Films

Django Unchained on Sunday, got a table at Red Dog booked beforehand, yussssss.

Also need to fit Zero Dark Thingy in

Caught Mutiny on The Bounty at the weekend. Lovely film and Brando's performance, and accent, are just fantastic.

I saw The Bounty for the first time last year, loved it, Hopkins so immense.

"Oh there are rumblins' are there?"

"What did you say? No? Is that what you said? Is that what you said? No?"

Constant state of barely restrained rage.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770802/
out on disc now.
mesmerising

I am really divided on Django. The first 3/4 is brilliant but the finale is pure shit.

And I was surprised how bad the use of music was. Both timing and selection were horrible.
It felt extremely forced and clunky.

Where/how has everyone seen Django? Downloaded I'm assuming?

Went to see Gangster Squad last night. Sold out. GRUMPY.

I thought the photography in Django was a bit shit, overall a total Tarantino parody... Christoph Waltz is excellent in it tho', as is Jamie Foxx...

Silver Linings Playbook last night, really good movie... Nice supporting performance from De Niro...

And I was surprised how bad the use of music was. Both timing and selection were horrible.
It felt extremely forced and clunky.

totally - this is what made me question QT as a director? It was fucking awful to be honest and soooooooo obvious. Has he ever made a really decent film since Reservoir Dogs?

Has he ever made a really decent film since Reservoir Dogs?

Pulp Fiction? Inglorious Basterd? Kill Bill?

Oh yes, Jackie Brown too.

Jackie Brown is ok (subdued)
Pulp Fiction - aged really badly, terrible dialogue (not entirely the film's fault, ageing badly)
Inglorious Basterds - 2 good scenes - the rest a piss take (surely?) - remake

Let's face it, he just has a big collection of straight to video film VHS tapes

Jackie brown is a good film. Maybe cause he didn't write it...

The Hobbit was rubbish, but that's not a surprise. You like that stuff or you don't. I guess I don't. A bunch of crap I don't remember from the book either.

Animated Hobbit 4lyf!

You like that stuff or you don't.

summed it up this, I liked the Hobbits, especially the song in the beginning.

That song is classic. From the book and I think the animated version is better. But I would.

The only thing missing from the hobbit was a good dwarf tossing gag.

Don't watch the hobbit, just read this:

http://sarahtales.livejournal.com/206439.html

I haven't watch it yet, just looking forward.

End of Watch. Gritty and realistic ambience with a fantastical predictable unbelievable terrible script. It's impressive how the skill of the film-making made up for, what otherwise, would be a terrible B film. The "human" side is shovelled in so forcefully I ended up fast forwarding through chunks.

I'd give it a pass unless you love police flicks.

Le Chiffre

'The Others' is on the idiot box later - worth watching?

Love everything by Tarantino, no two ways. Some of the dialogue and editing from Kill Bill and Basterds sees a bit clunky to me, but knowing him it's an intentional and obscure nod to some old film or style

'The Others' is on the idiot box later - worth watching?

Nicole Kidman film? Yeah its ok, good......er.........

yeah its ok

Nicole Kidman film? Yeah its ok, good......er.........

yeah its ok

Nicole Kidman AND Eric Sykes.

true!