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[newpedals]

This is a science fiction series based on the legend of Wyatt Earp. The acting and motion picture photography are really done well. The story telling however goes from good to worse as the season progresses. They could have left some things subtle instead of being too loud, but the protagonists have their moments. If you love westerns, cowgirl characters etc. you will love it.

 

[State of Epicicity]

We watched Payback from the 1999. I didn't get anything out of this one. When Braveheart came out in 1995 I saw it on the theater three times, and I thought I'd see everything Mel Gibson would ever act in. After I saw Lethal Weapon 4, I didn't ever want to see another of his movies again.

Payback was just a big waste to me, just neo noir with no heart or soul or purpose. Whenever I see Gibson waste his innate talent I always go back to The Man Without A Face, the first film he directed. He's not only a fantastic director, the two films in which he directed and acted have his best acting performances!

He was also good in The Professor and The Madman with Sean Penn. That film blew me away. But Payback was just empty calories, and I always want something deeper from Gibson, because he's just so capable.

In fact, I tried to rewatch the version of Hamlet with him several months ago, but the stream on Amazon looked like a YouTube bootleg, and I couldn't hang with it. I remember loving that version, but it's been a long time. I hope a good quality stream becomes available at some point, because he plays that one jumpy and crazy, and it's great. It's great to see it done that way, because it makes other performances feel like staid recitation rather than acting.

 

[MTB1973]

We watched Payback from the 1999. I didn't get anything out of this one. When Braveheart came out in 1995 I saw it on the theater three times, and I thought I'd see everything Mel Gibson would ever act in. After I saw Lethal Weapon 4, I didn't ever want to see another of his movies again.

Payback was just a big waste to me, just neo noir with no heart or soul or purpose. Whenever I see Gibson waste his innate talent I always go back to The Man Without A Face, the first film he directed. He's not only a fantastic director, the two films in which he directed and acted have his best acting performances!

He was also good in The Professor and The Madman with Sean Penn. That film blew me away. But Payback was just empty calories, and I always want something deeper from Gibson, because he's just so capable.

In fact, I tried to rewatch the version of Hamlet with him several months ago, but the stream on Amazon looked like a YouTube bootleg, and I couldn't hang with it. I remember loving that version, but it's been a long time. I hope a good quality stream becomes available at some point, because he plays that one jumpy and crazy, and it's great. It's great to see it done that way, because it makes other performances feel like staid recitation rather than acting.

I really enjoyed Get the Gringo.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I think Payback is awesome

 

[State of Epicicity]

I really enjoyed Get the Gringo.

I remember actually finding that one okay, but I barely remember it, which is usually a sign for me that I just didn't care that much about it! I so want to like any performance of his, but his movies are just too hit or miss for me. I'll tell you, I fucking love Edge of Darkness though.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I think Payback is awesome

Hey Man, no judgment here!

 

[Orvillain]

I'm officially old. But I laughed my ass off at the last joke in this:

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I've never owned a Mesa product, but this is rather entertaining to listen to. If they weren't owned by the Demonic entity of the guitar world, I might contemplate getting something from Mesa. I just can't support Gibson, though.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I've never owned a Mesa product, but this is rather entertaining to listen to. If they weren't owned by the Demonic entity of the guitar world, I might contemplate getting something from Mesa. I just can't support Gibson, though.

This has been on my radar ever since I saw the first one pop up in my feed. Hope they are all short and sweet as I don't have the attention span for a 4.5 hour podcast, no matter who it is

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

This has been on my radar ever since I saw the first one pop up in my feed. Hope they are all short and sweet as I don't have the attention span for a 4.5 hour podcast, no matter who it is

The 10-20 minute videos are nice. Short enough to maintain interest, but not so short that you're clicking to find the next video 4 minutes later.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Watched a bunch of stuff over the holidays.

Couple of John Carpenter things. "Someone's Watching Me" and a re-watch of "The Fog". "Someone's Watching Me" was solid. Basically Lauren Hutton plays an oddly irritating character in what felt like a Columbo-less episode of Columbo if it were reimagined as a made for tv, bloodless, sexless giallo? Despite that terrible description ; it was actually pretty enjoyable.

"The Fog" is awesome in my book. Hugely underrated. Sci-fi slasher with the best qualities that 1980 could deliver in every direction. Love the visuals and the vibe and definitely noticed the upgrade in score between "Someone" and Carpenter's soundtrack/score of "The Fog". MASSIVE improvement. Dude's music is I re-remember how much I love this flick everytime I give it a go \m/


Watched new Hugh Grant A24 thing last night ("Heretic"). I tend to get bored with a lot of A24 stuff because I'm too dumb for a lot of it This flick was great. Hugh Grant's performance as well as the 2 mormon girls were excellent. Creepy vibe and the subject matter (basically let's debate religion) was right up my alley. Little verbose and in different actors hands; it might have flat. Grant and the actresses really delivered so it was very enjoyable. I can see why it made some best of lists this past year.

 

[mbenigni]

Lost is my favorite show of all time and it’s specifically because of the fantasy aspects of it, so I get ya there.

Lost was entertaining for a while, but it didn't take long before the subplots were so zany and arbitrary and unreconcilable that I just looked at my wife and said, "Dude's dead."

 

[mbenigni]

It's strangely directed, because parts of it really feel like the live action version of a Warner Brothers cartoon.

Very different movie, but similar (WB) vibe at times: check out "Kung Fu Hustle" if you haven't already. (Best in the original Mandarin/ Cantonese with English subtitles.)

 

[mbenigni]

Timothy Chalamet playing Bob Dylan for me is about The Hardest Pass: Film Edition I can think of

Sounds like a scarffest.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Forgot. I watched "Observe and Report" with Seth Rogan for probably the second time since it came out. I remember thinking there is ZERO way it would get released today given a number of scenes and terms used in the dialog. And boy was I right It was also a lot funnier than I remembered Probably the best performance Seth Rogens' dumb burnout ass will ever do

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Watched a bunch of stuff over the holidays.

Couple of John Carpenter things. "Someone's Watching Me" and a re-watch of "The Fog". "Someone's Watching Me" was solid. Basically Lauren Hutton plays an oddly irritating character in what felt like a Columbo-less episode of Columbo if it were reimagined as a made for tv, bloodless, sexless giallo? Despite that terrible description ; it was actually pretty enjoyable.

"The Fog" is awesome in my book. Hugely underrated. Sci-fi slasher with the best qualities that 1980 could deliver in every direction. Love the visuals and the vibe and definitely noticed the upgrade in score between "Someone" and Carpenter's soundtrack/score of "The Fog". MASSIVE improvement. Dude's music is I re-remember how much I love this flick everytime I give it a go \m/


Watched new Hugh Grant A24 thing last night ("Heretic"). I tend to get bored with a lot of A24 stuff because I'm too dumb for a lot of it This flick was great. Hugh Grant's performance as well as the 2 mormon girls were excellent. Creepy vibe and the subject matter (basically let's debate religion) was right up my alley. Little verbose and in different actors hands; it might have flat. Grant and the actresses really delivered so it was very enjoyable. I can see why it made some best of lists this past year.

Fuck that. I will not be accepting no blood, nudity, and sex in my giallo. I may have to go watch Tenebre just to bleach that thought from my brain.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Fuck that. I will not be accepting no blood, nudity, and sex in my giallo. I may have to go watch Tenebre just to bleach that thought from my brain.

Tenebre is Did you watch that giallo parody that was on Shudder a ways back? "The Editor"? Hilarious giallo parody. Lots of blood gore and the most niche of niche humor you'll find. I need to give it another go.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Tenebre is Did you watch that giallo parody that was on Shudder a ways back? "The Editor"? Hilarious giallo parody. Lots of blood gore and the most niche of niche humor you'll find. I need to give it another go.

I've seen it. It was decent to pass the time, but doesn't really push the meter for me much.

 

[MTB1973]

Watched a bunch of stuff over the holidays.

Couple of John Carpenter things. "Someone's Watching Me" and a re-watch of "The Fog". "Someone's Watching Me" was solid. Basically Lauren Hutton plays an oddly irritating character in what felt like a Columbo-less episode of Columbo if it were reimagined as a made for tv, bloodless, sexless giallo? Despite that terrible description ; it was actually pretty enjoyable.

"The Fog" is awesome in my book. Hugely underrated. Sci-fi slasher with the best qualities that 1980 could deliver in every direction. Love the visuals and the vibe and definitely noticed the upgrade in score between "Someone" and Carpenter's soundtrack/score of "The Fog". MASSIVE improvement. Dude's music is I re-remember how much I love this flick everytime I give it a go \m/


Watched new Hugh Grant A24 thing last night ("Heretic"). I tend to get bored with a lot of A24 stuff because I'm too dumb for a lot of it This flick was great. Hugh Grant's performance as well as the 2 mormon girls were excellent. Creepy vibe and the subject matter (basically let's debate religion) was right up my alley. Little verbose and in different actors hands; it might have flat. Grant and the actresses really delivered so it was very enjoyable. I can see why it made some best of lists this past year.

Watched Heretic recently as well. I enjoyed it.

 

[DrewJD82]

I actually sat down with the intent of watching a movie and made it all the way through it!

Carry-On. Batemen does Batemen and it’s always pretty great for me, but everything else in the movie….eh. There’s only so many “Ok, that wouldn’t happen in real life…” I can take before a movie becomes a wash. Obviously fantasy stuff gets a pass here, but when a movie is supposed to be on the realistic side, it should stay within those bounds.

The ending really drove it home, it was the movie equivalent of “and everyone clapped”