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« Reply #1000 on: March 23, 2007, 01:16:33 PM »
Charlie Hunnam is s**** playing a Geordie in 'Children of Men' so it's no surprise he's terrible playing a cockney in 'Green Street'. I haven't seen the latter but the thought of Frodo as a casual? f****** hell Laughing
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« Reply #1001 on: March 23, 2007, 01:17:53 PM »
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« Reply #1002 on: March 23, 2007, 01:22:10 PM »
Btw, I'm not arguing that he's a good actor or that GS is a good movie. Just wanted to be a smart-ass is all Smile
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« Reply #1003 on: March 23, 2007, 01:25:11 PM »
Happy to be put straight.  They should've used the guy that played the Major as Pete, to be perfectly honest.  Geordie guy demoted to an extra...
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« Reply #1004 on: March 25, 2007, 12:31:14 AM »
If only that would happen to all the skinny white boy backpackers/gap year wallahs that go to Africa. Cry laughing Laughs
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« Reply #1005 on: March 25, 2007, 09:40:21 AM »
lol... i just finished watching it actually.

And I'm divided in my opinion as to whether I actually like the film or not. I do say that it was a genre piece and as a genre piece it was at least, thankfully, somewhat unpredictable and very well done, with its not-novel-yet-underused plot-point of inserting a fictional character in and around actual events.

A lot of the times the film pulled this off wonderfully, and Whitaker, as usual, was captivating, along with James McAvoy who was alright, and Kerry Washington who had a nice bum (only one shot, sadly), and other times it f***** it up to no end, living upto its trailer as a cliche-ridden thriller.

But what actually pulls the film towards me is my own history with Uganda, and to see the place I grew up in, Kampala, on the 35mm (well, 640MB Divx, tbh), full of glaring anachronisms (half the f****** building weren't there at the time, not to mention the wide usage of AK-47s by every soldier and the f****** MiGs in the hangar) and in all its calmingly serene beauty.

Oh Lake Victoria, what I wouldn't do to smell the dew on thy hyacinth.

Get a job and go back, it seems.

But I digress. I'm just glad it's something that will alert the younger generation of what went on in Uganda and showcase one of the absolute craziest dictatorships in the history of politics -- which takes some doing, as we all know.

But...I highly doubt it, it got limited release here, could you believe it? As we speak, theaters are packed for Wild Hogs and 300.

Whether it takes a lukewarm thriller to do so is inconsequential, I hope. Also, it alerted me to the author's other works, all set in and around East Africa. Also fictional tales embedded within real events.




PS: Just remembered to add: the circular pool they're often seen swimming in and idling around is actually Sheraton Hotel in the heart and atop a secluded hill in Kampala. Have too many memories -- too shocking, too embarrassing, all part of puberty -- to list. I used to swim there in Speedos.  coolsmiley
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« Reply #1006 on: March 25, 2007, 09:56:21 AM »
This is one film I really want to see!
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« Reply #1007 on: March 26, 2007, 03:59:46 PM »
300

Ha, this creates a new genre.

Cheese and Meat.

9/10
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« Reply #1008 on: March 27, 2007, 02:58:14 PM »
Quote from: ticaL on March 26, 2007, 03:59:46 PM
300

Ha, this creates a new genre.

Cheese and Meat.

9/10

Saw 300 yesterday... 4/10
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« Reply #1009 on: March 27, 2007, 04:20:12 PM »
Quote from: Vieu on March 27, 2007, 02:58:14 PM
Quote from: ticaL on March 26, 2007, 03:59:46 PM
300

Ha, this creates a new genre.

Cheese and Meat.

9/10

Saw 300 yesterday... 4/10
Well, Saw 3 was already one too many, don't even dare thinking how bad Saw 300 must be
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« Reply #1010 on: March 28, 2007, 12:43:14 AM »
300

Fun as it was, it's true the film was about one moustache away from being a gay porno.
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« Reply #1011 on: March 28, 2007, 12:45:11 AM »
300 is the best film ever.  If you disagree, you're a woman.
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« Reply #1012 on: March 28, 2007, 01:24:54 AM »
Okay, I wasn't going to get involved in this whole 300 thing but f***... someone needs to bring some perspective to this wankfest now.

300

is

s***.

If you disagree, not only do you get off on Vin Diesel films, but are one moustache away from actually starring in your own gay porno. In fact, I'm sure if I watched a gay porno it'd have more of a story/plot/intellectual and historical sense than this pile of turd excreted by a team who obviously thought they were making a videogame.

I've played videogames better than this.

But I do concede, it's groundbreaking visually. Can't take that away. But then so were botox injections.
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"All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun."
                   
Jean-Luc Godard

"Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good kung fu film."

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« Reply #1013 on: March 28, 2007, 01:25:33 AM »
300 = Boy stuff.

That is all.
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« Reply #1014 on: March 28, 2007, 10:35:40 PM »
It lacked plot, but it made for it in beef and cheese. Also, the surreal elements of the Persian army were, imo, placed there to show the true discord and difference between the Spartans and the Persians.

Obviously it's hardly an historically accurate piece of non-fiction, but it doesn't need to be, it's all about the visuals, which are tremendous.

Hence the original comic book setting, and subsequent greatness of the comic.
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« Reply #1015 on: March 28, 2007, 10:43:03 PM »
Quote from: DJ_NUFC on March 25, 2007, 09:40:21 AM
lol... i just finished watching it actually.

And I'm divided in my opinion as to whether I actually like the film or not. I do say that it was a genre piece and as a genre piece it was at least, thankfully, somewhat unpredictable and very well done, with its not-novel-yet-underused plot-point of inserting a fictional character in and around actual events.

A lot of the times the film pulled this off wonderfully, and Whitaker, as usual, was captivating, along with James McAvoy who was alright, and Kerry Washington who had a nice bum (only one shot, sadly), and other times it f***** it up to no end, living upto its trailer as a cliche-ridden thriller.

But what actually pulls the film towards me is my own history with Uganda, and to see the place I grew up in, Kampala, on the 35mm (well, 640MB Divx, tbh), full of glaring anachronisms (half the f****** building weren't there at the time, not to mention the wide usage of AK-47s by every soldier and the f****** MiGs in the hangar) and in all its calmingly serene beauty.

Oh Lake Victoria, what I wouldn't do to smell the dew on thy hyacinth.

Get a job and go back, it seems.

But I digress. I'm just glad it's something that will alert the younger generation of what went on in Uganda and showcase one of the absolute craziest dictatorships in the history of politics -- which takes some doing, as we all know.

But...I highly doubt it, it got limited release here, could you believe it? As we speak, theaters are packed for Wild Hogs and 300.

Whether it takes a lukewarm thriller to do so is inconsequential, I hope. Also, it alerted me to the author's other works, all set in and around East Africa. Also fictional tales embedded within real events.




PS: Just remembered to add: the circular pool they're often seen swimming in and idling around is actually Sheraton Hotel in the heart and atop a secluded hill in Kampala. Have too many memories -- too shocking, too embarrassing, all part of puberty -- to list. I used to swim there in Speedos.  coolsmiley

As we came out the wife said, "He was mad wasn't he"? Laughs


She's lost her touchstone for these things since she's been with me. Wink
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« Reply #1016 on: March 29, 2007, 10:16:30 PM »
Hotel Rwanda, excellent film.
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« Reply #1017 on: March 29, 2007, 10:55:53 PM »
The What Should I Watch Tonight post. I have the following films at my disposal:

The Isle - Kim Ki Duk. Having only seen one of his other films at the Toronto International Film Festival, Time, I really don't feel like watching this much thanks to how s*** Time was. However, he's a renowned filmmaker from S. Korea who comes with many pats on his back for his other films, including the drama Summer, Autumn, Spring, Winter or whatever.

Band of Outsiders - Jean Luc Godard. Band A Part, et al. In strong contention.

Manufactured Landscapes - Jennifer Baichwal with photographs by Burtynsky. This one I feel like watching, but may be too slow for tonight. Need something spicy. Can't wait to watch this one, though.

The Elephant Man - David Lynch. Sigh. I know some on here will be pushing me to orgasm to watch this one just because of who wrote and directed it.  This one's probably gonna end up in the DVD player tonight, most likely.

Wind That Shakes The Barley - Ken Loach. I do feel like some Loach tonight as well. I need to get my revolutionary, but anti-violent, anti-colonial fire back. Plus, I was just reading up on Loach's stuff earlier as they're having a Carte Blanche of his work at Cinematheque Ontario this month.

Venus - Roger Michell/Hanif Kureishi. Meh, don't feel like watching another Lolita. Though Peter O' Toole does seem enticing.

L'Avventura - Michelangelo Antonioni. A largely visual film, I'd love to watch this but not in the mood for appreciating great cinematography right now. Same problem as MF, I suppose. Of course, I may be completely wrong about it.

The Battle of Algiers - Pontecorvo. I was watching this the other day with a massive erection but my f****** subtitles stopped working! Does anyone have it, or know where I can get a better copy? Absolutely fantastic film. I was thinking of making a music video for it with The Clash's Rock The Casbah. You know it deserves it.

So... suggestions, please.

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"All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun."
                   
Jean-Luc Godard

"Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good kung fu film."

"... for academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion."

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« Reply #1018 on: March 29, 2007, 11:13:16 PM »
Quote from: DJ_NUFC on March 29, 2007, 10:55:53 PM
The What Should I Watch Tonight post. I have the following films at my disposal:

The Isle - Kim Ki Duk. Having only seen one of his other films at the Toronto International Film Festival, Time, I really don't feel like watching this much thanks to how s*** Time was. However, he's a renowned filmmaker from S. Korea who comes with many pats on his back for his other films, including the drama Summer, Autumn, Spring, Winter or whatever.

Band of Outsiders - Jean Luc Godard. Band A Part, et al. In strong contention.

Manufactured Landscapes - Jennifer Baichwal with photographs by Burtynsky. This one I feel like watching, but may be too slow for tonight. Need something spicy. Can't wait to watch this one, though.

The Elephant Man - David Lynch. Sigh. I know some on here will be pushing me to orgasm to watch this one just because of who wrote and directed it.  This one's probably gonna end up in the DVD player tonight, most likely.

Wind That Shakes The Barley - Ken Loach. I do feel like some Loach tonight as well. I need to get my revolutionary, but anti-violent, anti-colonial fire back. Plus, I was just reading up on Loach's stuff earlier as they're having a Carte Blanche of his work at Cinematheque Ontario this month.

Venus - Roger Michell/Hanif Kureishi. Meh, don't feel like watching another Lolita. Though Peter O' Toole does seem enticing.

L'Avventura - Michelangelo Antonioni. A largely visual film, I'd love to watch this but not in the mood for appreciating great cinematography right now. Same problem as MF, I suppose. Of course, I may be completely wrong about it.

The Battle of Algiers - Pontecorvo. I was watching this the other day with a massive erection but my f****** subtitles stopped working! Does anyone have it, or know where I can get a better copy? Absolutely fantastic film. I was thinking of making a music video for it with The Clash's Rock The Casbah. You know it deserves it.

So... suggestions, please.



Out of them I've only seen The Elephant Man - watched it ages ago, didn't like it, was probably too young at the time - and The Isle, which I really enjoyed. It's not as good as Spring, Summer,... but it's still very good indeed, an absolutely stunningly beautiful film, with rather a strange "plot", I say "plot", but I'm not sure that you could really call it that... ...Hmmm? Anyway, it's good, you could do a lot worse than to watch that.

Personally, I'm not that keen on Ken Loach, so I'd stay away from that, I've got myself into Godard now, so I'd be up for watching that, and I've really badly wanted to watch The Battle of Algiers for ages, so I'd definitely be up for that.

As for places to get stuff from, I might be able to help you out there, I'll send you a pm.
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« Reply #1019 on: March 29, 2007, 11:16:00 PM »
Quite fancy watching that 300, might go tomorrow. Definetely looks the type to watch at the cinema rather than a dodgy copy.

Saw Outlaw 2 weeks ago, load of rubbish. And thats coming from me who loves Football Factory!

Got dragged to see Becoming Jane the other day aswell, I wouldn't bother.
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« Reply #1020 on: March 29, 2007, 11:40:26 PM »
Finally saw Snakes on a plane.... It was alright. Good popcorn movie, nothing more.

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