The Redcafe Movie review thread

olesmyhero · 14th May 2008, 18:27

Charlie Wilson's War. It's a good movie, but I felt it was missing something. The performances are good, it's an interesting story, I just feel like maybe it was a bit too glossy and glazed over.

Bilbo · 15th May 2008, 12:08

Scarface

Never seen it before last night, incredibly. It was....good.

7.8/10

Bilbo · 15th May 2008, 12:10

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Watched I, Robot on Film4 last night, well about an hour and half of it. Was better than I expected. Sure it could've been a shedload better. . . I would've love to have seen Kubrick's vision for example, but it was watchable nonetheless. The robots looked shite, though. . .in fact the computer graphics were awful on the whole. However, If you're expecting Blade Runner then you'll be disappointed.

The blatant Converse product placement ruined it for me. It gave me the hump, and I couldn't enjoy the film.

Bilbo · 15th May 2008, 12:14

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The Prestegie - Quite good. The ending, lacked surprise value. Bale was OK, Hugh Jackman was very good. Seen Batman Begins and this one of Bale's and unsure what the hype about him is all about. Good actor but not really as great as he's made out to be.

Butterfly Effect - Strictly good. There is something about the movie which did seem wrong though. Probably analysing emotions as science experiments. Plus the performances weren't all that. Preferred Eternal Sunshine much more.

There is something about the Butterfly Effect. Its not a very good film, and most of the performances are hammy as fuck, but I've watched it about four times now.

olesmyhero · 15th May 2008, 23:09

Atonement. From what I could watch of it, it looked like a good movie. Will have to watc it again without 3 dogs going nuts in the same room.

Salvation · 16th May 2008, 18:34

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Scarface

Never seen it before last night, incredibly. It was....good.

7.8/10

I found Scarface overrated. Pointless action centered with Al Pacino playing the angry young man yet again makes it a dream movie for many but didn't hack it for me.

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There is something about the Butterfly Effect. Its not a very good film, and most of the performances are hammy as fuck, but I've watched it about four times now.

Yeah, guess one of those you wouldn't mind when on during a bored afternoon to entertain yourself. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Am off to get Mulholland Drive. Hopefully it's as good as many say it is.

Spoonov · 16th May 2008, 19:08

You won;t like Mullholland Drive, Salvo. . .that's unless you've seen other films by David Lynch.

olesmyhero · 16th May 2008, 19:10

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You won;t like Mullholland Drive, Salvo. . .that's unless you've seen other films by David Lynch.

Fuck me, Mulholland Drive is an odd movie.

Spoonov · 16th May 2008, 19:13

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Fuck me, Mulholland Drive is an odd movie.

Yep. But I liked it. In fact I like David Lynch's work. Not for everyone, though.

Simon Adebesi · 16th May 2008, 19:27

Besides Twin Peaks (series 1 and early series 2) Lynch's best work is Wild At Heart.

mehro · 17th May 2008, 03:21

Elephant Man is his best.

Shotgun raisin · 18th May 2008, 20:45

It's not really a Lynch film though. If you know what I mean.

Spoonov · 18th May 2008, 20:55

True. Nor was A Straight Story. Loved Mullholland Drive, Lost Highway and Wild at Heart. Inland Empire was too much of an ordeal for me.

Shotgun raisin · 18th May 2008, 21:07

I've never got into Lynch; I remember watching Blue Velvet about 10 years ago and I haven't bothered again since seeing that hairy minge. I should probably give his films another go now that I'm a bit more mature and a little less averse to bushy rats. Is Mullholland Drive a good place to start?

olesmyhero · 18th May 2008, 23:50

Beowulf. Not horrible but not really that good either. I am glad that they are starting to make more adult themed animated movies.

Shotgun raisin · 18th May 2008, 23:59

Animated shaved minge. That's more like it.

The Japanese have always made decent animated adult-oriented films. Beowulf was a step in the right direction for Hollywood but I thought it was trying so hard to be a nice-to-look-at, adult film that it forgot about being entertaining.

olesmyhero · 19th May 2008, 03:03

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Animated shaved minge. That's more like it.

The Japanese have always made decent animated adult-oriented films. Beowulf was a step in the right direction for Hollywood but I thought it was trying so hard to be a nice-to-look-at, adult film that it forgot about being entertaining.

I'm not so much interested in the virtual tits and ass. I just want to see loads of violence.

Spoonov · 19th May 2008, 09:46

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I've never got into Lynch; I remember watching Blue Velvet about 10 years ago and I haven't bothered again since seeing that hairy minge. I should probably give his films another go now that I'm a bit more mature and a little less averse to bushy rats. Is Mullholland Drive a good place to start?

Watch Blue Velvet again, then Mullholland Drive and Lost Highway.

Christofaux · 19th May 2008, 13:46

Its probably been done a while ago. My favourite movie of all time would probably be Remember the Titans. Has anyone seen this and not enjoyed it?

mehro · 19th May 2008, 17:46

I'm going to Mullholland Drive today.

Shotgun raisin · 21st May 2008, 00:01

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I'm going to Mullholland Drive today.

I thought you'd be in NJ by now. Did a bunch of wiseguys end up stealing your mail then?

Shotgun raisin · 21st May 2008, 00:23

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I'm not so much interested in the virtual tits and ass. I just want to see loads of violence.

Aye, you can never beat a good bit of cartoon violence.

I recently watched 3 Japanese animes actually (Vexille, Appleseed and Appleseed 2). All of them generic and predictable (though Vexille did have one of the most peculiarly Japanese endings I've ever seen) but absolutely stunning visually.

The thing with anime is that the makers know which side their bread's buttered. A lot of the angles and action set pieces are shamelessly indulgent, but it works because the audience likes it that way. Compared to Beowulf, the 3 films I mentioned are a lot nicer to look at and more fun with it imho.

Wibble · 21st May 2008, 01:11

I watched American Gangster yesterday. Much better than I expected if not the best film in the world. A good story well told and beautifully shot. 8/10

olesmyhero · 21st May 2008, 01:28

Love in the Time of Cholera. Missus made me watch this one. What a pile of shit. Waste of 2 hours.

mehro · 21st May 2008, 07:59

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I thought you'd be in NJ by now. Did a bunch of wiseguys end up stealing your mail then?

Nah, the luggage reached safely. I'm traveling a bit right now, reached Portland tonight.

mehro · 21st May 2008, 18:14

So I did the Universal Studios tour. Pretty neat. Saw some of the special effects stuff and a few sets.

Shotgun raisin · 21st May 2008, 18:30

Texas, then NJ, then Portland then LA. You're like Carmen San Diego, only fatter.

Did you see anything good then? Any stars? I'd love to go myself one day.

mehro · 21st May 2008, 18:41

Actually it was Houston -> Vegas -> San Diego -> LA -> Portland. Will leave for Nj on the 29th.

Nah, no stars. Some classic sets though, like the one used for Pyscho.

Salvation · 24th May 2008, 06:26

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You won;t like Mullholland Drive, Salvo. . .that's unless you've seen other films by David Lynch.

Yeah, good one Spoonez, I finally saw it yesterday and didn't rate it all that highly. Could well be one of those which needs two viewings to truly appreciate.

What I did like was Paris Je T'aime. Some of the stories are disappointing, like the Coens', but overall a good watch.

Alex · 24th May 2008, 06:36

Torque, watched the first scene til commercial 0/10

Red Dreams · 26th May 2008, 02:12

just watched the Grandpa Indiana Jones - Kingdom of Skulls....the worst of the lot...and time for Senior to hang up his whip...

14th May 2008, 18:27	#5041 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 9,709	Charlie Wilson's War. It's a good movie, but I felt it was missing something. The performances are good, it's an interesting story, I just feel like maybe it was a bit too glossy and glazed over.

15th May 2008, 12:08	#5042 (permalink)
Bilbo First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,011	Scarface Never seen it before last night, incredibly. It was....good. 7.8/10

15th May 2008, 23:09	#5045 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 9,709	Atonement. From what I could watch of it, it looked like a good movie. Will have to watc it again without 3 dogs going nuts in the same room.

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Spoonov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 24,882	You won;t like Mullholland Drive, Salvo. . .that's unless you've seen other films by David Lynch.

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Simon Adebesi Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sanctity, like a cat, abhors filth. Posts: 1,745	Besides Twin Peaks (series 1 and early series 2) Lynch's best work is Wild At Heart.

17th May 2008, 03:21	#5051 (permalink)
mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 18,461	Elephant Man is his best.

18th May 2008, 20:45	#5052 (permalink)
Shotgun raisin Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the path of the Mean Posts: 2,179	It's not really a Lynch film though. If you know what I mean.

18th May 2008, 20:55	#5053 (permalink)
Spoonov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 24,882	True. Nor was A Straight Story. Loved Mullholland Drive, Lost Highway and Wild at Heart. Inland Empire was too much of an ordeal for me.

18th May 2008, 21:07	#5054 (permalink)
Shotgun raisin Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the path of the Mean Posts: 2,179	I've never got into Lynch; I remember watching Blue Velvet about 10 years ago and I haven't bothered again since seeing that hairy minge. I should probably give his films another go now that I'm a bit more mature and a little less averse to bushy rats. Is Mullholland Drive a good place to start?

18th May 2008, 23:50	#5055 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 9,709	Beowulf. Not horrible but not really that good either. I am glad that they are starting to make more adult themed animated movies.

18th May 2008, 23:59	#5056 (permalink)
Shotgun raisin Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the path of the Mean Posts: 2,179	Animated shaved minge. That's more like it. The Japanese have always made decent animated adult-oriented films. Beowulf was a step in the right direction for Hollywood but I thought it was trying so hard to be a nice-to-look-at, adult film that it forgot about being entertaining.

19th May 2008, 13:46	#5059 (permalink)
Christofaux Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,482	Its probably been done a while ago. My favourite movie of all time would probably be Remember the Titans. Has anyone seen this and not enjoyed it?

19th May 2008, 17:46	#5060 (permalink)
mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 18,461	I'm going to Mullholland Drive today.

21st May 2008, 01:11	#5063 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 33,652	I watched American Gangster yesterday. Much better than I expected if not the best film in the world. A good story well told and beautifully shot. 8/10

21st May 2008, 01:28	#5064 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 9,709	Love in the Time of Cholera. Missus made me watch this one. What a pile of shit. Waste of 2 hours.

21st May 2008, 18:14	#5066 (permalink)
mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 18,461	So I did the Universal Studios tour. Pretty neat. Saw some of the special effects stuff and a few sets.

21st May 2008, 18:30	#5067 (permalink)
Shotgun raisin Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the path of the Mean Posts: 2,179	Texas, then NJ, then Portland then LA. You're like Carmen San Diego, only fatter. Did you see anything good then? Any stars? I'd love to go myself one day.

21st May 2008, 18:41	#5068 (permalink)
mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 18,461	Actually it was Houston -> Vegas -> San Diego -> LA -> Portland. Will leave for Nj on the 29th. Nah, no stars. Some classic sets though, like the one used for Pyscho.

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Alex First team crossdresser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 39°44′21″N 104°59′5″W Posts: 12,815	Torque, watched the first scene til commercial 0/10

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Red Dreams First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thunder Road to Old Trafford Posts: 10,143	just watched the Grandpa Indiana Jones - Kingdom of Skulls....the worst of the lot...and time for Senior to hang up his whip...