Movies Talk Archive November 01 2011 to December 01 2011

01 Dec 2011 17:22:32
Does anyone like the Omen series? {Ed007's Note - I was a fan when I was younger and have the box set, I do still stick them on every now and again.}

Yeah i own the first one on dvd but for some reason never got the other 2.

Then on, i think, saturday night omen 2 was on. I hadn't seen it since i was 11 (don't ask) so was curious cos i couldn't really remember it.

Omen 3 as i recall wasn't that good.

Omen 1 and 2 great, 3 was poor, 4 (if you knew there was one).... let's not speak about!

Richards

30 Nov 2011 19:39:13
Gitta say it, whether your a United fan or not but Looking For Eric quality film.

The damned united is a better film

It is a good film, but Eric is very funny, love the idea of trashing some toerags house all disguised in masks.

30 Nov 2011 04:03:07
Does anyone know any good conspiracy films? {Ed001's Note - there is a Mel Gibson one called something like Edge of Darkness that is quite good, I thought anyway.}

Capricorn one (i think that's wot it's called).......DH

The Quiet American

There is also another Mel Gibson called Conspiracy Theory which is an average to fair watch.

29 Nov 2011 17:32:21
I got Thor the other night and me and my family sat down and watched the whole thing was pretty good with some comedy elements BUT can somebody explain to me why his brother could travel to the other realms without passing through the gate ( he let the snow giants into azgard) but when the gate was destroyed Thor was unable to get to earth to get some jiggy time with Natalie Portman

MJ

Plot hole maybe? Or he had an unseen magic gizmo?

Im sure it will it will be explained in The Avengers. Though Loki, does have the ability to teleport.

29 Nov 2011 00:09:54
OK - who's the greatest ever movie villain?

for me its got to be Clarence Bodicker in Robocop - just watched the film for the first time in years - he steals every scene - the look, the voice, the one-liners, the back-story and the greusome path of destruction he leaves -its the complete package...

who's your favourite villain?

and i'm not accepting hannibal lecktor - (A) he's from a book and (B) anthony hopkins just turns the role into a big slab of ham

AG

Well the first one that sprung to mind was the tall albino murderer in Manhunter, but lately I would have to say Heath Ledger as The Joker in Dark Knight.

dmedly

...or maybe Christophe Waltz as the German SS soldier in Inglorious Basterds.

dmedly

The child catcher in chitty chitty bang bang,still gives me the shivers and i am 42 now

mark d

2 very good shouts from dmedly. Gary Oldman in Leon was fairly good also

Dar88

Joker in The Dark Knight. Although many were others were great, Ledger's performance sticks in my mind.
Scotty. {Ed007's Note - Obviously The Joker is up there, but AG you said you can't pick Lecter because he is from a book, The Joker is from a comic book. Anyway, what about Tony Montana? Patrick Bateman? Walter E. Kurtz? Frank Booth?}

Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast is up there

Dar88 {Ed003's Note - How about Dastardly and muttley they were a nasty pair }

Yeah ed Tony Montana was great but he was as much hero as villain. How bout the Asian guy in Bloodsport {Ed001's Note - Bolo Yeung? He was great in Enter the Dragon as well, though he didn't age well.}

Have to agree with Dar88 about Gary Oldman in Leon. When he say's in the movie "GET ME EVERYBODY" it sends shivers down me...

Sly's mate

28 Nov 2011 13:40:46
Do you not think most recent comedy films aren't that good.

26 Nov 2011 23:35:40
Well ive just sat through The Thing 2011 and i must say i found this movie quiet grusome. I was under the impression that it was going to be another lame remake but was very suprised to find out that is is actually a prequel to the John carpenter original and to be honest it gets a 8/10 from me. The only thing i will say is if you miss just 1 second you will get lost as it is quiet hard to follow but all in all a good movie. Another bonus is the lead actor is Joel Edgerton who plays Tom Hardys brother in Warrior and must say im becoming a fan. If anyone else has seen this let me know what you think..... MovieBuff (Ed Great site for a movie nut like myself ive always wanted to review movies and now i can Thanks for all your hard work) {Ed001's Note - if you are interested in writing reviews we would love to have some reviews up on the site.}

Was it honestly that good? i loved the first one and normally these prequal/remakes are rotten, what ever happened to kurt russell anyway?

KB

Do you mean character or career wise?

For me it was better than most movies of its genre around at the moment so i stand by my 8/10. and kurt russells career has been over for years ever since soldier in 98 and even that was just ok but hey he has 3 movies due out next year so you never know..... MovieBuff

26 Nov 2011 15:20:57
Tears of the sun. If you haven't seen it then do asap. Top film. Very good Bruce Willis movie.

Matty b

8 yrs old now and stars the gorgeous monica bellucci too

Nine years mate and correct she is a hotty. watched it years ago but it was on channel
five the other night. Great film.

Matty b

Dont mean to be picky but it was 2003 and by my maths thats 8 years ago and you can check with imdb

Oh ok according to sky it was 2002 but hey what's a year or two.

Sign your post mate.

Matty b

Mark d

25 Nov 2011 17:38:16
If you fancy a laugh watch Horrible Bosses i didnt fancy it at first but it is one of the funniest films i have seen this year

MJ

24 Nov 2011 20:04:04
Anyone seen Apocalypto? I thought that was a brilliant movie.

G.A.G.U.S

Yea, top FILM(english talk), subtitled but brilliant all the same.... HERBIE

Agree - class film -
"say what you want about mel gibson but dammit the son of a bitch knows story structure" (south park)
AG

23 Nov 2011 02:01:10
I watched Apollo 18 today. Good film defo. Worth a watch.
Let me know what ya think guys.

Matty b

I always wondered why man has never gone back to the moon and maybe this film explains it,if we ever went there in the first place of course {Ed007's Note - Stanley Kubrick produced the video footage of the the Apollo 11 moonlanding.}

Bond, you've been hanging around with Ed033 far too long!

dmedly {Ed001's Note - there are a lot of good reasons to believe the moon landings were faked. Not so sure on the Kubrick thing though, but it is always possible, I guess.}

22 Nov 2011 23:05:22
great film, poor scheduling itv2 the bucket list

22 Nov 2011 16:00:07
anyone looking forward to seeing 50/50? seth rogan has gotta be one of the funniest people on this planet! {Ed007's Note - He is a bit hit and miss for me personally.}

22 Nov 2011 11:25:38
top sports films, escape to victory, ali and cool runnings

Meanmachine (Original).... HERBIE

Rocky!

Oh and Major League.

bluegenius {Ed007's Note - Raging Bull, no contest. Not just the best sports film ever made, quite possibly the best film ever made full stop.}

I know u wont be impressed bond but i didnt really enjoy raging bull.

bluegenius {Ed007's Note - What??? You Heathen!! :-) I understand mate, a lot of people don't like it. The B&W filming puts a lot of people off as well. I just think it creates a fantastic atmosphere, like Apocalypse Now etc done (and the boxing scenes are by far some of the best ever made). There aren't many films made like that any more, sadly. I have a ten DVD box set of The Matrix, which I think have been the best films in a while. Tarantino is also a bit hit and miss, Pulp Fiction and True Romance were great films, but I even think Reservoir Dogs is over rated when you watch it now. Sorry, I know they are not sports films, just the type of things I personally like, mate. Sorry to bore you there ;-) }

Get what you mean ed, if used right b & w is quite effective, stuff like Schindler's list had more impact. Sin City is another good one for b & w, fits the style well.

Sports wise, Escape to Victory is always a good feel good film, we should amend the chant, 2 world wars, a world cup and a film lol.

Rocky, Ali and Raging Bull make a good trilogy of boxing, although i think Rocky 2 is the best of the series. Infact i'd go Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky, Rocky 4, Rocky Balboa and Rocky 5. {Ed007's Note - I'm Scottish mate lol. We don't sing about World Cups and that, not much to sing about have we? :-)

Kelly Cates, Kirsty Gallacher, Hazel Irvine, Lorraine Kelly, Gail Porter, Karen Gillan, Kirsty Young. Not too shabby Bond. {Ed007's Note - Hazel Irvine??? I think I will pass on that mate. She's got a face like a foot. Lorraine Kelly is lovely though.}

Whoops how did she slip through? O well i suppose someone has to. Could be worse could be Clare Balding. {Ed007's Note - LOL.}

ED! Cant believe youre chinning him for Hazel Irvine and letting him off with Lorraine Kelly??

WRONG!

Bluegenius {Ed007's Note - Aw come on:

Hazel Irvine: www.golfmagic.com/news/interview-hazel-irvine/5643.html (1st pic is enough for anybody.

Lorraine Kelly: www.flickr.com/photos/thelkas/ (pages of pics of her)

Each to their own bluegenius. Karen Gillan for me phwoar.

20 Nov 2011 23:04:52
cheers bond but who is olivia wylde? Any good? {Ed007's Note - She is an American actress/model. I haven't really seen her in much (Tron Legacy is about it TBH but she was in Cowboys and Aliens, The O.C(???) and House on USA TV), she was in the running to play Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale as well. She does have a kind of Jolie look about her. Look up some pics of her.}

Have done Jimmy, not bad but i wouldn't go mad over her. Should be interesting.

I am surprised though that they didn't do more with Jolie, i know they weren't the greatest of films but compared to some of the cack around nowadays.... {Ed007's Note - I think it is because Jolie is too old to play a younger Lara.}

Yeah but the first 2 were only made about 10 years ago, they could have done another one a couple of years ago, and Jolie isn;t in bad shape for her age.

So its yet another reboot. But do we really need to see young Lara? I mean they could have just recast it with an actress in the 25-35 year range and carried on.

To be honest young Lara doesn;t really fascinate me, we saw some of young Lara in the first one.

I mean if all its going to be is Lara as a teen then she's gonna start as an annoying brat too cocky by half, then she'll make some sort of balls up in act 2, probably get her best mate killed. then along comes Rimmer, who starts training her up and rebuilding her shattered confidence, and the cockiness goes, she finds peace and redempton. Then the young Lara triumphs in the end, rescues the golden egg or whatever, defeats some british guy who turns out to have been her fathers best mate one of those "uncle" types and strolls off for more adventures.

Not that i'm saying that Hollywood is formulaic or predictable of course.... ;)

20 Nov 2011 22:05:28
have to say the kingdom is pretty good. not your usual yank gung ho we kick ass.

One of my favourites, top film. Thought the Arab policeman played an excellent role.

dmedly

Al Ghazi? Yeah he was pretty good actor wise, good character, was gutted when he copped it at the end, i was like what you can't kill Al Ghazi! Thought the Sgt was pretty sound as well, Haythem.

I do like Jamie Foxx, always seems to deliver and this was apretty good film, good supporting cast, good storyline, wasn't afrraid to pull any punches and didn't do the usual o look at us yanks aren't we the greatest. Ok it had its moments. But a film like this could have been the usual West is best, East is bad propaganda, instead it let you have some sort of insight into the Saudi culture, might make a few people think. And i loved the history lesson at the start.

20 Nov 2011 14:42:30
Will there be a new James Bond film that will come out ? If so when is it released ?

Cheers in advance.

Brisc93 :) {Ed007's Note - The 23rd Bond called Skyfall started filming earlier this month and is due for release in October next year. The plot is supposedly someone from M's past turns up to 'haunt' her (not in the ghost way), which tests Bond's loyalty to her. Sam Mendes is directing it and Noel Gallagher is reported to be singing the theme song.}

Obviously Noel has had enough of the music business then. {Ed007's Note - LOL His latest album is pretty good.}

Haven't heard it yet Bond mate, but the Bond theme has been unlucky for more than one artist. Ok i know a few people have done it and gone on to be a success. But there have been a few established acts who have done it and struggled afterwards. Its like the curse of being the Bond girl. {Ed007's Note - I would agree with you there mate.}

Have to say i'm looking forwards to this one. Hope its more in the feel of Casino rather than Quantom. Is this part of a trilogy, does it follow on or relate to the other 2? {Ed007's Note - As far I know it has no connection to the other two.}

Makes a change, everything seems to be trilogies these days. Did get the impression though that they hadn't finished with this Quantom organisation though. {Ed007's Note - It was Mendes who said it would have no connection and be a self contained story. Javier Bardem (Mr Penelope Cruz) has been cast as the villian, and some are speculating that Ernst Blofeld could be the face from the past who returns.}

That could be interesting. Be good to see where exactly they go with Bond. I mean they could just remake everything but not sure its doable.

Rumoured that Ralph Fiennes will play Blofeld and Naomi Harris as Moneypenny

dmedly {Ed007's Note - I spoke about Naomie Harris in another thread dmedley mate.}

19 Nov 2011 22:46:03
Just saw the Hunger Games trailer, looks ok.
If they made this book a film, then they should definately make Charlie Higson's 'The Enemy' one too.

Ted

19 Nov 2011 11:56:46
Has anyone purchased a 3D TV. I got one 2 months ago but haven't figured out the best configuration for 3D viewing {Ed025's Note - sorry mate...im still struggling with HD, but maybe one of our readers can help?

{Ed001's Note - what kind of configuration issues are you having? Most of them have a standard setting which you then tweak to suit your personal preference. But if you mean some other kind of configuration issue, as in setting it up to work with a particular item of equipment or the like please let me know. If I can't answer from my own experience, I will try and find out for you.}

19 Nov 2011 09:09:47
anyone got a decent link for twilight: breaking dawn? {Ed001's Note - best link for any Twilight film, is one that doesn't work! Those films are amongst the worst ever made.}

Ed said it all
Nice one.

Ted

Spot on ed

Danny

No love for Twilight Saga then, somehow one is not surprised....

18 Nov 2011 23:51:07
shakespeare im love is quite good well written

Well its good if you have an appreciation of the plays themselves and see whats been lifted in from where and get all the references. Don't think Paltrow has looked any better either.

She looked ok dead in contagion

18 Nov 2011 19:29:06
If you could remake any 1 film, and do it properly, how you want, no daft hollywood frills or whatever, just do it right in the spirit of the first film, thne what film would you go for and what would be your ideal cast? {Ed007's Note - Raging Bull. My favourite film of all time. I'd still do it in black and white as well.}

Ok Bond cheers, but who would you have? De Niro and Pwsci is one of the great cinematic double acts of all times, the amount of films they've done together and they've all been good is quite amazing, i can't think of another guy double act like them. Tough acts to follow. {Ed007's Note - Damn! I thought I had got away without saying that lol I am stumped to be honest. It would need to be a slightly different story, so maybe use coloured actors??? Could Chris Rock be a Pesci type character??? Is that wild??? LOL You really do have me stumped.}

Haha Bond you need to be up earlier than that, or maybe one less Martini or Vespa at night.

Yeah you would probably need to update the story perhaps and bring into a more modern era. After all, unless your a serious boxing fan, or a de Niro fan and have seen Raging Bull most people don;t know who Jake La Motta is.

For example i was watching pointless earlier, don't know if anyone watches it. Any the category was biopic movies, they gave you the film title and the contestant ahd to say who the film was about, like Ray - Ray Charles. The Aviator - Howrad Hughes and so on. Anyway some geezer went for Raging Bull and the chump said Rocky Marciano. I was half expecting him to say Rocky Balboa.

Anyway back to the question. I think maybe a biopic of Tyson wouldn;t be too bad, its quite recent, he was a bloody good fighter at first, and he was deeply flawed, did time as well so could be decent. Not sure who would play him, but Vhris Rock could be a good shout for the Pesci role. {Ed007's Note - I never miss Pointless. Great quiz show.}

Agreed ed, i only usually catch the end of the head to head as i'm late finishing work but had this week off. Did you see the chump, i was wetting myself, Rocky Marciano. {Ed007's Note - He was so sure he was right though.}

Would the guy who was in the a team last year be any good as Tyson? {Ed007's Note - Quinton Jackson, could do. 50 Cent?? You wouldn't need to be a good actor to play Tyson would you? There was a terrible TV movie/biopic made by HBO(??) years ago, that was awful.}

Personally i don't like 50p i think he's too in love with himself. But Quinton Jackson, yeah i think he'd do a job, i thought he was alright in the A team, i enjoyed the film and thats what i pay my money for to be entertained. He seemed quite competant with what he had to do and as an ex footballer (am i right?) then he should be right at home doing gym scenes and the boxing shouldn't be too hard. After all Will Smith pulled off a very good Ali and he wasn't considered a serious actor at the time more just a comedy goofball. So Jackson as Tyson would be workable. Throw Chris Rock in as his mate, the onyl one who sticks by him when he's getting leached by Don King and i think we have a the makings of a movie, throw in some jail time, and then the big comeback. Could work Bond, i suggest we get writing, 50-50 on the money yeah? {Ed007's Note - Quinton 'Rampage Jackson is in MMA/UFC stuff, he would have no problem with that side of things. I agree about your take on films, The A Team wasn't the best film ever, but it was what I call 'good 5hite'. It's entertaining and plus it was a bit of nostalgia for us that grew up loving the TV show.}

Ah yeah that was it MMA/UFC stuff, he should be very comfortable with boxing then lol. Knew he was a pro sportsman of some kind.

At the end of the day the A team was always going to make money cos of all us 80's kids that went to see it. I went to see it with 2 mates both a couple of years younger and one of the lads younger brother and all 4 of us enjoyed it. No its not going to trouble the oscars, but it had action by the bucket load, plenty of comedy, i thought all 4 of the leads for the A team did a good job and none of their predecessors would have been ashamed and we had a hot chick for Face as well. All in all considering spending the best part of a tenner i have to say i had my money's worth and theirs only been a few films i've been able to say that about in the last decade or so. Problem is their is too much snobbery in films, all this you have to have a message and preach to people. I agree worthy films have to be made, but not every film has to be worthy. Its primarily a medium for entertainment and thats what i want for my money.

I would remake Twilight and make it good, or at least average.

Ted

Ah Ted.... Twilight, god they look a shambles just on the trailers don't they.

What has happened to the Vampire genre? Once a staple of horror, look at the classics, Nosferatu, Chris Lee, and then we have that Rice woman making a nasty killing machine into namby pambies with that Tom Cruise horror show and then comes along an even worse fool and totally demasculates vampires. From noble yet savage horrors to teen girly crush, about as dangerous as wet lettuce. Can you really imagine an undead killer thats lived for centuries pining after some annoying high school yank teen.

All copies should be burned and the whole experience wiped from peoples memories. Now a whole generation will grow up thinking vampires are softies rather than what used to be a good chilling film. Used like putting on a scary vampire film on a date in night.

Eragon and then complete the series. Absolutely love those books.

I'd remake Zulu (favourite all time film) Daniel Craig, Sean Bean would be in it and I would make it Bloody gruesome as hell.... HERBIE

18 Nov 2011 17:24:35
Just watched warrior brilliant film best mma film to date and not just a gd film if ur into mma just a well rounded gd film any one else seen it ? If not I highly suggest it as gd as the wrestler

18 Nov 2011 08:38:04
not a film, but has anyone seen dexter?
(on showtime)

Not seen it myself mate but hear good things, the walking dead is easily the best programme on tv at the minute though {Ed007's Note - My Mrs is addicted to The Walking Dead.}

Every season, superb - currently in the middle of season 6!

Matty P

Watch Dexter alright man its good but its repetitive. He always comes within an inch of getting caught but manages to just get away each time. Still good though.
The Wire is the one for me. Top Notch

Dar88

Brilliant program
imo no-one but michael c hall could pull the role off.
the Books are good too.

No one else could play that role (except nicholas cage, obviously;)

The Wire is epic good call Dar88. I live just a couple hours from Baltimore and they actually shoot in the Abandoned crack houses in that area

17 Nov 2011 21:59:00
not a movie but the mentalist is brilliant

17 Nov 2011 17:43:28
Right guy's i havent seen THOR or The Green Lantern are they worth buying for xmas so me my Fiance and her 10 year old lad to watch

MJ

Thor is supposed to be very good, i'm after it myself. Green lantern i've heard is a bit dodgy.

Check out the reviews on den of geek.

Mort.

Google Z Movies, no downloading or anything needed, live stream pretty much any film you want, good quality, have a look and decide what is worth buying.

WelshScouse

Thor is good enough, Green lantern , not too sure
U.P.

I thought green lantern was alot better than thor

17 Nov 2011 15:41:45
liked the list GAGUS a few classics in there .... cnt believe i havent seen the beast of ALL films on the list ... I aint saying this is my fave film (that will always belong to Aliens) but T2 judgement day ? i mean really its gotta be the best film of all time when u think of the the range of genres it covers and to this day still doenst look outta place. lol that or bloodsport ! haha

on another note are we all enjoying the walking dead ?

Germinator {Ed001's Note - seriously? T2? It was awful, terrible story covered in flashy effects to distract the mind from the fact it was such a poor film. The original Terminator was massively superior.}

Lol i loved T2 ed ? maybe it was just my age but seemed to fit the bill perfectly for me. terminator was a better plot ill give you that but T2 blew me away again i was young wen it was out. Plus im a huge GnR nut ! Terminator as a phyco thriller, T2 was action and was very relevent to the time in which it as made. (just dont diss Alien or Aliens tho or ill grab my tracker and hunt u down !)

Germinator {Ed001's Note - I just find every film he does the same, shallow, crap plot and full of flashy effects. Plus that kid in T2 is an awful actor, that really is the clincher for me. Still it is a far better film than Salvation, which was dreadful, so disappointing. As for the Alien films, I love those 2, fantastic movies in my opinion.}

Lol so Aliens doesnt fall into the Cameron category for you then lol .... na i do know what u mean he is very stuck in his ways as a director .... the blue ambience thing seems to either draw people in or they see it as a cheap way of creating mood. Im in the draw people in category tho i tend to like the majority of his films if im honest .... and he is in no way as bad as Mr Bay with his bang bang smash theory ...... or Mr Knights "swallow some LSD" for a twist cos i end a film right !

Germinator

I don't mind T3 prefer it to T4. T2 is good at what it does, but T1 is better.

Same with Alien and Aliens, but the last 2 are fairly dodgy.

Get to the choppa

Have to agree there T4 was shambolic, one of the most disappointing films ive ever seen, its a shame these days that film companies will insist on a 12A to make more money but i think this also can drasticly lower a films quality, T4 is the perfect example...in a war against the machines only about 2 people die, its totally rediculous

KB

True KB, especially as we finally got some extended action in the future, you'd have expected a blood bath. Also as much as i like Christian Bale as an actor i thought he was the wrong choice. And all the other plot with the terminator who thought he was human, just poor.

16 Nov 2011 18:35:24
Things that only happen in movies:

When paying for a taxi, do not look at your wallet as you take out a note. Just grab one out at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

Creepy music (or satanic chanting) coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated.

All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red digital displays so you know exactly when they are going to explode.

Protaganist can always find inspiration/motivation for the big challenge from dead best friends or dead family members.

Single parents usually lose their spouse to cancer (and they're still not over it).

James Bond never gets an STI.

Dogs and children know immediately that someone is the bad guy.

Good guys never get shot in the face and no matter how grievously injured, always live long enough to say a few words.

No matter how pointless to the plot, the male and female leads will have to have a bedroom scene.

All gratings covering the entry to a ventilation system will come off with only a tug (no screws), and the shaft is always horizontal and big enough for adults to crawl through.

Any group of pathetically inept losers with a boozy but lovable old coach will eventually win the sports championship.

No one ever forgets a telephone number, even if it was only communicated in the middle of a gunfight or car chase.

At least one scientist is from an oriental background.

People hack into computers by incessantly typing on the keyboard. Even though they don't appear to be working in DOS mode, they never use the mouse.

Sadistic killers are also witty stand-up comedians specialising in one-liners.

Bombs are always defused within the last three seconds, never at twelve or twenty seven.

A 'hunch' is always correct.

When someone steals a car, the drivers seat is always in the correct position.

Any fight at a wedding reception will always result in someone crashing into the wedding cake.

There is always a gun in reach when you fall onto the ground.

When the hero is running and the bad guys are shooting at him with a machine gun, the bullets will consistently hit the ground just behind his feet. This is because it's impossible to swivel a machine gun as quickly as the hero is running.

In car chases the hero car just avoids the woman pushing the pram across the road. Then it crashes through lots of market stalls (usually fruit and vegetable stalls), destroying the livelihoods of perfectly innocent hard-working people but never actually killing any of them.

A scrapbook, containing all the villain's crimes and killings, is always stumbled across by the hero, typically under a bare lightbulb in the killer's basement.

When the lead detective has a meeting with his team, it is always productive and completed in seconds or minutes. Every one contributes vital pieces of information and the conversation flows flawlessly with everyone possessing super intelligence and quick thinking abilities.

Passengers always exit the taxicab and then pay the driver through his window.

Just as the hero and villains fight ends, with the hero winning, about a dozen police cars show up.

When about to have sex, clothes melt seamlessly off bodies. No one ever needs to sit down and take off shoes and socks.

Whenever anyone receives a phone call in the middle of the night, it's always 2, 3 or 4am. Exactly.

The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.

Getaway cars never start first time. But all cop cars do. (They will also slide to a dramatic stop in the midst of a crime scene).

If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises wearing their most revealing underwear.

On a police stake-out, the action will only ever take place when food is being consumed and scalding hot coffees are perched precariously on the dashboard.

All grocery shopping involves the purchase of French loaves which will be placed in open brown paper bags.

Cars never need fuel (unless they are involved in a pursuit).

If a microphone is turned on it will immediately feedback.

Cars will explode instantly when struck by a single bullet.

If being chased through a city you can usually take cover in a passing parade.

The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. Nobody will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building undetected.

Prostitutes always look like Julia Roberts or Jamie Lee Curtis. They have expensive clothes and nice apartments but no pimps. They are friendly with the shopkeepers in their neighbourhood who do not mind at all what the girl does for a living.

A single match is usually sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium.

One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at once.

When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in you room will still be visible, just slightly bluish.

Plain or even ugly girls can become movie star pretty simply by removing their glasses and rearranging their hair.

Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their enemies with complicated devices incorporating fuses, pulleys, deadly gases, lasers and man-eating sharks.

All beds have special L-shaped sheets that reach to armpit level on a woman but only up to the waist of the man lying beside her.

Anyone can land a 747 as long as there is someone in the control tower to talk you down.

During all police investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once.

In all martial art movies the hero can beat up 30 ninjas and martial art masters in 5 minutes. But if he smart mouths to his 100 year old grandma, she has the speed to slap him.

G.A.G.U.S

That's a great story you should make a book

Haha brilliant and all true, just imagine the movie you could make if you tried to get all of those in....

Ive seen this film, quite a few times infact

jr

15 Nov 2011 23:03:53
Just watched buried, really enjoyed it considering Ryan reynolds is in it and it's shot in a wooden box for the whole movie, would recommend it. Good ending.

Ps..any chance of a music forum as I want to vent my frustration on the smashing pumpkins gig in Glasgow on sun. Man it was crap. {Ed001's Note - that is next on the agenda.}

15 Nov 2011 14:03:47
how about a movie quotes game? I put up a quote from a well known movie and first person to get it puts up the next quote and so on.

Anyway first quote: "send down thirty feet of rope."

The Great Escape..?

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

dmedly

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

is in a few films but a few good men is the one I remember most.

Bluegenius.

"It cant rain all the time"

Quoted from The Crow.

This one's easy.

"May your first born child be a masculine child"

brabs {Ed007's Note - The Godfather.

'I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon'

The crow! {Ed007's Note - The one about rain, yes, not mine though.}

Ed's is Robin Hood i think,

"What we got here is... failure to communicate."

always a red {Ed007's Note - Yeah mate. I know yours but I am not going to spoil the game for all of you.}

One of my personal faves `No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on. You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And if you beat him with a gun, you better kill him, because he'll keep comin' back and back until one of you is dead. {Ed007's Note - You didn't get the answer first.....tut tut :-)

From Robin Hood
U.P.
"A doctor specialized in skin diseases would dream that he's fallen asleep in front of television and later when he wakes up would not remember his dream"

Is that what his wife says to him.
lol
huddz red

Cool hand luke?

MJ

I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way

Sorry ed, what was the original quote? {Ed007's Note - It was from Cool Hand Luke,......failure to communicate.}

Far too easy...Roger Rabbit

dmedly {Ed007's Note - Your quote was totally unacceptable. We will not be covering or discussing films like that on here.}

MJ takes it with Cool Hand Luke.

MJ's is Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

The other guy put one up from Casino, De Niro's character talking about Pesci's character.

And next quote is.....

"New York. - six weeks ago. A truck loaded with stripped gun parts got jacked outside of Queens. The driver didn't see anybody, but somebody f***ed up. He heard a voice. Sometimes, that's all you need."

And the doctor dream quote is i believe Oceans 12.

Apologises Ed, but it is a classic and, I think, the biggest grossing film of all time.

I was just trying to find a harder question (no pun intended)

dmedly {Ed007's Note - It is probably the highest grossing low budget film ever, but we don't want to go down that road on here.}

That last quote is watchmen i believe

""What" ain't no country I've ever heard of. They speak English in What?"

"New York. - six weeks ago. A truck loaded with stripped gun parts got jacked outside of Queens. The driver didn't see anybody, but somebody f***ed up. He heard a voice. Sometimes, that's all you need."

No-one got it yet?

The Usual Suspects
"We were just outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold"

Easy. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

"The British empire was built on cups of tea. And if you think I'm going to war without one, then you are very much mistaken."

brabs

""What" ain't no country I've ever heard of. They speak English in What?"

This one's from Pulp Fiction.

brabs

Brabs was Lock stock and 2 smoking barrels. thinking of the next quote.

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."

Sin City

These snoz berries taste like snoz berries

Dar88

These snoz berries taste like snoz berries

Willy Wonka And Super trooper

"thats sixty thousand hardcore soldiers... can you dig it"
Herbie

"thats sixty thousand hardcore soldiers... can you dig it"

The Warriors

15 Nov 2011 10:33:58
My top 15 touchy/feel-good movies
1. The Pursuit of Happiness
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Finding Neverland
4. The Green Mile
5. Crash
6. The scent of a woman
7. Good Will Hunting
8. Forrest Gump
9. As good as it gets
10. A walk to remember
11. Love Actually
12. Toy Story 3
13. Jerry Mcguire
14. Patch Adams
15. Great Expectations
U.P.

14 Nov 2011 22:46:50
anyone else think that american pie went on about twenty films too far? What is it with yanks and taking one joke and dragging it for so far {Ed033's Note - As long as they keep making money from it they'll keep going with it.}

I guess you reckon the Brits and their Mr. Bean comedies were cinematic brilliance.(just kidding cant stand the Pie movies or Theme Movie comedeys either)

Agreed Ed thats the only reason they make them.

Other guy. No the Mr Bean films were awful, it just about worked as a tv show, there were some good bits in the tv shows. I'm not sure who did the turkey on the head sketch first, Bean or Friends but i found the Bean one more funny probably as i'd seen it first.

The thing with British comedy is a lot of it is very subtle, you need to have lived in the culture to have appreciated it i think. Whereas the American stuff tends to be more direct and in your face. I think comedy does showoff both cultures attributes very well.

The first Pie was alright, not as good as Road Trip or going back further Porkies. But agreed a lot of these filmsover the last decade have been awful. What has happened to good comedy films?

Check out the red band trailer for American Reunion. It's a nice little twist on the opening scene from the first American Pie. Very funny.

brabs

Nah bro I actually love British comedy. My dad made me watch Eric Idle religiously.

14 Nov 2011 18:13:52
Escape to victory was class

MJ

Agreed brilliant film. Never tired of seeing it, closest i ever got to seeing mnay of those players actually playing.

Would you be up for a remake? i know the idea has floated around a couple of times.

Remake would be great not sure who would be in it though cant think of any player who would make the film fantastic i for one would hate to see rooney's fat gob bein one of the stars of the remake

MJ

I think i remember an article about Vinny Jones trying to buy the rights and make it a bit more up to date, like Iraq or Afghan not sure how that would work though. And Vinny is no Michael Caine.

14 Nov 2011 00:54:50
Anyone seen Tower Heist?

G.A.G.U.S

To be honest mate in my opinion and solely based off the trailer, it looks bad.

14 Nov 2011 00:11:32
yes bond good suggestions how could i not mention kate and gillian. Well i didn't want to be dribbling. Liked kate ever since i had to endure jude the obscure in a level english lit. I'd check out audrey fleurou. If you don't mind subtitles i'd rent spiral from lovefilm. Gritty french police/ legal drama. You get to appear cultured and gets moneypenny away from those bloody soaps. {Ed007's Note - Moneypenny likes her films too, we have a room that is just full of DVDs on shelves.}

13 Nov 2011 23:52:29
yes bond but its a film too far really need to be up early in the morning and to be honest i'm not really one for westerns or cowboys. My favourite ones are the hallelujah trail, magnificent seven, carry on cowboy, calamity jane and back to the future part three. Although i don't mind sitting through some of the old school john wayne or gary cooper types. Or anything with mr eastwood. Mr anything with a bon jovi soundtrack. But just far too late. {Ed007's Note - I'm not a big western fan but it was a great movie in my teens.}

3.10 to yuma with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe is serious too

Dar88

Yeah looks good from the trailer. I watched one afew weeks back, another remake, can't remember what it was called now but think it had ed haris in it. jeremy irons as token british villain and the bird from bridget jones as the romantic fluff.

13 Nov 2011 20:16:07
Have any of u folks seen the film 'the

fountain'. Hugh jackman and rachel weisz . Rotten. An hour and a half of my life i will never get back :-(

Sex and the City2 I can guarentee is 10 times worse then that. Me, herself and 4 middle aged reptiles for 2and a half hours

Dar88

I feel your pain.

13 Nov 2011 12:21:42
inbetwweners movie
whaddya reckon?

13 Nov 2011 05:57:21
My top 15 Action Movies (10 wasn't enough)
1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
2. Rambo : First Blood
3. Dark Knight
4. Sin City
5. The Matrix
6. Predator
7. Die Hard 4
8. The Expendables
9. The Rock
10. Inception
11. Lethal Weapon 4
12. XXX
13. US Marshals
14. The Bourne Ultimatum
15. Wanted
Its still hard to live out many
U.P.

Prefer the original Die Hard myself.
Not a fan of Sin City, not my cup of tea.
Wanted...no comment!

dmedly

Was wanted the steaming pile of crap with James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Jolie in it? Remember 3 of us went to see it cos a mate really had a hard on for it from the trailers and being a lack of any other options we went along with it. I looked a bit worried 5 minutes in. Since then he hasn't been allowed to chose the film, unless we have a 3 thirds voting majority. {Ed007's Note - That's the one. The word muck springs to mind.}

Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear. Where to start with this? First off you got Die Hard 4.0 on this list over the original? Hands down the greatest action film ever made? Forms part of the Holy Trinity along with Aliens and Predator (ok I'll give you that one)? XXX? Please. Pitch Black kicks its ass. US Marshals? The Fugitive is miles better. Lethal Weapon 4? Give me the first one any day of the week. Bourne Ultimatum is by far the weakest of the trilogy, The Rock's ok but Bad Boys is better, The Expendables are definitely expendable, T2, The Matrix, Dark Knight, Inception and Rambo, yeah, probably deserving a place on the list. Oh and no Seagal love here? Not even Under Siege?
Education is truly needed here.

brabs

Brabs

I'm not so sure Bourne Ultimatum is the weakest I would go with the Supremacy one myself...too much shaky camera lark.

I thought Bourne 1 & 3 were on par with each other (both excellent) and would give the original the nod, just because it's, well, the original
dmedly

I liked xxx and wanted not because of the plot but because of action scenes, i even liked shoot 'em up and i'm not steven seagal fan , i find all his movies same.
U.P.

Can i just ask which rambo, first blood or first blood part 2, because i much preferred first blood part 2. {Ed007's Note - First Blood was the best one, the rest were just pure American propaganda BS I think.}

As ed says , the first rambo is the one
total recall, alien , could also be in that list now i'm thinking and rocky and gladiator if they were action films, its hard to pick the best ones at once
U.P. {Ed001's Note - I did like the final Rambo myself, just for the end scenes when he is cutting people to bits with the big gun. Yeah, I know, sad, but it is very enjoyable and entertaining to watch!}

What about commando? surely has to be in the mix somewhere

KB {Ed001's Note - Commando was utter bollox, but great nonetheless, with that immortal final conversation with Sonny. That is a classic, as was the Speccy 48/Commodore 64 game that it spawned.}

I don,t think it's sad, ed to enjoy violence in movies, i believe that as long as we (only adults) have our dose of violence from movies, we will be far from it in real life.
U.P. {Ed001's Note - true, I more meant that it was not a good story, nor was there any good acting in it, but I loved it for that one scene.}

12 Nov 2011 16:39:12
went to go see Arthur Christmas this morning with missus and little one, got to say was impressed by it. Good Christmassy film to watch with all the family.
huddz red

12 Nov 2011 02:16:44
i have not seen too many good films the past few years , so heres 10 fun movies from the 80s.
near dark
ferris bullers day off
streets of fire
the warriors
the wanderers
the princess bride
footloose
the lost boys
the last dragon
no way out
good stuff............lfc {Ed007's Note - The Wanderers was made in 79, so was The Warriors, I'm not going to check any of them ;-)

Yes ed007 , but these two were not released on video until 1980 ..............lfc {Ed007's Note - Does that mean ET is a 1988 film then? When was the Wizard of Oz from then if you are going with video releases?}

Is that the remake of the wizard of oz or the orginal, lol , its only films ed007 , think ill go on the rant page maybe movies are not my thing.............lfc {Ed007's Note - I'm winding you up ;-)

Good god ed007 i am turning into sydney , ill have to stay off the utd page , or watch some good comdey movies or something , the rant page is making me take it too seriously lol...........lfc {Ed007's Note - The Wanderers was a fantastic movie. Never got that into Porkys, I preferred The Wanderers during my adolescence. And the soundtrack is amazing, I got my taste of music from my dad so love 60's stuff.}

Argee classic music from them films ed007, but streets of fire is the best i think , some great songs on it , infact the music is better than the film , in saying that the film isnt too bad , you should check it out if you hant seen it mate............lfc {Ed007's Note - I will need to try to catch it, I don't think I have seen it mate.}

The goonies....now theres a classic 80's film!

KB

11 Nov 2011 17:38:20
Does anyone know how I could get a copy of the final cut, ray Winston and judd law were in it thought it was s cracking British film.

The pound shop ;)

11 Nov 2011 13:42:19
Who would have thought it'd be so hard to pick a top 10,

1. Casino
2. My Cousin Vinny
3. Good Will Hunting
4. Batman The Dark Knight
5. The Prestige
6. Blow
7. Boyz N The Hood
8. Any Given Sunday
9. Crimson Tide
10. Trading Places

always a red

What no place for debbie does dallas?

Debbie does dudley is better

11 Nov 2011 10:06:35
watched Mr. Popper's penguins yesterday and being a jim carrey fan , i found it entertaing enough
U.P.

10 Nov 2011 21:08:18
On film 4 now - Saving private Ryan, one of the best films ever made.... HERBIE

10 Nov 2011 18:49:55
Has anyone seen I love philip morris (i think its called that) with jim carrey i thought it was gonna be a proper comedy before i seen old jimmy boy givin it to a fella up the old poop shoot...was abit shocked as was my 10 year old step son...oops

MJ

10 Nov 2011 15:56:16
masters of the universe brilliant film.

How can you disagree?

Dead easy click on disagree mate, go you can do it

10 Nov 2011 11:58:49
best actor: johnny depp
best actress: julia roberts
best war movie: saving private ryan
best thriller movie: saw
best action movie: godfather
best sci-fi movie: star wars 3
best comedy movie: monty phyton's in holy grail
best romantic movie: the proposal
best based-on-comic movie: batman the dark knight
best movie overall: (i can't decide..)

ur opinion?

SinCaraMask

Julia Roberts is just awful IMO, would love to put her head in a vice and just keep turning the bar

MJ

I have to say i agree with MJ, she is a shocking actress, she's appalling in the Ocean's films.

Best actor: Samuel L Jackson
best actress: Milla Jovovich
best war movie: saving private ryan
best thriller movie: Usual Suspects
best action movie: 300
Best Horror: The Grudge
best sci-fi movie: The Fifth Element
best comedy movie: Zoolander
best romantic movie: Dirty Dancing
best based-on-comic movie: Dark Knight/The Crow
Best movie twist: The Sixth Sense
best movie overall: Not possible to say!

Best actor: Bob DeNiro (b4 comedies)
best actress: Jodi Foster
best war movie: Where Eagles Dare
best thriller movie: Ronin
best action movie: Bourne Identiy
Best Horror: Halloween
best sci-fi movie: Alien
best comedy movie: Stir Crazy
best romantic movie: Pretty Woman
best based-on-comic movie: Dark Knight
Best movie twist: The Shawshank Redemption
best movie overall: Goodfellas

dmedly

10 Nov 2011 04:23:17
1) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2) Resevoir Dogs
3) Layer Cake
4) Good Fellas
5) Trainspotting

1. Gone Baby Gone
2. Traffic
3. American History X
4. Scarface
5. Enter the Dragon

That's just off the top of my head but gone baby gone is without doubt one of the most underated films around.

Dar88

Gone baby gone was the best film of 2008
in my opinion , well rememberd mate.

JR {Ed001's Note - I have never even heard of it, I will have to have a look for that one.}

Quality flick ed well worth a look

Dar88

09 Nov 2011 22:00:39
Has any one seen the film midnight run? Quality film if you haven't seen it i highly recommend it.

Danny

09 Nov 2011 19:08:59
a film a thought was always brilliant one flew over the cuckoos nest brilliant film

09 Nov 2011 17:51:55
Ip man is a quality film...Watch it guys

MJ

09 Nov 2011 16:17:26
A lot of good films mentioned here.

However we all have our guilty pleasures! Lets grit our teeth and list the top 5 films you shouldn't like but really do!

1. Flash Gordon
2. Con Air
3. Dirty Dancing (Im a boy)
4. Road House
5. Major League

Bluegenius {Ed001's Note - what's wrong with Road House? It was a classic, the only thing that let it down was Swayze, he just didn't fit the role at all.}

Roadhouse Ed? Hang your head in shame for that......that is seriously wrong for a man to like that film!! It was like an episode of the A-Team with a bit of ballet dancing fighting! Sad seat for that one mate. If you are female I do apologise, I don't mean to be sexist..but Roadhouse??? {Ed001's Note - I liked it, it was let down by Swayze, but the film itself wasn't bad, certainly better than the sequel, that was truly dire.}

1. Over the top
2. Madagascar
3. Blood and chocolate
4. Strength and honour (vinnie jones an micheal madsen)
5. Twiilght sage (all of them)


An road house was a great film!


Johny89 {Ed001's Note - having seen your list of favourite films, I am not sure I want your agreement on the Road House issue! Twilight? Seriously? I couldn't manage to sit through the whole film of any of those, they are embarrassingly bad I thought. In fact the only one of your top 5 I would watch is Madagascar, I did quite like that. But what do you enjoy about the Twilight saga? Am I just too old to get them or something?}

That was my guilty list not my favourites! I dnt like any twilight films but if I go to to cinema with my other half to watch a twilight movie I find myself really getting into them! Haha I no how bad dat makes me look haha oh well


Johny89 {Ed001's Note - ohhh! Sorry, I didn't look to see which thread you were replying to, my fault. In that case you should feel very guilty!!!}

I no ed its sad but the original post asked for our worst guilty films haha


Johny89

I have only one guilty pleasure - white chicks! {Ed001's Note - I have to put forward the Transformers movies, especially the original cartoon one. I grew up with Transformers and still love them now.}

Ed Transformers 86 is brilliant, i had the place to myself the other day so went got a pizza and popped it on. The soundtrack is great and is a regular on my winamp. Not a guilty pleaseure at all.

O and Flash is brilliant as well.

Mort {Ed001's Note - I have two copies on dvd, in case one wears out! It was in Poundland so I just had to.}

I think I feel Roadhouse is a guilty pleasure as I've been a bouncer for 14 years and no-one goes around taking on the local gang etc. Its too absurd, poorly acted and Swayze as a bouncer. Still love it though!

Bluegenius! {Ed001's Note - they should do a remake with a proper action star as the bouncer, the old guy could be played by someone like Dolph (just to keep in the spirit of poor acting!).}

Transformers 86...amzing

'you got the touch'

still couldnt believe when megatron killed optimus, i felt like turning the film off after that

09 Nov 2011 14:16:02
My Top 10

1 ITS A WONDERFULL LIFE
2 JAWS
3 LAND AND FREEDOM
4 CHE
5 EDUCATING RITA
6 DAS BOOT
7 PANS LABYRINTH
8 BADDER MIENHOFF COMPLEX
9 MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
10 THE GODFATHER

WHATS YOUR TOP ONES ED 1 {Ed001's Note - mine would almost entirely be martial arts films:
1. Enter The Dragon
2. Ong Bak
3. 300
4. Warrior King
5. Project A
6. Wheels on Meals
7. Flashpoint
8. Ip Man
9. Shoot Em Up
10. Blade 3

Blade 3?! The first was always the best. Second was pretty good as well {Ed001's Note - the second was the worst, first was good too.}

To the person with It's a wonderful life no 1.
judging by some of your other favorites , i'd like to suggest The wind that shakes the barley.
Ps, good taste.

JR

Blade 3 ed? Anything to do with HHH?

Dar88 {Ed001's Note - no, I just like the Ryan Reynolds/Wesley Snipes bitching at each other bits. I don't actually know who HHH is to be honest, 007 is the wrestling fan. I would probably prefer the first one, if I hadn't seen it so many times and the second one completely underutilises the great Donnie Yen.}

09 Nov 2011 13:21:26
Where Eagles Dare

Tuely superb but I would like to see a really good remake with more believability etc any ideas who you would cast?

One great film JAWS so good could never be remade ROBERT SHAW classic actor {Ed001's Note - it really depends on which way you want to go with a film like 'Where Eagles Dare'. It could be a buddy movie, so go with the kind of cast the Oceans films used or an out and out action film and go with a cast along the lines of the Expendables.}

Nah gritty and realistic ed.

What about Daniel Craig(LFC fan too). Ed Norton as Yank? {Ed001's Note - it has been so long so I last saw that film that I can't remember any characters from it. I remember the book more than the film.}

I'm actually writing a Jaws remake starring Will Smith and Johnny Depp, struggling to think of a 3rd actor though.

As for WED, well Burton and Eastwood were both big drawers in their day, who could do it now? Ed Norton seriously? Gets nowhere near Clint in his prime. I guess any remake would see the Burton/ Eastwood roles reversed with the yank in charge and the Brit relegated to sidekick. Danny Craig is a good shout, so is Jason Statham. But a yank i'm struggling. Someone like Matt damon mayne? Was good in the Bournes.

Mort.

A re-make of The longest day would be good to cast, me and a friend spoke about this awhile back, with the long list of characters from all over the world ,you could go on all day.
Any suggestions ?

JR {Ed001's Note - I was thinking that about a Bridge Too Far as well.}

09 Nov 2011 00:02:46
Watched Unstoppable the other night,I know.. but it was one of those should I watch it or not,usually I dont bother with that sort of film, but it was quite good for entertainment, started very slow with the usual background of the characters(it was very dull) but once the action started with the train being a runaway it grips you,good stuff,worth a watch in my opinion but not worth buying a dvd of it.

Mr.Roller Coaster

08 Nov 2011 22:45:34
Apart from the Star Wars Trilogy, the 5 best movies ever made are:

1. Raging Bull
2. Blue Velvet
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Fight Club
5. Forrest Gump (honestly I'm a grown man!)

1. Once upon a time in a America
2. Shawshank
3. Godfather (all of them,but unusually the first was the worst)
4. The Warriors (yes I'm old)
5. Debbie does Dallas

1. Rocky 4
2. The warriors
3. Any given sunday
4. The 13th warrior
5. Heat

Johny89