Kevin's Watch

Loremaster wrote:Watched Dark City last night. Excellent.

I found it flawed but interesting.

Watched a Korean film called R-Point last night. Scared the living sh#t out of me! Videoed it from Film 4 a few days ago - knowing them, they'll have it on again soon if any UKers are interested. Was convinced I was going to have nightmares!

Set during Vietnam war. So it's a bit bizarre that it reminded me of Event Horizon.

I saw Nacho Libre last night, quite funny, nothing special.

watched a Pixies on dvd. excellent stuff. tour footage, live concert and their mtv videos.

Mullholland Drive.... Lynch ...love him.

I watched Right At Your Door, at the cinema the other night.

Very good film.

Just finished Noir and will probably watch Princess Mononoke tomorrow.

CovenantJr wrote:Just finished Noir and will probably watch Princess Mononoke tomorrow.

I watched the start of Princess Mononoke about a year ago and it was great, never got rounded to finishing it though.

I've heard nothing but praise for Princess Mononoke, so I'm looking forward to it. I was going to watch it tonight, but Blackbeard was on.

Quick reviews: Thumbs up-The Sentinel with Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland and Kim Bassinger. You expect it to copy In the Line of Fire and then you say Murder at 1600 but it starts looking like Conspiracy Theory and goes off nicely on it's own way, David Rashe plays the President

Spoiler

so it's easy to see why someone wants him dead

Thumbs down-Don't Come Knocking Sam Shepard doesn't look seedy enough to have lived his supposed lifestyle--you can almost guess the next line or scene. Director's supposed to be acclaimed but it seems very selfindulgent with too many inside jokes. Bunch of cameos but George Kennedy derails that train before it starts. You need a 'Terminator' type Tim Roth to track down a washed up actor??? WHAT!!?? All the other high profile actors don't even appear until you're ready to chitcan the flick. A film that can make even Eva Marie Saint look bad is, well pretty sad...

couldn't get into it-Hoodwinked-heard good reviews from friends (what have my friends been huffing [and puffing ]?) two crappy songs in a row-later!

CovenantJr wrote:I've heard nothing but praise for Princess Mononoke, so I'm looking forward to it. I was going to watch it tonight, but Blackbeard was on.

Alright, I've watched it now. Meh.

Last night I watched The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse. It was alright.

Saw The Dirty Sanchez movie the other day, hilarious, disgusting and fun.

Here's a story I saw yesterday about a theater that closed for a couple of weeks rather than showing movies like Jackass 2.

www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? ... 12/local17

Why not just show different movies? No need to close.

Here's an explanation in an article from the Chicago Tribune. I didn't link this version of the story because they require to register at the site.

This isn't some crusade launched by a G-rated prude. The Lorraine has featured its share of "R" fare, from "Brokeback Mountain" to "Miami Vice." There are plenty of action movies, the better to show off the rippling eight-channel digital sound system, a top-of-the-line feature rarely found even in big cities.

"A purist is too strong a word to describe Greg," said Willis Johnson, head of the Classic Cinema chain, which has restored several old theaters in the Chicago suburbs. "But he really believes in the movie experience and in quality and in presenting something he can be proud of."

Apparently, the owner grew up in the area, made money in television in Hollywood, and restored this particular theater to what it was like when he was young.

Why he didn't schedule some classic old movies, I don't know.

Tonight I watched *shudder* Alien Versus Predator. One friend loathed it; another loved it.

Now I know - as if I didn't before - which one has better taste in films. To be fair to AVP, it could have been a lot worse, but it's certainly no better than average overall, with a couple of nice scenes.

I had so little faith in AVP that I boycotted the film when it came out. But if it happens to be on one day when I'm surfing TV, I might still check it out.

Interesting story, Damelon. I can understand how Jackass 2 may not provide the kind of surround sound experience that guy is looking for to show off his theatre.

Watched Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow yesterday to get into the Halloween spirit. I love this movie. Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci are just perfect in it.

Just watched Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Is there a comedy version available because the one I watched failed to make me laugh. Sorry, Adams 'humour just doesn't work with me.

I take it you're talking about the film rather than the TV series? The series is flawed but enjoyable, while the film is mostly harmful. The books defeat all other incarnations of the Guide by a margin the size of Belgium.