Devil
Better than I expected since its mostly set in a lift but quite well made and a decent storyline.
Highlight- Some guy randomly yelling out 'stop touching me' really loudly half way through. Spent ages laughing lol
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Posted 16 November 2010 - 02:43 AM
A Serbian Film
The latest "Most Shocking Movie of all time". Made by a first time director with a name I can neither pronounce nor spell, A Serbian Film is supposed to be an allegory for recent conditions in, you guessed it, Serbia... with lots of gore, and lots of sex. In an extremely twisted tale of anger, jealousy, the boundaries of artistic ambition and good ol' fashioned child-rape, the film follows a retired porn star Milos being brought back into the business for a well-paying role by a mysterious rich chap, whose intentions are darker than he lets on.
Before you wonder why the **** I watched this - no, I don't get off on this shit. I'm just a thrill-seeker, who likes to see how far a film can go to shock it's audience. Also, sometimes a film might even surprise me and actually have some artistic merit rather than just be a cheap exploitation flick.
The film opens with a video of Milos in his heyday, screwing some blonde in an alley, and we see it's being viewed by a little boy who we soon find out is Milos' son. The boy's parents stumble in on him and rather easily deal with the mess. For another thirty minutes or so we see Milos tentatively agree to take the job in an "artistic film" by George Michael look-a-like Vukmir. Vukmir believes Milos to be a genius and the only man for his film, but refuses to digress any information on the subject matter. Milos begins the shoot by filming rather mysterious scenes in an orphanage. For the first couple of days he gets on with it, but when he has to film a blowjob scene in front of a little girl he decides it's too much. The next day he tells Vukmir he's out, while doing what every smart film character would do in that situation - agreeing to have a drink. In what follows as probably the film's most controversial scene (I won't even type the words as it's so disgusting -all I'll say is it makes that scene in Anthropophagus look tame), we begin to realise that the artistic vision of Vukmir is entirely fueled by his rage at the country's situation, and he will do whatever necessary to make the "perfect film".
By this point we're halfway through, and this is where the film gets really nasty. In a rather weak effort at a story-telling twist, we skip forward to Milos waking 24 hours later in his own bed, bloodied and bruised with no recollection of what happened. His wife and son are nowhere to be found, and he has the keys to one of Vukmir's drivers' cars. He goes back to the house in which it was filmed, and in flashbacks mixed with discovery of different tapes lying about the place, we get to see what happened. And it wasn't nice.
Before I get onto the big question (is it the most disturbing film I've ever seen?), I just have to say that the film is pretty well made. The acting is top-notch all round, the cinematography is really great, and the gore looks very realistic. The manner in which the story is told is pretty unique, and as such makes it a one-of-a-kind movie experience. It really effectively builds up tension and mystery for half the film, though it loses itself in the second part when the whole timescale is ****ed with. One thing I wasn't too keen on, though, is that the sexual contact between the actors is quite obviously real, which seemed pretty degrading, and it simply wasn't necessary in this age of brilliant make-up and effects.
So how extreme is it? Well, very. In the ideas it throws up it probably takes the cake from the likes of Salo, Guinea Pig and August Underground (the only film I can think of that would beat it is the one film I absolutely refuse to ever watch - Andrey Iskanov's 4 hour "gore-umentary" about Unit 731: Philosophy of a Knife). Necrophilia, bestiality, incest and paedophillic molestation are all shown or heavily implied. There are a couple of pretty gruesome deaths including a decapitation by machete and suffocation by penis, but the very worst of it comes when it begins to involve kids, and this is where I lose my stomach and my respect for the film. I'm aware that the director needed to put almost everything in this film that he has for it to fully portray the horrible state Serbia has (apparently) been in over recent generations, but "there's a reason behind it" or "it's a metaphor" can't always be a get-out-of-jail-free card. There has to be some kind of valuation of the artistic necessity of something up against how absolutely horrible and offensive it is, and this film gets it wrong on more than one occasion. The problem is, for much of the film the political allegory and metaphors worked. It's just let down by the director going too far when he didn't need to.
My other problem with the film is that it does verge heavily on the ridiculous. There's one moment (and this isn't really a plot spoiler) where Milos kills a man by driving his erect penis through his eye. For much of the second half of the film stuff is happening without any sensible explanation as to how the villains are managing to get Milos to do it, and this kills the sense of connection which was there in the first 50 minutes. This also stops it from being at all scary, and most importantly of all, stops the despicable acts in the film from genuinely disturbing me. Yes, I felt very sick and nearly had to turn off at moments, but they had an effect like the pain olympics rather than genuinely leaving a mental scar in my mind as Salo and August Underground have. There are scenes that will probably bring back that feeling of sickness when I think of them, and for this reason I really wish I could "unsee" the film, but it's not lingering on my mind as films like Martyrs, Requiem for a Dream, Gummo and Irreversible have, and in some cases, still do. More importantly, although those films completely drained me, I have no regrets about seeing them. A Serbian Film's artistic merit is just overshadowed by it's unnecessary disgusting-ness.
A lot of people are going to watch this film. More than I imagined are interested in this kind of stuff - the sheer intrigue and publicity around recently did The Human Centipede a world of good. Some will want to see A Serbian Film just to say they've endured it to their mates, some horror fanatics feel the need to see the latest big thing (I probably fall into that category). All I'll say is, while it probably is the most disgusting film I've seen, and it certainly provokes a strong reaction, it isn't as genuinely disturbing as it's hyped up to be. I won't give it a rating, as stuff like this doesn't simply fall under "good" or "bad", and I'm not recommending it at all - those of you who want to see this film will watch it regardless of people giving you reasons not to see it. What I am certain of is I probably won't be able to watch porn for at least a week, which is probably a good thing. Thanks, Srpski Film
The latest "Most Shocking Movie of all time". Made by a first time director with a name I can neither pronounce nor spell, A Serbian Film is supposed to be an allegory for recent conditions in, you guessed it, Serbia... with lots of gore, and lots of sex. In an extremely twisted tale of anger, jealousy, the boundaries of artistic ambition and good ol' fashioned child-rape, the film follows a retired porn star Milos being brought back into the business for a well-paying role by a mysterious rich chap, whose intentions are darker than he lets on.
Before you wonder why the **** I watched this - no, I don't get off on this shit. I'm just a thrill-seeker, who likes to see how far a film can go to shock it's audience. Also, sometimes a film might even surprise me and actually have some artistic merit rather than just be a cheap exploitation flick.
The film opens with a video of Milos in his heyday, screwing some blonde in an alley, and we see it's being viewed by a little boy who we soon find out is Milos' son. The boy's parents stumble in on him and rather easily deal with the mess. For another thirty minutes or so we see Milos tentatively agree to take the job in an "artistic film" by George Michael look-a-like Vukmir. Vukmir believes Milos to be a genius and the only man for his film, but refuses to digress any information on the subject matter. Milos begins the shoot by filming rather mysterious scenes in an orphanage. For the first couple of days he gets on with it, but when he has to film a blowjob scene in front of a little girl he decides it's too much. The next day he tells Vukmir he's out, while doing what every smart film character would do in that situation - agreeing to have a drink. In what follows as probably the film's most controversial scene (I won't even type the words as it's so disgusting -all I'll say is it makes that scene in Anthropophagus look tame), we begin to realise that the artistic vision of Vukmir is entirely fueled by his rage at the country's situation, and he will do whatever necessary to make the "perfect film".
By this point we're halfway through, and this is where the film gets really nasty. In a rather weak effort at a story-telling twist, we skip forward to Milos waking 24 hours later in his own bed, bloodied and bruised with no recollection of what happened. His wife and son are nowhere to be found, and he has the keys to one of Vukmir's drivers' cars. He goes back to the house in which it was filmed, and in flashbacks mixed with discovery of different tapes lying about the place, we get to see what happened. And it wasn't nice.
Before I get onto the big question (is it the most disturbing film I've ever seen?), I just have to say that the film is pretty well made. The acting is top-notch all round, the cinematography is really great, and the gore looks very realistic. The manner in which the story is told is pretty unique, and as such makes it a one-of-a-kind movie experience. It really effectively builds up tension and mystery for half the film, though it loses itself in the second part when the whole timescale is ****ed with. One thing I wasn't too keen on, though, is that the sexual contact between the actors is quite obviously real, which seemed pretty degrading, and it simply wasn't necessary in this age of brilliant make-up and effects.
So how extreme is it? Well, very. In the ideas it throws up it probably takes the cake from the likes of Salo, Guinea Pig and August Underground (the only film I can think of that would beat it is the one film I absolutely refuse to ever watch - Andrey Iskanov's 4 hour "gore-umentary" about Unit 731: Philosophy of a Knife). Necrophilia, bestiality, incest and paedophillic molestation are all shown or heavily implied. There are a couple of pretty gruesome deaths including a decapitation by machete and suffocation by penis, but the very worst of it comes when it begins to involve kids, and this is where I lose my stomach and my respect for the film. I'm aware that the director needed to put almost everything in this film that he has for it to fully portray the horrible state Serbia has (apparently) been in over recent generations, but "there's a reason behind it" or "it's a metaphor" can't always be a get-out-of-jail-free card. There has to be some kind of valuation of the artistic necessity of something up against how absolutely horrible and offensive it is, and this film gets it wrong on more than one occasion. The problem is, for much of the film the political allegory and metaphors worked. It's just let down by the director going too far when he didn't need to.
My other problem with the film is that it does verge heavily on the ridiculous. There's one moment (and this isn't really a plot spoiler) where Milos kills a man by driving his erect penis through his eye. For much of the second half of the film stuff is happening without any sensible explanation as to how the villains are managing to get Milos to do it, and this kills the sense of connection which was there in the first 50 minutes. This also stops it from being at all scary, and most importantly of all, stops the despicable acts in the film from genuinely disturbing me. Yes, I felt very sick and nearly had to turn off at moments, but they had an effect like the pain olympics rather than genuinely leaving a mental scar in my mind as Salo and August Underground have. There are scenes that will probably bring back that feeling of sickness when I think of them, and for this reason I really wish I could "unsee" the film, but it's not lingering on my mind as films like Martyrs, Requiem for a Dream, Gummo and Irreversible have, and in some cases, still do. More importantly, although those films completely drained me, I have no regrets about seeing them. A Serbian Film's artistic merit is just overshadowed by it's unnecessary disgusting-ness.
A lot of people are going to watch this film. More than I imagined are interested in this kind of stuff - the sheer intrigue and publicity around recently did The Human Centipede a world of good. Some will want to see A Serbian Film just to say they've endured it to their mates, some horror fanatics feel the need to see the latest big thing (I probably fall into that category). All I'll say is, while it probably is the most disgusting film I've seen, and it certainly provokes a strong reaction, it isn't as genuinely disturbing as it's hyped up to be. I won't give it a rating, as stuff like this doesn't simply fall under "good" or "bad", and I'm not recommending it at all - those of you who want to see this film will watch it regardless of people giving you reasons not to see it. What I am certain of is I probably won't be able to watch porn for at least a week, which is probably a good thing. Thanks, Srpski Film
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Posted 16 November 2010 - 08:46 PM
Great review. I've looked into this film and while the schlock-hound in me is egging me on to watch it, a part of me just feels tired with boundaries being pushed further than I've already seen. Where do they go after this? I guess sometime soon we'll see a film with prolonged, graphic child torture. No thanks.
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Posted 07 December 2010 - 09:43 AM
Surprised no-one has mentioned 'Four Lions'. The funniest film to come out of Britain for a long long time.
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Posted 12 December 2010 - 09:45 PM
Raging Bull
on Sky Player atm
10/10 nuff said.
on Sky Player atm
10/10 nuff said.
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Great review.
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Posted 18 December 2010 - 12:46 AM
Severance. On telly now. Saw it when it came out, up there with Dog Soldiers. Does what it says on the tin 8.5/10
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 09:15 AM
Hotel Rwanda - If you havn't seen it, do so, very moving.
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Posted 12 February 2011 - 11:57 AM
The Evil Dead (1981)
I don't usually watch horrors but me and some friends found this in the garage, and were told parts are 'actually quite funny'. I guess in a sort of cheesy way they were right, especially as the film was on a low budget (and made 30 years ago). To be honest I was quite suprised at how good it was, the 'gore' was very well done considering the budget (and trust me, there was lots of it!), and I had lots of horrible imagery going through my head all night. Some of the strong points were the sound effects and music which really added to the tension well and did the 'monsters' of the movie justice as creepy and slightly sadistic yet ultimately still human beings (ie. the screams were were like a more demonised human). The storyline was interesting, I have certainly never seen a woman get raped by a tree before (a scene the director later admitted he regretted), and the plot was generally one of those '5 kids go to the forest and everything goes tits up' types, but the shear strangeness of it all ensured the movie was not too cliché. Lets not forget that this movie was shocking for its time, it pushed boundaries to the point that it was banned in 7 countries, so some of the visuals are brilliantly horrific, making it a must see for any gore loving horror buffs (although if you are one you've probably already seen it as it is a staple of the genre)
9/10
I don't usually watch horrors but me and some friends found this in the garage, and were told parts are 'actually quite funny'. I guess in a sort of cheesy way they were right, especially as the film was on a low budget (and made 30 years ago). To be honest I was quite suprised at how good it was, the 'gore' was very well done considering the budget (and trust me, there was lots of it!), and I had lots of horrible imagery going through my head all night. Some of the strong points were the sound effects and music which really added to the tension well and did the 'monsters' of the movie justice as creepy and slightly sadistic yet ultimately still human beings (ie. the screams were were like a more demonised human). The storyline was interesting, I have certainly never seen a woman get raped by a tree before (a scene the director later admitted he regretted), and the plot was generally one of those '5 kids go to the forest and everything goes tits up' types, but the shear strangeness of it all ensured the movie was not too cliché. Lets not forget that this movie was shocking for its time, it pushed boundaries to the point that it was banned in 7 countries, so some of the visuals are brilliantly horrific, making it a must see for any gore loving horror buffs (although if you are one you've probably already seen it as it is a staple of the genre)
9/10
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Posted 24 February 2011 - 07:10 AM
12 Angry Men (1957)
Best film I've watched in ages, around an hour and a half of solid dialogue in one room, but all pertinent and almost all clever. Pretty sure The Sopranos ripped this premise off for one of their episodes.
9/10
Best film I've watched in ages, around an hour and a half of solid dialogue in one room, but all pertinent and almost all clever. Pretty sure The Sopranos ripped this premise off for one of their episodes.
9/10
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Posted 24 February 2011 - 10:08 AM
I dunno about that, but James Gandolfini is in a rather decent TV remake of the film, along with Jack Lemmon, Edward James Olmos, and George C Scott cast perfectly as Juror #3.
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Posted 15 April 2011 - 11:52 AM
Legion 
Not a bad film but abit slow I thought, which is not really a bad thing because it adds to the tension. About the angel michael going to earth to
protect and unborn baby from other angels and demons to stop the apocalypse.
Rise of the foot soilder
I love this film! Its a 'gangster' movie. The story is about the essex range rover killings and mainly follows the life of Carlton Leach.
I had already read his book before I seen this film and I think the adaptation is spot on from what I read. Very gritty and violent so
it ticks all the boxes for a british gangster film.
BASEketball
God knows how many times I have seen this but I can watch it again and again.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Being a massive fan of the game series I try my hardest to like the films but I must I think this is the worst one. Yeh theres some
cool action scenes in it and it has a pretty cool wesker in it but it just doesnt answer enough. If you havnt played the games you
would have no idea why the 'zombies' are now like the ones out of RE4 and RE5. I Have to say milla jovovich is pretty hot aswell.
Bronson A mate of mine always goes on abit this so he finaly lent it me. Follows the crazy prison life of charlie bronson. Pretty violent and funny.
Chopper
After watchin bronson I thought i would check out this film. Pretty much the aussie version of bronson but I must say better. Eric Bana is quality
in this. Funny as ****!
A serbian film
One of my mates is into some pretty mingin films and told me to watch this. Its not filmed that bad to be fair buts its just horrible!
Very brutal stuff
Not a bad film but abit slow I thought, which is not really a bad thing because it adds to the tension. About the angel michael going to earth to protect and unborn baby from other angels and demons to stop the apocalypse.
Rise of the foot soilder
I love this film! Its a 'gangster' movie. The story is about the essex range rover killings and mainly follows the life of Carlton Leach. I had already read his book before I seen this film and I think the adaptation is spot on from what I read. Very gritty and violent so
it ticks all the boxes for a british gangster film.
BASEketball
God knows how many times I have seen this but I can watch it again and again.Resident Evil: Afterlife
Being a massive fan of the game series I try my hardest to like the films but I must I think this is the worst one. Yeh theres some cool action scenes in it and it has a pretty cool wesker in it but it just doesnt answer enough. If you havnt played the games you
would have no idea why the 'zombies' are now like the ones out of RE4 and RE5. I Have to say milla jovovich is pretty hot aswell.
Bronson
A mate of mine always goes on abit this so he finaly lent it me. Follows the crazy prison life of charlie bronson. Pretty violent and funny.Chopper
After watchin bronson I thought i would check out this film. Pretty much the aussie version of bronson but I must say better. Eric Bana is qualityin this. Funny as ****!
A serbian film
One of my mates is into some pretty mingin films and told me to watch this. Its not filmed that bad to be fair buts its just horrible!Very brutal stuff
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 05:34 PM
Montys Pythons Life of Brian
After seeing it do so well in the competition I decided to buy it only £2 on Amazon like. Just finished watching, I enjoyed it, pretty funny but I dont really see how its so popular and worthy of finishing top 4 of all time. Biggus Dickus bit was hilarious, the haggling bit was great and I loved the bit where the guy checking the crucifixions and he was like "nah there was a mistake they are letting me go." " Oh alright off you go then" " Nah im just pulling your leg, crucifxion it is.
Didnt see that ending coming either.
After seeing it do so well in the competition I decided to buy it only £2 on Amazon like. Just finished watching, I enjoyed it, pretty funny but I dont really see how its so popular and worthy of finishing top 4 of all time. Biggus Dickus bit was hilarious, the haggling bit was great and I loved the bit where the guy checking the crucifixions and he was like "nah there was a mistake they are letting me go." " Oh alright off you go then" " Nah im just pulling your leg, crucifxion it is.
Didnt see that ending coming either.
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Posted 20 June 2011 - 09:33 PM
I went to see Senna with big expectations and while it was very good, I think it's something to be viewed at home rather than at the cinema. They say you don't need to be an F1 fan to enjoy this film but I think it would help. I'm not a fan, although I see the occasional race. Basically the film is building up to the moment that everyone has been waiting for all along, and that moment certainly satisfies our strange fascination with those types of moments. The film builds Senna up as the good versus Prost, who is the evil rival. Most people who love the rebellious loose-cannoned hero will walk out disliking or detesting Prost but I admired him almost as much as Senna. 10/10 for a documentary, 7/10 for a cinematic experience.
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Posted 28 July 2011 - 11:28 AM
Se7en (1995)
A film noir with horror and thriller aspects that follows the journey of two detectives in New York City, played by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, who are investigating the deaths of victims killed for each of the 7 deadly sins. Also features Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey (who was fantastic). Has to have one of the best plots to a film that I have ever seen, not a single plot hole in site with a massive gut wrenching twist at the end. The actual death scenes (of which you only see the aftermath) are gory and bloody, yet realistic and go to show the potentially horrific nature of the human race. Absolutely fantastic film, a must watch if you haven't already. 10/10
A film noir with horror and thriller aspects that follows the journey of two detectives in New York City, played by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, who are investigating the deaths of victims killed for each of the 7 deadly sins. Also features Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey (who was fantastic). Has to have one of the best plots to a film that I have ever seen, not a single plot hole in site with a massive gut wrenching twist at the end. The actual death scenes (of which you only see the aftermath) are gory and bloody, yet realistic and go to show the potentially horrific nature of the human race. Absolutely fantastic film, a must watch if you haven't already. 10/10
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 10:11 AM
I apologise for the pedantry but it ain't a film noir, buddy.
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 12:39 PM
Defining film noir is a bit like nailing jelly to a wall, and the misapplication of the term is pet hate of mine too (to judge from IMDB comment sections any film shot in B&W in which something vaguely unpleasant or sad happens qualifies), but I don't think this is an especially heinous example of that.
At the very least it's a neo-noir... the ornamented compositions, the spectral city as a distillation of a noirish urban dreamscape (it could easily be subtitled Night and The City, Cry of the City, Dark City etc), the fatalism and symmetry of the ending. If one is to understand noir as an aesthetic rather than a genre then it is not an enormous stretch to classify Se7en as such, I don't think.
Of course, none of that is to say that the film is actually any good.
At the very least it's a neo-noir... the ornamented compositions, the spectral city as a distillation of a noirish urban dreamscape (it could easily be subtitled Night and The City, Cry of the City, Dark City etc), the fatalism and symmetry of the ending. If one is to understand noir as an aesthetic rather than a genre then it is not an enormous stretch to classify Se7en as such, I don't think.
Of course, none of that is to say that the film is actually any good.
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 01:41 PM
Neo-noir is what I was aiming at, and I don't think either are "genres" per se, but rather distinctive styles. I always figured that "noir" itself simply referred to post-Depression era crime films though, which were characterised by the dark settings, the prevalence of night, shadows and some peculiar camera angles; whereas neo-noirs were simply films made outside that period (roughly the 1940s and 1950s) and borrowed some aspects of film noir, such as camera movements.
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 01:49 PM
Yeah, I don't disagree. Depends how catholic you're willing to be in your definition of noir I guess.
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Posted 04 August 2011 - 11:56 PM
Watched Horrible Bosses the other night.
Pretty funny comedy, predictable, one to watch with the wife/girlfriend. Jennifer Aniston has NEVER been so hot in a film. Her scenes are funny and she pulls of being "a bitch" rather excellently. Kevin Spacey was as awesome as he ever is.
Jamie Foxx's cameo was a bit dull, and the storyline a bit bland.
The "Bosses" (2 of them anyways) pulled this film off (Aniston/Spacey) and the other "Boss" (Colin Farrell) was TOTALLY casted wrong. They should have changed the script using someone like him in the role he played was a bit stupid and he could've been utilised so much better, then again it would have had to change a lot of the story, I would've done it but meh.
5/10 is a fair score. It made me laugh, appealed to my humour. It did what it set out to do but the storyline and the characters were a bit crap. Typical "comedy" film being churned out in America at the moment.
Pretty funny comedy, predictable, one to watch with the wife/girlfriend. Jennifer Aniston has NEVER been so hot in a film. Her scenes are funny and she pulls of being "a bitch" rather excellently. Kevin Spacey was as awesome as he ever is.
Jamie Foxx's cameo was a bit dull, and the storyline a bit bland.
The "Bosses" (2 of them anyways) pulled this film off (Aniston/Spacey) and the other "Boss" (Colin Farrell) was TOTALLY casted wrong. They should have changed the script using someone like him in the role he played was a bit stupid and he could've been utilised so much better, then again it would have had to change a lot of the story, I would've done it but meh.
5/10 is a fair score. It made me laugh, appealed to my humour. It did what it set out to do but the storyline and the characters were a bit crap. Typical "comedy" film being churned out in America at the moment.
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Posted 07 August 2011 - 08:37 PM
Just watched:
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Really good film. Has a great build up and is set up for a sequel. The characters were all great and the "backstory" and how they came about was pretty good.
It left me wondering, with the way society has changed and the way we are, we are becoming more like animals every day. Makes you think about the world's current state, or at least it did for me. It played with my emotions (I'm not an animal activist) but made me think, this kind of thing happens. You grow to love Caesar (The Chimp) as you see him develop and show love and compassion.
If you're expecting an action/fast paced film, you will be let down. This film is solely the beginning of what I guess is going to be another 2 films. You are left wondering at the end whats going to happen next...
It was done really well and honestly can't wait for the sequel.
I can't give it a rating, I'd be tempted to say 10/10 because I'm honestly trying to find flaws in it. The CGI was done excellently and the Apes movement and emotions were believable. You could tell they were CGI BUT the CGI was done sublimely.
Everything was done just enough and not overdone.
Excellent film.
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Really good film. Has a great build up and is set up for a sequel. The characters were all great and the "backstory" and how they came about was pretty good.
It left me wondering, with the way society has changed and the way we are, we are becoming more like animals every day. Makes you think about the world's current state, or at least it did for me. It played with my emotions (I'm not an animal activist) but made me think, this kind of thing happens. You grow to love Caesar (The Chimp) as you see him develop and show love and compassion.
If you're expecting an action/fast paced film, you will be let down. This film is solely the beginning of what I guess is going to be another 2 films. You are left wondering at the end whats going to happen next...
It was done really well and honestly can't wait for the sequel.
I can't give it a rating, I'd be tempted to say 10/10 because I'm honestly trying to find flaws in it. The CGI was done excellently and the Apes movement and emotions were believable. You could tell they were CGI BUT the CGI was done sublimely.
Everything was done just enough and not overdone.
Excellent film.
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Posted 17 August 2011 - 12:14 AM
Rise of the planet of the apes.
7/10 - I enjoyed this film thought the effects and story were good but they did put too much emphasis on the time Caesar and the apes were in captivity and not so much when they had broken free. Would have liked to see their battle with the human's last longer which will hopefully be more promenant in the sequel.
7/10 - I enjoyed this film thought the effects and story were good but they did put too much emphasis on the time Caesar and the apes were in captivity and not so much when they had broken free. Would have liked to see their battle with the human's last longer which will hopefully be more promenant in the sequel.
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Posted 20 August 2011 - 08:33 PM
Cloverfield
So it was a bit short and unrealistic, but I actually quite enjoyed it. Kept me on edge throughout, and I loved the camera angle (the whole movie was shot with a person holding a video recorder perspective, with one of the lead characters holding this camera). I thought that was clever, and it was weird to not see one of the characters almost at all and yet hear him constantly. The film had a sort of 9/11 feel to it, with scenes such as people running into shops as buildings collapse and dust clouds storm through the city bearing an eerie resemblence. Very good special effects. Overall, I liked.
8/10
So it was a bit short and unrealistic, but I actually quite enjoyed it. Kept me on edge throughout, and I loved the camera angle (the whole movie was shot with a person holding a video recorder perspective, with one of the lead characters holding this camera). I thought that was clever, and it was weird to not see one of the characters almost at all and yet hear him constantly. The film had a sort of 9/11 feel to it, with scenes such as people running into shops as buildings collapse and dust clouds storm through the city bearing an eerie resemblence. Very good special effects. Overall, I liked.
8/10
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Posted 07 September 2011 - 12:00 PM
Title: Drug Addiction
Genre: Comedy | Horror
Cast: Michael Gagua, Eleonora Chelidze
Special invitation: Clint Eastwood (Drug Abuser)
Director: Alexander Gabelia
Writer: Alexander Gabelia
Country: Georgia
Plot:
Please, don't inject drugs.
Short film about drug addiction.
10/10
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Posted 10 October 2011 - 01:14 AM
I re-watched "Crimes and Misdemeanors" earlier. Allen on top form, a subtle comedy with cynical undertones; at the heart of it all, there is the sense of tainted love, and how the human condition rationalises in its indecisive, almost tragic hesitance.
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Posted 29 November 2011 - 10:51 PM
I'm just about to watch V for Vendetta as I can stream it online on LoveFilm, I'll post my thoughts afterwards.
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 02:33 PM
Quality film.
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 05:03 PM
I'm just about to watch V for Vendetta as I can stream it online on LoveFilm, I'll post my thoughts afterwards.
Well, thanks for letting us know anyway.
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 08:27 PM
I'm just about to watch V for Vendetta as I can stream it online on LoveFilm, I'll post my thoughts afterwards.
Well, thanks for letting us know anyway.
I like to get involved.
As for the film itself I thought it was very good, the ways in which they manipulated the population was interesting; e.g. getting 'expert opinions' on the structural integrity Old Bailey after it was blown up.
A career as a film critic probably isn't on the horizon, I'll stick to a number based rating in future.
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Posted 02 December 2011 - 04:48 AM
I erm, I errrr, I think I, well..., I watched Bad Teachers.
No easy way to say it, but, for what it is, it's alright. A firm 6/10 from me.
No easy way to say it, but, for what it is, it's alright. A firm 6/10 from me.
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Posted 04 December 2011 - 03:21 AM
A Serbian film...... cracking film with plenty of twists, just be sure to find one with English subs.
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Posted 04 December 2011 - 03:33 AM
I just watched District 9 and I thought it was fantastic, it wasn't at all how I thought it'd be, I think it's based on a district in South Africa during the apartheid so it's very well written and a clever concept too.
I would say it needs a prequel to show why the aliens arrived or a sequel to show what happens after the end; I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it so I won't mention any details about the end.
I would say it needs a prequel to show why the aliens arrived or a sequel to show what happens after the end; I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it so I won't mention any details about the end.
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Posted 15 December 2011 - 12:07 AM
I just watched District 9 and I thought it was fantastic,
Probably the best film ive ever watched.
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Posted 15 December 2011 - 03:29 AM
Dead Mans Shoes
8.5/10
How have I never seen this before? It was fantastic. I didn't even see the twist coming towards the end either, that was probably me just being silly though. The clues in the fucking title.
8.5/10
How have I never seen this before? It was fantastic. I didn't even see the twist coming towards the end either, that was probably me just being silly though. The clues in the fucking title.
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Posted 15 December 2011 - 09:36 AM
Hotel Rwanda - Shocking film, but brilliant at the same time. No good at writing reviews, but if your one of the few people that hasnt seen it, its def worth watching.
10/10.
10/10.
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 11:03 AM
Is there an actual difference between this thread and the last film you saw thread?
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 11:08 AM
I think this is supposed to be a more detailed description. Which doesn't seem to have worked out very well.
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 04:57 PM
A Serbian film...... cracking film with plenty of twists, just be sure to find one with English subs.
Well that really got the gist of the film over.... Um, you might have missed out the child rape though? Just saying. Ok, so that was a spoiler, but my point is you might have hinted that it's one of the most shocking, controversial films of the last thirty years. I haven't seen it, btw. In ZFG we trust.
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 06:09 PM
A Serbian film...... cracking film with plenty of twists, just be sure to find one with English subs.
Well that really got the gist of the film over.... Um, you might have missed out the child rape though? Just saying. Ok, so that was a spoiler, but my point is you might have hinted that it's one of the most shocking, controversial films of the last thirty years. I haven't seen it, btw. In ZFG we trust.
That rape scene wasn't nice. Totally outrageous.
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 10:14 PM
The first child rape scene or the second?
A Serbian film...... cracking film with plenty of twists, just be sure to find one with English subs.
Well that really got the gist of the film over.... Um, you might have missed out the child rape though? Just saying. Ok, so that was a spoiler, but my point is you might have hinted that it's one of the most shocking, controversial films of the last thirty years. I haven't seen it, btw. In ZFG we trust.
That rape scene wasn't nice. Totally outrageous.
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