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Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:23 pm
by cloquet
finji wrote:the whole film was set in one building ffs.
so you're not a fan of 12 Angry Men, Reservoir Dogs or Glengarry Glen Ross then? I don't see the problem with a film being set or predominantly set in one area.

edit: spelled predominantly wrong

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:50 pm
by Kochari
^Those are my favourite kinds of films

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:08 pm
by Liam92
cloquet wrote:
finji wrote:the whole film was set in one building ffs.
so you're not a fan of 12 Angry Men, Reservoir Dogs or Glengarry Glen Ross then? I don't see the problem with a film being set or predominately set in one area.
I absolutely love Phonebooth and it's pretty much just one long scene in a street

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:48 pm
by node
cloquet wrote:
finji wrote:the whole film was set in one building ffs.
so you're not a fan of 12 Angry Men, Reservoir Dogs or Glengarry Glen Ross then? I don't see the problem with a film being set or predominately set in one area.
To be fair tho, they all have ridiculously good dialogue..Dredd didn't, altho I think that was probably on purpose..

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:04 pm
by hugh
wub wrote:Image

Awesome film. I don't even like baseball.
seconded, saw it about 6 months ago and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Jonah Hill was good in a non-comedic role as well.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:09 pm
by cloquet
node wrote:
cloquet wrote:
finji wrote:the whole film was set in one building ffs.
so you're not a fan of 12 Angry Men, Reservoir Dogs or Glengarry Glen Ross then? I don't see the problem with a film being set or predominately set in one area.
To be fair tho, they all have ridiculously good dialogue..Dredd didn't, altho I think that was probably on purpose..
fair point but finji didn't say it was because the dialogue was poor, the fact it was all set in the same building was the criticism, not that the dialogue wasn't good enough for the film to be set in the same building.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:00 pm
by joeki
finding it really hard to relate to people bigging up Moneyball and the Hurt Locker. Moneyball had something going for it, but I've neve been able to sit through the Hurt Locker before tbh. Then again, I'm not big on anything relating to terrorism or the middle east for that matter. I found Jarheads to be another vomit inducing movie.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:19 pm
by hugh
Jarhead was awful imo

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:46 pm
by hifi
magma wrote:
Hypefiend wrote:watched american psycho for the first time. great film, could definitely relate.
butifyoucanrelatetoapsychopathyoumightbeapsychopathandthereforeincapableofempathysocouldn'trelateinthefirstpla......
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well...
this is funny tho

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:52 pm
by nousd
until the end, when it gets all lovey-dovey
Silver Linings Playbook is great.
I fell for this actress in that hillbilly movie,
(didn't recognize her in the hunting movie)
but she's become totally gorgeous.
The bloke does a good act too
but dunno why our old Jacki Weaver got wraps as the mum.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:24 pm
by Muncey
cloquet wrote:
finji wrote:the whole film was set in one building ffs.
so you're not a fan of 12 Angry Men, Reservoir Dogs or Glengarry Glen Ross then? I don't see the problem with a film being set or predominantly set in one area.

edit: spelled predominantly wrong
12 Angry Men is an incredible film. I didn't enjoy the fact it was set in one building because it felt like it restricted the story.. the above films you mentioned are partly genius because they work so well being set in one place. I much prefered The Raid than Dredd.. Dredd felt like it was sort of copying The Raid but making it futuristic. I know they didn't copy it but thats just how it felt.

Carnage is another film that tried the one room setting and think that was its downfall.. really enjoyed parts of Carnage but I kept checking to see how long was left, it really dragged on.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:50 pm
by mIrReN
or dredd was copying dredd?

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:31 pm
by node
Muncey wrote:
12 Angry Men is an incredible film. I didn't enjoy the fact it was set in one building because it felt like it restricted the story.. the above films you mentioned are partly genius because they work so well being set in one place. I much prefered The Raid than Dredd.. Dredd felt like it was sort of copying The Raid but making it futuristic. I know they didn't copy it but thats just how it felt.

Carnage is another film that tried the one room setting and think that was its downfall.. really enjoyed parts of Carnage but I kept checking to see how long was left, it really dragged on.
The Raid def had better kicking...but I enjoyed Dredd, it's sort of setting it's sights small to begin with..next one should have some more epic use of the city..and hopefully Judge Deth by the 3rd :twisted:

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:51 pm
by cloquet
Dredd was actually written before The Raid but it came out later. Might give The Raid a go at some point.
Muncey wrote:
12 Angry Men is an incredible film. I didn't enjoy the fact it was set in one building because it felt like it restricted the story.. the above films you mentioned are partly genius because they work so well being set in one place. I much prefered The Raid than Dredd.. Dredd felt like it was sort of copying The Raid but making it futuristic. I know they didn't copy it but thats just how it felt.
Interesting. I didn't think the setting was to its detriment. For me the focus was on the development of the individual jurors & their position, the crime just facilitated that so I don't think there was any need for much action outside of the room.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:56 pm
by DiegoSapiens
I saw yesterday The Master, Phoenix is truly amazing

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:06 pm
by Muncey
cloquet wrote:Dredd was actually written before The Raid but it came out later. Might give The Raid a go at some point.
Yeah I assumed they were written around the same time thats why I said I don't mean that they copied, it just felt like the exact same film but futuristic. For the record I quite enjoyed Dredd, it just had the potential to be a lot better than it was. I think being set in one area restricted it.

I think if you enjoyed Dredd you'll definitely enjoy The Raid.

Watched a Touch of Cloth yesterday, its not a film.. 2 part tv show written by Charlie Brooker. Thought it was hilarious, well worth a watch if you're a fan of dark, subtle comedy.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:57 am
by Lye_Form
I know its not exactally aimed at 25 year olds but i enjoyed this sooooo much

soooooooooooooo so much

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Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:23 am
by AntlionUK
Sonika wrote:A Scanner Darkly
Clockwork Orange
Children Of Men

Three amazing films
Are you even old enough to watch this you irritating little fuck?

Also whoever it was slagging of Carnage is wrong, IMO I thought it was fantastic. All the actors in it smashed it out of the park.

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:55 am
by Mr Hyde
Seven Pounds. Will Smith plays his part well, it's quite mushy, a bit of a romantic girls film but with a decent enough storyline that confuses you until you find out what's happening at the end that makes it watchable.

He went well overboard cussing the blind guy though, unnecessary!

Re: Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched latel

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:25 am
by vishes
magma wrote:Image

I fucking LOVE this movie. Perfect comfort viewing for a Sunday when you're feeling a bit rough.
Watched this last night and really enjoyed it :D Thanks for bringing it up.