Seen any good films lately? [2]

Don't worry Figg the calories are off set by the extra amount of times you have to get up and go to the toilet- although that admittedly doesnt apply to me, as of course one of the advantages to drinking buckie is you get handy empty bottles closeby!   

oh gross   

What?! Its practical! Of course you have to be very careful not to mix up your bottles afterwards   

A lot of celebrities are said to drink their own urine. Apparently it's full of health giving qualities.   

Maybe that's your secret, Petty.   

Bluebottle wrote:A lot of celebrities are said to drink their own urine. Apparently it's full of health giving qualities.   

Maybe that's your secret, Petty.   

Erm... No, I really hope not.

Also, don't dodge the point Petty, have you gotten around to seeing the expanded Kingdom of Heaven yet?

I have truely missed the discussion of buckie!

Tunnocks tea cakes ! Mmmmmmm

2013 LAFCA Winners:
LOS ANGELES – In a tie vote, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awarded their prize for Best Film of 2013 to two films, each with strong science fiction leanings: "Gravity," a 3-D spectacle of an astronaut stranded in outer space, and "Her," a quirky futuristic romance in which a lonely man rebounds from divorce to fall in love with the voice of his computer's operating system

Best Picture (tie): "Gravity" and "Her"

Best Director: Winner: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"
Runner-up: Spike Jonze, "Her"

Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Gravity"
Runner-up: Bruno Delbonnel, "Inside Llewyn Davis"

Best Editing: Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger, "Gravity"
Runner-up: Shane Carruth and David Lowery, "Upstream Color

Is that a womans way of telling me off for not going to see Gravity?   

yup

Thought so, but being male I was not certain- given we men are generally about as aware of these subtleties as a goose is of a toaster, why do women insist on being subtle at us?!   

just saw this movie, it was about a little barefoot guy who was hanging out with this gang of 13 other small guys with beards... and then there was this tall dude with a pointy hat, like dumbledore, just gayer.. and errr... i can't remember the name, but there was this huge serpent-like dragon

was it Eragon?   

no.

u sure? it sounds like Eragon   

yes. no.

 

I watched When We Were Kings this afternoon.  It's a documentary about Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman -- the "Rumble in the Jungle" -- but it's just as much about the political and cultural climate in which the fight took place, as well as being about Ali himself.  It's a really good film, the interviews are fascinating, and the soundtrack is excellent.

Norc wrote:just saw this movie, it was about a little barefoot guy who was hanging out with this gang of 13 other small guys with beards... and then there was this tall dude with a pointy hat, like dumbledore, just gayer.. and errr... i can't remember the name, but there was this huge serpent-like dragon

Sounds like a story best reserved as a self contained movie then.

[quote="Norc"]just saw this movie, it was about a little barefoot guy who was hanging out with this gang of 13 other small guys with beards... and then there was this tall dude with a pointy hat, like dumbledore, just gayer.. and errr... i can't remember the name, but there was this huge serpent-like dragon      
 
If someone described that film to me, The Hobbit DOS, would be the very LAST Id think of ! "willow" maybe ? "Snow white" even, at a pinch but never DOS !!

saw this trailer, I know its not a real movie, as an LOTR fan I thought it was funny. Maybe its just my kind of humour.

I saw Anchorman 2 last night with my brother.

It was dumb, it was goofy. I laughed a lot. Steve Carell is hilarious. If you liked the first one, you'll probably like this one.

I also experienced the 25 minutes of commercials/trailers that Sin and Eldo were referring to the other week. It was ridiculous. I think I'll stick with my local theater and its 3 or so trailers.

I might see Saving Mr. Banks tonight or tomorrow.

I havent got this passionate about a film in a very long time but, you MUST see "Rush" ! Its the James Hunt/Nikki Lauda story ! Who would have thought that geeky guy in "Happy Days" would produce great films, Directer of great films ! In my heart, "Rush" is the icing on the cake. I was held in its grip from start to finish. The pace, the ebb & flow was timed just right. The emotion was equally balanced between the two rivals. I loved & hated in equal measure but, as the climax came with the final race, I felt the most towards James Hunt. The action was just right for me, didnt focus to long & to deeply on either side of the coin, (the personal life against the professional) The crash scene with Lauda was enough to give you all you needed yet enough to make you realise what that poor guy suffered, & to see his determination to come back & not to fade away, either out of fear, ill health or pity was encouraging. For me, it was a frantic stroll down memory lane when all the great names were mentioned, Fitapaldi (spelt it wrong but Im to hyped to care) Andretti,etc. That last race of the film my heart was racing as fast as the cars ! Howard made me FEEL, I felt passion, I was hooked from beginging to end. It was poignant, heart felt without smaltz, or sicky gooey sugar shit ! It told it like it was.You saw as the lives played out,little things, like even a tiny screw attaching a wheel in mid spin as they were racing, Ron Howard seems to have a magic touch, he knows when & where to point the camera & how long to let it linger there. The film was great ! No, the film IS great, It touched me & Im still buzzing ! If you dont mind these sort of films, please, see it. Im bloody glad I did. Ive seen how a film should be, Ive felt how I should feel. After this, PJ & anything he touches really DOES feel tired, worn out, jaded. Go home PJ, hang your coat up & concentrate on something else until you can produce something that will make me feel alive ! ( I wont hold my breath !)

I purchased Pacific Rim when I was out and about last night. Haven't had time to watch it yet.