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I also went to see Mission Impossible 3 over the weekend, and I actually fell asleep for a bit in the middle of it. I agree that it's not as good as the first film, but can't really remember much of the second. I'm not too keen on action films any more, but as action films go this one was alright.
 
Albie said:
Is this the (what was classed as) snuff movie from around 20 odd years ago. I seem to remember watching Driller Killer around that sort of time, it sounds familiar to the "plot" you described, but I only have a vague recollection of it.
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Well, it was released in 1979 to be exact, and it was classed as a 'video nasty' by the BBFC. (British Board Of Film Classification)
 
I'm not watching M:I 3 in theaters. The only one worth while was the first one as it stuck more faithfully too what the television series was about. The second movie and apperantly this one as well, abandoned that in favor of mindless action and flashy effects...

At any rate I saw Conan The Barbarian this weekend and I must say it was a very good movie. Sure I had four beers before and while watching it, but still I enjoyed it a lot and it has a very cool soundtrack :)
 
Onhell said:
I'm not watching M:I 3 in theaters. The only one worth while was the first one as it stuck more faithfully too what the television series was about. The second movie and apperantly this one as well, abandoned that in favor of mindless action and flashy effects...
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M:I 3 lived up to my expectations. I expected an entertaining action film, and that's what I got. I was never a big fan of the TV series.
 
I just watched Lady Snowblood: Blizzard From The Netherworld. The story is as follows: In the 3rd year of Meiji Japan (1871 or thereabouts, I think), a family is attacked by bandits. The father and child are killed, the mother Sayo (Miyoko Akaza) taken by one of the evil-doers as a slave. When Sayo is imprisoned and unable to exact her vengeance, she bears another child, Yuki (Meiko Kaji), to carry on where for. Yuki is born for vengeance, an instrument of her mother's will. If you've seen Kill Bill Vol. 1 then you could see how many elements from this movie Quentin Tarantino has plagiarized, um, I mean paid homage to in KBv1. He did lift a number of images, a few characters, countless plot devices, and one memorable song from this film after all. If you do watch this movie however, don't expect it to be exactly the same as KBv1. Terrific acting from the heroine, very good action sequences (although the gushing torrents of indescribably fake blood may be off-setting to some), and a powerful story (especially the final moments...). Want to know where Tarantino got his inspiration for KBv1? Well, watch this already. ;)
 
It does sound like an interesting movie BD...

At any rate the last movie I saw was "An American Haunting". Yet another supposed true story that takes place in 1816-17 and is explained through 21st century psychology. While the movie itself is not that scary... ok, it isn't scary at all, certain parts (like the girl getting bitch slapped by the "ghost") are quite funny. It begins in 2006 with the girl currently living there having nightmares. Her mother dismisses them and finds an old journal in the girls room, the girl confesses she found it in the attic. The mother reads it out of curiousity and it tells the tale of what happened to the Bell's daughter. We are transported to 1816 to witness a man of good stature in the community lose his good reputation when charged for Usery. After this his daughter is visited by a "ghost" and the tale unfolds....

I say that the movie itself isn't scary however it brought back many horrific memories from my own past that while I have gotten over them in recent years they still give me goosebumps.
 
So even though I wasn't interested in it or didn't have any intentions to go see it, I saw The Da Vinci Code yesterday. I must say while I had a mild headache throughout the movie, because of the "history" presented in it, I was entertained, not worth the almost 10 dollars I paid for it, but still, I wasn't bored and since I didn't read the book I wasn't dissapointed either like 2/3 of the people watching it with me haha. 4/10.
 
Onhell said:
So even though I wasn't interested in it or didn't have any intentions to go see it, I saw The Da Vinci Code yesterday. I must say while I had a mild headache throughout the movie, because of the "history" presented in it
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Ah damn it.  I actually hoped that members here would actually see this all as fiction.  Having read the DaVinci code,  it doesn't claim that Jesus married Mary Magdalene.  If you're talking about that "history",  then I must tell you that Brown never claimed it to be true.  It's just a theory for him.  It was a very good thriller (I'm always speeking of the book,  haven't had time to watch the film yet) with some nice historical trivia about paganism and Christianity,  but the marriage of Jesus should not be taken as a real event by anyone.  That is only a theory once again.  I can't understand the attention the film has got,  or it's controversy.  The marriage of Jesus is the last thing the Church should be afraid of from the book.  There are other things (such as the sacred feminine suppressing by later Christians) in the book that should draw attention.  Also,  although there are some historical inaccuracies,  I don't see a problem with that,  since the book manages to make the reader want to research more and think for himself. 
 
I know it's fiction! what do you take me for? that is why I found the supposed "history" funny, because there are millions of idiots out there who actually took it as fact! I couldn't believe such ridiculousness was making people all hot and bothered
 
Just on the "Da Vinci Code", I think it's funny that they had to change their advertisements because of the bad press they have been getting.  A lot of the reviews have been critical of the movie so to combat this, the advertisement on TV subtly says "Don't believe what you hear" or "Go out and see it for yourself" type of thing.

As for the book/movie, I haven't read or seen it so I can't comment on the codswollop :p
 
Conor said:
As for the book/movie, I haven't read or seen it so I can't comment on the codswollop :p
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But I, on the other hand has both read the book and seen the movie. I find both very entertaining, but the book are filled with factual errors i.e. it is said that the Prieuré de Sion has existed since 1099.  That's not true. The original order was founded in 1099 by a french con named Pierre Plantard,  but the organisation was closed after a few years and Plantard refounded it again for other purposes. But it was in reality truly refounded in 1956.

So you should always assume that the facts that are stated are wrong.

But as for the movie, it is very similar to the book. Although, in the movie is the Vatikan the ones who are behind the plot. That's the biggest difference. They have been extremely thourough with the details. Silas does even have the same gun as in the book (although Bezu Fache has a revolver in the book, and a semi-automatic pistol in the film).

The only location that are not the real place in reality is in one scene,  where they go to Westminster Abbey. But they were not allowed to film there, since the Bishop (what I think) considered the book as blasphemy.

The acting is great as is the whole movie. For someone who hasn't read the book it will be a nailbiting experiance. I'll give it 4,5/5
 
I recently saw The Omen.. better than expected, still not as good as the original, but I really liked it nonetheless. I liked how the "mysterious" deaths seemed as inconsequential accidents instead of some supernatural conspiracy. The only let down was Damien himself... not as creepy as the original kid.
 
I watched Garden State and Beautiful Girls a few days ago, two of my favorite movies on back to back on different channels...I suppose you have to be in a reflective mood to really enjoy them and I was at the time, so it was all good.
 
I watched a film called "Tadpole" the other night.  It is described as an "indie comedy"... I'm not exactly sure what that means but it was full with artsy-fartsy intellectual stuff.  Hilarious throughout, a humorous plot and decent acting.

Basically the film is about a fifteen year old trying to achieve sexual gratification from his step-mother, only to end up sleeping with her best friend.  Plenty of apt quotes from Voltaire and ironic, almost British type comedy, despite being an American production.  The only drawback would be the casting of the "fifteen" year old who looks closer to twenty.  Conor's official rating: 9.5/10 ;)
 
Recently seen two films: 'Goodfellas' and 'Casino'. Scorsese linking up with De Niro and Pesci - what a combination! Also nice to see a few people from The Sopranos in there too. Both films are must-sees if you're into gangster films.
 
As of recently, I saw Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man, a cyberpunk sci-fi classic. I must say, this is one of the most convoluted pieces of film I have seen. The "plot" and premise is simple. A metal fetishist (played by the director himself) inserts pieces of metal into his own body with often bloody results, understandably. He becomes run down by a car after which the fetishist starts to have very severe changes in his body and starts to mutate into human/metal monster and the man who ran him down starts to have similar changes in his body, too... Due to the non-linear narrative and brief pace, it may confuse some, no wait, let me rephrase that, it may confuse everyone. Granted, it was filmed with a very low budget and it's in black and white, but that shouldn't discourage you from picking this up. Would it be considered an allegory of technology in the modern age? A commentary on the psycho-sexual fetishization of industrialization? Or a modern day ghost story? Well...see for yourself. ;)
 
I haven't posted here in a LONG time because of the error messages I kept getting, hopefully this one goes through, so here is a list of movies I've seen:
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Superman Returns
Over the Hedge
X-Men The Last Stand
 
I saw two Guy Ritchie movies: Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barells, which was hillarious and well done... and Revolver which was a bit to experimental for me... you don't really understand all of the plot...
 
Last weekend I saw the second Pirates of the Caribbean film, which was very enjoyable but not as good as the first film. Bill Nighy was very good, but you couldn't really see him behind all the computer graphic thingimajigs. Keira Knightley was as beautiful as ever.  :-[

I also re-watched Kill Bill 2 over the last couple of days. Very good, but again not quite as good as the first, which was excellent.

Oh yes, and I also saw Resevoir Dogs again. i just can't get enough of K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies...
 
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