TV/Movies Megathread

[Sheilbh]

Red Cliff.  The abridged Western version.  Worth it.

Passport to Pimlico.  Brilliant.  Is this an Ealing Comedy?

[Syt]

Red Cliff.  The abridged Western version.  Worth it.

I've been put off by its abridgedness so far. Is there any way to get a subbed uncut version of it?

[Sheilbh]

I've been put off by its abridgedness so far. Is there any way to get a subbed uncut version of it?

Yeah.  I've got the full version on DVD so they sell it subbed in English at least.

I'd recommend watching the abridged version first just because it explains the period and characters a bit more for a non-Chinese audience.

[Syt]

Ok, thanks.

[Sheilbh]

Kill List.  Rejoice!  British folk horror lives!

That's the closest I can come to describing the genre of this film.  It sits uneasily with films (it does everything uneasily) like Witchfinder General, the Wicker Man and Blood on Satan's Claw.  It's well made and looks and sounds great.  But it's confused.  I'm not sure that it makes sense or is even lurching towards coherence.

The final third is a bit more of a normal horror film.  I think it's the weakest bit.  The remarkable stuff is in the first two thirds which have this rumbling atmosphere and a very Pinter-esque/Mike Leigh like sensibility.

[Admiral Yi]

Watched a movie on Sundance about 4 Scottish university students snatching the Stone of Scone from Westminster as a Scottish nationalist gesture.  Not really enough going on plot wise to fill up a feature length film.

[Sheilbh]

Watched a movie on Sundance about 4 Scottish university students snatching the Stone of Scone from Westminster as a Scottish nationalist gesture.  Not really enough going on plot wise to fill up a feature length film.

Based on a true story.  But, yeah, the film got dreadful reviews.

[Admiral Yi]

From the biased English press no doubt. 

The love interest is kind of cute.

The lead is Nuckiy's torpedo in Boardwalk Empire.

[Habbaku]

The Cabin In The Woods last night.  Wow.

9 tropes cleverly and hilariously used out of 10.

[Admiral Yi]

Watched part of Bad Bosses last night.  I think this flick bombed on the big screen so I was expecting crap, but there was quite a bit of humor in there.

Police interrogation room:

"The automatic camera took your picture while you were fleeing the site of a murder and running a red light."

"I was drag racing.  I'm a drag racer."

"In a Prius?"

"I don't win a lot."

[Josephus]

Watched A Separation, the Iranian movie that won stuff at the Academies. Thought it was alright, could have used a half hour trim perhaps.

Also watched the Straw Dogs remake. Why, oh why do they mess with the classics.

[Darth Wagtaros]

The new Looney Tunes series is friggin bitchin'.

[HVC]

IF you are gonna insult someone on his heritage get it right

[Eddie Teach]

IF you are gonna insult someone on his heritage get it right

You Mexicans gotta stick together.

[Drakken]

Red Cliff.  The abridged Western version.  Worth it.

You mean Dynasty Warriors : Red Cliff? Part 1 really felt like I was watching live Dynasty Warriors game with Wire Fu. The tactics made no sense.

Part 2 was good, though.