*** 'THE OFFICIAL MOVIE THREAD' ***

[TightEnd]

Drive. Enjoyed a lot. Gosling gives an understated performance as the driver/stuntman. Lots of arthouse shots, Indie type soundtrack, good action. A trendy watch. Odd ending.

The Debt. Solid fayre, Nazi hunting Mossad agents in the 60s where the performance of the film, Jessica Chastain as the young Helen Mirren comes in. Less convincing is Mirren herself as the ageing ex-agent. Lots of reflections on conscience.

Crazy Stupid Love. A few people I know enjoyed it. I found it so so, modestly engaging at times, hopelessly twee at others. Steve Carell very watchable as usual

[Hairydude]

Loved drive!!!

quite slow in parts(a bit like his other great films Blue Valentine & Half Nelson) but also brilliant. The scenes of Violence are pretty extreme, the soundtrack is awesome

[action man]

when u watch red state, you're watching a version done my a man in the cinema with a camcorder right?

[action man]

wow just seen gone baby gone, can't believe i never heard of it before, brilliant thought provoking drama, 9/10

[MANTIS01]

Senna out on DVD and is a must buy film. A stunning and dramatic retro racing movie. The original footage plunge you back into that incred era and the in-car pictures with Senna on that fateful last lap are incred.

[AndrewT]

Melancholia - Massive planet destroys Earth plus naked Kirsten Dunst. Also features Kiefer Sutherland trying desperately hard not to be Jack Bauer but failing because his is Jack Bauer.

Film does suffer from having an incredible opening sequence, a really good first half, then it does drag a bit in the 2nd half.

[Simon Galloway]

Drive. Enjoyed a lot. Gosling gives an understated performance as the driver/stuntman. Lots of arthouse shots, Indie type soundtrack, good action. A trendy watch. Odd ending.

The Debt. Solid fayre, Nazi hunting Mossad agents in the 60s where the performance of the film, Jessica Chastain as the young Helen Mirren comes in. Less convincing is Mirren herself as the ageing ex-agent. Lots of reflections on conscience.

Crazy Stupid Love. A few people I know enjoyed it. I found it so so, modestly engaging at times, hopelessly twee at others. Steve Carell very watchable as usual

What happened to Tighty stars?

[mondatoo]

Senna out on DVD and is a must buy film. A stunning and dramatic retro racing movie. The original footage plunge you back into that incred era and the in-car pictures with Senna on that fateful last lap are incred.

Just watched this now, superb.

[the sicilian]

Senna out on DVD and is a must buy film. A stunning and dramatic retro racing movie. The original footage plunge you back into that incred era and the in-car pictures with Senna on that fateful last lap are incred.

Just watched this now, superb.

Yup followed you in and watched Senna last night...... Brilliant..... very evocative....and a superb insight into the man.  The footage leading up to the crash he died in gave me goosebumps, knowing what was going to happen just made it more chilling.

Even if you don't like F1 its compelling viewing

Was going to watch it at some point but thanks for the recommend guys 

[action man]

SIGH @ red state, coulda been so good, great performance from micheal parks tho

[redarmi]

Went to see a preview and Q&A session of Dreams of a Life.  Stars Zawe Ashton from Fresh Meat and directed by Carol Morley.  It is a documentary about the life and death of Joyce Carol Vincent whose body was found in Wood Green after she had been dead in her bedsit for three years.  I can't do the story as much justice as the article by the director here  http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/oct/09/joyce-vincent-death-mystery-documentary .  Definitely worth a look when it comes out.  Very sad story and there but for the grace etc.

[the sicilian]

SIGH @ red state, coulda been so good, great performance from micheal parks tho

Yup great start then took the easy way out and degenerated into a formulaic fare

[TightEnd]

The Ides of March: Enjoyed a lot..sleek political yarn with a good cast..quite a nod to 1970s US political dramas, a touch of West Wing etc etc

Ryan Gosling is superb, again, after being superb in Drive.

8 tighty stars out of 10

[action man]

many of you might not have seen Running scared (2006) i saw it at the cinemas, its really good!

watched faces in the crowd tonight, which could have been good, but wasn't

[action man]

watched columbiana today, just meh, watchable action thriller thingy, okish 6/10
jonny cash hurt at the end pushes it from 5 to 6