Has anyone seem the film Mr Brooks?
It stars Kevin Costner and Demi (I can’t keep my clothes on) Moore? I was actually really surprised how much I liked it, plus it reminded me that Kevin Costner can actually act, I had forgotten this.

Have you seen any films recently that have pleasantly surprised you?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:33, 55 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I saw Harry Brown on Saturday
I thought it was brilliant. Michael Caine just keeps getting better.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:36, Reply)

I really really
want to see that at the cinema, it looks amazing!

Michael Caine is just a fantastic actor :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:37, Reply)

Yup, go see it
but prepare yourself, it's not the happiest film in the world.

It has also had mixed reviews, IMDB has a score of 8.1/10, but The Times gave it 1 out of 5 stars.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:53, Reply)

Yeah
I've read quite a bit about it, it does look like its not going to have a happy ending. :S

Bah, fuck The Times, I don't tend to read reviews in papers/magazines, they tend to be a bit up their own asses when it comes to reviewing movies.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:59, Reply)

totally
the guardian review of Sin City completely slated it, and I thought it was fantastic
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:06, Reply)

I have, it's his best film for fucking ages.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:40, Reply)

That's exactly
what I thought! I really wasn't prepared for how good it was.

William Hurt was good too and I thought it was very clever the way they used him in the film.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:43, Reply)

Yep, the only problem I had was the implication that serial killing is inherited
but it was a useful plot device.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:45, Reply)

Yeah I would agree with you on that one
The second his daughter showed up I thought... oh here we go! But it was still a great film. Its also mega cheap to buy on DVD - under £5! Woo!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:48, Reply)

It's one of those films I like because not many people have seen it,
so you can show it to people and look like you know about great films and that.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:51, Reply)

Ah smooth move!
I tend to like some really weird films, I recommend them and people tell me I'm nuts, ho-hum.

Have you seen Brick? That's a good film! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:54, Reply)

Yeah, that's an awesome film,
I like it a lot.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:58, Reply)

I really
like Joseph Gordon-Levitt so mainly brought it for him. Its very clever and really liked the style of the film, like an old detective movie!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:00, Reply)

Brick's ace
And I love Tommy. (He'll always be Tommy to me.)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:13, Reply)

Did you see him in 500 days of summer?
I watched it at the weekend expecting it to be a fucking awful self serving pile of chickflick shit, but found I rather liked it.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:21, Reply)

that's on my list of films to watch.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:27, Reply)

Oooh
consider it added to my list too! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:59, Reply)

I was dying to see it
But nobody would come with me because it looked like it was going to be a shit chick-flick.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:28, Reply)

Re: Inherited Serial Killer Tendencies
Don't rule it out completely...there's a bit of a debate raging between certain biologists about "evolutionary psychology," i.e., whether or not we inherit personality traits from our parents. Obviously this offends a lot of people, particularly since it's at odds with the idea that we're all born equal, but there is a growing amount of evidence for the idea that certain characteristics "run in the family" - e.g., above- or below-average intelligence, aggressive behaviour, depression, other mental illnesses, even homosexuality (though this one runs less successfully for obvious reasons) - so they've probably done the usual scriptwriter's thing of taking a tentative theory and grossly over-extrapolating.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:28, Reply)

Firstly that's not what evolutionary psychology is.
Secondly, inheriting charateristics and personality traits such as violence a lack of empathy etc, is totally different from inheriting behaviour patterns, like killing people.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:36, Reply)

Yes, that's true
That's why I said the scriptwriters would have grossly over-extrapolated. If anything, you'd probably expect an "inherited" behaviour pattern to be due to environmental influences than genetic, so not really "inherited" in the sense of the word we're discussing here.

And I admit my understanding of the distinction between inheriting character traits and evolutionary psychology is ropey (I realise the two are related but not the same), having not read all that much about it. I just thought I'd throw the idea in there for general interest.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 13:15, Reply)

Saw the Hangover the other week.
Actually a hell of a lot funnier than I expected.

Saw 2012 on Sunday. As shit as expected.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:41, Reply)

The Hangover is ace!
That comes out on DVD this month and I can't wait! :)

Awww was 2012 shit? Bugger!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:44, Reply)

It is shit, yes.
But it's enjoyable, watchable shit.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:53, Reply)

Noted
Maybe I'll give it a whirl! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:02, Reply)

When I read "Saw 2012"
The first thing that crossed my mind is that there probably will be 2012 Saw films soon.
( Peej, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:58, Reply)

Zombieland
I was very pleased with it - I was expecting it to be good but Bill Murray came as a surprise.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:44, Reply)

Cool
I will be buying it when it comes out on DVD, I think I have missed my opportunity to see it at the cinema now!?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:45, Reply)

I'm so lame at going to see stuff at the cinema
I wanted to see Zombieland
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:46, Reply)

Me too!
I say I'll go and just never get around to it! :(

I used to go once a week back when I worked around the corner from a Cineworld... I did see some shit films though! :S
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:50, Reply)

You have,
you snooze you lose.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:46, Reply)

Garrr

(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:48, Reply)

I saw it on the second day it was out.
Don't you wish you were me?
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:52, Reply)

Haha
I don't wish I was you, but I wish I had your ability to actually go to the cinema! :(
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:55, Reply)

Prince Caspian was more entertaining than I expected
better than all the Harry Potter films because they got kids that can act.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:46, Reply)

Ah I was wondering if it would be any good

(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:50, Reply)

Do you have the horn?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:51, Reply)

hehe
my old teacher gave it to me. then I gave it to a girl called Susan
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:07, Reply)

Yep, I thought it was going to be a bit lame
but the reluctant obsessive-compulsive neat-freak serial killer (so many hyphens) worked for me - going to Alcoholics Anon. to beat the addiction was a nice touch.

But Demi Moore as a hard-boiled cop with a trust fund? My arse.
( monkeybananaraffle, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:52, Reply)

Hehehe
I did think the whole 'hard-boiled cop with a trust fund' was funny... only because it made me think of Mike Laureeeee from Bad Boys!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:57, Reply)

Not really that recent
but the latest Star Trek very much took me by surprise.

As did Dark Knight, for I was expecting yet another sequel to the franchise that steadily worsened throughout the 90s.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:54, Reply)

.
Star Trek was ace, did you see it in the cinema?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:56, Reply)

Certainly did
It was spectacular on a big screen and was the first film to tempt me into a cinema since the first LotR installment.

I bought Star Trek on Blu-Ray.

Just need a big HD telly to watch it on now
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:58, Reply)

Nice
I saw it there too, was worth every penny.

The effects are brilliant, the only real criticism I have is that Simon Pegg was introduced too late. Although he still made me laugh, as did Leonard Nimoy!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:01, Reply)

Igor
It was slated by the critics, but made me laugh hugely, was genius.

For those who don't know what it is, it's a CGI film, with the voice talents of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Eddie Izzard, etc. It has Buscemi playing the role of a suicidal, immortal rabbit (the role he was born to play).

Well worth a watch.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:55, Reply)

Glengarry Glen Ross, again.
In fairness i hadn't seen it for about 12 years. Brilliant film, should form part of the training for every salesman, regardless of what they are selling.

In other news, the GFT in glasgow are screening Koyaanasqatsi, complete with live score at the end of the month. I haven't stopped quivering with delight.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:00, Reply)

That's an excellent film

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:41, Reply)

Lesbian Vampire Killers
We were prepared for a shower of shite, and I know it's never going to be an Oscar Winner, but I think it was just a Carry On Movie for the this decade. It's basically a boys film that goes, "Cor! Tasty girlies!" and "Eeergh! Gross!", and nothing else, but I thought there were some fun gags in there.

I know it's fashionable to hate Horne & Cordon at the moment, but I think people - especially the critics - took it waaaaaaaay too seriously.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:17, Reply)

Watch Vampyros Lesbos instead

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:18, Reply)

For that matter...
...anything with Lesbians is usually worth a shot.

Apart from the Billie Jean King Story and suchlike.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 13:43, Reply)

No Way Out
Another testament to the fact Costner can act.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:40, Reply)

Last film I watched was
House of Games. Quite a cool film that probably not many have seen. Nice plot!
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:41, Reply)

hmm
ok that didn't work

Children of Men, picked it up cheap from Fopp and thought "meh looks fairly bog standard blah but i'll give it a go" 2 hours later "Holy fuck that was incredible!"
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:46, Reply)

^This.
The last quarter of the film was amazing.
( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:54, Reply)

Hmmm
I wasn't so fussed about it I have to say. It did go on and bloody on.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 13:01, Reply)