Seems you are not alone there Martin, only gets 4.5/10 on IMDB and that's a very low score!Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1564585/
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Seems you are not alone there Martin, only gets 4.5/10 on IMDB and that's a very low score!Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1564585/
Not as bad as 'Stonehenge Apocolypse' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488598/Quote:
Originally Posted by GreatGig
Scores 4.1!
Genourous IMHO - I only made it through the first 15 minutes. The Stonehenge set is risibly bad, I mean 'Spinal Tap' bad...and as for the dialogue...:rolleyes:
just watched a blu ray rip (1080p) of The Mechanic
he has a very nice hifi in his swamp home !
I love Jason Statham films they are just switch off and enjoy
Sorry guys & gals, i have had this in my head all day - music & pictures :eyebrows: time to fire up the PJ with 110" screen, crank the volume to about 70%, sit back & crap myself :lolsign:
Not literally, but watch it yourself & see what i mean ;) Unbelievable :eek:
Went to see Limitless at the Showcase, Reading, where they have recently installed all-digital projection. My word, what picture quality! Gone is the poorly focussed 35mm picture with gate and framing jitter, replaced with a rock-solid image with tremendous detail and vibrancy. It could be that the old projectors had had their day, but this has transformed my cinema-going experience and I shall be looking for digital projection to come to Basingstoke SOON!
The film itself is a classy and stylish story that asks the question: what if you could take a drug like that, that opens your brain power? Would you take it? Very enjoyable film and one that relishes high resolution viewing.
Just started watching Battlestar Galactica mini series on DVD upscaled to 1080P from DVD & it looks pretty good!
Doubt i'll see it all tonight, but there is always tomorrow ;)
Looks like i might need to buy the complete series, this is looking good :)
BSG I think is is one of those series that comes along everynow and then and is just simply fantastic.
I love the fact it's based in space but isnt a full on SyFy, it's not like StarGate SG-1 when they need to fix something they just invent it.
in BSG if they dont have it they make do.
I've been watching the repeats on Sky ATlantic and it's awesome !
I'd agree, I really enjoyed BSG. The quality of the writing and acting really shines through. There are a few weaker episodes in the middle of seasons but you get that with any show.
My favourite way to watch was with a glass of Bourbon. There's lots of drinking in most episodes, mostly by Saul and I found drinking along provided a more immersive experience. :glug:
Absinthe with a dash of water looks quite a bit like Ambrosia if you fancy drinking along with the lower ranks. ;)
On reflection perhaps I got a bit too involved. :mental: I never have looked at toasters in the same way. Frakking toasters! :lol:
a couple of the Toasters were quite nice :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by HighFidelityGuy
Didnt gell with Caprica, but looking forward to the new spin off
Battlestar Galactica : Blood & Chrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles...ood_%26_Chrome
Good point, mmm Six. :stalks: :drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by s70rmp
I've only seen the pilot episode of Caprica and quite liked that. I'll have to get hold of the rest to check out. I hadn't actually heard of Blood and Chrome until today. I'll definitely check that out.
I agree with others that BG is the kind of series that only happens once in a decade. A fully realised and realistic universe where technology is not the solution to everything. Much psychological debate and fascinating characters.
A special mention for Mary McDonnell, whom I've always thought of as a great actress ever since Dancing With Wolves.
I like Caprica so far, but when will the series be continued?
P.S. never mind about Six, what about Grace Park (Boomer)? Currently enjoying her in Hawaii Five-0.
Boomer was nice but she got a bit annoying at times, so I marked her down for that. ;)
sorry mate - it got cancelled !Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
I have to say my fav(s) was Starbuck and President Milf :eyebrows:
Nooooooooooooooo!Quote:
Originally Posted by s70rmp
and how stupid is this :
On October 27, 2010, Syfy canceled the show, citing low ratings, and pulled the remaining five episodes of the series from its broadcast schedule
Well i must admit that the mini series held my attention vastly more than "The Plan" even though it was only a DVD to The Plan being on blu ray ;) I nearly managed to watch the whole lot last night (& once i got into it i really wanted to :eyebrows:) but i had to hit the sack before i passed out :lol:
So can anyone explain what the mini series was about? What i mean is, is the mini series a much smaller version of what the whole 5 seasons of BSG is about? IE kind of massively condensed? :scratch:
Or is it a prequel?
No, the miniseries is set just before S1 Ep.1 (so yes a prequel) and creates the setting for the story to continue. Now you need to buy the full five series!
Forget The Plan, it was a bad idea and barely holds together.
Cheers Martin, that's the information i needed to make an informed decision ;)
S1 Ep.1 is called 33" (33 minutes) and is an absolute doozie. A great way to start a great series. I wish I was seeing it for the first time.
I recon this topic will be on fire with post tomorrow :lolsign:
Yep, most of them will be watching QVC! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
;)
it's awesome, a word that truly describes it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
If you havent seen the series buy the boxset you will not be disappointed
and what dear Sir is wrong with QVC ? :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
a brilliant channel !
Watched 'Rosemary's Baby' yesterday for the first time in about 25 years:eek:
What a fantastic film, perfect perfomances, well paced, gripping and somehow unsettlingly creepy all at the same time. Horror through suggestion only, no blatent gore or slashing. Great direction, no fast cutting, wobbly documentary style camera work or any of that intrusive arty bollocks that breaks the suspension of disbelief and the immersion in the story and the world it creates.
If you've never seen it or not watched it in years check it out and realise what it is that is so wrong with contemporary movies.
Last night , Withnail and I for the 100th time lol , but still great ! Just love this movie .
"As a youth i used to weep in butcher's shops" and "we've gone on holiday by mistake"
Bears - blu ray, better than ratings would suggest :eyebrows:
Great on a 9ft screen ;)
Thought I would plug a movie I really like and just watched again: "The Last Days of Disco".
I have it on Criterion DVD, and it sports a beautiful picture and good (2 channel) sound by which I really enjoy the very classic disco soundtrack.
A beautiful looking movie with lots of music and beautiful girls and Chloe Sevigny. What more could anyone want? ( And it is very funny, Wednesday was "GayDay")
Impossible for any hetero male to watch the film and not fall for Chloe.
the missues was given this to watch and we have both just enjoyed it
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest [Blu-ray]
It really helps to have read the books. If you have, this is a great realisation of the third novel, given the constraints of a film. Noomi Rapace is again superb as Salander and Nyqvist is excellent as Blomqvist. The definition is only so-so but it's a great story and the court-room scenes are highly satisfying - although what a real judge would say about the police making an arrest during a trial would probably be unprintable.
One work of advice: my girlfriend insisted on watching it in dubbed English. Don't. The original Swedish voices with subtitling are far better and that's how I originally watched it.
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I'm usually quite hard to please when it comes to movies, but last night I watched 'Carlos the Jackal' and thoroughly enjoyed it.
At 165 mins it's a little long, and as each scene is filmed in the appropriate language, jumping from english to german to spanish to palestinean etc. it takes a little concentration, but it's worth the effort.
Edit; Just found out that it is a film version of a Canal+ mini series, hence the length and a few little editing issues...
It doesn't claim to be factual account of the terrorist's life, but it does give a little insight into the motivation and ego's of these self styled glamorous 'freedom figters' (or ego driven misguided 'terrorists', take your pick) of the 70's & 80's.
It's pretty well directed, and to my mind is not particularly judgemental either way...worth a watch.
One small quibble why use an early 'new order' track (everything's gone green I think) as backing music to a hijack scene set in '75, and the 'lightning seeds' (or was it the bluetones) are not really a band I associate with the demise of the Berlin Wall...but I'm a picky fellow ;)
Time for a bit of sci fi fun :eyebrows: Just about to spin Outlander on blu ray, i like this film, apart from the picture being superb it does have a kind of moral story to it... Yes i'm one of the 416 that has it in their collection :lol:
Philips 21/9 TV going to be used as it's 2.35:1 :)
I'll be back tomorrow :)
Me too - badly underated film ( since when was Connery bad in anything?) also it's loosley based on the classic Western 'High Noon'Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
Oh actually I'm thinking of 'Outland' :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Sean Connery? Brilliant film :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
cheeeeeese!!!
Naked Gun 33 1/3 awesome 1 liners!!!
Like a midget at a urinal, I was gonna have to stay on my toes!!!!
\Last night watched Tarantino's 'Inglorious Basterds' - Can't believe I haven't got to this sooner - pearling film, loved it.
Also watched 'Dog Soldiers' - not the werewolf effort with Sean Pertwee, this is a seventies film about a vietnam vet returning to the States where some problems ensue for him. It was released in the USA as 'Who'll Stop The Rain' to tie in with the CCR track that features in the soundtrack. Worth it if you have a liking for offbeat 70's films.
The basement bar scene is superb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I like that film too. The busy bar scenes with the trance-like music stay in my mind as a rather good future vision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
You have to hand it to QT and the actors - it is such a cliched scene but somehow because we all know that already it then gets taken to another level.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Not sure I expressed that very well but it's late...
Soylent Green blu ray, one of my favourite films & the first time i have seen it on BD :)
Excellent choice there, Mark. I haven't seen it in years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
we watched the Kings Speach , i really liked it, the end
well it was last night actually
Blu Ray's of Taken & Red
both excellent films
best line out of Taken -
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. "
looking forward to Taken 2
The Way Back
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A rather good working of the book The Long Walk which I read some thirty years ago. Good characterisation and the feeling of the immensity of the landscape are well conveyed. The book is heart-wrenchingly sad, the film slightly less so. It's a long film but holds the attention throughout. Recommended.
Watched the first episode of The Walking Dead blu ray.
Very good.
Pop goes the weasel :eyebrows:
I have a bad addiction to this blu ray :eek: I need help :doh:
On 120" screen with the volume up a tad :eyebrows:
Time to turn the brain off & just enjoy the action :eyebrows:
Daylight, first viewing on BD :eyebrows:
Projector on, 120" picture... I'm going bye bye :eyebrows:
Having now watched it i can honestly say i was stunned by the picture quality! :) I also think that these reviewers talk out of there back passages or use cheap equipment..
Just watched "Little Fokers", not as good as the others but ok
Monsters
http://www.watchfavmovies.com/poster...sters_2010.jpg
Wow! It's not often I'm completely taken aback by a film due to the wrong expectations. This is a little gem, superbly portrayed and acted, effective despite its small budget. The music, by Jon Hopkins, is also superb.
Might be taking a punt on the BD version shortly :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Cheers for the recommendation Martin!