**Rerun's Movie Reviews**

[Poppylicious]

I've never fancied Percy Jackson (films or books) because they seem a tad too young! 

I saw Mortal Instruments: CoB today and it was fairly good. I spent three quarters of the film trying to place the Simon character and when I finally did place him I spent the remainder of the film noticing his awful put-on American accent (he's an Irish actor who's played completely different characters in The Misfits and Love/Hate [both tv series] so it was really odd seeing him play this nerdy teenage character!)  The book is so much better than the film; I didn't feel that I got to know any of the characters in the film but the book goes into a lot of detail and you really get to know them well and care about them.  When they turned Vampire Diaries into a tv series instead of a film they did the right thing ... if I wrote a really successful series of books I'd champion for them being a tv series purely because so much is lost due to film restrictions (time-wise).  I hear the next Hunger Games film is quite different to the book and that's now going to really spoil it for me (I was devastated when they messed up the Mockingjay pin back-story in the first film!)

Rant over.

 

But it was quite good, if only for the eye candy.  The chap who plays Jace is quite dashing and Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in it too and that's a very big attraction!  Alec was attractive too ... hmmm ...

Blokey and I watch Supernatural together but we're only on season 3.  I'm a Buffy fan, he's an Angel fan.  He's only seen the first Twilight film and only one episode of Vampire Diaries.  He refused to come and see The Hunger Games, but did buy it for me on Blu-ray for Christmas and saw a snippet of it.

[lainiepop]

well will be seeing it next wed So looking forward to it!

l agree with u bout tv series being better than film, have u read the vampire diariy and seen series? l prefer the tv series (damon and Stefan help lol) and t hats where we got the name elena for the lil lady (hubby hated all my suggesti ons and one night watching it i commented elenas a pretty name, he
Said yes it is so i quickly Said right will be elena if a girl!)

i haven't read hunger games so wont make  a difference to me but enjoyed first film so would like to see second!

Cebushan and poppy While i like Supernatural i have to confess i only Star ted Watching it  Cos Dean is hot
Hubby preferred angel to buffy and while i Watched buffy right to the end i didn't like it much after season 3 when angel left, i thought it got sillier Storyline wise,esp. season 6. l loved charmed i loved the girly Side to it felt could relate to them more!

maybe we should have a separate tv thread or do we have one? like what book are u  reading what tv show r u watching? What do u think? should i start one?!

[Lexxtech18]

We went to see Mortal Instruments: City of Bones simply because my sister has been obsessed with the books for a couple years now, so she was super excited to see the movie from the moment she heard they were making them. It was good, better than Percy Jackson, imo. What's not to like about supernatural hot guys? xD I'd see it again.

[Poppylicious]

have u read the vampire diariy and seen series? l prefer the tv series (damon and Stefan help lol) and t hats where we got the name elena for the lil lady (hubby hated all my suggesti ons and one night watching it i commented elenas a pretty name, he
Said yes it is so i quickly Said right will be elena if a girl!)

I've never read The Vampire Diaries and probably won't now that I'm into the tv show (although still behind because I need to buy season three (it only came out this month here) on Blu-ray.  I have read some of the author's other work and after about four different books it suddenly dawned on me that all her books were the same: non-supernatural/possibly supernatural but doesn't yet know it Beautiful Virgin Girl meets supernatural (usually vampire) Boy (whom all the other girls lust after) in Small Town America and falls so passionately in love that she must have him or die. Or die and still have him.  She always loses her virginity to him. Some battle occurs with Evil Forces.  Neither of them die/cease to exist, but they usually lose someone close along the way. Her best friend is often the most powerful witch (or other supernatural human) who ever lived and she always falls head over heels in love with the (very human) Boy Next Door, who has often lusted after our protagonist since they were six. BVG will snog at least one other bloke somewhere along the way, usually during a Supernatural Boy induced break. Everybody lives happily ever after.

The End.

I do like the fact that LJ Smith is one of the original teen-vampire/supernatural authors though and suspect Stephenie Meyer (amongst others) were avid fans of her books in the 90s.

I did guess about Elena!  Let's hope she meets a Damon when she grows up!

maybe we should have a separate tv thread or do we have one? like what book are u  reading what tv show r u watching? What do u think? should i start one?!

Ha ha, you could.  I think a lot of the tv show talk comes from observations about films though.  I'd visit your thread!

What's not to like about supernatural hot guys? xD

Well, they do tend to be REALLY attractive and wouldn't ever look at me twice in Real Life ... Otherwise, absolutely nothing! 

[okarol]

Jenna and I just watched Despicable Me - I have had it for a long time but never had a chance to see it.
It was good, funny, heartwarming. A friend also loaned us Despicable Me 2 so hopefully we will get a chance to see that too.

[lainiepop]

Didn't end up seeing Mortal Instuments as cinema put it on  a really small Studio screen which is not worth the money. Will have to wait for dvd.

Instead saw [about time] and enjoyed it, didn't expect much but was quite funny in places and nice Story. More for dvd tho i tlink.

[MooseMom]

Gwyn and I are watching Orange Is the New Black on Netflix, about a privileged white woman sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. I keep watching it so there must be something compelling about it, but it is capital-G Graphic and I find almost everything that happens outside the prison to be boring and irritating. If you are even the slightest bit squeamish you might want to do yourself a favour and avoid.

I've watched the first 7 episodes of this and have to say I love it.  Can't get enough of it.  I'm trying to avoid binge-watching, but it's hard to resist temptation.  It is compellingly written, and I really enjoy how each character has a hint of her backstory revealed bit by bit.

[Poppylicious]

Jenna and I just watched Despicable Me - I have had it for a long time but never had a chance to see it.
It was good, funny, heartwarming. A friend also loaned us Despicable Me 2 so hopefully we will get a chance to see that too.

We love those films!! 

Instead saw [about time] and enjoyed it, didn't expect much but was quite funny in places and nice Story. More for dvd tho i tlink.

I took my Mumsy to see that yesterday (not really Blokey's cup of tea).  I got confused by a couple of bits, but found Bill Nighy to be very lovely.  It did bring a tear to my eye on two occasions and I laughed, so it must have been fairly good.  Still, the two older ladies arguing loudly because one had her phone constantly on was probably the best bit!

Also saw You're Next last weekend.  That was quite gruesome and run-of-the-mill for a horror film.  Lots of blood, quite a weak second-half and ending (although I did only get half the twist; very disappointed in myself.)

 

[Chris]

I finally watched Now You See Me (Extended Version) and was surprisingly more enjoyable to watch than I thought. The ending was surprising. Tuesday I get Star Trek: Into The Darkness, but I won't watch it till about Friday.

[Poppylicious]

I finally watched Now You See Me (Extended Version) and was surprisingly more enjoyable to watch than I thought. The ending was surprising. Tuesday I get Star Trek: Into The Darkness, but I won't watch it till about Friday.

The ending was surprising; I was surprised!  But Blokey was all, "Oh, I SO knew that was going to be the end about halfway through the film!" (Of course he did!)

We've seen Rush recently.  It was better than I thought it would be (I quite like Formula 1 and have been to Silverstone to see it but I can take it or leave it) so that made it worth seeing.  Not many fit blokes though. *sigh*

Also saw a double billing of Insiidious and Insidious Chapter 2 last night.  Apart from the fact that there were a bunch of ignorant twits in a big group and the cinema staff had no backbone between them, it was good.  Have seen Insidious before at the cinema ... Chapter 2 is actually quite good; has a good story and a few jumpy moments.  It takes place immediately after the first film so that was coolio.

There was a trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street.  As I'm not sure that I've ever seen the original (I know I've seen a couple of the films but am not convinced I've seen the first, and if I have it was probably about twenty years ago) I have informed Blokey that we WILL be going to see it.

 

[MooseMom]

I saw "Rush" today, the new Ron Howard film about the rivalry between legendary Formula 1 racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda.  For some reason, I was the only woman in the viewing audience.  LOL!  Anyway, I became a big F1 fan during the years I lived in England, so I was really looking forward to this film.  I really enjoyed it, and it reminded me a lot of "Apollo 13" where you know the ending but still found it really exciting (although I didn't know the end of this particular story).  These two raced about 10 years before I started following F1, so their history was a bit murky to me although I did know about Lauda's horrific burn injuries sustained at the German Grand Prix in 1976.

Once I got home, I was interested in finding out more about these drivers, and I was really surprised to learn that Niki Lauda has had two kidney transplants, the first from his brother that lasted about 10 years.  I couldn't find anything about why his kidneys failed (although no one thinks it was due to his injuries) in the first place, and I don't think he was ever on dialysis.  Moreover, when that kidney failed, he received a kidney from the woman he was dating, who he soon married.

I was just really surprised to hear that this driver about whom I've been hearing for decades has had renal failure and has been transplanted twice.  The things you learn from Wikipedia!   

[Poppylicious]

We saw Filth at the weekend.  I'm not a fan of Irvine Welsh books (upon which this is based) because I find his writing style difficult, but I loved Trainspotting (one of my top ten films of all time, despite the fact that Ewan McGregor looks like the evil chap I was in a long-term relationship with at the time it was released).

Unfortunately you American folk won't get to see it on the Big Screen because it's not being released for the cinema over there. I don't know why though. 

*shrug*

I absolutely loved it.  It had a very strong cast (James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, and other lesser-known-but-famous-over-here British actors), a good soundtrack and it kept me enthralled.  The ending was quite sad and actually made me cry.  Silly me, crying at a violent, sexually charged, 18 rated film! It did definitely deserve an 18 certificate though; not a film I'd want to see with my mum!

We've also seen The Call recently and I quite liiked that ... until the ending.  It wasn't a bad ending but it didn't sit well with me.

 

[Chris]

The last couple movies I have gotten were just ok, nothing to rave about. They were Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into The Darkness, and something else not memorable. Not sure what I have coming this month from Amazon, but November and December should be interesting. I pre ordered Rush and I'm sure I'll love that one. I need a tablet so I can load all these movies I have with digital copies onto it so I can more easily watch them than on a phone at the doctors or while in the hospital.

[galvo]

I've been to the movies twice over the last couple weeks. GRAVITY didn't do it for me. I thought it was a poor cousin of APOLLO 13. Sandra Bullock's toned bod was worth watching, though, and there was lots of, well, space.

TWO GUNS a great boys movie. Bodies, including Penelope Cruz's, everywhere, most of them with bullet holes! One black dude and one white dude, wisecracking their way together against the forces of evil. OMG! I've just described Mel Gibon and Danny Glover in the LETHAL WEAPON franchise!

Ho hum.

[Poppylicious]

I've been to the movies twice over the last couple weeks. GRAVITY didn't do it for me. I thought it was a poor cousin of APOLLO 13. Sandra Bullock's toned bod was worth watching, though, and there was lots of, well, space.

Somebody else I know has said it's the most amazing film they've seen this year.  I have to admit that I'm a little flummoxed as to how it's going to work (two actors and one voice + lots of space doesn't sound very exciting!) but will give it a go.  It's out here at the beginning of November.

We saw How I Live Now last night.  I think it was a tad too girly for Blokey but I liked it!  It was about young love surviving World War 3 in the UK and it had some good bits, and some sad bits, and some wtf? bits.  I suspect the book might be better so I'll read it at some point.

 

[galvo]

Saw Prisoners on the weekend. A good movie. A tale of child abduction, and frantic reactions of bereaved and desperate parents. Stars our Hugh Jackman (with a dodgy merican accent- doesn't matter!) and Jake Gyllenhall. A bit horrifying and brutal, but a damn good thriller!

[MooseMom]

Galvo, I liked Gravity a lot but I LOVED Apollo 13.  I grew up in Houston, so I was there during the Apollo program.  Back then, we had annual school field trips to attend the opera or the symphony downtown.  One year, our visit to the opera was cut short because Jones Hall was on the parade route for one set of returning astronauts.  Watching the film, I happened to notice one scene (before the whole mission went pear shaped) where some of the support staff at Mission Control were sitting around, and in the background was a TV showing an Astros baseball game, and Jimmy Wynn had just homered.  Anyone old enough to remember him?  I was 12 years old.  Last year, I was poking around in some drawers and came across my diary from that year, and sure enough, I had written about how scary it must be for the Apollo 13 crew to be stranded in space.  But that was just a footnote of the day in which the most important news was about some cute boy in my class.    Anyway, that's why I loved this film; it felt so familiar.

Today we went to see Captain Phillips, and I lasted only 20 minutes before I had to leave.  I got motion sick, and they had only just put out to sea!  The camera was just too damn close, and the theater was rather small, so I couldn't sit further back.  I started feeling unwell and broke out in a cold sweat, and it took me a minute or two to realize it was motion sickness.  I am still really annoyed because I was enjoying the film.     So stupid.  Such a weenie.

[cariad]

The last film I saw was the £2 viewing of Smurfs 2, or How to Make 90 Minutes Feel Like A Week.

Yeah, I know, what was I expecting, Citizen Kane?  

[Rerun]

Bad Grandpa  3 stars   Kind of crude but when you know Grandpa and the kid do these things to unsuspecting people it is pretty funny....

[cattlekid]

Ha!  We went to see Gravity last weekend and paid the big bucks to see it in IMAX 3D.  DH had eye surgery a couple of years ago to correct a lazy eye so this was the first 3D movie he'd ever seen in his 41 years on this planet.

Well, he wasn't too excited about it (he isn't a fan of science fiction, space or any such stuff in general) but on the way out of the theater, he said "Boy, Sandra Bullock must be really proud of her (crass word for hindquarters)."  I'm not sure if that is a ringing endorsement of the movie or not.   

I've been to the movies twice over the last couple weeks. GRAVITY didn't do it for me. I thought it was a poor cousin of APOLLO 13. Sandra Bullock's toned bod was worth watching, though, and there was lots of, well, space.

[cattlekid]

That's what we should have gone to see last weekend instead of wasting our $$ on Gravity.  We love the Jackass movies and TV shows.  But DH and I share the same five-year-old boy sense of humor.   

Bad Grandpa  3 stars   Kind of crude but when you know Grandpa and the kid do these things to unsuspecting people it is pretty funny....

[cariad]

We finally made it through Midnight in Paris Not a comment on the film but I fell asleep four times because I am just exhausted these days. I was looking forward to seeing Woody Allen back in top form, but no, this film had little to recommend it. I dislike the spoiled rich people that seem to inhabit all of Woody Allen's later films, and Owen Wilson seemed dreadfully miscast. The only thing that seemed to be driving the action were the main character's thoughts which doesn't make for especially interesting drama. Why, for example, did Owen Wilson's character suddenly come up with the idea for The Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie? So many inexplicable little details.  Adrian Brody as Salvador Dali was a delight - even Gwyn knew exactly who it was before he even opened his mouth, and something about the dialogue and performance seemed to ring true with him. I didn't find the Hemmingway convincing and I don't know enough about Gertrude Stein to form an opinion, although something tells me she would have found Woody Allen tedious and creepy.

[Poppylicious]

Bad Grandpa  3 stars   Kind of crude but when you know Grandpa and the kid do these things to unsuspecting people it is pretty funny....

We saw that at the weekend. I've never seen any of his films or telly programmes before (just odd clips) but I really enjoyed it. The boy was cute! And he made a pretty cute girl as well with that wig ... it really suited him!

[Bambino_Bear]

The hubby and I have been on a horror movie marathon!  Carrie (original), Halloween (original), The Descent, Session 9, Jeepers Creepers and Byzantium in the last few days.  We love Halloween!   

[Poppylicious]

The hubby and I have been on a horror movie marathon!  Carrie (original), Halloween (original), The Descent, Session 9, Jeepers Creepers and Byzantium in the last few days.  We love Halloween!   

I hate Halloween (the day, not the film; it's not really 'done' over here, or it never used to be when I was young but now it is ... not on the scale of America though).  But I do LOVE horror films (mostly so I can walk out saying, 'well, that wasn't scary at all!')

What was Byzantium like?  We missed it at the cinema because it wasn't shown in any of the local ones which we have a monthly subscription for.  Not sure I've seen Session 9 either.  We're going to see A Nightmare on Elm Street (original obviously) at the cinema tonight.  It will be fun to see it on the big screen. Halloween is one of the only films which completely freaks me out.  Most horror films just make me giggle, but there's something about Halloween ...