The Redcafe Movie review thread

Salvation · 28th September 2007, 17:14

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Originally Posted by Spoonez el Grande

It's one of the best films ever made, Salvatore. You would've loved it more had story turned out to be a dream sequence or something daft, at the end.

When did I deny it not being made brilliantly? The plot is exactly the same as King Lear's, except for the daughter/son change

Mehro, do you actually have 100 films that you liked? I'd struggle to make it to 50

mehro · 28th September 2007, 17:16

I think so. Having seen so many movies if I can't come up with 100 that I enjoyed it'd be pretty sad.

Wibble · 30th September 2007, 06:34

ZodiacThe story of the Zodiac Killer who terrorised California in the 60s and 70's told through the eyes of a policeman and 2 journalists who worked the case. Long and lacking in the action that many seem to crave these days but IMO brilliantly told and paced with excellent performances all round especially Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jnr and Mark Ruffalo. Not dissimilar to All The Presidents Men and the cinematography is excellent. 9/10

mehro · 30th September 2007, 16:42

The Host - Good movie. 8/10

Salvation · 1st October 2007, 10:03

Dog Day Afternoon - Great little movie. Al Pacino at his best

Eklavya - All you non-Indian cnuts, I'd recommend this movie. Nice little story told and shot well

Wibble · 1st October 2007, 14:54

The History Boys A film adaptation of an Alan Bennett stage show about bright Northern kids preparing for the Oxbridge entrance exam. A brilliant soundtrack and excellent performances all round. Despite the film betraying its stage show origins I think that this is probably my film of the year. 9.5/10

Wibble · 1st October 2007, 14:57

The moral majority were horrified by the gay themes BTW.

Fecking spastics that they are.

olesmyhero · 1st October 2007, 21:47

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. Funny, but not as good as Life of Brian or Holy Grail.

golden_blunder · 2nd October 2007, 01:28

The Kingdom

enjoyable thriller 7/10

The_Red_Hope · 2nd October 2007, 09:16

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Originally Posted by Salvation

Dog Day Afternoon - Great little movie. Al Pacino at his best

Eklavya - All you non-Indian cnuts, I'd recommend this movie. Nice little story told and shot well

YOu think it was worthy of being sent for the Oscars ? Haven't seen it ... but the general reaction seems to be that it doesn't desrve to be the official entry.

Salvation · 2nd October 2007, 13:35

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Originally Posted by The_Red_Hope

YOu think it was worthy of being sent for the Oscars ? Haven't seen it ... but the general reaction seems to be that it doesn't desrve to be the official entry.

Haven't seen Dharm so I can't decide

The movie's a good one, been lambasted by the audiences unfairly. Plus the man who made it tackles interesting subjects and has made a few cult classics over his career and has been criminally overlooked at times. You need to have talent to have your first movie out of graduation be nominated for an Academy award

On an overall basis it was spot on. Feck off Chak De India

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 12:54

I'll be watching Infernal Affairs III next, followed by The Emperor and Assassin. . .and a couple of Yugoslavian movies(once I get a skype account sorted.)

Salvation · 3rd October 2007, 12:59

Yugoslavian movies tend to have as many as 6 intermissions in 'em

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 13:01

Underground sounds good.

Salvation · 3rd October 2007, 13:04

Give a try to the Indian movie I recommended there El Grande. It is only about an hour an half in length

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 13:06

I'd rather get Delhi belly.

Salvation · 3rd October 2007, 13:08

Is that some sort of a slang like nappy?

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 13:12

Delhi Belly - the shits/runs/diarrhoea

Salvation · 3rd October 2007, 13:15

Nappy still takes the cake though

Anyways, enough derailing for the time being:

Bourne Identity - Delayed watching it so as to read the book till I fecked that saw it anyways. Good stuff, although I don't really rate Damon as an actor

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 13:17

Not sure I can be arsed to watch Bourne Identity. The other two were very average.

Salvation · 3rd October 2007, 13:19

Couldn't care much about the other two 'cos you could feel a recurring trend about the plot, something like Ocean's 12 and 13

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 13:21

Hang on. Bourne Identity is that the third one? I've not seen the 3rd one.

Salvation · 3rd October 2007, 13:24

Bourne Ultimatum is the 3rd one. Identity is the first, Supremacy is the second

olesmyhero · 3rd October 2007, 13:28

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Originally Posted by Spoonez el Grande

I'll be watching Infernal Affairs III next, followed by The Emperor and Assassin. . .and a couple of Yugoslavian movies(once I get a skype account sorted.)

Infernal Affairs III isn't nearly as good as the first two.

Spoonatov · 3rd October 2007, 13:29

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

Infernal Affairs III isn't nearly as good as the first two.

One's better than two. But I enjoyed the second one as well. Heard this one's more convoluted. Is that true?

olesmyhero · 3rd October 2007, 13:32

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Originally Posted by Spoonez el Grande

One's better than two. But I enjoyed the second one as well. Heard this one's more convoluted. Is that true?

True.

mehro · 3rd October 2007, 13:44

I saw the first 30 minutes of Seconds. - 9/10 so far.

olesmyhero · 4th October 2007, 01:45

Electric Dragon 80 000V. Well that was loud and strange.

londonredmaniac · 4th October 2007, 01:45

house of 1000 corpses

fecking good

TuTuHimm · 4th October 2007, 02:56

Superbad - Funny

Plechazunga · 6th October 2007, 23:10

The Painted Veil

Quite amazingly boring. Don't watch it.

I quite enjoy watching Naomi Watts, she's pretty and a very good actress, but by the end I was praying for her to die of cholera

mehro · 6th October 2007, 23:35

Seconds - Good storyline, not the most clinical editing but a decent movie overall.

Steev · 6th October 2007, 23:37

I Spit on Your Grave - Michael Winner's wet dream. Enough said.

28th September 2007, 17:16	#3242 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	I think so. Having seen so many movies if I can't come up with 100 that I enjoyed it'd be pretty sad.

30th September 2007, 06:34	#3243 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	ZodiacThe story of the Zodiac Killer who terrorised California in the 60s and 70's told through the eyes of a policeman and 2 journalists who worked the case. Long and lacking in the action that many seem to crave these days but IMO brilliantly told and paced with excellent performances all round especially Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jnr and Mark Ruffalo. Not dissimilar to All The Presidents Men and the cinematography is excellent. 9/10

30th September 2007, 16:42	#3244 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	The Host - Good movie. 8/10

1st October 2007, 10:03	#3245 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Dog Day Afternoon - Great little movie. Al Pacino at his best Eklavya - All you non-Indian cnuts, I'd recommend this movie. Nice little story told and shot well

1st October 2007, 14:54	#3246 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	The History Boys A film adaptation of an Alan Bennett stage show about bright Northern kids preparing for the Oxbridge entrance exam. A brilliant soundtrack and excellent performances all round. Despite the film betraying its stage show origins I think that this is probably my film of the year. 9.5/10

1st October 2007, 14:57	#3247 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 35,664	The moral majority were horrified by the gay themes BTW. Fecking spastics that they are.

1st October 2007, 21:47	#3248 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. Funny, but not as good as Life of Brian or Holy Grail.

2nd October 2007, 01:28	#3249 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,704	The Kingdom enjoyable thriller 7/10

3rd October 2007, 12:54	#3252 (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'll be watching Infernal Affairs III next, followed by The Emperor and Assassin. . .and a couple of Yugoslavian movies(once I get a skype account sorted.)

3rd October 2007, 12:59	#3253 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Yugoslavian movies tend to have as many as 6 intermissions in 'em

3rd October 2007, 13:01	#3254 (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	Underground sounds good.

3rd October 2007, 13:04	#3255 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Give a try to the Indian movie I recommended there El Grande. It is only about an hour an half in length

3rd October 2007, 13:06	#3256 (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'd rather get Delhi belly.

3rd October 2007, 13:08	#3257 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Is that some sort of a slang like nappy?

3rd October 2007, 13:12	#3258 (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	Delhi Belly - the shits/runs/diarrhoea

3rd October 2007, 13:15	#3259 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Nappy still takes the cake though Anyways, enough derailing for the time being: Bourne Identity - Delayed watching it so as to read the book till I fecked that saw it anyways. Good stuff, although I don't really rate Damon as an actor

3rd October 2007, 13:17	#3260 (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	Not sure I can be arsed to watch Bourne Identity. The other two were very average.

3rd October 2007, 13:19	#3261 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Couldn't care much about the other two 'cos you could feel a recurring trend about the plot, something like Ocean's 12 and 13

3rd October 2007, 13:21	#3262 (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	Hang on. Bourne Identity is that the third one? I've not seen the 3rd one.

3rd October 2007, 13:24	#3263 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Bourne Ultimatum is the 3rd one. Identity is the first, Supremacy is the second

3rd October 2007, 13:44	#3267 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	I saw the first 30 minutes of Seconds. - 9/10 so far.

4th October 2007, 01:45	#3268 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Electric Dragon 80 000V. Well that was loud and strange.

4th October 2007, 01:45	#3269 (permalink)
londonredmaniac I suffer delusions of grandeur Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The announcer and referee of Gaz Vs DJS the meet! Posts: 9,019	house of 1000 corpses fecking good

4th October 2007, 02:56	#3270 (permalink)
TuTuHimm Can definitely write definitely correctly Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Land of Fire and Ice Posts: 1,124	Superbad - Funny

6th October 2007, 23:10	#3271 (permalink)
Plechazunga Phones, soup, paint and chairs are troubling. Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the principality is chief executive of David evroshampiona Gil. Posts: 49,810	The Painted Veil Quite amazingly boring. Don't watch it. I quite enjoy watching Naomi Watts, she's pretty and a very good actress, but by the end I was praying for her to die of cholera

6th October 2007, 23:35	#3272 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Seconds - Good storyline, not the most clinical editing but a decent movie overall.

6th October 2007, 23:37	#3273 (permalink)
Steev Reserve Team Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,385	I Spit on Your Grave - Michael Winner's wet dream. Enough said.