Movies

[JayKeeley]

Didn't Gary Oldman play Beethoven at some point? I've yet to see that movie. I thought his best were The Professional aka Leon and of course, The Contender. How he never won an oscar for that performance is just criminal.

 

[NAD]

Ooooo he was such a fucking BASTARD in The Professional. You know an actor does his job well when you grow to truly hate him. He played Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (I had to look it up ), don't think I ever saw that one.

Huh, he was in Basquiat too, I don't even remember him in that and I loved that movie.

 

[JayKeeley]

You know who else is good? Sean Penn. He should have won an oscar for Carlito's Way.

 

[jimbobhickville]

Saw "Collateral" last Friday, I really enjoyed it. More of a character piece than anything, but it had enough plot to keep it going. It's just one of those movies that has a cool feel to it and is solid all around.

 

[Beneath The Remains]

The Village

 

[lurch70]

saw TAKING LIVES last night. big surprise this one. was expecting some cheesefest, but it was a solid thriller. mix of Seven, Silence of the Lambs and Fatal Atraction.

+ seeing Angelina Jolie getting pounded with her titties all over a place is always a treat ... mama mia

 

[NAD]

Sold!

I really want to see that new movie Hero, even though I fucking hate Jet Li. I'm sure it will be cheesy, but the special effects look pretty kickass. It'll probably be like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a crappy story.

 

[J.]

Hero looks really cool. I like Jet Li.

Jet Li > Jackie Chan

 

[IOfTheStorm]

It'll probably be like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a crappy story

EXACTLY. But "Hero" has a much more beautiful cinematography and brilliant colours. There is a fight scene with the two chick samurais, which is the most astonishing duo-fight scene ever.

 

[NAD]

Bruce Lee > the world

Cool, I'll probably go see Hero right when it comes out, otherwise I'll never get around to it.

 

[JayKeeley]

"Hero" has a much more beautiful cinematography and brilliant colours.

More beautiful than Crouching Tiger? Wow, that's really saying something. Those desert sequences in CTHD was classic cinematography.

 

[jimbobhickville]

yeah, that would be quite the feat. I was already planning on seeing it, but now I want to even more.

 

[J.]

Kill Bill Volume II

Pretty good. Volume 1 was better. The Pai Wei scene was way cool, as was the fight with Elle. The fight with Bill was just a little too short, by about 15 minutes (what the fuck was that?). Still, it was pretty cool movie.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I just saw Tarkovsky's "Stalker". Definetally the most beautiful (if not the best in all aspects) film i have ever seen

 

[lurch70]

I just saw Tarkovsky's "Stalker". Definetally the most beautiful (if not the best in all aspects) film i have ever seen

I'll have to look into this one. I feel the same way about his Solaris, one of the most well paced and moving movies I have seen. Some may deem it dull and slow, but it is just amazing.

If Stalker is anything like it ... it's a winner.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I think its better than Solaris. Either way you will win

 

[lurch70]

OK .. will try to hunt it down. Fucking Netflix does not have it, and Amazon is asking $45 for the DVD ?!!?@!?

I am pretty sure my local rental place does not have this ... will have to look somewhere else

 

[Russell]

Just got back from seeing "love Me If You Dare" from the guy that did "Amelie". Not as good. I also just saw "Ginger Snaps" I & II. Not bad for a werewolf movie, but not good either Next up is to finish watching Takashi Miike's Black Trilogy..

 

[J.]

Bad Santa

Holy shit this movie was hilarious.

 

[J.]

Secret Window

Not bad, but predictable.