Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2012 Watched ted, it's was alright, only about 50% of the jokes work, lots of one liners that weren't funny Worth a watch? Definitely. But I reckon if you go and see it now while the cinema will be pretty full, you'll enjoy it a lot more. I really liked it, but on reflection I reckon if I watched it on my own I wouldn't find it as funny. The atmosphere of being in a packed cinema added a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Watched The Hunger Games last night. What a pile of crap. Basically The Running Man written by a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Watched The Hunger Games last night. What a pile of crap. I tried to watch it yesterday and fell asleep after half an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Battle Royale >> Hunger Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 watched Hereafter last night, Matt Damon was in it, Spielberg and Eastwood involved in putting it together 2 hours I'll never get back With you there mate. When it ended I literally roared in displeasure at the screen - i was hoping that there was some kind of massive twist/end scene which was going to make up for that complete dross. Up there with 'No Country For Old Men' for most whimperishly shit endings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Talking of bad films, has anyone had the pleasure of watching London Boulevard? Utter, utter garbage! I lasted a full 10 minutes before I tunred it off, ejected the DVD and burnt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Better than most shit films that get released these days Golden Age Syndrome much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 7, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 7, 2012 Pff, nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2012 Of the 350 or so films in my DVD collection, the average (mean) year of release is 1963. The median is 1959. Mode is 1950. (For the statisticians amongst you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 :shock: I bet I've only seen about 10 films from the '60s and before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2012 FWIW the 12 films from the "winning" year of 1950 are: Stage Fright (Alfred Hitchcock) Winchester '73 (Anthony Mann) Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder) Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Gordon Douglas) The Gunfighter (Henry King) Harvey (Henry Koster) Rio Grande (John Ford) The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston) Night and the City (Jules Dassin) Young Man With a Horn (Michael Curtiz) In A Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray) Where the Sidewalk Ends (Otto Preminger) A pretty good pointer to my love of film noir and westerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Better than most shit films that get released these days Golden Age Syndrome much? Not really, most films released at the cinema are typically shit, same goes for most time periods I guess but in a time when Katy Perry has her own movie I feel quite comfortable in saying films these days are mostly shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Yeah but kate perry is hot, so kind of makes up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I guess Also, what an odd part of my post to pick up on legov. A passing statement means I completely dismiss most of todays films? Hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'd say there are more "good" (although ti's all subjective) films being released these days than ever before. There's also a hell of a lot more "shit" films that are released as well, which dilutes it somewhat. But that doesn't mean there aren't a hell of a lot of good movies released these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I guess Also, what an odd part of my post to pick up on legov. A passing statement means I completely dismiss most of todays films? Hmmmm. Completely? Never implied that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Sorry legov, my post appears to be more harsh then I actually mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSufferingVilla Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Made the mistake of watching The Dictator a couple of nights back. I rarely give up on films early but half way through I switched it off. Never have I seen something so completely unfunny. On the rebound I put on the first episode of Breaking Bad, **** brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 On the rebound I put on the first episode of Breaking Bad, **** brilliant. One of the best shows Ever Made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Recently seen The Lives of Others - superb film, loved it, about spying on the citizens in east german, very absorbing. Old School - saw it for the first time in about 9 years, not as funny as I found it first time around. Bright Young Things - not bad, entertaining enough, though spent most of the film going "oh its that guy! and its whatsiname from that! watching Good Night and Good luck this evening which is a good'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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