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Rebuilding the database did nothing to help Hulu open on my PS4. Guess I'll try searching around for the save file to delete.
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I just finished The Politician on Netflix, the new Ryan Murphy show starring Ben Platt. Ben Platt is fantastic in it, and they were smart to give him opportunities to show off his singing in ways that didn't seem out of place. And while the show is entertaining, it's also kind of a complete mess. It can't decide if it wants to be Rushmore, Election, Glee, or The Act. It takes many elements directly from each of these, but does not do them as well as any of them. It jumps from plot point to plot point, twists and backstabs, without reason or explanation. There exist subplots solely to serve as places to stick Ryan Murphy's friends that have absolutely bearing on the plot. And there are two "lead" actresses who look identical, with identical haircuts, and similar names, so it's difficult to distinguish between them. And I say lead, because this really is Ben Platt's show, I think both of these actresses were supposed to be major characters, but their storylines were so shoddily treated and barely there that I was surprised when they suddenly become "important" in the final episode. I am excited to see how things move forward with Judith Light and Bette Midler. And finally, while I absolutely love Sufjan Stevens, the use of his song "Chicago" as the main theme seemed out of place. And it's interesting to see them trying to give a Sufjanesque sound to the rest of the show's music.
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Sep 28, 2019 23:02
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I kind of love Disenchanted.
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Anybody else try out “The I-Land” and bail before the the first episode was over? Usually even if the show isn’t that great I’ll stick around for a second episode to see if it improves but either the writing was just that terrible or the actors received poor direction or they’re just bad actors because the whole thing felt like it was a really bad English dub, despite being entirely in English.
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I made it less than 10 minutes before turning it off.
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Sep 29, 2019 09:34
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I got through the first episode, but barely. It really did feel dubbed.
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Sep 29, 2019 13:18
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Watched Timetrap on a whim on Netflix. Surprisingly enjoyable, if a bit cheesy at parts. If you like the time travel genre you might enjoy it. It has some cool ideas.
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Sep 29, 2019 17:41
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veni veni veni posted:I kind of love Disenchanted. I watched the first couple episodes of season 1, found it mediocre with a few decent laughs. Does it pick up?
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Sep 29, 2019 17:53
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SirSamVimes posted:I watched the first couple episodes of season 1, found it mediocre with a few decent laughs. Does it pick up? Hard to say. Overall I'd say yeah, since the ongoing story is pretty entertaining. But to me the jokes/characters are consistently in line with Futurama at it's best. It never strays far from just being fantasy Futurama though, so ymmv depending on how appealing that sales pitch is. It's not like, amazing or anything but to me it's good comfort food. Unrelated, but you guys need to watch Aniara on Hulu! This movie is so good and loving no one is talking about it! I already mentioned the movie itt, but if this has to become my personal TRAIN TO BUSAN so be it.  Aniara!!!!! Watch it!
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veni veni veni posted:Unrelated, but you guys need to watch Aniara on Hulu! This movie is so good and loving no one is talking about it! I already mentioned the movie itt, but if this has to become my personal TRAIN TO BUSAN so be it. Yeah, I watched it last night and really enjoyed it. It took me a minute to get over them saying the trip was to Mars when it was obviously not contained to our solar system, but it's such a minor quibble in an otherwise really original and interesting movie. Its willingness to repeatedly upend the status quo was incredible, like how Mima gets offed only partway in, when you could easily imagine a movie entirely about that one aspect. And the lead actress was really great. Sir Kodiak fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Sep 29, 2019 |
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Sep 29, 2019 20:21
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If you didn't like the first episodes of Disenchanted you probably won't like the rest of it much
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dirksteadfast posted:Anybody else try out “The I-Land” and bail before the the first episode was over? Usually even if the show isn’t that great I’ll stick around for a second episode to see if it improves but either the writing was just that terrible or the actors received poor direction or they’re just bad actors because the whole thing felt like it was a really bad English dub, despite being entirely in English. I watched it because someone in a thread said it was a trainwreck and I wanted to see just how bad. Regretted it. Saw Neil Labute's name pop up for the credits and it was like "oh, no loving wonder"
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I'm not sure I exactly enjoyed Aniara, but it's extremely good and I think it accomplished exactly what it set out to do.
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Sep 30, 2019 00:59
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Ignis posted:If you didn't like the first episodes of Disenchanted you probably won't like the rest of it much Nah, Disenchanted does get better, but 2 seasons in, and it's still no Simpsons or Futurama.
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2 seasons in? there are only two seasons. I disagree though. I think it's totally on par with futurama at it's best. As far as Simpsons is concerned well...What era are we talking about lol.
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Sep 30, 2019 02:44
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Avengement on Netflix is loving great.
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dirksteadfast posted:Anybody else try out “The I-Land” and bail before the the first episode was over? Usually even if the show isn’t that great I’ll stick around for a second episode to see if it improves but either the writing was just that terrible or the actors received poor direction or they’re just bad actors because the whole thing felt like it was a really bad English dub, despite being entirely in English. I did watch it all the way through, it was terrible, so desperate to be Lost. Warden was fun though, he had a great line in the last episode that was just so stuid it redeemed at least him.
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Probably an odd question, but does anyone know of any movies on Hulu, Prime, or Netflix with abrupt or strange tonal shifts? Even better if it veers into thriller or horror territory. Something like if Us started without the backstory and instead with the drive to the cabin and the first 30 minutes was filled with fun family time at the beach, etc. and then the doppelgangers show up out of nowhere and went off the rails.
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Mammal Sauce posted:Probably an odd question, but does anyone know of any movies on Hulu, Prime, or Netflix with abrupt or strange tonal shifts? Even better if it veers into thriller or horror territory. The Perfection on Netflix might be the platonic ideal of "abrupt and strange tonal shifts".
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Mammal Sauce posted:Probably an odd question, but does anyone know of any movies on Hulu, Prime, or Netflix with abrupt or strange tonal shifts? Even better if it veers into thriller or horror territory. Serenity (the one with Matthew McConaughey) is on Prime. Watch it blind with as little information as possible.
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I don't think it's streaming on the big three, but the perfect example of that is always From Dusk Till Dawn. Sunshine also has an abrupt tonal shift.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:I don't think it's streaming on the big three, but the perfect example of that is always From Dusk Till Dawn. Always. My friends and I saw that during its initial release in a theater that otherwise was empty. We had actually completely forgotten about where the movie was going to go, so it was a pretty awesome experience.
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Oct 1, 2019 13:21
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Would Sorry to Bother You count?
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:I don't think it's streaming on the big three, but the perfect example of that is always From Dusk Till Dawn. Heck yes, my wife didn't know anything about this From Dusk Til Dawn and her reaction once things shifted was pretty excellent.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Would Sorry to Bother You count? Absolutely! I was completely unprepared for that. It really alienated my wife, but I think it's a movie everyone needs to see for multiple reasons, even though parts are uncomfortable. Plus, it's on Hulu.
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Jolo posted:Heck yes, my wife didn't know anything about this From Dusk Til Dawn and her reaction once things shifted was pretty excellent. I remember my brother and I renting this right after it came out on VHS. My brother had seen it, but hadn't really told me much about it and I was definitely surprised. My wife had never seen it and about 6 months ago I streamed it from somewhere and her reaction was pretty good. Thanks for all the suggestions. Also, I've never seen it, but I've heard Sunshine is like the writers changed their mind 2/3 of the way through. Is it worth a watch?
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Mammal Sauce posted:I remember my brother and I renting this right after it came out on VHS. My brother had seen it, but hadn't really told me much about it and I was definitely surprised. My wife had never seen it and about 6 months ago I streamed it from somewhere and her reaction was pretty good. The first 2/3 of it are good. I'm really not a fan of the last act. So if you can deal with having a really unsatisfactory ending it's worthwhile.
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Mammal Sauce posted:I remember my brother and I renting this right after it came out on VHS. My brother had seen it, but hadn't really told me much about it and I was definitely surprised. My wife had never seen it and about 6 months ago I streamed it from somewhere and her reaction was pretty good. The “shift” is foreshadowed constantly up to that point and the supposed change to a slasher features one character being stabbed and one slashed non fatally in a single chase sequence that takes up much, much less than a third of the movie. I suspect most people with this complaint haven’t seen the movie in a decade
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Sorry to Bother to you is so good. Maybe the best movie of the past 10 years.
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Mammal Sauce posted:Probably an odd question, but does anyone know of any movies on Hulu, Prime, or Netflix with abrupt or strange tonal shifts? Even better if it veers into thriller or horror territory. I don't know if it's also the the states but right now The World's End is on Netflix where I live.
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The Puppy Bowl posted:Sorry to Bother to you is so good. Maybe the best movie of the past 10 years. I think I saw it? Were there... Cow people? Or something? In the basement? What the hell movie am I thinking of vv hahaha ok yeah that was a good movie, I saw it while I worked at a call center and remember feeling like it was basically a documentary vv Inspector Hound fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Oct 1, 2019 |
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Inspector Hound posted:I think I saw it? Were there... Cow people? Or something? In the basement? What the hell movie am I thinking of Ugh! No! Don't be ridiculous! It was horse people in the bathroom.
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DeimosRising posted:The “shift” is foreshadowed constantly up to that point and the supposed change to a slasher features one character being stabbed and one slashed non fatally in a single chase sequence that takes up much, much less than a third of the movie. I suspect most people with this complaint haven’t seen the movie in a decade I'm glad someone else agrees with me about this. I love that movie including the ending (although I see why some people wouldn't), but it's not as much of the movie as people act.
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Glottis posted:I'm glad someone else agrees with me about this. I love that movie including the ending (although I see why some people wouldn't), but it's not as much of the movie as people act. It whips rear end
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Oct 2, 2019 00:43
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The Sturgill Simpson anime on Netflix is no Interstella 5555, but I dug it.
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DeimosRising posted:The “shift” is foreshadowed constantly up to that point and the supposed change to a slasher features one character being stabbed and one slashed non fatally in a single chase sequence that takes up much, much less than a third of the movie. I suspect most people with this complaint haven’t seen the movie in a decade People were saying it back when it came out too, but it always struck me as a more of a circle jerk than anything. It sucks that it seems to ultimately have damaged the reputation of one of my favorite sci fi films ever. I've always thought that the narrative about how the ending sucks or that it "turns into a slasher movie" was complete bs. The ending is great. The whole thing is great. It's also been really influential on a ton of movies since without ever getting any credit for it.
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Finished GLOW S3 and yeah this season wasn’t a comedy. Maybe I’m totally misremembering the drama/comedy split in earlier seasons but it felt like this one swung hard over to nearly straight drama. Most of the characters are dealing with Big Issues and while some of them sorta get resolved there’s still some more Big Issues to deal with in S4. I think only maybe three episodes had any wrestling? I still care about the characters I guess so I’ll watch S4 but it seems like a bit of a tonal shift. I honestly wonder about the demographics of who watches this show and if maybe they moved the writing to match.
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SirSamVimes posted:I don't know if it's also the the states but right now The World's End is on Netflix where I live. My mother thought that The World's End was just a hangout movie about old friends having a pub crawl and was absolutely not prepared for what happens when Simon Pegg goes into the bathroom.
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david_a posted:Finished GLOW S3 and yeah this season wasn’t a comedy. Maybe I’m totally misremembering the drama/comedy split in earlier seasons but it felt like this one swung hard over to nearly straight drama. Most of the characters are dealing with Big Issues and while some of them sorta get resolved there’s still some more Big Issues to deal with in S4. I think only maybe three episodes had any wrestling? I still care about the characters I guess so I’ll watch S4 but it seems like a bit of a tonal shift. I honestly wonder about the demographics of who watches this show and if maybe they moved the writing to match. There was definitely something off about this season. I more or less enjoyed each episode as I watched them, but in retrospect it seems weaker than the previous two seasons. I read a review that said Ruth's arc in particular doesn't track with where she was going in the rest of the series and I really agree with that. I was definitely one of those people who cared less about the wrestling than the interpersonal drama, but the absence of it this season was really noticeable. Hopefully they can make everything come together for the fourth and final season.
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