Sam's Thread of Chattin' w/ Jake & Other Robust Subjects

[Murfish]

I didn't remember to have a look anyway.

Better that way. Now I don't feel bad.

 

[Uncle Sam]

On the new Jimmy Carr DVD, an obese guy in a Beer Money shirt is sitting in the far right of the front row. Makes you proud to be a wrestling fan.

 

[HBK-aholic]

I got the Michael McIntyre DVD, it's great. Meaning you'll probably hate it.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Michael McIntyre stopped being funny when... actually, he's OK. Just not really to my tastes. Which is odd, considered I'm an effeminate, middle class Englishman. I suppose I'm more David Mitchell than Michael McIntyre though.

 

[HBK-aholic]

I'm going to picture you as Michael McIntyre from now on.

 

[Uncle Sam]

No, picture me as David Mitchell. It's much closer to the truth, particularly now he's lost the weight. Call me what you like, I ain't tubby.

 

[HBK-aholic]

Haha okay then.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Went into town to try to get District 9 and The Hurt Locker on BD. Couldn't find them anywhere. They had the DVDs, but no Blu-rays. I know what it's like to be persecuted. Had to get them off Amazon. Fokken high street.

 

[Dave]

I assume then that you have seen Inglorious?

Did you like it?

 

[Uncle Sam]

I assume then that you have seen Inglorious?

Yes.

Did you like it?

Yes, though I thought the final half hour or so was needlessly blunt. So many incredible scenes. The tension was incredible. I suppose you could say the end was just blowing off that tension... but I thought it was way too B-movie, even though it was meant to be. The opening scene is one of the best of all-time.

I also lol'd when the subtitles translated "merci" as "merci". There's something wrong with me.

 

[Dave]

Yes, though I thought the final half hour or so was needlessly blunt. So many incredible scenes. The tension was incredible. I suppose you could say the end was just blowing off that tension... but I thought it was way too B-movie, even though it was meant to be. The opening scene is one of the best of all-time.

I also lol'd when the subtitles translated "merci" as "merci". There's something wrong with me.

I honestly thought that a lot of the scenes could have been shortened and it would have made it a more enjoyable experience. The opening scene was incredible. The way he breaks him down so mercilessly is fantastic. An utterly brilliant scene that is a movie in itself. The bar scene was also pretty incredible. Although I do think that it is one of the scenes that could have been slightly shorter and to the point.

Thoughts on Brad Pitt's performance?

 

[Uncle Sam]

Thoughts on Brad Pitt's performance?

So-so. Would have come off better if he wasn't sharing a movie - and several scenes - with Christop Waltz's Hans Landa.

Edit: Oh, and why the fuck was Austin Powers in the movie? Did not appreciate that.

 

[Dave]

Haha!

I have no idea why Mike Myers was in it and the whole scene did feck all for the film as a whole. I think it was only due to the cameo that that scene was even involved to be honest. However, I do agree with the statement that there should have been more of Brad Pitt. The movie was great but the Basterds were brilliant I would have loved to see more of them. Regardless, Hans Landa stole the show.

 

[Father:_Polley]

Myers was in it for the spin-off movie of Inglorius Fat Basterds...

Maybe I should sleep now

 

[Uncle Sam]

Myers was in it for the spin-off movie of Inglorius Fat Basterds...

I c wot you did thar.

 

[Father:_Polley]

Indeed, I couldn't have been bothered looking up how to misspell it properly

 

[Y 2 Jake]

District 9 has probably jumped into my top 5 of the year. I'll watch The Hurt Locker later.

You'd think they'd stock the Blu-Ray versions in a London shop, lowly old Hanley has plenty.

 

[Uncle Sam]

You'd think they'd stock the Blu-Ray versions in a London shop, lowly old Hanley has plenty.

Maybe the London Blu-ray crowd is more numerous and swift than I gave them credit for. I could have queued up and asked about it, but I found it unlikely District 9 would be under The Hurt Locker's £20 price tag.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'll watch The Hurt Locker later.

^^That didn't happen.

Seen Avatar yet? I'd review it if I could find a thread where people say how great that piece of shit was.

 

[Uncle Sam]

No. All of the good cinemas are booked up forever and I don't care enough to pay £28 for the fucker.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

You don't want to see it in 3D do you? It's a long time to be watching a film with cardboard cutting to your nose.

 

[Uncle Sam]

The glasses are all plastic these days, Jake. RealD and Dolby3D and IMAX3D and all that.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Just go to a Vue or Odean, it's shit however you look at it.

It's like Last Of The Mohicans, but blue and nowhere near as intresting.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I would have imagined so.

Just finished watching The Hurt Locker. It was good, not great. Not nearly as tense as people make out. Sorry, I mean not as tense as Empire made out.

 

[Murfish]

I really liked Hurt Locker, but Moon was probably my favorite movie of the year, bitch.