[Focker]

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Pirate Radio - 9.5/10
 
Love this movie

 
Whoa, how the hell did I miss this?? PSH is my favorite actor...add to that Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, and Bill Nighy ?  I'm really disappointed in myself for this oversight!! I'm going to check this out asap, thanks! 

 

[MorbidToaster]

Agreed. Makes me want to watch it again.
 
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Pirate Radio - 9.5/10
 
Love this movie

 

[dscythe]

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Whoa, how the hell did I miss this?? PSH is my favorite actor...add to that Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, and Bill Nighy ?  I'm really disappointed in myself for this oversight!! I'm going to check this out asap, thanks! 

Haha no problem, its a great movie, im sure you;ll enjoy it

 

[Calexico]

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Whoa, how the hell did I miss this?? PSH is my favorite actor...add to that Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, and Bill Nighy ?  I'm really disappointed in myself for this oversight!! I'm going to check this out asap, thanks! 

Haha I totally love Philip Seymour Hoffman as well and am yet to see Pirate Radio. Hopefully we can compare opinions on this thread!
 
I rated Up in the Air an 8/10 about 2 weeks ago, but I'm bumping it up to a 9/10. It felt much more special to me than most of my 8/10s (Jason Reitman also got a 9/10 from me on Juno, so he is the only director whom I have seen fit to give more than one 9+ rating to. Hooray Jason Reitman, you receive the Jeff Prize! Not to mention I have only seen two films by him in the first place...)

 

[Anaxilus]

Yup, I have Baraka and Twilight Samurai on BD.
 
I have my fingers crossed he won't go 13 assassins w/ the remake.  A little deft and tact makes his style much more powerful which I thought 13 assassins did well until the last scene which turned the movie into a total joke.  I don't mind a remake if it is done well and offers something new or fresh but worthwhile.
 
I think you'll be pleased with Isoroku/The Admiral.  It has historical and political substance.  I don't how much the portrayal of Isoroku is accurate or mythologized but it seems believable and logical based on what I know of his history and experience in America.  Still, the amount of historical value and substance to cover two battles in one movie we have failed to do adequately w/ the endless incarnations Hollywood pumps out speaks volumes.  
 
I believe BD is region free so it should be fine.  The question is whether the Cine-Asia transfer will be satisfactory or a hack job.  
 
Will Amazon.uk ship to US?
 
My gateway drug to Japanese cinema is still my favorite.  Ten to Chi to.  The story and cinematography still haunts me.
 

 

[paradoxper]

The Killer Inside Me 8/10. 
 
Based on noir novelist Jim Thompsons story set in Texas 1940's-1950's.
 
Casey Affleck at his best. The film is a bit dark and graphic. Some brutal and rememberable scenes. Ran a touch too long.

 

[tdockweiler]

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Will Amazon.uk ship to US?
 
My gateway drug to Japanese cinema is still my favorite.  Ten to Chi to.  The story and cinematography still haunts me.
 
 

 
Yeah, Amazon UK ships to the US with no problem. Since i'm in Michigan I get their DVDs super fast. They have a ton of Blu-Ray releases they don't release here. Yet the studios are US based!
It seems that in the UK they have more Criterion like companies that release B&W and foreign language films.
 
Even Amazon JP ships to the USA, but it's a pain to navigate. I often buy a lot of music there because it's cheaper than some other places. I once got a Fedex package from them in TWO DAYS. Crazy!!
 
One thing i've found useful is to buy Japanese releases from HK based (non-bootleg) shops. I like DDDhouse. Yesasia I like too, but they're more expensive but often ship from inside the USA.
 
I rented that movie before a long time ago but never finished it. Don't know why.
 
When I was 17 or 18 (now 32) I'd read all these movie review books and heard about this Akira Kurosawa guy. First foreign film was "Ran" and then I started watching Zhang Yimou films. I think "To Live" got me hooked, but now I may not like it as much.
It's maybe too over-dramatic for some, but I love it.
 
Another Japanese favorite is "Swallowtail Butterfly". It's a rather low budget film I think and made with a handheld camera, but I'm always blown away by that movie when I watch it. Too bad Shunji Iwai's other movies have stunk.
 
I remember the days of buying like a dozen South Korean DVDs a month, but it got too expensive. "Peppermint Candy" from south korea is amazing. It's the 2nd movie from the director of "Poetry". I think they've made some of the best movies in the world.
 

 
BTW my favorite current Japanese director is Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Just not his horror movies. I'll basically buy anything he directs. Charisma, Bright Future and Tokyo Sonata are his best. It took me almost 5 viewings to sit through "Cure".
 
I also forgot that "Sansho the Bailiff" is another that got me hooked. Anything from Kenji Mizoguchi is worth watching.
 
I must be the only fan of Japanese films to find 90% of Kurosawa stuff boring

 

[Focker]

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Haha I totally love Philip Seymour Hoffman as well and am yet to see Pirate Radio. Hopefully we can compare opinions on this thread!
 
I rated Up in the Air an 8/10 about 2 weeks ago, but I'm bumping it up to a 9/10. It felt much more special to me than most of my 8/10s (Jason Reitman also got a 9/10 from me on Juno, so he is the only director whom I have seen fit to give more than one 9+ rating to. Hooray Jason Reitman, you receive the Jeff Prize! Not to mention I have only seen two films by him in the first place...)

 
I've never been much of a Clooney fan, but I have to say I do respect him as an actor. Up in the Air was a very solid movie, IMO. I enjoyed it much more than I expected to. And heck yeah, let's get keep the Pirate Radio conversation going...I will watch it no later than Sunday, so I'll chime in with my thoughts...look forward to your impressions!

 

[sygyzy]

Iron Sky - I had high hopes for this one but it was terrible. 5/10.

 

[okie]

[size=small]The [/size][size=small]Expendables 2. Was a good movie, not as good as the first but good none the less. Lots of things getting shot up and blown up[/size]

 

[FallenAngel]

Incendies - 10/10, one of the absolutely best movies I've ever seen in my life. Could not recommend it enough!

 

[Calexico]

Win Win - 8/10
Grittier than I had expected, and all the better for it. Very touching. Great characters, especially Kyle. Excellent movie. 

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The ending was a bit too neat, tidy, and quick in comparison to the rest of the film.
 
 

 

[Anaxilus]

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[size=small]The [/size][size=small]Expendables 2. Was a good movie, not as good as the first[/size]

 
Wow, that makes me not want to see it at all.  I grew up w/ 80's action movies and the entire cast but thought the first movie sucked King Kong Ballz.

 

[grokit]

I may have to give it a try. For myself, the first one only sucked Donkey Kong Ballz.

 

[alphaphoenix]

I think after a few shots or downing a six-pack, your expectations will be at the level of at least 5/10.  It worked for me, and may just as well work for you!