What was the last movie you saw?

[Diggler]

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes:

Went and saw this one tonight, and loved it! What I expected to be a summer action flick turned into something so much better. Thoughtful and poignant in parts, Andy Serkis was so believable as Caesar, the main protagonist of the film, that you could feel, and understand his pain and anguish.

Be warned, this is nothing like what the trailer portrays. It is not an action film, rather a very well done drama, with some amazing action near the end. The film is about the evolution of ape, rather than the destruction of man.

8.5/10

[Foxbat]

Dinocroc vs Supergator

Stupid, ridiculous, badly acted, cliched monster hokum. But, strangely, I enjoyed it. It should have a caption at the beginning saying 'Please disengage brain before viewing'.

If you were a fan of Megashark Vs Giant Octopus then you will probably like this

[Metryq]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

It should have a caption at the beginning saying 'Please disengage brain before viewing'.

Instead of subtitles, maybe home videos should offer an optional MST3K video silhouette track. Just press the "Sarc" button on your remote.

[Diggler]

Ironclad:

Historical "Hack n Slash" extravaganza. While the story was one dimensional and the production was not very high, the film still has it's merits. Giamatti as the megalomaniacal King John was great, as per usual and the film kept quite a decent pace. While it was no award winner, it still held my interest for 120 minutes.

6/10

Captain America:

Finally Marvel have managed to get a decent rendition of Captain America to the big screen. A fantastic popcorn flick that should be enjoyed for what it is. It was also great to see Hugo Weaving getting some more roles outside of Australia too.

7/10

[slack]

Cowboys and Aliens

Nearly every cliche in Hollywood is used, and even though some moments are downright cringeworthy, it was an enjoyable flick. Nice to see Sam Rockwell get some time to shine among all the other A-listers. He is instantly likeable, and provides some laughs.

[clovis-man]

Originally Posted by slack

Nice to see Sam Rockwell get some time to shine among all the other A-listers. He is instantly likeable, and provides some laughs.

He was great in Galaxy Quest and had the best line in the movie:

"Oh, that's not right!"

[Diggler]

Originally Posted by clovis-man

He was great in Galaxy Quest and had the best line in the movie:

"Oh, that's not right!"

Yeah Sam Rockwell has always been the quiet achiever. And obviously has good sense when picking roles, because he rarely picks a dud character.

[JunkMonkey]

Highlander 2 - that was three days ago and I've still not stopped laughing.

[Tansy]

Super 8 - it was entertaining but had the typical Hollywood twee ending

[Oskari]

Winter's Bone

A deceptively beautiful movie. Ugly on the outside; beautiful on the inside. If you want to know (from my opinion) what great storytelling is all about, do yourself a favour and watch it. If you can get passed the ugliness, you will be rewarded with genuinely well-crafted character arcs and superb atmospherics. The acting is solid. I really liked the full-roundedness of the main characters, especially the character known as, Teardrop.

[JunkMonkey]

Originally Posted by Tansy

Super 8 - it was entertaining but had the typical Hollywood twee ending

One of the main reasons I don't watch Speilberg's films.

[Star Girl]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Well actually this weekend I watched 7 Harry Potter films, now I'm not a fan of the books and I watched these out of curiousity... wow these are terrible films.

Okay I'll be fair, the score is beautiful in each and every film, the acting is good and the sets looks great.
But really I know that these films expect you to have read the books but I'm the one person who hasn't and I didn't understand much, simply because they never explained anything. If I hadn't been watching them with my friend who did read the books then I really wouldn't have gotten any of the missing plot points, especially in the last 4 or so films.
It really does expect you to fill the blanks in yourself. Which is a little irritating. For instance in 'The Order of the Phoenix' in all the film they never actually tell you what The Order of the Phoenix is. They mention 'The Order' and they talk about the group they formed, but they never actually let you know what it is. I assumed it was the main group fighting Voldemort... but thats just a guess. I know if they mention 'The Order' you kind of assume, but there could be many orders of such things in this world... so you can't really be sure.
I know I'm going to be whinged at for not reading the books and why watch the films if I didn't read the books, but I never got in to Harry Potter and the films are always haunting me so I gave them ago... and they were terrible.

[Cayal]

Originally Posted by Diggler

It was also great to see Hugo Weaving getting some more roles outside of Australia too.

Aside from Lord Elrond, V, Agent Smith, Megatron?

[Diggler]

Originally Posted by Cayal

Aside from Lord Elrond, V, Agent Smith, Megatron?

Lord Elrond he was chosen due to his being Australian, a great actor and being so damn close to New Zealand. Megatron and V were nothing but voice roles. There was even questions about whether He even played the role of V. This has done nothing to further his career abroad.

Also out of these 4 roles in international films, in the past 11 years, He has starred in more than 10 Australian films, multitudes of Aussie short films and a couple of tv episodes.

As I stated, it is good to see him getting some more roles out of Australia!

[Starbeast]

Originally Posted by Diggler

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes:
Be warned, this is nothing like what the trailer portrays. It is not an action film, rather a very well done drama, with some amazing action near the end. The film is about the evolution of ape, rather than the destruction of man.

Thanks for the reveiw, I was expecting an action movie.



Tales From the Crypt (1972)

Great anthology of horror stories that were taken from the original 1950's EC comic books. I really liked the theme of the movie by having a seemingly sinister man relay the terrible and horrible deeds that people commit, only to let them know that Hell is the reward for evil doers.