The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please)

Sam Kapasi · 19th May 2009, 13:57

Oh I'm really looking forward to seeing The Machinist.

harry10 · 19th May 2009, 14:01

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

You got to be kidding me, that's such a brilliant movie, one of the best bike movies so far, much better than the stupid Torque.
But then again you have to be a biker at heart to appreciate that movie

Yup.

IMO its much much better than Torque any day!
And i enjoyed it fully when i saw it on HBO or Star movies.

mobike008 · 19th May 2009, 14:40

@Faithless, I think they were showing Descent on World Movies sometime last week. I love this genre, missed it, so will look out for it to play again.

SumitBahl · 19th May 2009, 15:12

Watched Notorious yesterday.
It's a real life story of Notorious B.I.G a.k.a. Christopher Wallace.
It's a good movie.
A must watch movie if you are a rap fan.
Movie has some great music.
I will give it 3.2/5.0

Also watched City of God
This is also a real life story, of brazilian drug dealers gang war as seen form eye of a journalist photographer.
I would highly recommend this movie. Its a must watch.
Would rate it 4.8/5.0
PS. Its a foreign language movie, you have to watch with subtitles (Dont let that get in your way though).

WasavaTyres · 19th May 2009, 18:10

Watched 'He's just not that into you' last night. Nice fun flick, Scarlett Johansson was eye candy

harry10 · 19th May 2009, 18:49

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Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

Watched 'He's just not that into you' last night. Nice fun flick, Scarlett Johansson was eye candy

I was really bored watching this one(and i saw in hall).
She is an eye candy no doubt

determinus · 22nd May 2009, 19:54

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Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

Watched 'He's just not that into you' last night. Nice fun flick, Scarlett Johansson was eye candy

Can she be anything else? I mean, she sleepwalk through most of her movies, even the-so-charged-up-script of Vicky Christie Barcelona, forget Lost in Translation. yeah, but I hope she stays eye-candy :-)

tortoiseNhare · 23rd May 2009, 14:16

This weekends lineup:
1. Steven Soderberg's Che part I & II with English subs (Stg. Benicio Del Toro)
2. Dog Day Afternoon (Stg. Al Pacino)
3. Charlie Wilson's War (Stg. Tom Hanks)

anilkalvani · 23rd May 2009, 18:47

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Originally Posted by tortoiseNhare

This weekends lineup:
3. Charlie Wilson's War (Stg. Tom Hanks)

Awesome movie. Don't miss the guy who plays Zia in the movie.

vkochar · 24th May 2009, 12:08

Saw these movies on DVD this week -

Last chance Harvey -

A wonderful movie ( feel good ) - starring Dustin Hoffman. About a guy who is losing everything in life ( his job, family etc ). He goes to London to his daughter's wedding where he is not given so much importance, in fact more is given to the step dad. This is where he meets a girl who changes his life overnight. A very good watch and a light comedy. 4/5

Deathrace -

Starring Jason Statham. This one must have been seen by everyone. I do not know about the reviews but I absolutely loved the movie, the action scenes and the races. Jason's an absolute winner ( and one of my fav actors ). 4/5

Eddy · 24th May 2009, 12:56

Revised The Godfather yesterday. As good as ever

mobike008 · 24th May 2009, 13:14

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Originally Posted by harry10

If you like Leonardo's work you gonna love Blood Diamond for the intense acting,trust me. In fact i feel the guy who played the Negro slaves part in that acted better than Leonardo and if i rem correctly he got an Oscar for it (probably as supporting actor)
I forgot to rate it myself- 4.5/5.

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Originally Posted by tortoiseNhare

Really loved the movie. Not just the acting, the issue of conflict diamonds was an eye opener for me. The black actor is Djimon Hounsou who ended up with an oscar nomination. He had also received a nomination for his work in Spielberg's Amistaad.

Watched Blood Diamond yesterday. I was totally blown over by this movie. As Tortoise said, that issue was unknown and it indeed was an eye opener.

Loved Leonard Di Caprio who blended an easy going,sentimental and ruthless personality into one character. Great delivery

Djimon's acting is completely undescribable, his emotions tug strings of your heart, superb acting. Why he didnt receive an oscar is a question? Are oscars rigged?

Jeniffer Connelly starts of in a very casual note but picks up some intensity later on. Her blue eyed stare was enough to fell our hero. Decent job by her.

4.5/5

hydrashok · 24th May 2009, 13:29

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Djimon's acting is completely undescribable, his emotions tug strings of your heart, superb acting. Why he didnt receive an oscar is a question? Are oscars rigged?

Djimon Honsou indeed did a great job in Blood Diamond. I think he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor for this movie.

His best performance yet (IMHO) is in Amistad. Amistad is another really good movie (starring Antony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Djimon Honsou and Matthey McConnaughey, Pete Postelwaite and others). The movie is set in the pre-Civil War era in the USA (it wasn't the USA then, heh heh) and the main theme is Slavery. Djimon Honsou deserved at least a nomination for this movie, but he did not get nominated.

mobike008 · 24th May 2009, 13:40

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

Djimon Honsou indeed did a great job in Blood Diamond. I think he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor for this movie.

His best performance yet (IMHO) is in Amistad. Amistad is another really good movie (starring Antony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Djimon Honsou and Matthey McConnaughey, Pete Postelwaite and others). The movie is set in the pre-Civil War era in the USA (it wasn't the USA then, heh heh) and the main theme is Slavery. Djimon Honsou deserved at least a nomination for this movie, but he did not get nominated.

He was indeed nominated but anyone knows if he was awarded the oscar. AFAIK, nobody from the 5 nominations for this movie got the oscar which is a pity.

Sounds good about Amistad. Will check that out soon.

How is Fantastic 4-Rise of the Silver Surfer? Planning to watch that today

SirAlec · 25th May 2009, 01:30

The Day of the Jackal
The Odessa File
The Dogs of War

Downloaded these three movies in a single package based on forsythe novel from obvious places from net. You see these are not even available if you want to buy them. But highly recomended.

First one I saw long ago but the other two just last week.

Strange thing about his novel is the details and procedure used by protagonist, and actual events happening and technics used by people after decades of his novel's release.

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mobike008 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,998 Thanked: 17,169 Times View My Garage	@Faithless, I think they were showing Descent on World Movies sometime last week. I love this genre, missed it, so will look out for it to play again.
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SumitBahl BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 976 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	Watched Notorious yesterday. It's a real life story of Notorious B.I.G a.k.a. Christopher Wallace. It's a good movie. A must watch movie if you are a rap fan. Movie has some great music. I will give it 3.2/5.0 Also watched City of God This is also a real life story, of brazilian drug dealers gang war as seen form eye of a journalist photographer. I would highly recommend this movie. Its a must watch. Would rate it 4.8/5.0 PS. Its a foreign language movie, you have to watch with subtitles (Dont let that get in your way though). Attached Thumbnails
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WasavaTyres BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 822 Thanked: 460 Times View My Garage	Watched 'He's just not that into you' last night. Nice fun flick, Scarlett Johansson was eye candy
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tortoiseNhare BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Guwahati Posts: 536 Thanked: 90 Times	This weekends lineup: 1. Steven Soderberg's Che part I & II with English subs (Stg. Benicio Del Toro) 2. Dog Day Afternoon (Stg. Al Pacino) 3. Charlie Wilson's War (Stg. Tom Hanks)
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vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,159 Thanked: 907 Times View My Garage	Saw these movies on DVD this week - Last chance Harvey - A wonderful movie ( feel good ) - starring Dustin Hoffman. About a guy who is losing everything in life ( his job, family etc ). He goes to London to his daughter's wedding where he is not given so much importance, in fact more is given to the step dad. This is where he meets a girl who changes his life overnight. A very good watch and a light comedy. 4/5 Deathrace - Starring Jason Statham. This one must have been seen by everyone. I do not know about the reviews but I absolutely loved the movie, the action scenes and the races. Jason's an absolute winner ( and one of my fav actors ). 4/5
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Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 9,570 Thanked: 14,566 Times	Revised The Godfather yesterday. As good as ever
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SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 727 Times	The Day of the Jackal The Odessa File The Dogs of War Downloaded these three movies in a single package based on forsythe novel from obvious places from net. You see these are not even available if you want to buy them. But highly recomended. First one I saw long ago but the other two just last week. Strange thing about his novel is the details and procedure used by protagonist, and actual events happening and technics used by people after decades of his novel's release.
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