Movies

[kirisute]

Elysium had more plot holes than pretty much any movie I care to mention! it was set in a truly unbelievable scenario and just didn't drive home any sense of true narrative or depth of character...the two death scenes in there which I guess are supposed to be poignant moments are wasted by nonsensical reasoning behind the deaths and really bad directing/editing.

even the special effects looked a bit flaky and that was on my small ipad screen! I dread to think how ropey they might look on a good 40 inch HD tv!!

 

how about a good Bond film? (sorry but I was raised on a steady dose of Bond and bawdy sex comedies!! lol!)

nothing like some hi def bond action to while away a couple of hours!!

if not Bond then maybe the Bourne collection?

neither claim to be more than they are.

or maybe something more "epic"

Dances with Wolves (or Avatar; its basically dances with wolves in space anyway!!)

Gladiator

Braveheart

 

if im really stuck then I head for some of the classics:

Sinbad movies

Ray Harryhausen stuff

the Pink Panther collection

Carry on films

Bond

or my vast collection of Arnie, Van Damme or Stallone 80's action!! Running man, Demolition Man, KickBoxer, Commando, Rambo collection....ill happily waste a rainy afternoon watching them over the modern stuff!

 

 

something sweeping and epic blasted out on a huge screen!

[Andrew]

Braveheart. YES

 

Avatar. YES

 

Gladiator, got the extended edition. YES

Carry ons, oh yes please matron

Bond movies, YES

Pink Panther, YES

 

Marx Brothers, yes please.

 

I watched John Carter, not for me thanks.

A good comedy, Uncle Buck, classic

[chesters1]

 

 

Crossed off my list then. Saw 12 years a slave, canny movie. Not as hard hitting as Django.

I thought django was a spaghetti western ,bad at that

[Andy_1984]

Book of Eli that was pretty cool, when I read the epg I didnt think id like it but managed to get n to it. odd twist at the end though

 

Also enjoyed rise of the planet of the apes.

[Andrew]

Book of Eli, i think that was on Sky.

 

Like the planet of the apes movies, saw rise of the planet of the apes. Was enjoyable

Edited January 24, 2014 by Andrew

[snakey1]

I thought django was a spaghetti western ,bad at that

Django was a spaghetti western starring Franco Nero and yes it was pretty ropey, however Quentin Tarantino has made a new(ish) film of the same title and Franco Nero has a cameo in it, not a bad film quite amusing in parts.

 

Wolf of wall street is supposed to be pretty good if long (according to a friend whos seen it) and I've got to get around to watching Gravity at some point

[kirisute]

to avoid confusion QT named his version Django Unchained.

its an ok movie but the shining performance goes to Christoph Walz who quite frankly tends to overshadow most actors in the movies he is in! his work in Inglorious Basterds was superb!

[RUDD]

Avatar in Blue Ray 3D format

Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan with your soundbar on rather loud!

Predator remastered to blue ray.

The Hobbit the desolation of Smaug at the cinema - various formats, I watched in 2d.

Django unchained - Sky HD

[Andrew]

The Hobbit the desolation of Smaug mmmmmmm

[kirisute]

if you have any love for Tolkien then for the love of all the gods DO NOT watch the Hobbit part 2!!!

I think Tolkien is so much long winded toilet paper and even I was insulted by how much crap the second film left out and then simply made up new pieces with!!

Edited January 24, 2014 by kirisute