Might we have a film board?

**percy toboggan** · 21-Feb-09, 17:51

An excellent movie watched last night on dvd.
Tommy Lee Jones plays a grieving father whose Son is murdered soon after returning Stateside from active service in Eye-rack!

Believable (inspired by true events) and deals with the brutalisation of young men by war. Charlize Theron is superb as the cop co-opted to the case when it's obvious the military are shielding their own and washing their dirty laundry in private.

Jones is really growing on me of late...he was good in 'No Country For Old Men' and 'The Missing' His performances improve with age. I only wish mine did.

**joxville** · 21-Feb-09, 17:54

Originally Posted by percy toboggan

An excellent movie watched last night on dvd.
Tommy Lee Jones plays a grieving father whose Son is murdered soon after returning Stateside from active service in Eye-rack!

Believable (inspired by true events) and deals with the brutalisation of young men by war. Charlize Theron is superb as the cop co-opted to the case when it's obvious the military are shielding their own and washing their dirty laundry in private.

Jones is really growing on me of late...he was good in 'No Country For Old Men' and 'The Missing' His performances improve with age. I only wish mine did.

I bought the dvd a few weeks ago but have yet to watch it. Tommy Lee Jones is a firm favourite of mine which prompted me to buy it. It sounds good percy so I must watch it soon.

**MsMe** · 21-Feb-09, 18:14

I am Sam - Excellent

Gran Torino - Not bad Clint's singing at the end was hiddeous!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Fell asleep half way through.. got the jist not really interested in the last half.

Star Wars - Original 3 amazing, new three hate them!

Slumdog Millionaire - Not what I was expecting but good good film

Others;

Seven Pounds with Will Smith - Fantastic 10/10
Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - Good 8/10
Notorious - Ok not bad 6/10
Mirrors - Pretty good 7/10
Che - Good 8/10
Eagle Eye - Good 8/10
Taken - Good 9/10

**ShelleyCowie** · 21-Feb-09, 18:23

Serenity - 10/10
Pans Labyrinth - 10/10
Wanted - 9/10
Akira - 9/10
Hancock - 8/10
Mona Lisa Smile - 10/10
Star Wars (All of them) - 9/10
Dont Mess with the Zohan - 10/10
Ironman - 9/10
Cloverfield - 8/10
Riding in Cars with Boys - 9/10
Saw Movies - 8/10
Lord of the Rings Trilogy - 9/10
I am Legend - 8/10
Underworld - 8/10
Aeonflux - 9/10
Equalibrium - 9/10
Transformers - 10/10

These are just a select few from my collection lol if i were to list all my movies i would be here all night!

**butterfly** · 21-Feb-09, 19:51

Originally Posted by percy toboggan

That you include both of these sentiments in the same sentence suggests a possible pop....but I'm sure you don't mean to restrict me to the museum pieces butterfly old gal.

Truth is though I am also a fan of the monochrome masterpiece, the throwbacks of yesteryear like 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' and many, many others.

If we dunna get one on 'ere I'll set one up on facebook....in the crinkly wrinkly section near the back.

less of the old gal pal!!!no pop intended,hee hee

**Ash** · 21-Feb-09, 20:04

righto i watched slumdog millionaire and thought i was a really good film, the actors were all superb in it

watched taken with liam nesson(prob wrong spelling) and it was one of best films ive seen

2nights ago we watched the guardian with kevin costner and ashton kutcher and i was in tears, amazing film

also watched How To Loose Friends And Alienate People and it was really funny aswell as having a good story line..... i love simon pegg

**Angela** · 21-Feb-09, 20:05

Originally Posted by percy toboggan

We're sorted now but if anyone knows vague directions to the multi-plex in Dundee I'd appreciate a shout. There's a cinema at St.Andrews but info seems harder to glean.

The cinema in St Andrews is the New Picture House:

http://www.nphcinema.co.uk/

Dundee Contemporary Arts has two screens:

http://www.dca.org.uk/

Not sure about a multiplex in or around Dundee, percy. There is an Odeon at Halbeath, near Dunfermline:

http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/cinema_information/s87/

Hope that helps.

**percy toboggan** · 22-Feb-09, 00:43

Originally Posted by Angela

The cinema in St Andrews is the New Picture House:

http://www.nphcinema.co.uk/

Dundee Contemporary Arts has two screens:

http://www.dca.org.uk/

Not sure about a multiplex in or around Dundee, percy. There is an Odeon at Halbeath, near Dunfermline:

http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/cinema_information/s87/

Hope that helps.

Thanks Angela...we're home now. We found a multi-plex in Dundee - very good it was too.

Interesting scores for films above - I've neve rgiven naything ten yet as I'm saving that mark for absolute perfection. Shawshank Redemption gets nine from me as I thought it the best I've seen - so far.

Of stuff I've seen recently -
Valley of Elah 7.5
Kalifornia 8
Junebug 5
The Painted Veil 6

**ShelleyCowie** · 25-Feb-09, 00:26

Still determined to get this film board Mr T.

Come on Bobinovich. Give us a film board.

Anyway. Some more ratings from me.

Apocolypto (spelling) - 9/10
Black hawk down - 7/10
Zodiak - 7/10
Silent Hill - 6/10
Waking Ned - 8/10
St Trinians - 7/10
Akira - 8/10 (unsure how many people would have seen this, had to watch it about 5 times to understand it fully but what a movie)

I have too many dvd's!

**Ash** · 25-Feb-09, 09:13

recent watches

rocknrolla 9/10
gran torrino9/10 clint eastwood was amazing in it
madagascar 2 8/10
the accidental husband 7/10

**Bobinovich** · 25-Feb-09, 11:50

Originally Posted by ShelleyBain

Come on moderators. Give us a film board.

Outwith the powers of lowly Mods SB - s'up to Admin

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**ShelleyCowie** · 25-Feb-09, 12:35

Originally Posted by Bobinovich

Outwith the powers of lowly Mods SB - s'up to Admin

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Ahh Bob, well maybe you can take somethin to do with it! Can you not see that we could do with a film board?

seems alot of us orgers like our movies!

**percy toboggan** · 25-Feb-09, 18:13

I do fancy 'Gran Torino' - soon.
Been watching 'Venus' over three nights.
Thought provoking...initially negative but now I'm not sure.
A human story. £2 from Morrisons.

O'Toole plays an old man dying and decrepit man hungry for a a bit of hands on appreciation of young femininity berfore shuffling orf this mortal coil. A wee bit controversial. Can't condemn but can't condone but it was a human story.
It's on Film 4 often lately, I hear..

**percy toboggan** · 25-Feb-09, 18:15

I've been lookingnat Apocolypto (spelling) in Morrisons of late - might get it at the weekend on your recommendation/marks Shelley.

Is it very visceral? What cert. is it?

**ShelleyCowie** · 25-Feb-09, 20:55

Originally Posted by percy toboggan

I've been lookingnat Apocolypto (spelling) in Morrisons of late - might get it at the weekend on your recommendation/marks Shelley.

Is it very visceral? What cert. is it?

It is quite a gruesom film Mr T. Not for the faint hearted i would say.

From what i got from the movie (no spoilers) is that it has feeling, passion, it gives a sense of survival. There is a love story in there if you can push past the blood and gore.

Mr Toboggan i would not like to say too much about it and spoil anything.

I suggest if you are not put off by quite a bit of blood and things then watch it. I was not sure about it at first but i really enjoyed it.

If you do buy it and watch it let me know what u thought!

**youoldduffer** · 26-Feb-09, 17:42

ok films I have watched recently

Gran Torino - 10/10 loved that film
Underworld 3 - 7/10 good film but did we need a third one???
Defiance - 8/10
Against the Dark - 0/10 Avoid oh god avoid its so bad. Segal at his worst
Role Models - 7/10 good popcorn comedy

Arguing with myself - 8/10 comedy with puppet master Jeff Dunham, achmed the dead terrorist cracks me up everytime.

Oh one last note GIVE US A FILM BOARD