What DVD are you watching lately?
Posted by _Dalida_ on Feb 09, 2009 · Member since Jan 2009 · 966 posts
I have BBC's Persuasion on, but I can't really get into. I've heard thought that BBC's Sense & Sensibility is good. Of course I"ve watched the Ang Lee Emma Thompson version which is superb... I may get it this week to see :P
France Sauvage. It's the pilot film for a documentary series which I hope they produce. Narrated by Sophie Marceau, gorgeous photography, and they even included a segment on the sea-life instead of concentrating on the landscape. I notice the difference between French and English/US documentaries, when the fox goes in for the kill on the cute little mousie thing they've been tracking, you don't get the long-shot-hidden-by-vegetation that is standard in many nature documentaries. They show it up close. Upsetting, yes, but that's how it goes. Same with birds of prey.
Just finished The Forsyte Saga (2002-3) and it is awesome! If you like British dramas/period pieces at all, you will love it. It's probably my favorite British drama. The acting is incredible, story/costumes/architecture/scenery amazing. The only sad part is Netflix only has series 1, and I had to watch series 2 on youtube, which was quite annoying! Series 1 is the best, but I definitely recommend watching both to get the whole picture. Such great character depth (whether you love 'em, or hate 'em!) 5/5
They made a new series? That was another one they did in the 70s that went on and on and on forever. The books are well-written but also tend to drag on toward the end; but then, an unhappy marriage will do that.
I've had Pulling in my queue for a while, but just noticed it's going to expire on 2/15, so I watched them all! 2 seasons of 6 (28 minute) episodes, and a separate hour long finale. Loved it! Hilarious. Very raunchy and insane, however, but totally entertaining. 4.5
Season 2 of M*A*S*H.
AC, I loved Pulling too! So glad you liked it. I think I plowed through both seasons in about 4 days.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Ravishing Idiot 1964, Brigitte Bardot. Meh. For my money (and Dh's as well) she wasn't all that beautiful, unless you like crude. The film was OK for 90 min, rescued by Anthony Perkins (who spoke his own fluent French in the whole film, BTW. I had no idea) and his excellent performance. She was OK I guess, but I dislike the basic premise of "stacked blonde uses dumb act to manipulate people and get what she wants". Yes, it was standard in the 50s and 60s but that doesn't make it amusing. And if I see one more slow pan from her feet to her butt, I will hurl.
Obviously Vadim created the role of Barbarella for Bardot, but by the time that one got shot, he had moved on to Jane Fonda and Bardot was already a has-been.
Drive: This movie was almost amazing. I loved the dark tone of the film, the pace, and the directing was spot on. Overall, I really enjoyed this. 4/5
The Duchess, with Kiera Knightley and Ralph Fiennes. OK, but all the important action takes place off camera. They build up to a big scene (marital rape, lesbian sex, hetero sex, birth, death, whatever) and then cut away to something completely innocuous in which the characters may or may not remark on what happened or the aftermath of it. Annoying after a bit. Nice to look at, as with most BBC-type period dramas, but the cutting got really annoying.
The newest Twilight movie, and no I'm not ashamed.
Studio Ghibli's I Can Hear the Sea (aka Ocean Waves). Really it's an animated movie rather than a cartoon. Slow. Teen soap-opera. Yawn. Doesn't seem to go anywhere. The girl is a total jerk (if you can call a girl a jerk, rather than a biyotch, she acts like an adolescent-boy type jerk) and the guy is a total shmoo. He lets everyone order him around all the time and just looks rather dimwitted and surprised when things don't go well.
Yawn.
I'm glad I didn't pay to see it.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Rum Diaries - worst movie I'll ever seen with Johnny Depp
Some people really liked it but everyone in my house who saw it was staring at the tv like... wtf... :o :o half way through we gave up, waste of a dollar :-D
And this isn't a dvd BUT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es6U00LMmC4&list=FL1t5cI8chC32OI3nLbi4MFw&index=13&feature=plpp_video
Pretty interesting talk about vegan diet. This guy is honest and I really enjoyed it.
I've been watching The Grand forever now. It's 18 episodes, and I'm halfway through. I really just want to finish it, but eh. There's no connection with any of the characters really, and it's actually quite dark. THEN, they changed like 3 of the main characters' actors in the middle of the thing! Very strange.
P and I are currently almost done with season 4 of TNG, and watched Pontypool which was quite odd. It started off very slow, then seemed to have some potential, then completely fell short. The story just did not come together enough, but they really could have made it work. Other people seem to really love it, for some reason. 2/5
I'll have to look that up. The Pontypool I know about is a medium sized town in Wales, and yeah--excitement isn't its strong point, unless you really, really like Tesco's.
Been gorging on Disney's The Weekenders. All four seasons. Yes, I know--I'm sad.
The Grand complete collection Weird and dark, with strange switch in character actors. 3/5
The Fog Classic, and pretty entertaining. 3/5
The Shrine P loved this way more than I did. I thought the acting was too strange, but it does have a creative premise, with a twist. P gives it 4/5
Wake Wood This was also pretty good. We had to give it 4/5 since we gave The Shrine 4. They are both pretty solid and creative.
The Haunting of #24 This had potential, but was a bit boring in some parts and just kinda eh. It wasn't bad, but nothing special. 3/5
How does the Brain Work? Nova This did not teach me anything new, and I was disappointed. 3/5
The Way We Live Now Very good! 4 episodes. Quirky and very entertaining. Great character building. Liked it a lot. 4.5 (4)/5
Slaughter 2/5 Pretty dumb. Too slow in parts, without much to back it up. Awful ending.
Transiberian Very enjoyable! Twisty and enthralling. 4.5 (4)/5
The Disappeared Not bad. Kinda good, but too predictable. 3.5 (3)/5
Young@heart Loved! So sweet. 5/5
P and I are at the end of Season 5 of Star Trek TNG. :\ don't want it to end.
Nice choices, AC!! :)
About a week ago, I watched..
The Interrupters - A documentary about a group of people trying to curb the outbreak of violence in Chicago's south side. It's a great story full of insight into how we solve our own problems and our country's problems. It's full of great commentary on the human spirit and psychology. A very moving film!
Game Change - A biopic of the 2008 presidential campaign from McCain and Palin. While, I can't testify as to the factual basis of this movie, I can say that it was very entertaining. I love strategy of politics when it's not dumbed-down (as it is in the mainstream media). To me, this movie didn't dumb it down. Great movie.
Gloria: In Her Own Words - An excellent documentary about feminist Gloria Steinem. It captured a lot of her story and turned it into a story about how we are as a people and as a society. Feminism is a more-than-worthy cause. The documentary included clips from the 70's. To hear how people reacted to Steinem and her cause shocked me. Women even turned against her in the weirdest and sometimes the harshest ways. Great film!
Being Elmo - A great documentary about the creator and creation of the muppet Elmo.
Watching the Italian series, Montalbano. Cop show, very good actors, great performances.
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