Chronicle was ok, I was kind of surprised that they didn't really do it in the format of a usual superpowers movie just with stupid filming, at least 3/4 of the movie is the group of friends just fucking around, with the serious stuff, while always underlying the fun, is never laid out too openly. Also, it's not really found footage, it's just in the perspective of cameras, many of the cameras get destroyed so it's not like some one is saying "We found this after it all really happened, really! Honest bro!", and particularly at the end they cut between one another like a regular movie. It's kind of... pointless really haha.

Talking about found-footage flicks. Seen Grave Encounters a while back. While not a brilliant film by all means, it was not bad at all!

So looks like The Expendables 2 got the R18+ rating it deserved.

Can't wait for this one, I am interested to see how my beloved Arnie does in his first Action film in ages.

Here's a new trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VWGK3RkIZs

I'd never heard of Never Sleep Again and I'm a massive fan of the Nightmare series so it sounds like it will be right up my alley. Thanks for the info mate.

This needs so many 'fucks' and blood, but I dont see hardly any of that happening. I think its going to be light cussing and cgi blood(maybe a little more than the last one). It was originally intended to be PG-13, so I dont see it being something like Rambo. Id LOVE to see Chuck Norris explode from a grenade launcher, or something like that. His pg-13 bs pissed me off so much and I think he's so overrated.

You're welcome. It goes for 4 hours (I watched it in two sittings) but at no time does it drag, each film, bad or poor, is given the same attention as the more favoured. I wish I could go into detail but it's best left as a surprise. I think non-fans can enjoy it but it's a plus if you're familiar with each movie.
I love the power the fans have these days, able to shape and mold movies for the better. I like the trailer, it does show a bit too much of the main action scenes but what trailer doesn't these days. So happy Arnie is back doing what he does best, I think he's got half a dozen or so classics left in him.

If they don't have a CGI fist pop out of Chuck's beard, then it's not worth the price of admission.

I got a 'roider just watching that trailer. I'm so excited for it.

The Avengers - 9 out of 10

This was my first ever Midnight Screening and Holy Shit.......this movie was awesome. Every hero had a time to shine, even Hawkeye who problebly had the least ammount of build with only a briefe cameo in Thor. The action was intense, acting was top notch from everyone and the the endless funny moments never ruin the film. As for the two stingers at the end This was great action film and a great superhero film, you've gotta see this.

When I heard the expendables 2 was gonna be pg-13 I think that allows one F-word so chuck norris should tell someone to go fuck themselves than van damme can spin kick his head off. I so hope Norris dies.

Talking like that, you probably wouldn't be old enough to see the restricted version anyway.

Anyway, since then, it's been confirmed for an R rating.

Oh at least It got an R raitng. Hopefully it will have some better one liners than the first.

Deconstructing Harry - 2.5/5

I haven't delved into much of Woody Allen's expansive catalog yet, but this movie is pretty weak. It gets points for some very inventive and witty scenes here and there, but mostly it's kind of a drag and just comes off as weird a lot of the time rather than funny. I liked Woody Allen himself well enough, and he had some funny lines, but a lot of the time this just came off as disjointed and an excuse to cram in a billion and one big names for no real reason. Not without its charms but ultimately pointless, a bit mean spirited and kind of droll, despite its star-studded cast.

Adrift - 2/5

I only picked this up because it was by the co-director of City of God, which is my favorite movie, but this just doesn't work at all. The directing is fine, but the writing is really sappy and feels more like some kind of made for TV soap opera. The story about a young girl dealing with her father's infidelity and other "dark secrets" in her family sounded intriguing, but really this is just an hour and a half of skinny 15 year old girls in bathing suits acting like bitches for no reason. For this story to work - for the whole 'teen rebelliousness portrait' kind of thing to work - you need to see a fluctuating character development, an arc of sorts, but here the main girl is just a bitch the entire movie even before anything goes wrong. We have no reason to care about her. Really weak.

The Avengers - 4.5/5

Here we go. I've never been a big proponent of the Marvel universe films of the last few years, with even lauded movies like Iron Man or The Hulk (Edward Norton version) only seeming average to me. It wasn't until Captain America that I really got sold on the heroic, blue-collar comic book notions of the Marvel-verse films, and The Avengers takes what was good about that movie last year and spins it into the biggest, most overblown and most grandiose summer blockbuster in years. Joss Whedon as director/writer reigns in his idiosyncrasies and quirks and instead focuses on big, smooth thrills and explosive action scenes, as well as some very well written characters - what's remarkable about this to me is how much he managed to take the individual elements of the four movies for the characters and weave them into his own script seamlessly, without it coming off as disjointed. The actors are also great, though, and each puts a 100% performance on the table for a very inspired flick. These are all really different characters and they all clash with one another, truly not meant to be in the same movie, but that's why this is so good - they DO pull together, and for some of the best action scenes you'll see all year I bet. There are funny moments and dramatic moments like in any well rounded summer action flick. But what sets The Avengers apart is the attention to detail, the connectivity to the movies that came before it and the clear hard work put into it. A great film.

Piranha 3D - 3.5/5

Alexander Aja? Pfft. That's what I said when I first saw the advertising for this movie, a remake of an 80s monster movie I haven't seen yet, but it turns out that beneath all the crap like P2 and Mirrors he DID have another good movie in him. I think the secret to this is that it's just stupid, silly fun, nothing else - it doesn't try to be anything it isn't. There's no pretense with this. It's just girls in bikinis flashing the camera and getting eaten by killer piranhas. The actors are all really energetic and despite the kitschy script, they take themselves serious enough to where they strengthen the movie. There is really not much to say about this one, but for a fun, bloody horror movie this is worth your time.

PS Chronicle is not your average "found footage film," and I think people should definitely give it a watch. The found footage isn't really important. It's a great story underneath and personally, I think it's a really compelling flick in a lot of ways, talking about dejected youth and how it can spiral out of control. The way the characters are portrayed is really well done. Definitely not a Project X or Blair Witch knockoff.

Speaking of Woody Allen, a little while back I figured I'd try and watch Annie Hall to get a sense of his quintessential classic style. Or whatever. Couldn't even sit through the first half hour. I think the only other film of his I've seen is that one that came out in 2008 or whatever with Ewan MacGregor and Colin Farrell, the piece of shit mystery or thriller or whatever the hell it was supposed to be. Totally laughable shite.

Midnight in Paris was pretty good. Mostly just because of the guy who played Hemingway though...

My favorite Woody Allen flick will always be Bananas from 1971, back when he was a nutcase. It has some parts that kinda date with times and don't resonate much now (like the Howard Cosell stuff), but there's so much loopy funny shit in this that still cracks me up when I think about it. I'll never forget the newly elected despot of this island country declaring "From now on, all girls under 16 years of age...are now 16 years of age." Totally messed up film, in a good way.

I didn't hate it. It's just that:overrated as far as the "one of the best movies or screenplay ever" goes. Then again, I'm not a fan of film noirs(though I do enjoy many modern noir flicks). Too many subplots and the whole post-World War II American capitalist corruption subtexts found in the genre don't interest me much. But what would Chinatown be without the inimitable Jack Nicholson? Yes, he's one of the biggest Hollywood icons of the last 40 or so years but let's be honest; he really isn't that great of an actor when you get down to it. One of the most entertaining? Absolutely. But for the most part, Jack just always plays Jack.

No Country For Old Men..now that may the best movie ever made.

No Country... is a great film. I had to watch it for a uni assignment a few years ago, and didn't expect to like it, but it just blew me away. One of the things that struck me about it was that every element - the sets, the lighting, the dialogue, the sound, even the costumes - worked together perfectly to create the unremittingly desolate, bleak atmosphere that (I found) stays with you so long after it ends. And, of course, there's that haircut... I've never laughed so hard while being so disturbed at the same time.

Aurora: Il sogno della liberazione

Drama, Italy, 72min.

This movie tells a story about a girl named Aurora who joins a group of people who liberate animals from experimental laboratories. This way Aurora enters into a world where justice has nothing in common with law and where the fight for animal liberty is the most important thing.
This impressive movie deals with ticklish social theme about which we should reflect upon.
From my point of view a nice film worth of watching.
English subtitles are available.

Homepage:
http://www.auroramovie.com/index.php

IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379687/

Intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbo19F_JZPE

Similar movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1328908/

The Avengers was just fucking awesome. Pure entertainment, through and through. And like Emp said, the characters did have personality contrasts, but it didn't seem forced at all. Awesome movie. The Hulk went honeybaked H.A.M. on Loki.

I would just like to call it here and now (so I can brag about it in July) that Bane is going to turn out to be Ra's al Ghul in the next Dark Knight movie. He needs the mask and whatever the "Venom" is to survive his injuries from the train crash in Batman Begins. Probably some sort of non-drowsy anesthetic.



And no, I didn't look that theory up before posting it. His delivery of this line (link) gave it away for me right away, sounds pretty much exactly like Liam Neeson. The pronunciation, the rhythm. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up voicing the character while Hardy does all the physical stuff.

That would be kind of lame. I never found him to be a compelling villain. Either way, anything is better than the Bane in that other shitty Batman movie.

I disagree with Earthcubed, if that's the case, I would flip an hundred desks in Nolan's face. I fuckin' hope it's not that. Fuck. At least, in Batman & Robin, the character was respected even though it was made into a lame sidekick instead of a criminal genius with physical skills that are equal/better than Batman. Anyway, I would hate if they change the character, his backstory is excellent and quite realist, no need to change it. Nolan did a good job with the Joker and Two face, I hope he will not waste Bane or I'm gonna ask for a refund!

Yeah exactly, Bane is indeed awesome and it's about time a movie portrays him as the cunning genius he is, as opposed to a giant, destructive idiot. I can't help but be curious about what kind of movie Nolan would have given us if the early rumours of Riddler being the villain had turned out to be true.

It's been said that Bane's mask delivers some kind of gas that soothes pain from an injury he suffers from. Either way, I definitely don't think he's Raj. My brother and I have a bet going: I have twenty bucks on Bane killing the Knight. Not winning in the end, but at least crippling him.

Well, Bane breaks Batman's back in the comic's canon story and that's the last movie of Nolan's trilogy of the dark knight.

I don't usually go to theaters, too much fucking ads, I prefer DVD's. However, I did see 'Pirates: Band of Misfits' yesterday. It was good comedy and entertaining fun, though I can't say that it was very memorable. Can't win 'em all, I guess.

I really doubt Bane is Ra's al Ghul. It just doesn't fit, no matter which way I look at it. You can brag all you want if you're correct but I seriously doubt it. As for Bane breaking Batman's back, that will probably happen but I think there's more to it, that could happen in the middle and then, after some time recovering, the last part of the film is the final battle. Batman dying is a possibility because Nolan likes to keep things human, he might want to focus on the fragile/futile side of Batman. Right now, I can think of five possible endings. It's a tough task avoiding spoilers for TDKR. Anyone who doesn't see it on opening weekend is fucked.

I'm going to do my best to see it on opening weekend, but will probably end up falling asleep again like I did during Dark Knight.

...what?

That line doesn't particularly sound like Liam Neeson to me.

This would pretty much be the worst idea ever anyway. If Nolan was just going to have an actor for "the physical stuff" to play Bane, he wouldn't have picked someone like Tom Hardy.

Yeah, i just watched the trailers, that's definitely Hardy's voice.

What is Bane's back story anyway? Is he some mutated freak?

A friend of mine once told me that in one version of Bane's back story he is one of Ra's Al Ghul's students and a member of the League of Shadows. Can anyone verify this?

You're all lazy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bane_(comics)#Fictional_character_biography

Wiki said

Watched Babel. I tend to like those types of films but can't say I liked this one.

Just watched Mike Judge's Extract. I liked it much better than Office Space, which some people seem to compare it to. It's a pretty hilarious movie and I would reccommend it for people who like akward humour and one-liners.

Being a big fan of David Hillcoat's previous films The Proposition and The Road. I'm super excited about Lawless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zl7S1LaPMU

Guy Pierce, Gary Oldman, and Tom Hardy going toe to toe should be great drama.

Also the soundtrack will be amazing.

Saw Gangs of New York the other day for the first time. What a bizarre film. I can't decide whether I like it or hate it. The presentation of early America as a kind of over the top mythical tale was very different from the more common (and more boring) historical realism in most films dealing with the subject. Half the time the poetic outbursts were impenetrable if you weren't familiar with the relevant US history and Irish immigrants in America, and even then a 2nd viewing is probably necessary to grasp all the details. Also I felt the final third was very weak.



I didn't even know about this one, thanks! I like Judge's films and King of the Hill, so I will check this out for sure.

I agree with this. Hard to believe that John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were set to play Bill The Butcher and Amsterdam Vallon in the early 80's had it not been for Belushi's death. Blows the mind.

Reading this reminded me of Gods and Generals. Almost every character spoke to each other or to themselves in the form of a speech or soliloquy. Some decent battle scenes, but man everybody had something to say. Dogshit movie, btw.