What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

adidasss · 04-12-2010, 03:39 PM

I liked Akira. What did I say about it, I don't remember...:\

What I will concede to is that both Totoro and Ponyo are well made kids films, I'm sure plenty of 5 year olds are mad about them, I just can't bring myself down to that level to enjoy them. Mononoke, Howl's and even Spirited away (which for some reason is the most popular of his work even though I don't think it's as good as the first two) are much more complex and adult friendly. :\

Bulldog · 04-12-2010, 05:29 PM

Eh, it was alright and pretty funny in places. Good stuff if you take it as the light entertainment it was initially marketed as (ie not too seriously). Plus it was nice just sitting down and watching a movie with my Dad - something I haven't done for what seems like years.

Burning Down · 04-12-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Eh, it was alright and pretty funny in places. Good stuff if you take it as the light entertainment it was initially marketed as (ie not too seriously). Plus it was nice just sitting down and watching a movie with my Dad - something I haven't done for what seems like years.

I like watching movies with my parents. I think we clue into each other's tastes that way which is nice.

Bulldog · 04-12-2010, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I like watching movies with my parents. I think we clue into each other's tastes that way which is nice.

Definitely. Plus, it's cool, because film's the only area of popular culture our tastes agree on - he hates about 99% of the music listen to y'see

NumberNineDream · 04-13-2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Definitely. Plus, it's cool, because film's the only area of popular culture our tastes agree on - he hates about 99% of the music listen to y'see

Ah, you're so lucky. Every time I talk about movies with my father we end up fighting. Usually, because I take movies seriously, and not something I watch just because I'm bored, and because my father thinks Hollywood made cinema the way it is -_- *boak*

NumberNineDream · 04-13-2010, 04:47 PM

^I liked it. Some great scenes in there. Not a classic, but it's a very enjoyable 3 hours movie. I was surprised (and relieved in some way) that the movie didn't become some kind of erotica picture. Unfortunately, I kept thinking of 24, as a young Donald Sutherland is starring in it.

The second Fellini movie of the week:

^ That picture was so sublime, at times I felt like crying out of joy. Truly an epic.

^In our Monday weekly university cine-club, we watched a documentary filmed by one of our teachers. Just liked to share that bit of info lol.
It's Darson fil Tareekh or A History Lesson (2009). The documentary's about the teaching of the Lebanese History in schools. It talks about the fact that the history of this small country is not unified, and that the official Lebanese history actually stops in 1946, so no one learns about what truly happened from 1947 till now.
So it emphasises on these 15 students in 5 different schools learning completely different things.

Those were some good couple of days.

Astronomer · 04-13-2010, 05:51 PM

I have come to the conclusion that I enjoy kids movies way more than any other films.

NSW · 04-13-2010, 09:53 PM

There is no way for me to begin to tell you how incredibly terrible this movie was.

Wait, yes there is...Sam Worthington.

Oh, and the fact that they completely changed the story, and left out key characters from the first movie. I was mentally prepared for the new age special effects, but not all the other crap stuff they did to it.

TheCunningStunt · 04-14-2010, 01:26 AM

^

I wasn't even gonna bother wasting my time on that one. Then a friend in college who will like pretty much any shite presented to him said it was 'meh.'

So I guessed it was rubbish, I'm going to the cinema to watch Kick-Ass tonight though.

Nine Black Poppies · 04-14-2010, 03:58 AM

I will admit that Gilliam doesn't always completely hit the mark, but I can't think of another director that makes movies anything like his, especially an English-language director. This definitely isn't his best work, but it's his best work in a while--the cast is fun to watch, it's a least sort of accessible (as opposed to Tideland, which was brutal as hell)... plus, Tom Waits is the devil.

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I liked Akira. What did I say about it, I don't remember...:\ What I will concede to is that both Totoro and Ponyo are well made kids films, I'm sure plenty of 5 year olds are mad about them, I just can't bring myself down to that level to enjoy them. Mononoke, Howl's and even Spirited away (which for some reason is the most popular of his work even though I don't think it's as good as the first two) are much more complex and adult friendly. :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	^I liked it. Some great scenes in there. Not a classic, but it's a very enjoyable 3 hours movie. I was surprised (and relieved in some way) that the movie didn't become some kind of erotica picture. Unfortunately, I kept thinking of 24, as a young Donald Sutherland is starring in it. The second Fellini movie of the week: ^ That picture was so sublime, at times I felt like crying out of joy. Truly an epic. ^In our Monday weekly university cine-club, we watched a documentary filmed by one of our teachers. Just liked to share that bit of info lol. It's Darson fil Tareekh or A History Lesson (2009). The documentary's about the teaching of the Lebanese History in schools. It talks about the fact that the history of this small country is not unified, and that the official Lebanese history actually stops in 1946, so no one learns about what truly happened from 1947 till now. So it emphasises on these 15 students in 5 different schools learning completely different things. Those were some good couple of days. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

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Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	I have come to the conclusion that I enjoy kids movies way more than any other films. __________________

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NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	There is no way for me to begin to tell you how incredibly terrible this movie was. Wait, yes there is...Sam Worthington. Oh, and the fact that they completely changed the story, and left out key characters from the first movie. I was mentally prepared for the new age special effects, but not all the other crap stuff they did to it. __________________ Hi.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	^ I wasn't even gonna bother wasting my time on that one. Then a friend in college who will like pretty much any shite presented to him said it was 'meh.' So I guessed it was rubbish, I'm going to the cinema to watch Kick-Ass tonight though. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Eh, it was alright and pretty funny in places. Good stuff if you take it as the light entertainment it was initially marketed as (ie not too seriously). Plus it was nice just sitting down and watching a movie with my Dad - something I haven't done for what seems like years.

04-14-2010, 03:58 AM	#5830 (permalink)
Nine Black Poppies Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A State of Denial Posts: 357	I will admit that Gilliam doesn't always completely hit the mark, but I can't think of another director that makes movies anything like his, especially an English-language director. This definitely isn't his best work, but it's his best work in a while--the cast is fun to watch, it's a least sort of accessible (as opposed to Tideland, which was brutal as hell)... plus, Tom Waits is the devil. __________________ Like carnivores to carnal pleasures, so were we to desperate measures...