What was the last movie you saw?

[JunkMonkey]

Originally Posted by Connavar

Thor
Thor which i never liked in the comics was made to be awesome. Looked awesome, nice effects when he used his powers. An actor that fit the role so well. Script, storywise i bought into the world of Thor instantly.

I hope to see more Thor films. His awesome powers must be used much more in Avengers film and next Thor film.

So pretty awesome then?

[TheTomG]

Captain America, in 2D, with no sound, cramped up in a plane. It looked decidedly uninteresting. Initially I avoided plugging in the headphones as my plan was to sleep in case I wanted to watch it later with my family, and to try and make the dang flight pass quicker; later I didn't plug them in as there seemed to be no need in order to understand what was going on, after I found I couldn't sleep as I was too uncomfortable. Sadly the movie was not interesting enough to make the time pass any quicker.

I did also see Limitless on an earlier flight, again with no sound, slept through most of that since it was a slightly more comfortable aircraft and I hadn't been cooped up in planes and airports for so long at that time, but saw enough to note how it had been cleaned up pretty severely, which was amusing to me for some unknown reason.

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by JunkMonkey

So pretty awesome then?

Best marvel superhero since Iron Man 1 so yeah it was pretty awesome. When you wish it was 1 hour longer its a good thing

I look forward to Avengers because Thor, Cap America has been so well adapted in their films as superheroes. Iron Man/Stark is not as interesting since IM 2. Too much RDJ and too little Stark.

[Foxbat]

Gomorrah

A very good Italian movie. Worth watching.

[Diggler]

The Thing (2011)

What is best described as a prequel/remake of John Carpenter's film from 1982. The film does a good job of standing on it's own. Set at the Norwegian Scientific Research Station, in The Antarctic, a group of American scientists are invited to excavate and study an alien life form found frozen in the ice. What happens after the excavation, it's not hard to work that one out.

The film is really your standard "Thing" affair. The tension builds to a crescendo, then explodes beyond. Though unlike Carpenter's version, this film uses a much more blatant, straight up approach when dealing with who is it and who isn't. The star of this film is the Alien, not the characters.

As for the Alien, all I can say is WOW! H.P. Lovecraft has obviously been the main inspiration for the FX in this film, and what an amazing effort it is. The Alien, in all it's different iterations looks stunning!

While this movie will not re-invent the wheel, and is nowhere near as good as John Carpenter's version from close to 30 years ago, the attention to small details makes it a fantastic companion piece to the original.

7.5/10

[Foxbat]

Senna A great film which (in my opinion) displays just how important editing is to movie making.

Senna is a 'must see' for any F1 fan.

[JunkMonkey]

The Matrix. I first saw this when it first came out and I thought it was a pile of vastly overated crap. Now many years later and having watched many more much worse movies since I thought it might be worth giving it another try.

I still think it's crap.

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by JunkMonkey

The Matrix. I first saw this when it first came out.

The Matrix is gay??

[Rosemary]

Not a SFF film I'm afraid

I managed to watch right to the end of My Sisters Keeper. Wish I had realised what it was about though Rather too sad for me at the moment.

Still, I thought it was very well done on that subject and the acting was very good.

[Foxbat]

Thor
I got it on DVD after some favourable comments here. I still had my doubts when I sat down to watch it but found myself thoroughly enjoying it.

I didn't realise that J. Michael Straczynski had a hand in writing it.....no wonder I liked it

[thatollie]

Originally Posted by AE35Unit

The Matrix is gay??

You didn't know? Oh well, I'm sure you act differently around it now that you do.

[Starbeast]

Rambo 2

Beverly Hills Cop 2

Waynes World 2

It was fun watching all three of these films which I haven't seen in a long time.

[JunkMonkey]

The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - more of the same but with more slo-mo and Keanu Reeves wearing a cassock. And a real dubious morality which (for all the fanboy knicker-wetting about how deep and philosophical these movies are) boils down to us being asked to root for religious fundamental terrorists as they kill vast numbers of innocent bystanders, blow up power stations, and similar delights.

What fun.

[mike1366]

Originally Posted by JunkMonkey

The Matrix. I first saw this when it first came out and I thought it was a pile of vastly overated crap. Now many years later and having watched many more much worse movies since I thought it might be worth giving it another try.

I still think it's crap.

Just watched The Matrix again. It's still, for me, the most exciting Science Fiction movie yet made and my no. 1 favourite film. But I know some people really don't like it and I'm interested in their point of view. So, if The Matrix is crap, what are the great SF films that you think I should be watching instead?

And as for the sequels - yes I agree. Utter *****.

[mike1366]

Apparently I can't say Sugar Honey Ice Tea without being ****!