Till Death (2021) ...starts off slow, but a decent thrill ride for a Wednesday afternoon. ;)
(Reminiscent... (very vaguely) ...of Stephen King's novel "Gerald's Game" and the film of 2017 with the same name.) :alien:
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Till Death (2021) ...starts off slow, but a decent thrill ride for a Wednesday afternoon. ;)
(Reminiscent... (very vaguely) ...of Stephen King's novel "Gerald's Game" and the film of 2017 with the same name.) :alien:
Binged the entire LOTR trilogy (extended versions, of course) over the weekend. That's what, close to 12 hours? I honestly can't say if I had ever done that before, and if I did, it must have been years ago... Not sure if I'll do the Hobbit next weekend or not.
Also saw Black Widow on Friday. Not impressed.
Doing some "Bosch" bingeing... up to season 4 now... yup, as you mentioned good stuff! :)
(Thanks for the mention, as I would have totally missed that one... the ex likes it too!) :alien:
Yeah... on that Black Widow film... a bit entertaining, but for a Sunday afternoon popcorn film... I was a bit underwhelmed... CGI was and is the big ticket in the Marvel Universe.
A bit of an unexpected gem... Clarkson's Farm has been oddly captivating. Not sure if I uploaded the NZB; if you can't find it, catch it on Amazon Prime.
"Gunpowder Milkshake" (2021)... not enough unique firearms or CGi... very erratic, lacked plot definition, a cinematic void...
(A female John Wick motif... mindless mayhem... thoroughly enjoyed by all!) :) :alien:
@Caballero... 1/2 way though season 5 of Bosch now, but took note of Clarkson's Farm mention and I'll check the streamer. :)
Much as I love me a good female action hero(ine)I can't bring myself to watch either this or Black Widow. So many of the recent distaff efforts lack all plausibility when it comes to the fighting. Really takes me out of the experience. If Hollywood is going to continue like this then the very least they can do is compensate us with some t&a.Quote:
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Disney series, geared towards children (I guess?) but quite enjoyable. Got a retro vibe to it, so reminds me of Big Fish or Pushing Daisies. Me likes.
"Pig" (2021) Decent acting for a change! :)
(I liked his facial expressions... very stoic.) :alien:
Watched the first part of Fear Street on Netflix, and I have mixed feelings. I think I will watch the other parts too though
Started to rewarch Brooklyn Nine-Nine and am bringing through it as much as I can. I must say that I forgot how much that show started to go downhill post season 2.
Been binging on the classics lately... Miami Vice has held up astonishingly well over the years. Or maybe it's just the soundtrack and general nostalgia.
In current events, uhm, shows, Breeders is a decent series (a bit dark at times), and I forgot how much fun Don Cheedle was in House of Lies until I started watching Black Monday.
Speaking of Miami Vice --- fun to see guest stars before they became stars... Ed O'Neill as the rogue FBI agent in episode 3, a very young Bruce Willis as the arms dealer in episode 8, etc. Sometimes it takes me a while to recognize who they are... :)
David Strathairn is a cool one as he looks a lot different younger and it's in one of the best episodes.
I just watched A Quiet Place II. It was whatever.
And been watching TONS of South Park. It's my porn. The little fat one does it for me.
Besides those two things I watch my neighbor a lot. No harm in it. I lurk in real life as I do on this site and most other sites.
The Suicide Squad (2021) 0/10
I quit watching it after 60 seconds because I don't abide me no animal cruelty even of the digital variety especially if presented as some sort of sight gag. James Gunn can fuck off.
Well, if that offended you then it's a good thing you did not watch the movie at the 50-minute mark...
I was buying into the hype leading up to the release, but kept waiting for it to live up to anything resembling good. I made it an hour in and decided to sleep.
While Idol sets the standard for films as life-changing, I aim for 'entertaining'. Sadly, it failed to meet my criteria. I believe the only chance it has for Idol's requirement is along the lines of the infamous BK burger that led Robert Downey jr. to reevaluate what he was doing with his life.
It offended me in the same way that murdering any defenseless, harmless, innocent lifeform would. That's why I'm against this horrible computer generated tweetycide but then seemingly OK with hookers being killed in snuff films. So basically me and John Wick have the same code.Quote:
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I want a film to be life changing only in the "not totally wasted another two hours of it" way.
Btw, I ended up buying a Shark. Not the vacuum, an actual shark. Now let any of those layabout neighbourhood kids try and use my pool without my permission.
I wasn't offended by the digital death of tweety, but it started things off with an emptiness that continued through as much of the movie as I have (still only) seen. Weak writing if that's the only way to introduce Man With Overgrown Blond Mullet. The first 10+ minutes are filled with hollow, less-than-one-dimension, obviously disposable characters. At least the killing of tweety results in some kind of empathy.
I watched a great bit with Matt Damon explaining why the don't make good "small" films like they use to a couple of decades ago. He says that without DVD sales, all the profit basically has to be from initial box office. With a $25 million dollar film you require another $25 million in marketing and then profit is split with the distributors(theatres) and so a $25 million dollar movie really requires at least $100 million dollars to make a profit and that's too much of a gamble for most projects.
That's why it's easier to just hire John Cena who already has name recognition with morons, sell it to China and fuck everything else.
I know that the streaming services try to somewhat take up the slack on the "small" films but mostly they are either total shite or burdened by Hollywood's need be liberal agenda driven.
Also I lied and I have watched some of The Suicide Squad and besides what you mentioned, what irks me is how people think it's being edgy with the explicit violence when it's not. I've seen edgy(ex Dog Day Afternoon) and unless you're 14 maybe this definitely isn't.
I'm pretty sure this isn't true. I've been paying closer attention to the news lately and apparently the only thing you Americans like better than your cricket is lying.Quote:
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Matt Damon
Watching the first episode of Heels.
I feel cheated; I thought I could satisfy my women's-shoe fetish. But it's actually not that bad; I'd give it a shot if you haven't already.
I've always found the "Green Arrow" to be over the top arrogant but since you recommend I'll give it a try. Try CODA for a good family movie. No sex or violence or gratuitous profanity but lots of humor and talent.
The Green Knight
Two hours of my life I will never get back. Honestly have no clue what the point of that movie was.
People who are praising this saying that it is an "art" film and therefore not subject to the even the most general rules of storytelling and that the vast majority of haters are just too stupid to understand the essence of the director's "vision" are literally fucking idiots who deserve to be banned from ever publicly commenting on a piece of cinema again.
Moreover, anyone who can't figure out how godawful pretentious The Green Knight is going to be simply because the "auteur" needed to make a "statement" by casting Dev Patel as medieval English knight Gawain is also magnificently dense. It's like watching the trailer for The Harder They Fall and not understanding that if you aren't basically Spike Lee that the movie is most probably going to be a very alienating ie shit experience.
Blood Red Sky
aka "bats on a plane". Not even mildly entertaining. Can't really understand why it's such a breakout on Netflix, allegedly.
Just finished watching "Hacks". Better than expected, even if predictable at times. The wife liked it.
Next on the list: Season 3 of "Britannia". Something the wife will not watch. Though it's been so long since I watched Season 2, I wonder if I should just start over and start with S01E01.
The Protégé (2021) ...a decent action popcorn film for a Sunday afternoon with very little CGI. :)
(Perhaps, it was just that I've had a secret crush on Maggie Q since her "Nikita" tele series days.) ;) :alien:
Last week:
Oh the memories... In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) a must watch for action movie fans! :)
Started watching "What/If". Wife likes it, good stuff. Did not recognize Zellweger (how much work has she had done?!), but love the red-headed chick from Suburgatory.
Nine Lives also seems to have potential.
Seconded! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Caballero
(I only saw Maggie Q... [Who's had work done.] ...show her age in one scene I believe.) :alien:
Mini-Binged the first three episodes of "Only Murders in The Building"...Good Stuff! :lol:
(Veteran comedic actors and there's more!) :alien:
Reservation Dogs a tele series with comedic twist, an often poignant look at the plight of Native American youths on their reservation today... Good Stuff! :)
(A definite eyeopener that hopefully changes a few more minds.) :alien:
I'm watching Titans right now, among other things, but Titans I'm very hooked on because I love the DC Comic Universe.
If you don't know what it is, it's loosely based on the Teen Tians cartoon. Which is excellent. The Titans are Dick Grayson(Robin), Kory(Starfire), Rachel(Raven), and Gar (Beast Boy).
So if you're DC geek like me I highly recommend it. The DC universe is so dark and murderous, unlike Marvel that's alll sunshine and lollipops.
That's a shame. I was going to watch this soon, and was hoping that they improved off of Suicide Squad. There's potential there but it's just not being tapped. *insert sexual reference here*Quote:
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When you say "geek" you really mean "gay man-child" if I'm reading the whole Teen Titans thing correctly. Still, in your defense, it's not animated so at least there's that.
Valley of Tears
I'm halfway through the 10 episodes. Highly recommended, even if you are not Shay... ;)
If I weren't a gay man-child my feelings would probably be hurt.Quote:
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People are making a big deal out of comic book Robin coming out as bisexual but given his costume and his living arrangement ward cough cough, the truly shocking thing to me was that he isn't 100% homo.
A quiet place II. It felt like watching episode 2 of a TV series. The first one was exhiliarating.
The Voyeurs (2021) Sydney Sweeney's boobs a 10 everything else about the movie a 1. That includes the heavy-handed directing, the abominable acting, the horrendous writing and the abysmal soundtrack. Gay cover of Eyes Without a Face is gay.
Spoilers. The boobs are in the last 15 minutes of two hours and are followed by some of the most nonsensical plot twists I've ever seen.
Don't Breathe 2
Not as good as the first
Watched "Free Guy" the other day. Was surprisingly entertaining; I guess a Wreck-It Ralph on steroids meeting Ready Player One?
Saw "The Card Counter" afterwards. Left me feeling underwhelmed.
Watched "Free Guy" with my 4 yo daughter. I was yelled out by the wife for the pg13 content such as cussing and violence.... I said "Have you watched regular TV lately"? she said "No, you got me Netflix and other streaming companies". touché wife touché