Are we talking classics or new ones? I saw Knight & Day tonight on Sky, it was surprisingly bloody good! Non-stop action and Cruise was in his Mission Impossible styleee character with some humour thrown in (I know he's a pain in the arse publicly but film wise he's still got it). Diaz was alright, too. Had a few real life laugh out loud moments, the only downside was the ending was shit.

 

I'll ask the son and heir cos he loves films and would know more than me

I've read The Lincoln Lawyer and it was an ok book. Watched a film on Sky movies the other day called I Am You. It's a true story of a murder set in Australia....I'd recommend that.

I'll watch out for that Crockers, ta. I've got Sky movies but rarely watch them (or only half watch them) I got it for the boy, really. But may start paying a bit more attention. The only thing with Sky is they repeat SO much stuff. I saw Flightplan 4 times in one week once. As much as I adore Jodie Foster even she got on my rack in the end.

I thought The Other Guys was pretty pants   Just not what I'd hoped.  I've watched quite a few comedies the past few weeks and have to say Dinner for Shmucks was one I really enjoyed.

 

Would love to see Apocolypto again, I missed the start of it the last time I saw it and thought it was an amazing film.

Can be new or old

My favourite Sunday morning movie is "something's gotta give" starring jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton I love the setting & music, it makes me feel like I'm on holiday

AVOID Bad Teacher like the plague - its dreadful

WATCH Thor - its was spectacular and very humourous (Directed by kenneth Brannagh)

AVOID Attack the Block it was kinda pointless "run from the alien" and a weak ending.

WATCH I am number Four  - its the new teen adventure alien thing - brilliant!!!

Saw a film on TV the other night called 'Rendition'.  Very thought-provoking and not a film for the faint-hearted, I would say.

I really enjoyed The Boat That Rocked. It got a bit of a mauling by the critics but I think if you don't watch it expecting a typical Richard Curtis rom-com, it's very entertaining. That said I think I probably liked it so much because I'm really interested in 60's music and social history, you might struggle with it otherwise.

I just watched the first 2 Harry Potter films

Something's Gotta Give is brill, I always try and watch it when  it's on. It's the sort of film you can watch over and over again, like the Bourne trilogy, Footloose and of course, Grease (favourite film ever) 

Anything with Jodie Foster in is usually great, too. Oh! Dirty Dancing and Pretty Woman, never get bored of those either.

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the original) is on ITV3 now

The achingly gorgeous and terribly heart breaking American Beauty

My favourite film of all time

Quite hard to find a good movie these days. And Sky's a joke. Last decent one I saw on there was The Secret In Their Eyes - if only for Soledad Villamil.

I agree.  Brilliant film.  Had hoped to see Kevin Spacey on stage this year but all tickets sold out.  We are going to try the queuing outside hoping for returns tactic.  Our hopes aren't high, though

I liked Jurassic Park - well to be honest I never rated that Jeff Goldblum or Richard Attenborough and some of the other actors were nothing more or less than dinosaur food - especially that kid who hid out for ages, but I did like the dinosaurs - well the meat eaters, not the stupid veggiesauruses.  But I was watching a programme on Discovery (Sky + of course, or whatever the equivalent is on me Virgin Tivo) and it said that the T Rexs never wandered around aimlessly on their own looking for explorers to eat but got together in a little gang to get the food in'  It said that they (Tyrannosaurus Rex) 'hunted in packs'

Now as you know T Rex, has often been portrayed by experts (such as my goodself based on hours of watching Jurassic Park) as formidable but solitary and dull-witted creatures.

But they say that new research suggests"that the species was not only equipped with the build and speed for pack hunting, but also the brain capacity to work together as a team.  He said T Rex's hunting technique may have involved juveniles chasing and catching prey, with fully grown adults taking over and delivering the fatal bites."

He added: "We now have a lot of sites worldwide which show they did get together into gangs, either to hunt or move from one region to another."

 

It won't stop me watching it even though some parts, like when the trailer is hanging over the cliff do stretch the imagination a bit.  And it reminds me of here a bit, which is nice.

Tonight, I am gonna man up & watch Harry Brown.

 

I know the story (have read it on Wiki, plus have seen loads of clips from it, from the End Credits video, & have watched about ten minutes of the actual film)..     I really want to watch it...   its just being able to cope with its..    "grittiness"

 

It is certainly "gritty" with a generous portion of deserving arses being kicked and a morally uplifting end.  Very nice film and a good choice.

 

(You might need to hide behind the sofa a bit though)

yeah...   I think I am gonna have the lappy headphones plugged in & ready...   & iTunes booted up ready for me to play something loud whilst screwing my eyes shut ...    at certain points in the film! 

last house on the left!

I liked the dinosaurs, but not that woman who screeched at the drop of a hat

After Apprentice I shall be watching the first Predator (the one without the dance sequence in)

 

Another chance to see Arnie with his shirt off (and Billy).  Mind you, the Predator in that film (which is considerably scarier than some of them round here) was the best one - played by Kevin Peter Hall. He was 7ft 2inches tall and he is also the guy flying the helicopter at the end.  A sad loss to movies.  But because of all the deserving arses that get kicked, well worth watching.

Heartbreak Ridge is an absolute must. There is one line in there that I tend to use quite a lot but I am not allowed to swear that badly on here lol

Another good one is Life as a house. It's brilliant

Just watched Full Metal Jacket.  Not too many laughs in that one , but I did find mesel joining in the singing of the Mickey Mouse Club at the end which was jolly nice and put it into context for me.  As I have nothing to do I shall watch the first Alien film again.  They are all pretty good except for the prison planet one although Brian Glover was good in it.

 

On big screen, with the lights off and peering from behind a cushion they are pretty realistic.  Like walking quietly through a dark forum at night waiting for a monster to jump out and rip you limb from limb ...

zookeeper-had me in bits laughing

fly away had the OH in tears-its about an autistic kid

bad teacher was funny-ish

 

I hated it

Known in our house as The Film That Sucked.

Look at me raking up old threads   In response to OP, I watched the Lincoln Lawyer this week, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

Anyway, today we've watched Senna.  Absolutely brilliant, even if you're not a big F1 fan, it's definitely worth a watch.  During that final race my heart was in my mouth because I knew what was coming.  Brilliant, definitely recommend it.

I saw Senna Cinds, it was incredible - so moving.  

I think the two best movies I've seen recently were Winter's Bone and Carlos [ about Carlos the Jackal ] Just enthralling. I also liked Up In The Air with George Clooney.

Both Mr Cinds & I were sat there with tears streaming down our faces at the end.  Mr Cinds blamed it on him having PMT 

I love this:

 

 

It's slow and thoughtful, so if you're looking for fast pace it's not for you. But if you like old school sci-fi, give it a chance.

 

Recent films that I've loved:

 

Stranger Than Fiction

Third Star

Drive (VERY violent though!)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

 

Edit: would also recommend Senna to everyone too, stunning film.

Oooh i watched MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

This is a truly delightful movie - enchanting, in fact.

A successful screen writer called Gil holidays in Paris to find inspiration to complete a book he's working on.

One night during a walk an old car pulls up - the occupants invite him to a party.

Suddenly Gil finds himself in 1920's Paris with F Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway!!

Each night the same happens - is it his imagination running away with him cos he thinks the 1920's are a Golden Age of Art and Literatureand . . .  is the subject of his book.

As his midnight jaunts continue he meets Cole Porter, Degas and Picasso etc .

Each offer him an insight to life he previous never realised and with it an epihany that no age is a Golden Age for those living in it.

He values the 1920's because it was forward looking and inventive - never nostaligic.

He realises he has been looking at life in the wrong way and that is what has been wrong with his book - a book about nostalgia and the 1920's

He also decides his life must change if he is to fully realise the beauty and oppertunity of "now" - including the separation from his wife.

 

An unusual, utterly absorbing and beautiful movie by Woody Allen. Truly enchanting

 

And watch out for a hilarious moment with the private detective sent to follow Gil on his midnight jaunts - just wonderful

 

Quite fancy 'Midnight In Paris'

 

I just got around to watching 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight' enjoyed both but especially Dark Knight. Steller performance by Heath ledger as Joker.

Renton, I haven't seen Midnight in Paris. I know it's set in the 1920s but does the film explain why people like Edgar Degas and Paul Gaugin are included in the film as characters when they had died before 1920?

I liked Knight & Day too

 

Watch Little Miss Sunshine and Alfie (the original of course)

 

I've got The Help to watch next.

Little Miss Sunshine was brilliant Angel. The grandfather! 

I must give Midnight in Paris and Knight and Day a look. I think Tom Cruise is a very underrated actor 

Right - thats a good question

Is it cos its an American movie? *runs away*

I adore I am number four

Please watch