The Film Thread

[Master Splinter]

The Woman In Black:

Simple, unsurprising ghost story. But, it's elegantly made and has effective scares for a 12-A rated film.

John Carter:

It's kind of all over the place in terms of plotting and script, but it's more enjoyable than a lot of recent big-budget CGI action/fantasy-fests. Being an originator of modern sci-fi/fantasy probably doesn't help, when on the face of it, it looks like everything from Star Wars to Avatar. But it has some interesting themes hidden within all the jumping and fighting. Also, Ciaran Hinds and Mark Strong are in everything these days.

[Master Splinter]

Just seen they are releasing a sequel to Clash of the Titans

The first movie was absolutely awful.

Yeah, it was quite shit. Another amazingly wooden performance from Sam Worthington as well.

The movie the Hunger Games is everywhere at the moment. Anyone seen it?

Pretty good. It had the potential to be really good, but fell short in some aspects.

It's like every dystopian future film rolled into an easily accessible modern package. Some good ideas, but probably communicated better in other books/films. A lot of the details and scenes seem rushed and the action doesn't seem to get fully going.

Worth watching though, and it's certainly better to have popular blockbusters like this than another explosion/CGI carnival of stupid.

[Coney]

Adam Sandler is less funny than Kony.

Cruel. But fair.

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[Cripps_orig]

LLOYD Christmas is dusting off his orange tux as the makers of Dumb & Dumber confirm a long-awaited sequel.

Days after the Anchorman and Twins comebacks were announced, director Peter Farrelly revealed Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels have signed for the follow-up to the 1994 hit.

The film-maker said: “We’ve always wanted to do a sequel. Jeff always wanted to do it. We always wanted to do it. Jim was busy, but he called and said, ‘We’ve got to do this thing again’.

“He’d just watched Dumb & Dumber and he said, ‘This is the perfect sequel. Let’s do it.’”

Farrelly, who had nothing to do with the panned Dumb & Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd, will begin shooting with brother BOB in September.

Finally

First was alwsome

Also sequels to Twins and Anchorman? Whats more, Eddie Murphy will be in the Twins one?

Must be the golden age of sequels what with Wrath of the titans also coming out and the first was brilliant

Films

[Marc Overmars]

Went to see The Hunger Games tonight. Enjoyed it, worth all the good reviews people have been giving it.

Think I'll read the books now.

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[Cripps_orig]

I have seen some really piss poor films lately.

Anuvahood, Priest and by the looks of it, The Rite is heading the same way.

[Coney]

Bored so just watched "Dr Strangelove" again while doing some cooking. This has to be one of the all time greatest movies ever made.