Weekend Movie review
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Topic: Weekend Movie review
Posted By: pepsi
Subject: Weekend Movie review
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 6:37pm
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Generally Saturday nights at our place are movie nights and we'll try and watch 1 or 2 movies that night after Alyssa has gone to bed. The weekend just past we watched:
Shutter - Which is a horror flick much like The Ring or The Grudge..this was ok. It takes a lot of scare me these days and this didn't do it for me, but was still ok in that creepy strange Japanese style.. Gamers - We thought this was going to be about geeky computer gaming nerds (which DH and I are), but sadly it was about geeky Dungeons and Dragons nerds which is nowhere near as cool. Quite the B grade movie.. The Saturday before we watched Street Kings and Untraceable, so that was a much better weekend! So what movies have you watched recently and what did you think of them? |
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Posted By: blondie
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 6:43pm
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The other night I got out Fools Gold I thought it was just ok
I also got out Cleaner with Samual L Jackson in it I really liked this one. What other good ones are out there at the moment? ------------- 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:11pm
We watched one called http://sonyclassics.com/theitalian - "The Italian" (not to be confused with The Italian Job  )
It was really good, would recommend. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:50pm
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We saw "Charlie Wilsons War" which I thought was very good. I do love a bit of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts!
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:58pm
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Had a girls weekend away at Queen's Birthday and watched
Juno - after hearing lots of good things about it if found it one of those movies that left me thinking I wasn't quite sure what to think - didn't hate it but didn't love it either. No Country for Old Men - so not what I thought it was about - reminded me of Pulp Fiction and had an ending that left me thinking what the heck? Pursuit of Happiness - Nice feel good movie based on a true story. On my "want to watch" list are Bucket List Knocked Up Death at a Funeral Licence to Wed Going to see Sex and the City tomorrow night - can't wait! |
Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:58pm
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We watched Saw 4... not scary just very sadistic and kinda gory -------------  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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Does anyone have a tv guide? I taped a movie at 8.30pm on TV1 last night (Sunday) but I've missed the first minutes and can't remember what it was called!! (I haven't watched it yet) -------------  |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:06pm
The family man ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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busymum wrote:Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:06pm
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We watched one on Sky the other night called Running with Scissors. Quite strange, but actually very good and based on a true story, which I like!! We have 300 recorded ready to watch, but havent got around to it yet. Think its a boy movie....so I would need to be in the right mood!
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:07pm
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When we flew over to Sydney we watched:
Juno - I liked it Gone Baby Gone - Loved it (Ben Affleck directed it and Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman star in it) Not sure if it's out here yet. DH watched Bucket List He liked it. My all time fave movie is Shooter, I loved it, stars Mark Wahlberg. Really good. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:08pm
Oh man, that movie had potential to be good, but ended up being so long for no real reason. I really liked In Pursuit of Happyness.. thought Will Smith and his son did a good job. |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:14pm
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oooh i like family man
Pursuit of happiness - i liked that too I am legend - i liked even though it made me scared of the dark for ages... even when we went on the track and tunnel gorge walk this year mike kept waiting till we were in the really long long dark tunnels and going "watch out for the dark-seekers woooooo" I am sure he still has the bruises on his arm from where i kept hitting him and telling him to shut-up! knocked up - i liked this movie. superbad - not as great as i thought it would be License to wed - made me realllllly angry, was supposed to be one of those funny movies, but just got me really p'ed off at the reverend - much like that film anger managment with Adam sandler Heart-break kid - now that was funny. We were left walking round all night singing the little mexican ditty that kept coming through it. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:17pm
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Yeah lots of blood & guts and not alot of storyline.
My youngest watched 300 on Saturday night but didn't look like something I'd like. I haven't even watched Lord of the Rings - have tried several times but can't get through the first 30 minutes. But everyone else in my house loves those sort of movies. (Had to add that at first I thought you meant you had 300 movies recorded to watch - that'd take a while!) Will add those to my list - what genre are they? I'm going to be watching this thread carefully to get some more ideas for my list - yay |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:20pm
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Mum watched the Bucket List on the way over from Oz and raved about it.
I was in bed by 8 both nights this weekend. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:25pm
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Have watched Knocked Up which was good. Saw Seth Rogan on Rove and wondered if anyone can tell me what his other movies are like - Pineapple Express and Superbad.
Added to my list are The Love Guru and Blades of Glory . Feel like I've got a heaps of comedies lined up so drama or chick flick suggestions would be great. TIA |
Posted By: RunningT
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:34pm
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"Death at a funeral"... freaking roll on the floor LMFAO British funny!!!!!
PS: I love you.... not so great...garbage in fact but can't admit that..... We picked one each... yeap stink chick flick was mine by don't tell you know who I said that ...  ------------- 
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Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:13pm
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Seconding Death at a Funeral, that was laugh out loud funny! Loved it!
Atonement - sad but deep and meaningful PS I Love You - Watch with a box of tissues!! I cried so hard, and I never cry in movies! Oh, to be loved like that! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:17pm
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We watched Death at a Funeral last night.. great English humour! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:32pm
haven't seen pineapple express but i was abit disappointed in superbad....was funny, but not as much as i thought it would be ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:47pm
| I think I'll have to make that my next movie to watch - love English comedy |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 8:46am
| I havent been watching many films as I jsut cant stay up late enough but Sunday night we watched Fracture on Box office. It was really good. Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. |
Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 5:06pm
Going to the movies tonight and will see either The Love Guru, Get Smart or Second Hand Wedding. Really wanted to see Mama Mia but my girlfriend has already seen it. Will report back.
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 7:04pm
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We rented this wekend and saw 'Cloverfield' which I really enjoyed although it's one of those annoying movies that leaves you with more questions than answers. And 'Sweeney Todd' which I also really enjoyed (very typical Tim Burton atmosphere etc), even if it a wierd story for a musical . ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 7:41pm
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Last night we watched Prom Night (thriller)..wasn't too bad.. Also saw Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay (comedy)...Had its moments although I think the first one was funnier.
Weekend before was Superhero movie which was funnier than I thought it would be. Oh yeah, and for anyone whose a fan of Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli from heroes), I saw another one recently called Pathology which is a thriller. That was pretty good if you're into a bit of blood and guts..which I am :) |
Posted By: babymama
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 8:05pm
| Last night we watched Evan Almighty on DVD - ok for veeery light entertainment. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 8:20pm
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I've been watching movies for school
Little Miss Sunshine - loved it Knocked up - loved this too - this was NOT a movie for school City of Lost children - French movie I love Also have bought Bourne identity Crash donnie Darko (seen before and loved) |
Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 9:59pm
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Lizzle - Crash is a great movie, I've seen it twice now. It's a really good one to make you think about racism - not sure if some of the language would be appropriate for school but would be a great discussion starter.
Well ended up seeing Get Smart and I had some really embarrasing snorting laughter going on. I love a bit of slapstick comedy and because it was one of those TV series I loved as a kid was having some awesome flashbacks. |
Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 10:06pm
| Forgot to add I also saw the shorts to a new Angelina Jollie movie which looks good - I think it was called Wanted. |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 20 July 2008 at 10:35pm
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Lizzle I was just about to post that I saw Little Miss Sunshine recently and loved it too!
I haven't seen much lately but the last movies I saw were the Bucket LIst (pretty good) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (really liked it). I want to see Sex in the City and Mama Mia but have to wait until they come out on video as there is no way I'm getting to go to a movie theatre any time soon! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 2:13am
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Couple of ones I've seen lately and really liked are Jumper and Wanted (both action)- I LOVED the pursuit of happyness!
Sex & the city, 27 dresses, knocked up, PS I love you I found were all good chick flicks  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 7:32am
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We saw Death at a Funeral recently. It was pretty funny, well worth watching! Before that, we saw Heartbreak Kid and was a little bit disappointed in it actually. Not as funny as I'd hoped it was going to be.
DH is going to Australia soon for a work conference so I'm thinking I might go and hire all of those chick flicks that I've been wanting to see for a while! Fools Gold, PS I love you, I'm sure there's a couple more! |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 8:13pm
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We saw Get Smart on the weekend, it was fantastic!! Really funny, we both enjoyed it. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 10:34pm
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[QUOTE=baalamb] We saw Death at a Funeral recently. It was pretty funny, well worth watching! QUOTE]
we got that out on the weekend and i fell asleep watching it we also watched step up 2 which, apart from the predictable storyline, was really good....but i love any movies with dancing in it------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:32am
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I loved Death at a Funeral.
This weekend we watched: Run, Fat Boy, Run - great! But I love Simon Pegg and Dylan Moran. (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are two of my all time favourites) Bucket List - lovely. Funny in places, moving in others, just the right amount of entertainment for a rainy Saturday afternoon 
I liked 27 Dresses and Jumper and I can't wait to see Juno. I'm looking forward to SATC if we can ever get to the movies. Otherwise we'll have to wait for the DVD. Get Smart and Hancock will probably have to be Waiting-for-the-DVD movies, too. ------------- 
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Posted By: razzmatazz
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 12:42pm
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We got out Sweeny Todd, argh it was awful,its the only movie with johnny depp in it that I didnt like.
Very twisted story but Im so not a fan of musicals. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:33pm
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I loved Knocked Up so much we bought it on DVD. 27 Dresses was FAB too! Superbad was really not as good as I thought it would be.
Ooh Ratatouille! I haven't seen it but heard rave reviews. Bucket List has mixed reviews. I put that on my 'to see' list but crossed it off again. Same with Love Guru from what I've read and heard. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:44pm
If you like stories with dancing, I recommend You've got served, I liked it so much that I brought the DVD and we've watched it heaps. I recently brought 10 things I hate about you, I love that movie so much, and have already watched it twice since I brought it, I reckon I've seen it a total of 6 times  it helps that it's got the gorgy Heath Ledger in it. RIP ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:47pm
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I love 10 things too Mel and have probably seen it a dozen times!
We recently saw Fools Gold and wouldn't say it is a fav but it had Kate Hudson and Matthew Mc so it was definately good for a laugh (I love those 2!). I ADORE 'How to Lose Guy in 10 Days'. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:30pm
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ooh a good movie with him and SJP in is Failure to launch. Total chick flick, but a good one.
We watched One flew over the cookoos nest last week, and (for the millionth time) blues brothers, I have got 28 weeks later to watch this week, plus 16 candles and risky business (love my 80s flicks). I belong to DVD unlimited, it ROCKS! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:36pm
ROFL...that is why I wrote Matthew Mc...too hard to spell his real name!  ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 6:35pm
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So this weekend we watched Hancock, which I quite enjoyed, although I know a lot of people who didn't like it...
Also a thriller/horror kind of movie called The Ruins about a group of young adults who go and visit some ancient Mayan ruins.. That wasn't too bad either. I'm always glad when the movies I watch don't suck :) |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 8:09pm
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Watch 'Run Fat Boy Run' great British comedy, directed by David Schwimmer makes a great family movie too.
'Definatley Maybe' (sp) new movie out at Video Ezy, great chick flick, with Isla Fisher she's great. The kids learning sex ed is funny. With the Olympics on will be watching a lot more in the next 2 weeks. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: tristan137267
Date Posted: 22 January 2014 at 1:06am
| Even I have watched this movie but indeed didn’t like it. I had seen some bad review on http://boriswolfman.co.il/%D7%9E%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%96%D7%94/" rel="nofollow - Boris Wolfman blog; however having a thriller plot I thought it will be valued for money. But after seeing it, I agreed with its bad review on many sites. It is complete rubbish; no character has justified their role which made it funny rather being a thriller. |
Posted By: dian137619
Date Posted: 27 January 2014 at 11:00pm
| I'm agree with you :) |
Posted By: escadachic
Date Posted: 29 January 2014 at 10:01pm
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Some good movies I've watched lately are: -Imogene -Second Skin(it's a documentary movie about online gamers and some of it on gaming addicts and the psychology of MMORPG) -Disconnect (it's based around the disconnect of people and different scenario's related to the internet. Not a true story, but quite a chilling reminder of how things can go from online encounters) -This is the end (comedy and so damn funny!) -Elysium -The place beyond the pines (psychological thriller) -------------   
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