very bizarre I must say... 

Let The Right One In.

Cool, atmospheric, slow paced. Impressively retro clothing, I shall now assume all Scandinavians dress like that especially computer game mappers. Nice relationship between the two kids. I thought the vampire kid was well cool, I like some of the scenes where they're chatting casually/awkwardly with blood dripping off her. Quite arthousey and quite good, quite a good blend of genres too. I'd have prefered a little bit more bite and tension tho, and a bit more exploration of what it was like being a vampire.

Rating 22.75 - 23.05 / 28.95

Zoo.

Mrhands.wmv explained. Or, rather, not really. An entirely tasteful and again semi-arthousey docu-drama about bestiality. Which to be honest does some of what it says on the tin, but not nearly enough. It's quite well done and shows the different and curious characters involved (MrHands himself coming across suitably weird), and shows their....dedication to bestiality. But it doesn't explore the pathology nearly clearly enough, nor answer pressing questions like: "Why do you want a horse cock up your arse??". In it's quest for tastefulness it leaves too much unanswered, and I still don't "get" bestiality from it.

Rating: 12/21 - 14/20 / 25/27 

is that the one whee they guy comes to earth for the water or some thing because his planet is fucked and they are running out so he has all these gold rings on a string to sell and shit and he starts building a rocket back because he was only a scout or something and all the stupid rednecks see it and start a rumor of him being a communist and them shit happens but i cant remember what? (i suppose i could have broken that sentence doon to smaller ones but anyways,)
oh is this a black and white film? 

finally, a scoring system that makes sense. Also, will definitely have to check out the vampire film, heard good things about it from other folk too. 

but I agree on Let the Right One In, excellent film.

meTch - yep, thats the one, not b&w though. With David Bowie. Dont know about the communist angle though, maybe thats from the book. But he basically becomes rich and starts building his ship but gets sidetracked by becoming addicted to sex, alcohol and tv :) 

Agreed.
American remake probably redundant, stereotype-fueling.

Is the man how takes care of Eli in the beginning basically an old version of Oskar - like, did he meet her in the same way that Oskar did when he was at the same age? And if so, omg wtf etc? 

thats what I assumed was the case. The book probably has the answer. 

yes it was a pretty good science fiction movie

i should get it watch it again 

some quick ones :

Breaking Bad Season 1 - sort of a darker, blacker version of Weeds and although this very short season doesnt really end but rather just stops, it is pretty well made with a nice mix of drama and comedy. Bryan Cranston is terrific in the main role and the supporting cast gel well too.

7-7.5/10


The Duchess (2008) - Keira Knightley finally arrives in this well made if fairly standard royal period piece. Knightley is terrific in the main role and is matched very well by Ralph Fiennes, their acting lifting the otherwise run of the mill themes and plotline into very watchable territory.

6.5/10


One Two Three (1961) - another well made farce by Billy Wilder with hilarious performances and some great dialogue. But, as is the case with a lot of films like this that feature rapid fire dialogue from all directions(eg Bringing up Baby and His Girl Friday) it cant quite sustain the manic energy for the entirety of its running time.

7-7.5/10


The Naked Spur (1953) - probably the weakest of the James Stewart/Anthony Mann westerns I have come across but that's relatively speaking. Its still a very solid film with some moments of brilliant characterisation, but also one that is hampered by questionable plotting.

7/10


Salvatore Giuliano (1962) - apparently the movie that influenced the technique of the classic Battle of Algiers and although it lacks that film's sense of urgency, this is still an excellent movie about the life and death of Sicily's notorious bandit, revolutionary and legend. Gets a bit confusing at times if you are unfamiliar with the subject matter (like me), but its always fascinating.

7.5/10


Mr Arkadin (1955) - Orson Welles made more than just the two great films that he is usually given credit for and Criterion's restored 'Comprehensive' version of this bizarrely trippy fusion of Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil and The Third Man is as complete a version as is ever likely to surface of this unfinished masterpiece.

Sure, Criterion couldnt fix the awful post production dubbing or Robert Arden's awful acting in the main role, but it is complete enough to appreciate the detail and uniqueness present in every frame and the giddy energy with which the film zips through its labyrinthine, pulpy plot. The numerous cameos from Welles regulars range from the entertaining (Mischa Auer) to the heartbreakingly sublime (Katina Paxinou).

8/10 

Agree with you nitin, it's a good show, pretty funny and gritty plus good acting performances. The second season is as good as the first one I'd say. I think it's not going to get a third season because everything points towards a big showdown at the end of season 2. Which is a good thing, because there's nothing worse than a show that continues after it has told its story (see Prison Break, 24 for bad examples). 

how long they could stretch given Cranston's character's illness. Like you say, best when it doesnt overstay its story. 

Just caught the last half of this film on tv, and I have not laughed so hard at a film in a long long time!

Its totally insane, but in a very funny way. From what I could tell it has a very 80's vibe to it and is about a man who falls in love with a brain in a jar, that he can talk to telepathically.

Totally outrageous scenes and some downright bizarre but hilarious comedy, definitely worth a watch if you like the naked gun / airplane / etc type of old comedy movies. 

there's nothing worse than a show that continues after it has told its story (see Prison Break, 24 for bad examples).

I love 24, but, jesus. It really is going to shit. This season they had jack just hanging about at fbi headquarters for 6-7 hours. Now, (SPOILER) it looks like Kim is going to get kidnapped again. Just fuck off, no one wants to see that. 

but 5 and 6 didnt do it for me. 

Pseudo-documentary about a family coming apart because of their two increasingly weird kids, shot in the style of an amateur home video (camera, fast forward stuff, visual artifacts).
Trinca should see this - to get a rough impression what's going to happen to him... 

Star Trek
Got to see this at an Imax cinema which was pretty cool and did the space stuff justice although made the choppy badly shot fight scenes even more pointless. Good film, does exactly what it says on the tin but no more. Trekkies will like it cos it's basically a spectacular 2 hour episode of Star Trek, non-Trekkies will like it because it's a good fun, cliched, tick-all-the-boxes sci-fi-lite blockbuster. I doubt anyone actually love it, but it's good enough for what it is.

Rating: ���.� - �^� / �ŦĦ 

from the trailer it looks like your run of the mill generic sci fi movie.

And I have never seen any Star Trek. 

from the trailer it looks like your run of the mill generic sci fi movie.

...the problem is what, exactly?? 

i supppose when I choose to go the movies, as opposed to watching dvd, i dont want to see something thats not distinct in some way.

but yeah, on dvd, thats not so important 

this is the best rating system ever, honestly.

It can mean whatever you want it to! 

You just asked Shambler out on a klingonian date. 

...the forehead isn't the only thing that's bulbous and heavily ridged.

Nitin, well it's a blockbuster, it's purpose is spectacle.

But as I say it's likeable not lovable. TDK and Watchmen, for example, impressed me a lot more as blockbusters. 

i didn't really like the new star trek movie.

the bridge of the enterprise reminded me of galaxy quest...
it's sad when a movie looks like a movie that was a parody of it's source material.

that and some of the stuff was contrived.
(spoilers below...)



why would spock maroon kirk on a planet... i know he was pissed, but it's just nonsensical. wouldn't he have just tossed him in holding cell or something? to waste an escape pod and actually come close to killing him just seems wierd. of course, if he hadn't landed on that planet, he wouldn't have met spock or scotty (spock just happens to have been marooned on the same planet which is close enough to vulcan that you can see it with the naked eye AND scotty is there too??)
i liked the bit about archer's dog though. 

the only explanation is in the fucha' the universe is smaller [not likely considering its expanding still] and there running out of planets [or they just keep spending there travel money on ice cream, yes just like 3drealms, and on top of that they are too lazy to find a better planet able to support marooned space dudes, guys, things] 

It was fun and all, but I felt it somehow lacked drama, apart from the opening scene.