Peckhamgatecrasher Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Have to confess I've never seen it. Nor The Piano which I understand contains a fine performance. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-126986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I actually thought a young Kirsten Dunst was brilliant in Interview with a Vampire!TillieTrotter Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> He's certainly strapping and when you're having to> command a company of 300 Spartans you'd have to do> alot of shouting surely. Do give it a go, and> make sure Mrs Keef watches it too, she might find> it erm, worth the watch.;-)Right, well we watched it, and I have to say I wasn't overly impressed. It did look stunning in a very sylised way, kind of Sin City meets The Matrix, meets Troy. There was little or no story though, so it was totally reliant on action scenes and computer generated effects.Think Mrs Keef was impressed enough with the lads in it, although the 6 packs were even computer generated, and that is just plain cheating!!!Was quite funny seeing Dominic West (AKA McNulty for the Wire fans) playing a role using his (real) posh English accent. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-126989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I highly recomend the comic (reading it will probably also give you a better appreciation of the film). It's by Frank Miller who also wrote Sin City. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-126992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 It was a really very silly film, but I did quite enjoy it for a no brainer. You did wonder if anyone actually talked rather than shouted in them olden days innit.I watched Hellboy last night on Five which was excellent if once again, very silly. Will definitely keep an eye out for the sequel now. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJL Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 My favourites (today):La Belle et la B?teA Man For All SeasonsKoyaanisqatsiDr NoThe Harder They ComeSeven Year ItchTouchez pas au grisbiGoodfellasSpinal TapWattstax Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hellboy is great. I also watched it again last night. As with all comic book adaptations the character development (especially the bad guys) and the context was a little lacking but it was brilliantly entertaining and visually very true to the comics. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Have never seen or heard of Hel boy, will look out for it.Didn't realise 300 was based on a comic, that explains a lot!!! Whilst watching it, I commented to Mrs Keef that it was like the film had been made by a computer games company to market a game.Brendan, do you have lots of these comics (Sin City / 300)? If so, may I borrow some please. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hellboy is by Guillermo Del Toro of Cronos and Pan's Labyrinth fame (and next to do the LOTR adaptions with the 2 part Hobbit).I'm a little concerned that Mr 300 (Zack Snyder), who obviously ha sa flair for visuals but doesn't get under the covers of a story the same way Del Toro can, is just finishing up the movie adaption of The Watchmen, which is so beautifully multi-layered a tale that I fear for how it has fared under his direction. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I don?t actually Keef. Most of what is left of my comic collection is in SA. Dulwich library however has a very good comic section. I get a lot of comics out there. They have most of the Sin City?s, 300, a few Hellboys and a lot of other stuff. You will be amazed at how many films which don?t fall into the (expected) superhero genre are based on comics. Other recent ones that I have enjoyed have been, From Hell, V For Vendetta and Road to Perdition. All time favourites: The Crow and Howard the Duck. (and many others) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Piers I think the difference between the films 300 and Hellboy is evident in the books they were adapted from. It may have been why they were picked up by different sorts of film makers. 300 (like frank miller?s other work) is written in style of almost film like landscape images with a narrative flowing over it. It?s all big scenes of soldiers trudging over severe landscapes and pitched battles for life and death. In-depth characterisation and excessive dialogue are brushed aside in a Spartan manner because they?re there to fight and die if needs be not pansy on about how they?re going to miss their wives and puppies. It was all part of the idea. Well that?s the way I saw it anyway. Hellboy on the other hand is a more traditional comic book with a group of good guys who work for a secret government organisation one is a demon from hell, one spontaneously combusts if she gets upset and another is an aquatic human discovered in a Nazi laboratory during WW2. They do battle with the bad guys who are lead by Rasputin who continually dies and is reincarnated back from hell in order to open the gates back there for ancient evil gods to return to earth, kinda thing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Sounds cool to me, I'll be adding it to My lovefilm list! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Don't get me wrong, 300 was a blast it's just Dawn of the Dead and 00 aren't necessarily the best showcases for handling something as complex, not to mention as revered as Watchmen. But fingers crossed, plus young Silk Spectre looks great ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I've never actually read Watchmen. I really should get around to it. As you mentioned Alan Moore is briliant. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Rochelle RochellePrognosis NegativeSack LunchChunnelBlimp CheckmateThe Pain And The YearningBlame It On The RainPonce De LeonCold Fusion Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 By all AccountsOnly the Blessed SeaLord Chester?s Bayonet Live on a Summers EveOutside the Chapel WindowCradled by the SistersKipperSalacious Nonsense Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Apocryphal OcurrenceLiasing with PriestsJemima's WrathLes Chat et Sur Le FenetrePulp FrictionMrs MigginiverIn the spirit of Cold Fusion being a real film, so's one of mine ;) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Tsk, tsk Mockney - cats must be plural and windows feminine. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 It's been a long, long time, Le chat et sur la fen?tre, meilleur? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Tres bien, MP. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 What does that mean? I have never learnt French but I can basically make out, The cat somethinged the window. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm still reeling over Lord Chester's Bayonet. You show me yours ... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Brendan Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> What does that mean? I have never learnt French> but I can basically make out, The cat somethinged> the window.Isn't it a double bill?The Cat supported by On The Window. The Cat is an hilarious farce in the style of Mr Hulot's Holiday starring the little-known French comedy stars Terri Ecossais and Jun Blanc-Champ. Their moggy goes missing somewhere in the house, his boss is coming to dinner and is allergic to cats, they've run out of spuds and the shops are all shut, unbeknowst to them their boss is bringing a German guest and their next door neighbour was a prisoner of war and is not the forgiving type.Hilarity ensues.On The Window is a George Formby film with French subtitles. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Ah. I wondered where the "et" fitted in. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Facile-poisy. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 eww. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3968-top-ten-films/page/5/#findComment-127451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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