What DVD have you just watched?
Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 27 November 2005
All the best from Fredrik
Did not get great reviews but in my opinion it is well worth watching it.
A very decent film but it's no Saving Private Ryan. The action scenes are done well enough but don't place you 'in the scene' as well. I also had a problem with Pitt's casting as i half expected him to break
into his character from 'Inglorious B'tards' at some point.
It'll be a long time if at all before we see another WW2 film that gets anywhere near Spielberg's classic.
A very decent film but it's no Saving Private Ryan. The action scenes are done well enough but don't place you 'in the scene' as well. I also had a problem with Pitt's casting as i half expected him to break
into his character from 'Inglorious B'tards' at some point.
It'll be a long time if at all before we see another WW2 film that gets anywhere near Spielberg's classic.
I enjoyed it; it certainly wasn't as bad as the reviews suggested. Great surround sound!
Stunning soundtrack ... Looking to buy the OST for my 2 channel pleasure
A very decent film but it's no Saving Private Ryan. The action scenes are done well enough but don't place you 'in the scene' as well. I also had a problem with Pitt's casting as i half expected him to break
into his character from 'Inglorious B'tards' at some point.
It'll be a long time if at all before we see another WW2 film that gets anywhere near Spielberg's classic.
Yes. A good summary, rackkit, though I enjoyed the film and will watch it again. The effects are excellent, especially the attack by the Tiger tank but I just wish Pitt wouldn't find an excuse in every film to get his shirt off. Mind you the ladies will disagree with me, at least those who watch war movies in the first place.
A very decent film but it's no Saving Private Ryan. The action scenes are done well enough but don't place you 'in the scene' as well. I also had a problem with Pitt's casting as i half expected him to break
into his character from 'Inglorious B'tards' at some point.
It'll be a long time if at all before we see another WW2 film that gets anywhere near Spielberg's classic.
Yes. A good summary, rackkit, though I enjoyed the film and will watch it again. The effects are excellent, especially the attack by the Tiger tank but I just wish Pitt wouldn't find an excuse in every film to get his shirt off. Mind you the ladies will disagree with me, at least those who watch war movies in the first place.
My other half fell asleep during the final battle, which obviously was after Pitt had taken his top off...
Enjoyed this. If you liked "Moon" you've probably already seen it, but if not, do so!
an interesting film that I found quite disturbing, the ending especially was uncomfortable to watch.
Enjoyed this. If you liked "Moon" you've probably already seen it, but if not, do so!
an interesting film that I found quite disturbing, the ending especially was uncomfortable to watch.
Planning on getting that on Blu-Ray at some point but we've watched Moon too. Hope that's not going to be a problem!
The Salt of the Earth is a documentary from Win Wenders, about famous photographer Sebastião Salgado, co-directed with his son. The story of every famous black & white picture that he took is explained by the photographer, and is divided into chapters similar to his picture books, examining human drama in underdeveloped countries of Latin America and Africa.
Yes, that's a good film, albeit not that well known. Must dig my copy and give it another play.
M
Blu-Ray 1979 verison
Blu-Ray 1979 verison
Classic. Whatever you do, don't watch the extended version though.
A very decent film but it's no Saving Private Ryan. The action scenes are done well enough but don't place you 'in the scene' as well. I also had a problem with Pitt's casting as i half expected him to break
into his character from 'Inglorious B'tards' at some point.
It'll be a long time if at all before we see another WW2 film that gets anywhere near Spielberg's classic.
Yes. A good summary, rackkit, though I enjoyed the film and will watch it again. The effects are excellent, especially the attack by the Tiger tank but I just wish Pitt wouldn't find an excuse in every film to get his shirt off. Mind you the ladies will disagree with me, at least those who watch war movies in the first place.
My other half fell asleep during the final battle, which obviously was after Pitt had taken his top off...
Found the final battle hard to take. US gung ho.
A very decent film but it's no Saving Private Ryan. The action scenes are done well enough but don't place you 'in the scene' as well. I also had a problem with Pitt's casting as i half expected him to break
into his character from 'Inglorious B'tards' at some point.
It'll be a long time if at all before we see another WW2 film that gets anywhere near Spielberg's classic.
Yes. A good summary, rackkit, though I enjoyed the film and will watch it again. The effects are excellent, especially the attack by the Tiger tank but I just wish Pitt wouldn't find an excuse in every film to get his shirt off. Mind you the ladies will disagree with me, at least those who watch war movies in the first place.
My other half fell asleep during the final battle, which obviously was after Pitt had taken his top off...
Found the final battle hard to take. US gung ho.
Do you mean perhaps the number of hits that the German sniper had to land on Pitt's character before he went down? Didn't you know that the SS were only equipped with air-rifles?
Yes, that's a good film, albeit not that well known. Must dig my copy and give it another play.
M
The UK DVD of this was a complete travesty - poor transfer probably from a VHS master and awful dubbing. I've bought the Blu-ray which should hopefully be an improvement. Indeed, anything would be an improvement on the original DVD release.
Yes, that's a good film, albeit not that well known. Must dig my copy and give it another play.
M
The UK DVD of this was a complete travesty - poor transfer probably from a VHS master and awful dubbing. I've bought the Blu-ray which should hopefully be an improvement. Indeed, anything would be an improvement on the original DVD release.
I have the italian version. They talk italian, german, english......
I didn't know much about this before watching it, which probably enhanced my enjoyment as the twists and turns were new to me. I've see the beautiful Ms Pike in a few films before and thought she was one of those 'eye-candy' actresses. No longer. Her character and performance in this was excellent. She seemed to pull off the trick of being stunning and genuinely scary at the same time. Well done that lady.
Three characters play (by August Strindberg) adaptation taking place in Ireland instead of Scandinavia. In 1890, in Fermanagh, during the course of a midsummer night, Julie (Jessica Chastain), the daughter of the Count, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, attempts to seduce her father's valet, John (Colin Farrell). The affair quickly goes to some dark places, with power and class playing a key role. Not exactly my cup of tea.
Been watching a few war films recently, including:
Windtalkers
This is a film that I would like to be more enthusiastic about. I felt that the subject, the use of Navajo indians to securely encode messages, was excellent but that the execution was rather mixed; there are moments of subtlety and introspection, racism and realism, but these are frequently undercut but the theatrical delivery of the fire-fights.
The penny seats go to see war action so... 
Gian,
I will have to watch it. I loved his Stalker: