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Watched the new Sherlock Holmes film and while it was very enjoyable I think the first one was better. Still worth a watch though and apparently theyre working on a script for a new one.
Also Ive recently got into (like up till 4 watching them last night) Sherlock the BBC series and while the guy who plays him in the series is good I prefer Downey Jr. I know theyre designed to play differently with Cumberbatches being more Asperger arrogant Holmes and Downey Jr being more comical but I just prefer Downey Jr.
However the series Sherlock has given me faith in Martin Freeman who plays Bilbo in the new Hobbit film out later this year.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 12:35 AM
Benedict Cumberbatch (the best British actor's name since Macintosh Muggleton and Imogen Poots btw) is also in the Hobbit.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 12:33 PM
And how anyone can prefer RDJ's version is beyond me. It is a vile opinion. Vile!
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 12:36 PM
Anyways, I saw "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" yesterday. Gary Oldman was as always superb, and dominated every scene without having much in the way of lines. Excellent, intelligent spy movie that I would advise everyone (apart from Apt; too few explosions) to go see.
It was technically released in 2011 and as such has become my nr 1 movie of that year, followed by Drive.
It was technically released in 2011 and as such has become my nr 1 movie of that year, followed by Drive.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 01:45 PM
worrywort, on 16 January 2012 - 11:37 PM, said:
JLV, on 13 January 2012 - 10:40 PM, said:
Just watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes for the first time since it came out. Damn but I love that movie.
Just saw this for the first time. It was awesome!
Watched this on the plane last week.
I was very pleasantly surprised, damn good movie.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:09 PM
worrywort, on 17 January 2012 - 12:35 AM, said:
Benedict Cumberbatch (the best British actor's name since Macintosh Muggleton and Imogen Poots btw) is also in the Hobbit.
Who does he play?
Morgoth, on 17 January 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:
And how anyone can prefer RDJ's version is beyond me. It is a vile opinion. Vile!
I just prefer the more warming funnier Holmes to Cumberbatches colder more cynical, arrogant Holmes. Unsure why. Moirarty was quite good in the film aswell btw. Hes Richard Harris son I I recognised him from somehwere. Looked it up
it was Lost in Space the one with Joey from friends in it.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:17 PM
He wasn't too bad, but I also preferred the Moriarty in Sherlock. I loved how menacing he was while still being rather small and effeminate. The Moriarty in RDJ's version was alright, but mostly didn't seem particularly scary in my opinion.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 12:24 AM
worrywort, on 17 January 2012 - 11:11 PM, said:
Cumberbatch is playing both Smaug and the Necromancer.
I haven't read the Hobbit in quite a while but don't have any occasion remember a necromancer. Maybe i'm just very forgetful. Must read it again sometime soon.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:18 PM
Hust, on 18 January 2012 - 12:24 AM, said:
I haven't read the Hobbit in quite a while but don't have any occasion remember a necromancer. Maybe i'm just very forgetful. Must read it again sometime soon.
IIRC he's mentioned, but never shown. I wonder why he's even being portrayed.
OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:44 PM
McLovin, on 18 January 2012 - 03:18 PM, said:
Hust, on 18 January 2012 - 12:24 AM, said:
I haven't read the Hobbit in quite a while but don't have any occasion remember a necromancer. Maybe i'm just very forgetful. Must read it again sometime soon.
IIRC he's mentioned, but never shown. I wonder why he's even being portrayed.
When you're making a 300-ish page book into 2 movies (probably 3-1/2 hours each, judging by LOTR)...you need as much filler as you can get...
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 04:11 PM
Yeah, the Hobbit films are also including what Gandalf did when he wasn't with the party - which includes taking on the Necromancer (ie Sauron, iirc).
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 07:22 PM
worrywort, on 18 January 2012 - 07:15 PM, said:
And possibly making sweet sweet love to a certain elf.
Oh I noticed how Bloom kept eying his staff throughout the trilogy, but I just assumed that had something to do with Bloom's sexual preferences and not some clever foreshadowing (pastilluminating?) by Peter Jackson.
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Posted 19 January 2012 - 07:36 PM
Holy shit this looks awesome! It better be real!
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 10:08 PM
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - I enjoyed it immensely. Not only is it an involving and interesting spy game, Gary Oldman once again proves he's a fucking genius.
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 11:21 PM
Gothos, on 20 January 2012 - 10:08 PM, said:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - I enjoyed it immensely. Not only is it an involving and interesting spy game, Gary Oldman once again proves he's a fucking genius.
^This.
Also, I want to go and see Coriolanus.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 12:03 AM
I watched 50/50. It was just okay. It was deliberately mundane, which I knew going in (and don't mind at all), and it managed to be "true to life" more or less, but without being particularly insightful about it. I'd give it a 50/100.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 11:14 PM
Finally watched The Machinist, as part of filling up my Christian Bale movie list.
GODS what a bleak movie. I can scarcely think of another film that's as devoid of hope, happiness and life. They've achieved something extraordinary. Absolutely loved every moment of it breaking my spirit.
GODS what a bleak movie. I can scarcely think of another film that's as devoid of hope, happiness and life. They've achieved something extraordinary. Absolutely loved every moment of it breaking my spirit.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
