What was the last movie you saw?

[Diggler]

Originally Posted by Connavar

Interesting i thought me and No One was the only fans that see korean films pretty regularly, nice seeing people knowing the films you talk about.



Mother doesnt sound so similar to Memoirs of murder in the synopsis at-least will be interesting see how good it is.

Late reply here. We went away for a long weekend houseboat holiday! I love Korean movies Conn. Madeo has the same elements, such as the murder and pinning it on the mentally challenged protagonist. Though it is more about the Mother trying to clear his name. Thinking back on it, I was probably too harsh on the film due to these minor similarities.

As for Korean films, some of my personal favourites would be My Sassy Girl, Joint Security Area, R-Point, The Chaser and of course the Vengeance Trilogy. Being a Crime fan Conn, I'd recommend you watch The Chaser if you haven't

[Member]

Interplanetary 1/5
(That's being generous)

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy

Chinatown. I have no idea why I remembered this one as being a fun romp. Instead, I was left with a sense of soul-crushing bleakness. Great film and a reminder of a time when Nicholson was an actor, not just a grumpy-mask to be cast in comedies-by-incongruity.

LOL@romp. He was also terrific in The Passenger by Antonioni. Have you seen Manorama 6 Feet Under, a Hindi film that riffs on Chinatown?
My review

[ravenus]

Haven't visited this site for a good while after I received some malware warnings and my PC was genuinely infected. Hopefully, all is well now.

I saw Inception, which was alright but not as much as the hype went - My gripes in detail HERE

True Grit was a fairly fun Western, nothing particularly novel or striking, but moves along at a good pace and nice performances from Matt Damon and the lead girl.

[Diggler]

X-Men: First Class

This was a fantastic return to form after the rather lacklustre Wolverine. Set in the early 1960's, it follows the early formation of the Mutant allegiance that will become The X-Men. The sets and clothing were fantastically kitsch, and even gave the movie a James Bond type of feel. Everyone played their roles well, though the stand outs were James McAvoy as Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Erik.

There are some great in-house jokes and some legendary actors have minor roles. The highlight of the film I can't mention, as I really don't want to spoil it. I have to say, this to me, is the best film in the X-Men series to date. It is low on cheese and high on class. A great effort that I'm looking forward to seeing again! 5 out of 5.

[Member]

How have you even seen that movie yet, Diggler?
I'm happy it got a good review, though. I wasn't sure I wanted to see it
after the giant turd that is Thor stained my eyeballs a few weeks ago =/

[biodroid]

Originally Posted by Member

How have you even seen that movie yet, Diggler?
I'm happy it got a good review, though. I wasn't sure I wanted to see it
after the giant turd that is Thor stained my eyeballs a few weeks ago =/

Surely Thor wasn't that bad? At least not as bad as DareDevil and The Punisher 2. Thor was very entertaining, I really enjoyed it.

[Member]

It wasn't an awful film, it just wasn't a very good one in my opinion.
But I think The Village is the greatest movie ever made, so my opinions are usually filed under acquired taste.

Later biodroid

[blacknorth]

The Naked Runner, starring Frank Sinatra and Peter Vaughn.

This one is pretty obscure and not half-bad - I'd read the novel by Francis Clifford a while back and thought it great, so I was interested to see how it panned out onscreen. Rather than copy it all out you can read my IMDb review here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062029/usercomments-7

[JunkMonkey]

Originally Posted by Member

Interplanetary 1/5
(That's being generous)

Which, curiously, makes me now want to see it.

[Member]

Originally Posted by JunkMonkey

Which, curiously, makes me now want to see it.

I gave it a 1 because in the first 5 minutes there were boobs and halfway funny slapstick, but from then on out It's not even accidentally watchable. =/

[Diggler]

Originally Posted by Member

How have you even seen that movie yet, Diggler?
I'm happy it got a good review, though. I wasn't sure I wanted to see it
after the giant turd that is Thor stained my eyeballs a few weeks ago =/

We went to a pre-screening on Wednesday Night (Tuesday for most everyone else north of here). Thor wasn't too bad, it was just layered in a fine coating of cheese

[Diggler]

Stake Land

Set in a post apocalyptic America, vampires have become the dominant species. While this sounds similar to Daybreakers, that's where the similarities end. Vampires in this film are bloodthirsty predators, that are more akin to zombies that prowl at night searching for unsuspecting victims. This is a great lower budget film that has a great story and some rather poignant scenes. 4 out of 5

[Demonomania]

Zatoichi (89) and (03)

Kitano's take on Zatoichi is a modern masterpiece

[Starbeast]

Originally Posted by Demonomania

Zatoichi (89) and (03)

Kitano's take on Zatoichi is a modern masterpiece

I too enjoy Zatoichi movies, I became a fan of the blind swordsman when I saw Zatoichi vs Yojimbo as a kid on tv. Check out the scene I put in the "Favorite Movie Scenes" thread from a Zatoichi film.

I still have to find the original tv show episodes of the blind swordsman.