tonyh29 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Watched The Matrix last night... probably the first time I have watched it in one go since I watched it at the Erdington Showcase in the late 90's (i think?). I still think it looks very fresh. I forgot how good it was as well. I think matrix 2 and 3 made me forget how good it was They rank as two of the worse films I've ever seen to the point they tainted the original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Watching The Fighter on C4. The Micky Ward biopic. I forgot how awful the gor blimey Merry Poppings British accents were at the end of the film where he fights in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 On the topic of movies you haven't watched in years, I watched 'The Truman Show' for the first time since it came out (or just after... on video!). What a wonderful film it is. Also, Peter Weir has to be one of the best directors around. Gallipoli, Witness... even Master and Commander: Far Side of the World was, imo, considerably better than Pirates of the Carribean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I think matrix 2 and 3 made me forget how good it was They rank as two of the worse films I've ever seen to the point they tainted the original Original is a great film, second was that bad that I never even bothered with 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Jack Reacher - a decent adaptation from the book "One Shot". My missus didn't like Cruise in the lead role but I thought he was OK considering he's half the physical size of the character. Rosamund Pike was also very nice to look at Who did she want as Reacher? I thought he was too fresh faced for a supposed drifter. Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke or Liam Neeson would have made the film a lot more satisfying I think. Where he goes to separate the fighting couple on the bus, imagine Jeff Bridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 just watched the avengers ....decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Who did she want as Reacher? I thought he was too fresh faced for a supposed drifter. Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke or Liam Neeson would have made the film a lot more satisfying I think. Where he goes to separate the fighting couple on the bus, imagine Jeff Bridges. I always saw Ray Stevenson as Jack Reacher for some reason... Edited January 28, 2013 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 watched The Wedding Video last night - was expecting it to be awful but it wasn't bad at all - very predictable but some very good laugh out loud moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think matrix 2 and 3 made me forget how good it was They rank as two of the worse films I've ever seen to the point they tainted the original I actually don't think 3 is THAT bad. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't come close to the first one. But I think the second just ruined any chance it had of being a decent trikogy. I think if 3 was the only sequel, people would have been ok with it. But then again, I only saw it once and it was at the cinema, so maybe my memory is tainted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I can stand #2 right up until the part where Neo confronts Colonel Sanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 28, 2013 I watched O Brother Where Are Thou, No Country For Old Men & J Edgar the other night. Purely by chance I noticed they all contain the same actor. The very prolific Stephen Root. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I always saw Ray Stevenson as Jack Reacher for some reason... Totally this. After seeing him in "Rome" I thought he'd be perfect as Reacher, even said as much on the Lee Child forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 The collector 7/10 Watching the sequel tonight The collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think matrix 2 and 3 made me forget how good it was They rank as two of the worse films I've ever seen to the point they tainted the original I thought the first Matrix was awful so lord knows how bad the sequels must be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2013 Considering going to see Lincoln on Wednesday. Not wildly enthusiastic, so I can't decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 im a history buff and nearly fell asleep after half an hour of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 28, 2013 watched J Edgar the films main story is the relationship between him and his mother and the relationship between him and clyde tolson shown at different periods of his life and with plenty of mentions of scandals and presidents problem is IMO the sexual tension between hoover and tolson is nowhere as good a story as the relationship between hoover and say the kennedys and it never really goes beyond tension, so like most biopic films it doesnt have a cock on the block moment where it actually tries to make a statement about hoover, just a lot of suggestion hoover and kennedys differing opinions on the mafia and communism and the files hoover therefore kept on him could probably make a very interesting film by itself yet its given a 30 second throw away scene As someone who doesn't know much about Hoover, I wasn't aware of what was missing from his story. So I probably benefitted from seeing the movie as a piece of entertainment rather than as some attempt at a comprehensive history of the man. I thought it was really rather good. I thought Di Caprio was brilliant as Hoover. I thought all the suggestion you refer to was enough to let you know that those were the things going on, without making them dominate the story. It also gave mention to plenty of ways in which he had a hold over certain people, while letting you know that a lot of those ways were not above board. All while showing you his obvious loneliness, fragility and reliance upon his mother's guidance. It made me sympathise with someone who I suspect I probably wouldn't sympathise with if I did know his story. In fact I imagine he is probably the very personification of everything I am suspicious of in this modern surveillance society. He is the grandfather of surveillance. It really is all about Di Caprio's performance though. And I've never seen a more convincing visual of a 'young man playing a 65/70 year old'. It's not a film I would plan in advance to sit down and watch, so I'm glad it happened to be starting just as I was about to sit down to watch a film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think matrix 2 and 3 made me forget how good it was They rank as two of the worse films I've ever seen to the point they tainted the original Couldn't agree more. The great thing about the original as it was a sleeper hit, I went to see it not know what it was about tbh. Was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 On the topic of movies you haven't watched in years, I watched 'The Truman Show' for the first time since it came out (or just after... on video!). What a wonderful film it is. Also, Peter Weir has to be one of the best directors around. Gallipoli, Witness... even Master and Commander: Far Side of the World was, imo, considerably better than Pirates of the Carribean. Love the Truman Show, it's problem was the studios marketed it as another Jim Carrey comedy, when it was nothing like Dumb and Dumber or Ace Venture etc.. Also came out before the reality TV explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 truman show what a great film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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