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I watched Gaslight (1944) last night on TCM and it was amazing. Gregory Anton has got to now be on my top 10 villains list and Ingrid Bergman gives a spectacular performance as the ever tortured Mrs. Anton. I couldn't sit down towards the end it was so tense, but as to not ruin the movie for everyone else by saying more I simply suggest you got see it for yourself!
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Inglourious Basterds - What a great flick. I don't get why some of the critics are really bashing this, it's great alternate history fun. Brad Pitt and Hollywood-newcomer Christoph Waltz really deliver some great performances. Not for the squeamish (it's bloody violent) or the impatient (many Tarantino-esque long drags of delicious dialogue).
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The Ring - I FINALLY saw this. Definitely overrated and more disturbing than scary.
Venom - A huge let down from Kevin Williamson. I was looking forward to Bijiu Phillips, but she was hardly even in it. The story was too far-fetched (Yes, even for a horror movie) to actually believe it, yet alone get caugt up in it.
Shutter - Starring Joshua Jackson and Rachel Taylor, this was, like Venom, a bit of a let-down. It wasn't too scary at all, and was more of a thriller than anything.
Cursed - Another let-down from Mr. Williamson. Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, and Milo Ventimiglia were great, but the story definitely wasn't. This was more of a comedy than anything, and, while bette than Venom, did NOT live up to Scream or Dawson's Creek.
Prom Night (2009) - This was actually my favorite of the night.
It was fun, campy, and a little suspenseful. I want to see the original with Jamie Lee Curtis now.
Venom - A huge let down from Kevin Williamson. I was looking forward to Bijiu Phillips, but she was hardly even in it. The story was too far-fetched (Yes, even for a horror movie) to actually believe it, yet alone get caugt up in it.
Shutter - Starring Joshua Jackson and Rachel Taylor, this was, like Venom, a bit of a let-down. It wasn't too scary at all, and was more of a thriller than anything.
Cursed - Another let-down from Mr. Williamson. Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, and Milo Ventimiglia were great, but the story definitely wasn't. This was more of a comedy than anything, and, while bette than Venom, did NOT live up to Scream or Dawson's Creek.
Prom Night (2009) - This was actually my favorite of the night.
It was fun, campy, and a little suspenseful. I want to see the original with Jamie Lee Curtis now.
HMC was my reason for watching it. Cute movie.PeterPanfan wrote:See Jane Date - Okay, I only watched this because it had Charisma Carpenter and Holly Marie Combs.
8 femmes/8 Women - French musical/comedy/mystery. If you liked Clue and you're in the mood for a fun movie with some of the greatest French actresses and several nice tunes (and a couple of lesbian kisses), check it out. You won't be disappointed.
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I just finished watchin Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh and Chaplin
both films were really excellent
Chaplin: The film is structured around lengthy flashbacks as the elderly Chaplin recollects moments from his life during a conversation with George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins), the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty, from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls, after which he relocates to the United States
both films were really excellent
Chaplin: The film is structured around lengthy flashbacks as the elderly Chaplin recollects moments from his life during a conversation with George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins), the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty, from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls, after which he relocates to the United States
Awesome movie.Just Myself wrote:Inglourious Basterds - What a great flick. I don't get why some of the critics are really bashing this, it's great alternate history fun. Brad Pitt and Hollywood-newcomer Christoph Waltz really deliver some great performances. Not for the squeamish (it's bloody violent) or the impatient (many Tarantino-esque long drags of delicious dialogue).
Cheers,
JM
In The Loop
It's a bit confusing, being in effect a spin-off from the BBC comedy The Thick of It, but despite having all of the cast from the BBC comedy series (except of course Chris Langham for reasons that will be obvious if you read his Wikipedia entry I link to), only two of the characters reprise their Thick of It roles.
Regardless, this is a superb film. Very, very, very sweary. But both hilarious and profound at the same time. There's no doubt in my mind that while the situations are fictitious, this is exactly how politics works. In the Loop adds an extra level, as we now see the US perspective as well as the UK one.
As always, Peter Capaldi is excellent as Malcolm Tucker. In fact, the whole cast are superb, with many of the scenes having been improvised from the original shooting script. Everything is so natural, chaotic and... yes... funny. It's good too to see Tucker out of his depth in the US, where he becomes (for a while) a small fish in a big pond. Of course, as always Tucker "wins" in the end.
Oh, and Steve Coogan has a small, but fantastic role.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Loop_(film)
It's a bit confusing, being in effect a spin-off from the BBC comedy The Thick of It, but despite having all of the cast from the BBC comedy series (except of course Chris Langham for reasons that will be obvious if you read his Wikipedia entry I link to), only two of the characters reprise their Thick of It roles.
Regardless, this is a superb film. Very, very, very sweary. But both hilarious and profound at the same time. There's no doubt in my mind that while the situations are fictitious, this is exactly how politics works. In the Loop adds an extra level, as we now see the US perspective as well as the UK one.
As always, Peter Capaldi is excellent as Malcolm Tucker. In fact, the whole cast are superb, with many of the scenes having been improvised from the original shooting script. Everything is so natural, chaotic and... yes... funny. It's good too to see Tucker out of his depth in the US, where he becomes (for a while) a small fish in a big pond. Of course, as always Tucker "wins" in the end.
Oh, and Steve Coogan has a small, but fantastic role.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Loop_(film)
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I also watched this again, I've seen it a few times since my initial post, and I must say it gets better and better with each viewing. I think, I monster love this movie. It's so wonderfully British, so fantastically modern while also being totally traditional and respectful of the B/W originals. It's clear everybody in the movie is having a whale of a time filming it and I love it.2099net wrote:St Trinian's (2007)
If you only watch one film with a lead character in drag... watch Hairspray.... Otherwise, watch St Trinian's too
As a person who has a strange love/hate relationship with the B/W originals, I pretty knew what to expect. And this film delivers more or less exactly what I expected. In fact, it did deliver more rather than less, as while individually (and on paper) it sounds like a infantile, cliched, racy, somewhat gross, entirely predictable effort, somehow, when put together, it just doesn't really matter. Much like the old films, you know you should hate this - you know it is, intellectually, almost as far down the scale as 'Date Movie' - but you just can't end up liking it. It has a feelgood atmosphere that overcomes it's obvious limitations.
It must be said, Rupert Everett as the school's headmistress (and her blackguard brother - Boo! Hiss!) is wonderful. He totally "gets" it, and its clear he's making the film for no other reason than to have fun while doing it. Russell Brand is perfectly fine as Flash Harry, and Colin Firth once more plays on his Mr Darcy associations.
A particular highlight for me was the animated planning of the heist, which used artwork in the style of the original comic book cartoons the films were based on.
8/10 - but leave your brain at the door before watching.
I'm bumping the movie rating up from 8/10 to 10/10.
And I can't wait for St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold. David Tennant as the villain? A secret "Woman Hating Society"? A treasure hunt? It sounds a blast.
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Nearly finished watching "Carry On Henry" - a british classic! 
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Don't Call It a Comeback, I've Been Here For Years...
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Mason_Ireton
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The movie was fairly strong, the acting was more scoped, addin a tad of character development for Alex and Justin.
Couple of plot points could've gone bet'ter yet it could've had alil more "oomph" in it.
You can somewhat tell it was tryin to be like "Hannah Montana: The Movie", its own film and not be an "extended" special of the show. The climax was fairly pleasing yet again, could've been alil more exciting and challengin too.
A few nods could've been made towards the show (EX: Episode plots) and kinda wish Harper was more active in the plot.
Other than the aforementioned I'm quite pleased bout the way it turned out.
Still think it might have a 70% chance as a feature length film.
The movie was fairly strong, the acting was more scoped, addin a tad of character development for Alex and Justin.
Couple of plot points could've gone bet'ter yet it could've had alil more "oomph" in it.
You can somewhat tell it was tryin to be like "Hannah Montana: The Movie", its own film and not be an "extended" special of the show. The climax was fairly pleasing yet again, could've been alil more exciting and challengin too.
A few nods could've been made towards the show (EX: Episode plots) and kinda wish Harper was more active in the plot.
Other than the aforementioned I'm quite pleased bout the way it turned out.
Still think it might have a 70% chance as a feature length film.
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I re-watched Scream trilogy today. Always a great experience.
- Scream – it still holds up well. The story's not that original, but a fantastic set of characters, superbly written dialogues, chilling atmosphere and the twist ending set it apart from anything that has come before or after it.
- Scream 2 – pretty much a rehash of the original (characters even acknowledge it in the movie), the only thing different is the setting and the body count. However, it's the ending that more than makes up for everything else. Really, who saw that coming?
- Scream 3 – okay, many people have called this one the black sheep of the family. It's not a bad movie at all, it's just quite different from its predecessors: while parts 1 and 2 were satires masked as slashers, this one is more of a satire/drama/mystery. The scares are rare or even non-existent, but everything else is amazingly done: the performances of the core trio, new characters (Parker Posey rules), all the cameos, references to other movies and the final revelation. It's also the funniest of the bunch.
These movies were made on quite a small budget, but I just have to admire how well constructed this series turned out to be – the creators paid such an attention to continuity and details and secondary characters, that one can only lament why big budget movies can't pull it off (cough*Harry Potter*cough).
All in all, here's how I'd rank them: 1-3-2. I can't wait to see what Craven/Williamson have planned for No. 4. 2010 can't come soon enough.
- Scream – it still holds up well. The story's not that original, but a fantastic set of characters, superbly written dialogues, chilling atmosphere and the twist ending set it apart from anything that has come before or after it.
- Scream 2 – pretty much a rehash of the original (characters even acknowledge it in the movie), the only thing different is the setting and the body count. However, it's the ending that more than makes up for everything else. Really, who saw that coming?
- Scream 3 – okay, many people have called this one the black sheep of the family. It's not a bad movie at all, it's just quite different from its predecessors: while parts 1 and 2 were satires masked as slashers, this one is more of a satire/drama/mystery. The scares are rare or even non-existent, but everything else is amazingly done: the performances of the core trio, new characters (Parker Posey rules), all the cameos, references to other movies and the final revelation. It's also the funniest of the bunch.
These movies were made on quite a small budget, but I just have to admire how well constructed this series turned out to be – the creators paid such an attention to continuity and details and secondary characters, that one can only lament why big budget movies can't pull it off (cough*Harry Potter*cough).
All in all, here's how I'd rank them: 1-3-2. I can't wait to see what Craven/Williamson have planned for No. 4. 2010 can't come soon enough.
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I rank the Scream movie the same as you do, Mooky. I felt, if the runtime of the second was cut down a tiny bit, it may have fared better with me. Not that I don't love me some Sarah Michelle Gellar, though.
And I'm so happy Courteney and David confirmed their appearences in the fourth film, although I don't know how good it will be without Neve.
And I'm so happy Courteney and David confirmed their appearences in the fourth film, although I don't know how good it will be without Neve.
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I've had this for a few years now (first on video and now on DVD); but my God it's a strange film. Each time I watch it I'm struck by how it encapsulates the entire "spend spend spend", "greed is good" policy of the 80's/early 90's. The movie follows a married couple (Bette Midler & Woody Allen) as they shop in a busy LA shopping mall on Christmas Eve--which also happens to be their wedding anniversary. During the visit, revelations arise concerning several affairs. Seriously, it's like the whole movie is about whether Bette Midler's character is going to leave Allen or stay with him. Not heavy in plot but a genuine character piece.
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