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Part of the appeal of Rome is to see this completely alien society filled with completely human characters. The nausea means it's working.
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Yeah I mean the show isn't shy about the way slaves are treated. One of the very first scenes, young Octavian slaps the living poo poo out of a grown woman slave because she lightly bumps into him. It's so casual you might even not notice it.
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veni veni veni posted:Eurovision Song Contest is about as by the numbers as you can get, but I thought it was a nice feel good distraction with a unique backdrop for a comedy. I was expecting something more absurd but it was still a lot of fun. Yeah I liked it too, and even my girlfriend enjoyed it and she usually can't stand Will Ferrell. Dan Stevens is especially great in it.
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Aphex- posted:Yeah I liked it too, and even my girlfriend enjoyed it and she usually can't stand Will Ferrell. Dan Stevens is especially great in it. 
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Jul 2, 2020 11:57
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I totally understand why someone wouldn't like Ferrell. He's made like 5 great things and a bunch of obnoxious trash.
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Jul 2, 2020 11:58
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Will Ferrell is very prolific, they can’t all be great. In a lot of his mediocre movies there’s usually at least a few killer scenes or concepts. I remember my friends and I losing it at the card playing scene in Semi-Pro.
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Jul 2, 2020 13:37
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Has anyone seen Stay Hungry (1976)? I thought I knew all Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, but apparently I didn't! I'm assuming he has a minor role?
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feedmyleg posted:I totally understand why someone wouldn't like Ferrell. He's made like 5 great things and a bunch of obnoxious trash. He just looks like he's trying to sooooooo friggin hard.
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Jul 2, 2020 15:22
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The Great just got renewed for a second season. I loved it but I don't think that's necessary.
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feedmyleg posted:I totally understand why someone wouldn't like Ferrell. He's made like 5 great things and a bunch of obnoxious trash. Will Ferrel has always been a weird one for me, because I really enjoy him/think he is funny as a person and when he's in a cameo or sketch he's usually the funniest thing about it. He's also backed some great comedians. But I like very few of his movies tbh. I kind of feel the same way about Andy Samberg.
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Finally got around to watching Ali today. I've seen most of Mann's other notable stuff. Ali was, well, incredible. The way the film depicts the story as a front in the Civil Rights Movement of the late 60s was really poignant. I don't care for will Smith but he gave a stellar performance, as did Jon voight and several other supporting cast. Jamie Foxx and Mario van peebles...I'm still on a bit of a high from watching it (on Prime). If you haven't seen it I can't recommend it enough.
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Does Legions stay consistently good? I remember the first season was pretty good, but if it's like, not as good or not much better I can't say I'll be too thrilled. Great pilot and some good first season episodes, I'm rewatching the first season and just puuuushing myself through the ehh parts because I remember really liking it the first time around. Got as far as the first season back when it was on TV. Also just been figuring out what else to watch in terms of FX stuff...What's good? Seems like people didn't really like Devs. Mrs. America? Fosse Verdon? Already seen (enough of) AHS/It's Always Sunny. I watched Season 1 and Season 2 of Fargo, liked them fine (even though I really didn't like Billy Bob in Season 1, I know I know people just loooove him in that but his whole role is whatever to me).
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Does Legions stay consistently good? I remember the first season was pretty good, but if it's like, not as good or not much better I can't say I'll be too thrilled. Great pilot and some good first season episodes, I'm rewatching the first season and just puuuushing myself through the ehh parts because I remember really liking it the first time around. Got as far as the first season back when it was on TV. Wilfred is great if you haven't seen that
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doctorthefonz posted:Wilfred is great if you haven't seen that
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Terriers is a classic, big recommend.
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Jul 3, 2020 02:35
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The Shield is pretty bonkers. It definitely doesn't paint law enforcement in any sort of favorable light. IIRC, that was also FX first 'prestige drama.'
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Jose Oquendo posted:The Shield is pretty bonkers. It definitely doesn't paint law enforcement in any sort of favorable light. IIRC, that was also FX first 'prestige drama.' It had to be that or Rescue Me e which goes on forever aimlessly until cancellation so I can't really recommend it even though the first couple seasons range from fine to great
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Jul 3, 2020 02:57
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I just watched the first episode of Doom Patrol and enjoyed it. Does it stay good? Relevant? I gave up on the CW DC shows after 2 seasons and have absolutely no desire to watch any of those.
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Jul 3, 2020 02:57
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Asnorban posted:I just watched the first episode of Doom Patrol and enjoyed it. Does it stay good? Doom Patrol is nothing at all like the CW shows. It's really good.
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Jul 3, 2020 03:35
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Why in the name of gently caress is rewinding and fast forwarding so slow on HBO max? It's almost literally useless because it only goes at like 2x speed 
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Jul 3, 2020 03:54
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That said, I found Ford v Ferrari a whole lot better than I expected, but maybe that's because my expectations were supremely low
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precision posted:That said, I found Ford v Ferrari a whole lot better than I expected, but maybe that's because my expectations were supremely low Yeah, I thought it was going to be a total dad movie, but I actually kind of enjoyed it. Should it have won Best Picture at the Oscars? No. But it exceeded expectations.
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Jul 3, 2020 05:44
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Everyone made fun of people that liked it so much I didn't dare watch it
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Jul 3, 2020 05:48
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Yeah Ford Vs Ferrari was supremely adequate
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precision posted:That said, I found Ford v Ferrari a whole lot better than I expected, but maybe that's because my expectations were supremely low It's aggressively okay
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Jul 3, 2020 08:04
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yea it's one of those movies where if you need to make two and a half hours pass and don't really have anything to do, it'll get the job done and not bother you at all. Not sure why that was oscar level, but hey.
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sexpig by night posted:yea it's one of those movies where if you need to make two and a half hours pass and don't really have anything to do, it'll get the job done and not bother you at all. See also: Dallas Buyers Club
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Okay so The Firm, The Devil's Advocate, then what? Which movie would be the third in this set?
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I'm kinda glad I didn't pay 600 bucks a ticket to see Hamilton now. It was just fine.
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Okay so The Firm, The Devil's Advocate, then what? Which movie would be the third in this set? Going to go for the weird option here and say Catch Me If You Can. e: wait, no, better yet: Liar Liar
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Okay so The Firm, The Devil's Advocate, then what? Which movie would be the third in this set? A Time to Kill
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:Going to go for the weird option here and say Catch Me If You Can. I like Liar, Liar. Follows the pattern of a young promising legal protagonist who gets ensnared in something beyond them in a movie from the 90's.
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Okay so The Firm, The Devil's Advocate, then what? Which movie would be the third in this set? Gonna go with the outside choice and say Defending Your Life
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Jul 4, 2020 04:29
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mcmagic posted:I'm kinda glad I didn't pay 600 bucks a ticket to see Hamilton now. It was just fine. While I agree, there is a big difference between seeing a musical live vs a recorded version. Time seems to move faster watching something live, and the way you take everything in is completely different. I base this on other musicals (I didn’t see Hamilton live) and Hamilton is a little longer than anything I have seen before. My advice to anyone watching Hamilton is to watch it in 2 sittings (intermission is the perfect stopping point).
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Jul 4, 2020 05:19
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Why the heck is Harley Quinn this good?
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Junkie Disease posted:Why the heck is Harley Quinn this good? The people making it are loving genius. Everyone from the show runners on down to the South Korean wage slaves making $.30 per frame of animation is a once in a generation comedic talent. And they know when to stop being funny so the drama actually lands, unlike every other funny show in the last decade. I actually recently learned there’s even a term for “dramatic scene ruined by a lame joke” but I forget what it is now. Note: I have no idea if this is traditional animation and I have no idea how much the animators were making. I hope I’m exaggerating.
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nate fisher posted:While I agree, there is a big difference between seeing a musical live vs a recorded version. Time seems to move faster watching something live, and the way you take everything in is completely different. I base this on other musicals (I didn’t see Hamilton live) and Hamilton is a little longer than anything I have seen before. Is there a theater thread on this forum somewhere? I have seen a few shows on Broadway, and The Wedding Singer was unironically the best. Hairspray pretty much sucked. I just finished Hamilton, and the wife was the best actor/singer imho.
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