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Old 07 October 2010, 10:42 AM
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Thumbs down Contender for worst movie of the year

The Invention of Lying

A Ricky Gervais movie and a stinker - He works on the TV ,but he is a big miss on the big screen.
This is a real bad flick!
Old 07 October 2010, 10:45 AM
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I watched it on a plane or at least the first 30 minutes of it before it got so bad I couldn't take it any more.
Old 07 October 2010, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by RobJenks
The Invention of Lying

A Ricky Gervais movie and a stinker - He works on the TV ,but he is a big miss on the big screen.
This is a real bad flick!
agree very poor
Old 07 October 2010, 10:50 AM
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I quite liked it
Old 07 October 2010, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by f1_fan
I watched it on a plane or at least the first 30 minutes of it before it got so bad I couldn't take it any more.
Ditto, but it was not too bad IMHO.
Old 07 October 2010, 11:31 AM
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Ricky Gervais plays the same character in everything he does! Just like Sean Connery always has a Scottish accent whether he's playing an American, Russian or Welsh (not sure if he's ever played a Welsh person but you get what I mean)

Rubbish movie.
Old 07 October 2010, 11:49 AM
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It was okay ... https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...-of-lying.html
Old 07 October 2010, 12:32 PM
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I don't get the whole Ricky Gervais thing at all
Old 07 October 2010, 01:02 PM
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I cant stand Ricky Gervais, I honestly cant see why people think he is funny.
A complete **** in my eyes.
Old 07 October 2010, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by slipstream_uk
I cant stand Ricky Gervais, I honestly cant see why people think he is funny.
A complete **** in my eyes.
+1
Old 08 October 2010, 11:34 AM
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Not a very funny person who was at the right place at the right time. B4stard.
Old 08 October 2010, 11:35 AM
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I thought it as OK
Old 08 October 2010, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by slipstream_uk
I cant stand Ricky Gervais, I honestly cant see why people think he is funny.
A complete **** in my eyes.
+2

Although his programme An Idiot Abroad, it rather very good possiblely because he aint actually in it much!
Old 08 October 2010, 02:02 PM
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I think he is clever and funny in general but wooden as a plank in movies. He seemed to have been shoehorned into the Night at the Museum films probably because he is well known in the States.
Old 08 October 2010, 02:54 PM
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He's great .... my sense of humour
Old 08 October 2010, 03:00 PM
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Love him in those PG Tips Adverts, 'Monkey'
Old 08 October 2010, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 53WRX
Love him in those PG Tips Adverts, 'Monkey'
This is Ricky to you then?

http://vimeo.com/2722274
Old 08 October 2010, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
This is Ricky to you then?

http://vimeo.com/2722274


You're not a real RG fan then Pete ?
Old 08 October 2010, 09:15 PM
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for RG Cemetery Junction was good imo.
worst film i have seen (this year lol) is The Last Airbender.
Old 08 October 2010, 09:26 PM
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Salt was ****E, do not pay to see it!
Old 08 October 2010, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by thesyn
Salt was ****E, do not pay to see it!
+1 i did pay
Old 08 October 2010, 10:07 PM
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paranormal activity... i poked popcorn it my eyes it was so bad
Old 08 October 2010, 11:08 PM
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No, The Ghost Writer (aka "The Ghost") is without doubt the worst film of 2010.

Do not watch it. You will waste 120 minutes of your life. You could actually compress the film into 30mins (including adverts). In fact, I'll write it in two lines:

Writer writes boigraphy for former Blair-esq UK prime minster, who is rather unpopular in the middle east, he then gets assassinated. Turns out his missus was CIA and in on it. Ghost writer finds out, she kills him. End.

And the ****** on IMDB rated it 7.5....god I wish I could smoke whatever they were smoking when they watched it.

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Old 08 October 2010, 11:25 PM
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Sounds pretty good
Old 08 October 2010, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by my06 ppp silver
for RG Cemetery Junction was good imo.
worst film i have seen (this year lol) is The Last Airbender.
I agree I enjoyed cemetery junction.
On TV I have always considered RG to be a complete C*** but recent cinema stuff has suprised me with his apparent ability to act, thought he was ok in Ghost Town also.
Old 08 October 2010, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by paulwrxboro
Sounds pretty good
You think it would from that. Try stretching that to 2hours, get McGregor to totter round on a bicycle for bit, then a BMW whilst Pierce Brossnan pretends to be himself and Kim Cattrall tries to speak with a British accent (she can't). Bit more BMW, dab of Google. More BMW, some CIA smoke and mirrors for a bit of drama. a 5mph car chase...in a BMW. And after all that, there is still no plot progression until the last five minutes, Ewan has a eureka moment, tells the perpetrator, so she gets him killed, or ran over to be more precise (not in a BMW, shockingly).

Its almost like scooby doo crossed with a BMW advert...."damn it I would gave gotten away with it (in my BMW) if wasn't you pesky writers (driving a BMW)" Except she did get away with it.


Did I mention my posts contain spoilers? Well tough *******
Old 09 October 2010, 09:53 AM
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Haichi a dogs tale, not so much a bad film but the most depressing thing i've ever watched..
Old 09 October 2010, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by thesyn
Salt was ****E, do not pay to see it!
Yup +2
Old 09 October 2010, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by thesyn
Salt was ****E, do not pay to see it!
Good eye candy though.
Old 09 October 2010, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
No, The Ghost Writer (aka "The Ghost") is without doubt the worst film of 2010.

Do not watch it. You will waste 120 minutes of your life. You could actually compress the film into 30mins (including adverts). In fact, I'll write it in two lines:

Writer writes boigraphy for former Blair-esq UK prime minster, who is rather unpopular in the middle east, he then gets assassinated. Turns out his missus was CIA and in on it. Ghost writer finds out, she kills him. End.

And the ****** on IMDB rated it 7.5....god I wish I could smoke whatever they were smoking when they watched it.
I thought it was pretty good actually. Very enjoyable. Had an almost voyeuristic vibe.
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