Seen any good films lately?

Yeah, I'd call it done. At least for the next half decade.

naaaahhh well u see I tend to watch films early evening so

Watched Dredd lastnight, not everyones cup of tea but i liked it.
The ultra slow mo violent scenes in 3d were bloody good.

Thats spooky.
I was just about to ask if anyone had seen it, as Im curious what someone who dosnt know the comic at all might make of it.

Its a good old fashioned 18 rated action movie- and although a little short on the comics satirical humour it nails everything else pretty damn well. Urban is a good Dredd and she is a good Anderson.

Also watched Total Recall the original with Arnie. Still a good film.
Havn't seen the new version yet. Don't think i will.

Great slice of scifi hookum is Total Recall.

I thought maybe Dredd had flopped at the US boxoffice because Americans couldnt get a handle on Dredd himself. Hes not exactly a conventional hero, in fact its qestionable if he could be called a hero at all. He is the law emobodied- something I though Urban got spot on.

Watched it not knowing what to expect. Was pleasantly surprised.

Shows the difference having the characters original creators on board as advisers can make if you compare it to the largely appalling Stallone interpretation- where they fell into all the obvious traps- showing you his face, giving him a personlaity and feelings beyond a dislike of anyone breaking the law, alove interest!

I would still like to see someone have a go at the more controversial stories- like the brutal crushing by the Judges of the peaceful proetests for Democracy and the after effect it had on some judges as well as protesters.

Three things I wasnt so keen on in the Urban version- the corrupt judges bit, Mega-city one doesnt have enough Mega Blocks- they should be the dominant building type, and there is no traffic in the sky either or ridiculous convulted and high up motorways that are a famous feature of Mega-city one- but those are pretty minor asthetic problems caused I suspect by budget.

Oh and the uniform is awful- it needs the shoulder pads and eagles or it doent look right.

I have no knowledge of the comics, and rather enjoyed Stallone's version. Got savaged by the critics, but I thought it was good fun that wasn't completely mindless.

It broke all the comics rules- gave Dredd a personality! Showed you his face - which has never happened in the comics- thats the point- the law is faceless, Dredd represents the law.

Mega city One looked a lot more like he comics however than the new version.

I highly recommend this site-

http://www.classiccinemaonline.com/

Classic Cinema Online- it hosts classic films, it changes wats 'playing' all the time but there is always lots to choose from in all genres, from B-classics like The Wasp Woman to the blockbusters of the day.
Currently Id recommend House on Haunted Hill from 1959 with Vincent Price.

http://www.classiccinemaonline.com/movie-billboards/sci-fi/horror/246-house-on-haunted-hill-1959

this seemed like a good place

nice she deserves a gong that was the best bit of the Olympics

Watched Taken with Liam wotsit. Good film

Got star trek booked up at the imax gallery in london on the 10th. Hope it is good!

Do I lose geek points if I say I'd rather watch Downton reruns than watch Iron Man 3 again?

Im not in to those comic book films so I probably just cancelled out the geek points I earned with my last post.

as for you ally... what you lost in geek points you gained in dull credits.

so a net 0 I think

I thought I'd gain, like, what normal people do points...

You would get normal points for xfactor and that kinda crap.

Having to wait in London Victoria until 20:30 because I don't understand how buses work.

Do I get normal points for that?

Tourist points for that.

Watched Wreck It Ralph- its, um, sweet.
From the trailers I had expected a satire on more games types so bit disappointed there are actually only two - an onrails fps and a cart racer.
As to the rest of the film, like I say, sweet, its a 'we are all different and thats to be celebrated' story- always a good message but ive seen it done less clumisly and this being American, its pretty sickeningly done in the smaltzy stakes (even the locations comply to sweetness!).
I thought Sarah Silvermans voice characterisation for the glitch as an annoying bratty kid was brilliant at the start. and just annoyng by the end.

I think the most crabbit thing I can say about this film is that if you are not a gamer, have never picked up a game in your life, it will still make perfect sense and you will barely miss anything.

as a character i am based on Sarah Silverman

I watched "Robot & Frank" the other night. It was better than I thought it would be. It was light hearted & had its funny moments. It starred Frank Langella, who's a dam fine actor thats been around for years.

Spoiler:

The film also stars Liv Tyler as the mans daughter, Susan Sarandon, & James Marsden played the son.The robot isnt like the one from "I,Robot",which I was glad about, but more like the childs battery Robot you find on a street market, all black & white & plastic-y.