latest film/ dvd you have seen

I love Asian cinema, Korean especially is brilliant, anything by Kim Ki Duk, Old Boy is a great film too I think anyone on here would enjoy that. Plus Audition if you like squemish horror. Ichi the Killer too, the original Ring. Plus, if you don't mind anything a bit older Onibaba, Woman of the Dunes and Seven Samurai are three of my favourite films.

even Samurai by Kurosawa inspired Magnificent seven plus another of his films, Hidden Fortress inspired STAR WARS, which if you watch it, the way it cuts between scenes and the story about 2 comedy characters (ala c3po and r2) escourting a princess though a war to safety is really obivous. I have it on DVD, think there may even be a Lucas documentary on it if I remember.
 
Heard the original "Ring" (that is the Japanese one) is supposed to be better/scarier than the US remake!?

Heard about Samauri and Hidden fortress but never seen them.
 
Scruffy Looking said:
Did you think it was fantastic?
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Yeah it was pretty good !! :lol:

I've still got Rocky Balboa to watch and the 40 year old virgin then I will finally be upto date with my film collection. :p

Then in the next few months I will be looking forward to Die Hard 4, Spiderman 3 and The Simpsons !! 8)
 
Quite fancy the look of Covenant and 23.

We don't go to the cinema that often....usually wait until DVD.

Spiderman 3 will be a definate cinema visit though. Venom.......goose bumps....can't wait.
 
Scruffy Looking said:
Quite fancy the look of Covenant and 23.

We don't go to the cinema that often....usually wait until DVD.

Spiderman 3 will be a definate cinema visit though. Venom.......goose bumps....can't wait.
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just watched de ja vou,very good.

the only film i am after watching this year is transformers 8) 8)
 
2stripes said:
even Samurai by Kurosawa inspired Magnificent seven plus another of his films, Hidden Fortress inspired STAR WARS, which if you watch it, the way it cuts between scenes and the story about 2 comedy characters (ala c3po and r2) escourting a princess though a war to safety is really obivous. I have it on DVD, think there may even be a Lucas documentary on it if I remember.
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Ive always found Hidden Fortress to be closer to Phantom Menace outside the droids of Star Wars. A queen/princess disguised on the run from a war. Qui-Gon even looks like Mifune's Samurai General charactor.

George Lucas wanted Toshiro Mifune as a early suggestion while working on the old Ben Kenobi.

weasel said:
Heard the original "Ring" (that is the Japanese one) is supposed to be better/scarier than the US remake!?
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Bloody hell yeah. Ringu is terrifying! I'm not that receptable to horror movies normally. I bought it... ive only bloody watched it once. messed up. Alot of hollywood horror has kinda watered it down now by using the same visual tricks to death.

Wouldn't mine going to see that new Danny Boyle film 'Sunshine'. Same bloke who did Trainspotting and 28 Days Later.

Actually talking of 28 Days Later. Sequel is coming out in May.. 28 Weeks Later
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_atomic/28weekslater/
Not very happy about the idea of the bloody Yanks having to come to the rescue. Hopyfully it will be like ALIENS over cockiness will be there undoing.
 
Like that bit in Independence day where the British bloke says "The Americans have a plan" and someone beside him says "ohhh good, at last"
As if the whole world just sits around waiting for them to save us all! :x

Sunshine looks good, although the ending is supposed to let it down.


Anyone read "Porno" (the book, not a porno mag! :wink: ) it's the follow up to Trainspotting. Keep hearing rumours thay are going to make it into a film as well.
 
weasel said:
Like that bit in Independence day where the British bloke says "The Americans have a plan" and someone beside him says "ohhh good, at last"
As if the whole world just sits around waiting for them to save us all! :x
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Did they ever do that Battle of Britain film about the American Ace pilot who sinle-handedly shot dopwn most of the Luftwaffe?
 
Can't see Mifune as Ben... he always seemed to play the fool/comedy element. The lead samurai in Seven Samurai would have been a more obvious character to base him on the bald quite thoughtful leader.

First half of 28 days later was really good, I thought it lost its way once they made it to the military base though.

Ringu is definitely better than the ring, theres something about the footage which is genuinely creepy. Japanese horror in general is pretty good, allthough it does tend to leave you lost at times thinking wtf's happening now??
 
Haven't seen that film Gary, although I'm sure it'll be made. Thank goodness the Americans did everything for us in the war otherwise we would never have won!

In fact were Churchill and Montgomery not American? :lol:
 
2stripes said:
Can't see Mifune as Ben... he always seemed to play the fool/comedy element. The lead samurai in Seven Samurai would have been a more obvious character to base him on the bald quite thoughtful leader.
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Ben Kenobi/Mace Windu was one of the same charactor i think at one point. Mace is bit more serious strict teacher like charactor. By the 70s/80s even the mid 60s Toshiro Mifune with age was playing those reserved mentor parts.
There was a scene in Revenge of the Sith where Yoda rubs his head in thought. Which is a charactistic of Kambi (Lead Samurai) after hes had his head shaved from Seven Samurai. Even the way he does it is spot on. Lucas wanted to pay a little homage.

2stripes said:
First half of 28 days later was really good, I thought it lost its way once they made it to the military base though.
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Yeah, true. But its a bit of a intentional anticlimax. The army barracks are not the salvation they thought it was. I didn't want the movie turning into Platoon personally. Thought Christopher Eccleston was fantastic as the slightly unhinged C.O. Didn't help they included a interesting bolted on ending (research centre after the barracks) on the DVD extras. All restrictions of not having enough money to make films in the UK.
The films kinda improved with repeat viewings to me. The whole of Manchester (Directors home town) is a blaze because there no fire crews to but it out, after the city evacution.
The basic idea is far more scary than zombies. People infected with pure rage. The idea supposidly riffed of the back of 'Foot n Mouth' outbreak in 2001.
 
sith-smith said:
weasel said:
Like that bit in Independence day where the British bloke says "The Americans have a plan" and someone beside him says "ohhh good, at last"
As if the whole world just sits around waiting for them to save us all! :x
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Did they ever do that Battle of Britain film about the American Ace pilot who sinle-handedly shot dopwn most of the Luftwaffe?
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Reminds me of that WWII Submarine movie couple of years ago. Hollywood re-write history. We cracked the bloody German Enigma code, thankyou very much. :evil: bloody cheeky outer colonies.. :wink:
 
Well, according to that film forget what it was called (U157 maybe), they also cracked the Enigma code BEFORE they even joined the war.
While they were still sat at home enjoying having intimate relations with their siblings, one their subs managed to capture the machine and break the code!

Impressive........Most impressive!
 

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