What was the last movie you saw?

[ravenus]

The Big Boss - Early Bruce Lee film that's way too plodding and unpolished to be much fun.

[Foxbat]

@ Ravenus: I think the reason why Titus is so accepting of Saturnine is that he is a man that begins by seeing the world totally in black and white. He acts purely on what he believes his principles to be (hence his refusal to show any mercy to Tamora's son who Must be sacrificed no matter what the consequences. Hell, the man even kills one of his own sons (despite losing 21 of them in a recent war with the Goths). To Titus, Saturnine should by all rights and laws be emperor. It is irrelevant to Titus' way of thinking that this man is a weak and easily manipulated fop.

As for the mish mash of era settings, this is quite a common thing to do with Shakespeare plays (Remember Ian Mckellen driving around in a jeep and calling his kingdom for a horse in Richard III). It also occurs on stage quite a lot. I once saw Hamlet in 20th century garb but with Kendo instead of sword fights (brilliant by the way). I've also seen Titus Andronicus set in a modern abattoir (which actually seemed quite appropriate given the horrors in this play).

I understand that mixing eras and styles is not to everybody's taste but I rather liked it.

[ravenus]

@Fox:
I wouldn't have a problem if they picked a time and set the story there. I loved an Indian adaptation of Macbeth as a contemporary gangsta tale, as also of course Kurosawa's samurai version. Even R+J was generally alright with me because the culture jar was nicely ingrained in the film's spirit. But in this one the entire look was to me empty posturing, a fashion designer's vanity. Anyway, to each his own.

Btw I must ask if you've seen/heard of Die Farbe, a German language B&W film adaptation of The Color Out of Space.

[Foxbat]

The Indian Macbeth sounds interesting. I remember an old American Gangster take on the same story (I think it was called Joe Macbeth).

Never seen Die Farbe but may have to make the effort now that you've mentioned it

[Foxbat]

Shadow Of The Vampire A movie I always enjoy watching every now and then

[ravenus]

The American - not everyone's idea of an assassin movie, but I liked it.

[sloweye]

Originally Posted by ravenus

The Big Boss - Early Bruce Lee film that's way too plodding and unpolished to be much fun.

Awesome film that one. it's that golden harvest style that makes the kung fu movie what it is.

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Mr. Nice. A lot better than i though it would be and not to far from the book. impressed.

[sloweye]

Bronson. Not a bad film given the subject matter.

[No One]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Shadow Of The Vampire A movie I always enjoy watching every now and then

Excellent film.

Yesterday I saw 3:10 to Yuma, a Western with Christian Bale and Russell "fighting round the world" Crowe. Both were brilliant and the film was very, very good.

And just earlier I saw Paranormal Activity 2. It was hard to see how this could be anything but a re-hashed cash-in, but - shock of shocks - I actually rather liked it. Sure, you know what to expect if you've seen the first film, but it expounds on the bond between the spirit/demon that haunts the family, acting as both a prequel and sequel.

[sloweye]

Originally Posted by No One

And just earlier I saw Paranormal Activity 2. It was hard to see how this could be anything but a re-hashed cash-in, but - shock of shocks - I actually rather liked it. Sure, you know what to expect if you've seen the first film, but it expounds on the bond between the spirit/demon that haunts the family, acting as both a prequel and sequel.

Damn it! this mean's i'll have to watch it now...s'all your fault

[planetocean]

The last DVD I say which was SALT. A good movie actually.

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by ravenus

The American - not everyone's idea of an assassin movie, but I liked it.

Visually very good film but the director needs to know learn to tell a story too. You could see his backround wasnt in film directing.

It could have been better,calm stylish assasin film.

[ravenus]

Saw Santa Sangre on my new blu-ray. Re-watch, but as always a gorgeous and surreal experience.

[Lenny]

I've been mainly watching TV series recently (since Christmas I've worked through Dexter, House and League of Gentlemen), but I got back into watching films this week (I've got another series to watch, The Big Bang Theory, but if I start it I won't get any work done for weeks!).

So, the three I've watched this week:

Centurion - a story of some Roman soldiers trying to find a way back into England after being ambushed, and later hunted, by fierce Picts. Pretty decent, with some beautiful landscapes. Interesting to note the similarities with the next film I watched (both are Neil Marshall films).

Doomsday - a virus breaks out in Scotland, eventually leading to the entire country being quarantined. A few decades later, the virus breaks out in London and a team is sent into Scotland to try and find the cure. You can see the obvious inspiration from Mad Max, and other post-apocalyptic films. No zombies, surprisingly, and it adds nothing new to the table, but it wasn't bad.

City of Embers - kind of like Logan's Run for children. When the end of the world rolls around, a team of scientists and engineers build an underground city, Ember (lit by millions of lamps hanging from the ceiling of a cavern) and leave instructions for getting back into the outside world, that are to be opened 200 years later. Obviously the instructions get lost, until they are found by one of the main characters. Slightly daft in parts, and again there's nothing new, but it's a good film and, I'd argue, a fantastic way to introduce kids to vault-dwelling in a post-apocalyptic world.

[sloweye]

The King's Speech - Fantastic, didn't think i'd like it but yeah, fantastic and highly recomended.