What was the last movie you saw?

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by Sathai

The other day I watched Pan's Labryinth. Thought it was pretty good. Sad and moving.

Saw that last week. Brilliant film. You can see why it won a BAFTA for best costumes.

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Tonight we watched an adaptation of a Virgina Woolf novel - Orlando. It has to be the strangest film I've watched for a long time.

So serious, yet the underlying humour was hilarious. And one could not but giggle at the fashions.

To me, the whole film seemed like a series of sketches.

[Sathai]

Originally Posted by Lenny

Tonight we watched an adaptation of a Virgina Woolf novel - Orlando. It has to be the strangest film I've watched for a long time.

So serious, yet the underlying humour was hilarious. And one could not but giggle at the fashions.

To me, the whole film seemed like a series of sketches.

Is that the one with Tilda Swinton? Loved the music in that one.

[Connavar]

Orlando is still the wierdest and most fantastical movie i have seen !

[Quokka]

Rented a couple of DVD's for the weekend. Casino Royal was ok and I really liked the new bond. After the first half an hour or so I was thinking this could actually be really good, it kind of dropped away as the movie went on and by the end I thought it was ok and a nice re-start for the series but not as good as it could have been.

Spoiler
One thing that did annoy me was that they seemed to have gotten so many things right; good actor for bond, nice opening chase sequence, good feel to the movie etc but then it got let down by some sloppy writing.

Bond creates a diversion at the hotel and all the security staff run out of the CCTV room and leave it open so that Bond can wander in and take his time looking at dvds? There were a few scenes like that where I thought it wouldn't have been that hard to write a better excuse for a scene they wanted?


Also watched The Pursuit of Happiness, I think I'd have enjoyed reading or hearing Chris Gardner's story in person more. The movie wasn't bad but for me it always felt like a hollywood movie rather than a true story (something the music kept reminding me of).

[Viktor Kuprin]

My daughter treated me and her little brother to FF2 - Rise of the Silver Surfer. During a closeup scene of Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) and Ben Grimm's girlfriend, Alicia Masters (Kerry Washington), their distorted collagen-injected lips inspired one wag in the theater to yell out "CATFISH!"

Having read the original FF "Galactus Trilogy" as a kid, I was very disappointed that the film doesn't show Galactus, one of Marvel's most charismatic cosmic villains. Instead you see a vortex of space junk that looks like a bad outtake from Twister.

[Culhwch]

I got out Casino Royale on the weekend, too, interestingly. Much better than the more recent Brosnan Bonds - Craig's Bond is a lot grittier, rougher and harder - but, yeah, there were those odd moments that were a let down. But it is Bond, you have to check at least some of your disbelief at the door.

[HoopyFrood]

I've just watched Hannibal. Woo hoo, what a delightfully gory film...especially the, ah, interesting dinner at the end.

[Sibeling]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

I've just watched Hannibal. Woo hoo, what a delightfully gory film...especially the, ah, interesting dinner at the end.

I've seen it, and it probably is my least favourite of all Hannibal films. The first was frightening, it had suspense, Red Dragon was a detective film where the crime is solved, so it had intrigue, Hannibal Rising (while predictable and not really credible) at least had that hot French actor, but Hannibal is just lots of meaningless violence.

[Connavar]

I saw Elizabeth I tv mini series/movie by HBO.

I must say Hellen Mirren is absolutly fantastic in the role. The best period drama i have seen. Jeromy Irons was great also. Also the guy she called pigsy was very good too.

She was great when she played the happy,naive queen. She was scary as hell when she was the angry,cruel queen.

I havent seen the movie Queen yet but now i have to see it soon !

[HardScienceFan]

HABLA CON ELLA,
by Alomodovar
words fail me for this one
yes folk,Ben's waterworks worked overtime again

[Mighty mouse]

FF2 - Rise of the Silver Surfer
I know, I know, it's for kids but should it depend, not on a suspension of disbelief, but on a suspension of intelligence?

[HoopyFrood]

Just returned from the cinema after watching -- surprise, surprise -- Fantastic Four, The Silver Surfer etc (there's really nothing to watch at the cinema at the moment. But it seems there are a few good releases coming soon...The Simpsons, The Golden Compass *cough* The Northern Lights *cough* etc) It was mildly entertaining at least, the Silver Surfer was cool.

[Sathai]

Last night I watched Bridge to Terabithia. Had to get the tissues out for that one.

[HardScienceFan]

Why
Just curious
i had that with 'Habla con ella'
good direction,acting,plot,score,sets,?

[Sathai]

A death occurs. It was just very sad seeing the other character's grief.