What movie are you viewing at the moment? - Page 5

**rotobott** · October 5th, 2009, 09:10 AM

Liquid Sky.

Batteries not Included,was never like this.

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-n9gpFVpk

**Futuro** · October 5th, 2009, 10:28 AM

"Brother" by Takeshi Kitano
I watched it yesterday for first time, so my first impression is that Brother is very violent yakuza vs.mafia themed film with lot of shouting, shooting and fingers cut-off and one seppuku. Add on that a little amount of quite dark humour and almost no soundtrack at all and you`re watching it very intensely, my popcorn consumption was far less average. Very cool movie, so cool that I could watch it only once per three years.

**Clouddancer** · October 7th, 2009, 12:57 PM

Just.watched.this.film..It.was.not.too.bad.

Quote.from.IMDB

After dropping you in the action right from the start, the movie keeps coming with constant laughs and good action. There were not a lot of scares in the movie, other than the few obvious scenes where you could see one coming, but horror is not what the director was going for in this film. Laughs, however, come often and from many different directions. Jessie Eisenberg's nerdy, insecure 'Columbus' character and Woody Harrelson's redneck zombie-killing 'Tallahassee' play very well off each other and provide plenty of memorable moments.

**tabler** · October 11th, 2009, 09:31 AM

I am sitting watching Arsenic And Old Lace a fantastic black comedy about two maiden aunts who poison lonely men and have 13 bodies hidden around the house. It stars Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson and Peter Lorre.
Its a great film and I forgot that I had the DVD so just dug it out this morning, it is one of those films that I never tire of.

**scoundrel** · October 11th, 2009, 01:10 PM

I have just been watching The Raven on DVD by courtesy of tabler: thanks for the loan mate!

The Raven actually has a very strong cast, with Vincent Price in the lead as, unusually, a (mostly) good guy, retired sorcorer Dr Craven; Peter Lorre in classic back-stabbing form:

Lorre: Let me go! Oh please let me go! I don't care what happens to the others!
Karloff: You really dont care what happens to your friends?
Lorre: Why, no...Should I?
Karloff: Such perfect treachery fills me with admiration...

Boris Karloff, much more suave and articulate than in Frankenstein mode, is the lead villain and gives brings wit and charm to the task of being thoroughly bad. He is ably assisted by femme fatale Hazel Court, second wife of Dr Craven, who convinced her husband she was dead in order to run off with Karloff's Dr Scarabus and enjoy the finer things in life, conjured up for her by a more extravagent magician, and because she prefers bad boys.

There is also an early outing for Jack Nicholson, before he became an icon of sixties counter-culture, as Peter Lorre's not too bright son:

Nicholson: Why father...I thought you'd left us?
Lorre: Move around my boy, I cant reach the knots from here. Did you really think I would leave you and run away?
Nicholson: Well...
Lorre: You think exactly like your mother.

The Raven is a lightweight horror movie spoof, nothing more ambitious than that, and it is about 90 minutes of honest fun, laced with some excellent comic diologue and sharp sight gags. For example, Lorre and Price run out of dead man's hair for a spell they are creating and visit Price's father's sarcophagus for a top-up. First they remove the heavy silk shroud from his embalmed body and neatly fold it four times between the two of them like they are folding bed linen in a laundrette: this combination of the gothic with the utterly banal is typical of the entire film and made me giggle almost throughout.

If you liked the original b/w tv series The Addams Family and The Munsters then this is for you.

**tabler** · October 12th, 2009, 10:59 PM

I am watching a film on BBC1 right now called Small Engine Repair starring Iain Glen and Steven Mackintosh about small town Ireland and an aspiring country singer.
The film is fairly mediocre but the reason I am posting this is that the soundtrack is absolutely superb Iain Glens singing and Guitar work is just great (unless its dubbed), its like a cross between Johny Cash and Neil Diamond. Infact tomorrow I think I will try and get the soundtrack.....oh bugger its just finished as I'm typing this.

**haldane4** · October 12th, 2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabler

I am watching a film on BBC1 right now called Small Engine Repair starring Iain Glen and Steven Mackintosh about small town Ireland and an aspiring country singer.

Unfortunately this didn't show up in my BBC region - did you happen to notice if Ms Clarke obliged us by dis-robing?

**tabler** · October 12th, 2009, 11:48 PM

No afraid not (I wasnt even aware she was in it

) but believe me, the songs are great (and I am not even a country fan).

**Wendigo** · October 14th, 2009, 05:17 PM

Not a movie but it's a marathon TV viewing. The box-set of Sapphire & Steel, good stuff.

**Wendigo** · October 17th, 2009, 08:11 PM

Mirrors - with Kiefer Sutherland, nicely eerie.
Thanks to the original capper for the pic of Amy Smart.

October 7th, 2009, 12:57 PM	#43
Clouddancer Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spain - Costa Blanca Posts: 811 Thanks: 10,238 Thanked 11,623 Times in 809 Posts	zombieland Just.watched.this.film..It.was.not.too.bad. Quote.from.IMDB After dropping you in the action right from the start, the movie keeps coming with constant laughs and good action. There were not a lot of scares in the movie, other than the few obvious scenes where you could see one coming, but horror is not what the director was going for in this film. Laughs, however, come often and from many different directions. Jessie Eisenberg's nerdy, insecure 'Columbus' character and Woody Harrelson's redneck zombie-killing 'Tallahassee' play very well off each other and provide plenty of memorable moments. __________________ 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.

October 11th, 2009, 09:31 AM	#44
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,028 Thanks: 112,504 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	I am sitting watching Arsenic And Old Lace a fantastic black comedy about two maiden aunts who poison lonely men and have 13 bodies hidden around the house. It stars Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson and Peter Lorre. Its a great film and I forgot that I had the DVD so just dug it out this morning, it is one of those films that I never tire of. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!*

October 11th, 2009, 01:10 PM	#45
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,237 Thanks: 162,388 Thanked 278,408 Times in 26,182 Posts	The Raven (1963) I have just been watching The Raven on DVD by courtesy of tabler: thanks for the loan mate! The Raven actually has a very strong cast, with Vincent Price in the lead as, unusually, a (mostly) good guy, retired sorcorer Dr Craven; Peter Lorre in classic back-stabbing form: Lorre: Let me go! Oh please let me go! I don't care what happens to the others! Karloff: You really dont care what happens to your friends? Lorre: Why, no...Should I? Karloff: Such perfect treachery fills me with admiration... Boris Karloff, much more suave and articulate than in Frankenstein mode, is the lead villain and gives brings wit and charm to the task of being thoroughly bad. He is ably assisted by femme fatale Hazel Court, second wife of Dr Craven, who convinced her husband she was dead in order to run off with Karloff's Dr Scarabus and enjoy the finer things in life, conjured up for her by a more extravagent magician, and because she prefers bad boys. There is also an early outing for Jack Nicholson, before he became an icon of sixties counter-culture, as Peter Lorre's not too bright son: Nicholson: Why father...I thought you'd left us? Lorre: Move around my boy, I cant reach the knots from here. Did you really think I would leave you and run away? Nicholson: Well... Lorre: You think exactly like your mother. The Raven is a lightweight horror movie spoof, nothing more ambitious than that, and it is about 90 minutes of honest fun, laced with some excellent comic diologue and sharp sight gags. For example, Lorre and Price run out of dead man's hair for a spell they are creating and visit Price's father's sarcophagus for a top-up. First they remove the heavy silk shroud from his embalmed body and neatly fold it four times between the two of them like they are folding bed linen in a laundrette: this combination of the gothic with the utterly banal is typical of the entire film and made me giggle almost throughout. If you liked the original b/w tv series The Addams Family and The Munsters then this is for you. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

October 12th, 2009, 10:59 PM	#46
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,028 Thanks: 112,504 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	I am watching a film on BBC1 right now called Small Engine Repair starring Iain Glen and Steven Mackintosh about small town Ireland and an aspiring country singer. The film is fairly mediocre but the reason I am posting this is that the soundtrack is absolutely superb Iain Glens singing and Guitar work is just great (unless its dubbed), its like a cross between Johny Cash and Neil Diamond. Infact tomorrow I think I will try and get the soundtrack.....oh bugger its just finished as I'm typing this. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!* Last edited by tabler; October 12th, 2009 at 11:10 PM..

October 12th, 2009, 11:48 PM	#48
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,028 Thanks: 112,504 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	No afraid not (I wasnt even aware she was in it) but believe me, the songs are great (and I am not even a country fan). __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!*

October 5th, 2009, 09:10 AM	#41
rotobott Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 32,103 Thanks: 174,766 Thanked 634,544 Times in 31,424 Posts	Liquid Sky. Batteries not Included,was never like this. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-n9gpFVpk

October 5th, 2009, 10:28 AM	#42
Futuro Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: F1nland Posts: 1,791 Thanks: 12,113 Thanked 36,664 Times in 1,899 Posts	"Brother" by Takeshi Kitano I watched it yesterday for first time, so my first impression is that Brother is very violent yakuza vs.mafia themed film with lot of shouting, shooting and fingers cut-off and one seppuku. Add on that a little amount of quite dark humour and almost no soundtrack at all and you`re watching it very intensely, my popcorn consumption was far less average. Very cool movie, so cool that I could watch it only once per three years.

October 14th, 2009, 05:17 PM	#49
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,759 Thanks: 259,865 Thanked 1,139,116 Times in 113,880 Posts	Not a movie but it's a marathon TV viewing. The box-set of Sapphire & Steel, good stuff.

October 17th, 2009, 08:11 PM	#50
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,759 Thanks: 259,865 Thanked 1,139,116 Times in 113,880 Posts	Mirrors - with Kiefer Sutherland, nicely eerie. Thanks to the original capper for the pic of Amy Smart.

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