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"If you have watched a film today, what was it?"

If you've watched or are going to watch a film today, tell us what it was/is going to be.
Go on.

Its true :-(

I think maybe the world is suffering from a bit of a Dave drout!

If you have a child anytime soon, make sure you call it Dave now won't you!

I see, well, I've always said "Never trust a Keith." If it had been a Dave, you would have been alright!

:-)

The recruitment agency messed up! They didn't give me an induction and didn't forward my name to "Keith" who is the man that just sent me home because he didn't have anything for me to do.

I've decided to tell the recruitment agency that they can go spin, from now on Tarrant finds his own work!

(or sits in bed watching films all day and continues to reciebe free money from all you tax payers out there! Cheers guys :-) )

I didn't think it was pants, it's just not the best gangster film I've ever seen, that's all.

It was certainly strange seeing Pacino in a role such as Lefty, especially after seeing ScarFace the previous day!

As I said, it was good, but not as good as some I've seen. I was a bit knackered after my drama evening as well, so maybe I'll watch it again in a couple of weeks, and see what I think then.

Anyway, why aren't you at work!?

:-)

Damn your vagueness!!!!!

Not really :-)


Fair enough if you didn't rate it! It's one of my favourites but that might be because I knew (roughly) of the story about agent Joseph D. Pistone codename: Donnie Brasco, before the film came out. So it was quite interesting for me. Plus, I thought Pacino not playing the hard-man anti-hero man at the top was interesting. Pacino as "Lefty" was a very interesting role I thought.

But hey... if you thought it was pants, thats your loss

:-)

I am the Tarrant wrote:
Donnie Brasco had a distinct advantage over the rest in my
> eyes, in that its a true story!



But that doesn't make it a "better" story though, does it?

I just... I dunno, I can't really put my finger on it, but there was just something about it that didn't make me think "Yeah! This is fantastic!" Like some films have in the past.

I know that's a bit vague, sorry...

Your Honour wrote:
> Saw Donnie Brascoe last night, but I missed the first couple of
> minutes.


Thought it was ok, I remember thinking (while watching it)
> "This is just a mixture of Reservoir Dogs and Goodfellas." With the
> Wiseguy life and the undercover agent.

Pacino was good, but not as good as in
> ScarFace, Depp was good, but I didn't recognise him at first, what a stupid
> 'tache that was! Madson was ok, but whenever I saw him I kept thinking
> "Reservoir Dogs" for some reason..


All in all I thought it was
> ok, not as good as ScarFace, but not that far off. Wouldn't mind watching it
> again, but not for a while...



Donnie Brasco had a distinct advantage over the rest in my eyes, in that its a true story!

Goatboy wrote:
but my
> lord if Scarface doesn't rule the gangster world.


Dunno about that mate.

I think Goodfellas is slightly better, but only by the *tiniest* margin.

ScarFace is a damn fine film, that was a good purchase by me on saturday, well impressed.

Scarface owns.

"Say hello to ma leedle fren'"

What a top,top movie.
Brian De Palma has been sinking like a lead heavy thing lately, but my lord if Scarface doesn't rule the gangster world.

Saw Donnie Brascoe last night, but I missed the first couple of minutes.


Thought it was ok, I remember thinking (while watching it) "This is just a mixture of Reservoir Dogs and Goodfellas." With the Wiseguy life and the undercover agent.

Pacino was good, but not as good as in ScarFace, Depp was good, but I didn't recognise him at first, what a stupid 'tache that was! Madson was ok, but whenever I saw him I kept thinking "Reservoir Dogs" for some reason..


All in all I thought it was ok, not as good as ScarFace, but not that far off. Wouldn't mind watching it again, but not for a while...