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colrow26 · Post by **colrow26** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:19 pm

Soz if this has come up before but just seen Little Miss Sunshine what a superb film, really builds nice and slow to the funniest climax I have ever seen in a film, i was crying with laughter as Olive did her turn on the catwalk. Fantastic

StrictTime · Post by **StrictTime** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:58 pm

I loved Little Miss Sunshine. Really cute flick. My favourite character had to be the Nietchze reading brother (the name escapes me) with the vow of silence. The grampa was funny as all hell too.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:18 pm

StrictTime wrote:My favourite character had to be the Nietchze reading brother (the name escapes me) with the vow of silence.

Apparently he plays a fire and brimstone preacher in the new Daniel Day-Lewis film that is coming out soon. So no more of the silent treatment.

colrow26 · Post by **colrow26** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:57 pm

Strict time wrote

I loved Little Miss Sunshine. Really cute flick. My favourite character had to be the Nietchze reading brother (the name escapes me) with the vow of silence. The grampa was funny as all hell too.

The grampa was played by Alan Arkin, spent most of the film racking my brains as to who he was!! There is also a little cameo role for the wonderful Chloe from 24.

The new Daniel Day Lewis film is supposed to be stunning, read a review this morning but too many beers means I cant remember the title. It is however produced by Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia) so gotta be worth a watch

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:09 pm

Something with Blood in it. Can't remember either! Soundtrack is by Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead.

colrow26 · Post by **colrow26** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:12 pm

yeah thats right, is it in the blood?? well if its got Anderson, Day lewis and a soundtrack by Johnny greenwood is certainly ticks all the right boxes!!
Bring it on

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:48 am

I watched Little Children, with Kate Winslet, last night on one of the movie channels. One of those deals were it was just a movie that was on and I had no expectations - but what a great film.....and a fantastic performance by Jackie Earle Haley (Kelly Leek from The Bad News Bears) - as a registered sex offender. Well worth a dvd rental.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:34 pm

How strange, I just watched Little Children yesterday as well... Definitely worth it.

Definitely not worth it-- Knocked Up. How was this such a huge hit? It was not funny AT ALL, and it was an hour too long. I remember the trailer making me laugh, so it must have had some good jokes, but they were totally buried and unfunnied by all the flab and bloat surrounding them.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:56 pm

I watched Knocked Up late one Saturday night a couple weeks ago with my 17 year old daughter. Neither one of us laughed much, either. I figured I was too old to get the jokes, and that she was too embarrassed by my presence to enjoy it out loud.

I'm still old and embarrassing, but at least I know what's funny...

Tim(e) · Post by **Tim(e)** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:37 pm

Watched a couple of DVDs over the weekend.

First was The Future is Unwritten which I thought was an excellent warts and all documentary on Joe Strummer. Quite an array of contributors (some of whom I was surprised to see - eg Bono). I was particularly taken with Topper Headon who I thought came across as a really engaging character.

Second was the Korean "creature feature", The Host... a very good film that actually had you caring about the characters (something unusual for the genre). I also liked the rather bizarre streak of humour that ran through all of the tragedy that surrounded the main characters and the excellent twist at the end of the film. Highly recommended.

ReadyToHearTheWorst · Post by **ReadyToHearTheWorst** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:14 pm

Finally caught Grace of My Heart and was v. disappointed. If not for the Elvis connection I wouldn't have stayed with it.

It's so very nearly Carol King's story, yet they went out of their way to invent a tragedy (she married Brian Wilson, who then drowned?) that just jarred.

A drama should be either biography or fiction, but this just couldn't decide for itself.

Also, cornball dialogue, and cartoon characters.

Great soundtrack though!

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:38 pm

No Country For Old Men was fucking brilliant. It's by far the darkest thing the Coens have ever done... way darker than Blood Simple even. And yet, as with any Coen Bros. film, there were more than a few occasions where you couldnt help but laugh out loud.

Oh, and Javier Bardem is terrifying.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:07 am

Brilliant! I can't wait. Javier Bardem is great, and the prospect of a darker Blood Simple with laughs is thrilling. Did we cite the Yeats poem Sailing To Byzantium some while ago as the title source? Well in case not:

That is no country for old men. The young
In one another's arms, birds in the trees
- Those dying generations - at their song,
The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unageing intellect.

An aged man is but a paltry thing,
A tattered coat upon a stick, unless
Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing
For every tatter in its mortal dress,
Nor is there singing school but studying
Monuments of its own magnificence;
And therefore I have sailed the seas and come
To the holy city of Byzantium.

O sages standing in God's holy fire
As in the gold mosaic of a wall,
Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre,
And be the singing-masters of my soul.
Consume my heart away; sick with desire
And fastened to a dying animal
It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity.

Once out of nature I shall never take
My bodily form from any natural thing,
But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make
Of hammered gold and gold enamelling
To keep a drowsy Emperor awake;
Or set upon a golden bough to sing
To lords and ladies of Byzantium
Of what is past, or passing, or to come.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:26 am

Anybody got any clue about Beowulf? I am totally out of the loop right now from a bunch of stuff going on.

Doc has a big group of people in this week from Argentina and Columbia and they're all talking about going to see Beowulf here in town tonight after the class. I dind't know if this was just a big nerdfest, or if I might actually be interested in going myself.

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:29 am

No Country For Old Men!

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:35 am

Well, I knew you felt that way about that movie. In fact, I know how you feel about most Coen brother films.

We're not really choosing the movie, Doc is just trying to play host to the visitors from other countries and letting them choose. I just wondered if anyone knew anything about it.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:01 pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/

Previews I've seen are not promising, too hollywoody. Plus Angelina Jolie is in it

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:54 pm

so lacklustre wrote:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/

Previews I've seen are not promising, too hollywoody. Plus Angelina Jolie is in it

Well, looks like I may make Doc play host by himself to these people.

And I like the word "hollywoody" so lack.

ReadyToHearTheWorst · Post by **ReadyToHearTheWorst** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:03 pm

so lacklustre wrote:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/

Previews I've seen are not promising, too hollywoody. Plus Angelina Jolie is in it

Yes, but it's Ray Winstone! He's worth watching whatever he's in (although, in this case it seems that CGI has rendered him unrecognisable, and I'm fairly certain that a Cockney accent was not commonly heard in the Dark Ages).

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:47 pm

But you can see it (Beowulf) in 3D, which has a certain appeal to it...

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:42 am

Watched Ratatouille last night with the fam. Best kids film I've seen in a long time. Loved the villainous head chef.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:45 pm

I thought Ratatouille average and way too long.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:56 pm

so lacklustre wrote:I thought Ratatouille average and way too long.

Ah well, I liked it. Too long? Maybe, a bit.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:59 pm

It was ok. They're definitely becoming formulaic.

(is that a word?)

I tried to watch Cars, and couldn't. On the other hand, I watched Because of Winn Dixie and bawled like a baby throughout.

It's stress-related.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:00 pm

Cars kinda sucked IMO.

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