What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[JoshuaKaitlyn]

The Dark Knight (2008) Gotham City is tearing itself apart, Batman's presence has caused the mob to up their game and there are fake Batmen patrolling the streets. Enter the Joker, a psychopath whose only goal is to tip the scales in his direction. The sequel to Batman Begins is even more grittier than the first movie and with an opponent even more dangerous than Ducard / Al Ghul. There is a slightly different tone to this outing, where as 'Begins' didnt have the vast gothic towers that were prevalent in the 80's/90's versions it still retained a touch of the 'Burton/Schumacher' in the form of the railroad high above the ground snaking through the city and passing through Wayne Tower. In this outing Gotham could be any American city there is no strange architecture just gleaming glass towers. The movie also deals with the nature of dual personalities Bruce Wayne's/Batmans personality borders on madness at times, Harvey's is out of pain and loss but the Joker only has one personality and that is truely insane! My only nitpick really is that the movie is a little overlong but I still enjoyed the ride.

[ThePopeofCOSDS]

Hell Up in Harlem was a bust.... the DVD buggered up with 20 minutes left.

Instead, Enjoy The Church's review of THE RAPIST! Woot!

- Razor88

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by SShaw

Tried to catch up with the too watch pile as this is my last weekend at home for a while.

Collateral Superior thriller from Michael Mann , recommended.
Barbarella Fabulously silly comic book adaptation, recommended.
Yellow Brick Road I still don't understand this film. But it is a brave, if flawed attempt to try to do something different, at least technically. No subtitles, but for a film that relies on the sound design to such an extent that is not surprising. Choice of English or German audio on the German Bluray.
The Day another post-apocalyptic survival horror. I like it.

I head back to the U.K. for Christmas and New year on Friday and I am really looking forward to the opportunity to sit in the cinema - the Cameo and Film House have an excellent Christmas programme (Die Hard, Gremlins, Elf and a host of Ealing comedies).

I've been quite interested in seeing Yellow Brick Road, is it any good as a film?
I've heard the sounds design and concepts great, but I read that the ending ruins it.

[SShaw]

I like it, but I couldn't recommend it as it is likely to be a love it or hate it experience for most depending upon how frustrated you are with the story and ending. I picked up the German bluray for around 8 Euros at the local Saturn mediamarkt (and I note that the DVD is available from amazon.co.uk for £3 including postage!).

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by SShaw

I like it, but I couldn't recommend it as it is likely to be a love it or hate it experience for most depending upon how frustrated you are with the story and ending. I picked up the German bluray for around 8 Euros at the local Saturn mediamarkt (and I note that the DVD is available from amazon.co.uk for £3 including postage!).

May try watch it before I buy it, and if i like it, I may get the German blu ray.
Am I the only one that notices that Germany gets quite a few new release Blus which are only DVD in other place, like Tetsuo Bullet Man.

[ArgentoFan1987]

Just watched Bubba Ho-Tep. It was one of the funniest/silliest films I've seen in a long time. 9/10.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Last week's Monday-Sunday viewing:

[sawyer6]

Some rare stuff from around the world:1)Second Mabuse film by Fritz Lang,perfect in high definition,2)mystery-comedy film from 1934 written by Mario Soldati based on a comedy by Edgar Wallace! 3)Italian sci-fi comedy from the 60's about an alien who enters a factory worker's body in order to study Earth for an upcoming invasion,4)Checkpoint,a WWII movie about a Russian prisoner of war who helps the partisan guerrillas in their fight aginst the Nazi so to prove his loyalty,5)after the end of the world,the sole survivor tries to cope with loneliness,one of the most grim endings I've ever seen! 6)typical heist tv movie of the 70's and the only feature film of Freddie Prinze Sr,7)a tv movie with Alex Karras as a profesional wrestler with so meaning in life except his job until he finds the perfect woman his happiness is in danger when a stalker appears,8)a modern film noir by Claude Berri starring comedian Coluche in an award winning role,9)anime that combines live action (for the humans) and animation (for the cockroaches) about a society of cockroaches that live happilly in a bachelor's house until he meets a girlfriend and everything changes in a tragic way,10)sci-fi film starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder as a homicide detective who tries to catch a terrorist in an utopia,11)German horror comedy,a satire against racism,12)How The War Started On My Island, one of the first movies to take humoristic approach towards violent break-up of Yugoslavia,based on real events,13)14)15)16)Icelandic viking films know also as the Raven trilogy or the viking trilogy(Embla is the shorter,director's cut of the third film),this is the real thing,no cheesy stuff here,three of the most authentic viking films!

[fuzzymctiger]

The Master (70MM) - An absolutely beautifully shot and made film.
I would write something about the actual plot, but I think I want to let the film sit a bit first.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

The Master (70MM) - An absolutely beautifully shot and made film.
I would write something about the actual plot, but I think I want to let the film sit a bit first.

I wanted to see that twice at the cinema but, due to the new Twilight film, it disappeared before I got the chance to go for a second viewing. However, I'll definitely buy it when it's released on Blu-ray as, for me, it's the best film of 2012 and one which will survive multiple viewings.

Have you seen it projected digitally or in 35mm? I'd love to know what difference it makes, if any.