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[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
well, i'm still going to watch it, as i am borrowing it from a friend. I'm still hopeful.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
So brave.
[Off-topic] stacys737:
Movies

Looking forward to Iron Man 3!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Just finished watching "Mama". Not impressed.

"Spoilers"

1. Overkill on the CGI usage. What happened with using real people? Real people are much creepier than a computer generated "thing"!

2. They did the old mistake by revealing the "thing" to early and to often. It's all over the place and it just kills the suspense. It's the unknown that's scary, not a human-ish flying and bending CGI thingy.

No real spoilers here, but i don't want to ruin things for people that haven't watched it yet.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
So, what's the verdict?

I watched Magnolia again yesterday which has got to be his finest work. Would you agree?

Not 'arf! I'm loving the whole Marvel comics thing right now.

One to avoid then! Good to know.

I've got to thank nishanty13 for the Love Me if You Dare tip. Seriously, it's awesome! :good:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
It's not THAT bad :p If you're still picking movies from the 8+ Club*, Mama obviously won't do it at all, but it's an okay movie to watch if you're curious :p

*Movies rated over 8.0
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It's the 7+ club more often than not. I rarely stray into 6 or below territory though. Life's just too short!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Same here. I'm a 7+ guy, and i rarely spend time watching anything under 7. I do make exceptions though and i'll watch a movie with an interesting plot that's under 7, but i never go under 5/10 - unless i'm watching a "so bad it's good" movie like "The Room", "The Wicker Man (Cage Edition)" or "Kung Pow" :p
[Off-topic] Ichigo:
Oh, I'm a 9+ guy. Definitely. :rolleyes: But seriously, what the heck does that even mean?
[Off-topic] Faiz Malkani:
You sure about that? :p

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Off-topic] Ichigo:
No. :(

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:;)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
If i found myself so desperate for entertainment that i was delving into the sub 5 movies, i might seriously consider taking up Trepanation as a hobby. The latter would surely be less painful? :p

I don't think i mentioned it before but Promised Land, the Gus Van Sant movie starring Matt Damon, is worth a watch. IMDb says 6.4, but i don't do decimal places, so 7/10 from me. A passable score for a passable movie.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
IMDB rating. You know, the 1-10 scale. We don't spend time watching movies that's received a score below 7.0.

- 10/10: Perfection

- 9/10: Top quality

- 8/10: High quality

- 7/10: Highly watchable

- 6/10: Watchable, but could've been better

- 5/10: Wasted time

- 4/10: Very bad

- 3/10: Re-evaluate your life

- 2/10: Burn the disc and never mention it again

- 1/10: Shoot the director and happily serve the time
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It scares me how often i've seen people rate movies 10/10. (Especially when the movies are The Expendables, et al). It's like saying that no other movie that will ever be made could be better.

People are very strange!

Thinking about it, i'm not sure i could name even a handful of 10/10 movies. Inception, Pulp Fiction and The Matrix spring to mind. Anybody want to chime in with suggestions?
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
I know what you mean. Expendables 2 has a 7/10 rating on IMBD. I couldn't even make it through the first 30 mins of the movie before I end to shut it down. That movie was pure noise pollution.
[Off-topic] Ivyy111:
The movies i could rate 10/10 are Pulp Fiction, The Godfather and Fight Club. Pure masterpiece!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
7/10 is shockingly high! Surely somebody hacked the scoring! :confused:

Fight Club is a great movie!

I watched District 9 again the other week. The lead actor played the role of Van De Merwe so well. Just that one character made the movie into the cult classic that it surely is.
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Lets just hope there is a sequal :fingers-crossed:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
These are some of my personal favorites. Some of these might not be pure 10's on a technical level, but these are movies I really enjoy and therefore the high rating.

Here are a few of them:

- Django Unchained

- The Shawshank Redemption

- Fight Club

- Goodfellas

- American Beauty

- The Shining

- Star Wars (original trilogy)

- Léon: The Professional

- Scarface

- Alien

- Full Metal Jacket

- The Thing
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Of the movies I've seen this year, I'd only give a 10/10 to two of them: Trainspotting and Zero Dark 30.
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
All really really good films :thumbup:

“It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”*―*Marilyn Monroe
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Watched Dredd again on Friday night, I really enjoy it, just wish it had done better in the States so they'd make a sequel with the Death Judges.

Damn the Stalone version for putting people off.
[Off-topic] Ivyy111:
Am I the only one who don't like Zero Dark Thirty? I expected much more...
[Off-topic] Archer:
Not sure who it was, but someone mentioned The Man From Nowhere a while back. It was AWESOME! I've liked all the Korean films I've seen, but I'm obviously going from recommendations. This was more like a regular action film than the others (Oldboy, I saw The Devil etc.), but the acting was outstanding from everyone, including (if not especially) the 10 year old actress who played one of the main characters. After Looper I didn't expect to see another outstanding kid actor for a long time. They normally bug me, but she certainly showed me!

If you like 1/2 action 1/2 story with awesome acting and camera-work, and you don't mind subs (or understand Korean), watch it.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
If you want to see an outstanding kid actor, check out "The Fall" if you haven't seen it
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Anyone else prefer watching films with subtitles, even if you know the language? Maybe its just me but I feel like its helps keep you focused on what your watching.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Yup, i always use English subtitles. That way i won't miss anything.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was roofrider who mentioned it and rightly so. It was great. The lead actor could easily have been the Korean Keanu Reeves. He reminded me of him so much! If they ever remade The Matrix in Korea, that's who they should use! :)

Check out Love Me If You Dare, another ace roofrider a nishanty13 recommendation. It's awesome!
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
Err...actually it was me who recommended Love Me If You Dare.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Oops. My humble apologies. :o

Do you have any other recommendations of that quality?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
OP updated with The Movie Thread rating system: (Thanks to [MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION])
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
No problem....if you ask then here are some more foreign films worth watching...

• The Edge of Heaven

• Elite Squad

• Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

• Before The Rain

• Open Your Eyes [ Remake - Vanilla Sky ]

• The Three Color Trilogy : Blue, White and Red

These are just some movies which I remembered right now.:D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Funny you should mention the Three Color trilogy. I have them at home, ready to watch. I take it they ware a big thing in France once upon a time? I'm also assuming the tricolour movie names aren't coincidence either. I'm looking forward to the one with Julie Delpy in!

Thanks for the list, i'll check them all out.
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
Yeah, my bad....it's just that series came in my mind instead of Trilogy. :p
[Off-topic] roofrider:
:D

I'll be watching these in the coming days.

Korean:

A Bittersweet Life

A Tale of 2 Sisters

The Good The Bad The Weird

And from the same director The Last Stand (English)

Also Love Me If You Dare.

A couple of Korean rom-com recommendations:

My Sassy Girl

My Little Bride (If you're into cute and sweet stuff, look no further. This is it.)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'll be giving The Last Stand a wide berth, but a few of those look good! I'm going for a mega movie marathon this weekend so the extra material is needed. :)
[Off-topic] roofrider:
It might one of the bad ones i've seen in recent times but still giving it a shot. :fingers-crossed:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You must be more desperate than me for something new to watch! :p

Have you seen all my movie picks from the OP? Interested to see what you think of Love Me If You Dare. I'm hoping someone else finds it as enchanting as i did!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I'm sure i'll like it, just gave it the highest priority on the list. ;)

Nope, haven't seen Killing Joe, End of watch and Pointe Blank. Remember people talking good about End of watch a few months ago iirc. Hmm...
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Killing Zoe has a Tarantinoesque feel to it, although it's a Roger Avary movie. The inclusion of Julie Delpy as Zoe lends the movie a certain je ne sais quoi, and Eric Stoltz doesn't do badly either.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
24 hrs is a very short time but thanks for lighting the fuse. :)
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Alright people, i'm soon ready to watch one of the worst movies this year; Movie 43. I expect it to be a 1/10 or 2/10.
[Off-topic] predatOr:
Just booked first day first show of Iron Man 3 in 3D :D on 26th.

Tony Stark... Please don't disappoint me :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You sir are a glutton for punishment and probably deserve a medal for your endeavors. Let us know how awful it is when you're done. :D
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
You meant to quote the guy who mentioned iron man 3 right?? :confused:

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You don't like Iron Man??

Watch it with the Subtitles enabled. It'll feel more cultural! :laugh:

Awesome!
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
That is a genius idea. :D

The cinematic equivalent of putting your copy of the Daily Sport inside the front two pages of the Times.

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I've been doing that at work for years! I'm surprised nobody has cottoned on though. The Times headline reads 'Space Shuttle Challenger explodes on launch'. They must think i'm a slow reader!
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
I've cut a deal with my newsagent, for an extra 10p he pre wraps my copy in the current days front page. ;)

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
[Off-topic] Sleepy!:
:eek:

Troll.

I have apps of my newspapers. No need to pay anyone anything. :cool:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Movie 43: no/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Lool, you forgot to put a 0/10 in your rating system. Should read - 0/10 - Commit suicide before the suffering begins.

There's the solution to CTMs quandary! Should be 'If you don't like this -> watch this'
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Bingo! ;)

-kcco-
[Off-topic] Dirk:
So was it the worst movie you've ever seen? Hilariously, IMDb has it rated lower than Frankenhooker! That's quite an achievement. :good:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Not really. It's not bad at a technical level - like many bad movies, but it's just not funny. It may however be funny if you enjoy jokes about PMS, mastrubating cartoon cats that penetrates itself in the ass with a brush (I'm not making this up), incest, pooping, chin testicles and so on, you'll enjoy this movie; like any pathetic 12 year old boy that's sporting a semi.

It's right in there with Disaster Movie.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I might plagairise that review somewhere. With your permission, of course.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
*shudders

Interesting news of the day:

"HBO and Guillermo del Toro are teaming on Monster, developing a potential series culled from a series of 18 volumes of Japanese Manga by author Naoki Urasawa published by Shogakukan Inc. Del Toro will co-write the story with Steven Thompson, best known for his work on Dr. Who and Sherlock. Thompson will write the pilot, which del Toro intends to direct. The thriller is about the worldwide search by a young doctor for the most evil sociopath that has ever lived. He is a 12-year-old boy, and the doctor’s decision to save his life has unwittingly unleashed a Pandora’s Box that leaves the doc battling to stop a plot of mass genocide."

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni52061559/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t1
[Off-topic] roofrider:
**** Iron Man 3. Thor 2 FTW! :p
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I'm not into any of that sht....I'm following Zack Braff's Kickstarter. Ive donated towards his next movie. Garden State was awesome. The feeling of knowing i contributed to his next one is good....even if it's for a cheeseburger for the gaffer.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Looking forward to them both. Did you know it's Thors Chris Hemsworth that's starring in Rush, Ron Howards Formula 1 movie?

I hope Wish I Was Here is a success. There's always room for more good Indy flicks.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Didn't know that, looking forward to it.

Did you know that Tom Hardy is playing George Mallory in Everest (2014)? It's far off and not a lot of info is available but i'll be watching it. Also Christian Bale might be in a different Everest movie going by the same name based on the1996 disaster.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yeah, i read about it here:

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni47433545/

As a huge fan of human endeavor and exploration non-fiction, i'd be interested in both. In fact i'd like to see more movies made about the feats and accomplishments of histories greatest explorers, discoverers and voyagers. You could make some great Biopics about Chris Bonnington, Lionel Terray, Ranulph Fiennes among others. I just don't know why every movie about climbing has to be about Everest! :rolleyes:

I suppose there was the Eiger sanction...:p
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Did you do 'touching the void' the book was amazing and he's a really chilled bloke. The film lost a little something but it does show the nature of the human instinct to survive.

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”*―*Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Touching The Void was one of the better climbing films that i've seen. I wish someone would make a movie about Lionel Terray though. He and his climbing partner made a lot of first ascents back in the climbing heydays. His book is well worth a read if you like the subject:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conquistadors-Useless-Lionel-Terray/dp/1898573387
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Climbing is a big thing for me, funnily enough your the second person to recommend that book in the last week and i was about to download a copy :thumbup:

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”*―*Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] roofrider:
What are the others excluding Vertical Limit?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That's what i call a good coincidence! Iirc, nobody knew he was writing his memoirs. They were found in his mountain retreat after he died and then published.

Terray was involved in a well publicized rescue of some climbers on the Eiger one year. They had been caught out in really bad weather conditions and the other pros who were there at the time, including Terray, got together to affect a rescue.

There's one story that he relates where on a climb he's caught between a rock and a hard place (excuse the pun). Unable to go up or down, and with no obvious route in site, he's on the verge of panic. There's one handhold, but he'll have to jump to get his fingers on it. With nothing to belay with he has to make the fingerhold or fall to his death.

Great stuff!
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Try 'take it to the limit' it tends to never get a mention anywhere.

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”*―*Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] roofrider:
This one? Seems to be the only one that has anything to do with climbing.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There's North Face.
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Climbing films just don't get made, ok it comes with 2 stars but it is about climbing. Most climbing films tend to be documentary style like 180 degrees, vertical frontier and psyche which as a climber i love to watch but sometimes i just like to chill and watch a tacky Sunday morning flick

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”*―*Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Thanks guys, list updated.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There's always Cliffhanger! :p

I used to own that on Video once upon a time. John Lithgow has always made a better baddie than he has a good guy. (See Dexter Season 4, for another example).
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Cliffhanger might have been a very different film if stallone wasn't in it :rolleyes:

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”*―*Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Permission granted!

You got me at Del Toro. Make this happen.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Watched North Face this morning and liked it. The climbing scenes were fraught with tension! 7/10

Speaking of movies about human endeavor, everybody should have seen The Right Stuff by now. Based on the excellent book by Tom Wolfe, and about the original Mercury astronauts and the fledgling US space program, it's an excellent movie. (9/10)
[Off-topic] predatOr:
Watched Iron Man 3 yesterday...

Movie feels very different from the first two parts...

Awesome movie:), great action, just that the ending seemed rushed :o

And like previous marvel titles, there's a treat after the completion of credits... Don't miss it guys;)
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
W-wh-what? I've never seen that.. I think..
[Off-topic] Dirk:
As good as the first two would you say? I'm dying to see it!

Just finished watching Elite Squad. Thought it was very good. 8/10

Always watch until the end!
[Off-topic] predatOr:
You serious? :eek::what::eek:

After completion of 5 minutes long credits in every movie (related to Avengers) there's a small clip pointing to next part...
[Off-topic] Dirk:
[YOUTUBE]TvwmKKi3LZE[/YOUTUBE]
[Off-topic] predatOr:
Depends on taste. Tony Stark isn't as dynamic as he was in the first two parts.

Though the improvements in his iron man suits are really awesome. :D
[Off-topic] xaccers:
mmmm shawarma
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
I've always watched Marvel movies, like Iron Man and the Avengers with friends, and i have stupid friends! As soon as the credits roll they turn it off. I usually stop them from doing it if i suspect that something is coming up. I think i've seen the after credits from Iron Man (1) and maybe Avengers, but i'm not sure.

Well... **** me :p
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Next time? No. It won't be a next time :p Friendships over!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Well, that's the Three Color trilogy finished. Liked the second one the most but they're all enjoyable. I've seen them described respectively as anti-tragedy, anti-comedy and anti-romance. That about sums them up!

(Julie Delpy looked awesome by the way!)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Here's one that is surprisingly good.. Bigger Stronger Faster.

"In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream".

Arnie on camera admitting to steroid use, which i'd never actually seen before, and Stallone who was once charged with importing Steroids from Australia. I didn't know that!

Great documentary and well worth watching! [MENTION=4186558]roofrider[/MENTION], don't miss this one!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Thanks Dirk. Guess it's safe to say that performance enhancing drugs are used in every competitive sport including the Olympics.

I've also acquired a couple of other documentaries that i'm yet to watch, 180° South thanks to juggs, Encounters at the End of the World and The Beckoning Silence.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was a very in depth look at performance enhancing drug use in the US, and particularly effective as the film maker himself is a clean lifter, while his two brothers are both steroid users. The documentary did a great job presenting all sides of the debate with great interviews with athletes, lifters and medical professionals. There's even interviews with both Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis.

Thanks for the tips above. Encounters At The End Of The World looks particularly good, and The Beckoning Silence ties in nicely with North Face, being about the Eiger too. I'll be watching both. :good:

I'm watching A Bittersweet Life at the moment. It's another good Korean movie!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Encounters at the End of the World was fascinating! The sights, sounds and characters of Antarctica are laid bare like never before in this documentary.

Seeing the sprawl of the Antarctic base at McMurdo always makes me question whether anybody should be in this otherwise pristine environment, but there are amazing things there that we would otherwise never have experience of without a human presence.

You've gotta watch this if even just for the haunting and other-wordly sound of seals under the ice. I guarantee you've never heard anything like it!

Great documentary film. 9/10

Edit: Werner Herzog, who filmed, directed and narrated this is also the villain in Jack Reacher!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Never heard of it before! How are you doing milad? Good to see you here mate.

Here's another one i hadn't heard of before today. I came across The War Game from 1965 while i was searching for documentaries to watch.

"The War Game is a fictional, worst-case-scenario docu-drama about nuclear war and its aftermath in and around a typical English city. Although it won an Oscar for Best Documentary, it is fiction. It was intended as an hour-long program to air on BBC 1, but it was deemed too intense and violent to broadcast. It went to theatrical distribution as a feature film instead. Low-budget and shot on location, it strives for and achieves convincing and unflinching realism."

This was actually quite harrowing to watch, especially given it's age. I can see why it wasn't broadcast at the time. I'm not feeling particularly great about living in Britain now so i'm going to hide under the bed and hope nobody starts a war with us while i'm sleeping! :eek:

Gnite all!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
If you think The War Game was bad, just wait 'til you watch Threads!

The beeb got into trouble for letting off a massive petrol bomb in Sheffied to simulate a mushroom cloud, but neglected to inform anyone or get permission!

Naughty Auntie.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
:eek:

Have you seen The Day After? I saw it on tv as a young kid and it gave me nightmares!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Oh The Day After is like the Archers compared to Threads.

Make sure you keep all sharp objects away when you watch it.

[youtube]_MCbTvoNrAg[/youtube]
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Gotta see that then! :good:
[Off-topic] xaccers:
It's bleak, really really bleak.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It's Monday again. Monday sucks! :(

I just watched the first few minutes on my phone. I recognize the bloke in the car at the beginning but i can't remember what from. Was it The Bill or something? Anyway, if it feels anything like an episode of Corrie i'll fast forward to the explosions/death/destruction as that would be less bleak than enduring two hours of bad English acting. :p
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Noon you'll miss all the ineffective planning the council are told to do.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Considering where we both live i'm sure we're screwed no matter what planning the council do! I'm thinking of moving to the Orkneys. :D

Edit: By the way, Marion Cotillard:

*swoons
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Rust and Bone, seen it? She gives a great performance in it.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I haven't but i will have after next weekend! Thanks for the tip. :good:

How's your list looking at the moment? Did you get through many films at the weekend?
[Off-topic] xaccers:
This is where I miss living near Portsmouth, up on the hill near where the bunkers for ARE/RAE/DERA/Qinetiq/whatever-they're-called-today supposedly are.

Unfortunately there are also several nukes targetted at them, and the docks, so survival probably wasn't very likely.

I always thought the "nuke proof" hangers at Boscombe Down looked like cats from behind...

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Mo...XWjTTN3saMpBQDIUtKi2Vw&cbp=12,112.82,,2,-2.35
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Nope not many unfortunately, only Love me if you dare :good:, The last stand (avoid it) and Rust and bone. Oh and also Hellboy 2.