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My friend has got a "freedom pass" from her husband and kids so we're going to the Odeon at Beckenham tonight. This hardley ever happens. Last time was Christmas 2007.


Frost/Nixon

Grand Torino

He's Just Not That Into You

Milk

Revolutionary Road

Slumdog Millionaire

Curious Case of Benjamin Button


(not the Tom Cruse movie though)


I'm out of touch. Any thoughts?


Px

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Frost/Nixon If you want Politics and shady dealings


Grand Torino Its about a car thief by Clint Eastwood


He's Just Not That Into You Chic flick but has Jennifer Connelly in it and I love her


Milk San Fran Politics


Revolutionary Road looks heavy to me


Slumdog Millionaire great film some classic moments and great shots of India


Curious Case of Benjamin Button out today and 170 mins long


Slumdog for a nice easy friday night

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Think it depends what kind of mood you're in, but I'm with Rhinestone Cowboy (I have indeed been walking these streets so long) and I think Slumdog Millionaire is a brilliant film that you come out of feeling great.


It has grit, wit, suspense, gorgeous cinematography, and really likeable leads - I think a perfect Friday night.

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Slumdog is the easiest film of the list. Mostly feelgood and funny - highly improbable, it has a great opening shot.


Grand Tourino a must for any Clint fans - haven't seen it yet but will. Looks as if Dirty Harry has retired but retained same basic outlook on life.


Frost / Nixon - good but it's creepy as to how much Michael Sheen, as Frost the shallow, vain, self serving, non intellectual individual tends to become Tony Blair - may be the coincidence of casting or deliberate,


Milk - is definitely worth seeing.


He's just not onto you - not seen it but reviews are poor.


Revolutionary Road - I'm off to see this tomorrow.


Benjamin Button - again on my list to see. REviews seem split - some applauding the technical skills and range of the story, few applauding Brad Pitt or the other actors (except Tilda Swanton)


On the whole if this is a one off outing and you want a sure fire fun night at the cinema - Slumdog is the film.

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I know you haven't listed it, but I saw "Rachel's Getting Married" at the Ritzy last night and thought it very good. Darkly funny at times, disturbing and uplifting tale of a family coming to terms with death and substance abuse in amongst a wedding. Not nearly as depressing as it sounds and great performances from a relative cast of unknowns except for Anne Hathaway who puts in a career best performance.
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Frost/Nixon was so utterly brilliant, but you have to be in the right mood. I been extremely fascinated with Richard Nixon for a while, so i've been looking forward to this for ages.


Milk was just wonderful and incredibly inspirational. It's funny, moving, sad just a great film, i loved the cinematography too.


I really want to see Doubt, Hunger, Notorious BIG film now.

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Frost/Nixon - excellent acting by Sheen and Langella


Grand Torino - seen the trailers, looks good but maybe a bit violent?


He's Just Not That Into You - terrible reviews, so wouldn't bother


Milk - Sean Penn is great and interesting story


Revolutionary Road - Felt like slapping Kate Winslet - least fav film I have seen recently


Slumdog Millionaire - LOVED IT


Curious Case of Benjamin Button - going to see this tomorrow night - not looking forwards to 3 hours of sitting still - 2 hours is usually tops for me

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Thanks for all your suggestions - they were a great help. In the end we were so late getting to the Odeon last night that we took the film which was about to start and which had tickets left - which was Benjamin Button. Unfortunately Slumdog had already started.


It's a long tale with an epic sweep and for me was a bit of a one trick pony (although my friend was hooked all the way through and cried at the end!). On the plus side there was Brad Pitt on a motorbike looking like James Dean - SWOOOON. There were some marvelous performances though - Tilda Swinton was excellent and whoever played Benjamin's mother was good. Also, it's set in New Orleans, which is a city I've never been to but the movie made me want to go visit.


I pretty much want to see all the films on my list, although I will delete "He's Not That Into You" and replace it with "Rachel's Getting Married".

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I am off to see an advance screening of Bolt with my best friend Fred, he's five (and so am I at times)

It's directed by the same guy that did toy story and is getting race reviews


only ?5.50 at Peckham Multiplex


could be another chance to bring out the kid in us forumites... see you there

xCharliecharlie


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We drove down to the Odeon at Charlton to see Slumdog as the cinema there is far better quality than Peckham although i do support Peckham multiplex moreso. This movie is absolutely excellent. Good acting, good story, emotional, shows how kids in the slum grow up in India and is funny too. Personally i would give it a ten out of ten. (tu)
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I saw Rachel Getting Married this evening: good but slow and uncomfortable viewing. Also definitely more on the "drama" than comic side of dark comic drama.


I cried, but my friend who is hardier than me didn't. He also said that he wanted to punch Anne Hathaway in the face in every scene she was in. I think that's a little harsh.


Anyway, I've had enough of crying in the cinema lately - are there no great comedies around at the moment?

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