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Seen as we have the Music thread, and some of us have a TV near or even on our computer.. i recon it'll be a interesting thread..
Our tv is currently on and the wife is watching 28 Days - With Sandra Bullock.... And i'm peeping over ever now and then .....
Gremmy...
'28 Days' was no tthat bad... Strange, I am rarely watching any movies, but now I am watching 'Wasabi' with Jean Reno.
Hob
HA! I saw "28 Days" written there, and was thinking "Sandra Bullock isn't in that movie!" I was thinking of "28 Days Later" (horror flick, that was so-so).
Viggy
Oh, and I've got "Final Destination" in the Netflix queue. I was watching the watered down version of "Final Destination 2" on SciFi the other night, and thought it might be a good series to rent... ;)
Viggy
"Sleeper Cell" on Showtime. It's been on every day this week, with a new episode!
Typically have the three tuners in my processor cluster grabbing something off cable. Watching Law & Order on one of them......
[Yes, I know that is not a movie :p ]
Law & Order is a very good series! :thumb:
The last movie I watched was on Sunday - The Longest Yard, with Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds
Recently I saw "Cars" and I liked it very much.
Casino Royale (last Sunday) - few sequences were good but overall the movie was lacking a good story.
Sea of Love (Al) and Midnight Express - both last weekend :thumb:
But I was surprised that they never showed the midnight express in the escape. :D
"My favorite martian" - Reruns...... Urgh....
We watched 28 days just last night, it was on tv.Quote:
Originally Posted by GremlinSA
Unfortunately I dont have a tv on my desk so I'm watching nothing.
The cronicles of Riddick.. (on DVD) ...
Better than the rest of the crap on TV...
Along Came Polly on TV, still funny though :D
That was funny...Quote:
Originally Posted by Notsosuperhero
Now showing - ALI - with Will Smith ...
I like "28 days later"Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobson
NOTE: It is NOT the sequel
Most anticipated film: Shrek the third, Spiderman 3 (How would Topher Grace portrait Venom?)
Talledaga nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Watch this and you too might be able to piss excellence!
Last night I watched a nice movie called :
Saving Christmas
with Ben Affleck and Christina Applegate
Very funny movie :D
Last night I watched Grey's Anatomy.....ok it's not a movie :D
Ocean 12/Gone in 60 seconds
Watch Eragon last saturday.. was greatly disappointed how the movie turned out.. although Saphira was beautifully portrayed ..
Saw Casino Royale in the weekend. Seemed wierd for a Bond movie...
Did you guys know that they initialy offered the Role of Bond's girlfriend (not sure about her name in the movie) to Charlize Theron, and she turned it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddharta
Watched The Last Samurai again on one of the movie channels.
Still a good movie :thumb:
Intelligent of her... :D
This time, none of the Bond-girls survived the movie...
I can say it's another action movie, but definitly not a bond type. Dan looks like bad man to me. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Yeah - precisely - it was just another action movie...
Basically casino royale did not have a "bond mission". But I would not agree that it was not good enough for a bond movie.. I liked Daniel Kraig! Of course, you don't expect him to be like say Pierce Brosnan moving around as a bond but I think he was better in that he did not use much gadgets.. He did not roll a car on a mouse pad. I think it will take some time before people start accepting him as a bond. Seems few like change.
The action sequences were good. The whole plot was rather pathetic lacking much sense and maturity. The whole playing cards thing doesn't suit a bond!
I liked Daniel from "Munich". It was a good movie and everyone played their role quite well. The girl in Casino Royale is from the movie "Kingdom of Heaven", I guess.
As for me, I expect a little bit brainy stuff in bond movies... And I did not agree to the logic of "M" why Bond was traded for his life by the girl and why the bad guys would let him survive just because the girl made a deal for all the money. It is just an unacceptable theory in my opinion. Bad guys are not that good! :D
Overall rating : 3/5 [the initial sequence was fantastic with the guys flying around :thumb:]
Evolotion - I think i've seen this about 20 times already...
But i love the one liner in it..
BTW has anyone seen "Night at the Museum"?
I am interested in the movie... As it seems to be worth watching in a theatre (right?).
Oh.. I am a Ben Stiller fan.. but haven't seen the movie yet... but it's like I like all of his movies.. so my review would be a bit biased... may be you take the lead for us by watching it first and then giving a review.. :) ;)
Okay... I'll do that. :)
This evening I go to watch "Mein Führer" - a controversial comedy (?) that seems to throw light on the life of Adolf Hitler...
Last couple of days watched 2 funny/interesting movies..
My cousin Vinny
Airplane!
They've been spotting it on TV a lot lately... hmm wonder how long it'll take to come out on DVD...Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
The theaters are just too expencive, so we skip it and wait for the DVD's...
WWE Armagedon ...
I may end up watching the Night at The Museum in a week or so...
I saw "Mein Fuehrer" last week - quite a comedy and made us laugh often. However, IMO the movie would have been better if it stuck to being a pure political comedy on the life of Hitler. The over-trivialization of some personal details (like Hitler wetting his pajamas) was quite unnecessary, and one ends up finding the movie an incomplete experience.
Just wondering - how expensive are these in SA?Quote:
Originally Posted by GremlinSA
Office Space
:thumb: Very good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Notsosuperhero
Also watched Sholay. This one is in the same league as Seven Samurai and Magnificient seven and is regarded a monumental film even to this day.
Okay on average for two to visit the theater works to about R150..Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
broken down as follows..
Tickets : R25 per person
Popcorn & cola : R20 pp minimum.
Chocolate & cola half way : R20 pp minimum (The popcorn there makes you very thirsty, and i need the sugar intake)
Secure parking : R3 per hour ( unless you want to take the chance that you'll walk home)
Now in comparison: Wait for the movie on DVD..
Video rental : R20 - (on contract R15)
SixPack Coke cans : R22
Micro Popcorn : R8
Choc slab : R6
Total cost: R51.
That is more than 20 USD for a couple's visit to the theatre. Pretty expensive even by American / European standards.Quote:
Originally Posted by GremlinSA
Thanks for that detail break-up. :) :D
BTW, do you have theatres playing Indian Films in SA?
I understand that Hindi movies are pretty popular in some African nations...LOL! I remember eating chocolates under the pretext of intense thirst... So, I understand the point you make there very well. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by GremlinSA
Yes we do .. there are two cinema's in joburg that show Indian and African movies.. (No listings in local papers).Every so often one of the channels show a whole range of bollywood movies...
And one of the latest bollywood movies "Cash" was shot in SA in October, with Zayed Khan, Ajay Devgan, Shamita Shetty, Ritesh Deshmukh and Esha Deol... SA has a big Bollywood following...
SABC 3 plays Indian films on sundays, I think mostly. It has English Subtitles, and some of them are actually quite funny :)
Wanted to watch King Kong on Sunday, but lightning struck the power out.
Last movie I watched in a theater was Alexander, but it cost me an arm and a leg..
Oh, wow -- I am anyways impressed to know that Bollywood movies are so popular out there... But, did you actually jot that list of names down from the top of your head? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GremlinSA
I personally don't know too much about the people in that cast save for Ajay Devgan (for I think all boring roles do great justice to him :D... okay, I dont want to offend any AD fans in here) and Esha Deol who with my sister learnt classical dance from the same "Guru".
Wow !! That cheap? In US, just the tickets for a couple costs more than 20USD most places :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Man.. whats the deal in Germany, Sid ?
Kiran, you probably live in a part of the US that isn't known for a low cost of living. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kirants
In Germany, tickets on what is called a Kinotag i.e. "Cinema Day" cost 4.50 € each (5.5 USD) for an evening or a late night show. On other days, they cost 6.50 € and probably 8.50 € is the costliest it gets for the best seats in one of the swankier cinema chains on a weekend for the most desired show.Quote:
Originally Posted by kirants
In spite of this, people find it expensive and the theatres are often empty. :D
Interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Same here too. Except for say, movies like Star Wars, Harry Potters/ Lord of the rings.. Cinema halls are finding it difficult to attract people. We have deals here too , say on tuesdays, some theaters have a 4USD a ticket. Some others offer tickets worth 4USD on Sunday mornings. Some others offer coupons in newspapers ( not valid for the just released movies ).Quote:
In spite of this, people find it expensive and the theatres are often empty. :D
YES ...:rolleyes: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Hmmm no.. I cheated a little... :blush: I pulled an article and jotted down the names from there...
At least give me credit for remembering where the article was, (Or rather my wife who pulled it for me)