Guest TTK Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Had a long weekend of watching some new DVD's I picked up......some from Japan and Korea.....re-mastered etc etc......great quality....! I had the privilege when I was flying home on Emirates of watching.....Eisenhem - The Illusionist........a fantastic film....Edward Norton as usual in superb form.....totally believable......Paul Giamatti excellent as Chief Inspector Uhl.....but for me...Rufus Sewell as Crown Prince Leopold was absolutely outstanding.......I could quite literally and figuratively see him as a genuine Austro - Hungarian prince.....fantastic acting job....allied to a great story.....a fin de siècle murder mystery thriller.....all in all a highly recommended film. Followed by a re-cut of Barry Lyndon......33 years old movie....and still a cinematic masterpiece......Ryan O'Neal's crowning glory......what happened.....! Then The Wicker Man......hmmm.......Nicolas Cage......I suppose it helps being related to Coppola.....and he'll be able to pay the rent.......just came over as the usual TV movie....BTW......why in every bloody movie...is he always popping PILLS...... it supposed to make him believable.....? Hollywoodland.......good movie.....Adrian Brody......being Adrian Brody again........Ben Affleck....did a good job of George Reeves........surely this performance can't hurt in his escape from all that J-Lo [censored] and Daredevil mince that he got caught up in......after Dogma......he went to hell in a spiralling descent of turgid cinematic dross......! Finally......The Painted Veil......by Somerset Maugham.......once again a sterling performance by Norton......( seems he can do no wrong....altho' The Italian Job was questionable ).......aided and abetted by a not unattractive Naomi Watts.......a beautifully shot cinematic travelogue of Shanghai and China in the mid 20's........good movie....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 .......And I took my youngest daughter to Hot Fuzz...........which is [censored] btw! Well......maybe not totally [censored]............but a lot [censored]. In fact I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Barry Norman I'm not but I hope you get the message. JTB If you are interested, here's their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 A lot of talk about Ghost Rider....schmost rider...Cage is by far the most over rated actor ever.......every performance is exactly the same.......he comes on screen....looking like a......like a......like a......well......horse.....and is just about as intelligble....! I've only seen one Hollywood movie that has captured the essence of the original comic book character(s).....Sin City...! Next weekend's movies...! A Midnight Clear House of Games Blood Simple La Reine Margot The Duellists : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I was quite surprised how much I liked the Illusionist Neil. An all around great set of performances. If you haven't seen it yet, you have to see "Little Miss Sunshine" which was one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Yeap.. the Illusionist was a GREAT movie.. with a GREAT soundtrack as well from Philip Glass And of course the Wicke'D' Man was so bloody awful I wanted to throw stuff on my TV when it finished.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Finally......The Painted Veil......by Somerset Maugham.......once again a sterling performance by Norton......( seems he can do no wrong....altho' The Italian Job was questionable ).......aided and abetted by a not unattractive Naomi Watts.......a beautifully shot cinematic travelogue of Shanghai and China in the mid 20's........good movie....! Yeah. I've been thinking about watching that movie just for Naomi Watts. She's quite a lady who has the glamour, class and beauty of the old movie stars. Definitely not a typical Hollywood skank. And I agree about Norton. Great and versatile actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 This weekend I watched Taxi Driver for the 57th time along with One flew over the Cuckoo's nest and a great new movie The Departed. Highly recommended. The other two, well just trying to give my new girl a bit of culture. She is stuck on watching dumb chick flicks with terrible acting and predictable stories. How many times can you watch Legally Blonde? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 How many times can you watch Legally Blonde? Ehh.....58 times......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollux1 Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I watched "Hotel Rwanda" last week, Don Cheadle was an excellent choice to portray the lead character, also watched "Last king of Scotland" Forest Whittaker was good, although James McAvoy was outstanding as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Watched 'The Prestige" last night..........good film.......but nowhere near the overall quality of 'The Illusionist".........overly complex plot.....and not as cinematic....( Bale's Cockney / Scouser accent was dreadful.......[censored] van Dyke on steroids..)....wotcha guv.....cor blimey....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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