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mehball
12-09-2008, 10:18 AM
Anyone watch this the other night?

I've seen this a couple of times and think its awesome film. Surprising how good they can make a film with pretty much 1 scene and no special effects.
Robsk II
12-09-2008, 10:22 AM
A) Wrong forum

B) Plenty of excellent films have been made with no special effects. Special effects are a tool at best, at worst they are a gimmick to hide the lack of substance in a narrative etc.
CabbageFace
12-09-2008, 10:22 AM
A) Wrong Forum

B) I agree with you, good film.
Dark Sotonic Mills
12-09-2008, 10:24 AM
Poor Shane doesn't realise that there are other forums. He only knows TMS.
Mattio
12-09-2008, 10:43 AM
Its a good film, Similar to Rope by Alfred Hitchco ck (bloody swear filter), which is a very good film to watch if you liked Phone booth.
mehball
12-09-2008, 10:48 AM
A) Dont care

B) Agree
scott_saints
12-09-2008, 11:19 AM
Good film.

Surprising that it's as good as it is, considering it's all one scene.

A bad example of a "one scene" film is "Open Water"
saint_stevo
12-09-2008, 11:57 AM
i would nail the Dawsons creek lass
Mr X
12-09-2008, 12:09 PM
Anyone watch this the other night?

I've seen this a couple of times and think its awesome film. Surprising how good they can make a film with pretty much 1 scene and no special effects.

All the more surprising when you consider it was made by the same person responsible for inflicting the disasters, batman and robin and the number 23 on the world ;)
Saint_clark
12-09-2008, 12:48 PM
Brilliant film and one of Farrells best performances IMO, if not his best.
Gigersaint
03-09-2009, 12:57 AM
When I first heard of this film I wondered if it was a remake of the spanish film "La Cabina" although it wasn't I liked Phone Booth and although almost as short as "La Cabina" wasn't nowhere near as disturbing as that was.
Redbul
03-09-2009, 08:41 PM
Brilliant film and one of Farrells best performances IMO, if not his best.

You might have written this before in Bruges came out, I thought Farrell was on top form in this. His extremely un PC remark to Ken on the balance between culture and fun which involved a seesaw, a dwarf and a coloured girl had me crying with laughter at the flicks because it was so wrong, irreverent and random.

But this one had me laughing too; "What exactly am I trying to say? You's a bunch of f*ckin' elephants."