What are we watching now?

[JiveTurkey]

Close Encounters totally has the Spielberg magic. I love how the door closes as you see the kids breathing their own toys.

To me 2001 is just a masterpiece. Everything about it.

I can't stand 2010. I hate that director. Same douche who made Capricorn One. Man, he took a masterpiece and followed it up with something akin to 80s television. I do like the scene where the line "My God, it's full of stars" keeps repeating in a pitch shifted voice. But to me it wreaks of bad directing when good actors do a bad job. Here you have Roy Scheider, a very cool actor who was capable of cool stuff absolutely doing a fan fisted job. I could write a long essay on how every part of Clark's novel was cheapened by the movie.

Insert Timecop gif here

 

[State of Epicicity]

We saw The Abyss last night. I used to love that film, and I still love a lot about it. Ed Harris is unbelievably wonderful in it. To me it shows exactly how great of an actor he is. It's right up there with Jackknife as a showcase for how great he truly is. And this film is also great because of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. She is so intensely present and not holding back that it rips my throat out every time. She's so great in this and in Class Action.

To me the problem is the dumb dialog and the undercooked plot. Just lazy writing. James Cameron had this same kind of feel in Aliens, which I shit on. He made a great cast lesser somehow. But I actually thought Michael Biehn, who strikes me as particularly dumb in general (just try and sit through Rampage), was great in this.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Insert Timecop gif here

But, to quote Courtney Cox in Friends, "He totally turned back time!"

 

[JiveTurkey]

But, to quote Courtney Cox in Friends, "He totally turned back time!"

I like some of Hyam's work. JVCD stuff included "Stay Tuned" with John Ritter was great at the time, imo. Running Scared as well as Amazing Stories too. I think I liked Outland at the time, with Connery?

TBF; I am as far removed from the 2001/2010 target audience as you could probably get. I love Kubrick, generally speaking; but those films are a bit too deep in ways that don't interest me. AKA I'm too dumb for this stuff just entertain me

 

[gearJunkie]

Watched the latest episode of Halo (season 2)

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Watched the latest episode of Halo (season 2)

If you've got 36 hours (continuous) available, my 12 year old son has some thoughts he'd like to share with you... by hour 18 you'll figure out how to fall asleep without him noticing. Promise.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I like some of Hyam's work. JVCD stuff included "Stay Tuned" with John Ritter was great at the time, imo. Running Scared as well as Amazing Stories too. I think I liked Outland at the time, with Connery?

Okay, I do think The Star Chamber is okay. I love Van Damme, but Hyams can go suck a big one. I saw Sudden Death in the theater opening night, and I was just dying the whole time. Newt Arnold or nothing!!!

 

[norminal]

I can't stand 2010. I hate that director.

I enjoy it for what it is, but yeah, Kubrick killed it with 2001. 2010 felt like they were trying to appeal more to the masses.

 

[norminal]

I could write a long essay on how every part of Clark's novel was cheapened by the movie.

This 100%.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Okay, I do think The Star Chamber is okay. I love Van Damme, but Hyams can go suck a big one. I saw Sudden Death in the theater opening night, and I was just dying the whole time. Newt Arnold or nothing!!!

Hard Target FTW! John Woo!

 

[Jynx]

I never even knew they made 2010 into a movie. I read the book a long time ago.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Hard Target FTW! John Woo!

Ahh I haven't thought about that movie in forever. I need to revisit it, because I barely remember. The ones I always stick to are No Retreat, No Surrender, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, and Double Impact (double the Van Daamage!).

 

[JiveTurkey]

Ahh I haven't thought about that movie in forever. I need to revisit it, because I barely remember. The ones I always stick to are No Retreat, No Surrender, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, and Double Impact (double the Van Daamage!).

I don't think I've ever met a VanDamme snob! I dig it!

 

[State of Epicicity]

I don't think I've ever met a VanDamme snob! I dig it!

What I love best about him is when his personality shines through in his movies. At a certain point he started trying to be more stoic and less emotive, and to me the magic was gone.

 

[JiveTurkey]

What I love best about him is when his personality shines through in his movies. At a certain point he started trying to be more stoic and less emotive, and to me the magic was gone.

 

[State of Epicicity]

That's the man I love.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I'm not gonna lie, this has got to be the most Van Damme related notifications I've ever received

 

[State of Epicicity]

I'm not gonna lie, this has got to be the most Van Damme related notifications I've ever received

That's an indication that something good is happening in the world.

 

[State of Epicicity]

 

[Rocco Crocco]

Shogun on Hulu is my favorite show over the last couple of years. 3 Body Problem was very good despite getting a lot of criticism online. I have not read the books.