|
It strikes me as a show that was made all at once; is there really that much major writing happening on the set of an HBO prestige show with crazy special effects like that?MiddleOne posted:Got bored by the third episode tbh. 
Inspector Hound fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Apr 19, 2021 |
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 05:14
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 4, 2024 09:51 |
|
|
Got bored by the third episode tbh.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 05:22
|
|
|
Raised by Wolves isn't much of a mystery box, it seems clear to me that the planet is alive/sentient which explains most of the goings on.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 06:15
|
|
|
veni veni veni posted:it's just not going to give people the hard sci-fi cut and dry answers they want. It's a trippy fantasy show idk what people are expecting.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 06:26
|
|
|
Just watched episode 2 of The Nevers. Could theoretically get better, but you can read the disdain in this Vulture recap (if you don't mind spoilers) and also see how cluttered the story already is, 2 episodes in: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-nevers-recap-season-1-episode-2-exposure.html. I don't recommend it now but I'll probably keep watching. Also finished Made for Love.. There are likable elements but the story never got good enough to me to overcome the annoyance of everything being told out of order. FLIPADELPHIA posted:Lost was good for 1 season before the writers became completely unable to restrain themselves and ended up creating plots via madlibs that make no sense or never see resolution. In a more recent review with Damon Lindelof, he basically explains that he was somewhat forced (read: money was dangled in front of him) to continue to lengthen the series, even though they didn't really have the story for it, and it shows. I think that experience is part of why Watchmen was always framed as a one-and-done for him.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 06:31
|
|
|
Is Love and Monsters on Netflix as good as they say?
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 07:19
|
|
|
LOST never explained the outrigger scene and for that I am mad
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 08:15
|
|
|
Glottis posted:In a more recent review with Damon Lindelof, he basically explains that he was somewhat forced (read: money was dangled in front of him) to continue to lengthen the series, even though they didn't really have the story for it, and it shows. I think that experience is part of why Watchmen was always framed as a one-and-done for him. It's actually kind of even more hosed than that - here's an article that kinda goes over the interview I think you were talking about : https://collider.com/damon-lindelof-lost-original-ending-plan/ Damon Lindelof posted:“Lost was like, ‘What’s in the hatch? What’s up with the monster? Who’s the original Sawyer? How did Locke get in the wheelchair? What is the nature of the island? Why does it appear to be moving? Who are the Others?’ There were all of these compelling mysteries and so we were saying, ‘We wanna have this stuff answered by the end of Season 1, this stuff answered by the end of Season 2, and then the show basically ends after about three years.’ That was the initial pitch, and they were not even hearing it. They looked at particularly me — Carlton came on about midway through Season 1 and he joined the chorus of me — but they were just like, ‘Do you understand how hard it is to make a show that people want to watch? And people like the show? So why would we end it? You don’t end shows that people are watching.’” It's really fascinating to hear about this stuff, and what actually went down. It seems pretty clear that if Lindelof had his way the show would have ended in 3-4 seasons at the most. kaworu fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Apr 19, 2021 |
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 08:20
|
|
|
Charlz Guybon posted:Is Love and Monsters on Netflix as good as they say?
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 09:32
|
|
|
Glottis posted:Also finished Made for Love.. There are likable elements but the story never got good enough to me to overcome the annoyance of everything being told out of order. Great actors and great premise; story went absolutely nowhere. Hated it!
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 11:15
|
|
|
Glottis posted:Just watched episode 2 of The Nevers. Could theoretically get better, but you can read the disdain in this Vulture recap (if you don't mind spoilers) and also see how cluttered the story already is, 2 episodes in: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-nevers-recap-season-1-episode-2-exposure.html. I don't recommend it now but I'll probably keep watching. It seemed almost like that amazon show with the fairies at the beginning, but by the end of the second episode it feels more like Victorian X-Men or something (which is possibly even less original but more fun). So I guess I would tell anyone to go ahead and watch it as long as you're enjoying each episode and just don't necessarily have any particular expectations? The involvement of Joss Whedon doesn't seem like a great sign, however. mystes fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Apr 19, 2021 |
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 13:08
|
|
|
is AMC's The Terror any good? haven't seen much discussion of it. i noticed it on Hulu yesterday but ended up watching The Dead Zone (1983) instead, which was dope.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 15:42
|
|
|
Season 1 is really really fantastic. I skipped 2 because the consensus seemed to be that it wasn't great.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 15:55
|
|
|
minority opinion: it was a boring slog
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 15:55
|
|
|
Ramrod Hotshot posted:Are any of the "Skyline" movies worth watching? Dumb but at least entertaining sci fi action is fine.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 15:56
|
|
|
Stevie Lee posted:is AMC's The Terror any good? haven't seen much discussion of it. Season 1 is great. Season 2 does not exist, there is no Season 2.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 16:04
|
|
|
feedmyleg posted:Season 1 is really really fantastic. I skipped 2 because the consensus seemed to be that it wasn't great. withak posted:Season 1 is great. Season 2 does not exist, there is no Season 2. Correct takes. lament.cfg posted:minority opinion: it was a boring slog Valid perspective.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 16:13
|
|
|
I think a big indicator of whether or not you'd find S1 of The Terror gripping or boring is how much you liked Master & Commander.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 16:16
|
|
|
Halloween Jack posted:Beyond Skyline is loving amazing. This can't be stated enough. Go in blind.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 16:23
|
|
|
married but discreet posted:This can't be stated enough. Go in blind. 5.3 on IMDB 
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 16:59
|
|
|
married but discreet posted:This can't be stated enough. Go in blind. Do you need to have watched the previous 2?
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 17:01
|
|
|
Beyond Skyline is the 2nd one. I haven't seen the first one or the third one. You can go in blind.regulargonzalez posted:5.3 on IMDB
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 17:12
|
|
|
regulargonzalez posted:5.3 on IMDB Have you met people? People have bad taste.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 17:28
|
|
|
regulargonzalez posted:5.3 on IMDB Don't even look up who is in the movie. Just watch it. Who do you trust more, the average imdb user or three people on a dead gay internet forum?
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 17:35
|
|
|
I trust no one, not even myself.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 17:56
|
|
|
I read some reviews, get the gooncensus, read a couple Letterboxd reviews, and generally get a sense for whether or not its a movie for me. Some of my favorite horror has pretty dire numbers from IMDB/RT/MetaCritic.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:05
|
|
|
Rotten Tomatoes is the only site that accurately quantifies the objective level of quality for a given movie. I don't watch any movies below 70% because that's a failing grade. Only tool you need to determine if a movie is good or bad.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:15
|
|
|
tweet my meat posted:Rotten Tomatoes is the only site that accurately quantifies the objective level of quality for a given movie. I don't watch any movies below 70% because that's a failing grade. Only tool you need to determine if a movie is good or bad. You forgot to filter for "Top Critics" only. Obviously the opinion of regular critics is trash.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:22
|
|
|
Sir Kodiak posted:Yeah, I was really hoping to like Synchronic given how much I enjoyed the previous Benson and Moorhead movies. Those relied more on implying what was going on than outright stating it, which I both liked in general and may have covered up some writing limitations exposed by all the blunt exposition in this one. I loved Spring and really liked The Endless (Resolution was good too).
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:26
|
|
|
tweet my meat posted:Rotten Tomatoes is the only site that accurately quantifies the objective level of quality for a given movie. I don't watch any movies below 70% because that's a failing grade. Only tool you need to determine if a movie is good or bad. Counterpoint: Beyond Skyline.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:39
|
|
|
Ok if I were to watch it, on a scale from Mitch McConnell to Pete Davidson how high should I be?
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:49
|
|
|
Always watch movies high
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 18:58
|
|
|
tweet my meat posted:Rotten Tomatoes is the only site that accurately quantifies the objective level of quality for a given movie. I don't watch any movies below 70% because that's a failing grade. Only tool you need to determine if a movie is good or bad. I know you're joking but there's some real gems in the 30-40% movies.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 19:13
|
|
|
Toebone posted:Always watch movies high I find that it makes a lot of blockbusters worse. You see through the illusion too easily and it just looks like the cynically-constructed product it is. Watching those same movies drunk, though, and you have a good time and don't care about any of that.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 19:18
|
|
|
feedmyleg posted:I think a big indicator of whether or not you'd find S1 of The Terror gripping or boring is how much you liked Master & Commander. Being a Jared Harris fan helps too. Terror and Chernobyl are some good Harris vehicles.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 19:20
|
|
|
SunshineDanceParty posted:Being a Jared Harris fan helps too. Well, sure, but that eliminates 0% of the population.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 19:41
|
|
|
Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I know you're joking but there's some real gems in the 30-40% movies. Yeah, RT score is actually a pretty useful metric to start out with before reading some reviews if you know how to interpret it, as a ballmark measurement of critic consensus. Movies that are close to 0 are mostly just lovely and movies close to 100 tend to be inoffensively decent or in rare cases undeniably amazing. It's the movies closer to 50 that you really wanna look out for since they're usually the more polarizing movies that take some real risks which split the opinions of the audience, that or they're boring movies that are just ok and you can usually sus out which one it is based on the reviews. I think a lot of my favorite movies would probably fall around 50% rt score.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 20:11
|
|
|
Every so often they should check the ratings histories of all the Rotten Tomatoes critics. If a critic has gotten too many of their reviews wrong (e.g. called a Rotten movie Fresh) then they should be deemed a Rotten Critic and banned.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 20:26
|
|
|
SunshineDanceParty posted:Being a Jared Harris fan helps too. Terror and Chernobyl are some good Harris vehicles. Jared Harris is so cool that I feel like I need to prepare a contingency plan for if/when he evinces some lovely opinion
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 21:59
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 4, 2024 09:51 |
|
|
MiddleOne posted:Don't watch season 4. You will regret it. I don't think season 4 was bad enough where I wouldn't recommend it to a fan of the show....but I agree that it was by far the worst season.
|
|
#
?
Apr 19, 2021 22:30
|
|
