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Films I've seen
Again, as a little bit of light entertainment. . . . .
A thread recommending (or not recommending) films you've seen
Ok, i'll start.
I went to the cinema last week to see 'Ong Bak - the beginning'.
It was AWESOME
If you love martial arts, this guy (Tony Jaa) is fantastic.
Loved the story too :uphand:
Its a prequel to 'Ong Bak' which is also a great film. Well worth seeing
A thread recommending (or not recommending) films you've seen
Ok, i'll start.
I went to the cinema last week to see 'Ong Bak - the beginning'.
It was AWESOME
If you love martial arts, this guy (Tony Jaa) is fantastic.
Loved the story too :uphand:
Its a prequel to 'Ong Bak' which is also a great film. Well worth seeing
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Can i admit something pretty uncool:o
I saw 'This Is It' on the weekend and i was electrified:eek:. I know there is alot of contention around the late MJ but seeing his rehersal footage really blew me away. To my suprise he still had it- rough, half practised, half baked genius and the other dancers and muscians were awesome. Led a pretty unbalanced lifestyle though! Nostalgia for the 80s kid in me.
By the way I am also based in Yorkshire and have just organised to practice with a Sangha linked to Thich Nhat Hahn way out in Settle (every time i want to i can't remember his name - i have to google it! How embarrassing). Are you linked to any sanghas?
Cheers Blueface
I may be braver when it comes out on DVD.
I'm glad you enjoyed it though Blueface
He is the best performer there ever was!
I went to see him live, in 1997 on his History tour.
I was only a few feet away from him! One night i can never forget!
Amazing
I hope the new group is just right for you
I can't travel far as where you are, i haven't got any groups to join here :sadc:
Ive been studying by myself, and joining in on the forum.
Its great you've got the choice
I hope its the right one for you, let me know how you get on
Tim Burton at his dark eerie best
Very cute lovavle characters, but a sad ending. Well i thought so :rolleyes:
Worth seeing anyway
Blueface- do you have an orange network phone? orange wednesdays are a 'two for one offer', so you get in for £3. Not as bad as £6 obviously, lol. I go wednesdays, its a good idea if you have that option (maybe a friend has orange?) Thats the only way i can afford to go to the cinema, it is very expensive
'9' is pretty good. Not as good as Nightmare before Christmas (i don't think he could beat that) but it was kind of cute and sad :rolleyes:
Cheap cinema
Go for it
Also, you can get 'buy one get one free' pizza, at pizza express on orange.
*i should really get commission for this. . . . .
I shall take my pay in Cadburys buttons*
You mean like in Doctor Who? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUtkMExVjzo
I think of myself more like this one.
But that's just another impermament, unsatisfying self-concept...
Anyway, I just thought I'd mention a new movie that just opened here in DC this weekend called The Messenger. It's about Army officers who have the extraordinarily unpleasant duty of informing families of their loved one's death in Iraq/Afghanistan. Sounds like a real downer, eh? Well, apparently not. Here's what the director had to say about it:
It's a film about getting back to feeling, it's about gratitude. It's not a downer, it's a feel good movie that respects the fact that life isn't always about feeling good. Please go see it. Then call someone and tell them you love them. You'll see what I mean.
I'm thinking about making one of my rare trips to the cinema to see it. Might be good for KoB to see as well, eh? Teach him a little compassion...
Palzang
The Fourth Kind: I'm a total sucker for Milla and anything that has to do with aliens, but even Milla couldn't save The Fourth Kind from being little more than a 2 hour long episode of Sightings.
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin: Classic Shaw Brothers kung fu flick. It's one of my favourites, and I was psyched to see a screening of it at the Hollywood Theatre.
Capitalism: A Love Story: I'm not really a big fan of Michael Moore or his films, but I got suckered into seeing this with a bunch of people. To be honest, the movie wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Could've been a lot worse. Maybe worth renting.
District 9: I really enjoyed this movie. I loved the characters, I loved the subtext, and most of all, I loved the fact that it was an original idea (read "not a lame-ass remake").
Palzang
Jet Li
Oh, i so love watching martial arts. . . . .
Mine is, and always has been 'The Warriors'
:thumbsup:
I will definitely have to look into it!
I rarely go to the movies. I think most modern movies are boring, superficial, politically heavy-handed, and predictable. But there are a few new and some old movies I've seen in the past year that I really liked.
The Hurt Locker- about bomb disposal team in Baghdad.
Gran Torino- about a racist, retired Detroit auto worker who's neighborhood is being overrun by immigrants and gangs.
Casablanca- about an American stuck in Vichy-controlled Casablanca during WWII.
I thought all these movies were great.
As for the duds...
The Surrogates- was only humorous if you interpreted the movie as a critique of cell phones and text messaging I thought. It seemed like a slightly less action-packed version of the Matrix.
Paranormal Activity- Waste of time and money. Glad I went to the matinee. It wasn't even that scary!
Terminator 4- No Arnold, and Christian Bale was lame. The only interesting character was the Terminator hybrid guy.
Pretty much the only movies I like anymore are ones either directed by the Old Guard like Eastwood or nameless, never-heard-of directors who have one-hit wonders of genius.
Palzang
Maybe you could see it on dvd?
Cool
Have you ever seen The Warriors?
(1979, directed by Walter Hill)
('4 weddings', i didn't really say that though...)
Its not like the gang style nowadays eg. Boys in the hood, or anything like that. Its unique.
Ive seen it 400 times +
I wore out 2 video copies and 1 dvd. Am onto second dvd copy, and always keep one spare.
If im actually wearing these vids and dvds out, then i must be watching it a lot
(Taken from a write-up)
Can you dig it? Director Walter Hill's cult classic follows the Warriors, a Coney Island gang falsely accused of killing the messianic leader of a city-wide peace summit to unite the warring factions, as they make their way through 28 miles of "enemy territory" with 100,000 rival gang members hot on their trail. Michael Beck, James Remar, Debra Van Valkenburgh, Dorsey Wright, and David Patrick Kelly star
Warning! DO NOT get the directors cut!
Get the original film, the directors cut absolutely ruined it.
Always get the 1979 original film. Directors cut is ruined!
Oh, and if you do watch it, feel free to have conversations with me anytime!
Though i warn you, i know every single line
LOL
I'm watching New Moon in a week for my birthday, anyone like the look of it?
I don't why but I've always loved vampires. I see them as good guys really.
Has anyone watched Van Helsing? Great film. The vampires aren't that bad, for one they need to drink blood to survive and you don't blame tigers and lions for hunting do you? And secondly they do try to unleash dozens of new vampires but they only want kids don't they?
There I go; Blood Peace; Save the Vampires!!!:p
Also Casablanca is really great, still love that movie.
Think those two are pretty much my favorite.:D
The Woody Allen films I've seen are also pretty good. I like the film "Vicky Christina Barcelona" which has the ultimate smooth artistic womanizer in it. Also "whatever works", despite stating it's not a feel good movie is nice entertainment with a cranky old New-Yorker. That movie has the funniest dialog I've heard in a long time.
It's a kind of critical look at Capitalism through the past year's financial crisis, that's the synopsis. Here's some info on it:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/oct2009/capi-o06.shtml
Any opinions?
UP *****
St Trinians Two: The Legend of Fritton's Gold *****
Meet The Morgans *****
I have been looking for a more inspirational movie to watch as of late, and recently my job ( a marketing company) picked up the campaign for Extraordinary Measures. It is the new CBS film's Harrison Ford / Brendan Frasier movie that is being released this Friday.
The movie is based on a true story of a father who overcomes great odds to find a cure for his children's life threatening disease. I typically love Harrison Ford movies so I cannot wait for the tickets to go on sale.
Here is a link with trailers:
Extraordinary Measures
While people are recommending films I would like to recommend "Pi" It is actually the symbol for 3.14... but I don't know how to post that from a PC. Darren Aronofsky directed the film. Lots of cool metaphors about "god" and stuff.:D
I am going to see it this weekend with my hubby:) All the hype around the office has me really looking forward to it.
Love
Joe