What Films Have You Seen Recently? - Page 1946

PaulD · #**19451** 17th January 2013, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rik

I like both Kill Bill films, part 1 more than 2. How did you get on at the Tarantino quiz?

Came second by one point. Annoyingly, one of their answers was wrong and we pulled them up on it (nerd alert!) which they checked and realised their error and said they'd give us an extra point for it but we're not sure they did (they don't give running scores so we kept track of our own score). So we think we might have come joint first but nevermind. It was good fun though and we got 2 bottles of wine out of it.

Rik · #**19452** 17th January 2013, 08:50 AM

That's like the Higher Education Challenge I took part in before Xmas, we came joint second and lost out to a bunch of trainee teachers who were overly familiar with their iPhones and Google, complaining about it did nothing but we beat everyone when it came to the amount of free wine and beer drank!

ArgentoFan1987 · #**19453** 17th January 2013, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Recent viewings:

Delicatessen I hilarious!!!

Frankie Teardrop · #**19454** 17th January 2013, 09:52 AM

THE DRIVER - A re-watch of a film I reviewed a while back, so I won't go on about it again, but it still really is one of my fave movies. For me, it's more about isolation, paranoia and obsession than it is about car chases. Genuinely gripping and icily enigmatic, although some choose to read it as a straightforward actioner. I really must see 'Le Samourai', purported blueprint for this flick.

COP - With James Woods, who plays a homicide detective on the tail of a serial killer. He may be on the 'right' side of the law, but he thinks nothing of telling his young daughter bedtime stories based on his harrowing exploits as a hero cop (in a shrill but mesmerising scene he rants some polemic about how 'innocence kills' to his alienated wife). He rails against psychopaths, but is completely self absorbed and violently imposes his world view on anyone in his way. I say all this because to watch 'Cop' as a straight serial killer horror / thriller flick might be the wrong thing, as it never rises above B-movie functionality in this department. But I think its more truly intended as a character portrait, and in this way the film is fascinating as we're forced to stick with Woods despite him being such a total shit. There are some grating scenes and a clunky reveal, but again, everything seems based more around Woods than plot and resolution. In fact, everything seems to lead up to Woods' last line. I haven't read the Ellroy original, which might complicate my take on things, but either way 'Cop' is well worth seeing.

trebor8273 · #**19455** 17th January 2013, 09:58 AM

couldn't sleep last night so ended up watching the dead will walk documentary on the dawn of the dead arrow blu ray, found it very interesting and informative.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**19456** 17th January 2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rik

That's like the Higher Education Challenge I took part in before Xmas, we came joint second and lost out to a bunch of trainee teachers who were overly familiar with their iPhones and Google, complaining about it did nothing but we beat everyone when it came to the amount of free wine and beer drank!

I remember you talking about that while ago. My brother worked in the Eskdale youth hostel (in the Lake District) last year and it's an area where there is practically no cellular reception and TV reception, broadband and other things we take for granted in towns are a premium.

When the local pub has a quiz, they turn the Wi-Fi off and, because there isn't any mobile reception, there isn't any way of using mobile Internet so there's no way of cheating by using electronic devices!