Good Movies

[MightyEagles]

Shutter Island.

[SABRE]

Watched "District 9" last night and thoroughly enjoyed it
... Actually thought it was better than Avatar which I also enjoyed.

That's a tough comparison for me to make 'CP'
Kinda like comparing Predator with Star Wars.

[HH3]

I HATED District 9...turned it off it bored me that much. I only got up to where they test out the alien weapons...

..saying that...im not a big sci-fi/alien fan...

[Magpiespower]

The Damned United is damn good! Would love to see a character as brash as Brian Clough coaching in the NRL/AFL.

Looking gor Eric is all over the shop. Ken Loach on auto-pilot.

Put me down as another one who thought District 9 was ordinary. Sci-fi flicks get such an easy pass mark when they pose as allegories.

[MightyEagles]

The Blind Side is pretty good.

[whufc]

Watched a movie called 'Gamer' last night

Its set in the future and is about people who play online shoot em up games, only difference is the players control real humans with their keyboards, the human fighters are death row inmates who if they survive 30 battles are then freed from jail.

Abit of a slow starter but ends up really good, worth watching just bear with the first twenty minutes.

[MightyEagles]

Watched a movie called 'Gamer' last night

Its set in the future and is about people who play online shoot em up games, only difference is the players control real humans with their keyboards, the human fighters are death row inmates who if they survive 30 battles are then freed from jail.

Abit of a slow starter but ends up really good, worth watching just bear with the first twenty minutes.

Death Race is like this said movie, but in Death Race you win 5 races you are freed, then there's Condemed where 10 inmates fight each other the last one alive goes free.

[Magpiespower]

The Hurt Locker probably deserved its Best Picture Oscar in a mediocre year for film.

Still doesn't hold a candle to HBO's vastly-superior General Kill.

A golden age for TV drama...

[godoubleblues]

The Hurt Locker probably deserved its Best Picture Oscar in a mediocre year for film.

Still doesn't hold a candle to HBO's vastly-superior General Kill.

A golden age for TV drama...

I think you mean Generation Kill, great show

[HH3]

The Hurt Locker probably deserved its Best Picture Oscar in a mediocre year for film.

Still doesn't hold a candle to HBO's vastly-superior General Kill.

A golden age for TV drama...

I think you mean Generation Kill, great show

I finished watching Generation Kill Saturday morning...best show ive seen for a long time. Hitman 1 to Hitman Actual...we're Oscar Mike...

[Strawb]

305 is a spoof of 300 very amusing to me I enjoyed it.

[Magpiespower]

I think you mean Generation Kill, great show

Sure do!

Reakon it probes deeper into the Iraq conflict and the soldiers personal lives, how it all affects them and motivations for being there.

Of course, it has seven hours to do so.

But I found THL pretty episodic with one-note characters and too many bomb sequences!

Also, the lone cowboy thing bordered on caricature...

[zipzap]

Saw a preview of How to Train a Dragon the other night. It's one of those 'by the makers of Shrek' animation thingos. I'm sure in a few weeks we'll all be flooded with Maccas Happy Meals and saturation advertising, but right now I'm thinking it was a really entertaining movie and certainly up there with the best of its kind. It's all vikings, dragons and 3D - the main dragon is very cool indeed, anyone who still gets a kick out of old Looney Tunes cartoons where all the comedy is in the eyes (think the bull or the boxer in those Bugs Bunny cartoons) will definitely spot the influences.

(The funniest thing at the preview was having to surrender mobile phones and 'recording devices' - I dunno if you've ever taken off your glasses at a 3D screening but it looks like it was shot in a dirty aquarium. Mmm, that would be fun to watch on a 3" mobile screen )

[lesthemechanic]

Saw a preview of How to Train a Dragon the other night. It's one of those 'by the makers of Shrek' animation thingos. I'm sure in a few weeks we'll all be flooded with Maccas Happy Meals and saturation advertising, but right now I'm thinking it was a really entertaining movie and certainly up there with the best of its kind. It's all vikings, dragons and 3D - the main dragon is very cool indeed, anyone who still gets a kick out of old Looney Tunes cartoons where all the comedy is in the eyes (think the bull or the boxer in those Bugs Bunny cartoons) will definitely spot the influences.

(The funniest thing at the preview was having to surrender mobile phones and 'recording devices' - I dunno if you've ever taken off your glasses at a 3D screening but it looks like it was shot in a dirty aquarium. Mmm, that would be fun to watch on a 3" mobile screen )

Thinking of taking the kids to see that one ( well, that's my excuse to see it myself too !! )

[Sorry Dude]

I am looking forward to watching from paris with love tonight. will let you know what i think soon

[Sorry Dude]

I am looking forward to watching from paris with love tonight. will let you know what i think soon

i am a bit on the fence with this one. story line was there but i am still unsure if i was following properly or just to tired when i watched it. if you want to see bullets flying every 5 minutes then this is the movie for you.

[Magpiespower]

Frost/Nixon

Beautifully crafted film.

Arguably Ron Howard's best yet.

Reakon he's horribly underrated as a director.

Frank Langella unlucky not to win an Oscar for his portrayal as 'Tricky Dick'.

Stiff comp that year but...

[Baron Greenback]

Cop Out.
Funny from start to finish.
Sean William Scott's cameo was brilliant and there was a young lad who was also pissfunny.
Can't wait to see it again.

[Magpiespower]

Valkyrie

Taught, fast-paced thriller.

[MightyEagles]

Valkyrie

Taught, fast-paced thriller.

I hate most movies that include Tom Cruise.