Film 2012

[Mungo_Jerry]

I'd really smash Claudia Winkleman's back doors in.

 

[Acker79]

March

2nd
This Means War (2012) - IMDb
Wanderlust (2012) - IMDb
Project X (2012) - IMDb
Michael (2011) - IMDb
Hunky Dory (2011) - IMDb


9th
IMDb - John Carter (2012)
The Raven (2012) - IMDb
Bel Ami (2012) - IMDb
IMDb - The Decoy Bride (2011)
Cleanskin (2012) - IMDb


16th
IMDb - 21 Jump Street (2012)
The Devil Inside (2012) - IMDb
Contraband (2012) - IMDb
We Bought a Zoo (2011) - IMDb
In Darkness (2011) - IMDb


23rd
The Hunger Games (2012) - IMDb
IMDb - Act of Valor (2012)
The Kid with a Bike (2011) - IMDb
Wild Bill (2011) - IMDb


28th
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) - IMDb

30th
Wrath of the Titans (2012) - IMDb
Gone (2012) - IMDb
Babycall (2011) - IMDb
StreetDance 2 (2012) - IMDb

 

[ees complicated no?]

Im going to a special viewing of John Carter sunday, so I will let people know if its any good.

 

[Acker79]

Hunky Dory
Minnie Driver as a drama teacher at a welsh school trying to put on a musical version of the tempest for the school play. M'eh. It was quite generic, coming of age. The music ranged from catchy and inventive school band versions of popular songs, to chaotic school band versions of unfamiliar, somewhat experimental prog rock. Fine enough if you watch it, but probably not worth the effort of going out of your way to catch it.


This Means War
I thought Tom Hardy and Chris Pine were good in their roles and they seemed to have good chemistry. But I just don't like reese witherspoon, and find it hard to see why two men would fight over her to the degree Pine and Hardy do, and they didn't seem to give her a character that would explain it. She also has an annoying best friend, played by Chelsea Handler. Over all the film was decent enough, but if you don't like RW, it may take a certain edge off it.


I did like the guardian advert that played before it

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDGrfhJH1P4

 

[Barry Izbak]

Shit awful day weather wise, so ideal I thought for holing up in screen six at the Odeon and watching The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

And as it turned out it wasn't a bad idea. The all star cast gave excellent performances, as you would expect, and the story had a few interesting ideas (you wouldn't call them twists and turns as it wasn't that sort of film). I am one of those who a) has never been to India, and b) never will go to India and I'm afraid its films like this and Slumdog Millionaire that confirm this in my mind. There are just too many places I need to go to first. However this film actually showed India and Jaipur off in a far better light than Slumdog, or any other film I have seen set there.

So if you like your comedy very light, and interspersed evenly with numerous supposedly poignant moments, then I suggest you're going to like this film.

If in doubt though, recommend it to your parents, and go see something with a bit more action in it.

6/10

 

[vegster]

I saw The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at the Marina too for the same reasons. However, I thought it was a lovely little film, very good characterization by the great ensemble cast. True, some of the lines were a little hairier and older than some of the cast but overall it is a film with a great heart. It's similar to Mike Leigh's "Another year " in its simplicity, this won't win any Oscars but its an enjoyable way to spend a rainy afternoon.

7.9

 

[Acker79]

Safe House
M'eh. Predictable, and a little by the numbers. Not quite the psychological mind game movie some trailers suggested it would be.

Wanderlust
It would probably be unfair to pass judgement as I dozed through most of it. So, perhaps the comment of the girl leaving behind me "that was the worst film I've ever seen" would suffice. Maybe not the worst I've seen, there were one or two 'heh' moments, but generally not funny enough for a comedy, or interesting enough to just pass by as a slightly amusing story.

 

[Meade's Ball]

The premise is a simple one. A serial killer brings the grisly deaths scripted in Edgar Allan Poe's macabre and intoxicating works into the real world. Only one man can stop him, solving the riddles lain in each murder to prevent the next. That's right: Poe himself. But oh no, Poe is a drunken attention-seeker in Baltimore with the dryest of creative quills, desperate to booze and win favour from works long forgot. It's the 1840's and Baltimore looks a lot like a cobbled Victorian London with Jack the Ripper carving his way through viciously through the foggiest of social and physical mists. Poe has his fiance thieved from his grasp and taken captive and set the ultimate test to rescue her from a blood-curdling demise.
Ech, it was ok at times. All quite preposterous, of course, and a couple of unnecessary torture-porn scenes too many, but John Cusack as doom-laden Sherlock-wannabe Poe keeps it all just about alive. Directed by James McTeigue, director of V for Vendetta and also assistant director guy for the Matrix, so sometimes style over substance with a script that begs for more ham than depth, but the murder-mystery narrative is oft ill-knitted and the creation of tone a little too interchangeable. Brendan Gleeson gives his usual screen-snatching display, so not all bad. Acted reasonably enough but lacking true thrill.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Alright, i admit it. I went to, and in some places didn't mind too much, a showing of John Carter (not Coach Carter 2 with Samuel L Jackson taking on the junior ice hockey leagues with his hardhitting style looking to take on Emilio Estevez in a Mighty Ducks V Carter finale). You see, this John Carter is an ordinary 19th Century guy who it turns out, is an adventurous type who takes no shit from no one and is on the hunt for gold. Typically, when he actually finds his magical gold mine, he's transported to Mars. Yes, MARS! Bloody great big red rock in the sky MARS!! Unbelievably, he can only blinking well breathe there! And, if you adam and eve it, he quickly comes to terms with its lesser gravitational pull to enable him to leap over 100 feet, whilst crashing to earth, or mars, i should say, from such a height without breaking a bone in his body. A Martian scientist, who is a princess, a warrior, a boffin, and looking for love, tells him its about the density of his bones, you see. Ahhh, gotcha, sweet beauty.
Anyway, John Carter gets into a right old adventure with strange-shaped creatures, and just some tattooed humans, on a planet at war. And he has to take sides, ideally the side of decency.
I went to see it because it had already been classed as a horrendous flop despite only being out for a week. $250m is a lot to spend on a film, in which the cast of british actors and ex-models probably amounts to about £5m of that sum, and an opening weekend of $30m is not the greatest considering. The money was keenly spent on the graphics and they are undeniably good. Disney obviously felt there was a Star Warsian gap in the market for something adventurous and spacial and put such a wedge of cash into it with one of the writers of the Toy Story films and director of Wall-E behind the cameras. Surely they couldn't lose. Maybe they opened in the wrong time of year. Maybe people aren't in the mood for such fare at present. Maybe people have seen too many attempts to make a new Star Wars trilogy and worry it sounds like the new Chronicles of Riddick. Maybe 2.5 hours puts people off too.
It's boring in parts and the script is necessarily corny and weak, but it wasn't supposed to be an impersonation of depth. It thunders along at other times and the look of it all, especially in 3D, is garish and eye-catching. Blue-bloodsplattering alien fun that i won't be much bothered about seeing the sequel to.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I saw, We need to talk about Kevin. Tilda Swinton was superb, as she always is but the whole premise was ridiculous really. The kid was from the Devil's spawn and it was a notch up from a film like problem child and certainly nowhere near as good as something like The Omen. I just found it unrealistic, especially the Dad not knowing what he was like for 17 years and the fact something would have been done well before he went off with his bow and arrow. Worth a watch but deeply flawed. 6.7

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I am thinking of taking my dear, 80 year old mum to see " Marigold Hotel " on Sunday for Mother's day. Is it worth a watch ?

 

[Acker79]

I saw, We need to talk about Kevin. Tilda Swinton was superb, as she always is but the whole premise was ridiculous really. The kid was from the Devil's spawn and it was a notch up from a film like problem child and certainly nowhere near as good as something like The Omen. I just found it unrealistic, especially the Dad not knowing what he was like for 17 years and the fact something would have been done well before he went off with his bow and arrow. Worth a watch but deeply flawed. 6.7

I think a whole history of serial killers and school shootings, and young people becoming murderers would suggest that nothing being done about Kevin before his rampage actually is quite realistic. Parents rarely want to believe their children are monsters, even when there are clear signs.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I think a whole history of serial killers and school shootings, and young people becoming murderers would suggest that nothing being done about Kevin before his rampage actually is quite realistic. Parents rarely want to believe their children are monsters, even when there are clear signs.

I thought Elephant was a far superior film.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I think a whole history of serial killers and school shootings, and young people becoming murderers would suggest that nothing being done about Kevin before his rampage actually is quite realistic. Parents rarely want to believe their children are monsters, even when there are clear signs.

She did know though but he somehow thought he was a perfect kid even when he was shouting DIE DIE DIE playing the video game with him.

 

[Acker79]

She did know though but he somehow thought he was a perfect kid even when he was shouting DIE DIE DIE playing the video game with him.

Elephant is on my lovefilm rental list.

She knew he wasn't quite right, but like the mothers of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, she didn't think he would go that far. Even those that think there's something not quite right about their child won't necessarily expect them to go on a killing spree.

I'm not saying it makes it great film, just I disagree with the idea that this particular aspect of the film is unrealistic.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Elephant is on my lovefilm rental list.

She knew he wasn't quite right, but like the mothers of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, she didn't think he would go that far. Even those that think there's something not quite right about their child won't necessarily expect them to go on a killing spree.

I'm not saying it makes it great film, just I disagree with the idea that this particular aspect of the film is unrealistic.

Elephant is a far better telling of the same subject matter. Cold and Stark, no histrionics and far more real to life for me.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I am thinking of taking my dear, 80 year old mum to see " Marigold Hotel " on Sunday for Mother's day. Is it worth a watch ?

Firstly, you were right about Wat Horse. Simply magnificent.

As for Marigold Hotel, I was really looking forward to it and then was massively disappointed. It was all a bit muddled and confused I thought. It wasn't what I was hoping for, but some of it was very good and it is worth seeing. It isn't a classic though.

I tapped to talk.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Firstly, you were right about Wat Horse. Simply magnificent.

As for Marigold Hotel, I was really looking forward to it and then was massively disappointed. It was all a bit muddled and confused I thought. It wasn't what I was hoping for, but some of it was very good and it is worth seeing. It isn't a classic though.

I tapped to talk.

I reckon Mum will like it. I , however I not so sure. One of my great wishes was that I could take my Dad who is not well to see War Horse which we did and he thought it was magnificent. His Dad was on the Somme so it was very poignant.

 

[Acker79]

21 Jump Street
Not particularly substantial, or ground breaking, but fun enough as long as you don't put too much thought into it.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I thought Elephant was a far superior film.

Elephant is a great piece of work.

The Hunger Games is finally here - preview screenings tomorrow night, general release on Friday - 2.5 fantastic hours of Katniss trying to survive the reaping. What's not to love?