Ruth Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 I watched two at the weekend. The Purple Plain, with Gregory Peck (*swoon*). Not really in war movies, and I wouldn't have watched this one if GP hadn't been in it. It's not really a war movie though - it's more a study of the human psyche, with WWII as a backdrop. Anyway, very good. The other film I saw was Primrose Path with Ginger Rogers (not dancing) and Joel McCrea (not being a cowboy). Ginger was actually a very good dramatic actress, and this film was pretty good, if a bit of a cliched storyline. I watched 10 minutes of The Three Musketeers. It was so bad I had to turn it off The new one? I've heard several bad reviews of that! I like the old cheesy version with Gene Kelly as D'artagnan Meant to say, after watching the Baftas last night, I'm more excited than ever about The Artist.
chesilbeach Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 Going The Distance - pretty good, a much more grown up romcom than the usual Hollywood fare.
Peacefield Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 I watched The Help last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not sure it should get best picture at the Oscars, but I'm really cheering for Octavia Spencer to win best actress. She was wonderful .
Sofia Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 I watched The Help last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not sure it should get best picture at the Oscars, but I'm really cheering for Octavia Spencer to win best actress. She was wonderful . She really was good, wasnt she? I was impressed with Emma Stone as well
Karsa Orlong Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I watched The Help last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not sure it should get best picture at the Oscars, but I'm really cheering for Octavia Spencer to win best actress. She was wonderful . I think she just won the Best Supporting Actress award at the BAFTAs on Sunday, didn't she?
willoyd Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Went to see The Artist last night, before it finishes its run in the cinemas (it's only showing at one of the half dozen cinemas within travelling distance of here). Chesilbeach reckons it's been a bit hyped, and I can see what she means, but we both loved it. As OH said, it's a real take on Singing in the Rain, with everything done in reverse! It was also fascinating to see how they dealt with the lack of sound - pulling on a lot of the techniques used in the original silents - developing a whole different approach as a result. And when they did use sound, it was really clever. I loved the B&W photography as well - again interesting to see it being exploited to advantage. Great film! I've been really surprised though how quickly films are being pushed through cinema and out the other side now. I really wanted to go and see The Iron Lady this week, and was amazed to find it already finished. Was it unsuccessful? It's only survived three or four weeks at best. BTW, the reviews for once looked really tempting: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel looks to have a cast to die for - Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Dev Patel (probably missed someone too!); Mirror, Mirror looks to be a really fun spoof of Snow White (interesting to see Juia Robertson taking the older character role). And a couple of others as well. Edited February 14, 2012 by willoyd
Ruth Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I watched The Help last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not sure it should get best picture at the Oscars, but I'm really cheering for Octavia Spencer to win best actress. She was wonderful . I'm glad you liked The Help. I loved the book, which makes me wary of seeing the film. It has had good reviews though Went to see The Artist last night, before it finishes its run in the cinemas (it's only showing at one of the half dozen cinemas within travelling distance of here). Chesilbeach reckons it's been a bit hyped, and I can see what she means, but we both loved it. As OH said, it's a real take on Singing in the Rain, with everything done in reverse! It was also fascinating to see how they dealt with the lack of sound - pulling on a lot of the techniques used in the original silents - developing a whole different approach as a result. And when they did use sound, it was really clever. I loved the B&W photography as well - again interesting to see it being exploited to advantage. Great film! I've been really surprised though how quickly films are being pushed through cinema and out the other side now. I really wanted to go and see The Iron Lady this week, and was amazed to find it already finished. Was it unsuccessful? It's only survived three or four weeks at best. BTW, the reviews for once looked really tempting: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel looks to have a cast to die for - Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Dev Patel (probably missed someone too!); Snow White looks to be a really fun spoof. And a couple of others as well. I can't remember the last time I was as excited to see a film as I am about The Artist. It just looks amazing. (I picked up on the similarity to Singin' In The Rain - which is probably my all time favourite film. Also Jean DuJardin reminds me somewhat of Gene Kelly.) Really looking forward to it. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel looks terrific too. Well, I'd watch anything with Maggie Smith in. The whole cast is incredible. The cream of British talent
willoyd Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I should have mentioned that one of the other previews was for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. I quite enjoyed the book, but the film promises to be better. Obviously I'm only seeing the bits that they think will attract the audience to it, but there's a humour in it that really appeals to me. Looks very promising in a very quirky sort of way. BTW, off topic slightly, but does this Music/TV/Film forum also cover live performance (Theatre etc), or is there a specific thread? I can't find a thread for it at the moment, and, perhaps unusually, we tend to go to the theatre far more than the cinema.
bobblybear Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Good, but not as good as the book.
chesilbeach Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Willoyd, yep, it was me who thought The Artist has been over-hyped, but I think it's because I watch/listen to a lot of film review programmes, as well as follow a lot of filmic people on Twitter, and I'd seen/heard so many comments such as "This is the best film you will see this year" or "OMG, it's amazing!" and that it was always going to be hard to live up to that. I did still think it was very good, but maybe because I still watch old B&W films, it wasn't quite so much of a unique experience for me. About the films staying in cinemas, most cinemas have a policy of reviewing the box office week on week now, so as soon as a film drops below a certain number of tickets sold, it is removed while other really popular films may extend into more screens or new films replace them. Unfortunately, it means it's difficult to get a slow burner or increase popularity by word of mouth. It's also the reason that most cinemas only publish their show times from about Tuesday or Wednesday for the week starting that Friday. I think some of the bigger films may get a guaranteed certain number of weeks, but most are subject to box office numbers.
poppyshake Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Bugsy Malone ...what a great concept and what wonderful songs .. I never tire of hearing them. It's one of those films that make you smile a lot.
Kylie Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 That Touch of Mink - one of my favourite rainy afternoon, cheer-me-up films, with Cary Grant and Doris Day I've never heard of that one! Must get my hands on it.
sadya Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Provoked: A true story and Goodnight, and good luck. Both were worth the time.
karen.d Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I saw 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' this afternoon.
gemmah Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I watched Death Becomes Her this afternoon but ive seen it a million times. Last new film I saw was Sherlock Holmes 2: book of shadows
poppyshake Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I Capture the Castle with Romola Garai .. very good and pretty faithful to the book
Sofia Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I saw 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' this afternoon. Thats on here right now
Kylie Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I'm watching Anne of Green Gables - The Sequel.
chesilbeach Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Clueless I love that film! Unfortunately, I only get to watch it sporadically
Kylie Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I've only seen it a few times, but I appreciate it more every time I watch it. It's based on Emma, right? This is the first time I've seen it since I learnt that. Now I'm watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
karen.d Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Now I'm watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This is one of my favourite films!
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