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I figured that would be the case since the fucking trailer was basically just Gerard Butler yell/whispering "Olympus has fallen!" into a walkie talkie....also MSNBC's Chris Matthews had Butler on so when you're promoting a movie on MSNBC you KNOW it sucks!Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
Watching Matt Damon The Adjustment Bureau it is very good.
The last days on mars - was ok, worth a watch :-\
Was ok, felt sorry for the chick wanting soap :eek: Django was and more brutal ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
DBC was a good story but the other two were crap :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
:o
Was last night.
Documentary.
Named is Amanda Knox Guilty.
I watched a film I had no idea about called The Help. It was about coloured maids in the 1960's who worked with a young writer to spill the beans on how they had been treated by their bosses through a book. I actually really enjoyed it and thought it was very well constructed. To be a person of colour in the Southern states in the 1960's was probably really horrible. A bunch of phoney white women too bone idle to even look after their own children talking gibberish about not being able to share toilets with their maids who 'spread diseases'. Oh, to be free in the 1960's! The man works all day, the maid cleans, cooks and cares for the kids all day, and the 'Christian' middle class women meanwhile are doing bugger all. Such Christian people having the decency to employ these former slaves. Such enlightened times.
It's a good film, well written, structured etc, and considering that I have no empathy, I liked the central characters a lot. 'Eat my shit' is a delightful line.
Just watched the kid film starring Bruce Willis made in 2000. He is an unhappy and disliked image consultant who gets a second shot at life when an eight year old version of himself mysteriously appears. It is funny.
What colour were these maids then Miles? ;D
Watched Seven Pounds starring will smith and it was beautiful. He is very under rated actor and done some great films.
My post has 'spoilers' but for the type of movie this is, not really a spoiler IMO
Antapal (2012) - IMDb
The Gangster aka "Antapal" (2012) (from the producers of Ong Bak 2 and Chocolate)
"Bangkok in the 1950s. Jod and his friend Daeng are fearless aspiring gangsters. Their ability in street fight have them hired by a local gang and admired by all. But as years go by, this violent lifestyle is more and more difficult for Jod. He tries to avoid violence when he can but is soon put aside by more violent youngsters."
Worth a watch if you like watching gangster films. I watched it subbed. Elvis and James Dean are revered in 1950's Bangkok. Many of the gangsters dress like them with the slicked hair as well as the sunglasses. Like good gangster films, you see the rise of the protagonist from their lowly beginnings to the height of their glory/power and then the eventual slide down when everything comes crumbling down. It's a Thai film, it will never be great like Hollywood's Goodfellas or Scarface, but it's a good film IMO.
Stylish at times, very bloody and violent at times. Not for the faint of heart or kids and/or significant others who will nag you all night cos you watched a violent and bloody movie with them.
Not bad, not great, but good film. What made it different for me and interesting, was the intersplicing of interviews with older folks, like a documentary, the older folks are presumably surviors of the period and/or witnesses. Nice touch, but i can see how other viewers may be turned off by these 'interruptions'.
Side note: i have an ongoing project for my site of making animated GIFs of the Balisong knife aka Butterfly knife, in movies and tv. I was pleasantly surprised when the balisong was used in this film!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-be_eXjTnAq...r-3-400-sg.gif
Enjoy!
4 more GIFs here:
http://www.stickgrappler.net/2014/02/the-balisong-knife-in-movies-gangster.html
I originally said black, but then went back over my post as apparently you aren't supposed to say that anymore. Is an orange not orange? Political correctness will change an entire vocabulary if we are not careful and I suppose the best way to resist is to not be careful. I was careful and shame on me considering that I am never careful when it comes to most things (which also gets me told off on here sometimes).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus
Today I watched The Hustler which was a tremendous film. Paul Newman plays the pool shark who is kamikaze and blase with his talent, but he eventually learns to control himself and be the best after having his thumbs broken and his girlfriend kill herself.
I have explained it very poorly, but I am lazy. It is much more intricate and cleverly woven than my one sentence precise above indicates.
Hustler is a great film and Paul Newman was brilliant in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GandalfI originally said black, but then went back over my post as apparently you aren't supposed to say that anymore. Is an orange not orange? Political correctness will change an entire vocabulary if we are not careful and I suppose the best way to resist is to not be careful. I was careful and shame on me considering that I am never careful when it comes to most things (which also gets me told off on here sometimes).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus
Today I watched The Hustler which was a tremendous film. Paul Newman plays the pool shark who is kamikaze and blase with his talent, but he eventually learns to control himself and be the best after having his thumbs broken and his girlfriend kill herself.
I have explained it very poorly, but I am lazy. It is much more intricate and cleverly woven than my one sentence precise above indicates.
Last night I was obliged to watch The Heat. Toilet film about some female cops, ok so I laughed during couple of moments of weakness. Its got Sandra Bullock and the fat tart from the Hen party thing where they all get the shits.
I was all set to hate it from start to finish but then out of nowhere (not exactly true, I would have known if I'd paid attention at the start) Biff Tannen pops up as the Captain of the Boston Police force. OK so he's got a proper name, Thomas something if I recall but he actually is Biff. Made my night.
Biff from Back to the Future? No Way!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis