Re: tOfficial General Movies and TV Shows Discussion/Criticism Thread

by AvgMSUJoe 2020-04-07, 21:59

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I'm rewatching the Wire from the beginning.

So good....

I'm finishing The outsider ... As I remember from the book.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-07, 22:20

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:In other news, wow, I am blown away by how good this season is of BCS. If you don't agree something is wrong with you. Sepinwall said it best today. The overall story and the action may not be as great as it was in BB, but these guys have come so far in terms of actual storytelling vs back then and they're way better at it today.

Watching E7 now. I was a little worried after E1, but it straightened out after that and has been solid. BCS > BB IMO. But I also got into BB late, so I'm biased.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-04-07, 22:39

Nordic wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:In other news, wow, I am blown away by how good this season is of BCS. If you don't agree something is wrong with you. Sepinwall said it best today. The overall story and the action may not be as great as it was in BB, but these guys have come so far in terms of actual storytelling vs back then and they're way better at it today.

Watching E7 now. I was a little worried after E1, but it straightened out after that and has been solid. BCS > BB IMO. But I also got into BB late, so I'm biased.

I think I agree with this. BB probably started my series binging trend. I am a bit more nuanced in terms of how I watch stuff now so the details are important.

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-07, 23:03

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:In other news, wow, I am blown away by how good this season is of BCS. If you don't agree something is wrong with you. Sepinwall said it best today. The overall story and the action may not be as great as it was in BB, but these guys have come so far in terms of actual storytelling vs back then and they're way better at it today.

Which season? I just finished 4.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-08, 02:27

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:In other news, wow, I am blown away by how good this season is of BCS. If you don't agree something is wrong with you. Sepinwall said it best today. The overall story and the action may not be as great as it was in BB, but these guys have come so far in terms of actual storytelling vs back then and they're way better at it today.

It really has been excellent. Still a little pissed there’s only two episodes left in this season, then we have to wait until February of next year. Seriously, WTF? Vince Gilligan needs to get off his ass and start writing so there’s double the number of episodes next year. I mean, fuck.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-08, 09:39

tGreenWay wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:In other news, wow, I am blown away by how good this season is of BCS. If you don't agree something is wrong with you. Sepinwall said it best today. The overall story and the action may not be as great as it was in BB, but these guys have come so far in terms of actual storytelling vs back then and they're way better at it today.

It really has been excellent. Still a little pissed there’s only two episodes left in this season, then we have to wait until February of next year. Seriously, WTF? Vince Gilligan needs to get off his ass and start writing so there’s double the number of episodes next year. I mean, fuck.

As much as I like the show, this season better have some resolution to at least one major storyline: Lalo or Wexler. If neither gets resolved I'm going to be annoyed with the pace of the show.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2020-04-08, 12:29

wife and I are watching The Outsider. It's not really my genre and I can't decide if I like it or not, even though we just finished episode 8 of 10.

Cynthia Erivo is great.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-08, 15:22

Nordic wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

It really has been excellent. Still a little pissed there’s only two episodes left in this season, then we have to wait until February of next year. Seriously, WTF? Vince Gilligan needs to get off his ass and start writing so there’s double the number of episodes next year. I mean, fuck.

As much as I like the show, this season better have some resolution to at least one major storyline: Lalo or Wexler. If neither gets resolved I'm going to be annoyed with the pace of the show.

Gotta figure we’re about to find out what happens to Kim.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-08, 15:27

Watched Yesterday and The Last Skywalker last week.
Yesterday was a cute little film. It is what it is, but it does remind you just how talented the Beatles were.
Skywalker was pretty good. I must’ve missed at least one of the previous movies because there were a couple of things that I wasn’t aware of, but nothing that kept me wondering what was going on the entire time.

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-08, 15:33

tGreenWay wrote:Watched Yesterday and The Last Skywalker last week.
Yesterday was a cute little film. It is what it is, but it does remind you just how talented the Beatles were.
Skywalker was pretty good. I must’ve missed at least one of the previous movies because there were a couple of things that I wasn’t aware of, but nothing that kept me wondering what was going on the entire time.

You missed a lot with Star Wars, not even sure which movie you watched. Was it a cartoon? There is the Last Jedi, or Rise of the Skywalker.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-08, 16:07

InTenSity wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:Watched Yesterday and The Last Skywalker last week.
Yesterday was a cute little film. It is what it is, but it does remind you just how talented the Beatles were.
Skywalker was pretty good. I must’ve missed at least one of the previous movies because there were a couple of things that I wasn’t aware of, but nothing that kept me wondering what was going on the entire time.
You missed a lot with Star Wars, not even sure which movie you watched. Was it a cartoon? There is the Last Jedi, or Rise of the Skywalker.

Definitely missed the Last Jedi. Without spoiling anything, there was something in this most recent Rise of Skywalker that must’ve happened in Last Jedi.
And I have a video converter that can make anything into cartoons or other filters. Rey is pretty hot in anime. Not so much in stop-action sepia tone.

by **Cameron** 2020-04-08, 17:08

tGreenWay wrote:
InTenSity wrote:
You missed a lot with Star Wars, not even sure which movie you watched. Was it a cartoon? There is the Last Jedi, or Rise of the Skywalker.

Definitely missed the Last Jedi. Without spoiling anything, there was something in this most recent Rise of Skywalker that must’ve happened in Last Jedi.
And I have a video converter that can make anything into cartoons or other filters. Rey is pretty hot in anime. Not so much in stop-action sepia tone.

Even if you had seen them all, there was plenty in Rise of Skywalker that wasn't really explained in the movie. Lots of stuff cut for time, some stuff revealed in Fortnite rather than on screen, dumb shit like that.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-08, 18:04

Cameron wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Definitely missed the Last Jedi. Without spoiling anything, there was something in this most recent Rise of Skywalker that must’ve happened in Last Jedi.
And I have a video converter that can make anything into cartoons or other filters. Rey is pretty hot in anime. Not so much in stop-action sepia tone.

Even if you had seen them all, there was plenty in Rise of Skywalker that wasn't really explained in the movie. Lots of stuff cut for time, some stuff revealed in Fortnite rather than on screen, dumb shit like that.

Fortnite? I had no idea. Guess I’ll let some things just slide on by.

by **Cameron** 2020-04-08, 19:17

tGreenWay wrote:
Cameron wrote:

Even if you had seen them all, there was plenty in Rise of Skywalker that wasn't really explained in the movie. Lots of stuff cut for time, some stuff revealed in Fortnite rather than on screen, dumb shit like that.

Fortnite? I had no idea. Guess I’ll let some things just slide on by.

The return of Palpatine was revealed in some Fortnite tie-in. I don't know all the details, but it seemed very stupid to me when I heard about it.

I've seen a couple articles and youtube videos discussing how the novelization of the movie fleshes out some of the stuff they elided, but if it only exists in the novel, it might as well not exist at all. It was a haphazard and ill-conceived trilogy. I mostly blame Kathleen Kennedy.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-08, 20:44

Cameron wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Fortnite? I had no idea. Guess I’ll let some things just slide on by.

The return of Palpatine was revealed in some Fortnite tie-in. I don't know all the details, but it seemed very stupid to me when I heard about it.

I've seen a couple articles and youtube videos discussing how the novelization of the movie fleshes out some of the stuff they elided, but if it only exists in the novel, it might as well not exist at all. It was a haphazard and ill-conceived trilogy. I mostly blame Kathleen Kennedy.

Synergy. Tie it all together and make more money.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-09, 14:02

One of kids homework assignments is to watch Saving Private Ryan. We took them to the D-Day beaches and cementary a few years ago. But they obv didn't comprehend the full scoop. Just fired it up. Fucking stocked.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-09, 14:36

Cranston!

by **Rocinante** 2020-04-09, 14:40

That’s a great scene.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2020-04-11, 01:49

Didn’t see that coming in ozark. It’s got a very very poor mans breaking bad feel to it.

by **kingstonlake** 2020-04-11, 08:02

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Didn’t see that coming in ozark. It’s got a very very poor mans breaking bad feel to it.

EXACTLY what I thought. I’m on season 3 now. It’s started very good but has morphed into being completely unbelievable at this point. I mean c’mon. This shit isn’t even remotely possible. At least with BB you got a feel that there were elements that were genuine to the drug culture. Seriously though, a 19 year old trailer park chick helps run an empire while your 12 year old son launders money cause mommy asked him to? Please.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2020-04-11, 08:33

kingstonlake wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Didn’t see that coming in ozark. It’s got a very very poor mans breaking bad feel to it.

EXACTLY what I thought. I’m on season 3 now. It’s started very good but has morphed into being completely unbelievable at this point. I mean c’mon. This shit isn’t even remotely possible. At least with BB you got a feel that there were elements that were genuine to the drug culture. Seriously though, a 19 year old trailer park chick helps run an empire while your 12 year old son launders money cause mommy asked him to? Please.

Yeah it’s headed in a cheap thrill every episode direction. Same bad path game of thrones went down. Fucking people with gold fish attention span ruining shows.

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-11, 08:48

The kids like the new trolls movie. Just thought I'd throw that in here.

by **DWags** 2020-04-11, 09:15

InTenSity wrote:The kids like the new trolls movie. Just thought I'd throw that in here.

Seems to me there used to be a site you could go to that gave a review of kids movies and let parents know if they would enjoy them or to prepare to be bored.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-04-11, 20:06

Angel Has Fallen is on Netflix. I love these movies. This one is not particularly good except for Nick Nolte. He kills it.

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-11, 22:58

Floyd Robertson wrote:Angel Has Fallen is on Netflix. I love these movies. This one is not particularly good except for Nick Nolte. He kills it.

Nick Nolte was in it? Was he the bad guy?

by **Nordic** 2020-04-11, 23:15

Nordic wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:In other news, wow, I am blown away by how good this season is of BCS. If you don't agree something is wrong with you. Sepinwall said it best today. The overall story and the action may not be as great as it was in BB, but these guys have come so far in terms of actual storytelling vs back then and they're way better at it today.

Watching E7 now. I was a little worried after E1, but it straightened out after that and has been solid. BCS > BB IMO. But I also got into BB late, so I'm biased.

Just finished E8. Holy shit. Best BCS episode yet?

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-04-11, 23:38

Yes it was good. I'm still partial to the episode in I think S2 where Mike recounts how he got back at the corrupt Philly cops who did Matty.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-11, 23:40

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Yes it was good. I'm still partial to the episode in I think S2 where Mike recounts how he got back at the corrupt Philly cops who did Matty.

Yep. Was that also.the Chicago Sunroof episode?

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-04-11, 23:44

I can't remember. I just remember thinking it was one of the best episodes of TV I've ever watched and one of the best acting performances in a TV show I'd ever seen.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-11, 23:59

This episode is top 5

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-04-12, 00:52

Couple of good nuggets about that.

1. That is the same guy who plays the lead in the most recent GTA. I think his name was Travis or something in GTA?
2. That is the same guy who conducted the 'dark ops' surveillance for Jimmay/Kimmay on Kevin a couple of episodes ago.
3. That guy is also in Westworld S1. I forget which character but I IMDB'd him and it was indeed him.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-04-12, 06:29

InTenSity wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Angel Has Fallen is on Netflix. I love these movies. This one is not particularly good except for Nick Nolte. He kills it.
Nick Nolte was in it? Was he the bad guy?

Spoiler:

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-12, 11:01

Floyd Robertson wrote:
InTenSity wrote:
Nick Nolte was in it? Was he the bad guy?

Spoiler:

Oh shit lol, didn't even realize it.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-04-13, 22:28

God Damn. Giddy Up. Better Call Saul is insane! So good. Fuckin Wexler.

by **Tim Wakefield** 2020-04-13, 22:35

Tense af

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-13, 23:53

Bombshell was pretty good. The makeup work done on Charlize Theron was practically perfect in looking like Megyn Kelly. Margot Robbie is talented and drop dead gorgeous.

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-14, 00:11

Bombshell was good. No way a few people here watch it.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-04-14, 00:44

InTenSity wrote:Bombshell was good. No way a few people here watch it.

Yep.

by **InTenSity** 2020-04-14, 09:08

tGreenWay wrote:
InTenSity wrote:Bombshell was good. No way a few people here watch it.

Yep.

If you have Amazon Prime, there is a new movie, Late Night, that isn't too bad. Or maybe I just needed a change in type of movies I'm watching lol. Mindy Kaling is in it and I think she wrote it as well. It can be corny, but most movies are.
I started S3 of Westworld last night. Interesting to see where it goes. The 1st episode could be a whole new series. I'm sure my mind will be changed after a few more episodes.

by **Nordic** 2020-04-14, 23:50

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:God Damn. Giddy Up. Better Call Saul is insane! So good. Fuckin Wexler.

I wasn't a big fan of the E9

Spoiler:

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