What movie are you viewing at the moment?

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Originally Posted by MaxJoker

Hmmmm not sure what to say given I`m only seven minutes into streaming ,

This .



Then again considering it`s costing me nowt to watch it, who cares

I saw ""300 - Rise of an Empire" last week in Imax 3D - I found it not quite as good as the first "300" film, but still enjoyable. It sprawled more, lacking the built-in compact plot of "300" but then the original film had to deal only with the battle of Thermopylae and the events immediately leading to it, whereas "Rise of An Empire" had to sketch in a comic book version of the history of the Persian Wars and had to cover the battles of Marathon, Plataea, and Salamis and other events, with Thermopylae taking place off screen having been the subject of the first film.

Given that the film was directly inspired by a comic book, and had the simplified morality, characterisation, and inaccuracies of one, it kept surprisingly close to the facts compared to most sword-and-sandals films, for instance far closer than "Gladiator" did to the history of Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.

That said, the part played by Artemisia (Eva Green) as adviser and commander under Xerxes was both greatly built up and misrepresented, I guess to add a strong female villain and throw in an opportunity for a bit of shagging.

I also got the feeling that the Persians as portrayed in the film were Babylonians or Assyrians, going from their statuary and their oaths to "the Gods" rather than just to Ormuzd/Ahura Mazda.

I found "300 - Rise of an Empire" a bit better than the general run of films at the moment, an unpretentious and efficient ancient world action movie that held my attention throughout.

My one quibble was that there were constant 3D dust motes or sparks floating in frame in front of the actors in nearly every scene and in 3D their constant movement was a great distraction.

[DrBone]

About to put this on......

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432021/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1



Not as good as the first couple methinks....but to be honest I just couldn't find them.....

Perfect for a day off pizza and beer vac out evening.....

IMDB gives it a 6.3......maybe generous....but I'll go with that....

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Les papas du Dimanche.2013. (Sunday's daddies).

A divorced man because his wife' gone, learns his new life,having his 3 kids on the week end,and finally meets another woman divorced too.Life simply.

[Quiquag]

Starring Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt. Directed by Ridley Scott, written by Cormac McCarthy. I am watching the extended version; i am only 15 minutes in so far.

[Spiggythecat]

I'm currently viewing the American television crime drama series on HBO created and written by Nic Pizzolatto, with the first season directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, starring Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson.

Pretty good stuff!!!

Episode 5 screens tonight on Sky Atlantic but you can catch up on Sky Go.

[victor meldrew]

You've Got Mail

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/

A modern version of a black & white classic.

[beluga]

Originally Posted by Spiggythecat

I'm currently viewing the American television crime drama series on HBO created and written by Nic Pizzolatto, with the first season directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, starring Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson.

Pretty good stuff!!!

Episode 5 screens tonight on Sky Atlantic but you can catch up on Sky Go.

loved it. great charm and the Matthew McConaughey character was excellent.
but back to business :
El crimen ferpecto / ferpect crime ; a spanish movie. Delicious, loved every bit of it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395125/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[tomesing]

Peter and the Wolf




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kYeeXav6bA


tomesing

[KingKeigh]

Originally Posted by Quiquag

Starring Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt. Directed by Ridley Scott, written by Cormac McCarthy. I am watching the extended version; i am only 15 minutes in so far.

Saw that last week. Wasn't impressed. Seemed like a waste of time and characters. How was the extended version? I didn't know there was one.

[victor meldrew]

Shade

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323939/

An enjoyable ninety minutes of people, cards and villians.