yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You're right, it does! :D

Is Boscombe Down still open? You wouldn't think there's anything left of our armed services to test! :p

Saw this article today:

"Ron Perlman demands 'Hellboy 3' from Guillermo del Toro"
[Off-topic] xaccers:
I always felt a sense of disapointment everytime I passed the Empire Pilot Training School and there wasn't a couple of TIE fighters parked outside.

A 3rd one would be great :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
:laugh:

Empire magazine, you're doing it right!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Yep.

Got any good Iranian movies? My friend used to watch a lot of them a few years back, remember a couple of movies which had something to do with a kite and the other a bicycle i think. :confused: :silly:
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
I think this was the one which your friend watched back then. I saw that a long time ago and it was good. I don't know any which featured bicycle. :p

Another Iranian movie I would recommended here is this

Both of them are worth watching. :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Here's one that the cultured among you will love. It's an Italian movie called Life Is Beautiful. I saw this while doing the IMDb Top 250 and really enjoyed it.
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
+1

It's really a great movie.

I never recommended it as I thought people here already have watched it being in IMDB Top 250.:p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
..and a lesson for any man on how to be a father to a son. And how to be a man for that matter! Fortitude and humour in the face of unspeakable horror. It's so good that CTM would even approve!

I don't think many here have had the pleasure of that challenge yet.
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
I remember my friend recommended me this documentary called Shoah when I told him the theme of this movie and it's based on Holocaust.

But I never watched it as it was too long (~ 9 hours )
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That truly deserves a watch, and the title 'Epic' too. :eek:
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
I know...that's why I mentioned it here. I gonna watch it someday. Especially after watching this movie I really want to watch it. I will probably watch in coming month as then I'm totally free ( I'm real busy lately ).
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Here are some movies/docs i've watched (so far) this week.

- City Of God = 9/10

- Bronson = 8/10

- Encounters At The End Of The World = 7/10

- Cave Of Forgotten Dreams = 7/10

- 180° South = 9/10
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Done with most of the docu-films that was recommended here. (180 South remaining)

Liked the Beckoning Silence and North Face more than Touching the void, guess the book's better like Juggs said. Sad that some of the very best died on Eiger at a tender age 22 - 23. :(

And of course, the Seal calls in Encounters at the End of the World! Can listen to them all day long.

The Wildest Dream was also nice, can't help but admire Mallory. The B&W photos of Mallory have so much soul in them.

Planet Earth has a 9.5 on iMDB and is next on my list, couldn't find any other docu that was rated higher than this.

Has anyone seen Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog)? I came across it when i went looking for "Into the Wild"ish movies.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
1) I agree that North Face was better than TTV.

2) Seal calls are amazing!

3) Try the BBC 'Life' series. Better even than Planet Earth.

4) Was wondering about Grizzly Man too! Let me know if you try it.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Thanks! Ya, looks like i'll be watching Grizzly Man sometime soon.

I hate when this happens! Bigger Stronger Faster is now available in 1080p, why couldn't it be there a couple of days earlier. :mad:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Looks like it's been a great week at the movies for all of us! City Of God is an amazing film isn't it? I think you would enjoy Elite Squad too.

:laugh:

This is the BBC Life that i mentioned. The HD filming and Timelapse pieces set it apart from previous series. It's a real spectacle to watch!
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Watched Promised Land a couple of days ago and it was pretty good.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Better than the IMDb rating gives it credit for imo!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Thanks, the main reason i got Planet Earth is because of it's rating and read it was the first HD docu by BBC. A little tight on the HDD space right now :mad: so will have to put this off for sometime later.

Btw [MENTION=4266701]nishanty13[/MENTION] yup it's Kite Runner, been eyeing About Elly too but right now i seem to be in love with Korean movies and Korean girls. :o

Sry to sound like a broken record but i highly recommend Run Lola Run, watched it quite some time ago and i thoroughly enjoyed it.
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
Then watch it... it's really worth watching.

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I'm currently more into Foreign Movies and watching all good movies from here and there.

Korean you say.... Have you seen "The Tale of Two Sisters" and "The Brotherhood of War"....they both are pretty good Korean flicks.:D

And another Korean Japanese :p movie which suddenly popped in my mind is "Heavenly Forest"...one of my friend recommended it a while ago....not a known movie....I also haven't watched it :p .....but the friend said it's worth watching.

I never watched Run Lola Run though, the plot never caught my attention to watch it.:rolleyes:
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I always heard that Jeff Bridges brings his personal camera on his film sets and takes pics while working. I found this gem today...

-kcco-
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I bet he has collected some gems over the years!

It's in the queue, thanks! :good:
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Elite Squad. I am renting (cough, cough );) right now
[Off-topic] Dirk:
:good:

Really, really good movie. You won't want to look away from the screen for a minute. (And you can't because it's subtitled! :p)

I'm watching the sequel this weekend if i have time. Let us know what you thought!
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I would love him to release a ton of photos online sometime. It would be epic. He started doing it during the filming of King Kong in 1976.

-kcco-
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Isn't there another famous actor who did this and released a book full of the pictures? I'm racking my mind trying to remember the details, but it was something i saw in the news at the time and was surprised to hear about. Someone must know who i'm talking about. :fingers-crossed:

Edit: It came to me. Wasn't an actor but a singer. Bryan Adams, lol. Moving on swiftly...

Looking forward to Elysium:

"Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds."

Same Director as District 9 apparently and starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. It's got potential!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
So far this weekend i've watched:

The second and third parts of Stieg Larssons Millennium trilogy; The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets nest. Both were good although maybe not on par with the first part, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. 7/10 for both.

I Saw The Devil. Another Korean revenge flick that is brutally violent and graphic throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed it! 8/10

The Place Beyond the Pines. Starring Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling, it's a great story driven drama. 8/10

A Bronx Tale. Directed by and starring Robert De Niro. Not sure how i never saw this before, but it's a good movie with a nice story. 8/10

The Beckoning Silence which is essentially North Face but without the fiction. The story of four climbers who died in an attempt to conquer the Eigers treacherous North Face, as told by Joe Simpson who himself almost died in Peru attempting a first ascent of Siula Grande.

For those who love human endeavor films, The Space Age Nasa's Story is a four part mini-series that i'm watching. Maybe one of the most exciting stories of all, the archive footage is spectacular, a lot of which i'd never seen before, and alone makes it worth watching. 9/10

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within continues the story of the first movie. Both films are awesome and deserve credit as shining examples of great Brazilian cinema. 9/10

The Good, the Bad, the Weird is an action packed thrill ride of a movie. A hugely entertaining blend of over-the-top action, adventure and comedy, Korean style. 8/10

Rust and Bone was a nice film. Good story with believable characters that were played well. 7/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Jackie Brown wasn't everybody's favourite QT movie, but i've always liked it.
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Hey Dirk props on the Elite Squad. Really good movie. Gearing up to watch the sequel. :fingers-crossed:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Props to whoever mentioned it here before me! I love both movies so much. The characters are so strong and played really well. There's just the right amount of character development, the story is great, the action intense but believable..just everything is right. I've added a bunch more Brazilian movies to my queue now off the back of watching Elite Squad. Of course i'll review them here when i see them. City of God is the only one i'd seen before and that's awesome, but i guess most people have seen that one already?
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
Err...it was me again. :p
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Props have been repoed from Dirk and reinstated with you, their rightful owner :D

One of the funniest things about the movie is how the corrupt cops work against each other
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There's so much going on plot wise. So many factions with opposing interests or characters with the same interests opposing each other, it's interesting story wise. Wish there were more of this quality to watch.

Yep, had a feeling it might have been. Kudos for the awesome recommendation!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Aah..missed you edit.

Glad you finally watched I Saw The Devil.

I finally got around to watching A Bittersweet Life and Windstruck which another good rom-com, similar to My Sassy Girl :good: in a few ways.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I've still got those to go. Not sure i'll be able to have a marathon session this coming weekend though with so much sport to watch!

Started watching Grizzly Man last night. Feeling a little ambivalent about it so far. It's interesting but kinda annoying too. The guy himself is equally annoying and fascinating. The nature footage in Alaska with the bears is great though and there's lot's of it.

Looks like there aren't many people listening to Podcasts in OT but i'd forgotten to look for any Movie reviews. Found one called Filmspotting. Haven't heard it yet but it's well reviewed. I'll add my opinion later.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Yeah, haven't watched it yet but i feel the same way about, would've been better if it were a movie instead of a docu i feel. The reviews and the poster reeled me in, dammit!

Btw both those romcoms along with My Little Bride are all 7+
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
I try not to describe things as "epic" but that film truly is....

"Zatoichi" is another Asian belter.....

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
[Off-topic] Tattered:
The greatest movie I've seen recently was a flim entitled "Battle Royale"

Amazing concept played through intensely (Japanese but not weeabo)
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Battle Royal is sick and so so awesome! Watched it when i was younger and i remember how shocked i got :p Great movie.
[Off-topic] pakelika:
I voted for Drama...

if you ask me the best movie in 2011 is "Incendies" (a drama ofc ;D) - I can really recommend this one... if you love Drama you need to see it.

more information on: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255953/
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Hey, good idea! Let's vote for the best movie of 2011. I'll throw the ball to the next person. I'll have to think really hard on this one :p
[Off-topic] dexter93:
Can't wait for the Hobbit... Just saw the trailer and its awesome
[Off-topic] deliriousDroid:
Dwarves FTW:D

Sent from my SilverBullet 'HTCDesireZ running EliteMod'
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Just watched Warrior, and holy **** what a great piece of movie. I highly recommend it!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Fantastic isn't it? Nick Nolte deserves an Oscar for his performance.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Yes. Yes he does :)
[Off-topic] :
Thought you guys would enjoy this :)

http://www.deloreanmotorcar.com/ec/jigawatts.htm

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] the_scotsman:
I don't buy that. It's GigaWatts as in Gigahertz...
[Off-topic] :
My cpu....

It needs,

Moar,

Jigahertz! :D lol

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] coolsandie:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

An okay movie, good indeed. But compared to the prequel, lacks pace and some part of the suspense elements. Amazing locations and plot. Overall an entertainer.

Rating: 7/10
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Just watched "Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star"

Worst piece of CRAP ever made. I want to beat the crap out of Adam Sandler.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
I don't know! :p I guess i had to see how bad it is myself!
[Off-topic] scaccomatt0:
just saw Rubber.. genial!

[YOUTUBE]6G5pyFhmAqE[/YOUTUBE]
[Off-topic] coolsandie:
- The Expendables 2 wishlist Poster. And Chuck Norris remains in the middle !! :cool:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
For all you Sci-Fi folks, check out io9's 70 Science-Fiction and Fantasy movies to watch out for in 2012 :) A lot of interesting movies!

- The Divide

- The Woman in Black

- Chronicle

- Perfect Sense

- Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

- John Carter

- The Raven

- Silent House

- Mirror Mirror

- The Hunger Games

- The Cabin in the Woods

- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

- Men in Black III

- Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

- Paranorman
[Off-topic] mmmcfc:
Just watched the other guys... a good laugh
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Can't remember if i mentioned it here before, but Take Shelter was a great movie from Jeff Nichols. I mention it because he has a new one this year called Mud. Keeping my eye out for this one, but for anyone who didn't see Take Shelter, i heartily recommend it if you like a good 'descent into madness' Drama.
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Just finished Elite Squad 2 and I like it better than the first one. The guy who directed these Elite Squad films also has a documentary about Hope called Bus 174 (if this want mentioned before. He is also directing the new RoboCop 2014.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I was looking at Bus 174. It's in my queue but i'm not completely sold on it yet. I'll probably come back to it when i run out again! I do have Central Station to watch, which i came across when i was researching Brazilian cinema. It won a Golden Globe for best foreign language movie so i'm hopeful.

"An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who write letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, in search for the father he never knew."

At some point i'll go back and watch both Elite Squad movies again too. They were so good. I wonder if BOPE are recruiting.. :fingers-crossed:
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
+1 :cool:
[Off-topic] shree_tejas:
Just posting here because I have my holidays and will make markers on what's out to watch :P

Sent via the muffin launch _/^\_
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There's a wealth of good stuff to watch mentioned in the last handful of pages. How long are your holidays?

So, i found the Filmspotting Podcast a little long winded and interspersed with ad crap. Tried the Empire Magazine Podcast and loved it. Really good stuff. :good:
[Off-topic] shree_tejas:
Upto 4 months hopefully :cool: will be getting a new internet connection soon! Then forth download download or hello YouTube!

Sent via the muffin launch _/^\_
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Run Lola Run and My Sassy Girl were both good. 8/10 and 7/10 respectively.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Run Lola run was good... I'd rate it the same.

-kcco-
[Off-topic] Austempest:
Yeah, that's one of my few favourite non-american films

That and The Labryinth
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was short at 1h15m but i liked the style... and that it's the girl from the Bourne movies!

[MENTION=1911194]xaccers[/MENTION]

Finally got around to watching Threads. It's better than i thought. Pretty disturbing stuff though. I'm sleeping under my bed again tonight! :(
[Off-topic] GuyInTheCorner:
Girlfriend made me watch I Give It A Year. Pleasantly surprised to see Simon Baker in films again, great actor.

Movie was OK 6/10

Sent from my REVOlutionary DHD!

thanks don't hurt ya know? :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I can see why it may be tolerable...

:D
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Yep. Exactly why i liked it too. :thumbup:

Watched The Good The Bad The Weird yesterday, it was fun and entertaining. :D 8/10 like you said.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Cheery little number isn't it? :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Man From The Future was pretty decent! Sci-Fi Brazilian style. 8/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I sat through most of it. Maybe i wasn't in the right mood but it didn't grab me. There were others here that liked it though.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Yup, 99% of the movie takes place in one room, and it's 100% talk. It's a very special piece of film. It's not that long though.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There are a few movies i can think of that are set in one room and are all talk. The best would be 12 Angry Men. It's a classic!

The Breakfast Club is another old favourite.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Watched Wrath of Khan II tonight, really enjoyed it. Maybe not as good as the first Star Trek reboot film, or as good as Wrath of Khan I, but enjoyable none the less.
[Off-topic] Archer:
I watched another awesome Korean film earlier, Haunters. Not as good as the usual Korean ones that get mentioned in here, but still very good.

Here's another 2 recommendations from me.

Firstly, Gantz, a Japanese manga conversion that has some of the most awesome fight scenes ever. The 2nd one, Gantz 2 (surprise, surprise :p) has some sword fighting scenes in it that make Jedi and Sith look like *******!

And secondly, Timecrimes, which I believe is Spanish. I'm a sucker for most time travel films and this one certainly does not disappoint.
[Off-topic] :
I read his post and thought of 12 angry men then scrolled down and saw you had mentioned it :p 12 angry men is such a great movie :D
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
One of my favorite movies as a kid. Stand by Me. :thumbup::thumbup:

To me, that image hits me the same way the Abbey Road album cover hits a baby boomer.

-kcco-
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There's a Wrath Of Khan 2??? :eek:

The Brazilian movie i mentioned earlier, The Man From The future, is a time travel flick, not surprisingly! You might enjoy it.

Thanks for the recommendations. :good:

Everyone should see it at least once. It's one of the best movies ever made.

I read the story as a kid when i was working my way through the SK collection. Didn't see the movie until my twenties but thought it was one of the better adaptations from his books. Saw it again recently and it still works well.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Richard Dreyfus lives not too far from me, and occasionally, he calls in to a radio station I listen to, and the DJs, without fail always mention his brilliant narration in that movie. He loves that people still talk about it. And also..... Wil Wheaton. He's a stud.

-kcco-
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That's so cool. Have you ever run into him? I always loved his performance in Close Encounters.

I think Will Wheaton hit his acting peak in SBM. :D
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I agree on your Wil Wheaton assessment.

And no, sadly, I have not run into Dreyfus. Surprisingly, one of my favorite movies of his is Mr Holland's Opus. Sure, is was sappy, but his performance was incredible. Being a musician definitely made that movie hit home with me.

-kcco-
[Off-topic] xaccers:
The new Star Trek film out at the moment.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Hey man, just curious....what's your sig pic from? Cuz i've been using it as my phone's homescreen for a while...not sure if it's a movie reference or something.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was from the CDC Zombie Preparedness page:

http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies.htm

I just noticed if you mouse-over, the eyes change colour. Didn't see that first time around!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Yup, I just tweaked the eyes
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yours look way better!

I watched A History Of Violence last night. Thought i hadn't seen it before, but i had. Not a terribly bad movie to watch again though.

I am running out of new movies again now. Anyone know of anything new worth watching?
[Off-topic] Archer:
I don't know if you're being literal, but it's not The Wrath of Kahn II. It's just another Star Trek film with the same character - from what I believe (not seen it yet), it's more of an "origins" type of thing that a sequel.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
It has some very good homages to Wrath of Kahn; the way they do the warp core re-alignment was somewhat more spectacular (although no flakey face this time), and with the role reversal, I did not expect him to die!

I really am enjoying the reboot of the series, it captures some of the fun of ST:TOS.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
New? I don't know.

Korean? Yes. :D

Just finished watching Castaway on the Moon, a beautiful and unique 'Cast Away' like movie which is equally good, maybe even better. 8+/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Looks great, thanks!

You guys have all seen Kung Fu Hustle, right? It was one of the first movies of Asian cinema that i ever saw and it took me completely by surprise. The humour particularly just floored me. It was side splittingly-good!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lmao! Yes. Shaolin Soccer was Kung Fu Hustle before Kung Fu Hustle happened, seen that? It's by the same multi-talented actor, director, writer, Stephen Chow.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
No, i never did. It's because i hate football (or 'the falling over game' as i prefer to think of it), and anything to do with it. :p
[Off-topic] Archer:
Yes! I love Kung Fu Hustle, and it's due a re-watch. Thanks for the reminder. Speaking of re-watch, Night Watch and Day Watch anyone?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I've always flirted with the idea of watching them but never followed through. I'm gonna do it now, but what should i expect?
[Off-topic] Archer:
Maybe just 2 of the most awesome films you've ever seen :)

It's difficult to say really. They're dark fantasy, but some of the effects are just out there. People with a lack of imagination have used the words "The Matrix" when describing it, but that's just because there's some slow-mo camera action. In my mind the effects surpass The Matrix.

Night Watch is up there as one of the greatest films I've ever seen and I'd recommend it to anyone, if not everyone.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Wow. Now i wish i'd seen them before! Next weekends movie marathon is taking shape. :good:
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Could anyone tell me this movie's name

Saw it long ago when i was young and cant really remember the name

its abt an alien of some sort arriving on earth

they show it on tv news

"It" comes into a house and so the family had to hide in the basement

in the end a kid died

Sorry for my bad memory as i watched it some time ago and really wanna watch it again now that i can understand it:o :D:D:D:D

:p:cool::eek:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Signs? The kid doesn't die but he does have an Asthma attack.
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Thank You SOOOO Much!!

:p:D:D:D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It's a great movie! I'm gonna have to watch it again soon.
[Off-topic] sandoc:
I'm waiting for Star Trek: Into Darkness. It will start showing this weekend.. :fingers-crossed:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I watched Iron Man 3 last night. Ben Kingsley put in a good performance, Gwyneth Paltrow looked hot and there were a few funny one liners. That's all really. Otherwise it was a disappointment and didn't come close to the quality of the first two. 6/10

Also Jon Favreau is turning into a blimp.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/05/paul-thomas-anderson-movie-poster-series-to-go-on.html

There will be blood.....holy moly.

they're all so good.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
It took me a while to read that one lol. They are all brilliant.

Rollergirl ftw!! :D