BookJumper Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Nothing wrong with the Rocky films, well apart from Rocky V, but i don't even count that because it is so pantsAh but you see, I tend to avoid all manful films like the plague - my delicate, feminine, poetic sensibilities instruct me so . That said, once I was sat down and forced to watch it, I was surprised at just how well-made a piece of cinema Rocky IV was. I mean, while admiring the montages I even wondered whether it'd been directed by Coppola... now that's some compliment for Sly Stallone!
ned Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 I'm happy with a Sly film if i can understand what he is saying
BookJumper Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Yes but you're a bloke so surely you can understand my initial suspicion...
ned Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Yes, it's just like us with a chick flick. I have to be tied down to watch it Clockwork Orange style but i usually enjoy it.
Lucybird Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Twilight (so bad it was good again, just cause you laugh at it) and 28 Weeks Later (good as the first and scary in some different ways)
Rawr Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 I've been watching a couple of episodes of Family Guy in the evenings, it's great! They have such random plots and the baby is hilarious
SueK Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 Watched Angels and Demons last night. It was OK, but I felt quite detached from the action. I thought it was going to be better than it was. I quite enjoyed the book though.
Dimitra Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 Los Olvidados, it was good OK, but I don't think I would watch it again.
Stephanie2008 Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 I've now watched the first series of 30 Rock and need to wait until Christmas to get the second .
Stephanie2008 Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 Dylan Moran Live, the man is a genius I have never seen his stand up but Black Books is fantastic
ned Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 I have never seen his stand up but Black Books is fantastic He is basically just Bernard Black onstage, glass of wine in hand.
Talisman Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 We watched the Conversations with God film this evening on DVD - I wasn't sure what to expect, as I have read all the books and wasn't sure how a film like this could even be made. It was beautifully and very sensitively done. Much of the detail from the books (it is basically the story of how they were written and published and what drove Neale to hit rock bottom so that he could begin to write) was missing, as one would expect, but all the important stuff was there. I suspect I will have to see it again though, as with films like this there is usually quite a lot that you miss the first time around. It was good to see a film which concentrates purely on the story without relying on special effects.
Nicola Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 Miracle On 34th Street My Planning Theory lecturer looks like Chris Cringle from this movie. The subject is really dull, but how can you begin to dislike Santa Claus!?
Kylie Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 Did you enjoy it, CaliLily? I bought it last year but didn't get time to watch it before Christmas, so it's definitely on my list this year.
AbielleRose Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 It is my favorite holiday movie! If only Bing Crosby were 60 years younger... You'll have to watch it and let me know what you think. They just don't make movies like that anymore.
Kylie Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 I'll definitely let you know. I suppose you've seen White Christmas then? I really enjoyed that one.
AbielleRose Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 Yes! That is my 2nd favorite Christmas movie. it is good but I like Holiday Inn more. Have you ever seen Some Like It Hot or The Shop Around the Corner? They are 2 of my other favorite old movies. Some Like It Hot has Marilyn Monroe in it and The Shop Around the Corner is what the movie You've Got Mail (with Meg Ryan) was based on. Both are excellent!
Kylie Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 I've seen Some Like it Hot, but not The Shop Around the Corner. I loved You've Got Mail so I'll have to check it out! Is it also about a bookshop?
AbielleRose Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 In SATC it is just a gift shop, not a book shop. The main characters both work at it together and fall in love through the post (as pen pals). It reminded me a bit of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's romance. They are 2 of my favorite poets so I guess I was destined to like this movie!
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