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Black Book is Paul Verhoeven’s lastest work and is full of violence and naked people, much as you’d expect. But these elements are layered onto a well-written script, superb camera work and a brilliant cast (Carice van Houton is amazing). Highly recommended.

I like this moviefilm. Is nice!

But I really didn’t need to see two naked men wrestling. Especially when one of them was somewhat corpulent. Is not sexytime.

In the last 20 minutes I’ve had 4 people email me to say that DVDFolks doesn’t work any more because IMDb have had a redesign…

So if you came looking for a way to contact me about it – please don’t bother.

But thanks for the thought.

Just rewatched the 1967 version – it really couldn’t be more different than the 2006 film. Especially the finale which is approx 999 out of 10 on the ‘weird’ scale.

Went and saw this earlier on, and enjoyed it immensely. Apart from the couple of gaping plot/continuity holes that is…

Best bit: The construction site. Especially the parkour (free-running).
Worst bit: I’m a bloke, take a guess…

TV at it’s finest. ‘Nuff said.

Over the last few nights I’ve rewatched the mini-series from 2001. Once again I was blown away by it’s sheer intensity, and brutal honesty. It’s definitely a recommended purchase!

IMDb have now started inserting headshots next to cast names in their listings, which broke DVDFolks. I released DVDFolks 0.81 yesterday, which restores compatibility with the new-look pages. No other changes were made from 0.8.

Watched this a couple of days ago. I actually quite enjoyed it, which was nice since I was expecting to be bored out my mind. The cast used quite a bit of archaic dialogue, so I’m assuming it was a fairly faithful adaptation of the book. That makes the fact I enjoyed it even more surprising.

That’s one fucked-up film.

There’s not much else I can say, other than to stay away if you’re not the type to appreciate some blood and guts. Otherwise, I recommend it.

Wow.

I’d heard that this TV show was fantastic – for a myriad of reasons – acting, premise, outrageousness of plot twists (polar bear in a jungle?), the characters, effects (pilot)…

Having watched the whole of the first season, I’ve been blown away by just how good this show is.

The extras on the DVDs weren’t bad either (they used a real plane?!)

Definately my best DVD purchase of the year so far.

Having now watched both the pilot mini-series and season 1 of the ‘new’ Battlestar Galactica, I’m quite shocked at how different it is. The campness has been pretty much been completely replaced with a sense of gritty realism (apart from the goings-on inside Baltar’s head).

Turning Apollo and Starbuck into mere callsigns instead of actual names was a good move, as was the inspired casting of the original Apollo as Tom Zarak. I’ve got mixed feelings about Starbuck’s gender-switching – it definately gives the pairing a renewed dynamic, but it also brought along some emotional baggage, that wouldn’t have been there if Starbuck remained male.

On the other hand I’m not a fan of the new theme tune, and I also think the original 1970’s model-based FX outshine the modern CGI counterparts more often than not. And what’s with the bullets instead of lasers?

One other thing that annoys me (along with a lot of other shows), is the fact that the opening credits display the actor’s names without either their photo, or even their character name, leaving me clueless as to who plays who!

It’s still an enjoyable show (when you aren’t comparing it to the original), and I’ll definately be picking up season 2 when it gets released here in the UK.

Everyone’s a racist. Even the most ardent believer in racial equality.

That’s a premise behind ‘Crash‘, one of the movies likely to win several Oscars this year. It’s a pretty bold position to start from, and makes the films agenda perfectly clear, but there’s a significant element of truth behind it that ensures the result works. Every time you think you’ve got the film figured out, another perspective comes along and throws you for spin.

It’s definately a film to make you evaluate your personal beliefs on race and/or racial stereotypes (especially those who think they fall into the category in my 1st sentence), and another film that I highly recommend.

I really think that it’s about time that the DVD Profiler Contribution Rules got updated – they’ve been unchanged since June 28 last year, and in that time, many flaws have been spotted that need correcting.

IVS – are you listening

Inside I’m Dancing is one of those films that you know is going to have an impact on you, but surprises you anyway.

Top quality movie – incredibly well acted, an eye-opening storyline and a top-notch script. This is easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen – and I’ve seen a lot of films.

I highly recommend that you go rent/buy it.

So, I’ve just finished watching the original series (the 1978/9 one), and throughly enjoyed it. The plotlines (for the most part) carefully walked the line between ‘enjoyably silly’ and ‘downright daft’, and the special effects were absolutely brilliant for a 1970’s TV series. The casting of easy-on-the -eyes Maren Jensen, Laurette Spang and Anne Lockhart was a nice touch, although I wasn’t a big fan of the ‘triad’ uniforms worn by the male castmembers.

The ‘overly talkative evil leader’ part was absolutely brilliantly played by John Colicos, who brought just the right hint of insanity to the part.

Next week I’m going to watch the 2003 mini series, which by seems to come highly rated.

Bad plot + Bad acting + Bad CGI = great film.

Highly recommended.

Since Hugh Laurie just won a Golden Globe for this, I thought I’d watch the season 1 DVDs that were on my shelf.

Amazing show – just the right mix of drama, comedy and suspense. A selection of quotes can be found at the ever-useful IMDb. Highly recommended.

I bought 27 DVDs, which pretty much gets rid of any hope of keeping my unwatched count down for the next few months…

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