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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:41 pm
by anthraxus
While it was not Raiders, the latest Indy flick wasn't bad. Yes there were some monkeys and what-not, but they really were a very minor thing. Also there were some significant plotholes, but if you look at it simply on the merits of an Indy Action flick, it's not bad at all.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:18 pm
by Morthrai
Something that has been shown on UK TV over the past three nights,
The Triangle seems to have a bit of everything. Dimensional tears, mad science, the Philadelphia experiment, Sam Neill...and one of the lead characters is a seedy tabloid reporter. Pretty DC-ish I think
And no, for those who dare to remember it, this is NOTHING to do with the crappy BBC soap called Triangle from the 80s
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:39 pm
by Linden
Morthrai wrote:
And no, for those who dare to remember it, this is NOTHING to do with the crappy BBC soap called Triangle from the 80s
Damn...I was just going to ask that. No Kate O'Mara taking her top off then?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:50 am
by Morthrai
Once again, going back to the Rutger Hauer movie Split Second...
Whoever sculpted
this figure has definitely seen that film
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:22 pm
by Linden
Morthrai wrote:Once again, going back to the Rutger Hauer movie Split Second...
Whoever sculpted
this figure has definitely seen that film
Although the blurb writers plainly haven't. It's an assault shotgun he's carrying. A figure of his by the book partner Neil "Taggart" Duncan would have been good as well.
Nice find Lee.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:10 pm
by Zvezda
OBJECTION!
Your honour, if I remember correctly the weapons where called assault rifles in the movie.
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:05 am
by Linden
Zvezda wrote:OBJECTION!
Your honour, if I remember correctly the weapons where called assault rifles in the movie.
Been a while since I've seen the film but I seem to recall that the armourer refers to the weapon as an assault shotgun and appears genuinely appalled that they want two.
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:37 am
by Morthrai
(pauses aging VCR)
Definitely called assault shotguns
(rewinds aging VCR)
I ought to get it on DVD I guess!
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:44 pm
by Linden
Morthrai wrote:
I ought to get it on DVD I guess!
People on Ebay knocking out German (and Spanish) copies. Full English dialogue though. Comes in a variety of covers, some good, some crap.
Got to admit I'm tempted...
Killer veg - old skool style
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:59 am
by Linden
Been watching the 1981 BBC adaptation of Day of the Triffids. A lot grimmer than I remember when I first saw it as a kid. Some Dark Conspiracy style ideas in there: Genetically engineered organism getting out of control, breakdown of society with decaying cities inhabited by violent gangs, plus a depopulated countryside, parts of which are being overrun by marauding triffids (creating their own plant friendly demonground perhaps?)
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:48 am
by Morthrai
Ah yes, the
1981 BBC version. Fondly remembered by me
However, I see from IMDB that there is a
new version in production, again by the BBC...hope they don't do too much "re-imagining" with it
Another movie - coming to the big screen in August
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:47 pm
by ReHerakhte
"District 9"
http://d-9.com/
This movie is one that I ABSOLUTELY MUST SEE!!
Don't confuse it with "Alien Nation" or "V" - this movie is different again from either of those. Written and directed by a South African (Neill Blomkamp) and sponsored & produced by Peter Jackson.
SPOILER ALERT Highlight the space below to reveal the text...
This time, the humans are doing the exploiting and the aliens just want to leave but we won't let them.
If you want more spoilers then check the wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9
If you do check the wiki and read the spoilers then I think you'll see exactly why I believe "District 9" is an excellent movie for DC inspiration.
Blomkamp was once contracted to do the movie for the Halo game and he produced a short film to show how he envisioned the movie. If you get the chance, take a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BaVb2TlWb0
I don't care too much for Halo the game, (I only played it multi-player with a friend who is a mad Halo fanboy) but I think the Halo movie would have been great.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:17 pm
by Morthrai
Now, I have not seen this movie yet but I am posting this because of one simple fact. According to Lester Smith's Facebook,
this movie made him jump!
So that must mean it's worth a look, yes? Lester also said he thought the acting was so good he almost forgot it wasn't real.
I'm going to check it out sometime.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:13 pm
by Linden
Tonight's episode of
"New Tricks"had an alien-conspiracy plot line, which mixed elements of the Rendlesham Forest incident and the Dr David Kelly affair. Ultimately it proved to have (an admittedly sinister) terrestrial explanation, although you were left with a bit of ambiguity right at the end.
Lee's mate Mark Williams was in it as well, playing a UFO spotter.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:23 pm
by Morthrai
Linden wrote:Tonight's episode of
"New Tricks"had an alien-conspiracy plot line, which mixed elements of the Rendlesham Forest incident and the Dr David Kelly affair. Ultimately it proved to have (an admittedly sinister) terrestrial explanation, although you were left with a bit of ambiguity right at the end.
Lee's mate Mark Williams was in it as well, playing a UFO spotter.
I was too busy chasing homes to rent online and forgot it was on
Now I am really looking forward to seeing my oldest nephew's godfather playing a nutter once again!