yeah I actually didn't watch it longer than that the first time either, and I know a friend who didn't watch it because of that, heh. It gets a _lot_ better. 

Especially the first one. I remember watching the third one and thinking IT was actually OK - set a couple of hundred years ago. Bit like Ravenous. Love the music of that film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOGSIkAgZU&feature=related 

Mirrors 2008
The Ruins 2008

They were both very good. 

Metacritic tells me they both got panned in the reviews. 

Good film, soooooooo classic 80s horror. 

oh Ravenous, still one of my favourite movies ever, the soundtrack of course makes it even better. Such a cool take on the "people getting picked off one by one in some isolated outpost" horror style, with such awesome black humour, "Isn't this civilized?" 

I think that's actually a prequel to the 1982 film, not a remake. So it gets a pass, I guess? 

Dgo Soldiers, Neil Marshal's precursor to The Descent. Obviously not in the same class, but pretty decent low budget werewolf film with a good sense of wickedness and humour. 

Yeah, dog soldiers is awesome =) 

 

Good bit o fun. If you like that kind of suspenseful, pseudo-zombie film in the same vein as the Dawn of the Dead remake then you would probably like it. If you're like Asaki and won't just enjoy a fun movie just because it's a remake then you're a poop. 

I saw that, was OK, quite tense.....
Anyone else like Cloverfield? That sprung to mind. I think that made me poop..... 

was enjoyable, but you have to put aside the fact that all its major scenes directly rip off a better movie from before.

But its definitely enjoyable enough.

Crazies remake is in my evergrowing pile of stuff to watch (currently at 137). 

If I think Micheal Cera should be stuffed into a pig's arse and then fined in a grinder for being ugly, annoying and pretentious, is there any chance I would like Scott Pilgrim? 

Well it's not just Michael Cera that sells the movie. It's sort of the culture aspect too. I found the film to be alright, not as amazing as my friends thought, and not that director guy's best work. I prefer Shaun or Hot Fuzz to this film any day. But it alright. Defo some entertaining bits and interesting characters. 

the a-team - gloriously silly OTT action with a bit of comedy. very enjoyable!

iron man 2 - also very silly but not in such a good way. i actually thought the first one was excellent as far as superhero movies go but this was just all flash & no substance, too many cheesy/cliched/stupid bits, mostly poor acting. downey's main character isn't even likeable. give it a miss

robin hood - felt more like the start of a series (like the first lotr) than an epic in its own right (despite being 2.5 hours long somehow). was interested in the take on history more than anything living in nottingham myself. decent fight scenes, mostly decent acting, average character dev, functional plot. nothing special in all but ok.

then for a laugh i decided to download prince of thieves and watch that to compare it with the above.. hadn't seen it in 10-15 years or so. it's so corny in just about every way it's unreal, haha. alan rickman is awesome though, only good thing about it 

heh, best robin hood to me is men in tights. :P 

forgot that one. about the same amount of time since i saw that as well.. i remember one line: "now i'm really pissed off!" "pissed off? i'd be worrying about being pissed ON!" XD ..may search for it if in need of light relief sometime :) 

Thanks for mentioning this. For some reason I missed / ignored this when it was in the cinema, not sure why but maybe it was vaguely something to do with people saying you don't see much monster action in it?? Or were people saying it was overhyped??

Anyway watched it on the box the other night and it was pretty damn cool. Well done, good monster action, and not a silly Hollywood ending - although some bits were a bit naff (like the monster focusing just on them). I thought it could have been longer and gone into a bit more detail about the monster and about their journey through the city. 

..that spoiled that film for me was when you actually see the monster close up near the end. spoilt the mystery a little bit. otherwise excellent

nitin: what movie did it rip off? (or was it simply a remake?) it reminded me a bit of blair witch project but changed the setting suitably enough to warrant following a similar premise 

bahh...... worth watching once for free (lol...). Interesting engagement with the magna carta I guess. Ridley Scott needs to stop trying to make epics, especially with Russell Crowe. They're making fools of themselves, on the verge of becoming the next Burton/Depp.

Danny Huston as Richard was awesome, he's always awesome. "None shall pass" (lol monty python) was also awesome. Nice costumes, set designs, servicable plot, but overall a colossal waste of money. 

it didnt rip off a movie per se (although Godzilla is the concept obviously), but some of its best set pieces were ripped off from other films IMHO. For example, the bit in the underground subway without lights while monsters come from the roof is straight from Aliens. 

Gladiator was good :)

As was Kingdom of Heaven dir's cut (turns a shit movie into a great one). But havent seen Robin Hood. 

I don't get it. 

http://www.themoviegoer.com/donnie_darko.htm

one of many sites i'd imagine