Yeah i'd believe it.

Who did you bet with; some rich brazilian bloke?

Or was your "bet" really a raffle? Hehehe.

Just messing; it was a gift from somebody, I believe that she bought in an auction at a charity event.

I'm about to watch Infernal Affairs on the suggestion from Captain but i can't remember where he us it was one of his favourite films.

Page 5...

But seriously, you'll love it.

Make sure that you watch it subbed rather than dubbed.

Watched Godfather a few days ago. Still a great movie

Saw "Monsters" last night - recommended. Offbeat romance with giant squid-creatures. Did telegraph the "Fortress America" theme just a tad.

Captain wrote:

Make sure that you watch it subbed rather than dubbed.

Twas a wicked film but I watched it dubbed. Didn't want to keep flicking my eyes up and down for text then viewing.

So did they basically rip the Departed off Infernal Affairs; especially with the shrink?

My main gripe was that it wasn't longer hehehehe. I thought it was class and a brilliant ending.

Saw Unstoppable, yesterday. Really good. Exactly what you expect, and as someone who loves Denzel in almost anything he appears in, I loved it. Apparently it's based on true events, too.

Also saw London Boulevard, the other week, seriously good film. Colin Farrell is brilliant in it. Recommend it highly.

Didn't they make a god-awful runaway train flick with Piers Brosnan a few years ago?

Like most Denzel Washington films, the advertising never really makes me want to go and watch them. I usually do, though... For every John Q there's a Man on Fire.

Tony Montana wrote:

Captain wrote:

Make sure that you watch it subbed rather than dubbed.

Twas a wicked film but I watched it dubbed. Didn't want to keep flicking my eyes up and down for text then viewing.

So did they basically rip the Departed off Infernal Affairs; especially with the shrink?

My main gripe was that it wasn't longer hehehehe. I thought it was class and a brilliant ending.

I've seen it both ways and I thought that the sub missed a few elements during the lengthier discussions but they did a good job overall.

Yeah, The Departed is basically a re-make with a few elements of the third infernal affairs move thrown in, the shrink for instance is far more prominent in that one.

Apparently The Departed sequel will follow a similar story to Infernal Affairs Three but with Mark Walhberg as the central character, it could work but I thought that was the weakest part of the infernal affairs trilogy by far.

Ricky1985 wrote:

Saw Unstoppable, yesterday. Really good. Exactly what you expect, and as someone who loves Denzel in almost anything he appears in, I loved it. Apparently it's based on true events, too.

Had some tickets to a preview of this a couple of weeks back but couldn't make it; really looking forward to catching it and glad to hear that it is good. How would you rate it in comparison to man on fire?

asajoseph wrote:

Didn't they make a god-awful runaway train flick with Piers Brosnan a few years ago?

Like most Denzel Washington films, the advertising never really makes me want to go and watch them. I usually do, though... For every John Q there's a Man on Fire.

I don't recall that. Only disaster movie I can think of Brosnan in is Dante's Peak.

Weren't sure about Denzel's last film, The Book of Eli. Not one of his best.

I wanted to see that one, mainly because I thought the subject matter sounded quite interesting. Haven't got around to it yet.

Just looked up the Brosnan film - Death Train (imaginative title!!!). Made for TV, which would explain a lot...

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Ricky1985 wrote:

Saw Unstoppable, yesterday. Really good. Exactly what you expect, and as someone who loves Denzel in almost anything he appears in, I loved it. Apparently it's based on true events, too.

Had some tickets to a preview of this a couple of weeks back but couldn't make it; really looking forward to catching it and glad to hear that it is good. How would you rate it in comparison to man on fire?

Similar sort of emotional attachment as you get to Denzel and Dakota fanning in Man on Fire. Although not quite as deep, it still draws you in enough to genuinely care about what happens to the guys in the end, which I think is important. As you'd expect most of the action is good, some real edge-of-your-seat moments. Denzel and Chris Pine worked really well together, too. Played off each other nicely.

Maybe not quite Man on Fire good, but then I really rate that. Unstoppable is one of those films where at the end it seems like you've only been in the cinema 20 minutes. Good fun.

The other one I quite liked was Deja Vu.

Took me ages to get around to watching it, because the bloody trailer just made it seem like Hollywood pap. Really glad I watched it in the end though.

asajoseph wrote:

I wanted to see that one, mainly because I thought the subject matter sounded quite interesting. Haven't got around to it yet.

Just looked up the Brosnan film - Death Train (imaginative title!!!). Made for TV, which would explain a lot...

Same here, and it is interesting, but I don't think it's all that well done.

Made that Death Train in 1993, was James Bond 2 years later. Some leap.

Looking at his films, is Lawnmower Man actually any good? I've heard it mentioned, but have no idea what it's about.

asajoseph wrote:

The other one I quite liked was Deja Vu.

Took me ages to get around to watching it, because the bloody trailer just made it seem like Hollywood pap. Really glad I watched it in the end though.

Denzel Washington and Tony Scott is a winning combination (although pelham 123 wasn't that great).

Ricky1985 wrote:

Looking at his films, is Lawnmower Man actually any good? I've heard it mentioned, but have no idea what it's about.

It's a shocker, especially now when it's CGI sequences are obsolete.

Yeah, Deja Vu was really clever.

That's when he's at his best I think. When he's a cop, or something similar, who's a bit of a rebel, smarter than the average bear. Kinda like his character in Inside Man, love him in that.

I'm always shocked when people say they don't like American Gangster, I thought him and Crowe were brilliant in it.

Captain wrote:

asajoseph wrote:

The other one I quite liked was Deja Vu.

Took me ages to get around to watching it, because the bloody trailer just made it seem like Hollywood pap. Really glad I watched it in the end though.

Denzel Washington and Tony Scott is a winning combination (although pelham 123 wasn't that great).

Haven't seen that yet. Didn't Denzel put on quite alot of weight for the role?

Quite liked American Gangster Ricky - I just had the feeling that there was nothing that original about it, felt like I'd seen it all before. Crowe & Washington WERE good though.

Ricky1985 wrote:

Captain wrote:

asajoseph wrote:

The other one I quite liked was Deja Vu.

Took me ages to get around to watching it, because the bloody trailer just made it seem like Hollywood pap. Really glad I watched it in the end though.

Denzel Washington and Tony Scott is a winning combination (although pelham 123 wasn't that great).

Haven't seen that yet. Didn't Denzel put on quite alot of weight for the role?

About three stone of fat I think.

I forgot about infernal affairs 2 and 3. Are they any good? I've got those on order now.

asajoseph wrote:

Quite liked American Gangster Ricky - I just had the feeling that there was nothing that original about it, felt like I'd seen it all before. Crowe & Washington WERE good though.

I'm with you on that. Also I felt like it promised an entirely different climax to the one it delivered.

But Arsenal are a bit like that too.

Tony Montana wrote:

I forgot about infernal affairs 2 and 3. Are they any good? I've got those on order now.

Two is good, three is a bit of a shocker.

Anyone seen In The Loop?

I thought it was hilarious, especially the american interns.

Yeah, it was. Preferred the series though...

Just watched Unthinkable. What a shoking film in so many different ways.

Avoid Mademoiselle Chambon like the plague. What a shocking turd of a film.

just saw Black Swan.. lots of Oscar buzz.. thought it was decent, but not as good i thought it would be.. picked up in the last half hour of the movie, but was fairly slow before that.. Natalie Portman was good in it, but overall, wouldnt have been my favorite movie of the year (which is unfortunate because i like Aronofsky)

Saw Rare Exports at the summer outdoor cinema last night - hilarious Christmas flick:

Can't look past Inception for movie of the year for me.

Anyone seen Tron yet? I saw a 3D trailer for it a few months ago, and it looked bloody amazing.

Can't wait to see Rare Exports.

Should be seeing Tron later so will let you know. Reading the reviews they all seem to say that it is good entertainment with brilliant effects but it isn't an epic and hence they are marking it down. Considering that all of these critics have presumably seen the original, I genuinely have no idea what they were expecting.

My favourite film this year was probably Scott Pilgrim.

Quite a poor year overall, can't think of anything particularly memorable outside of the two Di Caprio's, Kick Ass and The lovely bones.

inception should win best picture, though i thought it could've been better given the subject matter.

agree it's been a poor year for film, capi. i can't even think of a single memorable line from anything.

Kick Ass was mint.

And that's a word I don't throw around lightly.

Loved Kick Ass. Scott Pilgrim was great too. Hard to beat inception though, which was just awesome.

Asa - I enjoyed Tron. Although I didn't manage to catch it in 3D. Although Michael Sheen should be shot for the role he played in it - embarrassingly awful. Just terrible.