Last movie watched...

[The Doctor Alt 8]

Last night I saw the film Dark Shadows....

(Yeah I know, but some of us can't afford to go to the cinema ... or even enjoy the experience very much. So I wait till I visit my friend who records movies that I'm interested in) 
I have a nasty felling I might gain a new obsession... And I have quite enough to cope with thank you...

[Hawkmumbler]

After Earth: Awful. Abysmal. Moronic. Flat. Hilarious.

[Sideshow Bob]

Last night I saw the film Dark Shadows....

(Yeah I know, but some of us can't afford to go to the cinema ... or even enjoy the experience very much. So I wait till I visit my friend who records movies that I'm interested in) 
I have a nasty felling I might gain a new obsession... And I have quite enough to cope with thank you...

I saw Dark Shadows on Sky Movies last night......
For me 'enjoyable' enough but unfortunately not particularly memorable....
I like Tim Burtons' movies, usually, and this was one of his 'typical' movies.....Not as good as his completely animated movies, but a 'comical take' on Vampire movies with Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnaby Collins......
I think this derived from the American (?) comics /TV series of the same name, but for me it ended up being neither 'comedy' or 'horror' and an fairly uneasy mixture of both....[spoiler]He kills about 9 people on being released from his coffin because he is 'incredibly thirsty', and that's about the last you hear of that incident[/spoiler]...
More time is spent on trying to get a laugh from Depps', old fashioned style and his attempts to cope with the 'new' age, than explaining the 'anguish' he feels at becoming what he now is.....
All in all, an enjoyable enough hour and a half,  but not one I'd recommend for either comedy fans or horror fans....but reasonably watchable......I'd give it about 5 out of 10....
Cheers...

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

I watched the Jason Bourne trilogy for the first time this weekend. Three solid movies with lots of cool spy shit. One minor little thing though, at no point did it occur to anyone that maybe they should keep the blinds/curtains closed.

[Ghost MacRoth]

Mama

Pretty good bit of horror.  Nicely shot, slick effects, and a couple of nice left turns just when you think you've worked out what comes next.

[Buttonman]

Mild zombie action in Warm Bodies followed by a trip up  The Mountain.

[JamesC]

My local cinema had a 99p day so I went to see Oblivion.
I really liked it - I know it got some stick for being unoriginal but I thought it was a pretty good little story. It had a sort of old fashioned feel. It reminded me of one of those post Mad Max, post apocalyptic films that went straight to video but given a huge budget.
Everything looked just beautiful - I really liked the production design on this ( in stark contrast to the incredibly ugly Man of Steel) - I would have been quite happy seeing Tom Cruise's little helicopter thing fly around the landscape for two hours.

[von Boom]

Pale Rider. Haven't watch this one in years, but it still delivers. I need to watch Unforgiven very soon.

[Frank]

I watched the Jason Bourne trilogy for the first time this weekend.

You been in prison, Pops?

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

I watched the Jason Bourne trilogy for the first time this weekend.

You been in prison, Pops?

I don't know what you mean, I think they still let you watch movies in prison, I've heard those places are practically holiday camps now. Still, it's weird, isn't it? I just kept putting it off and forgetting about it. Watched the new one, it was ok, not as smart as the previous three though, and I didn't care about the new guy all that much.

[JamesC]

Outcast

A sort of kitchen sink, horror, thriller, whodunit, monster movie with gypsies and black magic starring James Nesbit and loads of other people you've seen in TV dramas (including Karen Gillan in a bit part).

I really liked this film. It's very low budget but its definitely creepy and its very different from anything I've seen recently. The closest thing I could compare it to would be Kill List with a bit of Let Me In.

That's probably all you'd want to know about it going in but I'd definitely recommend you give it a go.

[Spikes]

The Duellists - Ridley Scott's debut. Not seen this in about a year, but what a glorious looking film, and featuring a story that grabs from start to finish.
And was there ever a more beautiful looking shot than that closing scene? I dont think so.

Easily his best film, is my opinion now. Why dont i have this on DVD/BR? Must make amends.

[Link Prime]

I didn't care about the new guy all that much.

Is that new avatar Jeremy Renner in a bowler hat, Pops?

[Mardroid]

I don't know what you mean, I think they still let you watch movies in prison, I've heard those places are practically holiday camps now. Still, it's weird, isn't it? I just kept putting it off and forgetting about it.

I haven't seen an Bourne movies either. I just have never really felt fussed to although I usually find Bond films entertaining. (Mind you, I've yet to watch any of the new ones of those either, even despite picking up Casino Royale cheap last year. Yep, still haven't seen it.)

The Lost Boys.

I found the trilogy box set going for around £8 - 9 in a DVD shop in Bromley. (I forget the name but they sell a lot of stuff at very reasonable prices, comparable, to the internet in many cases.)

I've yet to see the sequels, which I will do soon, but I figured I'd start with the original during lunch today.

I've seen it before several times and it's still a good 'un.

I think they should have left out the prologue scene [spoiler]where the vampires are smegged off by a policeman and take their revenge.[/spoiler] I think the film works better if you meet the vamps for the first time with the family, if that makes sense.

It's a scene I think I've only seen a couple of times as I've often missed the start when I've caught the film in the past.

A small criticism though.

Anyway, I've read bad reviews for the sequels (the second anyway, although I understand the third picks up), but I look forward to viewing them and making my own judgement.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

I didn't care about the new guy all that much.

Is that new avatar Jeremy Renner in a bowler hat, Pops?

That's me in a bowler hat, but you're right, I do have the smouldering good looks of a movie star  ;-P