Good Movies

[wristwatcher]

Saw Bad Teacher today and apart from Cameron Diaz dropping a few funny foul mouthed sexual jokes it really is quite average and suprisingly far fetched

wouldnt that go in the bad movies thread then WW?

A year between posts Motorboat but what a little gem for your comeback Is there a bad movies thread?

[The Ash Man]

The Company Men

[JK]

French film called A Prophet (Un Prophete) ... One of the best movies Ive seen, highly recommend it

[The Ash Man]

Five Minarets of New York

[FlyingHigh]

Was amused by After Sex

[gadj1976]

I saw a movie on SBS years ago - AND IT WAS CLEAN! But it was called "The Vanishing". Sensational movie. I think either Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estavez starred in the really bad Hollywood remake but the original is very good.

[JK]

Watched "Friends With Benefits" with the missus last night, and thought it was decent enough (last half hour or so pretty slow/average), but anything with Mila Kunis is generally worth watching.

On the weekend I caught "Takers" which again was enjoyable enough to watch .. You could pick a fair few holes in the story, but it was entertaining for the best part.

[whufc]

Watched "Friends With Benefits" with the missus last night, and thought it was decent enough (last half hour or so pretty slow/average), but anything with Mila Kunis is generally worth watching.

On the weekend I caught "Takers" which again was enjoyable enough to watch .. You could pick a fair few holes in the story, but it was entertaining for the best part.

Watched friends with benefits She is amazingly HOOOOOOT in this.

[JK]

Watched "Friends With Benefits" with the missus last night, and thought it was decent enough (last half hour or so pretty slow/average), but anything with Mila Kunis is generally worth watching.

On the weekend I caught "Takers" which again was enjoyable enough to watch .. You could pick a fair few holes in the story, but it was entertaining for the best part.

Watched friends with benefits She is amazingly HOOOOOOT in this.

Agreed, mega bat worthy.

Watched a film called "Twelve" tonight .. Pretty dark and edgy almost modern day "Less Than Zero" type film in some ways .. A few flaws, but must admit I was pretty engrossed.

[Magpiespower]

Eagle Eye was alright for what it was.

Silly techno terrorism.

Shia LeBeouf notwithstanding.

"The Vanishing". Sensational movie... really bad Hollywood remake but the original is very good.

Dutch original is incredibly tense.

Interestingly, the same director called the shots on the dud Hollywood remake, too.

George Sluizer probably just took the money and ran!

Stars Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland.

And Sandra Bullock in one of her early roles...

[Magpiespower]

The Italian Job

"You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

[mighty_tiger_79]

sherlock holmes 2 is ok

[Magpiespower]

Go! are showing the first four Rocky movies this week...

[mighty_tiger_79]

a bit behind i know

but i downloaded the oceans movies

first one was good, enjoyed it

the second was ok, but had some moments that were poor i felt

[HH3]

The new Conans pretty good. Starts off really well. Drags on a bit and then pitters out, but still a good watch.

[Magpiespower]

Jaws

Spielberg's true masterpiece.

Robert Shaw delivers probably the greatest monologue in film history...

[Magpiespower]

ROCKY WEEK has finished on GO! and after watching the first four movies over four consecutive days, I noticed a few things...

Rocky (1976)

The classic underdog story. It's impossible not to get sucked into Rocky's journey as he goes from the "Bum of the Month Club" to fifteen rounds with the heavyweight champeen of the world. Nominated for ten Academy Awards and won three: Best Picture, Best Director (John G. Alvidsen) and Best Film Editing. Made Stallone a bona fide Hollywood superstar.



Rocky II (1979)

Typically inferior sequel. Stallone was so big after Rocky that the producers and the studio (unwisely) let him WRITE AND DIRECT this half-arsed sequel. It was his first directing gig and it shows. The ridiculous climax to the Rocky/Apollo rematch perfectly sets the tone for the next sequel. Best bit is Mickey's "What're we waiting for?" zinger. Even funnier in different languages. Especially Hungarian.



Rocky III (1982)

Rocky goes GQ smooth. More a live-action cartoon than anything. Pretty sure Hanna-Barbera choreographed the Rocky v Clubber Lang bout. Definitely "something" going on between Rocky and Apollo, too. Only good thing is Survivor’s classic theme song. “Eye of the Tiger” has been used by sports teams ever since. And who the hell won the “decider” between Rocky and Apollo in the gym?



Rocky IV (1985)

Corny and dumb. Made at the height of US-Soviet tensions in the mid-80s, Rocky does his bit to end the Cold War. Stallone even gave a role to his then wife, long-legged blonde Brigitte Nielson alongside her ex Dolph Lungdren. Don't even mention the robot Paulie falls in love with. Sadly, Survivor couldn’t repeat their success with “Burning Heart.” Even sadder, Rocky V was green-lit.



Summary

Sly got more buff, the films got much worse.

[The Dark Knight]

Watch a fair few movies over my time off over Xmas/ New years that I enjoyed:

Friend with Benefits
Red Riding Hood
Bride Wars
Ocean's Eleven (seen it before but I love it)
Horrible Bosses
Conan the Barbarian -Loved it
The Conspirator -Loved it
Sherlock Holmes: A game of shadows- Not as good as the first one but still a very good movie.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

[woodublieve12]

saw the new george clooney movie.. the decendents... really good film...

[woodublieve12]

ROCKY WEEK has finished on GO! and after watching the first four movies over four consecutive days, I noticed a few things...

Rocky II (1979)

Typically inferior sequel. Stallone was so big after Rocky that the producers and the studio (unwisely) let him WRITE AND DIRECT this half-arsed sequel. It was his first directing gig and it shows. The ridiculous climax to the Rocky/Apollo rematch perfectly sets the tone for the next sequel. Best bit is Mickey's "What're we waiting for?" zinger. Even funnier in different languages. Especially Hungarian.

rocky 2 is a awesome... i thought it was the best of the sequals by a mile...