night watch
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- paraselene
it's been in the pbs, but i went to see it last night. it was very nearly there, but i think we ended up giving it a 6.25.
visually, it was pretty fantastic, but could've used a plot overhaul and/or scope-scaling.
i like where it might be taking national cinemas though...
anyone else?
- kelpie0
I've been looking forward to seeing this, but I've heard the same gripes...
- paraselene0
see it anyway, kelpie! it's still worth it.
- skt0
Wirth it for the visuals alone. Very dark.
- kelpie0
I think I will, better on a big screen too I guess. Always irks me that so many failed movies are the ones I want to chump up cinema cash for cos they look so nice...
eg. I watched a downloaded War of the Worlds last night - I thought it was great for about an hour in the build up (very skillfuly put together), but failed at the final hurdle. would have loved to see/hear it on the big screen though...
- skt0
WOTW looked nice on the big screen. It was still pish though.
- paraselene0
haha! i know... i still can't figure out what made me think that wotw would be good. even saw it on one of the big fuck off leicester sq. screens.
in the beginning i was almost excited, but by the end i was sighing and rolling my eyes.
- kelpie0
I know, that's exactly it - the storm and the first apearance of the tripods is handled really well, big Steve shows his film-making chops there, but then pisses all over it by the end, which is damp and smelly like a tramps tracky bottoms...
- paraselene0
well put, sir.
- kelpie0
I thought so.
- paraselene0
sharp chat in here.
- kelpie0
yeah, I think I cut my tongue.
- paraselene0
haha!
i also want to see innocence.
http://www.timeout.com/film/8183…
not the sequel to ghost in the shell (well, i do want to see that, too, but it'd go down best with a spliff on the sofa, methinks), but the new french one by the lady with the crazy name.
- skt0
Just heard that history of violence is another almost great but not quite there. pffft.
- kelpie0
damn, that was on the list too...
- kelpie0
I think plasticine is your only reliable bet these days...
- kelpie0
though Lord of War got a really good write up at the weekend
- determinedmoth0
*sneezes
- paraselene0
yeah, i'll watch that lord of war, i reckon...
- kelpie0
*sneezes
determinedmoth
(Oct 14 05, 03:55)what you all about now Kilroy? out with it...
- paraselene0
moth has a cold.
i hope i don't catch it!
*makes the sign of the cross at moth