What movies have you seen lately?

Post by **spot** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:56 pm

Snowfire;1156468 wrote: Thats interesting because I thought he was quite remarkable as the Joker in the Dark Night. I loved him in that. Truly menacingIt may be the menacing bit I have problems with. I watch a small subset of movies because I have such a distaste for scripts in which bit-parts exist solely to be killed to add "excitement". The Dark Knight did that. I'll accept that his performance there was remarkable though, we can agree on that.

I watched, for example, A Knight's Tale. Wow was that a bad movie.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:47 am

Eden Lake: very disturbing

YouTube - Eden Lake - NEW EXTREME TRAILER!

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:50 am

I saw Slumdog Millionaire last week.

Very moving ..... couldn't watch it again

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:51 am

mikeinie;1156970 wrote: Eden Lake: very disturbing

YouTube - Eden Lake - NEW EXTREME TRAILER!

omg........not for me!:-5:-5

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:08 am

Slumdog Millionaire.....................really good

The Duchess.................fantastic......made me cry (true historical story by the way)

Voyage of the damned.........old film (1976) ....too sad.....

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:11 am

Watching with the grandchildren.............

Ice Age & Ice Age 2 ..............wonderful animation and some truly funny moments

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:18 am

Odie;1156974 wrote: omg........not for me!:-5:-5

Youre such a scaredy cat ! :p

I purposefully watch scary movies in the dead of night with all the lights off.

Afterwards I prowl the neighborhood :sneaky:

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:24 am

"The Power of One" I read the book when in New Zealand and liked it very much. Story deals with apartheid in South Africa pre WW 2. Found the movie on Netflix and it was well done. Stars Morgan Freeman.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:26 am

Nomad;1162448 wrote: Youre such a scaredy cat ! :p

I purposefully watch scary movies in the dead of night with all the lights off.

Afterwards I prowl the neighborhood :sneaky:

yes, I am a scaredy cat, so what?

just don't you be coming round my neighbourhood!:sneaky:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:28 am

Watched Shrek 2 last night. I could watch that every weekend...it's hilarious:wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:00 pm

Lon;1162481 wrote: "The Power of One" I read the book when in New Zealand and liked it very much. Story deals with apartheid in South Africa pre WW 2. Found the movie on Netflix and it was well done. Stars Morgan Freeman.

I watched a show in high definition on New Zealand last night.

Really remarkable !

Didnt see any pygmies though.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:02 pm

Nomad;1162999 wrote: I watched a show in high definition on New Zealand last night.

Really remarkable !

Didnt see any pygmies though.

high def is the best!:guitarist:guitarist

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:07 pm

Odie;1163001 wrote: high def is the best!:guitarist:guitarist

For nature shows yea its pretty cool.

Would have been nice to see a high def pygmie though.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:13 pm

Nomad;1163004 wrote: For nature shows yea its pretty cool.

Would have been nice to see a high def pygmie though.

Watched a nature show on grizzly bears in Alaska, they were put in a shielded cage.........much like a shark cage......should have seen those bears up close. wowser!

no Pygmy there either.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:54 pm

War of the Worlds........2005.....with Tom Cruise.

excellent!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:40 pm

Odie;1173935 wrote: War of the Worlds........2005.....with Tom Cruise.

excellent!

You didnt see it.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:41 pm

Peter Pan last night. Q fell asleep duringit.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:08 pm

Nomad;1174788 wrote: You didnt see it.

obviously not!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

we rented it.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:34 pm

The Boat that Rocked..

It was good, entertaining, not the best not the worst but a good movie overall if you are into the 60â€™s/70â€™s

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:40 pm

'Get Carter' is on channel five at the moment..... The old one's are the best.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:11 pm

I watched 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' it was the original version with no inside view of the 'mother ship'. I saw both versions at the cinema, and always thought it spoilt it a bit with showing the inside, in the second edition. I still think it is a good film, but I missed the tummy thumping effect of the mother ship slowly arriving, that we got at the cinema!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:18 pm

G#Gill;1174881 wrote: I watched 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' it was the original version with no inside view of the 'mother ship'. I saw both versions at the cinema, and always thought it spoilt it a bit with showing the inside, in the second edition. I still think it is a good film, but I missed the tummy thumping effect of the mother ship slowly arriving, that we got at the cinema!

Yes, that moment was awesome.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:09 pm

We've finally got a cinema in our town, so no more travelling 20 miles to the pictures! :wah: It opened this week and we went to see 'Knowing' which I've been dying to see as I love Nicholas Cage films. (Well okay, I LOVE Nicholas Cage!) :-4

I won't spoil it for you but I'll say it wasn't quite what I expected. You could guess the end once you were 2/3 of the way through the film. It was quite good but I'd recommend renting it rather than watching it on the big screen.

3/5 popcorn kernels.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:30 pm

Now that I'm on holidays, I have time to watch some movies. I finally saw the full version of "Thelma and Louise." It was fabulous.

Then I watched "Slumdog Millionaire." This was definitely a brilliant movie, and I would watch it again. I loved the Bollywood dancing at the end.:-6

I'll give both movies Nomad's 5 corn kernals.:guitarist

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:32 pm

G#Gill;1174881 wrote: I watched 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' it was the original version with no inside view of the 'mother ship'. I saw both versions at the cinema, and always thought it spoilt it a bit with showing the inside, in the second edition. I still think it is a good film, but I missed the tummy thumping effect of the mother ship slowly arriving, that we got at the cinema!

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:wah::wah: I love Close Encounters and still watch it once- in-a-while. I've watched this movie about 23 times:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:46 pm

Kathy Ellen;1174897 wrote: Now that I'm on holidays, I have time to watch some movies. I finally saw the full version of "Thelma and Louise." It was fabulous.

Then I watched "Slumdog Millionaire." This was definitely a brilliant movie, and I would watch it again. I loved the Bollywood dancing at the end.:-6

I'll give both movies Nomad's 5 corn kernals.:guitarist

so glad you have some time for you!

Thelma and Louise was so good!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:47 pm

G#Gill;1174881 wrote: I watched 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' it was the original version with no inside view of the 'mother ship'. I saw both versions at the cinema, and always thought it spoilt it a bit with showing the inside, in the second edition. I still think it is a good film, but I missed the tummy thumping effect of the mother ship slowly arriving, that we got at the cinema!

oh great Gill, another awesome movie!

simpleviolet · Post by **simpleviolet** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:30 pm

The Godfather- a good movie (I say this being half Italian). It reminded me a lot of my family's wedding and get togethers (and before any one says anything, the only family business we have is a plumbing and heating one). but like most movies in this genre, I can't help but feel guilty for wanting bad people to come out on top.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:43 am

simpleviolet;1180455 wrote: The Godfather- a good movie (I say this being half Italian). It reminded me a lot of my family's wedding and get togethers (and before any one says anything, the only family business we have is a plumbing and heating one). but like most movies in this genre, I can't help but feel guilty for wanting bad people to come out on top.

so your family belongs to the mofia?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

it was the greatest movie!

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:39 pm

spot;1137597 wrote: I watched The Brothers Grimm this week and it's perfect, right down to the reworked forest camera perspectives out of Jabberwocky. But how anyone talked Matt Damon into impersonating Eddie Izzard I can't imagine, he got uncannily close.

I finally worked out why people thought Heath Ledger might have ended up a competent film actor too. He wasn't right but he wasn't entirely wrong either, he might have got it eventually. Every other performance I've seen him give stank.

I liked Heath in "A Knights Tale" too.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:11 pm

Odie;1174909 wrote: so glad you have some time for you!

Thelma and Louise was so good!

Thanks Odie, I love watching movies, especially chick flicks:-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:34 pm

Ohhhhhhh, I finally had a chance to watch the movie "Australia."

I absolutely loved it....Yes, it was 3 hrs. long, and it didn't show all the beauty of Oz. Butttttt, every second of this movie was wonderful. I didn't want it to end.

I loved the plot, characters, actors and script. It's a real sleeper movie, and I plan to watch it again.

Australia (2008)

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:00 pm

Kathy Ellen;1180767 wrote: Ohhhhhhh, I finally had a chance to watch the movie "Australia."

I absolutely loved it....Yes, it was 3 hrs. long, and it didn't show all the beauty of Oz. Butttttt, every second of this movie was wonderful. I didn't want it to end.

I loved the plot, characters, actors and script. It's a real sleeper movie, and I plan to watch it again.

Australia (2008)

It's interesting how different people view a film. I thought Australia was the worst film that I have seen in years. Jackman was a farce in his white dinner jacket (the only one), the love scenes, I couldn't stop laughing and neither could the people around me. The scenery in the film was the only redeeming value in my opinion.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:16 pm

Lon;1180769 wrote: It's interesting how different people view a film. I thought Australia was the worst film that I have seen in years. Jackman was a farce in his white dinner jacket (the only one), the love scenes, I couldn't stop laughing and neither could the people around me. The scenery in the film was the only redeeming value in my opinion.

Yes, indeedy Lon...it is interesting how we differ about our view of movies. You have also thought that about other movies that I've enjoyed...Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, Open Waters and now Australia.

Guess that's what we call "different strokes for different folks..."

I though the love scenes were lovely and my friends thought so too. I wish that they had shown more of the beautiful scenery of Oz;)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:33 pm

Kathy Ellen;1180767 wrote: Ohhhhhhh, I finally had a chance to watch the movie "Australia."

I absolutely loved it....Yes, it was 3 hrs. long, and it didn't show all the beauty of Oz. Butttttt, every second of this movie was wonderful. I didn't want it to end.

I loved the plot, characters, actors and script. It's a real sleeper movie, and I plan to watch it again.

Australia (2008)

sounds awesome.....I had no idea of this movie thanks, its a must see now.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:39 pm

Odie;1180784 wrote: sounds awesome.....I had no idea of this movie thanks, its a must see now.

Thanks Odie, I think you'll like it. You should also see Open Waters and it's sequel...Open Waters 2....Adrift...

Of course you should see the lovely movie "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid" It's a lovely, sweet classic movie with William Powell and Ann Blyth.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:51 pm

Kathy Ellen;1180787 wrote: Thanks Odie, I think you'll like it. You should also see Open Waters and it's sequel...Open Waters 2....Adrift...

Of course you should see the lovely movie "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid" It's a lovely, sweet classic movie with William Powell and Ann Blyth.

Open Waters?? - see I miss everything!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

these are must see's and I have written them down!

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:51 am

OOOOOOOhhh My god. " The boy in the striped pyjamas"

Stunned, moved, horrified, and in shock. but in the end it made you think about , of all things "hope" in all the characters no matter what they represented. Humans are human.

My youngest wanted to watch this film and I said i'd watch it first. HHHHmmmmm don't think he'll be watching it without me. :-3

IN the end it's about two eight year olds' trying to make sense of the world...........................kind of sad under the circumstances

YouTube - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) Movie Trailer - HD Quality

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:26 am

I have a crush on Nicole Kidman.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:30 am

We watched Meet the Fockers the other day through Netflix....Carolly was watching it a few weeks ago & so I thought...I'ld love to rent that one:yh_rotfl. I think it's better then the first one.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu May 14, 2009 9:56 pm

Nomad;1187530 wrote: I have a crush on Nicole Kidman.

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Post by **Sunshine** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:34 pm

Haven't gone to see it yet, but want to go see Angels & Demons. It is a follow up to the Da Vivinci Code. I have seen the code one and read the book as well. I have also read Angels and Demons and would like to see how well they can follow the plot and what they will have to leave out. It was a big book!

Post by **Sunshine** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:35 pm

Odie;1188975 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
Odie, are you awake? why?

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:44 am

Sunshine;1189000 wrote: Odie, are you awake? why?

just couldn`t sleep all night, no reason, just seemed wide awake.

Post by **Sunshine** » Fri May 15, 2009 10:20 am

Odie;1189079 wrote: just couldn`t sleep all night, no reason, just seemed wide awake.

Opps, missed this one. Sorry you couldn't sleep.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:00 am

Sunshine;1188999 wrote: Haven't gone to see it yet, but want to go see Angels & Demons. It is a follow up to the Da Vivinci Code. I have seen the code one and read the book as well. I have also read Angels and Demons and would like to see how well they can follow the plot and what they will have to leave out. It was a big book!

I can't wait to see this, it looks really good. I loved the DaVinci Code and read the book too. I haven't read this book yet but have heard the film deviates from the book quite considerably. We're going to see it the week after next, which is half term week, it's the only time we can all get together at the same time. :rolleyes:

Has anyone seen Knowing with Nicholas Cage? A rather bizarre film, I wondered what other people's take on it was?

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:44 pm

I'm going to watch a wee, little movie called "Sea People" this weekend. It's a story about 2 old timers who leap off a bridge into frigid water. A young woman ties to rescue them only to learn that they're mermaids/mermen.

:wah::wah: I love my merpeople friends...they live in saltwater tanks, eat algae and drink saltweed tea:-4

Plus, Hume Conym is in it...I think that he's a great actor:-4

I love to watch all movies about mermaids:D

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:11 pm

Kathy Ellen;1189364 wrote: I'm going to watch a wee, little movie called "Sea People" this weekend. It's a story about 2 old timers who leap off a bridge into frigid water. A young woman ties to rescue them only to learn that they're mermaids/mermen.

:wah::wah: I love my merpeople friends...they live in saltwater tanks, eat algae and drink saltweed tea:-4

Plus, Hume Conym is in it...I think that he's a great actor:-4

I love to watch all movies about mermaids:D

oh this sounds really different, enjoy!:guitarist:guitarist

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:07 am

Forrest Gump......very very disappointed...I had no idea just how sad this movie was.....soon as things were looking up...bang, down again the went.

:(

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:15 am

Hahahahhahaaaa My children wanted to see the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds"

Hee heee heeee............ they weren't scared and complained how it ended...........I explained to them that's how the film goes .....but they were not convinced.

they looked at a couple of crows for longer than they should have yesterday .

I said " now do you get it?" :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Now they want to see 'psycho' , hmmmmmmmm and all the others.

Love it!!!!!!!!:D