The last movie you saw...

[maxpayne2409]

they dumped her at the end of the last series, but she reappears for a few eps in the new one, kinda like how captain jack appears ocassionally

[Jynks]

yea i heard she was going to be on torchwood as well for a few eps. I hope she come back she was the best girlfriend so far in the show by a long way.

I used to like the old doc eps where there were a few people.... 2-3 companions.. rather than just one... it simple allowed more variations in the plots as the main charicters got split up. There was the "girlfried" that super maths geek, time genious and the amazon style barbarian girl, that was my fav companion set... tom baker

I just think they need to get back to some of the old doctor who ideas... Like the fact he is an ALIEN and has totally different priorities and ways of thinking to humans. This crap idea of him being in love with his companions is silly.. who lets face it, are originaly shown as kind of curiosities to him.. like say pets. They have tried a few times to resurect the "evil" doctor... his ruthlessness and stuff but nvr gotten it right... i hope they get more of that stuff soon.

[maxpayne2409]

Yeah tom baker definately had the best companions, and i agree ti does work better with more then one, Sarah Jane & Harry, Leela, Romana 1 and 2, Tegan, nyssa, etc, i don't recall fi Adric (maths guy) was in late tom baker or early davison, i remember he died in earthshock though, as he had to stay behind on the cybermens ship to keep it on course and it crashed into earth wiping out the dinosaurs, i guess that was kind of a big deal for doctor who back then.

One thing that really does piss me off about new who though is, all the stories are either set on or in orbit of Earth, Even 2x01 was on new earth so still kind of earth, they need to get some alien planets stuck in some eps, especially with the effects they have now, the planets wouldn't look so rubbery anymore

The pertwee time on earth worked because it had U.N.I.T. & Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart etc, and it was more varied then the same stuff each week we get now

I also agree on the doctor being sily when hes in love too, coz that's just not how the doctor is, although i suppose having your entire race wiped out is enough to change you , but yeah now he seems overly emotional, In tom bakers day if someone died he really didn't give a shit, now the doctor cries if he steps on a beetle

I'd like to see it going back to old who style

[MyK]

Just returned from "Atonement" and it left me speechless for quite some time and I'm still gathering my thoughts to be honest. I won't describe it in detail as I wouldn't want to spoil it for those that haven't watched it yet, but it is most definitely one of the most complete movies I've ever seen in my life. There really isn't much left to be desired in a movie of such genre; it's just perfect in every single aspect of it. It won't be everyone's cup of tea as it gets quite emotional towards the end and some will be inclined to meet the prologue scenes with disgust for having certain references, but you should watch it without prejudgements and just accept the ride; It gets all explained in the end. If you liked movies like "Pride & Prejudice", "The Remains of the Day", "Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)", "Howards End", "The Sleeping Dictionary", "The Notebook", "The English Patient", "Finding Neverland", "Head in the Clouds", "Tmavomodrý Svet (Dark Blue World)",... this is the one to watch next

[dinky]

the only problem I have with that is you just ran off a list of drastically different movies (quality-wise; obviously, they're all "chick flicks"). I mean...The Notebook? (gag) Pride & Prejudice? (decent) The English Patient (good). anyway, been meaning to see it. you're the first online person to unequivocally like it. gives me hope. :thumbd:

[MyK]

Iunno it's not like it's "chick flick" per se. It is about emotions, inner workings of one's mind, mistakes made in youth and a selfless "atonement" in the end. It has rather unique ending (kinda conclusion) to it and, like I said, all of it's aspects are just great... visuals, score, music, attention to details, lighting, acting, sets, costumes, behaviour and dialogues, background/historical references,... everything just works. It's like watching a beautiful dance of life but without any dancing in it. And it never gets boring. Examples I gave are not there to compare with directly, that's why I gave them quite a few. It has this "chick flick" like feel to it but there's so much more to it IMO. Most chicks I know wouldn't get it anyway, they're, sadly, far too selfish/prejudgemental/narcissistic in nature or just dumb. And yeah, I can appreciate that (such movies), I'm not made of stone

[maxpayne2409]

I watched The Tuxedo (Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt) again the other day, as i'm full of cold and it was on the telly so i just felt like zoning out, it wasn't as bad as i remembered it... well until the end, which did still suck the big one.

I really didn't remember much of the film though, but obviously scenes as they played regained familiarity

Anyway think tonight i'm gonna watch one of the 5 discs in The Blade Runner final cut boxset that contains

Disc 1: The Final Cut (2007) - Digitally restored and remastered incorparating new footage and special effects never before seen, soundtrack remastered in dolby digital 5.1, 3 film maker commentaries from ridley scott

Disc 2: Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner - Documentary incorparating outtakes, deleted scenes, all new interviews and a look at the movies difficult creation and controversial legacy

Disc 3: Three complete archival version - 1982 U.S. Theatrical Cut, 1982 International Theatrical Cut, 1992 Directors Cut, all with intros by Ridley Scott, Digitally restored and remastered from original elements for enhanced picture and audio

Disc 4: Enhancement Archive - Audiovisual Mosiac of more then a dozen segments chronicling aspects of the production, plus focuses on Syd Mead, Jordan Cronenweth, dvd restoration and vintage featurettes

Disc 5: Workprint - Rarely seen workprint with alternate music, footage and voice-over, plus "All Our Variant Futures" Featurette

i did just copy that all out from the back of the tin

Incidently it also comes with a motion film clip, 16-page photo and contents booklet, and rare art folio featuring works by syd mead and other visionary artists

All for £15.99 (or free as it was a christmas present but i ordered it)

[spudthedestroyer]

and yet a smarter man would have googled and copied and pasted

I got the same set on HD-DVD but have no hd-dvd player

[maxpayne2409]

and yet a smarter man would have googled and copied and pasted

I got the same set on HD-DVD but have no hd-dvd player

The smarter man can watch all his right now then

[MyK]

I watched the final cut on HD-DVD the other day and simply FTM. I won't describe what's different as you'll see it yourself anyway but it is my fav cut. Haven't watched the workprint one tho. 45 mins to go till new years here so I can't be arsed for a proper description it'll have to wait but I thoroughly enjoyed it in 1080p as there's so many details I missed before... it's just beautiful... all those pixels

[maxpayne2409]

i ended up watchign Double Team after all that anyway, i thought i'd save BR for post midnight, and watch the final cut and workprint back2back

[dinky]

and yet a smarter man would have googled and copied and pasted

I got the same set on HD-DVD but have no hd-dvd player

The smarter man can watch all his right now then

I got the dvds too. was a pittance. like $20, I think. and I'm not actually a bladerunner whore so I don't particularly care if it's an hd set. but I am interested in comparing the 3 "cuts" of the movie since I think I've only ever seen the DC.

hope to see either ATONEMENT or NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN tomorrow/today (2:25am).

I've been setting-up z-wave light switches in my (mom's!) house. they're really great. soon, I'll run the whole damn house from my comp. and apparently there's a (expensive!) logitech harmony remote designed to work with z-wave too. so I'll be closing my blackout curtains, diming the lights, and running the home theater stuff all with the same remote. way cool stuff. (mostly just lighting, of course. ). also almost electrocuted myself cuz there's an outdoor light on the same curcuit as the cellar light, which is nowhere near the outdoor switch or light (physically). fortunately, all that happened was the ground wire touched the load, and it blew the bulb in the cellar. dunno who the feck wired this house, but he deserves a bitch slap. needless to say, I ran right out and bought a line tester after that stupidity (on my part).

oh yeah: happy new year.

[MyK]

http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaft2WJ.html HNY all

[spudthedestroyer]

i actually borrowed the dvds too but aint been arsed to watch them for some weeks now... just not been in the mood

[dinky]

ATONEMENT. well....it sucked. hard. long. and then repeated. seriously. the acting was good. the sets were fine. the camera work was good. the basic plot is good. the movie is ridiculously...FUNNY. I was laughing. a lot. that's not a good thing. major disappointment. it felt like the damn thing was edited by a 12-year old. or worse: tony scott. and the end. the end was just fecking horrid. I had titanic flashbacks. it was like someone was trying to use mystery/detective movie devices to tell a story that everyone knows everything about from frame 1. and the cuts. the cuts...sometimes there were titles. sometimes there weren't. it was fecking random. certain scenes you see twice over. but the scenes didn't call for that at all. it was needlessly jarring (not the same as tony scott, but equally abused). all leading to no empathy/sympathy for anyone in the movie. I had fun mumbling "kill yourself!" for every scene that was clearly supposed to evoke the audience's sympathy. this could be a good movie if it were completely re-edited, a couple scenes were axed, and one or two reshot.

know nothing about the book either. just like keira and liked pride & prejudice and liked the idea of the basic plot (little girl screws over innocent guy in rape case cuz she has crush on him but he's in love with her older sister; he enlists in ww2 rather than jail, etc.)

[MyK]

Huh that reads like you watched some completely different movie that I have. Sorry to hear you didn't like it, though. Could it be they somewhat re-edited it for US market? I guess it would make sense as there are quite a lot of scenes that I'd say a typical American would find either too disturbing or too confusing because of cultural/historical references. I don't know though if anything was changed at all, might be some other reason

[Jynks]

ATONEMENT. well....it sucked. hard. long. <snip>
know nothing about the book either.

the book is awesome.

[maxpayne2409]

watched latest ep of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and sliders 5x01, skipped season 4 because i can't find any decent caps of it

[dinky]

Huh that reads like you watched some completely different movie that I have. Sorry to hear you didn't like it, though. Could it be they somewhat re-edited it for US market? I guess it would make sense as there are quite a lot of scenes that I'd say a typical American would find either too disturbing or too confusing because of cultural/historical references. I don't know though if anything was changed at all, might be some other reason

did the movie you watch jump back and forth in time (occasionally) and repeat scenes from different points of view as if they were unveiling some great big secret? did the scene transitions sometimes have titles (e.g., "london") and sometimes not even though the locale had changed drastically? anyway, I was massively disappointed. and it's not that I was looking for some kind of hollywood ending or something. been bashing the shit outta I AM LEGEND for tweaking the movie to that end.

anyway, watching COMING TO AMERICA atm. lots of famous actors in it. cameo by samuel l. jackson included.

[spudthedestroyer]

damn, I've heard nothing but good things about Atonement until now. Admittedly, I've not gone to any great lengths / metacritic / etc. but everytime i've stumbled across a comment or review its been positive. Coupled with the fact the trailer, for a drama, looked really good.

I was going to see if anyone wanted to go and see it, now i'm not sure


Also saw the rather shitty AvP2:

It was better than the first one, but it was still shit.

As a horror film, its pathetic. Beyond feeble. Don't have any illusions here.
As a scifi film, its retarded. There's little value here for geeks and the fantastically inclined.
As part of either franchise, it destroys the timelines (then again, I consider Alien4 and AvP to have already f*cked things up from the shit cash-in perspective).

As an action film its rather second rate and somewhat pointless. Its probably best classified as a "scifi action", but largely a no-brained action film.

By itself; the story is utter crap, the acting is dreadful, the script is truely pathetic (but then that's two notches up from Paul W. "ALASKA!" S. Anderson), the gore is not very good at all (cgi chestbusters? Give me a break), the art work was gash which is especially dissappointing (barring that wonderful japanese poster i posted on the frontpage for some reason) and the character design was all messed up. The film has no flair to cover up these deeply lacking component parts, and its very much a second rate construction of a film. It tries to say; "look we are just like aliens, see we have an APC and we are 'homaging'/butchering the soundtrack" and "remember these dangling upside down bodies from the first time you saw predator, well we have them too", but obviously it just comes off as tacky. Otherwise comparisons to Predator or Alien movies just gets embarrassing, same as the first AvP really (and it comes down to a lower calibre of writing, producing and directing frankly).

It was better than that utterly, utterly terrible AvP1 film; but that is neither saying very much, nor is it something i would ever buy (and I doubt i will even bother downloading it now I've seen it).

If you consider the chance to make a film with a sizeable budget an opportunity to make something meaningful and in itself a privilege you shouldn't squander on some shitty movie, you're going to get pissed off.

Mediocre at best If you did happen to enjoy this, its probably not going to be the last shite in this subfranchise