That should also have gone in my "Golden Rules" thread . . . just saying

Diva.

I am looking forward to this in June:

Just finished watching TINTIN - hmmmm

I guess the first thing wrong with Tintin is that ... its Tintin

Never a universally liked/accepted cartoon series in the UK or USA (compared to the rest of Europe) it struggles to find its place in this modern remake. The modern day movie shows Capt Haddock as an alcoholic and Tintin as a 15yr old gun-totin' sleuth. Basically staying faithful to the Tintin heritage means it does not fit well in 2012.

Its neither for adults (as its too long forgotten to be popular enough to fill seats) nor has it a modern day following enough to have children rushing to see it.

Furthermore - its understanable that a cartoon wud be remade as ... a cartoon and it IS spectacular to watch but its hero is never really in peril cos its a 'cartoon' and so i doubt anyone wud have been on the edge of their seats like with Indina Jones or Pirates of the Carribean.

A strange choice for a remake that doesn't work in terms of its characters, its 'gung-ho' spirit nor for its pure entertainment pleasure in this modern day era.

Tintin needs to remain in the past.

And another thing about Tintin

They've gone to extroadinary lengths to make it look as real as possible THEN given ever character a rediculously large comedy nose

I know I keep going on about Senna, but for those who haven't seen it, it's on Sky Atlantic channel tonight at 9.  Honestly worth a watch.

CINDS - next time i'm at Blockbusters i will get it out

But you have to promise to watch I am number four, ok?

KIMOTA - prometheus looks great!!

I just googled 'I am number four' and it lost me when it mentioned aliens.  That's a Mr Cinds choice of film, that he would have to tie me up to watch.  Although saying that, I did think that about Senna too.

I REFUSE to watch SENNA then !!!

Cinds, whatever you do, DO NOT WATCH 'I am Number Four', its beyond pap. and don't let Mr C watch it either. Its a good waste of a couple of hours, which you could spend filming yourselves doing the wheelbarrow instead 

SHUT IT Rawky you big bottom burp !!!

Rawky I trust your judgement.  Thank you x

You're shagging him aren't you !!!???

 . . . and you don't trust mine?

Why - why ?? *throws self on floor*

I watched We Need To Talk About Kevin. And as a result have decided I'm never ever having kids

Seriously though, excellent movie. Great direction and performances, one of those films that pops back into your head days after seeing it.

I may try that wen i'm in the right frame of mind

Tonight its "The Thing" - not the Carpenter one from 1982 but the NEW prequel

Katerina please try American Beauty - that's my fave of all time

Seen it more than once, the DVD is on my shelf. I love it Renton

Nice one - its wonderful

let the right one in is also beautiful

I read the book and it haunted me for months.   I'm looking forward to seeing the film (I think)   I always thought they should have cast 'David Platt' as Kevin though 

I have that ready to be watched(the original not the remake), but I've been reading the book for ages and haven't finished it just yet. Cheers for recommending it!

Ooh I might get the book, sounds like a good read!

The film had me riveted from the first few scenes.

Was a fantastic book, kat... although I think I started it about 4 or 5 times before I got into it.   Not sure the surprises will be so effective after seeing the film mind, but well worth the read -  you get into the characters' minds much more in a book

Thanks Kaffy, I will get the book at some point.

And Renton, watch Senna, it's one of the best films I saw last year

OK - promise that will be my next movie  - Senna

OMG i just posted a long account of THE THING and only the first line wud show !!! 

Just wasted 10mins doing an earnest review

Was it any good?  The Thing (1982) scared the life out of me when I first saw it. 

Carnelian - it was a disappointment

They have gone to lengths to say it aint a remake . . . IT IS!!

Sure the story line lends itself to a prequel but there is nothing new and some scenes are lifted wholesale from the old movie

Worst of all the fail to steal the best scenes - its a lazy effort, sadly

I'm not surprised Renton, I think the thing with the original film was the use of physical materials to create the gore, which was very realistic, ground-breaking and physically repulsive in its day with effects on par with Alien.  

I'm not sure why they remade it, as it was a perfect 80s sci-fi horror (along with Alien and The Fly, IMO) but will give it go when it gets to DVD.

Its already out on DVD to rent

Looks good, I'm glad they moved away from a prequel to Alien - which was the original premise.  Alien's been done to death.

Import/Export's on at 12.

Err... I guess you haven't heard about the latest previews

Hows your film coming on Rawky?

I saw IN TIME, it was a really interesting concept(everyone stops ageing at 25 and then have one year - they have to work to buy more time so they don't die). Some intriguing issues but it could have been a lot better. Worth a watch if you like sci-fi/fantasy Matrix type stuff.

Yes i saw IN TIME

Twas a very interesting concept along Orwellian Big Brother lines.

Sadly it weren't sinister enough - i wud have liked more grit and less glam

The scene where Timberlake's mum is running for her life was really gripping

My friend, who works at the cinema, got me and few others in to see In Time for free. I thought it was so crap i demanded my money back 

I liked it, Thought it had an interesting analogy to capitalism and globalism.  I'm sure if they ever did discover a drug or something to make people immortal, they'd make damn sure 'the market' was skewed so the rich got the drug in abundance at the expense of the poor.

I particularly felt the quote "For one man to be immortal, thousands have to die" to be very apt to how capitalism works in essence.

The concept was good, yes. But the film was dire. The acting, the main story line, the special effects (especially when the car fell into the waterway, everyone in the cinema laughed at that bit), plus horrendous, cheesy one liners the main characters kept using.

Just didn't float my gravy boat I'm afraid.

I've also just come back from watching The Hunger Games, it was surprisingly good.