If you had the sligthest interest in seeing 2046, just get ITMFL for now instead, its really the same kind of film (except better in my opinion)...
Oh, and if you don't like ITMFL, chances are you won't like 2046 either. 

there's nothing wrong with Shanghai Noon... I find it very entertaining and enjoyable. The sequel is even better. Can't wait for Ong Bak to come out on DVD. And it's rumored Tony Jaa and Jackie Chan are gonna do a movie together - spooge. 

Playtime - Not hilarious, but always amusing french film. The extended restuarant sequence is very well handled. But the most striking aspect has to be the extremelly well composed shots, the use of space is the best I've seen since I viewed Kurosawa's Ran. 

Looks nice with one or two nice fights, like the bamboo forest scene, but the screenplay is an utter mess. The story and characters are not good enough to merit the ponderous visual style. 

Strugatskys' novel

Read it, by any chance? 

No, I haven't. I might be able to find it at the uni library. Maybe I'll look for it. 

Definitely recommend it. Part of the enjoyment comes from the fact that nobody knows what has happened exactly, they just see the results. Light reading, unlike some Russian works.

And there's supposedly an RPG coming out, based on the book. 

Well isn't the game Stalker based on that book a bit? 

I read it. It's great. Once I started to read it I couldn't get out of it.

Chapter 3 was the most awesome, especialy the scene where they treat zombie-father as a real man.

I haven't seen the movie, but it's old and I'm not sure that it is good. I think reading the book is much more intertaining. 

saw this ingmar bergman film last night and was completely blown away by it. It's about as structurally perfect as a film could be and when you combine that with the excellent performances and the extremely understated yet very compelling tone, it's hard not to be impressed. 

hmm, I'm no horror buff but this french film is one of the most stylish, taut and efficient horror/slasher movies that I have come across. Its shot extremely well, acted quite well, and is reasonably intelligently plotted.

BUT, it has one of the most ridiculous third acts ever. If it finished up 15 mins before its actual running time, the paragraph above would be all that you would need to say. But the 'twist' is so bullshit that it completely degrades the quality of what preceded it. This is a perfect example of how an otherwise fine film completely implodes due to a badly written ending. 

M Hulot's Holiday - Not a fan of slapstick but after enjoying Playtime, I thought I should give the other Tati films a go. Didnt do much to change my opinion of slapstick, though it's a pleasant time passer. The score is outstanding though. 

http://www.bereitsgesehen.de/doombild.jpg

Where's the chunky green armor?! 

Bleh!

That's Doom? Why doesn't it look anything like Doom? 

Starring The Rock as Doom Guy.

Why do I get the impression that this is going to be a cross between Duke Nukem and Aliens?

Apone: You secure that shit, Doom Guy!
Doom Guy: I'm gonna rip off your head and shit down your neck! 

I'm dying to see it if only to see where The Rock inserts his armor shards. 

not Doom3, so clearly there will have to be SPECTRAL ARMOR and Health potions!! 

apparently hollywood has a near-monopoly on things that suck. I've only seen that one publicity shot for Doom: the Movie but BAM! i'm disappointed already.

Maybe they're just not wearing their pretty green armour in that shot, maybe we'll see it in the film. Heh, probably not though, black sweaters are much cheaper i guess.

I remember when this came up last time; didn't we read some info which said the marines wouldn't be fighting demons in the movie, and that it wasnt on phobos or mars? I think that means there is now nothing in common between the game and the movie.

Seriously, Doom was about a lone armour clad marine taking on the legion of hell in a research base on a moon of mars. The movie will stay true to the original vision by giving us a squad of ex-wrestlers taking on aliens on a made up planet. That's only based on what little i've read in the past though, so it may not be accurate. I really hope all that stuff isnt true. 

Some good bits but the overall script is spotty and some of the acting is even spottier. It definitely looks like a top level noir but comes out as a low level one IMHO. 

why does that look so unbelievably cheesy, ffs. 

Set on some research facility. No demons, no Hell, no Phobos, just some horrid virus that's turning people into monsters. 

Doom movie will suck for sure... 

...why is it called the Doom movie again? And can't whoever owns the rights and the name (id or their publishers) crack down on their ass for misusing it?? 

they really dont care unless they specifically want to get involved in the movie production. 

surely the value of "the doom brand" has *some* value to id? Perhaps not enough to be worth making a fuss here.