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Post by karen on Feb 11, 2011 12:17:08 GMT
thanks mark, I've seen some of the earlier pirhana movies or I should say parts of them, I've not managed to make it to the end for a variety of reasons, such as I know exactly what's going to happen next and who to and I either fall asleep or just lose interest
I think lack of beer may have been a contributing factor too
I've heard good things about "Let the right one in" though so I'll be adding that to the love film list at some point
currently love film are sending us TV series
we're about halfway through the second series of "Fringe" which I am absolutely adoring, it's a bit like the X files only much better I'm absolutely in love with the character of Walter Bishop, he's just so helpless and vulnerable at times and such an absolute genius at others, you just want to hug him and tell him it's going to be alright, then you remember he has a past that Dr Mengele would have gone "I say, steady on" at, bit of an exaggeration but it does seem like that at times
just started "Bones" from the first series and it is just as good as I remember, forensic anthropology is extremely interesting, it's just when Temperance points out that "this person played tennis because of the bursitis on the shoulder joint" I'd actually like to see how this shows up on the skeletal remains as compared to a non tennis player because the science is supposedly accurate as I believe the series is written by a forensic anthropologist
and for the weekend we have "The A-Team" - we're not expecting any major exercise for mental faculties, chewing gum for the eyes mainly
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Post by Mark on Feb 11, 2011 18:58:19 GMT
Piranha 3D, is hilarious(ly bad), only teenage lads could love it. We only picked it up for the 3D effect, as there still isn't a big choice.
Did you see Kick Ass? I thought it was one of the best from last year.
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Post by karen on Feb 14, 2011 11:40:37 GMT
Piranha 3D sounds a lot like snakes on a plane which was so incredibly bad it transcended badness
I purchased kick ass on DVD I enjoyed it that much, and the specially extended version of Avatar was well worth watching too
The A-Team was as predicted no major exercise for the brain
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Post by Mark on Feb 14, 2011 22:35:28 GMT
Snakes on a Plane was quite similar in terms of badness, I assume these types of effort are meant as spoofs, but really why does anyone bother?
As for Avatar, it is obviously brilliant. We only have the unextended blu-ray, I wanted to get it in 3D, but it seems Panasonic have bought up the rights [or something] and are using it as promo to get people interested in their 3D TVs. Having already spent a couple of grand on a Sony I guess I am going to have to wait for Avatar 3D to eventually get a general release. Pisser. Girl With a Pearl Earring cropped up on BBC1 last night. What a beautiful film, first time I'd seen it. Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson as Vermeer and his muse.
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Post by suze on Feb 15, 2011 17:33:01 GMT
Hiya
we enjoyed watching the Baftas this year, having seen most of the main films in the main categories
we are going to see True Grit soon!
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Post by mumndad on Feb 16, 2011 16:47:57 GMT
No disrespect intended but what does the junior member title mean? I am assuming it isn't age related Julie xx
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Post by anne on Feb 16, 2011 22:25:37 GMT
The more you post the more senior you get I saw the middle part of Girl with the Pearl Earring - it was beautiful to look at and Scarlett Johannsen was heartbreakingly good, but I found it very sad, I just saw her as being dominated and abused (by the family) and manipulated (by Vermeer - excellent Colin Firth). Perhaps Tracey Chevalier (when she wrote the book) was trying to explore why the girl in the painting had such an unusual expression - she does look both hunted and haunted. Avatar is still on my 'to watch list'. I've watched Hot Fuzz twice in the 8 weeks I've been living in Wells, recognizing all the locations - great fun. The Crown Hotel and pub (used in the film) has signed pictures of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost all over the place. In the main reception area they have wall space next to some Buddhist Monks (the Dalai Lama?) who also visited Wells. Very incongruous
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Post by karen on Feb 17, 2011 11:26:31 GMT
Simon Pegg has transitioned to the big screen remarkably well I think, I've liked everything he's been in since "Spaced" on TV
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Post by Mark on Feb 17, 2011 23:05:35 GMT
Watched Hot Fuzz again tonight, it does work well. This is my favourite Simon Pegg film, but also enjoyed Shaun of the Dead and Run Fat Boy Run. Not really expecting Paul to be great, but we'll see.
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Post by Mark on Feb 18, 2011 0:27:29 GMT
Coventry hasn't been the location for very much cinema. Though recently there was a film called Nativity filmed here at Bablake school [rich kids] and Holy Family school [poor kids]. The Italian Job showed Minis being driven through the sewers in Coventry. There must be other better examples, because this seems a bit skinny. I guess the Luftwaffe probably took a lot of film here, and left us with not much to point a camera at. Even local group The Specials didn't use Coventry for their videos, I felt a bit cheated when Ghost Town was released, clearly describing the decline of the local economy, yet the video was done in Glasgow. Oh, tried to forget, TV series Keeping Up Appearance was filmed at two houses in Coventry, but all outside scenes were done in Leamington. All of which to say, Ann you are lucky to live in Wells.
Susan, it will be interesting to see Stoke on Trent in Blood and Bone China, is it expected to be quite good?
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Post by suze on Feb 19, 2011 18:08:46 GMT
Hiya
the bllood and bone thing looks like a local low budget thing, I dont know much about it, but saw it on a mate's page and decided to pass it on
Your comment about the Lufwaffe made me laugh, but then that's not surprising .. bit of a black humour thing .. it maybe genetic, not sure others would easily smile about the blitz! blimey!
we are off to see True Grit tonight
I think Stoke has been in a couple of TV series, cos they film Bennet stuff round here!
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Post by Mark on Feb 19, 2011 20:21:41 GMT
Let us know what you think of True Grit. We are all off for half term, so might get to the cinema. This afternoon we used Sony's Qriocity to stream a film direct from the internet to the TV, worked fine even in HD. Love Film has this option too. The film was Inception, and was good for its special effects, but isn't something I will need to see again.
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Post by anne on Feb 20, 2011 16:03:46 GMT
Yes, we are all very lucky to be living in Wells, also Bristol and Bath come to that. All very photogenic locations, and for different reasons. In Bristol we were quite used to seeing the "Holby City Ambulance Service" vehicles around town, driven by men in tee shirts - because the tv series Casualty was filmed there. It was quite usual to see cast members enjoying themselves, off duty, along the Harbourside. the tv series 'Being Human' was also filmed in Bristol, and the hospital where three of the characters worked was Bristol General (for the outsiide) and Cossham (for the inside). Cossham was what you might call our local cottage hospital, and very recognizeable.
I wonder how the new True Grit will compare to the original, it looks very good.
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Post by suze on Feb 20, 2011 17:57:00 GMT
Wellll I cannot tell you about True Grit cos we didn't go .. B was too sleepy!
aw!
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Post by Mark on Feb 21, 2011 10:21:44 GMT
Karen, since you ask the question, have you watched The Watchmen? It gets an OK review on IMDb, so guess I will soon be watching.
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