I saw it at the cinema and, though the UK title works in terms of dry humour, Get the Gringo just sounds better!

I dunno, I'm glad they ditched the romance between that mega butch nurse and Barney :yuck::ack::puke: I also prefer the ending of the film.

I just like it for the campy grand guignol lavish stylings, and I really liked the Hanz Zimmer score. Not so keen on Julianne Moore as Clarice though . . .

Agreed

Amazon say theyve dispatched my copy of The Daemons....officially they had till the 6th to deliver. Hmmm. If it's nae there when I get home, I may cry. ;)

I thought they were both just awful! :lol:

The novel is in my "All Time Bad Books" list!

I worry about your taste sometimes.:lol:

May I try?

Firstly and most importantly - it's unutterably boring! it goes on forever spewing out scene after unmemorable scene. Russell Crowe is just a dreadful presence on screen. And the whole time I wanted to be watching Spartacus or The Vikings or even a cheesy peplum so I could have some fun rather than sit through yet another dreary, po-faced attempt by Ridley Scott to seem as talented and important as Stanley Kubrick.

I thought Gladiator was a pretty looking disaster.

How appropriate that I picked up Thelma And Louise in a charity shop yesterday - the last decent Ridley Scott film (that I have seen, anyhow).

CEX

Beat Street
Bride of the Monster
Brazil
King of New York
Mulholland Drive
Screaming Skull

Just got my first Raro title, Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man - got my eye on a bunch of their stuff . . .

Is that DVD or bluray?

DVD. Shit, they didn't reaease it on Blu also did they :doh: . . . ?

No, I don't think so. They do seem to have a habit of re-releasing their titles on bluray after a while, which is why I'm reluctant to splash out on any SD releases of theirs.

I agree with you - Oladiator was boring and Russel Crowe is crap anyway
an arrogant Aussie

I think Gladiator is an excellent film, superbly designed and realised with quality direction and one of Russell Crowe's finest performances (his best is in The Insider) and a film I could watch almost any time.

Oh, and Russell Crowe is a New Zealander!

You shouldn't consider hype when you watch any film. The quality of the film itself should be of paramount concern, and Gladiator is a very well made film, with a wonderful soundtrack from perhaps one of the greatest composers working in cinema today, exciting and extremely well stages action sequences and a downbeat ending.

Modern Hollywood produces little in the way of engaging entertainment these days and yet Gladiator is sort of a throw back to better times, when films didn't need, and were not allowed, to be filled with profanity and pointless sex scenes.

I'm amazed that anyone would find Gladiator boring. Then again I'm amazed that there are individuals who enjoy so-called 'reality TV' and soap operas such as Coronation Street, so nothing should surprise me any more.

yeah he is
but moved to Australia as a child - an arrogant New Zealander then!:)
but GLADIATOR is overrated imo

I found GLADIATOR overhyped and boring - yes
I also don't watch soaps and reaity tv - shit

I'm not attempting to defend the character of the man Russell Crowe, but if you dislike films that contain arrogant actors or actresses, then you aren't really going to be able to watch many films without cause for concern; since many of them are unbelievably arrogant and self-obsessed. Since I'm unlikely to ever meet any of them I don't worry about whether or not they are pleasant human beings and just watch the films for what they are, namely entertainment.

There are some actors which I dislike, for certain reasons, but still have them in my dvd collection, because they were good in the film/s
I could name a few.....

Red Dragon - Awful film, but Fiennes was good.
Hannibal (film) - Absolutely terrible, just felt like a cartoon.
Hannibal (novel) - Terrible writing, pacing, plot - just really dull.
Manhunter - Great film, but looks like a Hall and Oates video.
Gladiator - Good, like the epics of old. Not amazing though.

Russell Crowe - I like him, his performance as Bud White was career making, Gladiator made him a star. A few duffers (A Good Year, Robin Hood) but all in all, pretty solid.

Ridley Scott

Bad: Robin Hood, A Good Year, Kingdom of Heaven (original cut), 1492, Hannibal
Alright: Prometheus, Legend, Black Hawk Down, Matchstick Men, Someone to Watch Over Me
Good: Gladiator, Black Rain, Thelma and Louise, The Duellists
Great: Blade Runner, Alien, Kingdom of Heaven (directors cut), American Gangster

Never seen: White Squall, Body of Lies

I think that covers my opinion on all current discussions? Haha

Blimey, three pages of Ridley chat! One more thing: he goes great audio commentaries, and I enjoy his no bullshit interviews :cool: . . .

Veering off completely from the current topic of discussion, I'm highly interested in picking up the recent Scorpion Releasing DVD's of movies like The Survivor and Final Exam. Would you guys recommend them as a high quality company?

You started it by your comment on me picking up A Good Year. ;):nod::lol::)

I lied. I bought Murder Obsession the other day :blush: . . .

I suppose I did. Have you watched it yet :lol: . . . ?

Don't be daft...

...everyone says its shite. :lol:


I'll probably like it though.

Received this today... :)

Blade Runner - Five-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition - Limited Tin Box (1982) (Warner UK)

Bought this just for the 1982 International Version...and maybe the extras... ;)

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I picked up a brand new and sealed copy of that one a few months ago for either £3.99 or £4.99 including delivery. I've never watched Blade Runner, but I'm aware of the reputation of the film.

I saw the Devil (Blu)
Into Eternity (Documentary about nuclear waste storage)

Can't answer that, but I just ordered my first Scorpion disc, The Pyx. I might get Nothing But The Night next, byt there aren't many titles from them that interest me...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Maybe have a look at their older pre-Katarina titles?

Welcome to Scorpion Releasing

I actually own more of those. ;)

I just bought Slaughter High from gaahl07 on here :clap: . . .

Its a great set Bdc.

I have it but as a region 1 attache case with models and all the preipherals.

So did I. But I thought 'this shit is just gathering dust and taking up shelf space', so I sold it and got the natty embossed tin (nicer than the card one in the silver case set) :nod: . . .

Yeah, mine lives under a chair in the front room next to its cooler older brother the James Bond attache case.

I dust them both every damn week.

As long as Ridley Scott has Alien, Prometheus, Blade Runner (AMAZING MOVIE), Kingdom Of Heaven and Gladiator on his Resume, I will never doubt the mans ability.

Am I the only one worried about the new blu ray set?
All 5 disc of the old set PLUS an extra 1000 photos on to 3 discs.
At least it said it had all the old content.