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Post by tipou on Jan 24, 2009 8:51:23 GMT
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 24, 2009 15:21:23 GMT
Hated the girl with the pearl earring, sorry, U am a huge fan of Colin Firth but the pace was unbearable, I'm like get on with it already. Paint the damned picture. I'm 200% with you there, Peach - I saw it with a group of friends and they were all raving about it afterwards. It was all I could do to stay awake. |
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Post by rueful on Jan 24, 2009 16:07:44 GMT
I remember hearing about The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill, but it came out when I had a very small child and almost never went out to the movies (the early to mid-90s are mostly just a blur to me). I'll put it on my list of movies to catch up on.
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Post by tipou on Jan 24, 2009 17:36:13 GMT
Hated the girl with the pearl earring, sorry, U am a huge fan of Colin Firth but the pace was unbearable, I'm like get on with it already. Paint the damned picture. I'm 200% with you there, Peach - I saw it with a group of friends and they were all raving about it afterwards. It was all I could do to stay awake. < i saw it alone, at night, with a glass of wine. i was totally taken by it. this is not the kind of film for my "girly movie sundays crowd. whn i introduced collin firth, it was with the "diaries" movies - 2 hunks for the price of one. |
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Post by catdishy on Jan 24, 2009 21:16:12 GMT
This week I saw some great films. Slumdog Millionaire was worth sitting through a few tough scenes. Great child actors and magnificent photography , score and editing.My Brother is An ONly Child with the fabulous Elio Germano is totally captivating. And I enjoyed the BBC release of The Buddha of Suburbia...Naveen Andrews is a joy to watch.
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Post by robbiesheik on Jan 25, 2009 11:57:41 GMT
I enjoyed watching THe Visitor the second time with the commentary on. Richard Jenkins and Thomas McCarthy added another filmmaking layer . And of course, I loved that it was shot in New York.The main actors gave tremendously engaging performances. yes, but then again, richard jenkins is God, so i am not surprised. i have to see that one. I am so excited Jenkins got an oscar  !!!! |
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Post by catdishy on Jan 25, 2009 21:04:53 GMT
Hurrah!Also very pleased Robert Downey Jr. got the Best Supporting Actor for Tropic Thunder which I chortled thru last night. Fingers crossed for both. |
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Post by tipou on Jan 25, 2009 21:10:50 GMT
are you kidding me?
this will be a great year indeed.
people seem to be getting more... brilliant.
downey jr. and jenkins.
there is justice after all, even if neither win.
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 21:27:54 GMT
You all have given some great viewing suggestions for long winter nights. Thanks!
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Post by peach on Jan 26, 2009 1:38:10 GMT
I just saw The Winslow Boy, Nigel Hawthorne and Jeremy Northam (he's fine) what a good movie, don't think it did much business in the states but it was good.
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Post by tipou on Jan 26, 2009 2:19:05 GMT
i like this northam guy. any other movies to suggest with himin it?
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Post by peach on Jan 26, 2009 2:58:12 GMT
Where do I start, Gosford Park, good movie all around, Emma (wonderful), Bobby Jones-Stroke of Genious (it's about golf, but he's nifty,specially in period clothes), An Ideal Husband and what's this a connection to our green eyed beauty, he's in Carrington. Also in Amistad and The Invasion (remake of the 50's movie).
I've seen him in all of these and some PBS stuff on my local public television, he's quite good and a pleasure to watch. He's on IMDB for sure. Let me know what you think.
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Post by tipou on Jan 26, 2009 14:05:33 GMT
2 good movies recommended for the fantasy/sci-fi crowd
2 movies by terry gilliam, another unsung genius, imho
#1 TIME BANDITS: i was reminded of it by yesterday's traumatizing viewing of Helen of Troy. you see, in Time Bandits, sean connery plays a gorgeous, brave and totally hot agamemnon. very much unlike rufus' agamemnon, not even close in term of personality, but as looks come, if i had to chose between the both of them, i would definitely take both.
anyway, its a very inventive and funny little movie, fast-paced, with a great cast, and, what can i say... it bears gilliam's magic.
#2 BRAZIL: if you liked time bandits, but like your stories darker, oh! much darker, go for this crazy journey through a mad, mad world. this is unlike anything you have seen before or since this masterpiece was made. some people puke on it, i dont see why. it is just so powerful, constantly playing the thin line between comedy and tragedy, another brilliant cast who should have won all awards available as a whole, including katherine hellman and michael palin, and robert de niro in the mother of all cameos.
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 18:40:42 GMT
I also loved Time Bandits (and Sean Connery, the best Bond eva!) but I had totally forgotten that his character was Agamemnon. Good catch!
Jeremy Northam was also in a movie called Happy Texas (with Steve Zahn and William H. Macy) about two Texas convicts who escape and wind up stealing the RV of, and being mistaken for, children's beauty pagent advisors (this was before Little Miss Sunshine). It was pretty funny, and he does well playing an American (sorry, tipou).
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Post by catdishy on Jan 26, 2009 18:55:44 GMT
Saw The Wrestler...yes, Mickey Rourke is phenomenal.
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