Movies you thought would be shit but actually weren't. Or the opposite.
I recently watched The Runaways, and I thought it would be shit, but I quite liked it.
I don't care if you disagree. Kristen Stewart looks great in tight leather pants.

Alt: Music you're now into?
Flogging Molly is new for me, I listened to a shit ton of their music last week.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 17:57, 118 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'd like to see that Runaways film.
Joan Jett used to give the right fucking horn.

I thought 'In Bruges' as going to be fucking awful but I liked it a lot.

Alt: My pal and I discovered a magnificent old reggae chatter called 'Nigger Kojak' a week or so back. He's excellent.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:04, Reply)

Joan Jett ?
I'd have much rather spent time with Heather Thomas from The Fall Guy.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:06, Reply)

Are you familiar with West Country DJ Derek?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Derek
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:09, Reply)

This is the place !
www.blackhouse.uk.com/pdf/main_menu_smithfield_jan_2011.pdf
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:10, Reply)

OH GEE OH GOSH
www.blackhouse.uk.com/pdf/cocktail_list_jan_2011.pdf
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:14, Reply)

I've been listening to Joan Jett all day long.
In FUCKING Bruges
man, I like that one as well
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:12, Reply)

It's a brilliant film

(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:29, Reply)

I love In Bruges.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:18, Reply)

Evening

(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:30, Reply)

Joan Jett is still a bit hot

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:32, Reply)

The Silver Jews
At the moment, I can only listen to mad folk music. Sometimes some of their stuff wonders a little too far into country, which I can't really listen to without getting heartburn.

Oh and lashings of Devendra Banheart a little Regina Spektor and some Type O Negative, just because I'm single and I can listen to whatever I feel like.
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:06, Reply)

that's not heartburn, it's heartache
you know what you get when you play a country song backwards?
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:15, Reply)

yrtnuoc?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:19, Reply)

you get your house back, you get your dog back, you get your best friend Jack back

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:21, Reply)

:D

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:22, Reply)

I seem to have a thing for
bands I really shouldn't at the moment like NIN and Korn. I even found myself enjoying LinkinPark. I don't have any clue why. I may need professional help
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:14, Reply)

They were listening to some music channel called skunge or skank or something over the weekend, and I found I enjoyed most of their songs.
I like Linken Park's stuff, have you heard of "The Offspring" ? They have some good songs you might like.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:17, Reply)

I own a couple of offspring albums
I'm no stranger to this genre, it's just I thought I'd grown out of it a bit

was it Scuzz? I thought that had gone away years ago
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:18, Reply)

doubt it
if you like something, you like it
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:19, Reply)

There is metal in my soul
I hope that means it's tougher than other souls
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:25, Reply)

It's a genre designed to be grown out of.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:19, Reply)

growing up is for losers though

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:20, Reply)

not in this case.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:21, Reply)

That's the one. I love a bit of them, I reckon their latest one is one of their best.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:23, Reply)

I remember being able to sing along the songs
off Smash to the tunes on Americana
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:25, Reply)

I've actually just got into Joan Jett in a major way.
I've always liked her but recently I've been right into it.

I thought The Butterfly Effect was going to be whiny and shit but it was actually excellent.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:18, Reply)

That movie gets slated a hell of a lot but I enjoyed it
and it gets pretty dark in places.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:20, Reply)

I hated the bit with the dog in the bag.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:22, Reply)

I haven't watched it from beginning to end, but what I saw sort of freaked me out a bit
also hated that bit with the dog
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:37, Reply)

I had to admit that "The 40-Year Old Virgin" was not the predictable, mirthless pile of tosh its crass title and bold red-font poster suggested it would be
It actually made me laugh, even in spite of the cast including Seth Fucking Rogen.

Alt: I saw two good gigs last week - Ian Siegal was on excellent form once again, but I knew he would be. St Jude were better than I expected, having been a bit indifferent toward their album. (This is in no way connected with what amazing thighs their singer has.)
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:20, Reply)

Where did you see St Jude?
I quite like their album, but it's not as good as I was hoping it would be.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:31, Reply)

They played The Borderline last Wednesday
(First time I'd been there as well, incidentally)
My friend was telling me they've blamed the production on the album not sounding as good as they hoped. Or something like that. They certainly translated better for me in a live setting.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:38, Reply)

I was hoping for a lot more having heard Soul on Fire
but the rest of the album just sounded a bit meh and didn't really grab me. I'll keep listening and see if it grows on me.

I like the Borderline, I saw Pete Murray there a while back.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:40, Reply)

Shawshank Redemption is one of the most
boring, wanky, over rated snoozefests ever and it tops a lot of my friends best film ever lists. Stupid cunts.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:27, Reply)

I've never watched it. But I imagine it makes a lot of peoples lists, along with Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, The Princess Bride, It's a Wonderful Life
Star Wars, etc etc etc
movies that I have not seen and don't want to because I imagine they're exactly as you've just described Shawshank Redemption
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:35, Reply)

Loving your style.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:40, Reply)

Currently doing the rounds on my music player are
Silversun Pickups
Atmosphere (I never knew these guys did so many goddamned albums!)
Gift of Gab
Elbow's new album
CL Smooth
Ben Folds
Darwin Deez
Chase & Status (yeah whatever)
Example
KT Tunstall
RJD2
Mr Scruff
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:27, Reply)

I like that KT Tunstall one.
_{'cus you're....}EVERYWHERE Too mee
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:30, Reply)

The most recent album is a return to form.
Loved the first one, didn't understand the second one, love this one. She plays all my chords.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:31, Reply)

I don't get how you could not like the second album if you liked the first?
I liked them both. She was pretty good live too.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:32, Reply)

Dunno, I think I went into it expecting too much.
I hate having expectations. Perhaps I'll give it another go. I'd like to see her live. I'd quite like a lock of her hair too.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:35, Reply)

I'd like to keep her in a box in the cupboard under my stairs
and I'd get her out at parties and make her crawl around the floor and I'd put bowls of raw meat at either end of the room and make her crawl as quickly as she could between them or she wouldn't be allowed any and if she tried to stand up I'd have a fagoot of birch twigs ready to give her a damn good thrashing.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:38, Reply)

I'd like to be invited to more of your parties.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:40, Reply)

That would be fun, I could do with someone to keep in my shed.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:41, Reply)

Ohh, I haven't listened to the second or third *downloads*

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:52, Reply)

Wait a sec, that's Michelle Branch.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:53, Reply)

I thought the Fighter would be mediocre
it was fantastic though.

Alt: this made me look at the songs added to my Spotify playlist recently and do a sad face. In the last three days songs have been added (one of each) by the artists: Samuel Barber, Nagual Sound Experiment, New York Dolls, Kris Allen, Sex Pistols and Kevin Sullivan.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:36, Reply)

is this a bad thing?
I quite like Kris Allen.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:38, Reply)

I'm listening to John Mellencamp
and debating about whether to get tickets to see him in London.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:39, Reply)

book tickets to see him in america

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:41, Reply)

FUCK YEAH!
I could come and stay with you and I could give Echo a big cuddle and I could go and watch the show, because I know you don't like concerts, and then we could drive up to Lookout Point and we could make out until the sun came up.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:42, Reply)

I do, DO like concerts, just not country concerts and/or going to concerts for bands I don't like or have no interest in seeing.
So, yeah, you can go by yourself to that one.
As well as Lookout Point. Or you could take Echo. She'll probably make out with you.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:18, Reply)

I just have 'I need to know'
I have no idea why.

On my second playlist (I only have two playlists) I appear also to have recently added a Good Charlotte song, some Iggy & The Stooges, as well as some more electro stuff
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:40, Reply)

Why did adding songs to Spotify make you sad?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:38, Reply)

I generally feel I have good music taste
and then I am reminded that I don't really
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:41, Reply)

Surely there are just 'good songs' and 'bad songs' regardless of who recorded them?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:42, Reply)

two words to that
Good Charlotte
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 18:44, Reply)

You like what you like.
Who cares about sense of good taste or bad?
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:21, Reply)

I enjoyed The Cider House Rules more than I thought I would
I had originally dismissed it as a chick flick, but it's not.

Alt: There's been quite a lot recently. I can NOT get Flamboyant Bella out of my head though (yes I did originally listen to them for the name)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq1RuD2mBMY

In terms of types of music I actually like, I recently came back to Sonic Boom Six after a seven year hiatus (now they're famous and not just playing in the local club :/) and loving them at the moment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1XalWiJt6g
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:06, Reply)

Have any of you seen the film Kick-Ass?
It's on Sky Movies this evening (I think they've been showing it for a few weeks now), but reading the info about the film, it sounds shit.

But then I'm sure I've heard of people saying it's quite good.

Any opinions?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:14, Reply)

worth a watch.
You are old and will probably hate it.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:16, Reply)

I haven't but I still want to.

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:17, Reply)

I don't think it's your kind of thing Jeff.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:19, Reply)

So of the three opinions posted.
I've got.

1/ Watch it.
2/ Not seen it.
3/ Don't watch it.

I'm still none the wiser.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:21, Reply)

Well my ten year old nephew loved it.
Therefore you will hate it.

Sorry! I'm getting mixed up with the other similar film.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:23, Reply)

And Bob loved it as well.
And K is a Septic.
And your view is respected.

Therefore. That film is fucking bent and I don't be watching it.

Thanks Blousie. What are you having for dinner this evening?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:25, Reply)

I had home made spag bol but instead of mince I used veggie sausages.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:27, Reply)

I read that as 'instead of mice'
I'm toying with either pizza or omlette this evening, I can't decide which.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:29, Reply)

Bleeding hell!
Just do eenie meenie miny mo and have your bloody dinner.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:30, Reply)

eenie meenie says 'pizza'

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:37, Reply)

Eeine meenie knows what it's talking about.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:49, Reply)

stop calling me septic >:(

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:28, Reply)

Sorry.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:29, Reply)

It's a term of endearment, not an insult.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:29, Reply)

But if K doesn't like it
Then I won't call her one.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:36, Reply)

how?
you say septic I think of septic tanks and poop.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:40, Reply)

It's just rhyming slang.
Tit for tat = hat
Apples and pears = stairs
Whistle and flute = suit
Septic tank = yank
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:43, Reply)

omfg
I am not a yank!!!!
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:48, Reply)

You're not American?
We call all American yanks, even the ones who aren't yankies. It don't mean nuffin.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:51, Reply)

K probably thinks we're Antiseptics.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:53, Reply)

this is akin to calling Darth a bender

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:57, Reply)

What would you call yourself, if not an american?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:00, Reply)

I call myself an American, and just because I'm American doesn't mean I'm a yank by her theory.
It may be what all of you call Americans, but I'm not a yank.
I'm not sure which is worse, septic or yank.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:03, Reply)

I didn't love it. I said it was worth a watch.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:29, Reply)

It is a good idea and well made, a bit american wanky in a few places
but still worth a watch.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:24, Reply)

WATCH IT.
you won't know if you like it until you watch it.
gawd.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:24, Reply)

I'll swerve it I think.
I'm not prepared to waste a couple of hours on something that will probably be complete gash.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:27, Reply)

Why don't you watch the trailer on youtube and decide.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:28, Reply)

What a fantastic suggestion.
EDIT: I've seen two trailers now, and it looks shit. But then it might be 'shit' and watchable.

I'll see what else is on and if there is nothing else doing on the telly-box tonight, I'll watch it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:31, Reply)

it's worth watching to see the little girl call someone a cunt

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:48, Reply)

I fucking love it, and so did 14-year old daughter.
I have no idea if that helps.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:40, Reply)

Is it 'shit' good
Or actually 'not that bad at all as a film'?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:44, Reply)

It was pretty good actually
worth a watch definitely
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:46, Reply)

I agree with this
it's not quite how it looks in the trailers if I remember correctly
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:49, Reply)

I've put in on Sky+
I'll go to the shops and get some dinner and watch it when I eat later.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:54, Reply)

You eat too late.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:56, Reply)

You eat too early.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:57, Reply)

We're like Jack Spratt and his wife.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:58, Reply)

I don't eat fat either.
If I have a cut of meat with a fatty bit on it, I always leave it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:59, Reply)

Well I don't eat red meat so that explanation goes out the window then.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:01, Reply)

I really enjoyed it.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:34, Reply)

Said it before, will say it again
A Serbian Film. It's fun for all the family.
( djtrialprice, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:18, Reply)

I think I heard about that from /talk.

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:20, Reply)

Mip. :(

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:24, Reply)

I wanted to see that.
In fact, I seem to remember getting in a debate about it on here.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:27, Reply)

I remember that
surprising split
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:29, Reply)

I was shocked about how passionate people got.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:30, Reply)

I've just read about it.
Seems pretty gratuitious to me.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:40, Reply)

link to the discussion
quite interesting to read back

b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1026878
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:45, Reply)

I still want to see it.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:58, Reply)

I don't see why the fuck anyone would want to.

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:59, Reply)

I like gore, horror and driller killer etc but I think this goes to far.
Allagorical my arse. There's no need to go as far as he has to politicize a film.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:00, Reply)

*shrugs*
One of my favourite films is Taxidermia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxidermia). Make of that what you will.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:03, Reply)

Now that looks interesting : )

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:08, Reply)

I put a part of it on a post on Coll3ctive a coupla weeks ago.
It's such a brilliantly mental film. Those Hungarians know their shit.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 20:15, Reply)

Yesterday I watched the end of Unthinkable. I wish I could have watched it from the beginning, Michael Sheen was brilliant.
I also watched Nothing but the Truth, which was pretty good.
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:24, Reply)

I watched a film called Splice.
Two scientists create a human genetically spliced with other animals. It was ok.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:26, Reply)

I watched that a few weeks ago

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 19:28, Reply)