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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

Harry Potter 5 ... 9/10

Saw it earlier today, with doodle. It was brilliant, despite there were mostly adults who saw it at the same time.

[S]Also, when did Daniel Radcliffe get so hot?

Die Hard 4.0 ... 8.5/10

Great film in the standard action mould - plenty of explosions, people getting shot, Kung Fu trained women getting beaten up, men getting thrown down flights of stairs on office chairs. And shed loads of CGI in this one - not enough to spoil it though.

Would have been a 9, but there really is very little in the way of good storyline - you could probably re-jig the whole film into a different order of action scenes and enjoy it just as much. But then, isn't that what these sorts of films are about? Sod it, I'll give it another 0.5 ...

John McClane for the millenium ... recommended!

The Dark

I'm not sure what was released first but this film just reeked of the film below, Silent Hill. Lead female looked quite similar actually and both have Sean Bean in them although he plays a slightly bigger part in this. General idea is: women takes daughter to see father in wales where she goes missing (sounds familiar already). I'd describe a bit more but I'd probably ruin it, it has demonic sheep though which is always a winning formula.

Saying that, it wasn't fantastic. The twist isn't what you expect which is always good as I pretty much thought I knew exactly what was going to happen. Unfortunately I wouldn't recommend it, but I wouldn't say don't watch it, so:

5/10

Silent Hill

Some generally scary moments, plot was pants though.

7/10

Madagascar 7/10

Better than i remember it.

Ghost Rider 6/10

Such a flat & pale performance by Nicolas Cage in human form with a distinct feeling of "could have done better" in Ghost Rider form. :( Good dark performance of Mephistopheles by Peter Fonda but the lead baddy (Blackheart) is out-shone by two of his subordinates... Ignore the critiques & ignore the expectations of good performances by the top names appearing in the film (Sam Elliott, yeah... too little character building: boo) & you get an all-round good film.

28 Weeks Later 9/10

What a bloody great film! You do have to suspend belief at some points though, the helicopter blades in particular got a "Oh f**k off!" reaction from myself, as did

How incredibly useless the security measures were

How despite having taken over the US military, the infected still couldnt break through the glass on a Renault.

"Oh the main characters just happen to be immune"

"Oh the main characters just happened to be out of the country in the first film"

Honestly, if this wasnt such an entertaining film your eyes would be permanently rolled upwards.
I really liked the pacing, going from utter carnage to complete silence and although it takes about 40 minutes to get going, once it kicks off, everything goes to hell within a manic 10 minutes. On a personal note, seeing your home city abandoned and then forebombed was quite disconcerting, seeing as i'd been around most of the places it was filmed only 2 weeks ago.
Although its quite gory, in some aspects it doesn't match up with the first film. Somehow it never captures the menace, claustrophobia or tension of the first film. The bloodshed is generally a lot less personal and detached instead of the individual killings and prolonged gore of 28 Days. Instead you're kept more at a distance with the director preferring explosions, set-pieces, lots of running and gunfire. This is a bit more Hollywood as expected but it shouldnt detract from what is, in the end, a highly enjoyable ride.
If there is one clear message in this film, it's that no matter what you do, no matter how organised you are, no matter how many guns you've got, some little kid is going to come along, f**k everything up and cause the end of civilization. Kids must be stopped now!

Pans Labyrinth 8/10

It's a complete work of art and a great fairytale story but i absolutely wouldnt recommend it for kids. There are a couple of scenes that are quite visceral and i regret choosing to watch this while eating my tea.

Music and Lyrics 6/10

A romantic comedy with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Nothing surprising about the characters they played. Roles we've seen them both play a million times before. Hugh Grant is a washed up 80s pop star who has to write a song and he meets Drew Barrymore who just happens to demonstrate shes good at writing lyrics....blah...blah...blah... you can guess the rest of the plot.
Basically its a competent movie but nothing special. To use an analogy, it simmers without ever reaching the boil. Its mildly funny in places but never very funny. The plot is ok but never thoroughly engaging and so on... Which is a pity because I did get the feeling it wasnt that far aware from being a good addition to the genre. Admittedly some of the movie's appeal would have been lost on me because I have no interest in watching Hugh Grant swinging his hips. :P

Saving Private Ryan

An all time classic, the only war film I enjoy. 9/10