Is There Any New Movie Worth Watching?

lomatopo · November 15, 2005

Wallace & Grommit, curse of the were-rabbit probably won't get an oscar but it tickled my funny bone with winning lines like "Get your mob implements here!" and overall symbolisation

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Actually it may well win an Oscar. I would expect it to get an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. I thought that it was EXCELLENT and very funny. I think that it appeals to equally to both children and adults. I also enjoyed the short shown before Wallace & Grommit, "Penguin Christmas Caper" featuring the penguins from "Madagascar", not in the same league as W&G but amusing nonetheless.

ilyushin My comment, in quotes, ("You mean War Lord.") was a line from the movie and not meant to imply that you somehow got the title of the movie wrong.

I too watched "Shaun of the Dead" last night. I had seen previews for it when it first came out but never got a chance to see it. I thought that it was quite good, and great fun.

lomatopo · November 15, 2005

Personally, I never rated Shaun of the Dead.
What I did think was very good is <B>Hotel Rwanda</B>, really good performances and something that needs to be remembered. Not that it will make any difference to the spineless S.O.Bs in government.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"Hotel Rwanda" was a very powerful and riveting film. Note that Don Cheadle was nominated for a best actor Oscar in 2004 for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina in that film. Don Cheadle is great in everything, "Crash", for which he might get a best supporting nod, being a recent example. Also check out the BMW short film, from "The Hire' series, called "Ticker", where Cheadle stars along with F. Murray Abraham (and cameos by Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick and Dennis Haysbert).

Neeranam · November 15, 2005

Can you get the W&Grommit one on DVD?

Pirate ones I mean.

lomatopo · November 15, 2005

Can you get the W&Grommit one on DVD?
Pirate ones I mean.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would think so, VCD anyway, I've seen the title for sale on the street here.

camerata · November 21, 2005

I liked the new Harry Potter movie. It's a bit more interesting now the kids are teenagers.

camerata · November 30, 2005

From today's Daily Telegraph:

---

Anger as film highlights good-time geisha girls

By Colin Joyce in Tokyo and Richard Spencer in Beijing

(Filed: 30/11/2005)

Japan hosted the premiere of a Hollywood film on geishas last night amid anger that the girls are portrayed as prostitutes and the actresses who play them Chinese.

Memoirs of a Geisha not only has Chinese leading ladies, it is a screen version of a book by an American, directed by an American and shot in California, not Kyoto, their traditional home.

The film, shown in the national sumo stadium, is strongly sexual and likely to reinforce the geishas' reputation as women of the night.

But in Japanese "geisha" means "person of art" and the girls see themselves as guardians of such traditions as the tea ceremony, flower arranging and poetry.

They insist that in their unique "flower and willow world" wealthy patrons pay for these talents, plus their cultured conversation, not sexual favours. Both Arthur Golden's 1997 bestseller and the new film show novices selling their virginity to the highest bidder, which geishas say is a slur on their profession.

As wounding to Japanese pride are the actresses playing the three main geishas: Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, a former Bond girl, and Gong Li, all ethnic Chinese.

The casting provoked fury in China, where one website attacked Zhang for playing a "Japanese prostitute" and the lover of a Japanese man, the actor Ken Watanabe.

"How outrageous, to sleep with a Japanese man for money. She has humiliated all Chinese," complained one internet posting.

Many Chinese are sensitive because of bitter memories from the Second World War, when thousands of Chinese women were forced into sexual slavery by Japan.

The film's director, Bob Marshall, first upset Japanese when he suggested there were no Japanese actresses suitable for the geisha roles.

Chen Kaige, the director of the celebrated 1993 film Farewell My Concubine, said: "Geisha cannot be performed by Chinese. It's an age-old traditional Japanese culture.

"How to walk, how to hold a fan, how to smile, how to look at people, all these gestures and facial expressions you need to be reared in Japan to perform.

"But perhaps American producers don't care."

Critics say the film's dancing looks all wrong and the kimono has been "sexed up". The geisha's white make-up, which foreigners might find scary and unattractive, has also been dropped.

[snip]

Glauka · November 30, 2005

The last movie I went to watch was "The Leyend of Zorro" no worth watching in my opinion...

The Zorro is this matrix sort of guy...and the girl...is what is expected from nowadays girls beautiful, intelligent, brave, independent...

Why do they have to change classic characters...if in Zorro books and movies the girls are to girly that´s the way it was ment to be...

The same thing happen with Jane Austin Heroin Elizabeth Bennent in the last remake of "Pride and Prejudice"...dreadful movie...the characters are silly and with no personality...(opposite that the ones in Jane Austen novel)...They also removed the best dialogues...It seems that dialogues are not so important in many hollywood movie nowadays...

So the best movie that I have watched recently was "Charlie and the chocolate factory" by Tim Burton

Have anyone watched "Oliver Twist" by Roman Polanski

thaibebop · November 30, 2005

From today's Daily Telegraph:

---

Anger as film highlights good-time geisha girls

By Colin Joyce in Tokyo and Richard Spencer in Beijing

(Filed: 30/11/2005)

I am begining to think I will not see this movie. I keep hearing the some things about it and how it's being advertised is all wrong. As a yank I can say that Americans don't understand subtly and this director is out to prove that to the world.

Edited November 30, 2005 by thaibebop

britmaveric · November 30, 2005

Looks one of the better films this year - Memoirs of a Geisha.

thaibebop · December 1, 2005

Looks one of the better films this year - Memoirs of a Geisha.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah, if you don't give a da.mn about history and culture, which fits the bill for most American tastes. I hear they really sexed it up, yanks just love that. Reduce a touching story to selling sex, that's art in Hollywood.

camerata · December 1, 2005

I reckon King Kong will be fun. Apparently, Andy Serkis (who played Gollum in LOTR) plays Kong.

camerata · December 1, 2005

The Zorro is this matrix sort of guy...and the girl...is what is expected from nowadays girls beautiful, intelligent, brave, independent...
Why do they have to change classic characters...if in Zorro books and movies the girls are to girly that´s the way it was ment to be...

Apparently, Hollywood's market research shows that modern audiences want butt-kicking heroines.

It seems that dialogues are not so important in many hollywood movie nowadays...

Everything has to be dumbed down for the MTV Generation, with its 10-second attention span. It's a miracle that anything like The Merchant of Venice could get made these days.

Glauka · December 1, 2005

Camerata...In my opinion this is insulting for the "fans"

Two or three years ago they made the remake of Count of Montecristo...The movie has nothing to do with the book...They changed everything...only the first half hour of the film you could see some similarities with the novel...

O.k you want to do a film called the count of Montecristo...fine by me BUT...don´t put in the credits "based on Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas" because that´s not true...

I find it very shoking because if someone who has never read the book...goes to watch the movie and he/she does not like it...

the may never read the book, Because a bad director and producer...

It seems that people don´t care about the films quality...Historic films are very funny too...Troy, Arthur King, Braveheart,...pure invention...

Luckly they are showing Alfred Hitchcock movies on T.V...

britmaveric · December 1, 2005

Camerata...In my opinion this is insulting for the "fans"
Two or three years ago they made the remake of Count of Montecristo...The movie has nothing to do with the book...They changed everything...only the first half hour of the film you could see some similarities with the novel...

O.k you want to do a film called the count of Montecristo...fine by me BUT...don´t put in the credits "based on Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas" because that´s not true...

I find it very shoking because if someone who has never read the book...goes to watch the movie and he/she does not like it...

the may never read the book, Because a bad director and producer...

It seems that people don´t care about the films quality...Historic films are very funny too...Troy, Arthur King, Braveheart,...pure invention...

Luckly they are showing Alfred Hitchcock movies on T.V...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Inspired by the book is the normally their segway - most films are 90min or lil over, and unfortunately they don't have the time to mimic a book.

BTW Count of Monte Cristo wasn't half bad and of the three you metioned Braveheart was the most historically accurate.

Glauka · December 1, 2005

Camerata...In my opinion this is insulting for the "fans"
Two or three years ago they made the remake of Count of Montecristo...The movie has nothing to do with the book...They changed everything...only the first half hour of the film you could see some similarities with the novel...

O.k you want to do a film called the count of Montecristo...fine by me BUT...don´t put in the credits "based on Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas" because that´s not true...

I find it very shoking because if someone who has never read the book...goes to watch the movie and he/she does not like it...

the may never read the book, Because a bad director and producer...

It seems that people don´t care about the films quality...Historic films are very funny too...Troy, Arthur King, Braveheart,...pure invention...

Luckly they are showing Alfred Hitchcock movies on T.V...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Inspired by the book is the normally their segway - most films are 90min or lil over, and unfortunately they don't have the time to mimic a book.

BTW Count of Monte Cristo wasn't half bad and of the three you metioned Braveheart was the most historically accurate.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am sorry brit but I disagree with you...The Count of Montecristo with Jim Caviezel...is insulting in my opinion...The director just made up a completely new story...As I said you want to make a movie called the count of montecristo ok by sayin based in Alexander Dumas novel...a bit too cheeky I willl say...

The count of montecristo with Gerard Depardiu is quite accurate...and vey easy to follow...

Well Braveheart doesn´t appear to historical to me when Robert the Bruce is a secondary character...I think Robert the Bruce was a good stratagem...who used his Knowledge to defeat the english...

camerata · December 1, 2005

It seems that people don´t care about the films quality...Historic films are very funny too...Troy, Arthur King, Braveheart,...pure invention...

The historical stuff on cable is even worse. The Young Hercules, etc. Everything has to be "made relevant" to the pre-pubescent demographic and full of blonde-haired, blue-eyed, butt-kicking babes with valley girl accents. And these ancient Greeks knew kung-<deleted> too.

I have to admit I liked Braveheart, though, simply because Mel managed to make a decent Sword & Toga movie after a gap of decades since they went out of fashion (i.e. since Spartacus).

lomatopo · December 1, 2005

I saw Good Night, and Good Luck in the U.S.A. yesterday. It was very, very good. I can easily see David Straithairn getting nominated for a best acting Oscar, and maybe George Clooney for best director?

thaibebop · December 1, 2005

The Zorro is this matrix sort of guy...and the girl...is what is expected from nowadays girls beautiful, intelligent, brave, independent...
Why do they have to change classic characters...if in Zorro books and movies the girls are to girly that´s the way it was ment to be...

Apparently, Hollywood's market research shows that modern audiences want butt-kicking heroines.

It seems that dialogues are not so important in many hollywood movie nowadays...
Everything has to be dumbed down for the MTV Generation, with its 10-second attention span. It's a miracle that anything like The Merchant of Venice could get made these days.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are you talking about the latest verison done. I really enjoyed that one. Didn't think Shakespear would ever be done well again in America.

Glauka · December 1, 2005

The Zorro is this matrix sort of guy...and the girl...is what is expected from nowadays girls beautiful, intelligent, brave, independent...
Why do they have to change classic characters...if in Zorro books and movies the girls are to girly that´s the way it was ment to be...

Apparently, Hollywood's market research shows that modern audiences want butt-kicking heroines.

It seems that dialogues are not so important in many hollywood movie nowadays...
Everything has to be dumbed down for the MTV Generation, with its 10-second attention span. It's a miracle that anything like The Merchant of Venice could get made these days.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are you talking about the latest verison done. I really enjoyed that one. Didn't think Shakespear would ever be done well again in America.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well if you enjoyed there is nothing I can say...But I found it too fantastic....

The first Zorro movie with Antonio Banderas was good...But the second one...

Zorro looks more like a supeheroe from Marvel comics...nothing to do with the classic character...

Is too fantastic...he does this matrix staff when he is fighting...you got spies (more like the CIA kind of think)...and then this explosions by a "terrorist" ( the bad guy)...and the girl...the girl is just too much...

She married Zorro and then she got angry because he is always fighting...

Sorry but I like the old films better...I am too romantic ...

Edited December 1, 2005 by Glauka

camerata · December 2, 2005

Are you talking about the latest verison done. I really enjoyed that one. Didn't think Shakespear would ever be done well again in America.

Yes, the one with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.

thaibebop · December 2, 2005

Are you talking about the latest verison done. I really enjoyed that one. Didn't think Shakespear would ever be done well again in America.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, the one with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, that was very good. I loved that they didn't modernize it.

Glauka · December 2, 2005

Are you talking about the latest verison done. I really enjoyed that one. Didn't think Shakespear would ever be done well again in America.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, the one with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, that was very good. I loved that they didn't modernize it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Gosh you were talking about "The merchant of Venice" ....ups!!!!

( sorry Tahibebop I rthough you were talking about the Zorro)

( So sillly glauka...so silly...now Glauka you are going to watch last Zorro movie 5 times in a row...)

Edited December 2, 2005 by Glauka

thaibebop · December 2, 2005

Are you talking about the latest verison done. I really enjoyed that one. Didn't think Shakespear would ever be done well again in America.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, the one with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, that was very good. I loved that they didn't modernize it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Gosh you were talking about "The merchant of Venice" ....ups!!!!

( sorry Tahibebop I rthough you were talking about the Zorro)

( So sillly glauka...so silly...now Glauka you are going to watch last Zorro movie 5 times in a row...)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's okay Glauka, I am not gonna to see the new Zorro movie becuase I can tell it sucks from the ads.

camerata · December 2, 2005

Zorro looks more like a supeheroe from Marvel comics...nothing to do with the classic character...
Is too fantastic...he does this matrix staff when he is fighting...you got spies (more like the CIA kind of think)...and then this explosions by a "terrorist" ( the bad guy)...and the girl...the girl is just too much...

Exactly. Every second movie out of Hollywood is adapted from a comic book. I watched a movie on cable last night called Hidalgo. It was a flop at the box office but I thought it would have done well back in the 60s or 70s. These days, no one cares about an ordinary guy doing extraordinary things (Chariots of Fire etc) - every hero has to have superpowers.

She married Zorro and then she got angry because he is always fighting...

Well, you know the old saying: "Women marry us for what we are, and then immediately start trying to change us into something we are not."

Glauka · December 2, 2005

Zorro looks more like a supeheroe from Marvel comics...nothing to do with the classic character...
Is too fantastic...he does this matrix staff when he is fighting...you got spies (more like the CIA kind of think)...and then this explosions by a "terrorist" ( the bad guy)...and the girl...the girl is just too much...

Exactly. Every second movie out of Hollywood is adapted from a comic book. I watched a movie on cable last night called Hidalgo. It was a flop at the box office but I thought it would have done well back in the 60s or 70s. These days, no one cares about an ordinary guy doing extraordinary things (Chariots of Fire etc) - every hero has to have superpowers.

She married Zorro and then she got angry because he is always fighting...
Well, you know the old saying: "Women marry us for what we are, and then immediately start trying to change us into something we are not."

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Scaramouche if you ever marry me I will never do that!!!....

Glauka · December 2, 2005

have any of you watched "The Constant Gardener" ?

Edited December 2, 2005 by Glauka

britmaveric · December 2, 2005

have any of you watched "The Constant Gardener" ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Boring tripe - I had high hopes for this - just rent English Patient or End of the Affaire if you want a good Ralph Fienes movie.

Glauka · December 3, 2005

have any of you watched "The Constant Gardener" ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Boring tripe - I had high hopes for this - just rent English Patient or End of the Affaire if you want a good Ralph Fienes movie.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Really...

I wasn´t interested on Ralph Fiennes ( i like him though) I was more interested in watching Fernando Meirelles´second movie...I really liked "City of Good"...

camerata · December 3, 2005

Anyone seen Domino yet?

Glauka · December 3, 2005

Anyone seen Domino yet?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What film is that one? Who´s the director?Tell me a bit about it please...

Sign In

Is There Any New Movie Worth Watching?

Recommended Posts

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Create an account or sign in to comment

Create an account

Sign in

Recently Browsing 0 members

Announcements

Topics

Latest posts...

Popular in The Pub

ASEANNOW

MORE INFO

POPULAR AREAS

CONTACT US