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I'm trying to watch Roma on Netflix, but I'm ten minutes in and I still haven't seen any English subtitles. What's going on here? Am I missing something? Edit: Never mind, they worked on another device. Solitair fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Aug 11, 2019 |
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Aug 11, 2019 05:55
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Just watched Nekrotronic, an australian indie about demon hunters and supernatural mobile games. Starring Monica Belluci as the demon godess/superwitch. Honestly, this is what the Ghostbusters remake should have been like. It's campy, trashy fun, with a low(er) production value but it still looks great. If you like Z-Nation or Blood Drive, check this out asap.
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Aug 11, 2019 16:50
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Wu Assassin was alright, it felt like they've filmed one vague show and are going to cut it up a few different ways for different target markets. A lot of the actors in it have done much better work in previous shows, so I think a lot of what I found lacking is due to production decisions or poor directing. Nobody does a bad job but the guy who played Uncle Six (Byron Mann) was much better in Altered Carbon, Kevin Durand was comparatively flat, the Scottish villain (Tommy Flanagan) lacks the energy he's put into basically every other role I've seen him in before, and so on. The script itself is pretty basic, I'm assuming it was written to be translated easily for multiple foreign markets. Does a flatter affect make it easier to translate characters for different markets too? Maybe all of this was by design. The fight choreography was quite good by tv standards but Iko Uwais is capable of so much more, so it felt like a bit of a wasted opportunity.Ramrod Hotshot posted:Trying to decide on Incendies and Place Beyond the Pines, both streaming on Netflix. Thoughts? I haven't seen Incendies, but The Place Beyond the Pines is pretty good. Ben Mendelsohn is outstanding in a minor role. It's a rather meditative, rather dark movie that won't leave you with any easy answers. Filthy Hans fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Aug 11, 2019 |
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Aug 11, 2019 20:18
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garycoleisgod posted:The Shield is a very good show that is elevated to great simply by virtue of it's finale. I think it might be the greatest show ending ever, everything just fits. Does any other finale come close to touching the high bar set by the Shield? Breaking Bad? Six Feet Under? The Shield's finale is just so goddamn satisfying and smart.
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Aug 11, 2019 20:42
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Is there a list of episodes of the shield that are skippable? Not sure if I have 7 whole seasons in me
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Aug 11, 2019 20:45
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Mr. Sloth posted:Does any other finale come close to touching the high bar set by the Shield? I know it’s not everyone’s thing but I would put The Leftovers finale in that tier.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:02
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Tainen posted:I know it’s not everyone’s thing but I would put The Leftovers finale in that tier. It was magnificent, answers all questions, strangely. And leaves two major characters older and wiser and in a state of flux. That ending was like Casablanca.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:16
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The 12 Monkeys finale was near perfect imo
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Aug 11, 2019 21:20
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Angel and Parks & Recreation also had epic finales.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:28
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Mr. Sloth posted:Does any other finale come close to touching the high bar set by the Shield? Twin Peaks; I still think about the finale on at least a weekly basis. The Wire had an ending that was simultaneously unexpected and yet the perfect (and really, only possible) way to encapsulate the theme of the show.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:35
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tweet my meat posted:Is there a list of episodes of the shield that are skippable? Not sure if I have 7 whole seasons in me Not really a list of episodes, but the show does have two distinct phases, pre-money train and post money-train, something that is built up throughout the 2nd season and happens in the last ep of that season. You could maybe start with that episode and see what happens, then watch the rest. The events there are really what drive the events of every subsequent season. Although watching from the start is advisable, especially the events at the end of the very first episode. Season one is a bit rough otherwise though.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:39
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American Honey is pretty good and surprisingly entertaining for a 3 hour movie where not much happens, but saying it was inspired by Harmony Korine feels like an understatement.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:39
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Angel and Parks & Recreation also had epic finales. Better to have the Angel writers scramble up an ending than have Bones just keep going. Major characters died in ways that were awful but then it was like great guns, let's uhhhh All die together in an alley. Like a really moodily lit alley, with dragons
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I was just talking about it earlier, but I really appreciated Justified's finale. It was very satisfying in an unexpected way. I definitely was not expecting the main plot to wrap up halfway through the episode and then do a time jump, but it worked here. Having it end on a conversation instead of some shootout that leaves everyone dead or depressed for the rest of their lives was just really nice to see. The showrunner said they considered killing some people off, but the show ultimately wasn't a tragedy and they didn't see a need to be dark just for its own sake. It's a relatively happy ending, all things considered. More importantly, it actually made perfect sense for it to end that way. Oh, and Twin Peaks obviously. Both finales. I really need to rewatch the third season.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:43
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Filthy Hans posted:Wu Assassin was alright, it felt like they've filmed one vague show and are going to cut it up a few different ways for different target markets. A lot of the actors in it have done much better work in previous shows, so I think a lot of what I found lacking is due to production decisions or poor directing. Nobody does a bad job but the guy who played Uncle Six (Byron Mann) was much better in Altered Carbon, Kevin Durand was comparatively flat, the Scottish villain (Tommy Flanagan) lacks the energy he's put into basically every other role I've seen him in before, and so on. The script itself is pretty basic, I'm assuming it was written to be translated easily for multiple foreign markets. Does a flatter affect make it easier to translate characters for different markets too? Maybe all of this was by design. The fight choreography was quite good by tv standards but Iko Uwais is capable of so much more, so it felt like a bit of a wasted opportunity. The writing in general just wasn't very good. I give it extra points for having my favorite kung fu movie trope: literally everyone knows martial arts. Sous chef. Heroin addict. Canadian Cop. Random thugs. Even the rednecks at Cafe Racist seemed to.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:53
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ChickenMedium posted:The writing in general just wasn't very good. I give it extra points for having my favorite kung fu movie trope: literally everyone knows martial arts. Sous chef. Heroin addict. Canadian Cop. Random thugs. Even the rednecks at Cafe Racist seemed to. That northwestern bigot diner throwdown scene was hammy in the best way. Another trope was people fighting on the villain's behalf when they had absolutely no reason to, The Scottish guy had already made it past the mystical border and back to the 14th century or whenever he came from, and those mooks fought to the death afterwords anyway instead of just going back to the real world since they weren't needed anymore. Also, leaving Summer Glau alive after killing her metal avatar boyfriend in that brawl was probably a mistake. Filthy Hans fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Aug 11, 2019 |
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Aug 11, 2019 22:42
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I'm watching the first season of the leftovers and its really good. i like that they (so far) arent explaining the departure. i was afraid going in that it was going to be some lovely mystery about the reasons for what happened but im happy its being used as a tool to explore themes about loss and coping and stuff
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Aug 11, 2019 23:56
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Kanine posted:I'm watching the first season of the leftovers and its really good. i like that they (so far) arent explaining the departure. i was afraid going in that it was going to be some lovely mystery about the reasons for what happened but im happy its being used as a tool to explore themes about loss and coping and stuff That’s why it’s so good. The characters and their relationships are far more important.
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Rad Valtar posted:That’s why it’s so good. The characters and their relationships are far more important. Yeah the Leftovers is good enough on those legs they don't need an answer. It's frosting.
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Aug 12, 2019 02:14
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I bounced off of the Leftovers after the second episode back when it was airing, and I've heard enough at this point to realize that I hosed up, but it's hard to come back to something after I already decided I wasn't going to like it.
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Aug 12, 2019 02:19
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Incendies is far and away the superior film compared to The Place Beyond the Pines, which is several movies mashed into one blasé product
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Aug 12, 2019 07:10
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veni veni veni posted:I bounced off of the Leftovers after the second episode back when it was airing, and I've heard enough at this point to realize that I hosed up, but it's hard to come back to something after I already decided I wasn't going to like it. Very very same. Helps that its only 3 seasons so that feels more manageable.
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Hit a few bummers. I tried watching King of New York and wow.. I just couldn't do it. I got just over halfway through and it was just so so bad. I'm sure it was great back in that era, because I remember thinking New Jack City was awesome when it came out, but rewatching that is the same way. They didn't age well. I also only could make it into season 3 of The Shield before I had to give it up. I couldn't deal with the endless wtf moments getting cornier and cornier. I really wanted to make it to the end tho! I did like Suspect Zero. Ben Kingsley is so loving creepy, I hope he won some sort of an award for that role because holy poo poo. Bohemian Rhapsody is on HBOGO and that was good. Very sad, but very good also. Thumbs up on The Boys. It did seem to get a little grating at parts, but at the end of the season I enjoyed it. Looking forward to season 2.
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Aug 13, 2019 21:15
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Anybody watch the new Rocko's Modern Life? The show's title is so accurate now.
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Aug 14, 2019 00:01
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punk rebel ecks posted:Anybody watch the new Rocko's Modern Life? The show's title is so accurate now. Watched it this past weekend, it's pretty good. Definitely recommend it for anyone who enjoyed the original show.
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Aug 14, 2019 00:07
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Philthy posted:I tried watching King of New York and wow.. I just couldn't do it. I got just over halfway through and it was just so so bad. I'm sure it was great back in that era, because I remember thinking New Jack City was awesome when it came out, but rewatching that is the same way. They didn't age well. 
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Aug 14, 2019 00:09
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punk rebel ecks posted:Anybody watch the new Rocko's Modern Life? The show's title is so accurate now. It’s really good!
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Aug 14, 2019 00:59
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Philthy posted:Hit a few bummers. I don't remember the movie, but I remember really liking the poster for King of New York.
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Aug 14, 2019 16:34
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King of New York is amazing and a classic grimy New York film. I was considering doing my Movie of the Month post on it actually.
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Aug 14, 2019 16:43
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Madness.
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Aug 14, 2019 16:49
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mike12345 posted:I don't remember the movie, but I remember really liking the poster for King of New York. The cast of that movie is stacked, and it has one of Laurence Fishburne's best performances in it.
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Aug 15, 2019 02:16
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Madness. And then he said bohemian rhapsody was good! In the same post! On these, the most troll free forums on the ‘Net!
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The new season of Glow is pretty good, but it starts off pretty slow, there's hardly any wrestling in the first 4 eps or so and, for better or worse, most of the season's high points hit in the ring; there are also some really funny scenes that take place at a local drag queen show. There's a central theme of individual growth taking place during the stagnation of playing the same show ad nauseum for months at a time, and it works because the actors are all good and the characters are mostly pretty interesting. The only things I would criticize are a) the Vegas setting isn't really developed that much, it would have been nice to see some larger-scale shots of the strip in it's 80's glory and maybe some shots of contemporaneous shows instead of just namedropping Siegfield & Roy etc.; and b) the plot thread about Tamme "Welfare Queen" Dawson's chronic back pain led to my favorite episode, where Dawson gets everyone to change roles so that she can play an Old Biddy because she's in too much pain to walk around on stage and needs the support of the walker, and all the girls love the change-up, much to the chagrin of Bash Howard, but the resolution to Dawson's dilemma turning her into a Bobby Heenan-style wrestling manager so she could act in the show without exacerbating her injury is once again in told, not showed. Overall it's a strong season and shouldn't disappoint its fans.
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Is anyone else looking forward to Carnival Row? I saw the trailer for it the other day and I was pretty into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=369LHB9N-Ro That Victorian-era fantasy aesthetic is totally my poo poo.
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Just finished the Tick series on Amazon and pretty bummed to find out it's pretty much cancelled already. What a shame, I really enjoyed the world they build around the central characters.mike12345 posted:Just watched Nekrotronic, an australian indie about demon hunters and supernatural mobile games. Starring Monica Belluci as the demon godess/superwitch. Honestly, this is what the Ghostbusters remake should have been like. It's campy, trashy fun, with a low(er) production value but it still looks great. If you like Z-Nation or Blood Drive, check this out asap. Thought this originally said Nekromantik and got all excited I can finally watch that movie in HD. I'm in love with Monica Belluci tho, so thanks for the heads up. ruddiger fucked around with this message at 05:47 on Aug 15, 2019 |
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ruddiger posted:Just finished the Tick series on Amazon and pretty bummed to find out it's pretty much cancelled already. What a shame, I really enjoyed the world they build around the central characters. Not "pretty much," it's officially toast. Ben Edlund said he shopped the show to both Netflix and Hulu, and they passed.
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Just finished Veronica Mars season 4. Other than the insane “let’s watch Harlots” Hulu product placement (which, I know, pays the bills... and Harlots is admittedly good) it was great. And holy poo poo, that ending.
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Aug 15, 2019 21:57
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Timby posted:Not "pretty much," it's officially toast. Ben Edlund said he shopped the show to both Netflix and Hulu, and they passed. That sucks. 
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The Beach Bum is on Hulu and it's great!
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