What was the last movie you saw?

Gus van Sant's ELEPHANT

Scary in the extreme,although it's not a horror movie.
Agonizingly slow buildup,great camerawork and directing.
The penultimate shot in the freezer locker is terrifying.
No explanations provided,althought there is a HINT of one
Brilliant,full of very Un-American strokes of genius
 
I watched Jurassic Park earlier. Man, I love this film. I really, really do. Good acting, loads of suspense and drama throughout, lots of sciencey stuff to make you feel clever (!) and, of course...DINOSAURS.

Every time I watch this film, I revive my lifelong desire to be a paleontologist. I'm doing the wrong course...
 
HoopyFrood said:
Every time I watch this film, I revive my lifelong desire to be a paleontologist. I'm doing the wrong course...
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Alas, Hoops, I fear that RL palaeontology isn't quite that exciting...and Indiana Jones isn't your average archaeologist, either.:(
 
Oh, I know, I know! I don't expect to be whisked away to a park full of real dinosaurs :rolleyes: And I snicker at the opening where they find what looks like a complete velociraptor (velociraptor my arm, nine feet long?? Get your facts straight Sam Neil! :p) under nice crumbly sand -- sure, like that's going to happen. I'd be just happy with the hard slog of chipping through metres of rock to find a single jawbone or something...ah, the paleontologist life for me...

Don't worry, I am under no impressions whatsoever that paleontology is a case of finding a complete tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on a cliff face somewhere, or even finding anything at all for most of the time...I just mean that the film perks up my interest in dinosaurs again and makes me realise just how freaking interesting they are...
 
HoopyFrood said:
(velociraptor my arm, nine feet long?? Get your facts straight Sam Neil! :p) under nice crumbly sand.
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I rather think that they were slightly inflated for the film...isn't there someones law that says "All film monsters are at least as big as the hero"?:D
 
Ah, Hoopy; part of going to uni is realising that you're doing the wrong course. I think half the people I met at DMU were in the same boat - as was I...:D

Oh, and just finished watching This Island Earth. Somehow, I just can't seem to get the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version out of my head, though.:p
 
In the Valley of Elah

Part social commentary about the effects of war and part murder mystery.

Tommy Lee Jones plays the retired MP who teams up with Charlize Theron to solve the murder of his son who went AWOL after returning from Iraq.

Great acting and a decent storyline.

3.5/5

Sweeney Todd - Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton and Johnny Depps take on the Sondheim play of the same name.

A Dark and ever so bloody Musical as Johnny Depp seeks revenge for his wrongful imprisonment. He returns to find his wife dead and his daughter in the hands of the judge who set him up.

He moves in to his old house above a pie shop (worst pies in London) and soon is slaughtering his customers and Helena Bonham Carter is turning them into great pies. (Better than the local cats then)

Wonderfully moody cinema with great acting and surprisingly good singing (Johnny Depp is a David Bowie soundalike)

4.5/5
 
Last night I came home from the pub and was in time to watch most of The Chronicles of Riddick. Man I love this film! I really like the part of the plot about Riddick being the last Furion(spel?), though the 'keep what you kill' was a bit unreal, spoiler* Hightlight he kills the emperor and gets to keep the empire and no-one thinks to polish
Still an exelent Sci Fi film in my book! Also enjoyed Pitch Black which was on last week, though I forgot to post it.
 
Stardust: I actually enjoyed this fairy tale/fantasy. It's a little bit like Legend, Labyrinth or The Princess Bride. The story is a little strange but the ending is feel good of course. The special effects are actuallt pretty good. See it if you want something light. The fact that my wife liked it and didn't complain about my choice in movies this time made me like it even more.
 
American Hardcore. It's a documentary about the hardcore punk scene in the late-70's, early 80's.

Horrible, horrible music. But it was interesting and frightening just to hear them talk about the things that went on at those concerts/riots.
 
Lucky You wasn't expecting alot but was probably still disappointed. I like all the main actors and Eric Bana and Robert Duvall were both ok but Drew Barrymore just seemed to be playing Drew Barrymore. In the end I think the script let them all down and I'm left with the urge to go out and rent Rounders again.
 
Last night we re-watched Monty Python's Meaning of Life. That one is always good.
 
Around Xmas time I watched Apt Pupil, based on Stephen King's novel. I haven't read the book so no comparison to talk about. But the film is very good. Both Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro did a wonderful job. Wagner's music chosen for the film score is meaningful. Highly recommended.
 
Just got back in from watching "Cloverfield" (in the UK). Different kind of monster movie, but I wouldn't want the film style to be repeated too much. Almost got nausea and it was annoying after a while. Great effects and general plot though.
 
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