The Redcafe Movie review thread

RedNome · 24th June 2007, 20:10

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Originally Posted by Spoony

Not seen it yet, mate. Will post my thoughts, after I watch it.

Fair.

Btw, great soundtrack to it.

Spoonatov · 24th June 2007, 20:11

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Originally Posted by RedNome

Kung Fu Hustle is quality, funny as fuck.

The knife handle throwing scene is hysterical, I will never tire of watching that.

Seems to be a film for everyone, that. Not met a person who didn't like it.

reelworld · 25th June 2007, 07:09

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Originally Posted by Spoony

Right. A list of films I've either bought or
The Sting

Redford and Newman was fantastic.
I love heist movies, and this is one of the best.
The twist at the end was good, and it's good to see Dana Elcar (Pete Thornton of MacGyver in this movie)

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Kung Fu Hustle
Dog of Cookery

Both Stephen Chow movie I presume? The second one should be God of Cookery.
I like them both. Chow movies was formulatic, but his comedy was funny as feck that I don't mind them. It usually started with Chow as at good-at-nothing guy, who found out later that he have special powers.
I love that scene where he learned to cook at the Shaolin Temple

. And when the monks form this difficult formation to unleashed a 'special kung-fu move' only to reveal that the special move is actually beating the crap of the opponent with a chair

reelworld · 25th June 2007, 07:14

I went to the cinema and watched Ocean's 13 and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Ocean was nice I think. It was entertaining to a degree. And while the con tactics was a bit too much, it didn't bother me that much
FF was a huge improvement from the first. Alba was still miscast though. Honestly, who can believe that she's a genetic scientist? Julian Sands as Doom is just like he repeat his role from Charmed. Comic book Doom was like an evil Batman. A villain whose greatest power is his mind, not some electric power sapping shit. He was stupid in the movie, and wasn't really that threatening

Spoonatov · 25th June 2007, 11:05

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Originally Posted by reelworld

Both Stephen Chow movie I presume? The second one should be God of Cookery.

Yes, God of Cookery.

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Originally Posted by RedNome

Fair.

Btw, great soundtrack to it.

I couldn't get into it, Nomes. So I turned it off after 40mins and watched Clerks 2 instead, which I loved. 'Porch monkey 4 life'.

Spoonatov · 26th June 2007, 11:30

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Originally Posted by reelworld

Redford and Newman was fantastic.
I love heist movies, and this is one of the best.
The twist at the end was good, and it's good to see Dana Elcar (Pete Thornton of MacGyver in this movie)

Both Stephen Chow movie I presume? The second one should be God of Cookery.
I like them both. Chow movies was formulatic, but his comedy was funny as feck that I don't mind them. It usually started with Chow as at good-at-nothing guy, who found out later that he have special powers.
I love that scene where he learned to cook at the Shaolin Temple

. And when the monks form this difficult formation to unleashed a 'special kung-fu move' only to reveal that the special move is actually beating the crap of the opponent with a chair

Watched Kung Fu Hustle last night. Looked brilliant, and I liked the parodies not to mention the action, but I just didn't think it was that funny at all. Maybe I'm just getting too old. . .

Spoonatov · 26th June 2007, 11:36

http://imdb.com/title/tt0085211/

Now, that was hilarious.

utdalltheway · 26th June 2007, 13:55

saw Pan's Labrynth(sp?) the other day.
in Spanish but with subtitles.

good film I thought. some scenes were hard to watch cos of the violence but ths story was well worked. the guy playing the Spanish captain was very good playing a total sadist.

olesmyhero · 26th June 2007, 13:59

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Originally Posted by Spoony

http://imdb.com/title/tt0085211/

Now, that was hilarious.

I own that one. Good movie.

Just watched The Silencers, the first of four Dean Marting spy spoofs. Good stuff once you get into the mindset of what the movie is doing.

Wibble · 26th June 2007, 14:20

On a retro 80's kick at the moment (cheap DVD sale). So here goes

Some Kind Of Wonderful Decent soundtrack and despite being just another 80's high school drama involving rich kids and kids from "the wrong side of the tracks" this film stands head and shoulders above the usual 80's teen fare. Mainly due to decent performances all round, with Mary Stuart Masterton as Watts and Elias Koteas as Duncan standing out. Probably a much better film if you were a teenager in the mid 80's than if you are watching it for the first time now due to the nostalgia factor but well worth a watch. If for no other reason than to hear the Lick The Tins version of the Elvis song Can't Help Falling In Love at the end.
Rating 8/10 (if you are 40) to 6/10 (if you are 15)

SmashedHombre · 26th June 2007, 14:22

What if you are lucky enough to be neither 40 nor 15?

Wibble · 26th June 2007, 14:24

I was thinking of some sort of gradual ratings reduction with age (or lack thereof).

mehro · 26th June 2007, 14:28

I think I'm at the perfect age in life. I wish I could stay 23 all my life. How envious you all must be.

Wibble · 26th June 2007, 14:30

I probably pick 30 as a point to stick at but the point remains.

Spoonatov · 26th June 2007, 15:48

I went through a phase of buying John Hughes' films and other similar 80's movie. Was a great nostalgia fix.

Spoonatov · 27th June 2007, 12:08

Solyaris(Tarkovsky). I didn't like Stalker, so I was worried that I find it difficult to get into Solyaris, but oddly enough, I was drawn into the film fairly easily. The film itself, was Tarkovsky's answer to 2001, apparently. It didn't look as visually stunning, but it was substance over style, unlike Kubrick's film. Deeply philosophical, touched on everything from first contact, relationships, humanity. . .to. . . love. The first hour was very atmospheric, as well. . . in fact it was well and truly creepy. Still, didn't digest everything and by the end of the film my head was going to explode.

In fact, it's still threatening to do so at this moment.

Brilliant film. . .although, it may not be everyone's cuppa.

mehro · 27th June 2007, 17:04

Chung King Express

Started off with lots of promise, then took a major fall in the middle but finished off rather well in the end. The most disappointing part was that what was turning out to be a rather interesting story was left unfinished. Or rather they thought it was finished but it didn't quite feel finished.

7/10

Salvation · 27th June 2007, 21:35

Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road)

First offering of the Apu trilogy, and the debut of a brilliant filmaker. Excellent characterisation and cinematography, both integral parts of Satyajit Ray's works. This tells the story of a Bengali family in their native village and how various aspects of life such as debt, relationships, sexual discrimination and many other flaws prevailing in the then (and somewhat even now) society in rural India. It's Ray at his best, where he adapts the story well and succeeds in the portrayal of calling a spade just that and deriving from it.

7.5/10

Aparajito (The Invicible)

The second offering, where it shows the progress of Apu from youth to adolescence and how as always incidents change his and his family's lives. A simpler story than the first yet very well executed with brilliant characterisation again

8/10

I'm about to get my hands on these two again along with the third part which I was long dying to watch

olesmyhero · 28th June 2007, 00:21

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Originally Posted by mehro

Chung King Express

Started off with lots of promise, then took a major fall in the middle but finished off rather well in the end. The most disappointing part was that what was turning out to be a rather interesting story was left unfinished. Or rather they thought it was finished but it didn't quite feel finished.

7/10

Common theme in Wong Kar Wai's movies if I remember correctly. They just kind of end. I thought it was a good movie. His best is In The Mood for Love.

Spoonatov · 29th June 2007, 12:03

A Bittersweet Life by Ji-woon Kim director of A Tale of Two Sisters. Another Korean revenge flick, but not as convoluted as the Vengeance trilogy, in fact it was the opposite. The film was very stylish. . .fantastic cinematography and the score was excellent, too. A Bittersweet Life was well paced out and overall it was thoroughly enjoyable, with some quality action scenes, containing gun-fight and martial art sequences. However, my gripe with the film was, it should've had more character development.

A very good film.

I'll probably purchase A Quiet Family, too.

Spoonatov · 29th June 2007, 12:28

Korean cinema's top. Here are some I think I should check out, after doiung some research.

Failan
Oasis
II mare
Memories of Murder
JSA
Save the Green Planet
Peppermint Candy
Ditto

Anymore, then?

mehro · 29th June 2007, 14:02

My Sassy Girl?

Spoonatov · 29th June 2007, 14:25

http://imdb.com/title/tt0293715/

Did you like it?

mehro · 29th June 2007, 14:30

It was funny. Not a bad watch. From what I've heard it's quite a popular Korean movie.

Spoonatov · 29th June 2007, 14:32

Seen any of them from my list?

mehro · 29th June 2007, 14:34

No. Will look them up.

Spoonatov · 29th June 2007, 15:02

Another one.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

http://imdb.com/title/tt0374546/

Wibble · 29th June 2007, 15:04

I watched the first 15 minutes of Norbit tonight.

I hope the rest is better.

Rating 0.5/10 (because I'm in a good mood)

mehro · 29th June 2007, 15:08

Norbit. They were showing that on my flight to India. I chose some movie with Mandy Moore over it. I don't like Mandy Moore either.

crappycraperson · 29th June 2007, 15:17

Reign over me

It's about two old college friends who run into each other after many years and one of them is in mess due to losing his family in 9-11.
Good movie, I liked it. For once Adam Salder wasn't annoying and some really funny bits in the movie. Still I felt there was something missing, hard to say possibly story wise it could have been little better.

7.5 out of 10 for me

25th June 2007, 07:14	#1244 (permalink)
reelworld Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: "I was never a great player" - Roy Keane, after being reminded that great players rarely make great managers. Posts: 5,193	I went to the cinema and watched Ocean's 13 and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Ocean was nice I think. It was entertaining to a degree. And while the con tactics was a bit too much, it didn't bother me that much FF was a huge improvement from the first. Alba was still miscast though. Honestly, who can believe that she's a genetic scientist? Julian Sands as Doom is just like he repeat his role from Charmed. Comic book Doom was like an evil Batman. A villain whose greatest power is his mind, not some electric power sapping shit. He was stupid in the movie, and wasn't really that threatening

26th June 2007, 11:36	#1247 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	http://imdb.com/title/tt0085211/ Now, that was hilarious.

26th June 2007, 13:55	#1248 (permalink)
utdalltheway First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Virginia, USA (orig. Cobh) Posts: 6,799	saw Pan's Labrynth(sp?) the other day. in Spanish but with subtitles. good film I thought. some scenes were hard to watch cos of the violence but ths story was well worked. the guy playing the Spanish captain was very good playing a total sadist.

26th June 2007, 14:20	#1250 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	On a retro 80's kick at the moment (cheap DVD sale). So here goes Some Kind Of Wonderful Decent soundtrack and despite being just another 80's high school drama involving rich kids and kids from "the wrong side of the tracks" this film stands head and shoulders above the usual 80's teen fare. Mainly due to decent performances all round, with Mary Stuart Masterton as Watts and Elias Koteas as Duncan standing out. Probably a much better film if you were a teenager in the mid 80's than if you are watching it for the first time now due to the nostalgia factor but well worth a watch. If for no other reason than to hear the Lick The Tins version of the Elvis song Can't Help Falling In Love at the end. Rating 8/10 (if you are 40) to 6/10 (if you are 15)

26th June 2007, 14:22	#1251 (permalink)
SmashedHombre I'm cute Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Slightly more handsome, intelligent and talented than Rams. Far more likely to shag sheep than most rams too. Posts: 19,381	What if you are lucky enough to be neither 40 nor 15?

26th June 2007, 14:24	#1252 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	I was thinking of some sort of gradual ratings reduction with age (or lack thereof).

26th June 2007, 14:28	#1253 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	I think I'm at the perfect age in life. I wish I could stay 23 all my life. How envious you all must be.

26th June 2007, 14:30	#1254 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	I probably pick 30 as a point to stick at but the point remains.

26th June 2007, 15:48	#1255 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	I went through a phase of buying John Hughes' films and other similar 80's movie. Was a great nostalgia fix.

27th June 2007, 12:08	#1256 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	Solyaris(Tarkovsky). I didn't like Stalker, so I was worried that I find it difficult to get into Solyaris, but oddly enough, I was drawn into the film fairly easily. The film itself, was Tarkovsky's answer to 2001, apparently. It didn't look as visually stunning, but it was substance over style, unlike Kubrick's film. Deeply philosophical, touched on everything from first contact, relationships, humanity. . .to. . . love. The first hour was very atmospheric, as well. . . in fact it was well and truly creepy. Still, didn't digest everything and by the end of the film my head was going to explode. In fact, it's still threatening to do so at this moment. Brilliant film. . .although, it may not be everyone's cuppa.

27th June 2007, 17:04	#1257 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Chung King Express Started off with lots of promise, then took a major fall in the middle but finished off rather well in the end. The most disappointing part was that what was turning out to be a rather interesting story was left unfinished. Or rather they thought it was finished but it didn't quite feel finished. 7/10

27th June 2007, 21:35	#1258 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) First offering of the Apu trilogy, and the debut of a brilliant filmaker. Excellent characterisation and cinematography, both integral parts of Satyajit Ray's works. This tells the story of a Bengali family in their native village and how various aspects of life such as debt, relationships, sexual discrimination and many other flaws prevailing in the then (and somewhat even now) society in rural India. It's Ray at his best, where he adapts the story well and succeeds in the portrayal of calling a spade just that and deriving from it. 7.5/10 Aparajito (The Invicible) The second offering, where it shows the progress of Apu from youth to adolescence and how as always incidents change his and his family's lives. A simpler story than the first yet very well executed with brilliant characterisation again 8/10 I'm about to get my hands on these two again along with the third part which I was long dying to watch

29th June 2007, 12:03	#1260 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	A Bittersweet Life by Ji-woon Kim director of A Tale of Two Sisters. Another Korean revenge flick, but not as convoluted as the Vengeance trilogy, in fact it was the opposite. The film was very stylish. . .fantastic cinematography and the score was excellent, too. A Bittersweet Life was well paced out and overall it was thoroughly enjoyable, with some quality action scenes, containing gun-fight and martial art sequences. However, my gripe with the film was, it should've had more character development. A very good film. I'll probably purchase A Quiet Family, too.

29th June 2007, 12:28	#1261 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	Korean cinema's top. Here are some I think I should check out, after doiung some research. Failan Oasis II mare Memories of Murder JSA Save the Green Planet Peppermint Candy Ditto Anymore, then?

29th June 2007, 14:02	#1262 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	My Sassy Girl?

29th June 2007, 14:25	#1263 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	http://imdb.com/title/tt0293715/ Did you like it?

29th June 2007, 14:30	#1264 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	It was funny. Not a bad watch. From what I've heard it's quite a popular Korean movie.

29th June 2007, 14:32	#1265 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	Seen any of them from my list?

29th June 2007, 14:34	#1266 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	No. Will look them up.

29th June 2007, 15:02	#1267 (permalink)
Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	Another one. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring http://imdb.com/title/tt0374546/

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Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	I watched the first 15 minutes of Norbit tonight. I hope the rest is better. Rating 0.5/10 (because I'm in a good mood)

29th June 2007, 15:08	#1269 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Norbit. They were showing that on my flight to India. I chose some movie with Mandy Moore over it. I don't like Mandy Moore either.

29th June 2007, 15:17	#1270 (permalink)
crappycraperson "Resident cricket authority" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: <Insert something funny here> Posts: 11,494	Reign over me It's about two old college friends who run into each other after many years and one of them is in mess due to losing his family in 9-11. Good movie, I liked it. For once Adam Salder wasn't annoying and some really funny bits in the movie. Still I felt there was something missing, hard to say possibly story wise it could have been little better. 7.5 out of 10 for me

29th June 2007, 15:19	#1271 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664