma Stone didn't make it worthwhile.

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[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Why?

Oblivion was only average
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I spared myself the horror of watching yet another Spiderman. Sounds like it was a wise decision! Milad is right, a lot of the big budget stuff this year didn't really work. It's the audience's demand for these stupidly over-the-top, city destroying movies and the studio's who want to milk it while it's in vogue that's the problem.

There's a lot of good quality movies being made still though so it's not all a total loss! :D
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
I disagree. I thought it was a well made film. Great visuals , music and for a change a slow moving film that took its time which is quiet refreshing. Like sci fi films of the 70's.

Is it an original film.. no. But it is well executed..

I much preferred it over Star Trek 2 into darkness and the winner of best sci fi of the year.

Star trek 2 just wasn't as good as the first film . It was entertaining but there were some problems with it especially by trying to emulate scenes from wrath of khan but in reverse effect which came off as a poor imitation :rolleyes:

Plus where the movie starts off its like the characters have reversed the progress they made at the end of the first film. :cool:

For taking 4 years to make, I expected better.

They really should have not rushed into telling a Kahn story especially emulating wrath of kahn poorly :cool:
[Off-topic] Android_Monsters:
Watching The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones at the moment. I'd recommend it. Good supernatural movie.
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
I didn't like the story line actually, seemed really similar to Matrix and the whole plot was easily predictable. I didn't say Oblivion was bad, it was average.
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
Fair play. Different horses for different courses.

I agree its not an original film, but it delivered.

What u think of the soundtrack. Its up there with Tron Legacy.
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Soundtrack was pretty darn good. As good as Tron Legacy and the Batman Tri

Was the best thing about the film IMO
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Not a complete list my any means, but some of my personal favourite movies of 2013 so far:

Before Midnight

Mud

Despicable Me 2

The Place Beyond The Pines

Prisoners

Only God Forgives

Stoker

The World's End

Star Trek Into Darkness

The Conjuring

New World

They kinda make up for a few of the disappointing movies that i may have seen! There's still many good ones to come before the year is over too, maybe even the best ones!
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Interesting to see The Conjuring make your list. The Wife and I greatly enjoyed it. One of the better horror films I've seen in a while. The rest... I've got a lot to see.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was really derivative but actually much better than it's predecessors. In a way it's what movie studios should do. Rather than remake a film like The Exorcist, do a better movie with a similar theme. If someone tried to remake Alien i would hate it, but do a Horror/Sc-Fi that's better than Alien...? I'm up for that!

I'm not sure all of these will be out in 2013 now, but here's a few that i think will be good that i haven't seen yet:

Thor: The Dark World

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

Don Jon

Gravity

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Captain Phillips

The Counsellor

The Wolf Of Wall Street

Metallica: Through The Never

Dear Mr Watterson

The Monuments Men

American Hustle

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Filth

12 Years a Slave

All Is Lost

Dallas Buyers Club

Fruitvale Station

Inside Llewyn Davis
[Off-topic] Zephyr!:
Thanks for the list. I can blindly trust you, they must be great when they feature on your list. ;)

Razor!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Kind of you to say, but i'm not sure they'd suit everyone! Only God Forgives particularly is almost an art-house movie, and Stoker is slower paced than most people like. Before Midnight is the last part of a trilogy too so you'd not want to watch that without seeing the first two films.

I've been trying to make a list of my top ten movies of all time. Some clearly qualify but picking the last few is really difficult! The movies that made it in there are my personal favourites, not necessarily those that other people generally accept as the best. That means as much as i love Citizen Kane, and as good a movie as it is, it's not something that i feel the need to re-watch regularly so it doesn't go in. The same can be said for Chaplin movies or all of Speilberg's too.

1) Apocalypse Now

2) Alien

3) Inception

4) The Matrix

5) The Departed

6) Pulp Fiction

7) Se7en

8) The Shining

9) Oldboy

10) Gladiator

Any number of other movies might have been in contention for the last few spots, including Fight Club, Full Metal Jacket or Star Wars (Empire). I think the list is a good representation of the type of movie that i really like though!