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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

pb wrote:
See, I disagree about 2001. It was carefully put together between Kubrick and Clarke, getting some of the ideas from the book on to screen was always going to be difficult and I think the way Kubrick approached it was to use his imagination. It was never art for arts sake.

I found it overly abstract and sparse. There are certainly good ideas behind it but I didn't feel they were explored fully, it's probably the most ambiguous "work it out yourself" film I've ever seen & I draw the line at listening to classical music for 40 minutes while nothing else happens. I'm not dumb but after it ended I had to do further reading because I had no idea what happened after the 3rd(?) obelisk was found.

Nin wrote:
Machie wrote:
[i]I finally got round to seeing The Godfather, what a great movie, can't believe I didn't see it sooner. Should I get the sequel or not as good as the first?

The sequel is arguably better than the first film.

I also saw 2001 A Space Odyssey for the first time. Loved it, still have lots of questions though, but I guess I should watch it a few more times or watch the sequel?

I didn't like it. I'm all for arty, high concept films but 2001 just takes it too far and stretches a good idea out for too long and too vaguely.

I agree with you about Brave Nin. Really felt like something more was missing. Would rather watch Spirited Away.

It's on the bluray extras and called The Legend of Mor'du. Unfortunately because of the botched way the story was written, there was no way to work it until the film without ruining the reveal at the ruins.

By the way, Sunset Boulevard on film4 at 2:40pm. Been meaning to watch it and cross it off my list[/i]

See, I disagree about 2001. It was carefully put together between Kubrick and Clarke, getting some of the ideas from the book on to screen was always going to be difficult and I think the way Kubrick approached it was to use his imagination. It was never art for arts sake.

Frankenweenie 6/10

The first hour is really good, then it gets ridiculous & the ending completely bottle the entire message of the film by adding an uneccessary happy ending.

Machie wrote:
I finally got round to seeing The Godfather, what a great movie, can't believe I didn't see it sooner. Should I get the sequel or not as good as the first?

The sequel is arguably better than the first film.

I also saw 2001 A Space Odyssey for the first time. Loved it, still have lots of questions though, but I guess I should watch it a few more times or watch the sequel?

I didn't like it. I'm all for arty, high concept films but 2001 just takes it too far and stretches a good idea out for too long and too vaguely.

I agree with you about Brave Nin. Really felt like something more was missing. Would rather watch Spirited Away.

It's on the bluray extras and called The Legend of Mor'du. Unfortunately because of the botched way the story was written, there was no way to work it until the film without ruining the reveal at the ruins.

By the way, Sunset Boulevard on film4 at 2:40pm. Been meaning to watch it and cross it off my list

I saw Psycho and Rear Window. Excellent movies really loved them. Thanks again chasfh.

I finally got round to seeing The Godfather, what a great movie, can't believe I didn't see it sooner. Should I get the sequel or not as good as the first?

I also saw 2001 A Space Odyssey for the first time. Loved it, still have lots of questions though, but I guess I should watch it a few more times or watch the sequel?

After watching these movies I finally understand all the references in The Simpsons. :-)

My mum told me all my relatives have been to see Skyfall so I picked it up on iTunes. Great film, great Bond movie. Nice to see people excited about the franchise again.

I agree with you about Brave Nin. Really felt like something more was missing. Would rather watch Spirited Away.

Wreck It Ralph: Expected to like it far more than I actually did.

The Campaign: Enjoyed it far more than I expected to.

Probably give both 7/10.

Brave 7/10

Visually beautiful but the story feels sparse & disappointing.

I watched Skyfall last night and even though I'm not a big James Bond fan I really enjoyed it.

A former secret agent wanting revenge for M abandoning him during a mission comes back to haunt MI5 by getting details of secret agents who have infiltrated foreign organisations and posting them online at intervals, so Bond has to track them down and eliminate them.

Bit of a sad ending (I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it) and nicely left open at the end for the next film in the series.

pete_21 wrote:
DL, I was on a flight a few years ago were they actually showed The A Team & The Losers straight after each other.

Fancy that, but they are of a similar genre! Must have been a long flight then pete ;¬)

DL, I was on a flight a few years ago were they actually showed The A Team & The Losers straight after each other.