Seen any good films lately?

I really enjoyed the pace and mood of Lady in the Water- it unfolds at the pace of a good book and I find thats rare in a modern studio film.
I wasnt blown away by Unbreakable, but it did entertain. But it seemed to have less subtext than Lady in the Water and less subtly.

I watched 'we bought a zoo' last night. 

My other half thought I got teary eyes before realising I was removing an eye lash.

Was ok though.

loved Sixth Sense and loved Unbreakable thought the Village was interesting.

I liked 6th sense as it gave you a perspective from the ghosts side of things, just like "The Others" did, (with Nicole Kidman) I kinda like "The happening" but it was a bit predictable. Sadly, I didnt like "The village", but it showed how prejudice people can be ? I was surprised Joaquin Phoenix was bumped off so early ? It seems like he likes spiritual themes, things that cant be logically explained ? The "what if" side of things ?

I think Signs was his best movie.  He showcased an incredible ability to build up tension to such a point that the smallest thing (an alien heel disappearing into the corn, or the brief reflection of an alien hand reaching for a butter knife) evoked screams from the audience.  Absolutely masterful.

Until you actually saw the alien at the end. That was disappointing.

You think he should have left it as hints and suggestions?  That may have left a longer impact than tying it all up neatly as he did.  I thought the alien was pretty okay looking, but every glimpse of an alien body part just moving out of frame etc was cinematic magic.

btw for anyone who hasn't seen it, DO NOT go searching for snippets online.  Any shots of the aliens out of context will just leave you wondering "what's the big deal?" and ruin it when you finally see it in context.  All these shots MUST be seen in context, and preferably without too much running to the fridge for snacks.  Let the carefully constructed tension build as intended for maximum effect.

I thought it was just some really bad cgi really.

Think it should have been left as it was although I can see why the director wanted a resolution of sorts.

If I catch anything messing with my crops like that, those alien body parts won't leave the field.....

Not bad.  

omg  to all of them!

Went to see the new superman film tonight, "Man of Steel", It was actually better than I thought it would be. Henry Cavill makes a decent Superman,

Spoiler:

There was ONE cheesy moment in the film,but thats usually obligatory ! All in all, a good film, a tad long but, Id see it again. On a plus side.......Henry Cavill's body !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yes !!!!!!!!!!!!! phwoar !!!!!!!!!! Russell crowe wasnt bad either, more mature looking. It was nice to see a more adult,grown up version. If they do a follow up, Id certainly go see it on the strength of this 1st film. Ive seen StarTrek 1 & 2, I liked them but, not as ST films, because the story,feel & characterisations were not as the original, only the characters LOOKS were alike.At the point when you see SM as Clarke Kent,reporter, I couldnt help but notice Henry Cavill had that similar roguish smile *wilt!* & twinkle in his eye.

Thankyou Eldo for helping a "duffus" out yet again !

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azriel wrote:Thankyou Eldo for helping a "duffus" out yet again !

Glad I could help you get the spoilers tags fixed.

I was really looking forward to seeing Man of Steel, but I heard a bunch of people say it was crap when it first came out so I wasn't sure.  The reviews seem to have become more mixed though so I might go see it to relax this weekend once the summer camp is over.

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Havent seen the new superman film yet- but I do find it troubling and disturbing that the American military seems to have some sort of recruitment campaign tied up with the films marketing.
I dont really think conning people into military service with ideas of superhumans is very healthy. Nor is using comic books to recruit by.

Man of Steel's advertising campaign has been ominpresent, at least here in the States, and they reportedly have over 100 companies that paid to have promotional product tie-ins.  Aside from the National Guard, I think Gillette's "How Does the Man of Steel Shave?" has been the most prominent (and probably the most bearable of them all).

http://business.time.com/2013/06/04/superman-the-sell-out-man-of-steel-has-over-100-promotional-partners/

I just always find it questionable when fantasy and the very real like war get mixed in this way for a political end.

It's not like Superman doesn't have a long and storied history of being co-opted into war efforts.



But I tend to find really in-your-face product tie-ins like this to be distasteful in general.

Yeah was no better in the 40's either- just as distasteful.