What was the last movie you saw?

[kyektulu]

A re-watch of John Carpenter's The Fog. I still find this one (despite flaws) to be a rather well-told old-fashioned ghost story, with a great deal of charm, atmosphere and genuine tension, and with a minimum of gore and almost no gratuitous violence....

I much prefare Carpenters The Fog, the new version is crap.

Why are they constantly remaking old movies and balling them up!!!

 

[HoopyFrood]

Which version?

There's more than one? Oh, do you mean the reissue version? It was on tv and I wasn't playing incredibly close attention to it, so I'm not entirely sure.

 

[j d worthington]

I much prefare Carpenters The Fog, the new version is crap.

Why are they constantly remaking old movies and balling them up!!!

Kye... I couldn't agree more. I had to accompany my older sister to see that (she doesn't like going to movies alone), when I was living down there for a while, and a worse waste of film it would be difficult to find... though Hollywood certainly seems intent on trying to outdo themselves....

For example, Zombie's remake of Halloween....

There's more than one? Oh, do you mean the reissue version? It was on tv and I wasn't playing incredibly close attention to it, so I'm not entirely sure.

Yes, there are at least two I'm aware of. I much prefer the original theatrical release; the later edition I saw (with all the things inside the ship, etc.), was simply boring as hell; far too drawn out. It made me think of those repeated shots in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, of George Takei looking "awestruck" (though I'd be tempted to say stunned or stoned) which kept coming up. It was supposed to make the impression that what we were seeing was truly awe-inspiring, but all it made me feel was a need to yawn repeatedly....

 

[HoopyFrood]

LOL. "The film's still a little short." "OK...add more shocked-face clips, that'll do it..." Are you sure it wasn't the same clip? Was the background the same every time...?

Agree with the new The Fog version hating. Went to see it during my sixth form years of "Let's see every new horror film that's released at the cinema." Definitely one of the worst I watched (and that's saying something...)

 

[j d worthington]

LOL. "The film's still a little short." "OK...add more shocked-face clips, that'll do it..." Are you sure it wasn't the same clip? Was the background the same every time...?

Agree with the new The Fog version hating. Went to see it during my sixth form years of "Let's see every new horror film that's released at the cinema." Definitely one of the worst I watched (and that's saying something...)

Let's just say, if it makes The Grim Reaper (aka Antropophagus) look good... you're in trouble....

 

[HoopyFrood]

You know...and this is just a feeling, I'm not entirely sure...but I'm starting to think that you're not too keen on that film...

 

[j d worthington]

Compared to the current crop, it's beginning to grow on me....

 

[PTeppic]

Solace, Quantum of Solace

Not sure what to make of it... was slightly cramped in my (supposedly "superior") seat and got leg-cramp at one point. They seem to have taken a film and a half and crammed it into a cut-down single slot, with more twists and turns that a Tour de France mountain section. Whilst undoubtedly more realistic, can't we have a nice big bad guy, a trade-markable henchman and huge base to blow-up in the final reel?

 

[ravenus]

The Last Wave by Peter Weir. Here a white Aussie lawyer is defending a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their fellow-abo's. He starts getting weird dreams and begins to realize that he may have more of a connection with the aborigines than he previously thought. Although there are some good moments and kickass visuals this follow-up to Picnic at Hanging Rock was quite patchy and nowhere as well-realized as it should have been.

 

[Lucien21]

Quantum of Solace.

More or less one long chase sequence after another. Sadly there ain't much plot or decent bad guys.

However it is a thrilling ride, the action sequences are fun and there is an obvious nod towards Goldfinger.

Not as good as Casino Royale, but fun nevertheless.

p.s Product placement in Bond movies is getting waaaaaay out of hand. Mind you I want one of those wall screens and table top computers than MI6 had.

 

[Connavar]

That worries me that they seem to have went from the calm and coolness of Casino Royal to action feast.

I wont like it if its action feast mostly.....

I dont want Brosnan Bond cliche feast of lame action movies, i want Casino Royale 2 !

 

[Heebie]

Michael Moore's "Sicko"

Now I feel like a Liberal after watching it.

 

[Nesacat]

Watched Painted Skin again on Halloween with a good friend. I must say it was a lot better for having someone who could actually understand Mandarin because the sub-titles were absolutely ridiculous.

Have been invited to a special showing of Quantum of Solace and am entirely not sure now if I really wish to see it as I rather liked Casino Royale. I'll probably go along anyway. There's not too many Bond movies I've not seen.

 

[AE35Unit]

Just watched The Mist. Wasn't sure what to expect but its a good un. Quite tense with some humour but man that religious woman got on my nerves! I don't want to spoil things but well,I got quite upset at the end. Can't say anymore,too upsetting. Not often a film can do that! Very good!

 

[Nesacat]

Yes the ending was upsetting ... startling and upsetting. Wanted to slap the religious woman too.

 

[Ice fyre]

I just saw the cottage on Saturday starring Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith and Jennifer Ellison, crude gory, but actuallly quite funny in places in a tasteless sort of way. Watched Dusk till dawn after it which was good.

I want to see the mist, I've heard its quite good.

 

[AE35Unit]

It is a great film,but it does have a ring of 'Scientists bad,religion good' about it.
As for the bible basher,I'd have sent her out first. There is a classic line in there I liked. Excuse me here:
'If I ever wanted a friend like you I'd s**t one out!' That from a so-called Christian too!

 

[ravenus]

It is a great film,but it does have a ring of 'Scientists bad,religion good' about it.

WHERE?! As I recall, The Mist has a pretty obvious "Religion is for the Nutters" vibe. I don't recall Science getting any judgment passed on it, favorable or not.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Vantage Point -- a good film, although I admit that I was getting slightly annoyed by the sixth time the damned clock went back to 11:59am (but then I'm generally irritable at the moment ). But a nicely made film and I always enjoy creatively-different films.

 

[AE35Unit]

WHERE?! As I recall, The Mist has a pretty obvious "Religion is for the Nutters" vibe. I don't recall Science getting any judgment passed on it, favorable or not

Well there was a scene where the religious faction proclaimed it was the scientists that have brought this upon us all.
You may say yea,but they were religious nutters but there are two sides to every coin! They believe they are right and we,the scientific thinking lot believe we are right. But religion aside the mist and its associated beings WAS created by scientists,just like the monsters in Jurassic Park and the monster in Frankenstein etc.