What Did You Watch Today?

[EddieG]

No, I haven't, I'm not into anything fantasy or sci-fi, never have been.

I might recognize Goldblum if I saw him, *googles him* ooooh, the dude from Law & Order.

[TKz]

I'm not even quite sure who Jeff Goldblum is, but is this uh, an uh, reference to uh, Jeff Goldblum, or did you just uh, say that way too much?

Have you never even seen Jurassic Park, or Independence Day? But yeah, yeah it is.

[zero]

But... it's Jurassic Park, I thought any child born before 1990 was legally required to watch it. You got a copy of the home video for your birthday whether you asked for it or not!

[TKz]

1990 and before, yes. It's the same as the rule (probably just a UK thing) that says if you're in that kind of age range, at some point in your life you've definitely watched Independence Day on Boxing Day.

[Jimmy]

Yeah, I think everyone in the UK has seen Indepedence Day one time or another. It always seems to be on.

[Benji]

That's the one with the monkeys and the Statue of Liberty, right?

[TKz]

Yes. Yes it is.

[Pesci]

Everyone's seen that film, but does anybody particularly like it? I don't really know anyone who does. It's just kind of... there.

[Jimmy]

It was kinda cool when I was like 11. Now, it's kind of...pleasant, I think.

[Josh]

No, I haven't, I'm not into anything fantasy or sci-fi, never have been.

I might recognize Goldblum if I saw him, *googles him* ooooh, the dude from Law & Order.

That's how you know him?

That's only a little more surprising than saying you know him from Tenspeed & Brownshoe.

[TKz]

Everyone's seen that film, but does anybody particularly like it? I don't really know anyone who does. It's just kind of... there.

I do. I actually do. I like Goldblum, I like Smith (in this anyway), it's just fun. I like it in the same way I like Arnie films and Blade Trinity.

[zero]

I remember being ridiculously excited to go see ID4 (yeah that's right, ID4) in the theater when I was 12. Not so fun on repeated viewings though.

[TGC]

I saw ID4 in theatres with my first wife. Man I am an old bastard.

Let Me In 8/10

Now I want to see Let The Right One In, and as it is available to watch on Instant I will do just that tomorrow I think, if I can handle the subtitles. I really liked this American version a lot. Well acted with a great story. Another one if I had been able to see it before GoGo closed the list I would have added to my top movies of 2010.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Just saw the Never Say Never. I liked it. A lot. I'm not sure how anybody could watch that film and not at least like him a little bit afterwards. The hundreds of crying girls (both on screen and some in the theatre) was fun, too.

[Toe]

I rewatched The Dark Knight. I think this was my fourth time seeing it. It gets better every time I watch it.

[Toe]

Rewatching Star Trek (2009) reminded me why it was my favourite movie of 2009.

[SRN]

Just finished the Lemmy documentary. It is an amazing insight and really an interesting documentary. And of course, the live recording are fucking awesome. Probably not THAT interesting if you couldn't care less about Mötorhead or Lemmy but it is still very well-done.

[Benjamin]

ID4? There's an Independence Day 2,3 and 4?

[Jimmy]

Bronson - 8/10 Tom Hardy is phenomenal in this and it just shows how versitile he is. The film has a great balance of comedy and violence and, overall, was really impressive.

No Strings Attatched - 6/10 It was nice to see someone like Natalie Portman (who seems to be in everything at the moment) in a rom-com, because it changes things up a little. It won't blow you away or anything, but it's a fun little flick with some funny moments. But nothing to really write home about.

[Jimmy]

Blue Velvet - 9/10 Watched this as a part of my film studies course and I was mesmerized by it. It was my second David Lynch film, my first being Mullholland Drive (plus, I've watched a few Twin Peaks episodes). I really, really enjoyed it. Dennis Hopper is nothing short than fantastic. From what I know of Lynch, especially compared to Mullholland Drive, this isn't as weird as his other offerings. But the script is delightful, it's packed with quirks and it held my attention throughout. And I want to find more of Lynch's work after this.