Anyone seen any good films recently?

[Fionn]

While we're on books and music, any other cinephiles out there? Have just come back from seeing Almodovar's Talk to Her, anyone else seen it?

I saw that, Mel is wearing very well! I scare very easily at films and so there were a few moments when i closed my eyes, it is only a 12 tho', as my dd age 13 told me! Some quite moving moments too. I went with a friend whose ex was getting married that day and the film was marred by a family next to us who hadn't gone to the trouble of hiring a babysitter but had taken advantage of the new ratings system where you can take children to a 12 as long as an adult is with them. The film was just way over their heads, I would say they were about 5 and 7, they were bored stiff, tired and really irratble. I was so tempted to rattle them, the parents that is, not the children!!

I once read an article by a woman who was complaining about much the same thing Lilibet, but whilst I agree with you, I disagreed with her. She complained about a mother who had brought her baby with her to a movie, which she then claimed was ruined by the baby's gurgling and occasional crying despite the mother's best efforts to shush it. Now I really felt for that mother, it seemed obvious to me that she had no-one to leave the baby with, but was probably desperate to get out of the house and see the movie. I think tolerance would have been a good idea right then. I would have offered to cuddle the baby for her, but I'm a bit of a softie like that! Maybe all cinemas should have creches for single mums. After all, what are they supposed to do - be imprisoned in their houses all the time?

Rhubarb, apparently some cinemas have mother & baby sessions in the afternoons - I guess the reasoning is that if you've got your baby with you, you're not likely to tut in disgust at the noise someone else's is making.
Dh is a cinema manager, and they always have problems with the "babes in arms" thing - if they don't let them in, they get furious letters from people with "babes in arms" (stupid phrase). If they do let them in they get furious letters from the anti-babes faction. So sometimes you just can't win.

Took the kids to see Thunderpants - we all really enjoyed it. The kids were doing their Thunderpants impressions all round the supermarket afterwards.

Also saw My Big Fat Greek Wedding at the weekend, it was hilarious. I've never been to the cinema where the whole auditorium was in uproar throughout the film. Well worth going to see.

Hired 'A Beautiful Mind' last night and I can't praise it enough. I didn't know a lot about it, other than Russell Crowe was playing a mathematician, and it is fantastic! Tip:- if you decide to see it, don't try and find anything out about it in advance. There are some real jaw dropping moments!

Went to see "Road to Perdition" yesterday. It was really enjoyable but you have to not mind films with a huge body count. Paul Newman can still act everyone off the screen. Tom Hanks was very good in the role but just once or twice his face looked slightly too silly to be taken seriously as a gangster. Jude Law was interesting in his part. I liked the story.

Paul Newman.....ohhhhhh....I've come over all unneccesary...........my knees have gone all weak.

Anthing with Paul Newman AND Jude Law has got to be worth seeing for the hunk factor. I was thinking of seeing it next week, so I'll take that as a recommendation CAM!

Those blue eyes .... I didn't know he was in the film too, I'd heard a lot about Tom Hanks - haven't been to the pics in ages so must see that one, thanks CAM.

Has anyone seen him in Hud, I think it was 1963, one of his earliest films I suppose. Absolutely gorgeous!

Hud - great film, Fionn! Paul Newman is also 'phwoar' in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Elizabeth Taylor. And 'The Hustler' and the sequel 'The Colour of Money' with Tom Cruise. I can't believe he's 77 and still so gorgeous. Wish I was Joanne Woodward.......

Rhubarb & Lillibet, I'm amazed the Mel Gibson film is only a 12. It's as scary as a really, really scary thing! Very realistic, that's the problem, and the aliens are extremely menacing. Very well done, but not a relaxing night out by any means. Perhaps with a few wines down your neck first ..........

My fav film at the moment is Bedazzled, it absolutely cracked me up - Brendon Frazer is great in it.

Thoroughly recommended for a good ol' laff.

I saw Road to Perdition yesterday and was a bit disappointed. I could cope with it being sad but throught the sentimentality was a bit of a sop to American audiences and didn't fit with the emotional subtlety and honesty of the rest of it. Not sure about Tom Hanks in his role. Jude Law was fantastically nasty. Don't know how I'm going to fancy him or Daniel Craig again after this...!

Has anyone seen Once Upon a Time in the Midlands? I'm thinking of seeing that next.

I went to see The Importance of being Earnest the other night, Judy Dench, Colin Firth and Rupert Everitt. It was absolutely brilliant, very amusing, Judy Dench was wonderful, would happily watch it again.

saw 'The Guru' a few weeks ago - it was very funny - easy watching even if just for the leading actor who is very nice indeed :-)

Saw Lantana last week and really liked it - basically a one theme film - trust+betrayal - but seen from the perspective of several different couples - lots to think about...but not too demanding!

Maras, I saw that a few weeks back, thought it was really good. He was a revelation after seeing him as Daphne's brother in Frasier. It wasn't your basic 'whodunnit'as it had so many other themes going thru it. I do really like Geoffrey Rush as well.

Batters - Yes- hardly noticed him in Eastenders - my how he has changed! He was really good in 'East is East' - now that was an excellent film - I saw it the night before giving birth to dd!

Rewatched Four Weddings and a Funeral yesterday (i've got a family wedding on Saturday so thought i'd try to get in the mood for it) - I just love that film and IMO is so much better than the "so called best British film" - The Full Monty.

Reviving this thread because went to see About Schmidt yesterday and loved it. Hilarious and repulsive in parts. Jack Nicholson superb performance.

Saw The Lion King for the first time over Xmas with Mum and ds on Imax screen. Afterwards, I confessed to Mum that I thought they had drawn the lion very handsome. Mum says, "Oh yes! What a handsome lion. How do they do it? Just like an attractive young man?" Anyone else falling for cartoon males, or just the two of us?! Some kind of marketing strategy for kids' movies? I must also a weakness for Thomas O'Malley Alley Cat ...