I enjoyed watching [iChocolate[/i on film 4 last night , The fight scenes in it are great. Watch Skyfall today , Not a bond fan but probably the best of the ones I've seen .

Just finished watching Kieslowski's [i'Three Colours'[/i trilogy that has been getting an airing on SkyArts.

Particularly enjoyed [i'White'[/i although critically deemed the weakest of the three.
Darkly comic at times were the the other two could have been guilty of taking themselves a little bit too seriously imo.

I hope it does and I hope you are right..we need more of Dredd

I bit the bullett and went to watch Reacher.........typical Cruise film but they butcherd the story and i was sat there thinking that wasnt in book on about 4 occasions...didnt give enough time to the accused and the condition he had in the book that meant he definately didnt do it..all in all a poor film and if they are to do any more...keep cruise away from it as Reacher is 6-5 and not a bloody midget.

Saw The Impossible today

Magnificent film with some fantastic performances from the actors young and old

Texas Chainsaw 3D - Quite good actually and plenty of gore too. Lead actress is a stunner.

We watched Life of Pi yesterday. It was a most unusual film. Personally, I thought it was brilliant - as an adventure film, the beauty of the way it was shot (especially the night scenes) and its thought-provoking nature. Best film I have seen in a long while.

Did you see it in 3D ?

argh, still a few weeks til Django. Psyched for this one now!

Thought it was out next Friday??

Yes.

Is it? I hope so, that doesn't feel too long!

I think it's out next week.

Django has received a lot of flack in America from several people because it makes a mockery (in their opinion) out of the slave trade.

Looking forward to [iThe Fighter[/i on Film4 tonight.
I quite like Mark Wahlberg now.
Thought he made a good fist of it in Jackson's [iThe Lovely Bones.[/i

Watched [iGreen Zone[/i for the first time last night.
Average at best.

Just watched 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'.....Very good, eerie film, but that ending????.....

Daft lot, it's just a piece of entertainment, i'd hazard a guess the usual suspects, Spike Lee etc

I'm on catch-up mission this year, to watch movies that I think I should have, but for one reason or another, never got around to.

So far I've done Gangs of New York, Black Hawk Down and City of God; all were excellent, but City of God was absolutely outstanding - a (based on a) true story of gang culture in a Brazilian shanty-town (favella?) focussing on the arc of three very different characters; meant to watch it in two sittings, but ended up utterly engrossed and up til 2am to watch the whole thing.

Next up - There Will be Blood; I know what to expect from Daniel Day-Lewis (scenery chewing method) but really enjoyed Paul Dano in Little Miss Sunshine, so hoping for good things from him too.

If anyone cares to suggest any under-the-radar type gems that I might have missed, I'm happy to expand the list!

Give Tropa de elite a go. Its also a Brasilian Film based on a true story. very tense and plenty of action. Also, Gomorra (sp) is a classic Italian ganster film. I'd also recomend Scott Pilgrim vs the world if you haven't seen it, its very quirky but one of the most underrated films of the last few years IMO.

Thanks for the first 3 - will seek them out; I'm already a Scott Pilgrim devotee - I was a fan of the comics pre-film and thought Edgar Wright did a great job.

Another quirky delight for those of you who care for them - Lars and the Real Girl; it was showing on MGM HD recently, so you might still be able to catch it on Sky - lovely stuff.

One of my favourite films of all time, but you'll be disappointed with Dano in this one. To be fair to him he was drafted into one of his roles late in the day with little preparation.

If you liked City of God and enjoy Gomorrah, look out for Ajami. A great little film set in a suburb of Tel Aviv with interwoven stories involving the different religions of the city.

On the Brazilian vibe. If anybody is looking to add a couple of films take a look at [iElite Squad[/i and [iElite Squad 2[/i about the battle for the favelas in Rio, directed by the guy who is doing the new [iRobocop[/i. Also [iBus 174[/i by same guy is recommended. Those three films are why he got the remake gig. Similar too is [iSequestro Express[/i from Venezuela (which hardly anybody watched), about carjacking rich folk is stylish and has some meat to it too, like the other three. If you fancy something a little more challenging check out [iTony Manero[/i from Chile about a guy with an obsession with the character from [iSaturday Night Fever[/i.

Having just finished a Swedish cinema obsession, I'm happy to go Brazilian, so to speak; watching and enjoying foreign films makes me feel all cosmopolitan and that.

I was left a little disappointed considering it's several Oscar nominations.
Christian Bale was excellent but I wouldn't put in the same league as Raging Bull, or even The Wrestler.

I will second McClennan's nomination of [iTony Manero.[/i
Very good.