StraferJack Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 so.. ost Touchstone films realeased in the late 80s for some people then?i second con-airand I'm with Otta for Face Off too Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 StraferJack Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> and I'm with Otta for Face Off tooIn which case, you are also wrong!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I haven't seen it for quite a while to be fair - and many of the films I thought I liked and watched recently have fallen by the wayside. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 It's years since I saw it too, but I remember liking it at the time.Another one... The Crow. (cool soundtrack) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Almost Bob, I watched LW1 a few months back and was surprised by how awful it was to a grown up me.Similarly I caught Logan's Run on Film Four recently. I'd seen that when I was about 9 and thought it the most profound piece of cinema I'd ever see. Oh dear god how wrong I was!!!!Jenny Agutter was still fit mind! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I used to really like the Lethal Weapon films too (Patsy Kensit in LW2... Thwoar), but not seen any of them in a long time. Think I'll keep it that way, so as not to shatter the memories. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Jenny aside, it's all downhill after 'Carousel'. Zardoz is one I haven't seen for a long time - but will definitely watch again (despite universal derision and Sean Connery's, er, clothing)Sorry, action fans. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Can't believe I forgotPrincess Bride!!!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 The first Highlander. Shame the whole Highlander thing didn't just stop there though. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 tbh the first one is pretty poor too in retrospect, though a colossus of cinema in comparison to the sequels.Zardoz, don't do it!!!Is Princess Bride action? It is class however. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Last 2 Batman films?kickass Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Batman Begins, starts well, develops ok, third act falls off something sheer and tall to an abyss far below.Dark Knight was ok, I don't know, just a bit meh.Want to see Kickass but haven't yet.Can I recommend Scott Pilgrim vs the World again? Not strictly speaking action, though as it's about a chap who has to fight the 7 eveil exes in order to win her heart it can't be far off. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Shaolin Soccer? Where can I get me a copy - love that title. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I didn't like Scott Pilgrim at all.. tiresomely repetitive (oh look.. another wacky CGI fight) and a script that disappointed in every place it should have amused. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'm a little surprised at that as I had some full on belly laughs. Maybe you have to be a geeky gaming horror buff, cinefile with muso leanings and a soft spot for Toronto to enjoy it.Kind of a niche market I'm guessing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'd take Logan's Run over Face Off. It's more believable for a start. And I swear, if Face Off didn't have all that slow-motion, it would only last 45 minutes.The two Christopher Nolan Batman films are good, as is the first Tim Burton one.Some more classic action films - Total Recall, Alien/Aliens, Running Man, Minority Report, Rocky... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'm totally with Piers on the recent Batman films. Kickass does indeed kickass. I watched Scott Pilgrim recently, and can't really remember it, which suggests it didn't do much for me... Or I put too much in a joint that evening. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Running man, good call! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 It was the script more than anything.. there were so many opportunities for the characters to say something cool, witty and amusing, but all the opportunities seemed to be squandered in favour of something slightly bland and dumbed-down. I suppose, ultimately, it wasn't a film aimed at me - and a clever script was less important than the fantastical plot and general whizz-bangery. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I'd take Logan's Run... ..It's more> believable for a start. It's not a case of believing or not believing, Jeremy. It's the future. It will come to pass. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Shaolin Soccer? Where can I get me a copy http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaolin-Soccer-DVD/dp/B0006M4S28 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 It's written and directed by the same chap who did Spaced. Admittedly you can be a bit cleverer in an 8 episode low budget late night sit com noone was expecting much from, but much of the approach was quite similar.Plus when you consider how many good films good English writer-directors have made in Hollywood....go on, name them.Bruce Robinson of Killing Fields and Withnail & I fame went to America and did.....Jennifer Eight anyone? Then errr went home.In terms of that Edgar Wright hasn't had a bad stab, though he's probably reading the Evening Standard employment pages as we speak. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I liked Scott Pilgrim a lot. But you might not get it if you haven't played a lot of video games, and entered the local "battle of the bands" back in the day. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I could accept that as an valid reason if said potential 'clever script' would have somehow impinged on all the other aspects of the film which stood to make it a success; but it wouldn't have mattered at all. It would have been exactly the same, only with a better script. There were so many moments where it was crying-out for some lines in the league of, say, Juno - but they never came. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Like the Bond movies, Bob. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/17940-enemy-of-the-state-1998/page/2/#findComment-447362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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