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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

The Good Girl 6/10

It cant seem to make up it's mind whether it's a comedy or a drama and the two dont sit easily together.
The relationship between Aniston and Gyllenhall doesn't work, it's suddenly just there for little reason as if they director didnt have time to fit it in. It makes no sense that a woman as smart as Anistons character, would fall for someone as intensely irritating and childish either and it stops any empathy with either main protagonist. In fact the only character you come away liking is Anistons husband, which is certainly not the aim judging by the closing monologue which is entirely biased and self-pitying.
Having said that the comedy moments in this film are subtly and not -so-subtly brilliant. The eulogy for a suicidal worker which includes the advice "Perhaps the lesson to be learnt here is to not be disturbed" followed by a very apt song was outstanding and that sort of black humour runs throughout the entire film. It's just a real shame it jars so badly with the more serious moments because this could have been a really great film, without the identity crisis.

Marie Antoinette - 5/10

I saw this not so long ago on a flight. The flight was 9 hours, I'd swear this movie was on for 6 of those, it just seemed to drag on for so long. Definitely a case of style over substance.
Great sets and costumes but the story always felt a bit flat.

Mr Bean's Holiday - 6/10

I suppose you either love or hate Mr Bean. My one complaint though is this wasnt really classic Mr Bean at all. A hallmark of the series was always his bizarre solutions to problems and selfish behaviour. Apart from one scene at the beginning, he was just an affable bungling fool generally.

Marie Antoinette - 9/10

"Let them eat cake!" I think she was a victim of the paparazzi of her time. Never the less, 'tis was a very beautiful set. The director, Sofia Coppola, brought a humanistic aire to the throne following along the 'a day in the life' theme. She comically casted the monarchy as having some pretty hilarious protocol, which I found to be entirely entertaining. There was some scandal there eh? Mmmmm..scandal. It wasn't blatent, just insinuated. Gotta love it. I'm not particularly into Kirsten Dunst, but something about her role as the queen was quite intriguing. She pulled it off with much grace and composure that this movie boosted her out of her Virgin Suicides and Spidy roles, expanding her into the more seriously diverse arena of acting. Kind of like what Shakespeare In Love did for Gwyneth Paltrow.

Pirates of the Caribbean 3.....6/10

I am a huge POTC fan, loved number 1 and 2 but number 3 didnt quite live up to it for me...think there was a lack of sword fights and too much confusion when they were all trying to bargain with each other! Maybe if i watch it again ill understand more!

Ghost Rider - 1/10

Woeful, doesnt even stand up as a mindless action movie you can watch without engaging your brain. And I dont know why they bothered having Nicholas Cage in it. A cardboard cutout would have sufficed.

Next - 3/10

Entirely predictable movie with some more of Nicholas Cage's "wonderful" acting. Not a particularly well balanced movie, it spends entirely too long getting to the point.

Garden State 8/10

I always start out hating it but it improves from the moment Ms Portman appears. I think it's probably a deliberate effect to mirror the film. I dock it a point for the slightly clumsy ending.

You have very low expectations

Spiderman 3

About what I expected it to be 8/10

Once Upon A Time In America -

Too long, too slow and not really all that interesting. 6/10

Wallace And Gromit - Curse Of The Were-Rabbit 9/10