What have you watched recently?

[FMPONE]

Dune. Loved it. Solid.

[FMPONE]

Curb your enthusiasm came back. God FUCKING dammit it was so funny.

[Pampers]

Mapcore, been simmering for a few years, but now it's back to batshit crazy

[Dabu]

Last week I'm doing a Matrix marathon I've been finishing the 2 movies for the first time and 3 next, I'm hype for the new movie! 

ik the matrix for years and rob zombie is a freaking genius

[-HP-]

17 hours ago, Poofoge said:

Last week I'm doing a Matrix marathon I've been finishing the 2 movies for the first time and 3 next, I'm hype for the new movie! 

ik the matrix for years and rob zombie is a freaking genius

That's a great idea, we signed up for HBO to check out Dune and they have all 3 movies there. Might watch them again.

[Dabu]

FINISHED THE 3 MATRIX MOVIES AND IT WAS SO DAMN GOOD

 

[FMPONE]

Watched Day of the Jackal. if the idea of one very smart and jesus christ DETERMINED assassin (this motherfucker does not quit!) and an intense manhunt interests you, this will not disappoint.

 

[blackdog]

On 10/31/2021 at 1:29 AM, ThunderKeil said:

Just watched bird box, it's pretty good

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Did leave me a bit unsatisfied about, like, what the actual ''effect'' is, though. I mean, from what little I recall of it being discussed, I guess the ambiguity is part of its ''thing'' - which I mean yea sure but are you really gonna tell me they spent 5 years holed up literally not looking outside and they never had a thorough discussion of exactly what the fuck is going on? Hell, at the very start you get Mrs. bald dude killing herself while seemingly talking to her long-deceased mother, and, like - that's mentioned once - barely - and then never touched on again? I mean hell at various points Malory hears the whispers too - at least I'm pretty sure she hears them before the final long forest scene - and . . . she doesn't feel its important to prepare the kids for that? ''hey so by the way it's not just about not looking at this shit - it's gonna whisper in your ears and you gotta not listen to what it says yea?'' Kind of feels like that was just left out so they could have the scene where, well, exactly that fucking happens.

And why the hell doesn't it affect the insane? Does it play into your sense of compassion, insinuating those without one are affected differently? I know people dislike excess exposition in storytelling but this apparent utter lack of curiosity of the main characters is just as weird. Also, they showed very little emotion during scenes where it seems they should have - like, I know - shock, and all that - but malory & the bald dude lose a very close relation at the beginning of the story and she's just ''wow dude no I'm shook as hell'' while he behaves like someone just wrecked his car. Which on his part I suppose is kind of part of his character but even then, come on he just watched her self-immolate and he legitimately does not seem phased by this beyond being angry that it's Ms. main character's fault that it happened. Mind you, this is all well before the actual ''well it's the end of the world so what you gonna do'' part of the story.

And you're gonna tell me the effect still works through a camera system but not through a clearly very translucent piece of cloth? And those ghost things are capable of tracking and hunting people down but are equally content to just, like, leave after a few seconds? Surely if they were conscious entities hell-bound on making people kill themselves they'd just . . . keep battering you once they've found you?

RIP Charlie, you were too good for this world

 

You can’t really reason on these stories. They hold most of their appeal in not telling… like you I’d say it was ok, but given the amount of memes and noise about it, I was expecting it to be much more freaky.

It reminded me of The Happening, but in retrospective, for as apparently silly explanation, it was better (for me).

I enjoyed much more 10 Cloverfield Lane or A Quiet Place, which I recommend if you haven’t seen.

~
 

I watched Ghostbusters for the first time(!) the other day.

I always snobbed it because it came out the year after I was born, so when I was about the age of watching it, it was already old and aged.

[blackdog]

On 6/21/2019 at 2:11 AM, FMPONE said:

Re-Watched all of Cowboy Bebop and the movie.

You might be interested in this new release

I’m disappointed it is so over-acted, feels very Far East action from the 80s more than an adaptation of the cartoon

[FMPONE]

1 hour ago, blackdog said:

You might be interested in this new release

I’m disappointed it is so over-acted, feels very Far East action from the 80s more than an adaptation of the cartoon

I'm on the fence. I really don't think it looks bad, but it definitely, definitely lacks Hollywood production values. that could be a huge problem for a sci-fi show. We shall see

[blackdog]

Another cult classic in my bag: Point Break.

I had only seen some bits when I was a teenager, for some reason never seen it properly. Keanu over-acts so much lol 

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[will2k]

If you like Norm, watch his movie from 1998 (even if it is watered down for general view, and not the original script that Norm wrote)

 

[blackdog]

Anyone tried to watch Arcane? I don’t play LoL so I don’t see how it’s linked to it (yet) (apart from calling the poor side “lanes” I don’t see any reference to the games)… but I really dig the art style.

 

[Bunglo]

Finished watching Band of Brothers for the hundredth time, still absolutely incredible. I'm going to start The Pacific next which, apart from 20 minutes or so when it first came out, I've yet to see.

[blackdog]

On 11/14/2021 at 2:22 AM, Bunglo said:

Finished watching Band of Brothers for the hundredth time, still absolutely incredible. I'm going to start The Pacific next which, apart from 20 minutes or so when it first came out, I've yet to see.

Lol, I was in the mood of watching it again (but gave it up cos I pay for subscriptions and just want to use lol).

Pacific I’ve started the first episode a couple times, maybe got to the second, but didn’t feel as engaging so it’s still on the list  I was thinking to try again.