What was the last movie you saw?

[JunkMonkey]

I wouldn't rush it turned out to be a rather dull film. I was very disappointed. The best joke comes in the first 10 seconds. After that it goes downhill rapidly but never makes it to the 'so bad it's good' depths. Pretty meh.

[Diggler]

The Last Exorcism:

I really didn't know what to expect from this. It is essentially a Blair Witch style mockumentary following a southern exorcist wishing to expose the truth of exorcisms. They inevitably get embroiled in what could possibly be a real case of possession. This was a real slow burner, with a chilling climax.

[Moonbat]

Watched a South Korean film called A bittersweet life, I think I was expecting too much as I was disappointed. It had a few (far too few) good moments but wasn't nearly as good as the on box reviews made it out to be.
If you like your Asian action films (not Kung fu) then you might enjoy it, it had a poignant narration but lacked any real bite at the end. There was one funny scene with the gun salesmen, but probably tried to too hard. possible 6/10

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by Moonbat

Watched a South Korean film called A bittersweet life, I think I was expecting too much as I was disappointed. It had a few (far too few) good moments but wasn't nearly as good as the on box reviews made it out to be.
If you like your Asian action films (not Kung fu) then you might enjoy it, it had a poignant narration but lacked any real bite at the end. There was one funny scene with the gun salesmen, but probably tried to too hard. possible 6/10

Do you rate it low because of you thought it was action film ? Or it wasnt well written,directed enough ? Its known for gangster film that was written well,directed. Hailed for the director,actor.

It is one of my personal fav korean films, i liked how calm, not too dramatic for gangster type film.

What did you think of the famous beat down scene in the rain ?

The director has done a hilarious western action homage that you might like if you like westerns.

[HoopyFrood]

Almost finished watching Watchmen. Great visuals, get soundtrack, great characters, just love it. Near the bit where Adrian does his thing. Adrian = one of my favourite fictional characters.

[Hilarious Joke]

I agree, excellent film. Though my favourite is Rorschach.

I saw Bridesmaids yesterday. Pretty funny.

[Diggler]

Drive Angry

I get the feeling that Nicolas Cage is going through some sort of mid-life crisis. He's been starring in all sorts of ridiculous action films, that do nothing but tarnish his once great reputation. This is yet another one of those career killing films.

Where to start? Nicolas Cage, the oh so droll anti-hero, breaks out of Hell to chase down the satanic equivalent of Billy Ray Cyrus, before he can sacrifice a baby and bring hell to earth. Meanwhile he is chased by a highly charismatic minion of Satan, who calls himself "The Accountant", so he can be sent back to Hell.

This movie was just garbage! Cage's hard-bitten and emotionless character was cringe worthy. The female lead could not act her way out of drama class. The FX ranged from ho-hum to abysmal. The only really good thing to come out of this movie was the couple of cool cars. But I could just watch a movie like Bullit, Mad Max 2, or god forbid Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry for better car chases, acting and overall enjoyment.

[svalbard]

Just watched I Come With The Rain last night. It stars Josh Hartnett, Elias Koteas amongst others. It is...well...unusual to say the least. It involves a serial killer, Asian mobsters, elements of mysticism etc. To be honest it is all over the place at times, but it works.

[Foxbat]

Fear In The Night (Hammer 1972)
A pretty good thriller starring Peter Cushing, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates and Judy Geeson. Definitely worth a watch if you think all Hammer did was Gothic Horror.

[Starbeast]

Sharktopus (2010)

Yep, another Roger Corman film, this creature feature follows the old guidelines of a genetic monster which was created for a government, accidently breaks loose from it's controllers and goes on a rampage. I just watched this film, I didn't feel any suspence about the movie, nor like any of the characters, I just wanted to see the half octopus/half shark monstrousity run amok. This film did have great potential for a horror/comedy, but the creators of the movie wanted to make it more of a (so-so) drama, with only a sprinkle of comedy.

Not Rated: Some gore and a lot of bikini shots.

Stars: Eric Roberts & features Hector Jimenez (Nacho Libre & Epic Movie) who should have been used as the comedy relief.

[No One]

Originally Posted by Moonbat

Watched a South Korean film called A bittersweet life, I think I was expecting too much as I was disappointed. It had a few (far too few) good moments but wasn't nearly as good as the on box reviews made it out to be.
If you like your Asian action films (not Kung fu) then you might enjoy it, it had a poignant narration but lacked any real bite at the end. There was one funny scene with the gun salesmen, but probably tried to too hard. possible 6/10

I was somewhat disappointed after high expectations too. I'd recommend a second viewing though, somewhere down the line, because only then did I really appreciate it.

And a correction to make on Ninja vs Alien - it is, in fact, Alien vs Ninja. I lost sleep over that.

[Diggler]

The Tunnel

The first full length feature film to be offered for free over the internet. The Tunnel is a Cinema Verite style, low budget Australian horror film.

The movie is based around a TV crew who explore the myriad network of abandoned tunnels underneath Sydney. Little do they know, they are being hunted by a monster that lives there.

This movie, as I stated earlier, has actually been offered as a free download via Bittorrent. The funding for the films production was generated through Government grants, and donations from the public. The quality of the production is top notch, with excellent use of surroundings and good acting from the protagonists.

The only real gripe I had was issues with continuity during the second half. There are excerpts of interviews with the crew throughout the film, which generally works well for the type of movie it is meant to be. But it killed off a lot of the tension during the second half.

You can download this film (for FREE) from here

Overall I give this a 7/10

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Sunset Blvd. Very creepy and disturbing, fully deserves its classic status.

[biodroid]

The Tourist - was completely bored with this movie, I think sticking needles in my eyes would have been more entertaining.

Easy A - Chick flick but not too bad, I preferred this movie to The Tourist.

[Boneman]

The Ghost - got a bit bored with the characters deliberately mumbling words they are reading, so we're kept in the dark, as it happened over and over again (could be my tinnitus... did anyone actually hear what they are saying in the cinema? I was watching a DVD at home). And I thought the ending was crap... absolute crap.