The "I just saw" thread

**Godfrey I of Leuven** · October 08, 2010, 03:50 PM

Just finished watching Prince of Persia

Decent film with a great cast, and I have a weak spot for Gemma Arterton. That woman makes my heart melt.

7.5/10

**Brain_in_a_vat** · October 08, 2010, 03:58 PM

Just watched Sanjuro, pretty good to be honest. I'd say it's one of my favourite Kurosawa films, probably above Yojimbo 9/10

**Gordon Freynman** · October 08, 2010, 09:52 PM

I just saw the great family film called "Splice"!

Okay that was about the opposite of a family film but it was still an awesome movie even with all the disturbing scenes it had. I strongly recommend this film, but it's definitely one of those films that you don't want to watch with your parents.

**GrnEyedDvl** · October 08, 2010, 11:40 PM

We went and saw Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. It was decent, and they kept a lot of the original story line alive, but it was still a bit out there. Typical for Oliver Stone. it was definitely worth the money though.

**Faramir D'Andunie** · October 10, 2010, 09:50 PM

Just saw (again after a long long time) the 13th Warrior. Quite an enjoyable movie. I especially liked the way it potrayed fighting. As in no heroes slashing and killing dozens upon dozens of enemies. Felt a little short though.

Oh and interesting way of showing why the entire cast begins to talk english rather than norse.

**Kamos** · October 11, 2010, 12:11 AM

Ah yes quite the enjoyable movie though I haven't seen it in awhile.

**Aru** · October 11, 2010, 01:20 AM

The 1981 Excalibur.
I remembered that movie from childhood because of O Fortuna and shiny armours.
Now I like it for epic acting (can get unconvincing often, but that's the secret, makes it all ever more epic and mythical) and Wagners music.

**Manco** · October 11, 2010, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by Aru

The 1981 Excalibur.
I remembered that movie from childhood because of O Fortuna and shiny armours.
Now I like it for epic acting (can get unconvincing often, but that's the secret, makes it all ever more epic and mythical) and Wagners music.

Oh god, I love that movie. As it happens I just went on a 15 minute drunk rant two days in the pub ago about why that was the most awesome film of the eighties.
People looked at me funnily, especially when I started recreating the fight scene between Arthur and Lancelot.

**Thorn777** · October 11, 2010, 02:51 PM

Just seen The Road with Viggo Morentensson a.o. Epic misery...great adaption, great screenplay, great immersion.

**apple** · October 11, 2010, 03:40 PM

Harry Brown and it was really, really good.

**Niles Crane** · October 15, 2010, 09:32 PM

Just watched Far Cry (2008). It was predictably awful, but one can't expect too much of a film by Uwe Boll. Still, it had its fair share of explosions, deaths and super zombies. The only thing missing was seeing the main actress naked. I was very disappointed when she kept her bra on in the obligatory - though also not seen - sex.

**Niles Crane** · October 23, 2010, 12:12 AM

Just saw Paranormal Activity 2 (2010). Goodness, that was awful. I never saw the first film, but even with the aid of seeing it in a cinema, there were few moments that I was truly scared, and almost immediately afterwards I always recognised the hilarity of the scene.

**Niles Crane** · October 24, 2010, 06:36 AM

Just watched Red (2010 - starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren). That was actually really good, especially Malkovich who, being a washed-up actor, plays a very good crazy, washed-up, ex-CIA agent. I found myself chortling all the way through and it takes a lot to make me chortle.

**therussian** · October 24, 2010, 10:05 AM

Aye, Malkovich was genius in that role, I loved it

**Darth Ravenous** · October 25, 2010, 01:09 AM

Red=Awesome because old people kick ass. I was expecting to see Clint pop out somewhere just for teh lulz.

**molonthegreat** · October 25, 2010, 10:21 AM

I just saw Robin Hood 2010 and it was ok I guess but there were a lot of things that annoyed the hell out of me like everything with those damn kids, Maid Marian as an action girl, A mason writing the magna carta, the English nobles uniting against the evil French when they most likely would have spoken French themselves, Normandy beach landing 1144 edition and other things as well. It's too bad that Scott dropped the original script which portrayed the Sheriff of Nottingham as sympathetic and Robin Hood as unsympathetic, because that movie would have been interesting to see.

**Leonidas The Lion** · October 26, 2010, 03:04 PM

Just say Machete, Rodriguez nuff said.

**Dead*Man*Wilson** · October 26, 2010, 04:45 PM

Just saw "Bullet". Tupac's last film, but dont hold that against it. Satrring Micky Rourke, Pac, Adrien Brody, and 'Buffalo Bill' from Silence of the Lambs. Not bad, believe it or not. Also includes roles from Michael K WIlliams (Omar from the Wire). How 'bout that?

**Saint Nicholas** · October 26, 2010, 06:43 PM

Last night took the wife to see Resident Evil: Afterlife. I was skeptical beforehand, having heard it's pretty average, but it's not a bad movie. Like usual though in the Resident Evil films there are a lot of loose ends and unexplained elements in the plot but on the whole I found it enjoyable. Weird how they incorporated characters from the PS3 game Resident Evil 5, but they didn't do too bad a job of it. Tight ass Tuesday as well, so money spent was worth it.