Re: The even-newer film thread – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! : Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:17 pm  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

Anyone seen The Hunger Games yet? Have read all three books, just wondering if anyone has read the first book and then seen the film has any views on how it translates on the screen?

Do you know what the French call The Hunger Games? Battle Royale with cheese.

Re: The even-newer film thread – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! : Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:01 pm  

My latest film from Lovefilm is The Conversation. Looks like it'll be right up my street

Re: The even-newer film thread – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! : Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:30 pm  

I can't wait for this: http://www.horror-movies.ca/2012/02/uk-release-date-for-the-raid/

I can't wait for this: http://www.horror-movies.ca/2012/02/uk-release-date-for-the-raid/

Re: The even-newer film thread – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! : Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:43 pm  

Steve-O wrote:

My latest film from Lovefilm is The Conversation. Looks like it'll be right up my street

A belter of a film, with a fantastic central performance from Gene Hackman. Enjoy.

Re: The even-newer film thread – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! : Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:27 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Do you know what the French call The Hunger Games? Battle Royale with cheese.

Having just watched it I'd say it's more a Battle Royale without the meat.

It's by no means a bad film, certainly the teenagers will be flocking to the cinema in droves. In fact if you've never seen Battle Royale you'll probably think it's pretty good like my parents did after watching it last night. If you have though you'll realise that it's a bit a of a rip off of the Japanese film and it lacks the thought provocation and sheer raw brutality that made Battle Royale such a great film.

Housing Benefit Cuts for the Scroungers. : Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:42 am  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

A belter of a film, with a fantastic central performance from Gene Hackman. Enjoy.

Certainly is. Hackman is quality, like most of the work he produces. The film was shown regularly on either Film4 or ITV4 last year.

Housing Benefit Cuts for the Scroungers. : Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:23 am  

The excellent 2009 Chinese film 'City of Life and Death' is shown on BBC4 tonight. Centred around the Nanking Massacre during the Sino-Japanese war. It's powerful emotional stuff. Well worth the record button for a rainy day.

Re: Housing Benefit Cuts for the Scroungers. : Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:04 am  

WIZEB wrote:

The excellent 2009 Chinese film 'City of Life and Death' is shown on BBC4 tonight. Centred around the Nanking Massacre during the Sino-Japanese war. It's powerful emotional stuff. Well worth the record button for a rainy day.

Cracking movie ,Shot in black & White I think ? The first time I watched this was on a dodgy dvd a couple of years ago so I'll give this another watch. The story of John Rabe is another good movie along the same lines as this one.

Housing Benefit Cuts for the Scroungers. : Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:22 am  

Yup. Black and white like us Bones. Film was a long time in the making. The Chinese censors fine tooth combed it.

Re: The even-newer film thread – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! : Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:15 pm  

Wasn't that mad on it myself. It wasn't rubbish but it felt a bit Schindler's List when I thought the Chinese might have been a bit more imaginative rather than just do the same thing The Beard did.