krusty Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 I was disappointed with Atonement , but we are all different.I watch most things James McAvoy appears in and think he will become a great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Let the Right One In.It's a Swedish film, and for me in such a long time, has such a movie stayed with me long after I've watched it. Covers many genres, horror, kids, fantasy etc it might not captivate you so much while atching it, but you will think about it for a while after.Also, Spanish film REC is a good laugh (it's a horror), and is taken from the first person perspective like Blair Witch, but is much, much better.Overall, don't think there has been many decent movies around for a while, and foreign movies certainly seem to be much better than Hollywood movies. Perhaps Hollywood has run out of ideas.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Gomorraalternative English siteAbout the Mafia in Naples.Entre-Les-MursAbout a tough collège in the Paris suburbsA site here about the post-Cannes successThe Fall a weird fantasy film about a meeting in a 1915 LA hospital between a stuntman and a young Romanian girl.It veers between the everyday hospital life and a vividly and spectacularly shot fantasy world.I am not sure I like it, but worth seeing for the stunning cinamatographyLinks lead to sites with trailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 8 BelowBox of tissues job so I am told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 " Kevin" an aussie film about a guy whos has a job setting up portable toilets for events.....very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hello , not been here for a while .........two more to recommendShooter ..........with Danny Glover (he is not the star) great action movieand Eagle Eye.........sort of big brother / 2001 a space oddity (remember HAL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 BoratSee it completely free of charge on film4 on sunday at 9pm! (not suitable for powdersal or russethouse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Slumdog millionaire.Its brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViVienne Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 just couldn't sit through Bruge or no country for old men, much prefer something more light hearted. Love Johnny Depp, Jean Reno, Clint Eastwood.,Will Smith. I usually find that the films that get hyped up the most are generally not to my taste. Did anybody else think 4 weddings and... was the worse film ever? (didn't get pulp fiction either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Well apart from recent stuff, too many classics, those that I have watched more than once;Ronin; right up there,Shawshank redemption, gritty but great.Vietnam Robin Williams at his bestTheDriver ; Ryan O'Neal ancient but still a good watch, original written for Steve McQueen, Bullitt goes without saying.Hot Rod difficult to find now but, feel good roadmovie (more believable than Two lane blacktop,James Taylor should stick to Singing[:)]Electric Horseman; just to hear WillieNelson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 [quote user="cowoman"]Slumdog millionaire.Its brilliant[/quote]Indeed.Strange Case of Benjamin Button is also very good, although the plot is similar to Forest Gump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Glad to see peoples opinions on movies .Just thought of a few moreMr Brooks ........Kevin Costner ..........he plays a killer ......very goodBenjamin Button .......agree with previous poster ...good filmand one that had hype but I did not like ..........Revolutionary Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 [quote user="cowoman"]Slumdog millionaire.Its brilliant[/quote]Frankly I found it distinctly average with wooden acting by the hero and I'm at a complete loss to understand the raft of plaudits it received [blink]Didn't think much to Revolutionary Road either.Sorry.One film I definitely recommend, if you can find it, is The Parallax ViewA taster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 "Counting down to retirement, just wish I knew where to start ! " .........just pull the plug and say its now [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "Revolutionary Road" was not as good as I anticipated though Kate Winslet was excellent and the 1950s clothes and sets were good. Edit: This is not the film to go and see if you are feeling down! The best, recent film for me has to be "The Reader" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastines Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Not sure if it was just made for TV but"As far as my feet will carry me" was riveting. I may add that the last visit to a cinema was to see" Jaws" And it was in colour!!Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splishsplash Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 For the ladies, I would recommend.....Pay it Forward (a big weepy!) Shakespeare in Love, Dear FrankieFor the men I would recommend....Swordfish (John Travolta & Halle Berry) Kingdom of Heaven (A Ridley Scott movie) and Dejavu (Denzil Washington) all of the Bourne Trilogy& as suggested previously, Man on Fire is a must see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Don't know how I missed this the first time round as it appeals to me on two fronts - movies and making lists - a couple of my obsessions.[:D]The best movie by far which I have seen recently is Gran Turino - and no, not because it's named after a car! Tour de force from Mr Eastwood in both the acting and directing stakes.Anything by John Sayles - my favourite director by a long way, but especially Lone Star and Silver City. Honeydripper (his most recent effort) is also stunning.A really great little sleeper movie is The Station Agent - seek out the DVD if you missed it. Patricia Clarkson got an Oscar nomination but all three central performances are great - especially that of the main character, a vertically challenged young guy who inherits a railway station.Old favourites are Casablanca, The Third Man (I can't see that shot of OW's first appearance in the shadows often enough - still sends a shiver down the spine), The Magnificent Ambersons (v. underated Welles film, imo.) Rebecca (Hitchcock), Sunset Boulevard and The Maltese Falcon. I love Rio Bravo for a good old-fashioned western, although I was never really a Wayne fan, he's at his best in this and it's a great story to boot. Also Broadcast News (enjoyable by both sexes but rings very true for any woman who's ever tried to make it in a man's world), Dersu Uzala (Kurusawa in an unusually non-gory mood - a wonderful study of the relationship between two very different men struggling in the wilderness), The Right Stuff (documentary-style movie about the space race); The Dish (very funny movie from Australia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Little Miss Sunshine is on Channel 4 tomorrow at 9pm. Not unforgettable, but very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Two films I'd watch again (and again): Pleasantville and Strictly Ballroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hunt for the Red OctoberK19 the Widow Maker - fact based, an heart wrenching look at how the Soviets worked.Basic - good twist.All the Terminators! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Stagecoach (tho' it is not available on a European DVD format)Seven SamuriOtherwise I am with Cooperlola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme poivre Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 hi allThere are lots of films aready mentioned that i have already watched a number of times, lots of John wayne films as i have been a bit of a fan, strictly ballroom i love because it has a real feel good factor however, the new Mama Mia film even has my nine year old singing and we both love the film we watched for the 10th time last night Down Periscope[:D] Judith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hi Judith , I thought you were recommending a film called "Down Periscope" , I just read a review of it (not good) , so came back and re read your posting .......doh ...and I have not had a drink yet [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 I watched a good one this afternoon .........Australia ~ Nicole Kidman ........very entertaining . I kept thinking who is this guy playing "the drover" , now I know it is Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from xmen). Wizard of Oz in an open air movie show .......great [:D]http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/fox/AUSTRALIA_PCARD1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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