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RCarr posted:Yea I watched it the other day and I recommend it. Someone here described it as Napleon Dynamite crossed with Fight Club and I thought that was pretty accurate. It's really good.
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Tainen posted:Go caught up on the latest season of The Expanse and that show continues to be amazing. I don’t think any show does their big set piece moments better than it. Also it was probably the best acted season so far with Naomi, Marco and Drummer’s actors putting in some great work. I largely enjoyed the new season, but the pacing of some characters' stories, particularly Naomi, Bobby and Alex, had the effect of slamming on the brake pedal each episode. I'm totally behind on the books so I have no idea if it had anything to do with how the story is written, but I assumed that part of that was dealing with Cas Anvar getting written off the show for being a sexpest. I'd be absolutely on board with an entire season of Amos and Peaches just traversing a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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I read the next season is the last one
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i watched Bug on hulu last night after the discussion about it a few pages back lmao, well worth the watch, what a ride. glad i went in somewhat blind.
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Stevie Lee posted:i watched Bug on hulu last night after the discussion about it a few pages back Wait, there are at least three movies named Bug. Which one? EDIT: lol just found a fourth one
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MiddleOne posted:Wait, there are at least three movies named Bug. Which one? haha oh. I mean the one with Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon directed by Friedkin
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Stevie Lee posted:haha oh. I mean the one with Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon directed by Friedkin 2006 right? Got it. EDIT: Honorable mention of 2002 which looks weird in different ways. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277615/
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My only beef with dark side of the ring is that imo there's only like 4-5 eps truly compelling to a casual fan of wrestling like me. In that i pretty much stopped watching wrestling as a kid, so im not deep enough into it to be fascinated by "Yet Another Story About a Guy Who Does Too Much Drugs and/or was Really hosed Up Guy". There's a good handful of compelling stories to someone like me (but those are all quite good) and then the rest of them kinda feel samey or just not that interesting for something 44 MINUTES long
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Punkin Spunkin posted:My only beef with dark side of the ring is that imo there's only like 4-5 eps truly compelling to a casual fan of wrestling like me. In that i pretty much stopped watching wrestling as a kid, so im not deep enough into it to be fascinated by "Yet Another Story About a Guy Who Does Too Much Drugs and/or was Really hosed Up Guy". There's a good handful of compelling stories to someone like me (but those are all quite good) and then the rest of them kinda feel samey or just not that interesting for something 44 MINUTES long Which episodes did you like?
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Tokelau All Star posted:Which episodes did you like? I feel like the ones i found interesting were the Benoit Two Parter, Brawl For All, Montreal Screwjob, The Match Made in Heaven, Cocaine and Cowboy Boots...a lot of them blend together for me though. Like it feels like there's 4-5 stories of the wrestling life involving drug abuse, domestic violence, all leading to an argued about early death and I can only take so many of those. Like i think the Bruiser Brody and Gino Hernandez eps all fall into that territory, and I think I liked them okay but I cant really remember much. I prefer the ones that are like, weird interesting wrestling stories rather than the tragic bio ep which (understandably) happens a lot. To actual wrestling fans im sure it's all pretty good.
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I watched Thunder Force. It's about what you'd expect. Just a goofy movie with functionally zero stakes in every scene but some amusing bits / characters. If you like Melissa McCarthy you'll like it, but nothing I'd go out of my way to recommend. I think the IMDB rating is overly harsh but that site never takes well to comedies that aren't absolutely stellar.
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Maxwell Lord posted:The unfortunate part is just that WWE owns so much of the recorded history of American wrestling. The archive kept me subbed for a while even as the current product lost my interest. It is good because that history will be preserved for pretty much ever. It is bad because what makes it out of the archive will probably be sanitized to hell and back. Also, the only interesting angle for a Monday Night Wars documentary is the WCW one. It is loving hilarious.
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Judakel posted:It is good because that history will be preserved for pretty much ever. It is bad because what makes it out of the archive will probably be sanitized to hell and back. Of course the docs are basically worthless, they do an absurd amount of brand protection. What’s interesting is all the actual old shows, being able to watch the very first Nitro, old WCCW and Mid South and AWA, etc. I was watching the Monday Night Raw run starting with its debut in 1993 and all the PPVs they would build to. (I don’t really recommend this, it was not a good period for WWF/E and Raw was pretty staid and full of squash matches until they did the whole Attitude rebranding.)
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Jolo posted:https://youtu.be/rNlmRId2FVQ 0_o Cannot be unseen.
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Catwoman’s style is nothing if not unique.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Catwoman’s style is nothing if not unique. Good news for a few of you: all three seasons of Another Period are streaming on Paramount+.
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I recently watched Limelight, a 1952 movie made by and starring Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin plays an aging entertainer trying to find meaning after losing his popularity. He helps a suicidal ballerina to find her way. The movie is a little overlong, but it's fairly moving in places. It feels like the movie is somewhat about Charlie Chaplin himself and his thoughts on getting older. If you're okay with slow movies, I'd recommend it. I'm only passingly familiar with Charlie Chaplin (mostly through his silent movie comedy), so it was interesting to see him in a "talkie," and he does a good job. I didn't realize he had such a long career. The movie is on HBO Max.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Of course the docs are basically worthless, they do an absurd amount of brand protection. What’s interesting is all the actual old shows, being able to watch the very first Nitro, old WCCW and Mid South and AWA, etc. I was watching the Monday Night Raw run starting with its debut in 1993 and all the PPVs they would build to. Aren't a lot of their old shows sanitized tho? That's what I was referring to, because I remember reading a week or so ago that they're censored some content.
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Sir Kodiak posted:The book it's based on is a collection of short stories. And, yeah, I had the same reaction. I think it comes together nicely once you piece where / when all the stuff is taking place, but it could use some more connective tissue. Thanks for all the feedback. We finished up the Witcher and agree that it gets more cohesive once you realize it’s non linear and you know all the main characters. Being based on short stories also makes complete sense since it felt very episodic for a Netflix show. Enjoyable in all, would watch the next season.
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TheMopeSquad posted:Funny, I recalled that you mentioned this before and after reading that I went and had to give it a watch for myself. Ita absolutely one of the funniest things to have happened to me.
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RestingB1tchFace posted:0_o What was it with those early superhero movies and playgrounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nnOcgElmMc
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DorianGravy posted:I recently watched Limelight, a 1952 movie made by and starring Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin plays an aging entertainer trying to find meaning after losing his popularity. He helps a suicidal ballerina to find her way. The movie is a little overlong, but it's fairly moving in places. It feels like the movie is somewhat about Charlie Chaplin himself and his thoughts on getting older. If you're okay with slow movies, I'd recommend it. I'm only passingly familiar with Charlie Chaplin (mostly through his silent movie comedy), so it was interesting to see him in a "talkie," and he does a good job. I didn't realize he had such a long career. The movie is on HBO Max. It's been decades since I've seen it, but Chaplin the 92 biopic with Robert Downey Jr. was pretty fantastic. Looks to be on Amazon Prime right now, I think I'll have to do a double feature with Limelight later this week!
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Judakel posted:Aren't a lot of their old shows sanitized tho? That's what I was referring to, because I remember reading a week or so ago that they're censored some content. Well they are now on Peacock, yes. They weren't when it was just the Network. I'm still not clear on how extensive it all is, or to what extent the shows are compromised as a result. Like I know the weird bits of Piper wearing half-blackface are gone but did they, like, get rid of all of Mr. Fuji's promos? Or the whole Farrakhan-baiting Nation of Domination stuff (which would be hard to cut because it's where the Rock's character comes from?) It seems to me it'd really be a challenge for the people cleaning it up, just where to draw the line.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Well they are now on Peacock, yes. They weren't when it was just the Network. Pretty much anything involving Asian or Middle Eastern wrestlers would have to be cut if they're worried about racism. Plus anything involving women during the attitude era due to sexism.
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Glottis posted:do any of you actually pay for Peacock and recommend it? I'll pay for it the day they put up all 20 seasons of Law and Order. Otherwise it's not worth it at all.
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Glottis posted:do any of you actually pay for Peacock and recommend it? I've heard some shows are behind a paywall, but I was able to marathon all of Battlestar Galactica without paying.
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Oh yeah why doesn't Peacock have the all the classic Universal monster movies on there? That kind of poo poo is a no-brainer.
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I use Peacock, but I'm a freeloader. This may change, but right now I've got all the Alfred Hitchcock Presents/Hour to watch.
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I am also freeloading my friend's Peacock account. Now I can watch The Rockford Files again. I was in the middle of an episode when they removed it from Hulu. Have you been watching something that got removed from a streaming service? I always thought that it would at least let you finish it. Nope. It literally booted me out of the episode and there was no trace of it on the service.
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Scare Me is a fun watch. it's pretty hard to describe and not what it looks like, but Aya Cash and the lead guy who I haven't seen before put in some pretty great performances. It is a bit self indulgent at times and the ending sucked though, but overall it's really different and fun. I imagine anyone who liked The Vast of Night would really like it.
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YESSSSS. The last episode of that show kicked so much rear end and I was super sad that was it. There is an awesome bruce lee homage in it (granted the whole show is one) and it was just awesome. I can't wait.
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Ok, HBO Max, I will keep my sub.
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This is great news. Also.....really liked Bad Trip on Netflix. Eric Andre (who's great) in a scripted movie where the extras are all unknowing participants. So there are pranks and whatnot. Very much like Borat in that hidden camera style. I laughed a bunch.
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I liked how the outro hinted at how loving difficult it is to pull off something like Bad Trip. Just take after take that wasn't good enough to make it into the movie, each with their own un-aware unwilling participant. Would love to see more of that because the production process genuinely fascinates me.
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MiddleOne posted:I liked how the outro hinted at how loving difficult it is to pull off something like Bad Trip. Just take after take that wasn't good enough to make it into the movie, each with their own un-aware unwilling participant. Would love to see more of that because the production process genuinely fascinates me. It was definitely an interesting take on the hidden camera genre. They showed a lot of people who were very good sports about the whole thing, but I wonder how many people still weren't happy after the reveal. I laughed quite a lot though.
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Independence Day: Special Extended Edition?? So I am twelve again and I'll be watching this, I don't care if "extended" means longer credits and the aliens all say "maclunkey" Oh man this opening moon sequence, I've completely suckered myself in
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