MegaMan52 | 2,450 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Movies that I'm currently watching, or decided to watch a few days ago. Movies that I might watch a little later. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,991 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Saw Poor Things. Fantastic movie and probably the best movie I’ve seen Emma Stone in, she put a lot into this movie and it really shows. Highly recommend checking it out if you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I finished Fargo season 5 tonight. Spoiler Overall, I enjoyed the season. I felt it was better than seasons 3 and 4, but not as awesome as seasons 1 and 2. The finale continued a long tradition of Fargo ending the season in a way that I could not predict. I was extremely surprised how quickly they wrapped things up in episode 10, and I was confused that there was still another 30 minutes and wondered what could possibly happen next. I really enjoyed the suspense of season 5. It really had me on the edge of my seat through most episodes. I didn't enjoy that some of the characters were a little to generic and not as well developed as characters from previous seasons. I also felt that several characters made mistakes that didn't really make sense and only served to move the plot forward. I was also disappointed that this season was the first to not reference a character or event from a previous season (unless I missed it). There was several indirect references to the original Fargo film, and several other Coen Brother's movies, but no direct reference to the movie or others seasons that I could find. But my complaints are definitely nit picks because the season in general was very enjoyable and I hope they approve a season 6. I'm curious what @Brickman thought about the season (if you've finished it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,991 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 19 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: I finished Fargo season 5 tonight. Reveal hidden contents Overall, I enjoyed the season. I felt it was better than seasons 3 and 4, but not as awesome as seasons 1 and 2. The finale continued a long tradition of Fargo ending the season in a way that I could not predict. I was extremely surprised how quickly they wrapped things up in episode 10, and I was confused that there was still another 30 minutes and wondered what could possibly happen next. I really enjoyed the suspense of season 5. It really had me on the edge of my seat through most episodes. I didn't enjoy that some of the characters were a little to generic and not as well developed as characters from previous seasons. I also felt that several characters made mistakes that didn't really make sense and only served to move the plot forward. I was also disappointed that this season was the first to not reference a character or event from a previous season (unless I missed it). There was several indirect references to the original Fargo film, and several other Coen Brother's movies, but no direct reference to the movie or others seasons that I could find. But my complaints are definitely nit picks because the season in general was very enjoyable and I hope they approve a season 6. I'm curious what @Brickman thought about the season (if you've finished it). I totally forgot about this, thanks for the reminder! I'm going to download it tonight and start this weekend. I've been busy finishing off Halt and Catch Fire. I have a couple episodes to go but it has been a fantastic series but Season 4 is a bit all over the place so far. They made the right call to end the show at season 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 star trek ; deep space 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Wife and I finished watching The Fall of the House of Usher last night and we both really loved the whole show. I suggest it bigly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,411 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I'm watching the two final seasons of The Flash on Netflix. No ads to worry about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Just now, WalterWhiteJr. said: 6th rewatch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,196 Moderator · Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 8 hours ago, WalterWhiteJr. said: 6th rewatch My wife has finally expressed an interest to watch The Sopranos, so a rewatch might be in my future soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 37 minutes ago, doner24 said: My wife has finally expressed an interest to watch The Sopranos, so a rewatch might be in my future soon. You are a lucky man! My wife rolls her eyes every time she hears the intro lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,196 Moderator · Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 7 minutes ago, WalterWhiteJr. said: You are a lucky man! My wife rolls her eyes every time she hears the intro lol. She’s known for starting a series, getting a couple episodes in and abandoning it, so my hopes are up too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,819 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Wifey and I finished this. First, it's too long, could have been 5 episodes. That said, quite well done overall. That said, apparently it's way too Jordan focused and does not portray things correctly, at least according to people such as Scottie Pippen -- "One of the most ignorant a** sh*t": Scottie Pippen's statement on 'The Last Dance' and Michael Jordan has Stephen A. Smith going nuts https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-one-ignorant-a-sh-t-scottie-pippen-s-statement-the-last-dance-michael-jordan-stephen-a-smith-going-nuts Well, ultimately I've always been more interested in College sports than pro, but it was an interesting although biased (by for Jordan) and far too-long documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,320 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I just started watching this series about war production in the various countries in WW2. If one's mind runs to such things it is very interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,667 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/18/2024 at 10:25 PM, TrekMD said: I'm watching the two final seasons of The Flash on Netflix. No ads to worry about! What did you think of the last few seasons? I fell off after Iris got stuck in the mirror dimension and a version of Mirror Master or someone was running around looking like her. The show went on a hiatus and I didn't get back into it when it came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,991 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 @TDIRunner I finished Fargo season 5 and I think my thoughts match yours mostly. I loved the series but I don't think it tops 1 and 2 for me. The cast was fantastic though, it took me a while to adjust to Juno Temple putting on an accent but by the second episode I had adjusted. Joe Keeery was almost unrecognisable and did such a great job. Jon Hamm was great as always. Hopefully we see a season 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 The other day I watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The funny thing about this movie was that I didn't know a single thing about the story. All I knew was that it was a Quentin Tarantino movie with a huge cast and that it was well regarded. Somehow this movie had stayed completely off my radar until recently and I wanted to watch it simply because it was a Tarantino film. I went into it without ever even seeing the trailer for it so I have absolutely no idea what to expect. While the movie started out a little slow, I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend it for anyone who hasn't seen it. Spoiler A little way into the movie I started to has a suspicion that the movie might be about the Manson murders, but I still didn't know what to expect. I was extremely thrown off during the climax of the film until it occurred to me that recently Tarantino seems to enjoy making films about historical events where the stories end completely different from real life. Also, there is one scene where it's implied that Leonardo's character could have played Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. I was laughing out loud during this part, and this scene made me immediately want to rewatch The Great Escape. I ended up watching it the next night. That was a movie I hadn't watched in a very long time, but it holds up extremely well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,819 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Good: +Music +Atmosphere +Cinematography +Robert Pattinson +Colin Farrell +John Turturro +First 30 minutes Okay: Zoe Kravitz Second 30 minutes Yawn: -Rest of the movie (all 115 minutes of it) -Plot, or lack thereof -Andy Serkis (great actor, but he's basically a plot device in the movie) -Jeffrey Wright (great actor, but his Jim Gordon character sounds like he would rather be anywhere but Gotham) -Political Commentary (really?) Overall, I would give it a 65 out of 100 -- it had some great ideas, great actors, great music, great cinematography, but poor dialogue, poor direction, poor plot. I honestly can not recommend it. However, it's a great starting place for a hopefully much better sequel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,991 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Nathan Fielder (and Benny Safdie) have done it again! Finished watching The Curse. What a ride! If you're a fan of Nathan Fielder then you will love this show. It's not funny in the ha ha sense but because of the layers, the setups (sometimes over several episodes) and how much it pokes fun at western culture. Emma Stone was also amazing in her role. It's not a show for everyone and definitely not a show that everyone will see the appeal of or get, but if you like Nathan Fielder's work I think you will enjoy it. If Andy Kaufman was still alive today I think he would have loved this show. Now the painful wait for season 2 of The Rehearsal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/18/2024 at 4:31 AM, Brickman said: Nathan Fielder (and Benny Safdie) have done it again! Finished watching The Curse. What a ride! If you're a fan of Nathan Fielder then you will love this show. It's not funny in the ha ha sense but because of the layers, the setups (sometimes over several episodes) and how much it pokes fun at western culture. Emma Stone was also amazing in her role. It's not a show for everyone and definitely not a show that everyone will see the appeal of or get, but if you like Nathan Fielder's work I think you will enjoy it. If Andy Kaufman was still alive today I think he would have loved this show. Now the painful wait for season 2 of The Rehearsal. The finale was bonkers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/7/2024 at 1:46 PM, avatar! said: Good: +Music +Atmosphere +Cinematography +Robert Pattinson +Colin Farrell +John Turturro +First 30 minutes Okay: Zoe Kravitz Second 30 minutes Yawn: -Rest of the movie (all 115 minutes of it) -Plot, or lack thereof -Andy Serkis (great actor, but he's basically a plot device in the movie) -Jeffrey Wright (great actor, but his Jim Gordon character sounds like he would rather be anywhere but Gotham) -Political Commentary (really?) Overall, I would give it a 65 out of 100 -- it had some great ideas, great actors, great music, great cinematography, but poor dialogue, poor direction, poor plot. I honestly can not recommend it. However, it's a great starting place for a hopefully much better sequel! I remember pausing it to get up at one point, thinking it was nearly over and being SHOCKED it was only halfway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,819 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Wifey and I are binging one of the best shows of all time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/7/2024 at 12:46 PM, avatar! said: Good: +Music +Atmosphere +Cinematography +Robert Pattinson +Colin Farrell +John Turturro +First 30 minutes Okay: Zoe Kravitz Second 30 minutes Yawn: -Rest of the movie (all 115 minutes of it) -Plot, or lack thereof -Andy Serkis (great actor, but he's basically a plot device in the movie) -Jeffrey Wright (great actor, but his Jim Gordon character sounds like he would rather be anywhere but Gotham) -Political Commentary (really?) Overall, I would give it a 65 out of 100 -- it had some great ideas, great actors, great music, great cinematography, but poor dialogue, poor direction, poor plot. I honestly can not recommend it. However, it's a great starting place for a hopefully much better sequel! I think I enjoyed it more than you did, but I understand some of the issues are you brining up. For me, the biggest thing that confused me was how the movie went on for another 30 minutes after the movie had already "ended." Also, I feel like with every new comic book movie, they keep upping the collateral damage caused by the superheroes. The car chase scene in particular was a little too over the top for the amount of damage caused vs. what Batman was actually after. Still, I'm looking forward to the sequel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 773 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Anyone else watching Shogun? Available on FX and Hulu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,545 Editorials Team · Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Veep Most of the way through it. Pretty hilarious. And JLD kills it as the monstrous politician 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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