Movie Club

[MasterShrive 2,010]

Watched Blackfish today. A tough watch due to the content, but certainly worth viewing.

 

Any have any other doco recommendations?

[bprc 1,441]

Here's a few I've watched recently

 

Grizzly Man

Bowling for Columbine

Murderball

Hoop Dreams

Paradise Lost

The Cove

Catfish

The Imposter

[MasterShrive 2,010]

Thanks. I'll check them out and see what takes my fancy.

[NevilleBartos 405]

Love a good doc, few more worth a watch.

 

Born Rich

Cave of forgotten dreams

Examined Life

Fear and loathing in Gonzovision

Gonzo

Jesus camp

Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child

Lemmy

Man on Wire

Off the grid life on the mesa

Pink Floyd the story of wish you were here

Religulous

Storm surfers 3D

Tallhotblond

The Doors Mr Mojo Rising the story of LA woman

TT3D closer to the edge

Tyson

Winnebago man

 

Good mix there lol, some of them wont all appeal to everyone but I think I enjoyed them all.

[Phobos 1,208]

And all of Louis Theroux docs!

[MasterShrive 2,010]

Yikes, thanks Nev. I'll see what matches my taste.

 

"Winnebago Man" gave me a good chuckle. What a title.

[bprc 1,441]

Thanks Nev. Quite a few I haven't seen.

 

The TT doc is worth watching. Those blokes are insane!

 

Yeah, download all of Louis' docs. All good and quite funny.

[NevilleBartos 405]

Yep of course +1 for Louis, he has some really good ones out there and most of his stuff is on youtube.

 

Winnebago man is a ball tearer, definantly worth a spin.

[Decroxx 814]

Winnebago man is a ball tearer

Is... Is that a recommendation?

[NevilleBartos 405]

Winnebago man is a ball tearer

Is... Is that a recommendation?

 

Yep

 

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... all-tearer

[MasterShrive 2,010]

I am really hesitant to click on that link. Is this going to end up anything like 'digger'?

[MasterShrive 2,010]

Just watched Fast 6. I like the series and thought this was a good one. Looking forward to 7.

[bprc 1,441]

Longest runway EVER!

[MasterShrive 2,010]

^My thoughts exactly.

[Blueberry 444]

Thor:The Dark World

 

Thor:The dark world is the sequel to thor and in my opinion is an improvement. The movie has a very basic and generic story that serves as passable platform for the very very strong action. The movie surprisingly had me chuckling more than i anticipated as the trailers made it seem like it was going to be very heavy.

 

The motivation behind the band guys was somewhat unknown. We know there bad but i have no idea why they want to achieve their goal (of turning the world to darkness). Also a lot of the story revolves around a very far-fetched set of coincidences which made me think "what are the odds of that" more than once.

 

Not to say i didn't enjoy the movie, this ias actually my 3rd favourite Marvel movie behind the Avengers and Ironman. But it does have it's flaws, mainly in plot.

 

Acting is strong, particularly Tom Hiddleston as Loki. The back and forth between Loki and Thor is so engaging that you forget how far-fetched the situation is and just roll with it. The end set-piece battle was pretty phenomenal and used the main plot device so well that i forgave the shakiness of plot because it ,ade the last battle so special.

 

Overall i thoroughly enjoyed the movie and would recommend for any Marvel fans or just general action fans who can suspend their disbelief.

 

Movie Club rating: 7

 

Blues rating: 8

[TheLaw 859]

2 Guns

 

Great movie

 

Club rating: 8

My rating: Eh needed more guns and women.

[Nath 98]

Just watched these two documentries, would highly recommend them both.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Wars

 

An investigative journalist looks into the effects of the US govrnments drone strikes in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the drone attacks have also extended into locations where there is no active war.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crash_Reel

 

Follows a US snow boarder through his career in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2 months before the event he suffers a serious brain injury as a result of a fall, it then charts his recovery. I would recommend to anyone regardless of interest in snowboarding or extreme sports, it's just a very interesting, well told story.

[MasterShrive 2,010]

I just watched Jack Reacher and really enjoyed it. Has anyone read the books that it's based on?

[Decroxx 814]

Yupsies, sure have.

Interesting if you're into it, but very formulaic at the same time.

[MasterShrive 2,010]

Have you read all the novels mate? Or are you just commenting on the movie?

[Decroxx 814]

I've seen the movie and read all the books.

The books are formulaic in that there's a problem, Jack Reacher solves it, kills a few guys and gets the girl in the end. I can think of only a few points in the books where it differs from that basic idea.

That's really my only gripe with the books, I did still enjoy them and devoured them all at once when I got into them.

[MasterShrive 2,010]

They sound addictive, which is a good thing. But you won't be surprised when I say my intended reading list is rather long. Still, I've added them on there.

 

You ever tried the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva? I highly recommend them.

[Decroxx 814]

No, hadn't heard of them. It sounds very interesting though, I'll certainly look into it.

[MasterShrive 2,010]

I really think they are worth the look. And they're very addictive too. You can start at the start of the series (which I'd recommend), but it isn't crucial either.

[TheLaw 859]

Godzilla.

 

1000/10 Great film. Really enjoyed it. Starts of slow but within 30 - 40 minutes the film takes off! The action sequences were bloody awesome. My brother and some other bloke in the cinema (20 people roughly) were the only ones getting into it! If you have seen this film yet GO AND DO IT. On another note Tom Cruise's new film looks pretty good too.. also on that note the Godzilla film is set to get another 2 films :3 *insert fanboyism here*