What was the last movie you saw?

[HoopyFrood]

Austin Powers and then Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

 

[biodroid]

Death Race, cars with guns are always cool in my books and Eagle Eye, this one was very good too. Shia Le Booooooff acted his butt of in this one and did a good job of it for his age.

 

[Lady of Winterfell]

Watched Wall-e again on Friday, and then rented Role Models on Sat. It was pretty decent, and had me laughing at parts.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Went to see Watchmen again, because it's just so awesome. Seemed shorter this time. Also, read the graphic novel between this and the last time, so could pick up the nuances this time.

Was also the first time going to the cinema by myself. Not that there's anything dramatic in that. But was the first time.

 

[Wybren]

I am thinking of doing that next week, seeing Watchmen on my day off.

Watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall I dont think it would have been as funny without Mr Brand in it

 

[Tickle]

This last week I've seen the following:

Sex and the City Movie - This movie was great. It made me laugh & cry. Great movie.

Max Payne - This was cool. My husband was very pleased that it stayed close to the video game. A lot of action.

 

[Moonbat]

I watch Warlords last night, very good, the kunf fu wasn't too mythical, and the story is based on a true tale, very interesting. Although it's always the same, everything is going fine, until it is ruined by a woman!

Tonight I plan to watch Chocolate, not the Jonny Depp namby pamby romantic one, but the Kung Fu one that is (apparantly) more brutal than Ong Bak (which is a modern martial arts classic)

I saw Max Payne a few weeks ago, and I haven't ever played the game, but the whole thing was a bit odd for me, nice graphics of the fiery demons, but was it all just due to the drug?

 

[Mighty mouse]

Wanted
Father searches for his abducted daughter sold into the Parisian drug sex trade.
A hard, blunt film with Liam Neeson as a ruthless undercover operative no longer on a leash. Dispicable subject, depicted with some clarity.

 

[Laughing Man]

Wanted
Father searches for his abducted daughter sold into the Parisian drug sex trade.
A hard, blunt film with Liam Neeson as a ruthless undercover operative no longer on a leash. Dispicable subject, depicted with some clarity.

I think you mean Taken ...

Just finished watching Kurosawa's Throne Of Blood, not his best but still amazing.

 

[Mighty mouse]

Yes, Taken!
My bad

 

[HoopyFrood]

Addams Family Values and now Fantastic Four.

 

[Wybren]

Kung Fu Panda

I don't mind Fantastic Four except for Ioan Gruffudd's accent

 

[biodroid]

Wanted
Father searches for his abducted daughter sold into the Parisian drug sex trade.
A hard, blunt film with Liam Neeson as a ruthless undercover operative no longer on a leash. Dispicable subject, depicted with some clarity.

Wanted was an awesome movie anyway even if Angelina Jolie looked anorexic. Cool action with lots of curving bullets.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Kidulthood.

Interesting film. Extremely violent and profane...it definitely earns its R rating...but exceptionally well-written by Noel Clarke (who, for us science fiction fans, played Mickey in Doctor Who).

 

[DeepThought]

I watched these recently:

The Whole Wide World. Based on The One Who Walked Alone(a biography of Robert E. Howard). I've yet to read the book, so no clue as to how good/faithful an adaption. Nevertheless fascinating to see REH Portrayed in a movie, thought the actor did a decent job at it as well.

Underworld: Evolution. Obviously not on par with the first movie but neither was it a total disappointment; kept things interesting enough, at least up till the last few moments...

Children of Men. Not as boring as I initially thought.The first half of the movie was actually fairly interesting even with the simple plot. But I suspect a complex story and interesting characters weren't what the director had in mind ...The premise was thought-provoking and some of the scenes were indeed memorable (to say the least) however, I'd be lying if I said I really enjoyed it.

Quantum of Solace. Was not really impressed, considering all the hype and the excellent Casino Royale. The antagonist and his entourage (always a distinguishing factor in all Bond movies) leaves much to be desired.... Being the second movie in a trilogy could be the reason I guess. Other than that, Bond is leaner and meaner this time (if that's even possible) and the theme behind the movie much more darker. Brilliant action sequences as always, reminiscent of Jason Bourne movies.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. All Potter movies were excellent adaptions and this one's no exception. By far the darkest and the most depressing of the lot, the film captures this bleak mood without holding anything back and in effect manages to stay extremely faithful to the book. I thought the scenes featuring Magic use, wizard duels and battle skirmishes were very well dealt with. Especially the climatic scenes towards the end where two powerful forces collide...was mesmerizing. All in all have to say, I very much enjoyed this.

 

[katiafish]

Short Cuts.. as with anything that was really hyped by my friend, it was a bit of a disappointment and little boy dying made me upset Tom Waits is great though, but he is just great in general.

 

[Happy Joe]

A Quantum of Solace; Overall, fair. Watchable; if not up to Casino Royale.
It was hampered by a sufficiently evil/memorable villain (really great hero stories need a great villain, IMO).
The stunts were well done although chases sometimes seemed to be a bit on the long side (I was hoping for a bit more than a stunt/chase movie, but it was not surprising given the reviews).
It also seemed that they killed off characters when their part in the story was done.

Enjoy!

 

[littlemissattitude]

I liked Quantum of Solace more than I liked Casino Royale. Yeah, it was pretty much one long chase scene...I think they had every kind of chase it is possible to film, which scores extra points just for that. And they were, overall, good chases.

And lord help us all, Daniel Craig sits a motorcycle just exactly like Steve McQueen did...it's enough to make a grown woman giddy. This grown woman, at any rate.

It also helped that this was the first time since Sean Connery quit the role that I actually felt like I was watching James Bond up there on the screen, rather than a wannabe. Daniel Craig's performance was most of the way there in Casino Royale, but I thought he really hit all the right notes as Bond in Quantum of Solace.

 

[dustinzgirl]

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And lord help us all, Daniel Craig sits a motorcycle just exactly like Steve McQueen did...it's enough to make a grown woman giddy. This grown woman, at any rate.

OK now I have a reason to watch it.

Role Models. Hilarious flick, not for kids.

 

[christyrocks99]

The last half of this really wierd, but ultimately very good, Mexican film although I do not know the name. It was about this guy whose mum died in a horrific accident when he was a kid and lost her arms in the process and he's had hallucinations ever since which cause him to kill any woman (or transvestite) he gets intimate with.
We watched it in World Cinema today and my friend got so scared she came out in floods of tears.