The All New Book & DVD Review Thread (And Gift Hints)

[apc2010]

Those choccy things......

[Barman]

Those choccy things......

No...

[boogs]

Is anyone else watching The Fall on Bee Bee Kay 2 ?

Last episode on Monday 

Most excellent 

 

The Americans on Saturdays showing promise too

[Barman]

Just watched Valkyrie - most MOST excellent like! 

[Uncle Mort]

Have to agree, despite having Tom Cruise as lead, it was a very good film.

[Barman]

Have to agree, despite having Tom Cruise as lead, it was a very good film.

Indeed... I can't stand him normally but he dun good!

Great supporting cast too! Even Izzard was impressive.... 

The only thing I didn't like (having watched Downfall a millionteen times) was Hitler's accent.... 

Did I mention that LL's Mum met Hitler three times?  Poor sod never got over it.... 

[Barman]

Just watched Killing Season.... 

This Amazon review covers it nicely...

Killing season is the story of two Bosnian war veterans, Emil Kovac (John Travolta - Face/Off) and Benjamin Ford (Robert Deniro - Killer Elite). Both men are scarred by the experiences, literally and figuratively. Emil tracks Ben down to his remote cabin in the U.S. where he is living out his retirement in solitude, kept busy by photography and the upkeep of his humble abode (cue cliché wood-chopping). But when Emil drops in on the pretence of hunting in the area, the two begin to reminisce about their pasts, it becomes clear that there is a score to settle... who will come out on top?

Killing Season is a well, if predictably, filmed experience. The natural surrounds of the woods, river and soaring Condors give us some exceptionally picturesque vistas. The opening war scene shot through a sepia filter is cheesy even if it is dealing with the pretty harrowing theme of religious genocide. However the plot is pretty stilted and doesn't actually make much sense, with the two guys alternating who has the upper-hand and then losing it repeatedly but never actually finishing each other off despite being given the opportunity on a silver platter.

Travolta's accent is a bit wobbly but at least it's consistent - unlike the number of arrows in his quiver which seems to change at whim. We have time-travelling arrows, released by one actor in bright sunshine, yet hit their target on a grey-overcast day. Travolta's hair is laughable - it's sprayed on; you can see the reflection of a bulb in the sheen on his forehead, yet when he walks under said bulb, there is still the reflection on top of his head. It looks like a bowling ball it's so ridiculous that it's actually distracting.

There is the tenuous inclusion of the religious theme as Benjamin (De Niro) has lost his way and the final showdown happens (predictably) in a chapel in the middle of the woods and by the end nothing is settled or changed and it really left me wondering why I bothered investing the preceding 1hr30 mins. These are two ageing Hollywood greats and even their names didn't carry this enough to make it anything other than a small-time cinema release. It's not the worst, but it's a long way from their best.

[apc2010]

Just watched Killing Season.... 

This Amazon review covers it nicely...

Killing season is the story of two Bosnian war veterans, Emil Kovac (John Travolta - Face/Off) and Benjamin Ford (Robert Deniro - Killer Elite). Both men are scarred by the experiences, literally and figuratively. Emil tracks Ben down to his remote cabin in the U.S. where he is living out his retirement in solitude, kept busy by photography and the upkeep of his humble abode (cue cliché wood-chopping). But when Emil drops in on the pretence of hunting in the area, the two begin to reminisce about their pasts, it becomes clear that there is a score to settle... who will come out on top?

Killing Season is a well, if predictably, filmed experience. The natural surrounds of the woods, river and soaring Condors give us some exceptionally picturesque vistas. The opening war scene shot through a sepia filter is cheesy even if it is dealing with the pretty harrowing theme of religious genocide. However the plot is pretty stilted and doesn't actually make much sense, with the two guys alternating who has the upper-hand and then losing it repeatedly but never actually finishing each other off despite being given the opportunity on a silver platter.

Travolta's accent is a bit wobbly but at least it's consistent - unlike the number of arrows in his quiver which seems to change at whim. We have time-travelling arrows, released by one actor in bright sunshine, yet hit their target on a grey-overcast day. Travolta's hair is laughable - it's sprayed on; you can see the reflection of a bulb in the sheen on his forehead, yet when he walks under said bulb, there is still the reflection on top of his head. It looks like a bowling ball it's so ridiculous that it's actually distracting.

There is the tenuous inclusion of the religious theme as Benjamin (De Niro) has lost his way and the final showdown happens (predictably) in a chapel in the middle of the woods and by the end nothing is settled or changed and it really left me wondering why I bothered investing the preceding 1hr30 mins. These are two ageing Hollywood greats and even their names didn't carry this enough to make it anything other than a small-time cinema release. It's not the worst, but it's a long way from their best.

Did LL watch it too......

[Barman]

Just watched Killing Season.... 

This Amazon review covers it nicely...

Killing season is the story of two Bosnian war veterans, Emil Kovac (John Travolta - Face/Off) and Benjamin Ford (Robert Deniro - Killer Elite). Both men are scarred by the experiences, literally and figuratively. Emil tracks Ben down to his remote cabin in the U.S. where he is living out his retirement in solitude, kept busy by photography and the upkeep of his humble abode (cue cliché wood-chopping). But when Emil drops in on the pretence of hunting in the area, the two begin to reminisce about their pasts, it becomes clear that there is a score to settle... who will come out on top?

Killing Season is a well, if predictably, filmed experience. The natural surrounds of the woods, river and soaring Condors give us some exceptionally picturesque vistas. The opening war scene shot through a sepia filter is cheesy even if it is dealing with the pretty harrowing theme of religious genocide. However the plot is pretty stilted and doesn't actually make much sense, with the two guys alternating who has the upper-hand and then losing it repeatedly but never actually finishing each other off despite being given the opportunity on a silver platter.

Travolta's accent is a bit wobbly but at least it's consistent - unlike the number of arrows in his quiver which seems to change at whim. We have time-travelling arrows, released by one actor in bright sunshine, yet hit their target on a grey-overcast day. Travolta's hair is laughable - it's sprayed on; you can see the reflection of a bulb in the sheen on his forehead, yet when he walks under said bulb, there is still the reflection on top of his head. It looks like a bowling ball it's so ridiculous that it's actually distracting.

There is the tenuous inclusion of the religious theme as Benjamin (De Niro) has lost his way and the final showdown happens (predictably) in a chapel in the middle of the woods and by the end nothing is settled or changed and it really left me wondering why I bothered investing the preceding 1hr30 mins. These are two ageing Hollywood greats and even their names didn't carry this enough to make it anything other than a small-time cinema release. It's not the worst, but it's a long way from their best.

Did LL watch it too......

Yes...

[apc2010]

Just watched Killing Season.... 

This Amazon review covers it nicely...

Killing season is the story of two Bosnian war veterans, Emil Kovac (John Travolta - Face/Off) and Benjamin Ford (Robert Deniro - Killer Elite). Both men are scarred by the experiences, literally and figuratively. Emil tracks Ben down to his remote cabin in the U.S. where he is living out his retirement in solitude, kept busy by photography and the upkeep of his humble abode (cue cliché wood-chopping). But when Emil drops in on the pretence of hunting in the area, the two begin to reminisce about their pasts, it becomes clear that there is a score to settle... who will come out on top?

Killing Season is a well, if predictably, filmed experience. The natural surrounds of the woods, river and soaring Condors give us some exceptionally picturesque vistas. The opening war scene shot through a sepia filter is cheesy even if it is dealing with the pretty harrowing theme of religious genocide. However the plot is pretty stilted and doesn't actually make much sense, with the two guys alternating who has the upper-hand and then losing it repeatedly but never actually finishing each other off despite being given the opportunity on a silver platter.

Travolta's accent is a bit wobbly but at least it's consistent - unlike the number of arrows in his quiver which seems to change at whim. We have time-travelling arrows, released by one actor in bright sunshine, yet hit their target on a grey-overcast day. Travolta's hair is laughable - it's sprayed on; you can see the reflection of a bulb in the sheen on his forehead, yet when he walks under said bulb, there is still the reflection on top of his head. It looks like a bowling ball it's so ridiculous that it's actually distracting.

There is the tenuous inclusion of the religious theme as Benjamin (De Niro) has lost his way and the final showdown happens (predictably) in a chapel in the middle of the woods and by the end nothing is settled or changed and it really left me wondering why I bothered investing the preceding 1hr30 mins. These are two ageing Hollywood greats and even their names didn't carry this enough to make it anything other than a small-time cinema release. It's not the worst, but it's a long way from their best.

Did LL watch it too......

Yes...

One less agrument then...... ..

[Baldy]

Just watched Killing Season.... 

This Amazon review covers it nicely...

Killing season is the story of two Bosnian war veterans, Emil Kovac (John Travolta - Face/Off) and Benjamin Ford (Robert Deniro - Killer Elite). Both men are scarred by the experiences, literally and figuratively. Emil tracks Ben down to his remote cabin in the U.S. where he is living out his retirement in solitude, kept busy by photography and the upkeep of his humble abode (cue cliché wood-chopping). But when Emil drops in on the pretence of hunting in the area, the two begin to reminisce about their pasts, it becomes clear that there is a score to settle... who will come out on top?

Killing Season is a well, if predictably, filmed experience. The natural surrounds of the woods, river and soaring Condors give us some exceptionally picturesque vistas. The opening war scene shot through a sepia filter is cheesy even if it is dealing with the pretty harrowing theme of religious genocide. However the plot is pretty stilted and doesn't actually make much sense, with the two guys alternating who has the upper-hand and then losing it repeatedly but never actually finishing each other off despite being given the opportunity on a silver platter.

Travolta's accent is a bit wobbly but at least it's consistent - unlike the number of arrows in his quiver which seems to change at whim. We have time-travelling arrows, released by one actor in bright sunshine, yet hit their target on a grey-overcast day. Travolta's hair is laughable - it's sprayed on; you can see the reflection of a bulb in the sheen on his forehead, yet when he walks under said bulb, there is still the reflection on top of his head. It looks like a bowling ball it's so ridiculous that it's actually distracting.

There is the tenuous inclusion of the religious theme as Benjamin (De Niro) has lost his way and the final showdown happens (predictably) in a chapel in the middle of the woods and by the end nothing is settled or changed and it really left me wondering why I bothered investing the preceding 1hr30 mins. These are two ageing Hollywood greats and even their names didn't carry this enough to make it anything other than a small-time cinema release. It's not the worst, but it's a long way from their best.

An honest review. 

[Barman]

Just watched Killing Season.... 

This Amazon review covers it nicely...

Killing season is the story of two Bosnian war veterans, Emil Kovac (John Travolta - Face/Off) and Benjamin Ford (Robert Deniro - Killer Elite). Both men are scarred by the experiences, literally and figuratively. Emil tracks Ben down to his remote cabin in the U.S. where he is living out his retirement in solitude, kept busy by photography and the upkeep of his humble abode (cue cliché wood-chopping). But when Emil drops in on the pretence of hunting in the area, the two begin to reminisce about their pasts, it becomes clear that there is a score to settle... who will come out on top?

Killing Season is a well, if predictably, filmed experience. The natural surrounds of the woods, river and soaring Condors give us some exceptionally picturesque vistas. The opening war scene shot through a sepia filter is cheesy even if it is dealing with the pretty harrowing theme of religious genocide. However the plot is pretty stilted and doesn't actually make much sense, with the two guys alternating who has the upper-hand and then losing it repeatedly but never actually finishing each other off despite being given the opportunity on a silver platter.

Travolta's accent is a bit wobbly but at least it's consistent - unlike the number of arrows in his quiver which seems to change at whim. We have time-travelling arrows, released by one actor in bright sunshine, yet hit their target on a grey-overcast day. Travolta's hair is laughable - it's sprayed on; you can see the reflection of a bulb in the sheen on his forehead, yet when he walks under said bulb, there is still the reflection on top of his head. It looks like a bowling ball it's so ridiculous that it's actually distracting.

There is the tenuous inclusion of the religious theme as Benjamin (De Niro) has lost his way and the final showdown happens (predictably) in a chapel in the middle of the woods and by the end nothing is settled or changed and it really left me wondering why I bothered investing the preceding 1hr30 mins. These are two ageing Hollywood greats and even their names didn't carry this enough to make it anything other than a small-time cinema release. It's not the worst, but it's a long way from their best.

Did LL watch it too......

Yes...

One less agrument then...... ..

Oh noes... I wanted to watch Brighton Rock...

[Nick]

Is that like Debbie does Brighton?

[boogs]

Is that like Debbie does Brighton?

I was but I won't go there     

[Nick]

Well Horley is nearby