Inside Job's a top movie. Might watch it again soon

I was surprised by how inarticulate and hostile many of the FSI bigwigs were when put on the spot.

It was beer and hotdogs over Renegade and Inside Job tonight. Girlfriend's flown to the Shetlands for a month as of today which makes for a good excuse for slobbery.

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Burnwinter wrote:

What's my street Pep?

Wherever such Renaissance Men live!

Capi reckons this is my kind of Footy too.

Watched the remake of The Manchurian Candidate earlier. Good film, though Meryl Streep's performance was a bit ott Denzel was his reliable self.

Just back from the cinemas. Originally went to the cinema to watch Unknown but it was sold out so we had to settle. Ended up watching the Lincoln Lawyer first. Good film, lots of twists and turns (not gonna say any more as I don't want to spoil it for anyone). For me it was a 7.5/10 movie. Then right after went to see the King's Speech. Decent movie for me. Not as spectacular as some would have you believe but it was kind of funny at times (even though it's not really a comedy). Solid 7/10 for me, nothing more.

Gordon Levitt confirmed as Alberto Falcone in Dark Knight Rises.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034129

Interesting choice - he was quality in Inception. Anne Hathaway is an awful, awful decision though.

She's so mingin, it rubs off on Angelina:

Joseph Gordon Levitt pops up in lots of good films e.g. Brick, Mysterious Skin. Top actor.

I watched Green Hornet yesterday. Stopped paying attention about half way through because it was so awful.

If Nolan gets this movie even 50% right and then closes the franchise, it will be one of the greatest trilogies ever. I'm not big into Superhero movies, but Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are two of my favorite movies ever.

Just watched The Bourne Ultimatum tonight. Now that's a bloody trilogy!! Forgot how good those films are.

I was on Netflix the other day, wondering if I would want to watch Bourne Identity yet again. :-) Fantastic trilogy.
Are they thinking of making Bourne Legacy/4 without Matt Damon? If they are, Hollywood execs really are a money-grabbing bunch.

Tim wrote:

Just watched The Bourne Ultimatum tonight. Now that's a bloody trilogy!! Forgot how good those films are.

The action sequences in The Bourne Ultimatum - I'm thinking specifically of the train station sequence with the cameras and the sniper, and the Marrakech sequence in which Bourne and the guy bash each other with a book - are among the best ever.

That film would be a flawless serious action thriller if it weren't for the slightly flaky last twenty minutes.

Oops - I mean Tangier, not Marrakech. Got to know your Moroccan film locations.

Watched The International on Saturday night as I was struggling to sleep. Kind of like Bourne-lite, and pretty decent for it.

Tim wrote:

Just watched The Bourne Ultimatum tonight. Now that's a bloody trilogy!! Forgot how good those films are.

Toy Story excepted, I think the Bourne trilogy may be my favourite of all time.

Watched The Road last night. Having read the book, which I loved, I had slightly mixed feelings about it. Thought it came across as basically a man and a boy walking along a road. Which is all the book is, somehow though, the book manages to be so much more than that. However, I loved the look of the film, the soundtrack and thought the ending was beautifully done.

"Operation Dinner Out is a go!" :-)

Gotta love Redford.

Watched Brighton Rock tonight. Thought it was really good, Sam Riley delivers a very good- if totally unsympathetic- performance. Thought the storyline a touch unbelievable and the ending a bit of a cop out but didn't spoil anything. Winters Bone should arrive tomorrow, really looking forward to that.

Seeing Submarine on Wednesday at the UK's oldest working cinema.

Very rarely do i look forward to films as much as this. I think This Is England was probably the last.

RocktheCasbah wrote:

Watched Brighton Rock tonight. Thought it was really good, Sam Riley delivers a very good- if totally unsympathetic- performance. Thought the storyline a touch unbelievable and the ending a bit of a cop out but didn't spoil anything. Winters Bone should arrive tomorrow, really looking forward to that.

Cool - glad to see a positive review of that, I thought it looked quite decent from the trailer. I really love the book, and the old Richard Attenborough film that starts with a documentary short apologising and saying "Brighton really isn't that bad". Got into it as a kid thanks to Morrissey name-checking Pinkie's gang in the opening track of Vauxhall and I.

asajoseph wrote:

Apparently they've started filming the Hobbit, finally.

Martin Freeman in the lead role - that's a big call, and possibly a masterstroke.

Yeah, Martin Freeman has the right attributes to make Bilbo work. Most importantly, despite being a natural for a hobbit part, he looks like a man, not a boy. It would've annoyed me no end if they'd cast a Dominic Monaghan type as per Lord of the Rings.

Just watched Winter's Bone. Loved it. One of the most tense films I've seen for a long time.

It's fucking great that film. Think I should re-watch it. Real menace in there.

Winter's Bone? Sounds like one of those Ron Jeremy classics. What are you lot watching? :-)

The trailer for Yakuza Weapon has finally been released, and it looks insane:

It's starring cult actor Tak Sakaguchi who played the main role in Versus a few years back. I don't think he's ever made a bad movie.

James wrote:

Seeing Submarine on Wednesday at the UK's oldest working cinema.

Very rarely do i look forward to films as much as this. I think This Is England was probably the last.

Loved it.

Klaus, as someone who also loves his Wes Anderson films, i think you'll appreciate Ayoade's debut film too.

I'll give it a watch! The plot sounds a little bit like Rushmore.

Said the same earlier, it did remind me of Rushmore. There's definitely an influence there. Shot beautifully, touching storyline...but it has his own stamp also. It's hilarious, not just through the script and the cringeworthy nature in which teenagers deal with situations, but some of the editing that's gone into it is excellent. Highly recommend it.

I'm going to see it at the weekend, really looking forward to it now.
Saw one review describing it as a "bright sunny blast of delight" of a film, "a reminder of what you can do with a bit of imagination and the desire to be different".
Didn't realise until today that Ayoade was the guy from the IT Crowd.

I've not read a bad review about it yet. Hope he continues with it.

Burnwinter wrote:

It's fucking great that film. Think I should re-watch it. Real menace in there.

i must have watched a different Winters Bone than you guys did.. it was OK, but hardly what i would consider menace or tense... of the 10 nominated films, would be at like 6 or 7 for me

asajoseph wrote:

Apparently they've started filming the Hobbit, finally.

Martin Freeman in the lead role - that's a big call, and possibly a masterstroke.

i've known Martin Freeman was going to be the lead for about a year now.. you're just hearing this now? should be interesting.. i like him, but havent really seen him in that much

Haven't bothered reading much about it, given how unstable the whole project was...

That Limetless is quite entertaining.

Yeah, I enjoyed it. Great idea for film.

Re-watching Le Samourai at the moment. All class.

Went to see Submarine earlier. Thought it was brilliant. Very, very funny, sad and recognizable. Only complaint would be not enough Paddy Considine, but that's a minor issue.