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I'm so glad that to hear that you enjoyed it.
I just can't look at hot dogs anymore; How about you?
What are we watching now?
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I'm so glad that to hear that you enjoyed it.
I just can't look at hot dogs anymore; How about you?
JiveTurkey
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Jamie Lee really let herself go
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Isaac Asimov: A message to the future.
Great stuff. I’ve been a SF fan since childhood, read a few Asimov pockets when I was a kid in the 80’s… dad had alot of those, by different authors. Definitely shaped me.
Anyway, the documentary is good, even for those not interested in SF. It’s more a “why” and “what” around SF, and to honor Isaac they did they documentary as if he was speaking to us.
Great stuff. I’ve been a SF fan since childhood, read a few Asimov pockets when I was a kid in the 80’s… dad had alot of those, by different authors. Definitely shaped me.
Anyway, the documentary is good, even for those not interested in SF. It’s more a “why” and “what” around SF, and to honor Isaac they did they documentary as if he was speaking to us.
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Saw ”The Wonder” on Netflix.
I liked it, not much happening, but it has a nice suspense through it and I appreciate “time authentic” movies when done right. Story is tragic and probably also time authentic.
Regarding nuances, i think it was pretty cool they seemed to stick with natural lightning throughout the movie, really pumping ISO on those camera making a lot of scenes feel super grainy and dark, which further adds to the authentic feeling. Damn those were dark times…
I liked it, not much happening, but it has a nice suspense through it and I appreciate “time authentic” movies when done right. Story is tragic and probably also time authentic.
Regarding nuances, i think it was pretty cool they seemed to stick with natural lightning throughout the movie, really pumping ISO on those camera making a lot of scenes feel super grainy and dark, which further adds to the authentic feeling. Damn those were dark times…
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I watched this entire show last night. I never knew that Viv's guitar/rig took a shit right
in the middle of Hungry For Heaven. At 14:50.
Imagine making arrangements to professionally film the show and that happens. The rest
of the band carries for about 2 minutes without ANY guitar at all. You can see Ronnie
smile about it all. What a legend!
in the middle of Hungry For Heaven. At 14:50.
Imagine making arrangements to professionally film the show and that happens. The rest
of the band carries for about 2 minutes without ANY guitar at all. You can see Ronnie
smile about it all. What a legend!
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I've gotta get back and catch up on reading this thread, but I just wanted to drive by and comment further on Cabinet of Curiosities. We watched the episode with Peter Weller last night. Jesus H. this was literally, singularly, the worst writing I have ever suffered through in my entire life. And the acting was exactly what the writing deserved. What the hell just happened to us?? It was like they plucked some random freshman philosophy major from some random liberal arts college and asked them to, "Write something all cool and intellectual-like." Was this supposed to be satire? An homage to awful '70 B-movie dreck? If it was supposed to be unwatchable, it was a roaring success.
P.S. Who the hell writes a Phil Spector-inspired superstar producer character and makes him... timid??????
P.S. Who the hell writes a Phil Spector-inspired superstar producer character and makes him... timid??????
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JiveTurkey
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5 minutes later: "Viv, you're fired."
I kid, I kid. Somebody had to say it.
RIP RJD.
JiveTurkey
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Wrong episode to watch if you were expecting a plot
indeed. It was directed Panos Cosmatose (or whatever his name is?) who directed Mandy. Which is a bonkers Nic Cage flick that is similar in vibe to this episode, generally speaking. Heavy on the trippy but fairly barebones on the plot. I LOVED it but his style is certainly an acquired taste.
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I didn't so much mind the minimal plot. I did mind that the "incidentals" intended to establish characters and themes were executed so terribly. Every other line was a, "Yeah, Earth humans don't construct sentences like that" moment. The characters were clearly intended to be stereotypes but they were totally incoherent. The pretentious philosophical musings didn't go anywhere at all. I feel like this must have been some sort of effort to be "campy", i.e. to suck on purpose? I've never really understood the aesthetic.Wrong episode to watch if you were expecting a plot
The DeTomaso Pantera was cool. Everything about the set seemed to call for a DeLorean, but it was 2 years too early.
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That director's first movie (Beyond the Black Rainbow(?)) was just I don't even know? Visuals were low budget but actually very effective (if you were someone in an altered state). NSFW most likely, just in case.I didn't so much mind the minimal plot. I did mind that the "incidentals" intended to establish characters and themes were executed so terribly. Every other line was a, "Yeah, Earth humans don't construct sentences like that" moment. The characters were clearly intended to be stereotypes but they were totally incoherent. The pretentious philosophical musings didn't go anywhere at all. I feel like this must have been some sort of effort to be "campy", i.e. to suck on purpose? I've never really understood the aesthetic.
The DeTomaso Pantera was cool. Everything about the set seemed to call for a DeLorean, but it was 2 years too early.
Mandy is still the one to watch (though I don't know if I can recommend it to you fully because only slightly more "coherent"
)
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That director's first movie (Beyond the Black Rainbow(?)) was just I don't even know? Visuals were low budget but actually very effective (if you were someone in an altered state). NSFW most likely, just in case.
Mandy is still the one to watch (though I don't know if I can recommend it to you fully because only slightly more "coherent"
I'm in the office, but those are cued up for review tomorrow. :)
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The White Lotus. We finished all the episodes except the last one, airing this Sunday on HBO. We liked both of the seasons a lot. Weird but interesting and fun dramedy. Fun watching wealthy and entitled folks wreak havoc, deal with dysfunction, and the like.
Let The Right One In. We are now 4 or 5 episodes in and I’m liking it a lot! More than I thought I would. Sticks to the original movie storyline close enough, but then adds enough of a related / expanded story to turn it into a series. (By the way - if you haven’t seen both the original foreign film, and the american remake - both are worth watching).
Let The Right One In. We are now 4 or 5 episodes in and I’m liking it a lot! More than I thought I would. Sticks to the original movie storyline close enough, but then adds enough of a related / expanded story to turn it into a series. (By the way - if you haven’t seen both the original foreign film, and the american remake - both are worth watching).
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This is why I am gunshy of watching much TV these days. I can't get those lost hours back,
and I have been burnt too many times. So I have yet to see 90% of what is listed here in this
thread. Ok. 95%.
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This moment I'm watching a Norwegian movie called "Troll" on Netflix. I thought it was going to be about the internet, maybe even TGP, but so far it looks like it's about some big rocky dude who lives in the mountains.
Every Friday I go over the my dad's house and bring a pizza. We've been watching The Last Kingdom also on Netflix for the last couple months. You may be wondering why he'd waste a Friday night hanging with me, but he's 83 and a widower and digs pizza.
Every Friday I go over the my dad's house and bring a pizza. We've been watching The Last Kingdom also on Netflix for the last couple months. You may be wondering why he'd waste a Friday night hanging with me, but he's 83 and a widower and digs pizza.
