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I'm getting a little bit better so today I downloaded some films.
One, that I had never heard of, and has the worst title ever, namely Elite Squad 2 turned out to be amazing, easily the best film I've watched this year.
It's a subtitled Brazilian film and it's really really fucking good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsVbv8f3HIQ
Definitely worth downloading.
They have the entire film on You Tube? That's pretty handy. I might well give it a run after getting through what I have downloaded. I am currently working my way through the IMDB database top 250 films and will not rest until I have watched them all. I must second you on the terrible, terrible title of the film. Nobody is going to look at the title and think 'Right, that is a subtitled Brazilian film that I am really dying to see'. Awful name.
Its a must watch mate. 8.2 on IMDb and I bet it gets shortlisted at the Oscars for best foreign film. It's all about the drug trade and police corruption in Brazil and this police chief's creation of an assault squad to clean the evil off the streets. There's also a liberal peace guy exactly like you who you can root for.
Actually yesterday was possibly my best ever film day as afterwards Real Steel came on the net. It's basically Rocky with robots and fucking ace. Might watch it again today.
I will watch it and it better be good. My last vacation was great in that I had free time, but I really had no idea what to do with it, so this holiday I am just trying to be better. Films have to be a part of that as eyes get tired reading and there are loads of great films I haven't seen. Films are great for evening time.
Hope you watch it mate, you won't regret it, if you have an appreciation for violence and corruption.
Also Real Steel was brillaint. The feel good movie of the year. Fucking loved every second of it and will watch it again this week for sure.
Have you see the first one? That was also really good. Not seen the 2nd one yet but will download it tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
No I havent, I had never heard of them until a few days ago. I thought the title sounded so bad, like some really low budget independently made Xbox game or something, but I grabbed it anyway as being bedridden it's not as if I can't take a chance on a poor movie. I've got the time and sleep 18 hours a day anyway right now so if it sucked all I would do is close my eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoHave you see the first one? That was also really good. Not seen the 2nd one yet but will download it tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
But it didn't, I thought it was superb. Really violent and gritty, ton of intrigue, a thoroughly nasty set of bad guys. Loved it.
You've seen City of God and City of Men though haven't you? You feeling better?
I watched a documentary on sbs2 the other night of the exact same thing but its for real,the cameras went with locals gangs as well as a preacher whos an ex gang leader himself who drives into the worse places and front these killers and offers them a way out through his church and respect of others above position and money he lines them up and gets them to pray for themselves ,its so ballsy they are armed and he is in a suit and they dont know him from shit. Then the cameras go chat with two leading detectives then film with the police who go deep in on a raid,who lose a top man from a sniper in the gettos,poor bastard lives for a few weeks with half a brain first. One gang leader is living a half half existence between God and support of his family and fear of being over run if he changes 100% and so he cant throw his old habits he gets killed in a bad way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
Wish I taped it. Keep your eye out for it,its horrific.