What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Rik]

Originally Posted by pedromonkey

CABIN IN THE WOODS
It's going to have to take something even more original in the horror genre to beat this and i can't see anything on the horizon just yet. Absolutely incredible film, plays with horror movie stereotypes and goes ****ing bugnuts crazy during the final 20 minutes. Best film of the year for me so far.

I've been holding out on pre-ordering this for ages and was going to rent it, but reading this and a few other reviews has just convinced me to add it to an already mental amount of orders in the next few weeks!

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by pedromonkey

THE DEPARTED
Seen this many times and while it's not Marty's best film, it's still a brilliantly constructed Crime thriller. We need more films like this

Just out of interest, have you seen the original 'Infernal Affairs', which this film is based on, and if you have, what did you think of it?

[pedromonkey]

Originally Posted by suziginajackson

Just out of interest, have you seen the original 'Infernal Affairs', which this film is based on, and if you have, what did you think of it?

I have seen Infernal Affairs, and i did enjoy it, i do however think that The Departed is superior to that film, it's more tightly plotted and acted although i still don't understand how Mark Wahlberg got an Oscar nom for the film when all he does is shout and swear and neither Matt Damon or DeCaprio were recognised.

[mercury]

From Hell

[gag]

The raid


Daft over the top far fetched martial arts action,

What more do you want great film highly recommended,

[wonderlust]

Solomon Kane, 2009

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

True on both counts!

I like the way that you think sir!

[Baseball Fury]

Originally Posted by Handyman Joe

Saw Rumble Fish for the first time since my teenage years - pretentious, arty, borderline ludicrous in its relentless symbolism, but what the hell i still love it. All those deep focus shots look great on blu ray by the way - transfer grumblings on the internet a load of crap - much of the film was obviously meant to be soft focus but the close ups look crystal clear. The fact that the director of The Conversation, 2 Godfathers and Apocalypse Now then made this movie is beyond odd - it's more like the experimental debut of a director just out of art school.

Originally Posted by Rik

2 Godfathers?

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Probably doesn't count Godfather Part 3.

I think you both misread HJ's point.

When Coppola made Rumble Fish, he'd already made The Conversation, two Godfathers and Apocalypse Now, meaning it's a completely different direction to take.

[Baseball Fury]

Originally Posted by pedromonkey

I have seen Infernal Affairs, and i did enjoy it, i do however think that The Departed is superior to that film, it's more tightly plotted and acted although i still don't understand how Mark Wahlberg got an Oscar nom for the film when all he does is shout and swear and neither Matt Damon or DeCaprio were recognised.

I think that The Departed is a better made film, as Scorsese is probably the greatest living filmmaker in the world, but Infernal Affairs has more heart to it. In TD, Matt Damon's character is a complete cock all the way through it, purely interested only in self preservation, choosing to end his "partnership" only when he realises he could be used as a fall guy any moment. Also, it contains the old Hollywood moralism that everybody gets what's coming to them.

IA on the other hand makes you actually (secretly) root for Andy Lau, because he's not a very bad guy, he's just grown up in this position that he now has to live with. With the way the first IA ends, there's more at stake as you know AL has to live with his mistakes, but can try and turn them round.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Baseball Fury

I think you both misread HJ's point.

When Coppola made Rumble Fish, he'd already made The Conversation, two Godfathers and Apocalypse Now, meaning it's a completely different direction to take.

Ah right, I get it now