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Weds 6th August 2008

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

In reverse screening order...

37 USES FOR A DEAD SHEEP screened May 2008

- Beautiful and touching documentary on a group of people we may never have heard about anywhere else.
- Great to see a documentary that can make you laugh out loud.
- A wonderful film. I would recommend this to many of my friends.

THE LIVES OF OTHERS screened April 2008

- One of the best films i have seen at the society. Even after visiting Berlin and seeing Checkpoint Charlie, I never really understood the desperate reasons to escape East Germany until watching this film. Superb acting as well.
- Touching, understated ad wonderfully performed.
- Excellent film! Very thought provoking and how sad that he guy isn't around to see his success.

THE PROPOSITION screened February 2008

- A truly lovely film
- Too violent
- Tedious, pretentious, predictable and a very weak script. Music awful.
- Another tough film to view. ut life isn't just about being comfortable!
- A wonderful film with some fantastic performances and a haunting soundtrack.

INDIGNENES (African Festival) screened February 2008

- Very well produced. Toldthe story as it really was.
- Very poignant - Governments still treat their soldiers very badly.

SISTERS IN LAW (African Festival) screened February 2008

- Very moving. Are there happy films?
- Superb film - I would not have come into contact with this film without the Film Society. Thankyou

DURATT (African Festival) screened February 2008

- Very good.
- I loved this film very much. It's 'slow' pace was perfect and amazing performances from non-actors. A delight!
- Very moving. Wonderfully filmed.

BAMAKO (African Festival) screened February 2008

- Fascinating. Glad i came.
- A good film - A very powerful statement though the women were eloquent and the men around the court very passive. Lovely details too. Thanks
- Good choice of film, food a bonus.
- An excellent political polemic.
- Tonight's film - what hope is there?

PERFUME screened January 2008

- Excellent - very unusual and an interesting ending. Quite bizarre and like no other murder story I've seen. A great watch!
- ALWAYS get a full structure survey done on your house.
- Amazing, fabulous. Well done film soc again!
- The best film I've seen here.
- Fascinating film. Shame about Dustin Hoffman. Script pretty weak in places but well worth watching.
- I have read and enjoyed teh book very much (though a long time ago). The film I found rather tedious with a lack of true characterisation or dislogue.

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH screened November 2007

- This was a really thought provoking evening. It is imperative that we all do out "little" best.
- Good venue except for parking, first visit to Society evening - would come again.
- Another election?
- Excellent - everyone needs to see it. Very well produced and directed.
- Excellent (An Inconvenient Truth).
- Gore for president! Very interesting and not too depressing.
- This was a great wake-up call. Thanks for showing this film. We both enjoyed it.
- Thanks for showing this. I've wanted to see it for a long time. Very good.
- Very thought proving film which I know has led to much debate and controversy, eg, whether this ought to be shown in schools etc. It would be great to have some summary/insight in to these types of issues on the film notes, or to have time at the end of the film to discuss the film. Maybe having a few films start at 7 to allow time for this would be an interesting development of The Society.

RED ROAD screened October 2007

- Really enjoyed tonight's film - very thought provoking and clever emotional journey - more like this! For latecomers like me the info sheets are fab to take away! Thanks for your hard work.
- Slow, depressing start but got a lot better. I like the Dogme style, so interesting to see another in this genre.
- Brilliant stuff. A graphic and gritty portrayl of glasweigan life! A grower of a film.
- Society and venue excellent. Red Road - very good film, wouldn't have chosen it but I like to expand beyond my usual genres.

PAN'S LABYRINTH screened September 2007

- A magical film, I decided to follow the fairytale.
- Stunning cinema! More please.
- A highly original film.
- I enjoyed this film greatly but expected more fantasy!!
- Amazing performance from the young girl. Lovely.

ALL ABOUT EVE screened August 2007

- Great to see it on the big screen again!
- Fantastic film with amazing performances, no wonder it was awarded so highly.
- Lovely classic film, more please!
- A great way to end the season on a high.

MURDERBALL screened July 2007

- Really Good Film, venue is good too.
- Would love Volver to be on the programme in the future if possible.
- Brilliant! Inspirational!
- I'm a teacher and I can't wait to use it in school. Fantastic!
- Scary - well worth watching.

BICYCLE THEIVES screened June 2007

- Really good.
- An amazing performace by the young lad playing the part of the son.
- Beautifully made and a great 'realistic' ending, refreshing!

THE IPCRESS FILE screened May 2007

- Michael Caine's best film!
- Michael Caine at his best! What a star, what an icon!
- One of the best films this season.
- Fantastic to see the London of yesteryear again. Fantastic.

AN EVENING OF SILENT FILM screened April 2007

- I have never enjoyed Silent Film. Until now. A revelation! I have not laughed that much in a long time.
- Amazing to have the live piano in the same room, I had to keep remembering the pianist was there with us. A unique and fabulous experience.
- Brilliant, thank you.
- Silent movie evening was great thanks.
- Great to see these films on teh big screen instead of TV. More please.
- Brilliant piano playing and fun movie.
- Harold Lloyd next please.
- I'd never seen a silent movie before and was amazed at what amazing stuntmen the movie stars were - Jackie Chan eat your heart out.
- Brilliant evening. But when will 'Zulu' be coming?

HIDDEN (CACHE) screened February 2007

- Confusing and long scenes of nothing!
- Excellent film with some great moments within.
- This film has caused arguments in the bar after the showing. Does this mean it's a great film?
- Boring!

FAMILIA RODANTE screened February 2007

- Splendid!
- Very enjoyable.
- Me gusto mucho. Excellent - thanks for a great film.
- Wonderful film. Great music.
- A very human film.
- Really enjoyed it - very natural acting, great filming.
- Thoroughly enjoyable. True family life.

LE GRAND VOYAGE screened January 2007 as part of "African Horizons"

- Zanzibar (short film) - Felt as if I lived there, very enjoyable and very interesting.
- Both films superb, beautifully filmed, underated. I left feeling I'd been on a learning journey as well as literal.
- An excellent 2 films. I actually lost track of time and it ended long before I expected.
- A treat to see such amazing and poignant films.
- Did he have to die? Very good films - both of them. We will come back. (How about some Spanish films?)
- Really good, thanks.
- Superb film - wonderful food and commentary.

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE screened January 2007

- Powerful. Tipped over into comedy, but links of normality and violence in us all. Violence and sex well portrayed. No more of this for a while though!
- I really enjoyed this film. Unexpected twists througout and less violent than i had expected. The end seemed a bit rushed though.
- Not sure I believed it all - not my favourite - rather pretentious.
- Was this Tatantino or trash? I can't work it out!

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS screened November 2006

- Incredibly well shot film, the dedication of the film makers is inspiring. Beautiful.
- This film spans all generations and as a family we have seen it many times, the children love it. Good to see it on the big screen.
- Perfect for a cold winters evening at the local cinema.
- Disappointing - I have since seen another documentary on the same subject but in only half the time!

WITHNAIL & I screened November 2006

- Withnail & I made me feel so pure and clean. Thank goodness the film was so good and refreshing (no silly boy meets girl story). Must have more laughs please!
- I really enjoyed the introduction and the film. Great tonic for 'back to school' blues. Cheers!
- Verry funny, especially at the beginning - I cringed in many places! Looking forward to 'March Of The Penguins'.
- Really funny, cheered me up on a cold evening.
- Withnail - Self indulgent, sparkly little bits though.
- Enjoyed it again.
- Absolutely brilliant.

CAPOTE screened October 2006

- Powerful, complicated. Shows how evil takes many forms. Death Penalty probably the worst. Amnesty International's campaign should include compulaory viewing of this.
- Really good - I hated him by the end as he was so convincing as a manipulative soul. Thought provoking in many respects.
- An amazing performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman, gripping!
- Interesting main film - though provoking. Recommend everyone reads the book too.
- Riveting film, but occasionally distracted by music.

BABETTE'S FEAST screened September 2006

- Film fab - a real relaxer after a hard day at work! Looking forward to Capote.
- What an insufferable pair of ladies (the sisters)! Really enjoyed the film though. Great menu!
- Thank you for the soup. Very interesting film - I enjoyed it. Slower paced than my usual choices but still good.
- Very enjoyable - I'm very hungry.
- Was this story Cinderella in reverse? Interesting.
- I really enjoyed the film, lovely story though not fun for squeamish vegetarians!

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU screened September 2006

- A film to see twice! Very vey good.
- Fantastic film, wonderful actors, wicked story!!!
- The pre-film talk was very informative.
- Very enjoyable evening, thank you.
- Very amusing, lovely deadpan dialogue. Convincing perfiormances. Great!
- Really good. Great music. Great story.
- Brilliant. Best film I've seen in ages.
- Fantastic. My favourite film so far at TFS.

REAR WINDOW screened August 2006

- Great build up. Indifferent end - too tidy.
- Grace Kelly - mesmerising!
- Not as nerve wracking as it was 52 years ago when I saw it at Trowbridge Gaumont.
- Excellent!
- How terror has changed in 50 years! Kept waiting for the suspense. A wonderful film.
- First Hitchcock film I had seen. Enjoyed it very much.
- My favouite Hitchcock film and great to see it on the big screen.