Thread Killers Anonymous

[Ice fyre]

I hear it sucks, the director is a pain in the neck too!

[Clansman]

Then I won't bother, howler notwithstanding.

[TheEndIsNigh]

Clansman:

Kate Beckinsale provides the eye candy if you have a 'sweet tooth'

[Clansman]

Nah. I need intelligent movies. Eye candy is only ever a bonus. Give me good story, direction and acting, and I am content (don't ask for much, do I?). If I get good cinematography and great special effects, that's the icing on the cake. Eye candy is the cherry on top. Wholly unnecessary, but looks nice.

[Ursa major]

To quote Wiki (Underworld (2003 film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia):

While reviewers generally gave the film a negative reception, criticizing the lack of character development and overacting, a smaller number of reviewers praised elements such as the film's stylish Gothic visuals, the "icy English composure" in Kate Beckinsale's performance, and the extensively worked-out vampire-werewolf mythology that serves as the film's backstory.

And I think Jim liked it.

[TheEndIsNigh]

Originally Posted by Clansman

Nah. I need intelligent movies. Eye candy is only ever a bonus. Give me good story, direction and acting, and I am content (don't ask for much, do I?). If I get good cinematography and great special effects, that's the icing on the cake. Eye candy is the cherry on top. Wholly unnecessary, but looks nice.

So it's

"The English Patient"

for you then

[Clansman]

uh, no. That movie was sooooo boring it made me cry. Heck, even my wife was bored.

I am very partial to smart (usually not Hollywood) action/mystery/suspense movies. Prime Suspect comes to mind, or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Jane Tennyson is the toughest woman ever. So tough she's brittle.

[Ice fyre]

I do like the odd thriller, Hollywood can make good ones but the UK's are the best I agree. Used to love Taggart (adopts thicker accent than usual) Thirs bin a murduur! I always think we do quirky best. Johnathan Creek was one I used to love, more a mystery series but still thrilling at times.

[Interference]

Sea of Souls has to have been the best "supernatural thriller series" in decades.

[Ice fyre]

Oh yes was that the one with the Scottish paranormal unit. I met a guy who had a minor role in that.

I remmber the one with the sirens (well its closest analogy) my wife and her friend were watching it with me, there was a bit where they spent minutes ratcheting up the tension showing the doors and windows were locked. Then set up a video camera, and in the most amazingly simple shot had a girl rise from (quite obviously a crouch) and walk off camera. My wife and her friend nearly screamed the place down. Rather effective shot!

[Boneman]

Ice Fyre, looks like you successfully killed the thread: no posts since 16th December, and it's now the 7th Janu......ah....oops......

[TheEndIsNigh]

Great, get in there Ice and get it buried - Then you can dig the thing up again this time - Good Luck with that, my advice take lots of ant acid tablets and by a new hazmat suit cos that kiss of life busines is well not nice

[Ursa major]

Come on guys....


Just because Jim is undead doesn't mean that he's not allowed to have time off around Christmas.

[Harpo]

Christmas is months away

[Clansman]

No it isn't. Christmas was days ago.

Hey, isn't this the "Is this an argument or meerly (sic) a contradiction" thread?

Sorry. Wrong turn at Albequrque.