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Lord-Tice Title: FF-UK: London CR FF-UK Webmaster Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 3/4 6:53pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	Just came back from seeing Watchmen and I'm pleased to report that I didn't come home disappointed. At the same time though I'm not salvating at the mouth. but to sum it up this is the best we could have hoped for and while that might sound a bit negative, it is in fact a big compliment. There are some great moments, mostly from Rorschach (naturally) but I think the overall story telling was very well handled considering how tricky the task was. There were some things that could do with going, and while the slightly changed ending will rub some fans up the wall, I felt it was logical and pretty good. Visually, the film was very impressive. It certainly captured the vibe of the comic, and I liked the use of classic songs as part of the soundtrack. Watchmen has always been a different breed of comic, and this film is a different breed of comic-book adaption, much like The Dark Knight was but not as good. I give it the thumbs up and a well deserved 4/5 stars. Well done to all involved..... but you do wonder what Paul Greengrass' efforts would have produced. -----signature----- My Youtube showreel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsB1eBjUNwI FF-UK:L http://boards.theforce.net/Board.aspx?brd=10419 Monkeys are great!!
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Lord-Tice Title: FF-UK: London CR FF-UK Webmaster Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 4/11 6:09am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	I've seen quite a few films of late, both at the cinema (work) and on DVD at home. So here's a quick round-up, starting with.... Twilight - Finally got round to seeing it on DVD this week and I blooming well loved it. Beautifully shot, well made, acted and written. I didn't think I'd like it quite as much as I did but it really struck a chord. A shame the decision to rush the sequel was made as I'd very much like Catherine Hardwicke to do the honours, but she rightfully turned it down. If I saw this last year I think it would have made my top 3! The Boy in Striped Pyjamas - Excellent film. Horrific ending. Race to Witch Mountain - Enjoyable family flick. Slightly cheap looking at times but it does its job. Monsters Vs Aliens - The first three reels are good, the last two aren't so good. The Boat that Rocks - Only saw the last half but that was good. Also watched the Watchmen spin-off Tales of the Black Freighter and that was very dark and moody. Good stuff. Looking ahead, Wolverine looks pants but I'm very much looking forward to Star Trek and Terminator: Salvation. Anyone seen the Bruno trailer? Very funny -----signature----- My Youtube showreel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsB1eBjUNwI FF-UK:L http://boards.theforce.net/Board.aspx?brd=10419 Monkeys are great!!
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echosevin Title: Calgary FanForce Council Member - Calgary AB Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 4/16 9:32pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	I'm utterly shocked that you liked Twilight, Lord-Tice I quite enjoyed the books, and the movie was decent - despite the shoddy special effects (seriously, the 'glittering' skin and windmill legs make me cringe - especially since ILM did the effects). But I enjoyed some parts of the movie far more than than book But to hear you give it kudos...well....I just don't know what to say! I do think Hardwicke did a great job with what she was given. It'll be interesting to see if Weitz will succeed as well. -----signature----- Never tell me the odds! Your focus determines your reality. SIT VIS VOBISCUM POTESTATEM OBSCURI LATERIS NESCIS http://www.calgaryfanforce.com Y.N.B. - 07 @ C4
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SithLordDarthRichie Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 4/17 8:57am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	I didn't care much for Twilight, I didn't think most of the acting was that great and ordinary non-viscious dayliving vampires don't work for me. I saw Monster vs Aliens 3D today. I found it to be very enjoyable, the immersive 3D adding to that. All of the characters had a part to play and were well voiced, the film's appeal works for both child and adult audiences. No match for anything PIXAR have done, but a good Dreamworks effort. -----signature----- Amor Numquam Moritur... Winner of Best Male Poster & Best Double Act - FFUK Awards 2005 Mandalorian Defender in the Acolytes of Revan......for Honour & Glory!! "All of nature is a battlefield"
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Lord-Tice Title: FF-UK: London CR FF-UK Webmaster Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 4/18 10:08am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	I know, I know.... I even surprised myself by how much I enjoyed Twilight, Yrol Maybe underneath I'm just a big girl when it comes to it, lol. But I liked it for numerous reasons, one being it was nice to have a different take on the whole Vampire lure (something you obviously disagree with Richie, good job you have the Underworld films to turn to then ). I also really liked the looks of the location and wouldn't mind living there In some ways the whole film reminded me a tad of Highlander too, and I'm a huge fan of that (well, the first film & TV series at any rate). This clip from Transformers 2 fills me with little joy I'm afraid. Looks like (much) more of the same and that's exactly what I didn't want. -----signature----- My Youtube showreel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsB1eBjUNwI FF-UK:L http://boards.theforce.net/Board.aspx?brd=10419 Monkeys are great!!
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SithLordDarthRichie Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 4/18 1:45pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	The Underworld movies sucked, so many holes and things I dislike. Alas, I'm inclined to agree with you about the Transformers clip. The biggest problem with the first movie was too much time with pointless humans portrayed by poor or average actors. I hope this film will be almost entirely giant robots smashing each other, which is what the first one should've been. -----signature----- Amor Numquam Moritur... Winner of Best Male Poster & Best Double Act - FFUK Awards 2005 Mandalorian Defender in the Acolytes of Revan......for Honour & Glory!! "All of nature is a battlefield"
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echosevin Title: Calgary FanForce Council Member - Calgary AB Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 4/20 2:23pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	Unfortunately, seeing the concept art and CGI rendereings of Skids, Mudflap, Jolt, Wheelie, Devastor, Soundwave and Ravage - I'm not hoping for much in this second outing. So disappointing.... I heartily agree with you both though - there better be more robot on robot action. Much, much MORE. -----signature----- Never tell me the odds! Your focus determines your reality. SIT VIS VOBISCUM POTESTATEM OBSCURI LATERIS NESCIS http://www.calgaryfanforce.com Y.N.B. - 07 @ C4
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SithLordDarthRichie Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 4/21 3:31am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	Well, if the trailers are anything to go by, Devestator will be HUGE! And that usually equals lots of destruction. -----signature----- Amor Numquam Moritur... Winner of Best Male Poster & Best Double Act - FFUK Awards 2005 Mandalorian Defender in the Acolytes of Revan......for Honour & Glory!! "All of nature is a battlefield"
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chrisfree Registered: Apr '06	Date Posted: 5/1 11:42am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	We went to see The Fast and The Furious last week and quite enjoyed it. We both swear by Tokyo Drift as the best so far though. This last one was a bit cheesy at several points but the story was good, as were the actors for this sort of entertainment. And the cars of course... Well, I'm not a technical person but I certainly love watching them. -----signature----- Padawan to Jedi_Jimbo SW quote nerf
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echosevin Title: Calgary FanForce Council Member - Calgary AB Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 5/1 1:31pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	I thoroughly enjoyed X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Is it a perfect comic book movie? No. Some of the CGI could use some serious overhauling, but the majority of the fighting and stunts were fantastic!! Is Hugh Jackman the perfect Wolverine? YES. Does Liev Scrieber live up to the hype? YES - he's a great Victor Creed! The fights between him and Jackman (albeit too short) are intense! Does the story suffer from too many mutant cameos? Yes - I'm not a huge Deadpool fan, so I didn't really care what they did to him. But I really liked Gambit! Overall, good popcorn fun!! -----signature----- Never tell me the odds! Your focus determines your reality. SIT VIS VOBISCUM POTESTATEM OBSCURI LATERIS NESCIS http://www.calgaryfanforce.com Y.N.B. - 07 @ C4
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Lord-Tice Title: FF-UK: London CR FF-UK Webmaster Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 5/13 5:58am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	I didn't get to see Wolverine but I think that might have been for the best. People seem to either enjoy it or hate it. I have, however, seen Star Trek and have to say that it's great. A real pleasure to watch and certainly the first 10 minutes is the finest bit of cinema seen this year for me. I think they've done a great job with this one and J.J.Abrams has made Star Trek cool (or maybe that should be commercial?)!! Film of the year thus far, can't wait for a follow-up. I also saw Angels & Demons last night and found it to be a vast improvement on The Da Vinci Code. To be honest it would have been a bigger achievement to make a worse film then that though, but as a cinematic thriller, I found it enjoyable. I wasn't sure about Ewan McGregor as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna, but I think he won me over by the end of it. On paper, Angels & Demons was always going to make for a better film and this definitely proves that. I'm still slightly hard pressed to recommend it, but as thrillers go you could do worse. Despite the hefty running time it moves along pretty quickly too. Once it gets going it travels at about 150 mph and doesn't slow down until the end. Coraline is also very good too. Very dark and beautifully animated. Next week I'm working at a cinema which has 3D installed, so I might see what that's like there. And finally there's Fighting. It's alright, almost too innocent for its own good and has some dodgy acting in it, but if you like a good punch-up then you'll be fine I have to correct you on something Chris. The Fast & the Furious was the title of the first film, the fourth one is officially called Fast & Furious. I think they ran out of ideas, lol. -----signature----- My Youtube showreel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsB1eBjUNwI FF-UK:L http://boards.theforce.net/Board.aspx?brd=10419 Monkeys are great!!
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SithLordDarthRichie Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 5/13 2:04pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	The 3D Coraline shown where I work is not overly impressive, but then I'm comparing it to the IMAX 3D which is significantly better. RealD looks like the background has been kept the same while the characters have been enlarged slightly and therefore stick out of the screen a little. There are few examples of true immergent 3D or things flying out of the screen that I saw, which IMAX 3D does for almost the entire movie. Coraline is a very good movie, but Monsters vs Aliens was a far better 3D movie. -----signature----- Amor Numquam Moritur... Winner of Best Male Poster & Best Double Act - FFUK Awards 2005 Mandalorian Defender in the Acolytes of Revan......for Honour & Glory!! "All of nature is a battlefield"
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chrisfree Registered: Apr '06	Date Posted: 5/14 11:35am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	Lord-Tice posted: I have to correct you on something Chris. The Fast & the Furious was the title of the first film, the fourth one is officially called Fast & Furious. I think they ran out of ideas, lol. Darn, just when I really made an effort for the first time ever to use all those definite articles in the title. -----signature----- Padawan to Jedi_Jimbo SW quote nerf
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 5/15 8:11am Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	Just watched Star Trek Absolutely loved it. Simply brilliant -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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SithLordDarthRichie Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 5/15 3:37pm Subject: The London Film Club - A Chat about Films
	It is what the Prequel Trilogy should've been. -----signature----- Amor Numquam Moritur... Winner of Best Male Poster & Best Double Act - FFUK Awards 2005 Mandalorian Defender in the Acolytes of Revan......for Honour & Glory!! "All of nature is a battlefield"
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