What movie did you just watch?

[spiritboy]

[Plym]

[CrazyCrazy]

The Matrix

Forgot how good it is!!

[JimJim]

I watched three quite different movies this weekend...





I really enjoyed this, there was so many quirky, iconic moments throughout and it really showed how a simple, yet well thought-out premise can work. For those who haven't seen it, this is the film that inspired the 'Thriller' music video. It was funny to read up on it later and find out that it was originally a comedy, it's really hard to imagine it that way, it really is just a quirky horror film.



1/2

Okay, so this one will be entirely dependent upon your expectations. If you just want some mindless entertainment, this is fantastic. I went in with the expectation of sexy people dancing with a terribly cliché plotline and that is *exactly* what this movie is. 'Miami Heat' (or 'Revolution' in some regions), is the unnecessary fourth installment of the Step Up series, delivered in 3D like the last installment.

The dancing in this film is fantastic and the goes well with the soundtrack - the scene in the art gallery was the real standout for me. Normally a problem with these type of films is finding logical ways to integrate the dance scenes into the plot - in this film I think their set-ups were logical enough to let it pass, you just had to suspend some disbelief in their ability to put these routines together at such short notice

The lead girl (who comes from SYTYCD) is fairly useless as far as acting goes, but she and many of the others make up one damn sexy cast. I would turn for the lead male (played by Ryan Guzman), he is that damn charismatic.





I must have had a good run, because I enjoyed this film too! In an effort to catch up with all the 'classic' teen films, I decided to watch this, despite the horrible flashbacks of what we thought was cool in the 90s

The best thing about watching this was realising how much of 'Not Another Teen Movie' was based in parody of this particular film, with that film now seeming even funnier. The plot and the acting was nothing spectacular, but it's engaging enough. It was also interesting to see a plethora of actors in their younger days playing high school kids i.e. Paul Walker, Gabrielle Union, Lil Kim and an unrecognisable Anna Paquin

[robert989]

[robert989]

was disappointed it does no justice to the books

[spiritboy]

6/10



6/10

[CrazyCrazy]

Went to the cinema today and treated my niece to The Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days really cute family fun! 7.5/10!

Also watched The Lorax tonight, enjoyed it but it lacked something and some of the characters/ideas I'd seen before...6/10

[JSparksFan]

I saw The Boy In The Striped Pajamas a few days ago with my sister and it was such a heartwarming film. The end will have you in tears.

[abemr89655]

Definitely unique. A little satiric of modern cinema but it does it so beautifully and better than even more serious "indie" films.

[spiritboy]

[CrazyCrazy]

I saw The Boy In The Striped Pajamas a few days ago with my sister and it was such a heartwarming film. The end will have you in tears.

So sad this!

[LonelyDreamer]

AMAZING!!

[abemr89655]

My thoughts on it:

For the majority of the film, the interviewees’ words serve as accompaniment to the beautiful cinematography and Marley’s timeless classics. The aerial shots of the hills where the acclaimed reggae singer was born, the images of inner-city Kingston where he relocated, and the plentiful live recordings of Bob Marley & The Wailers make the extensive 'Marley' as much a cinematic experience as it is an educational one.

The interviews, mostly of Marley’s close friends and family, contribute to constructing Marley as an almost superhuman figure. Unlike many biographical documentaries, 'Marley' doesn’t choose to reveal some harrowing truth about the musician nor try tiresomely to make sure you know he is human. Rather, the film which Jordan Mintzer of the Hollywood Reporter claims to be “sure to become the definitive documentary on the much beloved king of reggae” continually attempts to make the statement that Marley was something out of the ordinary yet simultaneously just like all of us. And it measures its doses of extraordinary and human to the tee. Scenes of Marley uniting differing Jamaican political groups weave into segments that bring the euphoric back to the realistic – Marley’s lawyer’s memorable comment, for example: “What more do Jamaicans love than a man who’s just survived a gunfight?”

Marley’s connection to his music, his lack of concern as to whether he is viewed as extraordinary or not, becomes the more pressing focus of the documentary. Dealing with such a legendary figure, director Kevin MacDonald reveals reggae as a spiritual endeavor for Bob Marley. The clarification is important. Dreadlocks, Rastafarianism, reggae, ska, are showcased as spiritually significant symbols which have become fads of the alternative (see all the clips of white college kids at Marley concerts). 'Marley' presents the singer as a spiritual leader who constantly tries to reach out and spread the Rastafarian movement, a leader concerned with exactly who his audience is and how he can reach out to them.

The last twenty minutes of the film are absolutely heartbreaking. In case you were wondering if the documentary had done its job well, the inevitable feeling of loss that boils over as the biography reaches conclusion reaffirms what a success 'Marley' is.

[QueenBLadyG]

I didn't just watch it. It was a few days ago.

It was really good. Had quite a few scares and made me squint my eyes a few times. It's pretty gory, so if you aren't a fan DON'T watch. Otherwise I recommend it. 8.7/10

I will probably watch it again on Halloween

[QueenBLadyG]

I saw The Boy In The Striped Pajamas a few days ago with my sister and it was such a heartwarming film. The end will have you in tears.

The ending is TRAGIC...

[abemr89655]

My thoughts:

'Blue Like Jazz' cleverly spends a lot of its time mocking its possible detractors and less time forcefully thrusting its message at its audience. In this regard, it is an overwhelming success, managing to make the easily-criticized topic of Christianity a fairer conversation. But as a film, the resolution it so blatantly points out seems a bit easy, a bit quick. That, and the whole movie seems unsettlingly unimportant despite dealing with matters of such deep gravity. But it should still be praised because a film that manages to spread any message about Christianity that isn't anti is somewhat of an accomplishment these days.

[croatiaxtina]

I just watched The Hunger Games, it's pretty good movie, I was suprised, as I don't like those type of movies much.

[Gagich]

[JimJim]

I saw two films this weekend...



This was an interesting one, very hard-hitting. On the upside, the acting is this film is absolutely superb, especially Del Toro & Watts and you get very emotionally invested in this roller-coaster ride. On the downside, this is one of those films that is shown out of chronological sequence (like Momento) and I felt that it actually detracted from the film, it wasn't really necessary and made the first 30 or so minutes too laborious for the viewer. The film goes for just over 2 hours, but it felt more like 4, the last 30 or so minutes makes it all worthwhile though.

1/2

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The Sapphires is a critically acclaimed musical adaptation that just hit the cinema this week here and also happens to be the film debut of Aussie popstar Jessica Mauboy. I did enjoy this movie, but I can't help but feel the development did occur quite as much as you would like it to i.e. the movie felt like it run about 20-30 minutes too short. The music and singing is fantastic thanks to some good casting choices. Mauboy proves to be quite a decent actress, whilst there isn't really a main character as-such, the film very much is spread across the five main characters (seen on the poster above). I guess the most similar film to this is the more glitzy Dreamgirls, which IMO was a slightly better film.

[abemr89655]

Lovely film.

[Shorty]

Last weekend I saw Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. What a weird movie.

There were lots of little things that annoyed me about it, like some people aging and some people not (not vampires, humans lol) and other things.

But it was mindless fun and nice to see a vampire movie set in a different time period!

[summer]

[croatiaxtina]

21 grams is a greaaaaaaaaaaaat movie!

[summer]

21 grams is a greaaaaaaaaaaaat movie!

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