What was the last movie you saw?

[jezelf]

Originally Posted by Carmine Boy

The Dark Knight was awesome. Heath Ledger gave a career defining performance as a Joker. You will not be able to take your eyes away from the screen whenever he's on it. The other cast members particularly Aaron Eckhart were also good but Ledger was just leaps and bounds ahead of the whole cast.

Its a long movie so I caution you to not bring drinks to avoid any potty breaks.

I saw Dark Knight at the weekend. Totally agree with Carmine Boy on the performances. Overall entertaining, and worth seeing though the story seemed to be drawn out a bit for me. I don't mind sitting through a long film, but it felt like it had a few needless scenes, or just inflated ones.

Heath Ledger stole the show. If it wasn't for him I would had been happy to wait until it came to DVD.

Having said that I can't deny there where a few 'cooooll' moments.


Want toe see Wall.E next. Looks great and heard good things. Pixar always delivers.

[Morpheus42]

Last tuesday: Wall-E : fun for (almost ) all ages.

Last saturday: pulp-fiction again. still good

[Lady of Winterfell]

Ultraviolet was on the TV. Not a good a movie. I didn't really even watch it all, just had it on while I was cleaning the house.

[Tansy]

Snowcake - was a really good film and a good view into autism

[Highlander II]

"The Dark Knight" and "Deception" - neither was particularly awe-inspiring, though Heath Ledger as the Joker is really freakin' awesome! I just had a hard time dealing with a Batman who sounded like he was wearing a retainer.

[HoopyFrood]

Had a bit of a Tarantino weekend. Watched Reservoir Dogs, which was fantastic. And Kill Bill, which was very good, too. I love the camera work in Tarantino's stuff.

[Tansy]

It's his dialogue I love

Huge Tarantino fan

[HoopyFrood]

I'm fast becoming a fan, methinks.

I forgot to mention that I also watched Seven Year Itch as well. Despite having heard and seen parts of a few Marilyn Monroe films (who hasn't?) this was the first that I'd seen in full (mostly). The main guy's running monologue throughout was very funny. And Marilyn Monroe was truly, truly beautiful (stop the presses, breaking news! But it was only when seeing her in the film that I really saw it).

[Overread]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

Had a bit of a Tarantino weekend. Watched Reservoir Dogs, which was fantastic. And Kill Bill, which was very good, too. I love the camera work in Tarantino's stuff.

*makes a mental note to oneday see all of Reservoir Dogs and to see Pulp Fiction - which appears to be missing from Hoopy's list
*

[HoopyFrood]

If you care to go back a few pages, Mr OR, I watched Pulp Fiction a few weeks ago. Well, kind of. Was a little distracted. But it was good. Reservoir Dogs has been the best of the lot so far though. I love the little continuous shots that you get, like when the camera follows Mr Blonde out of the warehouse, to his car, and back again. It's those kinds of things that impress me (I like the technical bits of films).

[tangaloomababe]

Re watched "House of Sand and Fog" I love this movie. Ben Kingsley is just brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

[littlemissattitude]

Originally Posted by Highlander II

I just had a hard time dealing with a Batman who sounded like he was wearing a retainer.

That comment gave me the laugh I've needed so badly today. Thanks.

[Talysia]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Actually, I watched the second half of it, so I can't compare it properly just yet, but I didn't like it as much as the first film. Still, not bad.

[Ice fyre]

Saw Batman last night quite enjoyed it but was dying for a wee about 20 minutes from the end so was in abject agony by the time the finale came around! Overall a very good film if a bit long, nice to see the scarecrow still around. Heath ledger was amazing as the Joker.

[jezelf]

Originally Posted by Tansy

It's his dialogue I love

Huge Tarantino fan

Just my opinion but...

The problem for me is most of Tarantino characters monologues all begin to sound like they would come from the same character after a while ( usually I can see Tarantino himself saying it all ) and I wish he wouldn't be in his own movies he's always annoying and overacts.

I saw Death Proof not so long along - all the first half was a waste of time. There’s all this talk going on which is just tedious to sit through but you think it must be important for the plot and then it's all wiped away. Which in one way, is a good experiment, but ultimately pointless. Kirk Russell was good in it. The trailers didn't show any of the first half, so you're expecting most of what you see in the second half, wondering when the pace is going to pick up and then it's disappointing. I didn’t really care what happened to the characters, any of them and the only one remotely interesting was Kirk Russell’s but he was still shallow. That might have been the point, not to care about the girls, so you would root for the bad guy, but it didn't work for me. some scenes felt like they *wanted* to be in Pulp Fiction.

There's no doubt his films have been ground breaking, - even if most of it is 'influenced' from many other films - but Tarantino is a bit hit and miss for me. I thought Pulp fiction was the highlight of his films so far - which I saw again on TV the other week. I remember the first time I saw the Bruce Willis in the shop scene and he's walking down with the sword. That is a masterpiece of cinema. I've never been SOO tense and on the edge of my seat before. I felt my heart pounding - still a great scene. Things that leave it up to your imagination are always winners.

In the end there's only so many times you can use his technique before it starts seeming like it's more his muse than carefully constructed for the flow (in which ever way it's chopped). The audience become an after thought.

BTW. The Writer's Journey has an analytical break down on Pulp Fiction. Worth a read.

Sorry. Didn’t mean to rant.