What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?

Valhalla Rising (2009)
I don't even know how to describe this film.
It made absolutely no sense and after watching it I had to read some reviews to see if anyone else knew what it was about.

There is maybe one page of dialogue in the whole movie (which is kind of funny given that two people are credited with the screenplay and there's a third listed for "additional writing") and the scenes are extremely static and artificial.
Basically, I think it was drivel but perhaps a second viewing under the influence of good psilocybin would make it more bearable.

But no, probably not.

@worldpease:
I read the book Never Let Me Go and was really disappointed by the film.

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In the book, it's never explicitly stated what's going on and it's not till the very end that the reader understands the underlying premise.
That's why I was quite taken aback when the movie begins with an explanation of the cloning/donating scheme and thought it ruined the experience although I'm not sure how else they could have done it.

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Originally Posted by clocker

Valhalla Rising (2009)
I don't even know how to describe this film.
It made absolutely no sense and after watching it I had to read some reviews to see if anyone else knew what it was about.

There is maybe one page of dialogue in the whole movie ... and the scenes are extremely static and artificial.
Basically, I think it was drivel but perhaps a second viewing under the influence of good psilocybin would make it more bearable.

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My thoughts exactly for Pixar's Wall-E. Still haven't re-watched it yet.

So far I've only been disappointed with two Pixar films; Cars and Wall-E. What hurts me the most is that Cars is getting a sequel while The Incredibles isn't.

Death Race 2, not as good as the first one but still pretty good, considering the fact it is a straight-to-dvd movie.

Micmacs 8/10 (I think it is the English title). The strange story of a man whose life was destroyed from weapons. He manages to discover 2 weapon dealers and decide to destroy them in revenge with the help of new eccentric friends.
First I have to say I'm a fan of the director Jan Pierre Jeunet. So although this one it's not as intelligent as Delicattesen or even Amelie it is in a different style a smart movie. The photography is great as always in his films, characters are special and the story is unique.

Even if you don't like the style it is a pleasant movie to spent 2 hours watching it. Dany Boon is a surprise as Basil

127 Hours: Solid 7/10

The American: Meh.. Solid 5/10

Guzaarish: I really like this Indian Film. Maybe though, that there was a lack of thrill in this one. 7/10

Formula 51

9/10

This was my first time seeing this and it was pretty good. Samuel L Jackson usually means a good flick. :)

Season of the Witch- Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman.

This is one stupid, boring movie.
If ever a script called for Cage to ratchet back up to Bad Lieutenant levels of crazy, this was it but inexplicably both Cage and Perlman play very restrained.
Clearly, this was just a paycheck for them both.

There are witches and demons but the special effects are lame, the story is predicable and the acting is pedestrian.
Season of the Witch wouldn't even make good MST3K fodder.

Skip it.

Our Family Wedding / 2010

A Afro-American man marries a Mexican woman and their fathers, at first, don't disapprove.

Cliche and not as funny as it should be. If you want all the funny scenes watch the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKfmsOfYNh8

The deer hunter 1978
a good movie
9/10

Rome (HBO series).

Not a movie, but I'm putting it in here anyway.
This was an absolutely great series from HBO.
Wonderful casting, sets, costume design...the whole ball of wax.
My brother recommended it to me and once I started, I couldn't stop watching- gobbled both seasons in two straight days.
I thought season 1 was slightly better but perhaps I was just getting jaded by the end.

This would be an excellent companion piece to the (much) earlier BBC series I, Claudius.

Highly recommended.