Movie Review Thread

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Wow, I think I just saw the funniest movie in the world! Just finished watching (for the first time) Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I can't believe I haven't seen it until now. It's absolutely halarious.

Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!

Favorite part: Either when the French knights are taunting the English or when Arthur fights the black knight by the bridge, cuts off all his limbs, and still the black knight doesn't stop.

[drone]

Saw Sling Blade this weekend on DVD. Slow paced at times, but a great flick and good acting by Billy Bob.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Wow, I think I just saw the funniest movie in the world! Just finished watching (for the first time) Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I can't believe I haven't seen it until now. It's absolutely halarious.

Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!

Favorite part: Either when the French knights are taunting the English or when Arthur fights the black knight by the bridge, cuts off all his limbs, and still the black knight doesn't stop.

No, you haven't. You still haven't seen Life of Brian.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Just finished watching Jarhead. I have to say, it's a great movie. I've always appreciated what our soldiers do, but I now appreciate them more. For anyone who served on these forums: Thank you. For anyone who lost a best friend. I'm sorry.

[Beirut]

Wolf Creek.

The only reason I didn't fall asleep was because that would have kept me from pushing the FF button on the remote.

What a dull, stupid, boring, useless, non-entertaining, splop of a film.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Just finished watching Jarhead. I have to say, it's a great movie. I've always appreciated what our soldiers do, but I now appreciate them more. For anyone who served on these forums: Thank you. For anyone who lost a best friend. I'm sorry

That movie sucked. If you think that reflects reality you have another thing coming. Its mostly an anti war movie. Way to much politics in it. As an ex Marine I really dispise it.

I just watched Tristan and Isodel. A great flick. Though I dont no how much it reflects the real legend. It has really neat castles. Some good fighting scenes and lots of romance for the women.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

That movie sucked. If you think that reflects reality you have another thing coming. Its mostly an anti war movie. Way to much politics in it. As an ex Marine I really dispise it.

Hmm. Well, I still like it. I disagree with you on the anti-war and that it has too much politics. I wasn't in the military, so the other stuff, I'll take your word for it. Thanks for the info.

[econ21]

I saw a Bridge Too Far again the other day. It reinforced my recollection that it was the best war movie ever made, at least from the point of view of historical accuracy. Pretty much every scene in it was authentic, but without being stilted in the way that some other historical movies are (e.g. Waterloo). My personal favourite is probably the vignette with James Caan's sergeant taking the body of his captain and forcing an army surgeon to look at it. After finding the captain is not dead and saving him, the surgeon forgives Caan but as they part, says: "Sergeant, you would not really have killed me, would you?" Caan just salutes. I remembering reading the sergeant's words after the event - he said things were pretty messed up back then and he did not rightly know what he'd have done.

The other thing that struck me about the film was the sense of honour in all the characters (even the Germans). They all seemed brave and determined, but motivated by duty not hatred. I guess it's old fashioned and presumably not always true, but the film depicted a nobility of spirit among the combatants, contrary to the psychos, cowards and generally uninspiring soldiers we see depicted in most modern war movies. If war was not really like that, it is at least how we would like it to be.