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"Recent films you've seen"

[B]Post any films you have seen recently (cinema, DVD or TV) along with a short review.[/B]

Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift

7/10

Its rubbish really. The story is pathetic and the set pieces are unbelievable (the Japanese Yakuza settling a problem with some punk kid by having a car race? I dont think so), but the only reason you would go to see this film is for the cars anyway and the races all look great. It was as fun to watch as the other two, possibly even better than #2 and there is a nice surprise at the end for fans of the series.

If you are wanting some great acting, a heart wrentching story and some brilliantly detailed drama, then this isnt for you. If you want Japanese girls in short skirts driving customised sports cars then I think you'll love it.

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10 Things I Hate About You
Ineedsleep 10/10

16 Blocks
Geffdof 8/10

51st State
Borat 8/10

Adaptation
Nin 8/10

Age of Innocence
Ladybird 7/10

Alexander
Seifer 5/10

Anchorman
Borat 6/10

Apocalypto
Borat 8/10
Nin 4/10
tnc 7/10

A Scanner Darkly
Borat 8/10
Bullett 6/10

A View From The Top
Hippyman 5/10

Back To The Future 2
Smedlos 9/10

Back To The Future 3
Smedlos 9/10

Battle Royale
Seifer 8/10

Batman Begins
Vampyr 9/10

Behind Enemy Lines
Ladybird 9/10

Blood Diamond
Timmargh 8/10

Body Count
Hedfix 2/10

Borat
Borat 7/10
Bullett 8/10

Brother Bear
Smedlos 8/10

Cars
Geffdof 8/10
Hedfix 4/10

Casino Royale
Borat 9/10
Nin 8/10

Charlie and The Chocalate Factory (Remake)
Smedlos 8/10

Children of Men
Chaos 9/10
Chr1s 9/10
Geffdof 8/10
Seifer 7/10

Click
Chaos 8/10
Hippyman 9/10

Crank
Reefer 7/10

Doom
tnc 6/10

Employee Of The Month
Geffdof 6/10

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Nin 9/10

Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift
Bullett 7/10
Geffdof 7/10

Fight Club
Seifer 9/10

Flushed Away
Nin 7/10

Ghost
Seraphim 10/10

Girl Interrupted
Nin 8/10

Gladiator
Seifer 10/10

Gremlins 2
Smedlos 9/10

Hard Candy
Bullett 6/10
Geffdof 6/10
Reefer 9/10
Tiltawhirl 7/10

Home Alone
Seifer 9/10

Hoodwinked
Nin 7/10

Hostel
Borat 2/10

House of Flying Daggers
Geffdof 8/10

Innerspace
Borat 8/10

Irriversable
Mumbai Duck 8/10

Jackass 2
Bullett 9/10

Jeepers Creepers 2
Hedfix 5/10

John Tucker Must Die
Nin 6/10

Just My Luck
Sunflower 6/10

King of New York
Hedfix 7/10

Kinky Boots
Sunflower 8/10

Lilo and Stitch
Borat 8/10

Little Miss Sunshine
Nin 9/10
Seifer 10/10

Love Actually
Smedlos 8/10

Maniac Cop III
Hedfix 6/10

Miami Vice
Seifer 2/10

Mission Impossible 3
Boogeyman 7/10

Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Machie 9/10

Mr and Mrs Smith
Tiltawhirl 4/10

Music and Lyrics
Sunflower 8/10

Night At The Museum
Bullett 9/10
Sunflower 8/10

Open Season
Bullett 8/10

Over The Hedge
Nin 8/10
Seifer 8/10
Smedlos 9/10

Pans Labyrinth
Seifer 10/10

People Under The Stairs
Hedfix 7/10

Pirates of the Carribean 2
Chaos 7/10
Geffdof 7/10
Seifer 7/10

Pulse
Borat 7/10

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Nin 3/10

Return of The Living Dead III
Hedfix 5/10

Right At Your Door
Borat 6/10

Rocky Balboa
sg_nl90 8/10

Saw III
Bullett 8/10

Scarface
Vampyr 10/10

Severance
Borat 8/10

Sin City
Geffdof 9/10
tnc 8/10

Smoking Aces
Borat 6/10

Spiderman 3
Nin 4/10

Spirited Away
Nin 7/10

Stay Alive
Sunflower 8/10

Stormbreaker
tnc 5/10

Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut
Geffdof 7/10

Superman Returns
Geffdof 7/10
Orkeater 6/10

Talledega Nights
Bullett 7/10
Nin 7/10

Tenacious D
Machie 7/10

Terminator 3
Smedlos 8/10

The Black Dahlia
Nin 7/10

The Butterfly Effect
Borat 9/10

The Cat Returns
Machie 8/10

The Covenant
Geffdof 5/10

The Da Vinci Code
Alfonse 3/10
tnc 6/10

The Family Guy Movie
Hippyman 9/10

The Girl Next Door
Nin 7/10

The Great Escape
Geffdof 8/10

The Illusionist
Bullett 8/10

The Incredibles
Nin 8/10

The Island
Tiltawhirl 7/10

The Karen Carpenter Story
Seraphim 10/10

The Lakehouse
Mumbai Duck 7/10

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Tiltawhirl 9/10

The Machinist
Borat 8/10
Bullett 8/10

The Omen (Original)
Geffdof 6/10

The Omen (Remake)
Crucium Fixative 6/10

The Persuit Of Happyness
Bullett 8/10

The Punisher
Ineedsleep 7/10

The Ring 2 (Remake)
Tiltawhirl 6/10

The Shawshank Redemption
Geffdof 10/10

The Wedding Crashers
Nin 8/10

Top Gun
Seifer 10/10

Turistas
Sinnocent 2/10

Ultraviolet
Geffdof 4/10

V For Vendetta
Nin 8/10

Waynes World
Sunflower 7/10

When The Wind Blows
Borat 9/10

Whisper of The Heart
Machie 8/10

Wonder Boys
Hedfix 2/10

X-Men 3
Geffdof 9/10

pete_21 wrote:
I didn't think Harry Brown was that bad either,it was no where near as crap as Law Abiding Citizen (which was a similar film).

It was a deliberately provocative call to arms for would-be vigilantes that glamourised violence.
The reason Law Abiding Citizen was a better film was because it knew it was stupid and excessive and tried to entertain, while Harry Brown represents itself as a worthy and gritty view of Britain, when infact it's ridiculously overblown farce intended to anger people.

(500) Days of Summer 8/10

I've seen it before but I genuinely love this film, up until the last stupid word

Tom : Hi I'm Tom
Woman : Hi, I'm Autumn

* Slaps *

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Wrong Turn 2, that movie about the inbred cannibal hillbillies, was very disgusting even though i saw it on cable TV with editing and commercials (SyFy channel to be exact). Not the worst movie i have ever seen but still pretty bad.

I like the Saw movies, Especially Saw 3 and Saw 4. Their pretty good movies if you like that kind of stuff. I enjoy seeing and wondering what Jigsaw is going to do next.

I didn't think Harry Brown was that bad either,it was no where near as crap as Law Abiding Citizen (which was a similar film).

Watched Mad Max on the TV the other night,hadn't seen it in ages.It looks dated but it's still a cool film,even if Mel Gibson does look about 12 in it.

I only enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshall because of the awesomeness that is Kristen Bell.

As for Justin Timberlake, I absolutely understand what you mean. I'd actually forgotten he was in it though, and the film as a whole is pretty damn good, so you must see past this!

McLong wrote:
Inception - 8/10

My thoughts on this one are well-known. Easily the most over-hyped film of the year and while it looked pretty (not quite as good as Avatar and nowhere near Tron, from what I hear) it was dull, too long and ran over ideas I've seen several times before. I've not been that bored in a cinema since I was young. If a family member buys me this for Christmas because it is 'sci-fi', I will feign gratitude but die a little on the inside.

Get Him to the Greek - 5/10

Probably fair, but I did actually enjoy this, mainly for the songs in it. As these were my favourite part of 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' this is hardly surprising.

The Social Network - 9/10

Still not seen this, Justin Timberlake was putting me off, but I 've heard only good things about it so plan on doing so sooner rather than later.

The few films I've seen recently:

Inception - 8/10
I enjoyed this quite a lot, though contrary to popular belief it's not actually that hard to keep up with. I'd heard so much about this film over the last few months and perhaps it didn't quite live up to my expectations but I would certainly recommend checking it out when you can (especially as it's just come out on DVD/Blu-Ray).

The Expendables - 7/10
Exactly what I was expecting and enjoyed it as much as I thought I would. Shame it took me quite so long to watch it though.

Get Him to the Greek - 5/10
Pretty lame, though there were a few moments where I found myself chuckling. Somewhere in between Knocked Up (hated it) and SuperBad (loved it) in comparison.

The Social Network - 9/10
Really enjoyed this as I knew I would (thanks to Aaron Sorkin). Not much more to say apart from make sure you watch it.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World - 6/10
I know this score will offend a few of you, Butch in particular. I thought this film would be right up my street when I considered the kind of people who were really loving it, and the kind who absolutely hated it, but I actually turned it off halfway through when I begain watching it as I just couldn't bring myself to enjoy it. A few days later I convinced myself to watch the rest, and ended up having a change of opinion almost entirely. I quite enjoyed it by the end, but what with it not holding my attention fully and not quite being what I had hoped, a 6 it is.

Nin wrote:
Harry Brown 3/10

Dreadful crap. A film so fear mongering, unpleasant, depressing and outright stupid that it could have been written by the Daily Mail themselves.

A little harsh, I feel. While the film was a little 'Daily Mail-ish' it was certainly watchable still and something I would watch again at some point.

Keeping the thread going, saw Zombieland last week and, not expecting anything great from it, was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. While I find Woody Harrelson very hit and miss he was exactly what this film needed to add the comedic element. Not quite on par with 'Shaun of the Dead', but pretty close.

Harry Brown 3/10

Dreadful crap. A film so fear mongering, unpleasant, depressing and outright stupid that it could have been written by the Daily Mail themselves.

Thread resurrection time.

The Town 9/10 : Ben Affleck's second film as director proves that Gone Baby Gone was no fluke,a top class crime flick.

Anyone seen anything else good recently ?.