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Post by ryan on Sept 23, 2008 20:26:39 GMT
So I heard all the new bond theme... ugh.
It also sounds really cheaply recorded, it's all a bit MIDI.
Considering Seven Nation Army was what Jack White would have offered as a Bond theme at the time I'd say he could do better than this guff.
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Post by ryan on Oct 23, 2008 22:21:53 GMT
Just seen Burn After Reading.
I liked the plot, and thought it was an ok script, but most scenes were just to short. It felt like they were rushing to a joke, then bam onto the next one. Nothing had time to develop properly.
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Post by Lawrie on Apr 22, 2009 22:24:17 GMT
Bit of a dead thread bump, but I've been to the cinema for the first time in yonks tonight (albeit I've got out plenty of new-to-me movies on DVD in the interim), so I thought this might be worth the resurrection.
Went to see In The Loop tonight, and it was utterly brilliant. I've become increasingly depressed about comedy at the movies in recent years, since I absolutely ABHOR any movie which involves any of the following in any capacity whatsoever, in front of or behind the camera:
(in a rough order of shame)
1) Will Ferrell
2) Owen Wilson
3) Judd Apatow
4) Seth Rogen
5) Adam Sandler
6) Ben Stiller
7) Jack Black
8) ...and so on, there are doubtless others in this same sort of film stable that I can't remember for the purposes of my rant. Feel free to count anyone even remotely involved with the 'Frat Pack' a Grade A c*** in my not so humble opinion.
So yeah, that means that 'comedy' at the cinema has been particularly bleak for me in recent years. The last film I really found funny was Team America, and even that wasn't top TOP quality. Even the appearance of my own Peep Show faves David Mitchell and Robert Webb kinda went down in the damp squib that was Magicians a year or two back.
But I'm very happy to report that In The Loop is INSANELY funny. Literally 20-30 genuine laugh-out-loud moments funny. I urge anyone to see it, even any sadly misguided people who think that Will Ferrell getting some kind of horrible, incurable wasting disease would be a bad thing somehow. The script and the entire cast are brilliant, but special mention goes to Peter Capaldi - best comedy performance I have seen since David Mitchell first donned Mark Corrigan's inimitable mantle, and right up there with Gervais as Brent, Coogan as Partridge, or any of the other legendary comic creations you care to mention. Truly believe he deserves an Oscar of some sort - not sure what category exactly, but his is the best performance you will see from an actor in 2009.
So yeah, in summary, it was kinda ok, I guess... ;D
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Post by ryan on Apr 22, 2009 23:58:30 GMT
I've just watched an episode of The Thick Of It as it happens. I REALLY. Want to see in the loop so glad to hear it's good.
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Post by Lawrie on Apr 23, 2009 6:12:05 GMT
Well I've practically gushed my praise for the movie all over this thread already, so there's no need to repeat how I feel about it. Just wanted to add, after seeing Ryan's post, that I'd never seen any In The Thick Of It episodes before going to see In The Loop, and I didn't feel I missed out on any in-jokes etc. Who knows, maybe I did, but the film was sufficiently funny for that not to matter if you're coming at it cold as a brand new viewer, which I was. So go see it!  |
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Post by the dark fourth on Apr 23, 2009 22:01:56 GMT
1) Will Ferrell 2) Owen Wilson 3) Judd Apatow 4) Seth Rogen 5) Adam Sandler 6) Ben Stiller 7) Jack Black Yeah totally agree with you on this, though I think it's a bit harsh on Jack Black to lump him with those other idiots. He's got a totally different kind of slightly-less-lame mainstream humour, which isn't nearly as grating or painful as the others on that list! |
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Post by Lawrie on Apr 23, 2009 22:16:06 GMT
No, Jack Black deserves to be right where he is! Na na na na naaa na!  My problem with him is that, while he's ok in VERY small doses (like black pudding, maybe? Tenacious D's "Tribute" was quite amusing in isolation), HE thinks he's the world's funniest man, and this is a big problem for me: I have an instinctive dislike of people who look like they're trying too hard to be funny, and he falls squarely in this camp. Of the others I forgot to mention, Vince Vaughan is another good shout, though I'm sure that I'm forgetting countless other humour-vacuums in the same mold from my list. |
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Post by mhx on Apr 26, 2009 10:30:33 GMT
So I went to cinema last night. As usual, about 90% of the movies shown were obvious crap, so I was left with only "Defiance" and "Radio Rock Revolution". After having been flashed for the first time in years on my way to the cinema and being slightly pissed off, I decided that "Defiance" would probably not change my mood for the better.
Interestingly, most of the few tens of people to see RRR were younger than me. Anyway, while certainly not the best comedy movie ever shot, I found it quite entertaining. I think they would've been better off not trying to make the government scenes funny by hook or by crook. Not a movie that you need to see a second time (except for checking how many of the albums shown in the end titles you own), but one that leaves you in a good mood. Oh, and Rhys Ifans was constantly reminding me of David Eugene Edwards.
As for my favourite movies, nothing's ever going to beat "Das Boot", I guess. "V For Vendetta", "Amélie", "Fight Club" and "Wargames" are pretty close, though. Outside of that Top 5, the list would certainly include "American Beauty", "Big Fish", "Dark City", "Dogma", "The Game", "Insider", "Kill Bill", "Léon", "Memento", "Office Space", "Saw", "Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow" and "Walk The Line". "Wargames" and "Office Space" obviously have a geek bonus here. ;D
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Post by Lawrie on Apr 26, 2009 13:28:22 GMT
As for my favourite movies, nothing's ever going to beat "Das Boot", I guess. "V For Vendetta", "Amélie", "Fight Club" and "Wargames" are pretty close, though. Outside of that Top 5, the list would certainly include "American Beauty", "Big Fish", "Dark City", "Dogma", "The Game", "Insider", "Kill Bill", "Léon", "Memento", "Office Space", "Saw", "Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow" and "Walk The Line". "Wargames" and "Office Space" obviously have a geek bonus here. ;D Hmmm, not a fan of most of your favourite movies myself, mhx, but Das Boot is indeed a fantastic movie, and I really like Kill Bill, Leon and Saw (albeit less so than the other two) in your list as well. |
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Post by jemi on May 3, 2009 11:32:06 GMT
I agree with your list of shame, Lawrie, though I did enjoy Adam Sandler's 'Little Nicky'. Also agree the new Bond theme is a load of tosh, dear oh dear...
I'm tired and only just woke up so I'm not really in a 'dig deep within myself and remember what movies I like' mood just yet, but my top 3 films off the top of my head are Battle Royale, The Green Mile & Gladiator.
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Post by Lawrie on May 4, 2009 14:36:37 GMT
Like both Battle Royale and Gladiator, good choices! Wouldn't put either of them up in my very top bracket of films, but they're certainly both a lot smarter than the average bear. *thumbs up* Not a fan of The Green Mile though, bit too much mawkish sentiment for my liking. That, Shawshank and Fight Club are the 3 films that I really don't get on with completely contrary to both popular and critical opinion... but I'm right, they're all rubbish!  |
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Post by blondeambassador on May 10, 2009 19:07:30 GMT
Watched In Bruges last night...absolutely brilliant, possibly one of the best things I've seen in ages. But then I'm Irish, I was bound to like it I suppose, as it is equally one of the most Irish things I've seen in ages!
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Post by Lawrie on May 10, 2009 20:02:23 GMT
It is indeed an excellent film: Colin Farrell put a welcome end to his long roll of stinkers (going back to whatever he did next after Minority Report) with that boy. Good choice! Me and my brother are off to see Star Trek tomorrow. Never been a fan of any of the TV series or the films, but we have free cinema tickets to use before the end of May (and damnit, Terminator Salvation is early June!  ) and that looks the best bet in the release schedules. Heard it's supposed to be pretty good on its own merits, so will be interesting to see how two non-Trekkies get on with it. |
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Post by ryan on May 10, 2009 21:40:43 GMT
I'm well looking forward to seeing it and I don't like Star Trek. The trailer looks amazing!
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Post by Lawrie on May 11, 2009 22:25:22 GMT
Star Trek verdict:
Was good, overall I really enjoyed it. And I'm not generally a fan of big, CGI-heavy blockbusters. Well worth a watch for even a casual sci-fi fan though.
Only gripes with the movie, and neither are dealbreakers:
1) Black holes can apparently also double up as explanations for plot holes...
2) Simon Pegg should never be allowed to act in a movie again. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a really nice, talented and generally funny bloke. On TV. His appearance in this adds another entry to the long line of execrable film showings from him, Shawn Of The Dead aside. True, that was indeed a splendid film that means you can forgive him for a lot, but his every other appearance on a cinema screen has been either in films that range from terrible to mediocre-at-best (and I'm including you in there, Hot Fuzz!), or - as in this case - the film has been alright but his personal performance in it has been found wanting. Much as I like Simon Pegg as a human being, he is easily the worst thing about the film.
However, the amount of word-count I've given my grumblings is way out of proportion for how good of a film I thought it was. Definitely a 7-8/10 film, I'd recommend it to just about everyone.
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My problem with him is that, while he's ok in VERY small doses (like black pudding, maybe? Tenacious D's "Tribute" was quite amusing in isolation), HE thinks he's the world's funniest man, and this is a big problem for me: I have an instinctive dislike of people who look like they're trying too hard to be funny, and he falls squarely in this camp.
) and that looks the best bet in the release schedules. Heard it's supposed to be pretty good on its own merits, so will be interesting to see how two non-Trekkies get on with it.