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**Devius** · February 17th, 2010, 10:39 PM

Just finished watching "Hero" on SKY...

I've seen "Hero" before, but it's still mind-blowing no matter how many times I've viewed it...

**Tmee2020** · February 23rd, 2010, 04:38 AM

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Anni-Kristiina Juuso ... Anni
Ville Haapasalo ... Veikko
Viktor Bychkov ... Ivan or Psoltõ

Language Finnish Russian Sami

The Cuckoo (English) takes place during World War II from the perspective of opposing Russian and Finnish soldiers stranded at a Sami woman's farmhouse.

None of the three can speak the language of the others, fortunately the SBS version showed it with subtitles (not being up on Finnish, Russian or Sami).

I would recommend this, I thought it was terrific.

Previously mentioned by Palo5.

**Trip** · February 23rd, 2010, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devius

Finished watching "District 9" - imo, it's superior to "Avatar"

Hearing this a lot lately Dev.

Both are up for best picture, as well as "Hurtlocker", which I haven't seen yet.

Will be interesting to see who the academy gives the Oscar to.
I loved District 9 but working in VFX and post, I go with Avatar.
Maybe that is just my creative side speaking out in tears.
So beautiful and yet so harsh, a crushing blow to humanitarianism.
In the end, I hope one of these two brilliant films wins the Oscar.
Wish that District 9 had of been in 3D like Avatar, that was another edge up.

Just finished watching "Repulsion" (1965) again. Psychotic and bizarre.
First saw it in college at an art house midnight cinema in San Francisco.
Catherine Deneuve at her finest, twisted by her own beauty....

Lunarbong · February 23rd, 2010, 03:12 PM

A recent film which I highly recommend to everyone is 'A Prophet' or 'Un Prophete' in it's original French:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/

It's in French with English subtitles, but please don't let that put you off. It's about an Arab man called Malik who is sent to prison in France for 6 years. Many of the other prisoners look down on him because he is Arabian. He is recruited by a Corsican crime boss who seems to be the top dog and the film follows his evolution throughout the time he is in jail. It is a brilliant story and the best new film I have seen in a while.
You can watch it for free online, if you know the right sites. I don't think I'm allowed to give the link here though. Search it out!

rc_riddle · February 23rd, 2010, 07:52 PM

Just finished watching GodfatherII for the umpteenth time. Just realised that the 'guns in the bath' scene was catalytic to the rest of the movie. Respect to Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Copula for weaving this ever revealing web.

**Devius** · February 23rd, 2010, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

Hearing this a lot lately Dev.

Both are up for best picture, as well as "Hurtlocker", which I haven't seen yet.

Will be interesting to see who the academy gives the Oscar to.
I loved District 9 but working in VFX and post, I go with Avatar.
Maybe that is just my creative side speaking out in tears.
So beautiful and yet so harsh, a crushing blow to humanitarianism.
In the end, I hope one of these two brilliant films wins the Oscar.
Wish that District 9 had of been in 3D like Avatar, that was another edge up.

Just finished watching "Repulsion" (1965) again. Psychotic and bizarre.
First saw it in college at an art house midnight cinema in San Francisco.
Catherine Deneuve at her finest, twisted by her own beauty....

Visually speaking Avatar is mind-blowing...I compared it to Roger Dean on steroids...

But I enjoyed District 9 more..

Sharu · February 24th, 2010, 04:41 AM

Just stumpled bout this one yesterday, this is worth a watch

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988108/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo_LYkn88o8

hf

IronMan · February 24th, 2010, 07:15 AM

Just got back from Avatar and it was pretty much everything I assumed it would be. Cookie cutter story with lots of cliches and great visuals. An enjoyable film if you turn your brain on auto-pilot and just watch the spectacle.

**scoundrel** · March 7th, 2010, 08:16 PM

It's a very very quaint period piece but still enjoyable. Don Ameche is witty and elegant in the starring role of Henry van Cleve, a disreputable old rake who has ended a life of chasing women known to run slowly in the only appropriate way, by dying in the care of a ravishingly pretty nurse. Now, while not positively looking forward to the prospect, he feels he has thoroughly earned an eternity in Hell and is rather crestfallen that the Devil (Laird Cregar) insists on hearing what Henry has done to deserve admission: they don't take just anybody...

What follows is the story of Henry's life, told via his feminine relationships: a dull but doting mother; a shrewd and slightly naughty French governess who coached him for his adult vocation; some chorus girls (Henry is a stereotypical ''Stage Door Johnny''; his exemplary and insufferable goody two shoes cousin's fiance (Gene Tierney looking glorious in her first outing as female lead), with whom he elopes; and finally a consoling conveyor belt of naughty girls when he is a forlorn widower.

The core of the movie is the story of Henry's 26 years of marraige to Martha Strabel (Tierney). Typically, Henry is drawn to Martha not so much by her demure manner and ravishing good looks but because he overhears her brazenly lying to her mother on the telephone in order that she can go shopping unchaparoned: she may look innocent, but there's that hint of the bad girl in her that he likes. Most of the time they are very happy, but Henry isn't quite reliable and on their 10th anniversary Martha leaves him because he had an affair: it isn't only the betrayal, its the taking her for granted she is very miffed about. She isn't really ending the marraige: she is merely putting her foot down and giving him a fright he'll never forget. Later, on their 25th anniversary, the boot is on the other foot. Martha has taken to disappearing for hours in the afternoon and Henry is frankly jealous. The pathos of the scene where Martha explains that she has not been feeling well and has been secretly seeing a physician is touching: Ameche's abrupt transition from jealous anger to fear, suppressed as far as possible for his wife's sake, is a good little acting display.

At the end, the Devil pleasantly refuses Henry admission. He has actually given pleasure to quite a few young women and great happiness to his late wife, except for the one time he was unfaithful. She and some of the less significant others are in heaven, together with Henry's rather disreputable grandfather: if Henry reports to the Other Place, he may find he has to spend quite a while in the waiting room, but Martha will plead for him and he will probably be accepted.

The film is pleasantly humanistic in outlook: the characters are to be judged on their treatment of other people and not on their adherence to tenets of Victorian ''moral values.'' The acting is slick and polished, the script witty and amusing without often being laugh out loud funny and it is laced with some telling moments of serious emotion. I enjoyed it.

**Clouddancer** · March 8th, 2010, 02:16 PM

Superficial crap, but some lifelike sex scenes & Anne Heche gives a truly erotic performance as Samantha the rich attorney.

A sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover.

Cast

Ashton Kutcher ... Nikki

Anne Heche ... Samantha

Margarita Levieva ... Heather

Sebastian Stan ... Harry

Ashley Johnson ... Eva

Sonia Rockwell ... Christina
Rachel Blanchard ... Emily

February 17th, 2010, 10:39 PM	#191
Devius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: It's a London Thing.... Posts: 23,577 Thanks: 142,407 Thanked 228,775 Times in 23,611 Posts	Just finished watching "Hero" on SKY... I've seen "Hero" before, but it's still mind-blowing no matter how many times I've viewed it... __________________ "I've had it with them, I've had it with you, I've had it with ALL THIS - I WANT ROOM SERVICE!* I want the club sandwich, I want the cold Mexican beer, I want a $10,000-a-night hooker!"* Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

February 23rd, 2010, 04:38 AM	#192
Tmee2020 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Aust Posts: 4,195 Thanks: 209,985 Thanked 71,454 Times in 4,151 Posts	Kukushka (2002) Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin Anni-Kristiina Juuso ... Anni Ville Haapasalo ... Veikko Viktor Bychkov ... Ivan or Psoltõ Language Finnish Russian Sami The Cuckoo (English) takes place during World War II from the perspective of opposing Russian and Finnish soldiers stranded at a Sami woman's farmhouse. None of the three can speak the language of the others, fortunately the SBS version showed it with subtitles (not being up on Finnish, Russian or Sami). I would recommend this, I thought it was terrific. Previously mentioned by Palo5. Last edited by Tmee2020; February 23rd, 2010 at 04:45 AM..

February 23rd, 2010, 07:52 PM	#195
rc_riddle Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 235 Thanks: 1,052 Thanked 1,462 Times in 217 Posts	Just finished watching GodfatherII for the umpteenth time. Just realised that the 'guns in the bath' scene was catalytic to the rest of the movie. Respect to Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Copula for weaving this ever revealing web. Last edited by rc_riddle; February 23rd, 2010 at 08:20 PM..

February 24th, 2010, 04:41 AM	#197
Sharu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 443 Thanks: 15,207 Thanked 5,981 Times in 441 Posts	Just stumpled bout this one yesterday, this is worth a watch http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988108/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo_LYkn88o8 hf __________________ "some people never go crazy; what truly horrible lives they must lead" -Bukowski

March 7th, 2010, 08:16 PM	#199
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,266 Thanks: 162,477 Thanked 278,810 Times in 26,210 Posts	Heaven Can Wait (1943) It's a very very quaint period piece but still enjoyable. Don Ameche is witty and elegant in the starring role of Henry van Cleve, a disreputable old rake who has ended a life of chasing women known to run slowly in the only appropriate way, by dying in the care of a ravishingly pretty nurse. Now, while not positively looking forward to the prospect, he feels he has thoroughly earned an eternity in Hell and is rather crestfallen that the Devil (Laird Cregar) insists on hearing what Henry has done to deserve admission: they don't take just anybody... What follows is the story of Henry's life, told via his feminine relationships: a dull but doting mother; a shrewd and slightly naughty French governess who coached him for his adult vocation; some chorus girls (Henry is a stereotypical ''Stage Door Johnny''; his exemplary and insufferable goody two shoes cousin's fiance (Gene Tierney looking glorious in her first outing as female lead), with whom he elopes; and finally a consoling conveyor belt of naughty girls when he is a forlorn widower. The core of the movie is the story of Henry's 26 years of marraige to Martha Strabel (Tierney). Typically, Henry is drawn to Martha not so much by her demure manner and ravishing good looks but because he overhears her brazenly lying to her mother on the telephone in order that she can go shopping unchaparoned: she may look innocent, but there's that hint of the bad girl in her that he likes. Most of the time they are very happy, but Henry isn't quite reliable and on their 10th anniversary Martha leaves him because he had an affair: it isn't only the betrayal, its the taking her for granted she is very miffed about. She isn't really ending the marraige: she is merely putting her foot down and giving him a fright he'll never forget. Later, on their 25th anniversary, the boot is on the other foot. Martha has taken to disappearing for hours in the afternoon and Henry is frankly jealous. The pathos of the scene where Martha explains that she has not been feeling well and has been secretly seeing a physician is touching: Ameche's abrupt transition from jealous anger to fear, suppressed as far as possible for his wife's sake, is a good little acting display. At the end, the Devil pleasantly refuses Henry admission. He has actually given pleasure to quite a few young women and great happiness to his late wife, except for the one time he was unfaithful. She and some of the less significant others are in heaven, together with Henry's rather disreputable grandfather: if Henry reports to the Other Place, he may find he has to spend quite a while in the waiting room, but Martha will plead for him and he will probably be accepted. The film is pleasantly humanistic in outlook: the characters are to be judged on their treatment of other people and not on their adherence to tenets of Victorian ''moral values.'' The acting is slick and polished, the script witty and amusing without often being laugh out loud funny and it is laced with some telling moments of serious emotion. I enjoyed it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

February 23rd, 2010, 03:12 PM	#194
Lunarbong Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 70 Thanks: 903 Thanked 819 Times in 59 Posts	A recent film which I highly recommend to everyone is 'A Prophet' or 'Un Prophete' in it's original French: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/ It's in French with English subtitles, but please don't let that put you off. It's about an Arab man called Malik who is sent to prison in France for 6 years. Many of the other prisoners look down on him because he is Arabian. He is recruited by a Corsican crime boss who seems to be the top dog and the film follows his evolution throughout the time he is in jail. It is a brilliant story and the best new film I have seen in a while. You can watch it for free online, if you know the right sites. I don't think I'm allowed to give the link here though. Search it out!

February 24th, 2010, 07:15 AM	#198
IronMan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 485 Thanks: 514 Thanked 3,209 Times in 432 Posts	Just got back from Avatar and it was pretty much everything I assumed it would be. Cookie cutter story with lots of cliches and great visuals. An enjoyable film if you turn your brain on auto-pilot and just watch the spectacle.

March 8th, 2010, 02:16 PM	#200
Clouddancer Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spain - Costa Blanca Posts: 811 Thanks: 10,238 Thanked 11,624 Times in 809 Posts	Spread Superficial crap, but some lifelike sex scenes & Anne Heche gives a truly erotic performance as Samantha the rich attorney. A sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover. Cast Ashton Kutcher ... Nikki Anne Heche ... Samantha Margarita Levieva ... Heather Sebastian Stan ... Harry Ashley Johnson ... Eva Sonia Rockwell ... Christina Rachel Blanchard ... Emily __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. [Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.