I finally saw Moana on Netflix
- enjoyable movie with great music and some genuinely hilarious moments
Next up on the agenda to watch (also on Netflix): Sausage party
... some people hated it but I have the feeling its raunchy, immature humor will be my cup of tea :great:
Next up on the agenda to watch (also on Netflix): Sausage partyRaunchy doesn't bother me, but if you go there, and it doesn't land, it's just uncomfortable.
... some people hated it but I have the feeling its raunchy, immature humor will be my cup of tea :great:
I thought Moana was okay, the music was mediocre.Yeah, didn't love it. The main song (which I think won the Oscar?) was great, but not much beyond that. But I think maybe coming off Hamilton, expectations were going to be too high. Hell, I don't know how LMM will ever be able to follow it.
Without the chicken, Moana would have been kinda "meh" for me.I actually just started on those shows in general, about 2/3 of the way done with Daredevil Season 1. The downside is knowing everyone liked that show best of the 4, so this level probably won't maintain.
Gonna start binge watching The Defenders tonight.
Raunchy doesn't bother me, but if you go there, and it doesn't land, it's just uncomfortable.
Sausage Party doesn't land.
I think the same. The same is true of politically incorrect humor. The "sphincter pucker factor" of the audience means that the degree of difficulty is MUCH higher. If it lands, it's comedy. If it doesn't land, it's bigotry. That's a dangerous line to walk.
But yeah, I have found that much of what Seth Rogen has done over the last few years just didn't land.
Moana was very mediocre. The fact many of us even watched it reflects the many life changes over the years.Which I heard they are making a sequel to, which probably will be no good at all.
I have not watched a truly good movie in quite some time. The last good movie I can remember watching was Sicario.
I actually just started on those shows in general, about 2/3 of the way done with Daredevil Season 1. The downside is knowing everyone liked that show best of the 4, so this level probably won't maintain.Kinda depends. Iron Fist flat out sucked. I wont deny it.
Darkest Hours is fantastic!Good to hear. Have not heard any feedback yet and really excited to see this.
Gary Oldman is Winston Churchill.
Barry finished up last night - did anyone watch it? It was really good, and somewhat interesting on how quickly it would go from light natured comedy to dark and heavy. I never liked Bill Hader much at SNL, but he was great here.I found it interesting and quirky. It is definitely dark humor (starting now). I think I like it, I am interested to see where they take it.
I finally managed to see a non-kids movie in the theater recently. (Dunkirk). Such a mixed bag, IMO. In some ways it was a terrific film, but it is very difficult to accept and set aside that the POV is so narrowly tailored as it renders the story somewhat meaningless. I respect the cinematography, though in an IMAX can be a bit whoosy, the minimal dialogue, the utility of the cast, save maybe one trivial character. It is just so incomplete, the uninitiated likely walks out of there still wondering what the hell Dunkirk was all about.I watched in on a plane and your summary is spot on I think. But, it wasn't a documentary and included some historical errors of course. A very mixed bag for me also, but I have no desire to watch it again.
I disagree, I enjoy the war movies that show the POV of an individual soldier, or other character. I already know what Dunkirk is about, but seeing it from an individual's POV is eye opening.
I heard Dunkirk wasn't really worth it (essentially for the reason MarqHusker says: it left out the why?), but Darkest Hour definitely is. I look forward to seeing that one.
Thanks AAA!i get that. i also agree tony was the one that needed to make the sacrifice. i just wish they'd have not included the child dynamic.
Gotta say I agree with rolltidefan's take on Endgame almost word-for-word.
I, too, was REALLY saddened by the thought that Tony was now leaving his child, after his was the ONLY life that turned out better after the snap. I'm sure it hits me harder than it would if I didn't have young children of my own. But that's precisely WHY it had to be Tony to do it. Nobody else would have been as gut-wrenching, nobody else would have the same impact. Iron Man had the most solo movies, plus the most appearances in other movies (I'm assuming). We knew Tony the best of all of the characters. I certainly felt the closest to him. And Pepper had already said it, that they needed to attempt it and make whatever sacrifices necessary, to help the rest of the world improve its lot. She was willing, and ultimately Tony-- the ultimate self-serving narcissist-- was willing as well. It was tough to watch, for sure.
Speaking of older movies, I recently introduced my kids to Hitchcock with North by Northwest and Notorious. Surprisingly racy for their era. A little too heavy on the love stories for my kids to appreciate (at least while watching with their parents), but fun movies, nonetheless.To Catch a Thief is another great Hitchcock movie.
We're giving Veep a try. 4 episodes in and it's starting to grab us.You’ve just gotta lean into the most bad people. I watched a few seasons and need to finish at some point.
Heck, there were topless women in some 80s PG movies, you'd certainly never see that now.Was going to say, I think those were my initiation. It's rare to even get that in PG-13. I remember it being a big deal in Titanic
I believe Gremlins is credited w bringing us PG13.good show for it's time
I believe Gremlins is credited w bringing us PG13.I had always thought it was Temple of Doom. It seems we are probably both right:
Eh, we're introduced to Princess Leia as a strong-willed young woman...but she still needed saving. And then in the next movie, she's in a bikini the whole time.Yeah...I was going to say, the fact that you could put basically the complete list in a 3 part image is fairly telling. And yes, Leia, like female characters before her, was strong willed, but eh? What did she actually do in A New Hope or Empire, other than have spunk? She is perpetually in need of rescuing. Then, in Return of the Jedi, she did finally kill a bad guy, while wearing a bikini.
The social progress for women and minorities is stark. Thankfully, that was just movie portrayals and unlike real life, am I right??!?!?
Yeah...I was going to say, the fact that you could put basically the complete list in a 3 part image is fairly telling. And yes, Leia, like female characters before her, was strong willed, but eh? What did she actually do in A New Hope or Empire, other than have spunk? She is perpetually in need of rescuing. Then, in Return of the Jedi, she did finally kill a bad guy, while wearing a bikini.I don’t think people have a problem with female characters being the lead or the hero.
The online fan boy backlash against strong female leads in Star Wars and Marvel movies is hilarious. "Aaah, girls have ignored us our whole lives, and now they can resue us too!?! BOOOO!"
I don’t think people have a problem with female characters being the lead or the hero.Yes there were also legit gripes. But that's why I specified internet fanboys. There was a large contingent that was PISSED about female roles, which sadly isn't surprising either.
I think they have a problem with bad writing and bad movies. The new Star Wars movies were both pretty bad to me. Has nothing to do with the casting. Daisy Ridley is great. The writing just kinda sucked in both of those movies. Probably only gonna get worse from here on out for Star Wars as Disney hired those two dickwads who ruined Game of Thrones to write a new series of Star Wars movies.
I haven’t seen Captain Marvel but I saw the new Avengers movie and her character just fell flat in the movie. A lot of stuff just didn’t make sense in that entire movie. Honestly was very disappointed with the movie.
The Princess was a far better character than Rey, who has no room for character development as she was already good at everything from the get go. She can fly the Falcon better than Han Solo, even though she'd never left her planet. She can beat Kylo Ren in a light saber battle with no training. What's the point of the story?This.
There are occasional good movies and TV shows. But you definitely have to dig for them.I actually don't think TV writing has ever been better. Really not even close. Movies...eh... Feels like everything is an art house production or a superhero movie. Just look at the Best Picture nominations. It feels like the mass appeal "films" (as opposed to movies, for lack of a better word) have disappeared. We always try to watch all of the Best Picture/Actor/Actress movies, and each year I've even heard of, let alone know people who have seen, the nominated pictures.
it's a fun movie, but the writing is once again a problem. and like most super hero movies/comics, they make her way to powerful only to nerf her powers a month later in endgame. but it's a superhero movie, if you're looking for anything more than a fun movie you're gonna be disappointed.
I haven’t seen Captain Marvel but I saw the new Avengers movie and her character just fell flat in the movie. A lot of stuff just didn’t make sense in that entire movie. Honestly was very disappointed with the movie.
Eh, we're introduced to Princess Leia as a strong-willed young woman...but she still needed saving. And then in the next movie, she's in a bikini the whole time.tbf, han and luke both needed saving multiple times throughout those movies as well.
The social progress for women and minorities is stark. Thankfully, that was just movie portrayals and unlike real life, am I right??!?!?
anyone watch chernobyl? it's pretty good so far. i'm a couple episodes behind, but really enjoying it. stellan skarsgard and jared harris are 2 of my favorite actors. emily watson puts in a strong showing as well. her character is definitely a badass.I'm 3 episodes in. It's very good, and I've loved Jared Harris back to his Fringe days. But I've heard people go a little overboard on their love for it.
Never thought I'd see a board full of dudes bellyaching about a bikini. Of course being even farther to the left than Hollyweird is a pretty impressive feat to have pulled off.This is where the line is crossed and anything said in response to this is going to look like we're falling off a political cliff.
This is where the line is crossed and anything said in response to this is going to look like we're falling off a political cliff.
So 1, thanks for that.
2, if so many people seem so far left, maybe it's because the right has hypersped itself away from the middle these last couple of decades.
3 - the bikini thing is akin to the larger issue of women becoming big in Hollywood. You can google almost any 'new to you' actress that your'e impressed with, and about 90% of them have been topless or nude in an earlier, smaller movie...because they virtually had to. Do that for your favorite male actors, and you'll be searching for a good, long while to find any.
Fringe is a show I loved. I got about 5 seasons in and life happened and I lost track of it. Need to go finish it.The ending was very weak. The last season was totally unnecessary and just made everything convoluted.
I actually don't think TV writing has ever been better. Really not even close. Movies...eh... Feels like everything is an art house production or a superhero movie. Just look at the Best Picture nominations. It feels like the mass appeal "films" (as opposed to movies, for lack of a better word) have disappeared. We always try to watch all of the Best Picture/Actor/Actress movies, and each year I've even heard of, let alone know people who have seen, the nominated pictures.I'm actually the opposite, I think there are plenty of great movies.
I may have to give Ozark another look. I tried it and got bored and quit.
I found a Bosch series I had missed somehow and enjoyed watching Season 4. I now have read most of the books, all the ones the library had. The TV series has some interesting twists and changes relative to the books. I enjoy both.
I'm reading a history entitled "Salt" now, which is informative but not terribly well written IMHO, it's OK.
https://www.vulture.com/article/best-sports-movies-ever.html (https://www.vulture.com/article/best-sports-movies-ever.html)Re #50, there's been some historian push-back against the "Ty Cobb was an awful human being" story line.
Welcome, Briguy.Thank you sir!
Some good ones mentioned. I also enjoyed North Dallas Forty and Semi Tough back in the day.I couldn't get past my disappointment that neither of those were as good as the books that inspired them. If I hadn't read the books, I probably would have liked them a lot more than I did.
My 12yo wants to see it. This coming weekend is crazy busy but if it's still around in theaters, maybe we'll do it next weekend.Not sure how things are in CenTex, but the theater was almost full at our showing. Almost everyone was of Asian descent.
Also really want to see The Eternals, and Dune (as we've discussed on some other thread that I guess is not the Movies thread).
My 12yo wants to see it. This coming weekend is crazy busy but if it's still around in theaters, maybe we'll do it next weekend.you can see Dune online stream on HBOMax
Also really want to see The Eternals, and Dune (as we've discussed on some other thread that I guess is not the Movies thread).
Not sure how things are in CenTex, but the theater was almost full at our showing. Almost everyone was of Asian descent.Theaters are wide open and populated here. They've been open for over a year, but with no content, not very busy. Now that there's new content, they're quite busy. Theater was 100% full when we went to see Black Widow a couple months back.
Never got into Dune.
you can see Dune online stream on HBOMax
Watched it yesterday
not a big fan but thats probably cause Im a picky old man
Ha, I've reached the point where I'm mad that any movie isn't available streaming immediately.It's possible you hate people even more than I do. ;)
It's possible you hate people even more than I do. ;)I sort of agree, but I also don't mind not going one bit. Since we had kids (2013), I believe the Star Wars movies are the only movies I've seen in the theaters. So it's not like its a pandemic thing. I used to go all the time
For me, I like to see the "big" movies on the big screen. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, superhero movies, big sci fi movies like Dune-- I prefer the theater experience for those.
Indie films, romcoms, or whatever-- those are fine at the house.
I sort of agree, but I also don't mind not going one bit. Since we had kids (2013), I believe the Star Wars movies are the only movies I've seen in the theaters. So it's not like its a pandemic thing. I used to go all the time
I saw Dune on HBO and was sort of meh about it, though I do think it would be much better in a theatre, preferably one of those fancy Dolby sound ones. We watched the new Halloween on peacock, and I can't stress enough that you should not go to the theatre to watch that movie if you can watch it at home. Also the peacock app is very good, whereas HBOMax is trash.I have both and not really sure why you say that
Meh. I did like the series Bosch on NF, in part because I read the books (which are superb), and I loved The Last Kingdom, which is coming back apparently with a new one next year. I also read those books.Perhaps the "Books" thread would be more to your liking, then... :)
I love books. Not all of them, but some are really good. I wish I could write like that.
My own writing is an abeyance, which is a town in Ohio I think.
I had a fair number of sales of my last book "Marine Dad" but almost no feedback. I have concluded they aren't very good, but I can't improve without constructive critique. I got some excellent critique from beta on my fictional books, and CWSooner.
I saw Dune on HBO and was sort of meh about it, though I do think it would be much better in a theatre, preferably one of those fancy Dolby sound ones. We watched the new Halloween on peacock, and I can't stress enough that you should not go to the theatre to watch that movie if you can watch it at home. Also the peacock app is very good, whereas HBOMax is trash.
I saw Dune on HBO and was sort of meh about it, though I do think it would be much better in a theatre, preferably one of those fancy Dolby sound ones. We watched the new Halloween on peacock, and I can't stress enough that you should not go to the theatre to watch that movie if you can watch it at home. Also the peacock app is very good, whereas HBOMax is trash.
Of all the streaming apps I've used, I prefer the Netflix interface, and by a pretty wide margin. This is compared to Prime, Hulu, Disney+, ESPN/+, HBOMax, and probably a couple of others I'm forgetting. I've never used Peacock so can't comment on that.
I couldn't even tell you what my favourite streaming app is. Because everything is superior to the garbage that is Amazon Prime Video.paramount+ (cbs app) is by far the worst.
Also....you are having problems with HBOMax?Yes. I used to have my subscription through Amazon, but they had a tiff so I had to go through them directly. Then things wouldn't play at all. I complained and they sent me a laundry list of things to try. Eventually, like weeks later, I got it working, but I also cancelled. I subscribed continuously for years, now they will get the subscribe for one month a year to watch the good stuff treatment.
Yes. I used to have my subscription through Amazon, but they had a tiff so I had to go through them directly. Then things wouldn't play at all. I complained and they sent me a laundry list of things to try. Eventually, like weeks later, I got it working, but I also cancelled. I subscribed continuously for years, now they will get the subscribe for one month a year to watch the good stuff treatment.
So you aren't using the HBOMax app directly?I am now, it was a mess. No issues when using the Amazon app, but you can't do that anymore.
I had a fair number of sales of my last book "Marine Dad" but almost no feedback. I have concluded they aren't very good, but I can't improve without constructive critique. I got some excellent critique from beta on my fictional books, and CWSooner.Speaking of which, I need to get around to reading books 2 and 3. I ordered them for the kindle but haven't read them yet.
Yes. I used to have my subscription through Amazon, but they had a tiff so I had to go through them directly. Then things wouldn't play at all. I complained and they sent me a laundry list of things to try. Eventually, like weeks later, I got it working, but I also cancelled. I subscribed continuously for years, now they will get the subscribe for one month a year to watch the good stuff treatment.ok that explains it
I don't have a streaming app, but I'm oldYou'd save a thousand bucks a year, probably.
ok that explains itYes - the HBOMax app is trash. I would be more tolerant if there weren't literally tons of other options, many like Netflix that have been around for years and work well. Some tech guy told me they know it's garbage and are trying to rebuild it.
your problem isnt with the content but the performance of the app
I saw Dune on HBO and was sort of meh about it, though I do think it would be much better in a theatre, preferably one of those fancy Dolby sound ones. We watched the new Halloween on peacock, and I can't stress enough that you should not go to the theatre to watch that movie if you can watch it at home. Also the peacock app is very good, whereas HBOMax is trash.
Also....I think most theaters are "fancy Dolby sound ones".I'm not sure. A come years ago the theatre I used to go to had special Dolby rooms that promised extra fanciness. I do remember seeing the new Blade Runner there and you could feel the gunshots in your chest. But I haven't been there in a while. The theatre I go to now, haven't seen that offered.
Yes - the HBOMax app is trash. I would be more tolerant if there weren't literally tons of other options, many like Netflix that have been around for years and work well. Some tech guy told me they know it's garbage and are trying to rebuild it.How are you accessing it?
How are you accessing it?Roku television
I use a ROKU and have not had any problems
You'd save a thousand bucks a year, probably.I really doubt it
I really doubt ithow much is your cable bill?
old men really enjoy saving a few bucks a month
plentyIs that $120/mo including internet, or just cable?
about $120/month
but, of course I need ESPN, BTN, SEC, FOX sports, NFL network, MLB network, Golf Channel, TBS, TNT
just looked it up, it's $100 for cable IPTVThat $100 is the base price or including all the add-in taxes and services?
the 50Meg internet is about $60/month
Here in my neighborhood, Spectrum has the prices nailed down so that if you drop cable TV, your internet goes up, because you "unbundled." So adding Hulu Live or something like that, on top of the cranked-up internet service, just takes you right back where Spectrum already had it priced to begin with.Similar here. I was actually in the Costco and the internet sales guy asked me what I paid for internet. I've done my research and there's nothing viable in my neighborhood other than Cox, but I wanted to see if maybe there was another service or something I'd missed. Because there are no alternatives, my 150 Mbps internet is just over $100/mo.
There's no fiber here, so I don't really have any options.
One of my wife's friends wrote the screenplay for the movie Love Hard, which just debuted on Netflix: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10752004/That's Hallmark movie stuff right there!
It's a RomCom, so maybe not this crew's genre, but check it out if you get a chance.
That's Hallmark movie stuff right there!Did you watch it?
Did you watch it?Yes.
We cancelled Netflix, so haven't seen it. Apparently it was #1 on Netflix for a while.
I don't know if it's Hallmark level or decent, but I believe it's gotten decent press
is it a bad time to say I kinda hate everything that Netflix makes? I feel like they'll make any piece of shit just to have more content they own on their platform- they just throw so much shit on the wall- they hope something sticks.Netflix definitely throws a lot of crap at the wall to see what sticks. But they have the occasional decent original.
Kinda liked them better when they had other peoples top notch content on the platform. I've been missing The Office and It's Always Sunny like crazy on Netflix.
So similar to watching Georgia win the NC for me.
It's a really dumb show, but mildly entertaining.
So similar to watching Georgia win the NC for me.The cure for that is not watching of course, but mildly entertaining is a plus.
My wife thinks the dude in Reacher is hot so she watches it. I've never seen it so can't really comment.(https://i.imgur.com/TAeajLQ.png)
But I can guarantee you though, that he's no John Stamos.
Anything good on there?If you're into Star Trek, then Star Trek: Picard is on Paramount+. I watched season1 on a free trial last year and season2 is supposed to come out in March.
If you're into Star Trek, then Star Trek: Picard is on Paramount+. I watched season1 on a free trial last year and season2 is supposed to come out in March.I watched some of it, for some reason never got really into it. I forget the plot now, I think they wanted money to watch more of it and I passed.
I thought it was great but I'm a pretty big Star Trek nerd so there you have it. If you're unfamiliar with Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation then it wouldn't make much sense.
I find it funny that the book character was supposed to be an imposing goliath, and the first actor to play Jack Reacher was... Tom Cruise. Practically a hobbit.😂😂. I struggle with Tom Cruise in the hero role - I have seen him in person and he is tiny.
But I wouldn't call this dude "very large"... He's only 6'2". That's barely at the range where I'll describe someone as "yeah, I guess he's tall"...
I watched the first three seasons of Yellowstone on Peacock. But the fourth season isn't on Peacock. I thought I had to sign up with Paramount Plus to watch it. So I did. But no, it's not on Paramount Plus, it's on Paramount Network. Which I already had (unknown to me) through Hulu. But now I have Paramount Plus for a month. Anything good on there?Same. Yellowstone is very entertaining- albeit a stretch from reality- I enjoyed it. The last season of 8 episodes could have easily been 2-3 episodes- but they just LOADED it with commercials, being the number 1 watched show on all media ( from what read anyway)
On the other hand, I dig Tom Cruise as an action guy. I think he does a great job.Yeah- pretty good actor. I just struggle with him beating up 8 guys at once in Reacher.
I've never seen any Reacher stuff and if that dude is supposed to be 6'5" then yeah I'd have a hard time buying Cruise in that particular role, but in general I enjoy most of his movies.
Ozark put out 7 more episodes ( a season I guess). Again, very entertaining but you can’t compare it to any reality.I watched part of Ozark being filmed from our condo, and when strolling about town.
If you're into Star Trek, then Star Trek: Picard is on Paramount+. I watched season1 on a free trial last year and season2 is supposed to come out in March.I guess I must have signed up for this before because I did watch Picard. I grew up on The Next Generation so I was all in for Picard, though I was a bit disappointed in it. Though I only about half pay attention to shows anymore so I probably missed something important.
I thought it was great but I'm a pretty big Star Trek nerd so there you have it. If you're unfamiliar with Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation then it wouldn't make much sense.
The FNG is "only" 6'2" but he is rather built.Yeah, the dude (based on the commercials) is shredded. He's still only 6'2" lol...
Dude, do you even lift?
😂😂. I struggle with Tom Cruise in the hero role - I have seen him in person and he is tiny.This got tiring real quick,ya he's the best trial lawyer after trying.....0 cases but takes down a General in line for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Hope Sam,Marq Husker,ELA are all taking pointers.He also happens to be the Best Race Car Driver also winning it all after injury,but wait there's more.He also is the very best Fighter Pilot makes the Naval Fliers @ Midway appear as their in crop dusters,the hits just keep on coming I tell you
I realize that’s an unfair bias - but the camera work they have to do to try to hide it is so obvious.
I've been an extra in a couple of movies filmed around Austin over the years. I agree with you on just how much STUFF and how many PEOPLE it appears to require.Pics or it didn't happen and Full House doesn't count
This got tiring real quick,ya he's the best trial lawyer after trying.....0 cases but takes down a General in line for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Hope Sam,Marq Husker,ELA are all taking pointers.He also happens to be the Best Race Car Driver also winning it all after injury,but wait there's more.He also is the very best Fighter Pilot makes the Naval Fliers @ Midway appear as their in crop dusters,the hits just keep on coming I tell you
Pics or it didn't happen and Full House doesn't countI am somewhere in the crowd during some of these auditorium scenes. I'm the guy who looks like a very young John Stamos.
You do realize that Tom Cruise is an actor and he was playing roles in movies for all of that, right? I mean, he didn't actually do all those things himself.Ya think - hey thanx,the uppity knob just wants the Cheeky roles.Like to see him try Mickey Roarke in Barfly or Christopher Walken in Suicide Kings or Donald Sutherland in Kelley's Heroes.Scratch that last one Cruise couldn't pull that off with God's help
John Wayne also was not a Western gunfighter in the 1850s. He, too, was an actor.
;)
I am somewhere in the crowd during some of these auditorium scenes. I'm the guy who looks like a very young John Stamos.How about a time stamp ? :29:
Ya think - hey thanx,the uppity knob just wants the Cheeky roles.Like to see him try Mickey Roarke in Barfly or Christopher Walken in Suicide Kings or Donald Sutherland in Kelley's Heroes.Scratch that last one Cruise couldn't pull that off with God's helpI could maybe see him in Barfly. No way in the other two. But I'd also never buy Donald Sutherland or Christopher Walken as a young beach volleyball playing fighter pilot.
Yeah Boba Fett is pretty good. I've always hated Fett and never understood why so many Star Wars nerds seemed to idolize him. But they've actually made me appreciate his character. Well done, Disney!i never hated him, just didn't care. he got like 3 min of screen time in the ot, never understood why he was so loved. i know he was on some of the other cartoons and stuff, which were fun, but he was a huge fan fav way before those came out.
i never hated him, just didn't care. he got like 3 min of screen time in the ot, never understood why he was so loved. i know he was on some of the other cartoons and stuff, which were fun, but he was a huge fan fav way before those came out.
but i have really enjoyed his show. lots of people hating on it, but i thought it was pretty well done for the most part. obvious setup for future stuff.
so ready for the kenobi show. now that's my favorite character.
Yeah I guess I shouldn't say I hated him. I was largely indifferent to him.it gets even better
What I hated was all the fanbois that geeked out over him, for no good reason.
But now they've put a lot of depth into the character and I'm enjoying the show so far. Only through the first three episodes so no spoilers! :)
Ya think - hey thanx,the uppity knob just wants the Cheeky roles.Like to see him try Mickey Roarke in Barfly or Christopher Walken in Suicide Kings or Donald Sutherland in Kelley's Heroes.Scratch that last one Cruise couldn't pull that off with God's helpYeah, I remember Denzel Washington talking about his role in Training Day. He had basically spent his entire career playing the hero role in movies, and he said being able to play the bad guy was very interesting and fun.
Yeah I guess I shouldn't say I hated him. I was largely indifferent to him.palpatine is back for a third time!!!
What I hated was all the fanbois that geeked out over him, for no good reason.
But now they've put a lot of depth into the character and I'm enjoying the show so far. Only through the first three episodes so no spoilers! :)
Yeah, I remember Denzel Washington talking about his role in Training Day. He had basically spent his entire career playing the hero role in movies, and he said being able to play the bad guy was very interesting and fun.cruise was a pretty good villain in collateral opposite jamie foxx.
Cruise probably can't play the villain in movies, lest it make Scientology look bad.
I could maybe see him in Barfly. No way in the other two. But I'd also never buy Donald Sutherland or Christopher Walken as a young beach volleyball playing fighter pilot.Sorry left out Cruise was the greatest bartender also.Sutherland was good in "The Eagle Has Landed" with Michael Caine and Robert Duvall
Cruise did an awesome cameo in Tropic Thunder, nowhere close to his typical Hollywood Leading Man roles. Absolutely stole the show.
palpatine is back for a third time!!!
have i ever expressed how much i hated that? the prequels have their issues but at least the overall story was sound and coherent. the sequels are just a mess. fun, but a mess.
jurassic world dominion trailer dropped today. excited t see original cast back in action. looks of cool looking (and realistic based on latest evidence) dinos. hope story is as good as original jp.Original cast? Chris Pratt was ~14 when the original came out lol...
Original cast? Chris Pratt was ~14 when the original came out lol...sam neill, laura dern, goldblum are all in new movie.
It was dumb, but so was the corner that Johnson painted Abrams into after the 2nd one.I liked The Last Jedi, which was really the only positive thing to come out of any of the sequels. The prequels should be cast from polite society and never mentioned again. The Force Awakens was at least fun, if really derivative of the originals. But The Rise of Skywalker is like the end of Game of Thrones. It makes the whole enterprise feel like a waste of time.
What's baffling to me is that Disney didn't have a cohesive story arc planned for the trilogy. If they'd managed it as closely as they managed the MCU, they most likely wouldn't have encountered such problems late in the creative process.
Anyway, as you say, they're still fun, and personally I like them much better than Eps 1-3 (which I have always been MUCH kinder toward, than the general public).
I liked The Last Jedi, which was really the only positive thing to come out of any of the sequels. The prequels should be cast from polite society and never mentioned again. The Force Awakens was at least fun, if really derivative of the originals. But The Rise of Skywalker is like the end of Game of Thrones. It makes the whole enterprise feel like a waste of time.I liked Last Jedi just fine as a standalone, but it was quite poor as part of a trilogy.
I liked Last Jedi just fine as a standalone, but it was quite poor as part of a trilogy.i think you're both right.
Johnson retconned and unceremoniously dumped everything Abrams had started in TFA, and left the story a complete shambles. I loathed the direction he was trying to take Rey's ancestry and in general he just made a giant mess of everything. Nobody could have ever completely recovered from that but I think Abrams did better than most anyone else could have. I'm pretty confident I would have hated a Johnson Episode 9 a great deal, so I'm actually fine with how it turned out.
But the fault doesn't lie with Johnson or Abrams, it's entirely on Disney for failing to create and outline a coherent and cohesive story arc for all three movies, before the first one was ever written.
Talking about being severely out of place.....dinosaurs in snow?there's fast growing evidence of dinos in cold climates. much of australia was within the antarctic circle during the cretaceous. and that region is richly dense with dinos from that time period. likewise, parts of alaska with rich dino fossils were in the arctic circle during the time those dinos were there too. and not just tiny feathery ones, either, though they were smaller (but not small as we would consider them).
Stop it.
How do you combat dinosaurs being released into the wild in the modern day? Wait for the first cold night of winter, lol.
As effective as a giant asteroid impact.
Well crap, there goes THAT plan to save us when the real dinos come back and attack.i thought the dinos coming back was the plan to save us
i thought the dinos coming back was the plan to save us
many scientists feel that dinosaurs were hot blooded so them being where it snows isnt that far fetchedthat's the thing, the pole climates were great for vegetation. no permafrost in those time periods, rich in moisture, with warm summers but cold, snowy winters. sounds very much like our current climates with dense populations of large fauna.
as long as they had plenty of food they could have existed in such a climate
there's fast growing evidence of dinos in cold climates. much of australia was within the antarctic circle during the cretaceous. and that region is richly dense with dinos from that time period. likewise, parts of alaska with rich dino fossils were in the arctic circle during the time those dinos were there too. and not just tiny feathery ones, either, though they were smaller (but not small as we would consider them).Ehhh.....articles like that are part of why people are so easily fooled nowadays.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-dinosaurs-thrived-snow-180976435/
Ehhh.....articles like that are part of why people are so easily fooled nowadays.except it doesn't really. the article says it was warmer, says the dinos were smaller (even use polar bear size description), and probably usually feathery. but warmer doesn't mean hot.
It starts off with "imagine a T-Rex in the snow" and then goes on to specify smaller, feathered dinosaurs lived within a warmer arctic circle with no ice caps.
The Alaskan Tyrannosaur they found was the size of a polar bear and thought to be an adult.
Well, it snows in Georgia, right?
So the mental image the article plants in your head needs to shrink the dinosaur down considerably and the snow it's walking through needs to be a dusting, as the ground didn't even freeze back then in such places.
Why does everything have to be so fucking misleading nowadays? Oh right, because the mundane truth doesn't get any clicks. Because the masses are infantile.
Thanks for the reminder.
I remember reading a book by Robert Bakker - he's a paleontologist who pushed hard that dinosaurs were likely warm blooded. Apparently one of the Jurassic Park movies had a character based on him that got eaten by a T.Rex.He’s the guy that tim (the kid in first movie) was saying he read his book that disagreed with dr grant.
The good news is- it is easy to spot when it appears. The bad news is- we are surrounded by it.You mean what gets misinterpreted as "science" is laughable, don't you?
what gets passed as “science “ is laughable.
So, anyone seen any good movies or TV shows lately?I just finished Reacher on Prime
I just finished Reacher on Primei just did as well. really enjoyed it.
I liked it
It wasnt fantastic but entertaining
My i s c & a aggie wife is watching Downton Abbey and I'll sit and watch it with her sometimes. I have to admit, I don't hate it. But I'm a theater dork, and boring period pieces are kind of my jam, so...I watched the whole series years ago
I watched the whole series years agoYeah I really like the costumes, the formality, the glimpse into a bygone era. I can do without some of the more soap opera-y elements but overall I find it pretty watchable.
It was interesting to me
I liked the part where it served as a hospital during WW1I read that the actual manor house where it's filmed, was used as an officer's hospital in WW1. So, definitely realistic.
very realistic in my opinion
Peacemaker finishes up tomorrow - I am a fanI'm interested but don't have HBOMax. When the next season of His Dark Materials come out, I'll probably do a 1-month deal and binge it, along with Peacemaker.
I'm interested but don't have HBOMax. When the next season of His Dark Materials come out, I'll probably do a 1-month deal and binge it, along with Peacemaker.Yeah I signed up again to watch the new Matrix and stuck around for a few shows, but I'll probably ax it after tomorrow.
Yeah I signed up again to watch the new Matrix and stuck around for a few shows, but I'll probably ax it after tomorrow.new matrix was, uh, a movie. yeah...
new matrix was, uh, a movie. yeah...Definitely not that great. Had some good ideas but just seems sort of played out.
Peacemaker finishes up tomorrow - I am a fantried watching it and turned it off after about 20 minutes
There can be only... two?now who is gonna play Sean Connery playing a guy from Spain who has a Scottish accent?
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tried watching it and turned it off after about 20 minutesDid you like Suicide Squad?
I realize thats not a fair sample but I just couldnt take it any longer
Did you like Suicide Squad?yes I enjoyed it
yes I enjoyed itInteresting...well, Peacemaker is great give it another chance
now who is gonna play Sean Connery playing a guy from Spain who has a Scottish accent?we could get darrell hammond to play him. an american, playing a scot, playing a spaniard with a scottish accent.
I just watched the 1st episode of Halo on Paramount plusit's pretty good through 4 episodes. kinda slow so far after ep1, though.
I was pleasantly surprised. It was pretty good and I enjoyed it a lot.
Special affects was great
Anyone else watch Severance? Deeply weird, but quite good.nope but I will cause I like weird
Anyone else watch Severance? Deeply weird, but quite good.I just watched the 1st two episodes of Outer Range
I've only seen two of the best picture nominees, Top Gun and Everything Everywhere. Enjoyed them both, I think the latter is much more likely to win an Oscar over the former, just based on history.Everything could have been about 45 minutes shorter
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I'm sorry, but I thought Top Gun: Maverick was way over the top. To many unrealistic things that made it almost unwatchable for me. I haven't seen any of the others.I'm not a fan of the original, but I LOVED this version.
I felt so sad after watching Elvis. I hadn't realized how he was like a race horse tied to a fence post his whole life.There's some quote from either George Harrison or Paul McCartney about how they were with Elvis one time and he wouldn't do drugs with them because he wouldn't put it in his body. I always took it as he didn't know what he was taking. But the movie really made it clear that while that was true, he also wasn't given a choice.
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hey, I know one nameI've heard of Farrel and Blanchett you poor dirt farmer . One played for the Cubs the other played for the Phillies you rube
Jamie Lee Curtis
Just finished watching Everything Everywhere All the TimeI think my anecdotal circle of friends that have seen this are all between 'horrible' to 'such a waste of time'
what a pile of crap
I used to think Bride of Chucky was the worst movie ever made but it has now been replaced by this movie
dont waste your time
I think my anecdotal circle of friends that have seen this are all between 'horrible' to 'such a waste of time'Its amazing just how far the Academy has sunk
I think my anecdotal circle of friends that have seen this are all between 'horrible' to 'such a waste of time'I saw it and loved it - thought it was well deserving and one of the best movies I've seen in years. Though I'm not sure it's a movie that plays well on the small screen. I took my wife and oldest daughter and they also loved it. A kung fu movie about social media and suicide that is hilarious. It threads a lot of needles.
I saw it and loved it - thought it was well deserving and one of the best movies I've seen in years. Though I'm not sure it's a movie that plays well on the small screen. I took my wife and oldest daughter and they also loved it. A kung fu movie about social media and suicide that is hilarious. It threads a lot of needles.you cant be serious
Seven Kings Must Die | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqCYw_o5lng)came here to post this. so excited. haven't read the books yet, but will probably pick them up after this. loved the tv series, hoping for good closure.
you cant be seriousWell, the fractured movement is definitely there - and has a point too. It does try to overload your senses, though that is in tune with the theme of the movie. It's right there in the title.
there is no plot
just continuous broken fractured movement
Well, the fractured movement is definitely there - and has a point too. It does try to overload your senses, though that is in tune with the theme of the movie. It's right there in the title.I should have paid closer attention to the title
I should have paid closer attention to the titleIt helps if you've seen Ratatouille
its fractured choppy scene after scene for 2 and a half hours
if thats your thing go for it or you could pay someone to jump out of a closet and yell at you every 30 seconds for 2 and a half hours about the same thing
and what makes this even crazier is that it was voted best movie which is insane
We watched "A Man Called Otto" last night.My son told me about that movie and while Im a big Hanks fan Im going to pass on it cause I like movies that are up beat
From the commercials, it looked like Tom Hanks being a grumpy curmudgeon, and it was certainly that.
From the commercials, it almost looked like a comedy. It most certainly WAS NOT that.
It's an excellent, moving story. Really well done. But don't watch it unless you want to sob like a little effing baby.
We watched "A Man Called Otto" last night.Just caught this post.
From the commercials, it looked like Tom Hanks being a grumpy curmudgeon, and it was certainly that.
From the commercials, it almost looked like a comedy. It most certainly WAS NOT that.
It's an excellent, moving story. Really well done. But don't watch it unless you want to sob like a little effing baby.
My son told me about that movie and while Im a big Hanks fan Im going to pass on it cause I like movies that are up beat
Ive had enough sadness in my life and want to be entertained in a happy or uplifting way
thats why Ive never watched Titanic
The movie is quite uplifting in it's own way.Yup, it's a wonderful story.
My son told me about that movie and while Im a big Hanks fan Im going to pass on it cause I like movies that are up beatThese are the movies I only see once. No need to expose myself to it again, no matter how good it is. Like Joker. That's one. Great, quality movie. Never want to see it again.
Ive had enough sadness in my life and want to be entertained in a happy or uplifting way
thats why Ive never watched Titanic
I watched Unstoppable the other night staring Denzel Washington and Chris PineMan, haven't thought about that in a while. That should go in the underrated movies. SNL had a great skit with Scarlett Johansson that made fun of the trailer too
Im a big Denzel fan and the movie was very entertaining
Has anyone watched Succession? Great show; highly recommend.(https://i.imgur.com/anf56Sa.png)
Has anyone watched Succession? Great show; highly recommend.
easy big fella
My wife stated watching Barbie on a plane flight, she made it about 5 minutes in. Someone suggested it to her.
The best movie I've seen in probably 4 or 5 years was the recent Godzilla movie.There have been like five of those so you might need to narrow it down
There have been like five of those so you might need to narrow it downfair..
fair..I've heard that is awesome. I think it came to a theatre near me but I missed it
Godzilla Minus One
Finally watched The Holdovers last night while the snow was falling and enjoyed it greatly. Alexander Payne is one of my favorite directors and Sideways is one of my favorite movies.
I love just about anything with Paul Giamatti.I just watched The Holdovers
Except for “American Splendor”. That was a tough watch, but I gutted it out.
Looking forward to “The Holdovers”.
Watched The Color Purple and Zone of Interest. Unimpressed with both.Feel like Hollywood doesn’t really make anything worth seeing anymore. I saw Matt Damon talk about this, he was basically saying the studios used to take big chances and risks and swing for the fences all the time, because even if a movie didn’t hit and perform like gangbusters at the box office, the revenue from the home sales of VHS in 80s and 90s and then DVD/BluRay in 2000’s and 2010’s would make up for that.
What is the most recent movie you personally would put in your top 50 all time?Second Hand Lions
Watched The Color Purple and Zone of Interest. Unimpressed with both.I'm assuming you didn't see Oppenheimer, because your order of several of these lists would be very different. Oppy's going to win Best Picture, Robert Downey Jr. is going to win Supporting Actor in a ridiculously loaded field.
I've never actually seen the musical The Color Purple, so maybe that's how it is, but it felt like they didn't actually include the entire songs. It's like watching a musician biopic, except it actually was a move, and actually was a musical. This felt like they did a worse remake of the movie, and included a little bit of music. What music there was, was good enough. But this felt 100% like a musical/movie that did not need to be made.
Zone of Interest is apparently "based" on a book, in the loosest of definitions. I thought it would be this interesting look at the dual nature of a war criminal with a home life. Instead, it was just mostly about his home life. If you were going to do that, the whole movie should have been about the wife, then the Holocaust of it all simply being the background, would have been different.
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- The Holdovers
- Barbie
- Maestro
- Past Lives
- Zone of Interest
BEST ACTOR
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
- Colman Domingo, Rustin
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
BEST ACTRESS
- Annette Bening, Nyad
- Carey Mulligan, Maestro
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Ryan Gosling, Barbie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
- Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
- America Ferrera, Barbie
- Jodie Foster, Nyad
We saw Wonka back in January, and while I didn't think it was anything to write home about, it got us interested in Timothy Chalamet, which got us through Dune, and now we're looking forward to seeing Dune 2 soon.My wife has a friend who is just over the damn moon for that dude. My wife doesn't see the appeal.
Oppenheimer spent most of the movie showing the government investigation into his communist connection and very little on the actual development of the bombWhen Nolan stuffed 3 movies (an Oppenheimer biopic, a trieastie on nuclear weaponry, and a courtroom drama) into 1, this was to be expected.
this was very disappointing to me
also the movie is way too long 3.5 hours
I mean, the movie is called Oppenheimer, not the Manhattan Project. I guess I always expected it to be about the man, not the bomb.Its fine to show a personal side but he is famous for only 1 thing
Also, it's Christopher Nolan, it's never going to be just a straightforward anything
Its fine to show a personal side but he is famous for only 1 thingDisagree, having his clearance pulled as political retribution is a major part of his story. And I also think that to correctly frame that, you need to show that backstory
I would have liked to see more about that thing then trying to figure out if his security clearance should be lowered
Disagree, having his clearance pulled as political retribution is a major part of his story. And I also think that to correctly frame that, you need to show that backstoryand they did for 3.5 hours
and they did for 3.5 hoursI mean the movie is 3 hours long, and at least half of it is about Los Alamos, so tough to find where 3.5 hours comes from.
Oppenheimer spent most of the movie showing the government investigation into his communist connection and very little on the actual development of the bombWe don't want any more countries coming up with a bomb, do we? :57:
My wife has a friend who is just over the damn moon for that dude. My wife doesn't see the appeal.https://youtu.be/ZTwekCKTklE?si=EkhAxOtyxfDa2FQ_&t=93
Which is good, because I look nothing like him :57:
what a sad state our movie industry is inOne of my students' (family) got me a gift card to the movies for Christmas.....and I'm still waiting for something to see.
The Holdovers is the only decent movie listed unless you are 8 and then you could add Barbie
My wife and I watched Kelce on Amazon Prime the other night. Really enjoyed it. We were a little surprised that it was less about "the brothers" than it was about Jason Kelce specifically and Travis was merely a supporting character. But that's not a bad thing--after watching it, I think that was absolutely the right way to go.So this was a documentary?
Recommend it if you're interested. Talked a lot about his potential retirement decision from that year, which has now turned into his actual retirement as of yesterday.
So this was a documentary?Yes. Followed him through the course of the 2022 season and into the postseason.
My wife and I watched Kelce on Amazon Prime the other night. Really enjoyed it. We were a little surprised that it was less about "the brothers" than it was about Jason Kelce specifically and Travis was merely a supporting character. But that's not a bad thing--after watching it, I think that was absolutely the right way to go.He is almost certainly going to be the third man in the booth for Amazon's NFL games this year
Recommend it if you're interested. Talked a lot about his potential retirement decision from that year, which has now turned into his actual retirement as of yesterday.
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- The Holdovers
BEST ACTOR
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
I knew The Holdovers was going to be worth the watch when I noticed it was Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne teaming up for another film. Their first being Sideways, a great film from 2004.That's one I need to rewatch. I saw it pretty close to when it came out, and I think I was just too young for it.
Just finished watching Napoleon. It's a solid Ridley Scott movie. It definitely feels like most of his do. It's not terribly deep but with a subject like Napoleon, it's hard to do that. There's just too much to cover. I wouldn't call it a great movie but I enjoyed it.I totally forgot about it until it was up for costume design or something. A period biopic starring Joakim Phoenix,. directed by Ridley Scott, felt like Oscar bait, bit wasnt
Just finished watching Napoleon. It's a solid Ridley Scott movie. It definitely feels like most of his do. It's not terribly deep but with a subject like Napoleon, it's hard to do that. There's just too much to cover. I wouldn't call it a great movie but I enjoyed it.just saw it. thought it was absolutely terrible. can't say enough bad things about it. had way too high of expectations because Jauqin is one of the greatest actors alive, Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most iconic, most important figures in world history, and while Ridley Scott makes an awful lot of shit movies- he also has greatness in him- he's made some great movies. Guy swings for the fences, he'll make anything- sometimes it works- lots of times it doesn't though. just doesn't work here.
just saw it. thought it was absolutely terrible. can't say enough bad things about it. had way too high of expectations because Jauqin is one of the greatest actors alive, Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most iconic, most important figures in world history, and while Ridley Scott makes an awful lot of shit movies- he also has greatness in him- he's made some great movies. Guy swings for the fences, he'll make anything- sometimes it works- lots of times it doesn't though. just doesn't work here.I felt the same way with Oppenheimer
Jauqin is an amazing actor but the script he had to work with sucks and he's also probably too old to play this role, would've been perfect for it 15 years ago. the movie is way too jumbled, disjointed, confusing. they show nothing of napoleon's skill as a charismatic, cunning politician and very little about his brilliance as a military commander. the love story with josephine is laughable- it is absolutely rushed and there is no chemistry between them on screen- and they basically make napoleon a teenage like horny weirdo beta male cuck for josephine and they throw in weird sex scenes for no reason other than just because. we are suppose to believe napoleon does everything in his entire life because he's insecure about his relationship with josephine. as if that is what drove him to greatness. hint: it didn't. he loved josephine, yes, but he also cheated on josephine like it was going out of style and he threw her to the trash bin in a split second for a younger more attractive princess of royal blood as soon as it benefited him.
this thing needed different writers and it needed to be on HBO or AppleTV+ and be an 8 or 10 part 1 hour per episode series. too much to cover, too much to dive into. can't do napoleon in a single 2 hour and 30 minute movie.
Just finished Oppenheimer, I liked it.I thought it was terrific, but I'm a big fan of RDJ, Cilian Murphy, and Christopher Nolan, so I was probably most likely going to like it no matter what.
In unrelated news, here's a list from IMDB of 50 movies released in 1987. It's pretty astonishing how many good-to-great movies are on this list, for just ONE release year. These days we'd be lucky to see the same amount of quality released over a 5-7 year period.movies on the whole just used to be so much better in the 70s, 80s, 90s. Even the early 2000s they were still really good.
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&release_date=1987-01-01,1987-12-31
I'm not saying EVERY movie on this list is a hit or a winner, but man there are a bunch that are, and plenty of others that are entertaining even if not "great."
Im rewatching Band of BrothersDid you watch Masters of the Air? I've been debating watching Band of Brothers again before starting that. I probably haven't watched it in 10 years and figured its a good time to start it again.
Id forgetten just how good it was
I felt the same way with OppenheimerExactly.. especially this "the movie is way too jumbled, disjointed, confusing"
Did you watch Masters of the Air? I've been debating watching Band of Brothers again before starting that. I probably haven't watched it in 10 years and figured its a good time to start it again.Yes and enjoyed it a lot