21 Jump Street.

The movie is more like a follow up to the TV series than a reboot although re-worked as an action comedy. And it works, it's fun and funny.

Good fun. 3 Balls.

Good to see Ice Cube cast as an angry black man. for a bit there I thought he was stuck in the dad / step-dad role.

Bingowings said:

For me there is only one Indiana Jones film that actually works (the first one).

The Last Crusade plays like a spoof of Raiders.

Sallah and Brody are reduced to comedy foreigner types where they were full blooded characters in the first film and Julian Glover's accent is awful.

In several ways it does, as they reprised and watered down way too many elements from Raiders.

I felt it was time to take a return visit to Newcastle.

Get Carter

Gloriously dark. Of all the great gritty British made films of 1971, this is the most British, and the film that truly spawned the modern British crime film. Hard and uncompromising, yet very artistic and stylishly done. The score is sparse and perfectly sets up the cold and dreary atmosphere, not to mention The Caine.

Carter shows The Caine at his most nasty. Just look at the hair-then the double barreled shotgun. The Caine means business.

Brilliant, Glorious, Essential, Better the 5th time. The DVD is hard to find and awful though. Bad transfer, but at least the mono is authentic 1.0. BTW a very interesting sound mix to boot. Commentary is very good by Director, Cinematographer and The Caine.

4 massive balls out of 4 pissholes in the snow.

Though I agree with the director's intent, the ending still gets me every time. I know it's what "should happen", but I never want it to.

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

Another I was interested in checking out in the theater but never got around to. I really enjoyed this film. It was pretty solid all around and I got a kick out of seeing Zach Galifianakis in a somewhat serious role.

Well.. I can tell you the last movie I didn't see. There might have been a thread called "The Last Movie I Didn't See" at one point in time, but I couldn't find it.

(and this is more of a mini-series anyhow)

I didn't see Red Dwarf: Back to Earth. In fact, I didn't even know it existed. How did this not hit my radar?

I blame Ripplin.

xhonzi said:

Well.. I can tell you the last movie I didn't see. There might have been a thread called "The Last Movie I Didn't See" at one point in time, but I couldn't find it.

(and this is more of a mini-series anyhow)

I didn't see Red Dwarf: Back to Earth. In fact, I didn't even know it existed. How did this not hit my radar?

I blame Ripplin.

xhonzi, you at least know they're working on a new season right now, right?

doubleofive said:

My boss bought John Carter, so I'm going to borrow it solely based on your recommendation and so you won't hate me anymore.

I predict lingering resentment. =P

doubleofive said:

My boss bought John Carter, so I'm going to borrow it solely based on your recommendation and so you won't hate me anymore.

Tobar said:

xhonzi, you at least know they're working on a new season right now, right?

So you don't want 005 to contribute money toward John Carter? Or you're still good with hating 005 as long as he doesn't? =P

Internet sarcasm fail.

Bryan Cranston is suddenly in everything...

Wrath of the Titans. meh, not really worth mentioning - thought it might be a bit of fun but it's really kind of boring.

re: Red Dwarf - hoping the new stuff is like the old stuff, but I suspect it will be in the vein of Back to Earth, which was pretty unspectacular. It was a bit of fun for what it was but the jokes are mostly lame and the story doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

It's the going back in time and making Bryan Cranston the focus of the most hilariously insensitive comment ever made by John Sheridan in Babylon 5 that I approve of the most.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

I love this little movie, and every time I revisit it I lament that Billy Wilder's roadshow epic was butchered, and the fact that Christopher Lee never gets the respect an actor of his caliber does.

Even though it began life as a musical (With Peter O'Toole and Peter Sellers no less!) and takes a slightly comedic look at what-if's in the life of Holmes & Watson; the look, tone, pacing and performers absolutely nail it.Plus it has a certain touching quality that is nowhere to be found in the mess that is Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows. (though I still love Jude Law's stronger characterization of Watson. The only good part of these pointless fake-looking films.)

There were originally 4 stories in a 200 minute roadshow with intermission, with two being removed and strangely making the film seem longer than just 125 minutes. Still it is the best Holmes film to date (even being a purist for Holmes adaptations) and the best from Wilder's late period. What does it say that the best film adaptations of Conan Doyle are those that are unafraid to go into uncharted territory and maintain a strong spirit? (the other being Hammer's Hound of the Baskervilles)

4 balls out of 4 canaries, trappist monks, parasols, Nessies and Russian ballerinas.

DominicCobb said:

Get Carter 9/10

Being John Malkovich 9/10

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Mark another off the list. It's definitely a fun ride until the end.

Crazy, Stupid, Love - 9/10

captainsolo said:

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

I love this little movie, and every time I revisit it I lament that Billy Wilder's roadshow epic was butchered, and the fact that Christopher Lee never gets the respect an actor of his caliber does.

Even though it began life as a musical (With Peter O'Toole and Peter Sellers no less!) and takes a slightly comedic look at what-if's in the life of Holmes & Watson; the look, tone, pacing and performers absolutely nail it.Plus it has a certain touching quality that is nowhere to be found in the mess that is Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows. (though I still love Jude Law's stronger characterization of Watson. The only good part of these pointless fake-looking films.)

There were originally 4 stories in a 200 minute roadshow with intermission, with two being removed and strangely making the film seem longer than just 125 minutes. Still it is the best Holmes film to date (even being a purist for Holmes adaptations) and the best from Wilder's late period. What does it say that the best film adaptations of Conan Doyle are those that are unafraid to go into uncharted territory and maintain a strong spirit? (the other being Hammer's Hound of the Baskervilles)

4 balls out of 4 canaries, trappist monks, parasols, Nessies and Russian ballerinas.

I'm surprised nobody has attempted a lost Dr. Who episode type of reconstruction, using the Laserdisc extras. Sadly, they were not included on the DVD.

Wait, there are more complete bits on the LD? The DVD primarily uses script reconstructions, with most of it literally being photos of the actual shooting script page that corresponds. One or two of the segments have some surviving audio and a bit or surviving footage.

Not sure as it's been a while. The LD set was too expensive for me when it was new, so I just rented it.

http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/05203/ID7413MG/Private-Life-of-Sherlock-Holmes-The:-Special-Edition-%281970%29

I was misinformed about the DVD not having any of the extras apparently.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7074/private-life-of-sherlock-holmes-the/

The LD has some uncensored naughty bits that were blurred on the DVD.

That bit mentioned about the DVD looking a bit off makes perfect sense. You can see (barely) the beautiful soft haze photography on a properly calibrated computer monitor, but even then the image still looks like it came from a print source which had slightly gone already. This film needs a proper Blu-ray release.