DVD Recommendations

[Mr Cat]

Can't think of any laugh-worthy moments in this film to be honest, pretty bleak although a very well made movie. Not what I would call "entertaining" but definitely worth seeing.

like I said - there are moments when I laughed (well, chuckled) when I shouldn't have, but a top drawer film all the same

[pure sound]

Submarine


Smashing coming-of-age story set somewhere indeterminately Welsh in which schoolboy gets his oats. Tis quirky and funny, and from the excellent novel by Joe Dunthorne.

Indeterminately Welsh? Wasn't it Swansea?

Watched this last weekend & enjoyed it alot. Some very funny & beautiful moments.

[Leonard Smalls]

Indeterminately Welsh? Wasn't it Swansea?

Watched this last weekend & enjoyed it alot. Some very funny & beautiful moments.

The school was Bishops Gore in Sketty - the rest seemed to be shot all over South Wales, including Swansea. Either the film took liberties with their locations, or the main characters were well into very long walks or multiple bus journeys!

[Leonard Smalls]

The Guard
/2

Maverick Garda Brendan Gleeson teams up with FBI ace Don Cheadle in the toughest case of their lives - to smash a $1/2 billion cocaine ring!
Sort of.
That's the basic story, but it's far from a Hollywood actioner; it's hilariously sweary and dribbling with black humour.
Highly recommended for those who liked "In Bruges"...

[Mr Cat]

The school was Bishops Gore in Sketty - the rest seemed to be shot all over South Wales, including Swansea. Either the film took liberties with their locations, or the main characters were well into very long walks or multiple bus journeys!

yeah, that's always the case when you recognise a location - two for me were - an episode of spender (jimmy nail) when he was chasing some bloke down the street (newcastle) and around the corner he was chasing him in gateshead - some 10 miles away...

and the classic of get carter - where michael caines chasing some bloke near the river tyne then the next shot he's still chasing him down on horden beach some 20 miles away..? - no wonder he had a sweat on...

[Jezzer]

Can't think of any laugh-worthy moments in this film to be honest, pretty bleak although a very well made movie. Not what I would call "entertaining" but definitely worth seeing.

What bits were funny? I think the lesbian double-dildo scene was worth a giggle if you're that way inclined but the film made me feel like I had been sucking on lemons for two hours.

I watched a spooky stop-motion animation the other day - Coraline. Thought it was excellent. Certainly not for young children or adults of a nervous disposition!

Midnight in Paris - a very good Woody Allen movie about nostalgia, love and time-travel.

The Awakening - an ok-ish super-natural thriller about a haunted prep school in 1920's England...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Stylish, slow and sometimes hard to follow

[mosfet]

The Grey

There’s nothing particularly original in this survival tale with Liam Neeson leading a group of plane crash survivors against a pack of merciless Wolves, but the execution is superb, especially the final moments of the film.

[ncdrawl]

The Grey

There’s nothing particularly original in this survival tale with Liam Neeson leading a group of plane crash survivors against a pack of merciless Wolves, but the execution is superb, especially the final moments of the film.

awesome flick

what.happened in the end tho....


also

ides of march

the descendants

[mosfet]

awesome flick

what.happened in the end tho....

There is a short scene after the credits which provides a clue Teddy. I enjoyed the ending just as it is.

** SPOILER **

The Grey (2012) Movie Extra Scene After the Credits

[mosfet]

John Carter

A thoroughly enjoyable sci-fi romp which reminded me most of Flash Gordon and Barbarella. It’s unfortunate for Disney this was a flop at the American box office possibly because the title was less than self-explanatory. Should have gone with Cowboy on Mars or something. Much better than Avatar - not difficult - and as much fun in twodees as threedees.

[Jezzer]

Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol: not bad at all action flick with some rather well put together set pieces (directed by Brad Bird of Incredibles and Iron Giant fame.

Colombiana: rubbish. Imagine Luc Besson's Nikita but with far less style and a very flimsy plot.

Tin Tin: rather good, amazing animation - far better than the last Indiana Jones film.

[Chumpy]

2011-12 Mad In Chelsea DVD

[DAVE WEIR]

due to their being nothing on t.v i have just watched again THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO with GERARD DEPARDIEU the lead role made for french t.v it,s a 2 dvd set (about 6hours long)
it came with a copy of dumas masterpice as well bought about 10 years ago and cost me a pound! as long as you dont mind subtitles and i dont this is a masterpice well worth checking out
dave

[Jezzer]

The Road: Faithful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer prize-winning novel about the end of the world. Relentlessly bleak yet compelling...

[Leonard Smalls]

12 Angry Men
/2

Just watched this again - nearly 30 years since I last saw it!
Anyway,this is essential viewing from 1956, starring Henry Fonda as a chap on a jury who has "reasonable doubt" about the guilt of a young man who's been tried for the murder of his father and faces the electric chair.
It's (almost) all set in one room, has 15 people in it (all men, 12 of them the jury) and details all of the responsibilities of being on a jury in a highly absorbing way.
Recommended.

[karlinamillion]

12 Angry Men
/2

Just watched this again - nearly 30 years since I last saw it!
Anyway,this is essential viewing from 1956, starring Henry Fonda as a chap on a jury who has "reasonable doubt" about the guilt of a young man who's been tried for the murder of his father and faces the electric chair.
It's (almost) all set in one room, has 15 people in it (all men, 12 of them the jury) and details all of the responsibilities of being on a jury in a highly absorbing way.
Recommended.

IIRC the camera starts low, and slowly rises throughout the film to show the rising realisation. I think they use the room temp to similar effect. Excellent film
Nothing like my jury service!

[Corruption]

A couple of foreign films to recommend:

Angel-A - Black-and-white film about a Moroccan immigrant in France and in debt who is saved by a rather unusual guardian angel. Very uplifting and well acted.

Spirited Away - Studio Ghilbli animation, fantastic story and characters, this is now firmly in my top 10 films of all time. Magical!

[Heckyman]

Spirited Away - Studio Ghilbli animation, fantastic story and characters, this is now firmly in my top 10 films of all time. Magical!

+1, love it!

[mosfet]

My Neighbor Totoro and Ponyo are favourites in this house. The Catbus is excellent!

[barneys dad]

Epic in every way



Dubbed into english if your Manderin is a bit rusty