Now that bonfire night has been celebrated, I'm going to let myself start watching Christmas films Of course, my favourites like Elf, I will save until December, but I can def start with the delightful Holiday Inn & White Christmas

Oh and I recorded blue Hawaii tonight

We saw SHERLOCK HOLMES 2

 

I've seen both and the second is better - however

It really does have far too much going on for its own good at times. At the beginning i was totally lost and the dialogue is far too fast and mumbling.

I thought it was a mess for the first 10mins BUT ... stick with it !!!

 

Its a great movie, brilliant action, funny, plot is fantastic, scenery wonderful

Guy Richie and all involved shud be proud

BRAVO !!!

Renton, we tried to watch the first Sherlock fillum last Saturday night, ended up switching it off after 20 minutes or so.

 

I recently watched Julie & Julia, quite good, but probably more for the girls.  In fact it inspired me to go out and purchase Julia Childs cook book, this weekend I will be attempting the beef bourguignon 

LADY IN BLACK

Went to see it the other day - here goes

Acting, cinematography, direction, sets and clothing are without fault.

Its the plot . . .

Hmmm lets do scary - Victorian, lonely village, spooked locals, single stranger, haunted house.

Yep - thats Lady in Black

Ok - its tense - but tension shud be short and these last forever. Very slow and predictable. Almost a "colour-by-numbers" Victorian horror - and guess who makes it  . . . HAMMER - sigh

Utterly nothing new at all - why did they make it?

Wot did you not like about Sherlock 1 - twas great

I saw hairspray the other day, I loved it!

Time for The Tenant to reappear.

Ohhh I really want to see the woman in Black, we are going to go next week. I do like a good old fashioned horror.

I watched a docu-film called 'The Bridge' the other week. Its about the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco and how so many people take their own lives jumping from it.  The film crew spent a year filming it and caught so many people killing themselves.

 

It was oddly compelling stuff. I definitely recommend it....but don't expect a happy ending 

The Forth Road Bridge is going to be my weapon of choice.

 

Small yacht with a couple on it if I get my timing right.

 

Skewered on the mast hopefully.

I watched a really random film on tv the other night. I have no idea if it is well known or not but I really enjoyed it. It had the brunette out of Muriels wedding in it and the blonde welsh woman out of Gavin and Stacey. She was a singer in a welsh village... well she wasnt a singer (the Muriel wedding one) she was a baker(but she wasnt) ... but she became a singer ...at funerals.

 

 

dont know what it was called

 

www.imdb.com

 

Time to get searching m'luvver.

 

 

 

Blimey, didn't know I had to WORK !!!! .. 

after extensive research I can reveal that it was called "Very Annie Mary"

 

Woman in Black

Beautifully shot, well acted BUT ... nothing new at all

Spooky house, lonely village, scared locals, unwelcome visitor - you get the drift?

A few shocks .... THE END

 

Does not deserve its success

I said it recently in another film thread.

 

Watch Senna.  Truly absorbing movie.

 

I'm going to rent Tyrannosaur this weekend, it's got brilliant reviews.

Overlooked and well worth watching . . .

The Crazies

A perfect get away

Knight and Day

I've got Tyrannosaur on my list, looks like it's hard going but rewarding to watch.

 

Everyone should watch Senna.

 

Recently I've seen

 

The King's Speech

Blue Valentine

Crazy Stupid Love

Sherlock Holmes

Harry Brown

 

All very good films, would recommend every single one on that list.

Seen all those films except "Crazy Stupid Love". All very good, IMO too. "The King's Speech" and "Blue Valentine" remain my favourites from last year.

 

"Tyrannosaur" is definitely worth seeing, but you're right: it's not an easy watch...

Hard Candy was let down by the female lead being implausibly worldly and intuitive for someone who was supposed to be just 14, IMO.  Made for a good story with plenty of twists and turns with Ellen Page's character turning the tables and slowly unmasking the paedo, but overall I was left with the impression of an implausible character play. 

 

SPOILER!!! 

Hard Candy was on my list to watch. TMI!

I watched 'The Awakening' on the net yesterday. It's pretty good as haunted house stories go.

It is quite an old film 2005

Last film I saw was "friends with benefits" it was really good, I liked the characters, it was heart warming and I'd watch it again

I quite enjoyed "In Time" with Justin Timberlake, which ironically has a Marxist/socialist message.  Interesting that it ever got made in Hollywood, but I suppose even socialism can be packaged by 'the man'.

Just watched Disney/Pixar movie "CARS"

What a load of rubbish!!

Don't get me wrong  - it has some merit ... the animation and some genuinely laugh out loud moments are to be commended

 

But laughs are thin on the ground, story is laboured and unoriginal and that's not to mention the steriotypical characters bordering on the offensive at times.

A poor show

I have The Artist downloaded but I can't seem to get round to it. Someone tell me its good, please 

 

Its only good if you're not a cheapskate, or thief, and go to pay to watch it. Or wait for it to be available to rent.

Oi! calm down.

 

Well, if you're fine with setting an example to your family that stealing is ok then there's nothing to worry about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are worse things to be worrying about Rawky, flippin' hell. 

 

 What else have you been doing!!?!?!  

 

All sorts Rawky 

 

Sure dat online thievin' is just the start of it 

 

Its a slippery slope. If you stop downloading and become a good citizen then you get through this. Honest. 

Nah I disagree Rawky. What are you to do if that devil Murdoch steals all your favourite programmes away on to Sky? Huh?

*sets moral challenge to Rawky*

 

Well I've got Sky, so I'll be fine there. But then I don't watch a huge lot of TV. Plus there's always the online catch up services.

 

But downloading films is a big no-no in my book  *adds noseyrosie to the list*

 

 

Rupert Murdoch is the devil. Fact. And you're tainted 

 

He's no worse then anyone who watches ITV and gets suckered in by Simon Cowell, whose Rupert Murdoch's lapdog by the way.

Any penny less in Murdoch's pocket is a good penny i.m.o.

Cowell is paid by ITV's viewers, no?