The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please)

benbsb29 · 17th September 2009, 20:48

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Originally Posted by sammyboy

Yeah, I saw that too. The choreography is amazing. I loved the last dance sequence (the one in the rain). The soundtrack was awesome too. I am looking for the OST album for this one.

I totally agree! Let me know if you are able to get your hands on the soundtrack for the movie.

reignofchaos · 17th September 2009, 22:49

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Originally Posted by anilkalvani

I saw this movie last night, Sideways. Its about these two friends Miles (Paul Giamatti - a brilliant actor, under-rated like Hoffman) & Jack (Thomas Haden Church - Remember him as Sandman from Spidey 3). Miles is a failer writer working as a teacher & Jack is a failed TV actor. They've nearly reached middle age who have nothing but disappointment in their lives. They embark on a road trip to wine country California a week before Jack gets married. Jack in the extrovert who wants to live it up to the fullest before he gets hooked in a week. There they do a lot of introspection with, of course, a lot of wine drinking & also meet a couple of women. Really nice movie.

My rating: 4.5/5

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Saw this a couple of years ago and this is one of my favorite chick flicks. Plus it has Virginia Madsen whose acting I absolutely adore.

Beautiful movie and tells the watcher a lot about wine tasting and wine culture.

Ranjimso · 17th September 2009, 23:08

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Great. So I guess will give Saw 2 a dekho, and stop at that.

Btw: Which is the best murder mystery you ever saw ? Or a whodunnit ? Looking at movies from that genre. Any suggestions ?

Murder mystery - Along came a spider

benbsb29 · 18th September 2009, 00:43

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Originally Posted by Ranjimso

Murder mystery - Along came a spider

Really good! I had posted the review a few pages back.
A splendid performance from Morgan Freeman.

tortoiseNhare · 18th September 2009, 14:05

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I was completely overwhelmed by this Rodriguez/Tarantino collaboration. The movie has three parallel stories with intersecting time lines and sets of characters. It's full of extremely violent scenes (shot mostly in B/W) and one can have some guilty pleasure of enjoying them. The narrative style is good too.

mobike008 · 18th September 2009, 15:37

Saw " Munich" what a lovely movie. It had everything that i love, beautiful european locales, gripping storyline, fabulous acting and dark aura to the entire movie.

However, the DVD was not good in portions so couldnt enjoy it completely. I agree this should go into the collection

4.5/5

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Originally Posted by tortoiseNhare

I was completely overwhelmed by this Rodriguez/Tarantino collaboration. The movie has three parallel stories with intersecting time lines and sets of characters. It's full of extremely violent scenes (shot mostly in B/W) and one can have some guilty pleasure of enjoying them. The narrative style is good too.

Robert and Qentin is a deadly and crazy combination as also seen in From Dusk to Dawn.

Need to check out Sin City

anilkalvani · 18th September 2009, 16:58

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Robert and Quentin is a deadly and crazy combination as also seen in From Dusk to Dawn.

Need to check out Sin City

You should check out Mickey Rourke as Marv. This movie is actually directed by Frank Miller, based on his graphic comic books. Its one of the best comic book movies made.

nemo · 18th September 2009, 17:18

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Originally Posted by anilkalvani

I saw this movie last night, Sideways. Its about these two friends Miles (Paul Giamatti - a brilliant actor, under-rated like Hoffman) & Jack (Thomas Haden Church - Remember him as Sandman from Spidey 3). Miles is a failer writer working as a teacher & Jack is a failed TV actor. They've nearly reached middle age who have nothing but disappointment in their lives. They embark on a road trip to wine country California a week before Jack gets married. Jack in the extrovert who wants to live it up to the fullest before he gets hooked in a week. There they do a lot of introspection with, of course, a lot of wine drinking & also meet a couple of women. Really nice movie.

My rating: 4.5/5

Can't agree more with this review, it's one of those movies which make you cheerful and light....

vivekhs · 18th September 2009, 17:40

I watched "Ronin", Robert De Niro and Al Pacino superb movie i liked it.

both are fantastic. Infact i own a DVD of this movie .....

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mobike008 · 18th September 2009, 18:42

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Originally Posted by vivekhs

I watched "Ronin", Robert De Niro and Al Pacino superb movie i liked it.both are fantastic. Infact i own a DVD of this movie ......

I too own a DVD of Ronin, i am suprised Al Pacino is NOT there in my dvd copy.

tortoiseNhare · 18th September 2009, 19:06

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Originally Posted by anilkalvani

You should check out Mickey Rourke as Marv. This movie is actually directed by Frank Miller, based on his graphic comic books. Its one of the best comic book movies made.

The movie is actually directed by three of them - Miller, Rodriguez and Tarantino. Tarantino is credited as a guest director.

Sin City (2005) - Full cast and crew

neoranjit · 18th September 2009, 19:32

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Originally Posted by mobike008

I too own a DVD of Ronin, i am suprised Al Pacino is NOT there in my dvd copy.

may be you have the edited version

nemo · 18th September 2009, 22:19

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Can someone please take the initiative of creating this list. It would help all us movie lovers. After sometime, it would be great to create one such for Horror genre too

I've uploaded a list that i had and given the edit rights to everybody, please feel free to go and make new entries as appropriate....

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...zTlpGWFE&hl=en

anilkalvani · 19th September 2009, 14:59

After watching three movies directed by Richard Linklater recently, i was intrigued to say the least with his work specially the latter two. The three movies i saw & liked immensely:
1. School of Rock (2003)
2. Before Sunrise (1995)
3. Before Sunset (2004)

... and will watch soon Fast Food Nation (2006) & A Scanner Darkly (2006).

I have managed to source three more of his earlier movies from a budding director associate of mine who studies movies as part of his creative research & inspiration. He was a 3rd or 4th A.D. for Dharma Productions' Wake Up Sid. Very difficult for them to part with DVD's as they get them max for a week, i'm am lucky i guess. I have to finish seeing them by Monday morning.

1. Slacker - 1991

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2. Waking Life - 2001

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3. Tape – 2001 (This was available at my Local DVD rental)

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safari_lover · 19th September 2009, 16:01

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Originally Posted by nemo

I've uploaded a list that i had and given the edit rights to everybody, please feel free to go and make new entries as appropriate....

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...zTlpGWFE&hl=en

Nice job there. I have added some review comments.

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tortoiseNhare BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Guwahati Posts: 536 Thanked: 90 Times	I was completely overwhelmed by this Rodriguez/Tarantino collaboration. The movie has three parallel stories with intersecting time lines and sets of characters. It's full of extremely violent scenes (shot mostly in B/W) and one can have some guilty pleasure of enjoying them. The narrative style is good too.
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vivekhs Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 19 Thanked: 0 Times	I watched "Ronin", Robert De Niro and Al Pacino superb movie i liked it. both are fantastic. Infact i own a DVD of this movie ..... Note from the Team-BHP Support Team : Please take the time to use proper punctuation as per Team-BHP rules. Avoid...typing...like...this. Thanks. Last edited by Technocrat : 18th September 2009 at 17:56. Reason: Please read the note in post, thanks
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anilkalvani BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bandra West, Bombay Posts: 633 Thanked: 90 Times	After watching three movies directed by Richard Linklater recently, i was intrigued to say the least with his work specially the latter two. The three movies i saw & liked immensely: 1. School of Rock (2003) 2. Before Sunrise (1995) 3. Before Sunset (2004) ... and will watch soon Fast Food Nation (2006) & A Scanner Darkly (2006). I have managed to source three more of his earlier movies from a budding director associate of mine who studies movies as part of his creative research & inspiration. He was a 3rd or 4th A.D. for Dharma Productions' Wake Up Sid. Very difficult for them to part with DVD's as they get them max for a week, i'm am lucky i guess. I have to finish seeing them by Monday morning. 1. Slacker - 1991 2. Waking Life - 2001 3. Tape – 2001 (This was available at my Local DVD rental) Last edited by anilkalvani : 19th September 2009 at 15:07.
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