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  • Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Byrnzie wrote:
    I liked Blair Witch.

    :shock:

    you are the first person i have ever heard say think liked that big stinking pile of poo
    81 is now off the air

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    edited December 2009
    Just watched 'The Baader Meinhof Complex'. Very good film. Similar in a way to 'The Battle of Algiers' in that it shows terrorism from the perspective of the terrorists.
    The Baader-Meinhof gang (aka The Red Army Faction) operated in Germany from the 70's until 1998 and opposed such things as the Vietnam war, U.S support of Israel, and U.S bases in West Germany e.t.c. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction

    The movie does a good job of re-creating the 70's in Germany and includes quite a bit of actual archive footage from the times. If you like radical politics and action movies then you'll like this film.

    In it's look and rhythm it reminded me a bit of the 2003 South African cop-turned-robber movie 'Stander' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stander_%28film%29 which is also based on a true story - except 'Stander' isn't as intense and serious as this movie.

    (The Baader Meinhof Complex was nominated for the best foreign language film at the Oscars in 2008).

    Recommended. 4/5

    Edit: There's also a very nice looking chic in this movie called Nadja Uhl:


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    Sawyer wrote:
    just saw 'Brothers' and really enjoyed it
    I saw it Saturday and didn't like it at all. Toby McGwire ruined it for me, I think, although Natalie Portman didn't help either. I think the story had potential, but the acting was awful and parts of it were SO predictable. 1 out of 5 for me.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
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    81 wrote:
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    :shock:

    you are the first person i have ever heard say think liked that big stinking pile of poo

    I thought was o.k. I didn't think it was scary - except for one part when they walk into the clearing and find all the occult paraphernalia hanging from the trees - but it was pretty original how they shot the thing (at least according to my limited knowledge of movies :geek: )
  • Posts: 21,037
    strummers wrote:
    The White Ribbon is an amazing movie - very very much recommended!

    Just watched this. I thought it was shit. One of the most drawn-out, boring, and pointless films I've ever seen. The ending was a total let down. I spent the whole film waiting for something to happen, and nothing happened.
    I can't believe it won the Palme D'or at Cannes.

    1/5

    What did you like about it?
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    Byrnzie wrote:
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    I thought was o.k. I didn't think it was scary - except for one part when they walk into the clearing and find all the occult paraphernalia hanging from the trees - but it was pretty original how they shot the thing (at least according to my limited knowledge of movies :geek: )
    the whole time i felt like i was just watching 3 film students wander around acting scared. i never got into it.

    no one saw Blair Witch 2 but it really wasnt that bad. not the best horror in the world, but it did have a few creepy parts.
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    Men who Stare at Goats was ok, but the ending was pretty weak. it never really went anywhere and you could tell they just wrote themselves into a hole and had nowhere to go.
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    Just watched the film version of Michel Houellebecq's novel 'Atomised' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary ... %28film%29

    It's really good - quite funny in parts, like the book. And like the book, the ending's pretty grim (except that in the book one of the brothers walks into the sea, and the other goes mad). A very good film though. Recommended. It's like a slightly warped philosophical treatise on modern man - pessimistic, cynical, and absurdist. Same lead male actor as in 'The Baader-Meinhof Complex': Moritz Bleibtreu.

    4/5
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    Digital Twilight wrote:
    A Prophet has got out standing reviews and its one i'm looking out for when its released.

    Just watched this. Brilliant film.

    5/5

    Edit: Although be warned that there's a pretty gruesome scene near the beginning of the movie.
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    Watched Public Enemies on Bluray tonight. There was a scene, that totally blew my mind. Doubt this Dillinger line will ever work today. But ya never know.

    DILLINGER
    You're with me now.

    BILLIE
    I don't know anything about you.

    DILLINGER
    I was raised on a farm in Mooresville,
    Indiana. My ma died when I was three. My
    daddy beat the hell out of me because he
    didn't know no better way to raise me. I
    used to do dumb things but I'm a lot
    smarter now. I like baseball, movies,
    good clothes, fast cars, and you. What
    else do you need to know?

    She gets into her coat. Dillinger opens the door for her.
  • Posts: 5,642
    Watched 'Solaris' last night. Pretty good but not amazing with some pretty big plot holes but overall worth a watch.

    Also saw the 'Big Lebowski again' - If anyone hasn't seen this film please go and do so.
  • Posts: 5,293
    recently watched dead man walking, again

    best comedy of the year "countdown to liquor day"
  • Posts: 7,117
    edited December 2009
    I went and saw Sherlock Holmes today - I really liked it. I thought it was a very good version of Sherlock. Robert Downing, Jr did a terrific job! Very action packed and a great plot! Very well made.
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    I never get to the movies, but just watched 'The Ugly Truth' on DVD, and agree with what the bloke stood for.
    Life would be less complicated if women got what he was saying....
    Did he hit the nail on the head or was it a masive exageration??
    What do you blokes reckon?
  • West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    Saw Fantastic Mr. Fox the other day. It was a decent fun family film.
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    I saw blindside on monday. What a good movie :)
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    Saw Avatar last night. Wonderful!!! I think James Cameron made a statement about war, too. Everyone should see this movie. We saw it in 3D which was cool too
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    MrSmith wrote:
    Men who Stare at Goats was ok, but the ending was pretty weak. it never really went anywhere and you could tell they just wrote themselves into a hole and had nowhere to go.

    Read the book.
    This is your drug. This is your drug on brains.
  • Posts: 397
    top 5 2009

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    Inglorious Basterds
    Up in the Air
    star trek
    the hangover

    happy new year all!
  • West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    my top 5 (in no order):

    District 9
    Up
    Star Trek
    Public Enemies
    Inglorius Bastards

    Worst movie- Transformers 2
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    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
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