Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:18 am
We don't want no war tonight.
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Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:37 am
Still one of my favorite films.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:46 am
Good film, tried reading the book but never really engaged with it.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:59 am
i watched this on blu ray recently, i remembered it being good but fuck me.. it's amazing, some of the scenes that just go on and on without changing camera, i love the refugee slum bit
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:35 am
saw it the other day, it's really really good....
someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha
still an awesome film tho
someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha
still an awesome film tho
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:40 am
proper rate it, michael caine's part is where i wanna be in retirement haha
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:32 am
book is sick.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:33 am
gonna have to check it out now... is the movie fairly true to the book? or is the book's story that much betterAntlionUK wrote:book is sick.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:02 am
nah it's different, the film sort of hollywooded it up.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:58 pm
The scene where he's nearly executed by the Geordie singing Blaydon Races is one continuous shot - right the way until she walks out of that hospital holding the baby. As is the scene where that lass is shit in the throat - that made me laugh when I saw it, so predictableabs wrote:i watched this on blu ray recently, i remembered it being good but fuck me.. it's amazing, some of the scenes that just go on and on without changing camera, i love the refugee slum bit
I enjoy the film despite the enormous plot holes in it (the book isn't as good as the film; she is a god awful writer - does the kinds of books you can buy on Easyjet long haul flights). I especially love the nod to Pink Floyd in the film
edit: actually am being a little unfair on the book, the concept is excellent, Isle of Man is a giant prison etc. It just doesn't really work and the film picks up the cool parts that do and ignores the parts that don't - hence the plot holes.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:09 pm
Why read it when you can watch it 
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:13 pm
TSH-Tim wrote:Why read it when you can watch it
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:51 pm
Because not all of us are thick as pig shit and have an attention span longer than that of a child.TSH-Tim wrote:Why read it when you can watch it
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:57 pm
Kode 9 is played in one of the pubs as well, either 9 Samurai or Backwards, can't remember which.knell wrote:saw it the other day, it's really really good....
someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha
still an awesome film tho
I just love the settings and the atmosphere more than anything. The goings on and chaos in the background.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:30 pm
great film
here's a really interesting review of some of the more advanced technical scenes, don't entirely agree but he makes some good points
http://www.avclub.com/articles/children-of-men,35640/
i fucking love the avclub
here's a really interesting review of some of the more advanced technical scenes, don't entirely agree but he makes some good points
http://www.avclub.com/articles/children-of-men,35640/
i fucking love the avclub
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:37 pm
watched it again last night
i do like the film, find myself in two minds when watching, really loving the concept and some of the emotions it manages to conjure up in me are pretty impressive; other parts leave me cringing slightly, the acting isn't all that, some of the one-liners and the relationship between Theo and Gillian/Julie-ann(?)
overall i enjoy it though, minor gripes dont spoil what is an otherwise decent film
i do like the film, find myself in two minds when watching, really loving the concept and some of the emotions it manages to conjure up in me are pretty impressive; other parts leave me cringing slightly, the acting isn't all that, some of the one-liners and the relationship between Theo and Gillian/Julie-ann(?)
overall i enjoy it though, minor gripes dont spoil what is an otherwise decent film
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:48 pm
Thanks for inspiring me to watch this again, I'm in the mood to feel bleak and helpless
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:50 pm
It was Backwards. You can also hear Pinch - War Dub and Cyrus - Indian Stomp when Owen first enters the refugee camp..onelove. wrote:Kode 9 is played in one of the pubs as well, either 9 Samurai or Backwards, can't remember which.knell wrote:saw it the other day, it's really really good....
someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha
still an awesome film tho
I just love the settings and the atmosphere more than anything. The goings on and chaos in the background.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:09 pm
The dystopian vision is what impressed me most.
Re: Children Of Men
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:11 pm
hahafirky wrote:Because not all of us are thick as pig shit and have an attention span longer than that of a child.TSH-Tim wrote:Why read it when you can watch it