The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please)

Samurai · 27th July 2009, 19:42

It is Babel, I haven't seen the full movie, but only that scene.

faithless_1984 · 27th July 2009, 22:51

Friday the 13th 09

Was looking forward to a nice slasher movie but it turned out to be a complete waste of time.
NO character development at all.
NO story whatsoever ,just mindless action.
Even Jason looked tired ,i mean it actually looked like he was not in the mood to kill.

Avoidable.

2/5

suvi · 28th July 2009, 13:42

A friend of mine mentioned a movie where a Jewish father keeps his son motivated in a concentration camp, maintaining all along that the happenings are a game. i believe the boy gets thrilled when Allied forces come to rescue him. can somebody tell me the name of the movie? i am interested in watching this.
thanks.

Technocrat · 28th July 2009, 13:47

That would be Life is Beautiful

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suvi · 28th July 2009, 14:24

thanks Technocrat. i am surprised that Big Flix does not have that title

Samurai · 28th July 2009, 14:59

Oh god, now you reminded me of that crazy Ocsar acceptance speech by Roberto Benigni.

YouTube - Roberto Benigni goes wild at the Oscars®

mobike008 · 28th July 2009, 16:22

How's the movie " Dog Day Afternoon" ? Anybody seen it?

rsjaurr · 28th July 2009, 22:48

I would recommend Der Baader Meinhof Komplex,one of the best movie i saw recently.I would give it 5/5,with excellent camera work,good sound effects,very good direction and above all stunning acting.A very nice over-all package.

another movie is Midnight Express, a true story about american guy in turkish jail after being caught at airport with illegal drugs.I would give it 3.5/5.

mobike008 · 29th July 2009, 13:32

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How's the movie " Dog Day Afternoon" ? Anybody seen it?

Saw this movie yesterday. Fine Acting by a young and handsome looking Al Pacino. It's a true story about 2 nobodies trying to rob a NY bank and they fail miserably since they are are not hard core thieves and have no experience in such situations.

It is really funny to see hostage negotiations wherein the cops/crowd/media go out of the way to help the robbers.

Real reason for robbing the bank was to fund the sex change operation of Al Pacino's male lover.

Its a mix of comedy and thriller and got nominated for 6 Academy awards and won one for screenplay, i think.

4/5

mobike008 · 30th July 2009, 12:34

Anybody seen the Video of " Pink Floyd-Live at Pompeii" ? I got that DVD delivered today.

One of my prized possession is DVD of " Pink Floyd Concert Live in Berlin 1991 concert" that is probably the best rock concerts recorded live.

mobike008 · 30th July 2009, 21:00

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Anybody seen the Video of " Pink Floyd-Live at Pompeii" ? I got that DVD delivered today.

This thread is unusally silent. I make a query and answer it on my own

It was ok'sh and i loved the two songs " Us and Them" and " Brain Damage" and loads and loads of their recording footage. This was shot in 1972 and oh boy ! David Gilmour was one good looking dude, looking at him now, could imagine what age can do to a man.

Any reviews on the animation movie : Madagascar : Escape to Africa 2?

jassi · 30th July 2009, 21:29

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Originally Posted by mobike008

One of my prized possession is DVD of " Pink Floyd Concert Live in Berlin 1991 concert" that is probably the best rock concerts recorded live.

Do you mean The Wall - Live in Berlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
this was in 1990 by roger waters (not all of pink floyd i guess)

jkdas · 30th July 2009, 22:36

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Originally Posted by mobike008

This thread is unusally silent. I make a query and answer it on my own

It was ok'sh and i loved the two songs " Us and Them" and " Brain Damage" and loads and loads of their recording footage. This was shot in 1972 and oh boy ! David Gilmour was one good looking dude, looking at him now, could imagine what age can do to a man.

Any reviews on the animation movie : Madagascar : Escape to Africa 2?

Didnt I post about Madagascar 2? Isnt that great. Just ok. The graphics is too comicky for me. Can watch one time.

aaggoswami · 30th July 2009, 22:59

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Any reviews on the animation movie : Madagascar : Escape to Africa 2?

Excellent movie IMHO. But for this you will have to see some HD or Mini HD version, else you will feel boring as the graphics are then not good. You will not fully enjoy the movie if its not HD or mini HD atleast.

mobike008 · 30th July 2009, 23:35

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Originally Posted by jassi

Do you mean The Wall - Live in Berlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
this was in 1990 by roger waters (not all of pink floyd i guess)

My bad, yes that was the live at berlin in 1990 with only waters playing with a bunch of other good stars like Bryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper etc.

Awesome live showmanship

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Originally Posted by jkdas

Didnt I post about Madagascar 2? Isnt that great. Just ok. The graphics is too comicky for me. Can watch one time.

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Originally Posted by aaggoswami

Excellent movie IMHO. But for this you will have to see some HD or Mini HD version, else you will feel boring as the graphics are then not good. You will not fully enjoy the movie if its not HD or mini HD atleast.

I just finished watching and the print was excellent so liked the movie very much. Hollywood guys know how to mix and match comedy, emotion and drama

4/5

27th July 2009, 19:42	#811
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faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 327 Times View My Garage	Friday the 13th 09 Was looking forward to a nice slasher movie but it turned out to be a complete waste of time. NO character development at all. NO story whatsoever ,just mindless action. Even Jason looked tired ,i mean it actually looked like he was not in the mood to kill. Avoidable. 2/5
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28th July 2009, 13:42	#813
suvi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 122 Thanked: 6 Times	A friend of mine mentioned a movie where a Jewish father keeps his son motivated in a concentration camp, maintaining all along that the happenings are a game. i believe the boy gets thrilled when Allied forces come to rescue him. can somebody tell me the name of the movie? i am interested in watching this. thanks.
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suvi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 122 Thanked: 6 Times	thanks Technocrat. i am surprised that Big Flix does not have that title
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rsjaurr BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Batala Posts: 777 Thanked: 28 Times	I would recommend Der Baader Meinhof Komplex,one of the best movie i saw recently.I would give it 5/5,with excellent camera work,good sound effects,very good direction and above all stunning acting.A very nice over-all package. another movie is Midnight Express, a true story about american guy in turkish jail after being caught at airport with illegal drugs.I would give it 3.5/5.
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mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,759 Thanked: 15,122 Times View My Garage	Anybody seen the Video of " Pink Floyd-Live at Pompeii" ? I got that DVD delivered today. One of my prized possession is DVD of " Pink Floyd Concert Live in Berlin 1991 concert" that is probably the best rock concerts recorded live.
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