Heartland

One would be surprised they ever made films out of his junk in the first place... but I suppose some marketing geek thought "Hmmm... people buy graphic novels. If I make a film based on a ..."

Good Films:
Heat
Sabrina (The Bogart/Hepburn one)
The Big Sleep
Dark City (I know it's goffy, but it's too neat an idea, has J. Connelly and Sutherland...)
An Ideal Husband
Dangerous Liasons

To be Honest, given how ridiculously bad the 3rd Matrix movie was, I can't imagine how the Wachowskis thought that making another movie would be a good idea. First two were decent.

GMC wrote:One would be surprised they ever made films out of his junk in the first place... but I suppose some marketing geek thought "Hmmm... people buy graphic novels. If I make a film based on a ..."

Junk ?

Purple Light wrote:Saw V For Vendetta tonight. Trash. An utter mess. Which is a shame as I love Natalie Portman.

Watch The Devils Rejects!!!!

I saw Devils rejects, I was dissapointed. But probably cause I heard so much hype about it being so awful. It wasnt that awful, in my eyes.. But not a bad movie, would like to see the first one, house of a thousand corpses or something like that?

GMC wrote:Dark City (I know it's goffy, but it's too neat an idea, has J. Connelly and Sutherland...)

Good movie, Jennifer Connelly is worth watching any movie.

The Proposition - this is the best film I have seen so far this year.

Just came back from seeing "Air Guitar Nation" - it was excellent! Very funny, great characters to follow through it and you really find yourself quickly drawn into it like any good documentary. It almost doesn't matter what the film is about.

YouTube trailer

IMDB

Website

La Haine One of my all time favorites

Please you must see the movies of Roy Andersson. His new one was out this fall :

YOU THE LIVING
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout ... 1117933754

and his previous masterpiece :

SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR
http://www.moviemartyr.com/2000/songsfromthesecond.htm

absolutely brilliant

Taking Liberties - it should be part of the curriculum.

Planet Dave wrote:Taking Liberties - it should be part of the curriculum.

Is that a film or a general outlook on life?

weebleswobble wrote:

Planet Dave wrote:Taking Liberties - it should be part of the curriculum.

Is that a film or a general outlook on life?

By asking the question you know the answer

i've watched two good movies so far this year - Caligula and Rocky Balboa.

My last good-ones:

Memento

A strange and backward running story about a guy who's losing his short term memory - unfortunately somewhat predictable but still worth a recommendation

This is England

Back to the 80s - a very charming movie about friendship and different attitudes - guess it's already a definitive book @ uk^^

This is England

Back to the 80s - a very charming movie about friendship and different attitudes - guess it's already a definitive book @ uk^^[/quote]


ooooh i loved this one

alice wrote:This is England

Back to the 80s - a very charming movie about friendship and different attitudes - guess it's already a definitive book @ uk^^

ooooh i loved this one [/quote]


The best film of last year.

To quote:

Harvey? Harvey?

Spigel wrote:

La Haine One of my all time favorites

Please refer to this - Vincent Cassel in his finest performance.

Have you seen it?

Spigel wrote:

La Haine One of my all time favorites

That's a terribly good film that! Wicked acting, brilliant soundtrack and a story to knock a few teeth out. Class


I'd recommend Control. Even if you're not a complete Joy Division afficionado... I'm tempted to say: Wicked acting, brilliant soundtrack and a story to knock a few teeth out. Class


Pan's Labyrinth is still lying here unwatched. I need to see that soon!

Hom_Corleone wrote:Please refer to this - Vincent Cassel in his finest performance.

Have you seen it?

I have... heavy! (soundtrack by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk!)
Still, La Haine is the better film of the two imho.

Philistine

oh and edit: Watch Pans Labrynth - It's a great film.

Oh I will, rest assured... I heared many nice things about it, here on HL and beyond

I've not seen those Vincent Cassel films - so why does he look so familiar?

didn't watch anything "new" new last year but I did enjoy:
Driving in Cars with Boys - a chickflick, stab me
24hr Party Peeps - cheers Big Yin, it's one of my all-time faves now
and I'm still knocked sideways everytime I watch

Gattaca

SINsister wrote:I've not seen those Vincent Cassel films - so why does he look so familiar?

Have you seen Eastern Promises - The new Cronenberg movie?
Or maybe you saw him in Brotherhood of the wolf?

Hom_Corleone wrote:

SINsister wrote:I've not seen those Vincent Cassel films - so why does he look so familiar?

Have you seen Eastern Promises - The new Cronenberg movie?
Or maybe you saw him in Brotherhood of the wolf?

1. Nope.

b. Yep. Part of it..? Maybe that's why. I dunno what happened with that one. I *know* I watched some of it...maybe I fell asleep? Good grief!

SINsister wrote: b. Yep. Part of it..? Maybe that's why. I dunno what happened with that one. I *know* I watched some of it...maybe I fell asleep? Good grief!

So did I. Very dull IMO.

he was also in Oceans 12 and 13 according to IMDB but I ain't seen either of them. He's a great actor though. Preferably when acting in his own language though.
And he's married to Monica Bellucci - lucky man.