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

by **Nordic** 2021-02-12, 07:05

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I've got beef with CBS. How about if they don't run their fucking creepy ass promos for Clarice with the blood and the screaming and the hair and the fucking lambs until after 10 PM? Or don't fucking run them at all. They ran about 20 of them during the Super Bowl. Uncouth.

The worst was a few years ago during the Puppy Bowl.... Yes, I watch the Puppy Bowl and love it... they were running promos for some true crime homicide series during every commercial break. Someone in the studio miss timed that ad slot.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2021-02-12, 11:10

MiamiSpartan wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

My 8 year old used to watch the Winx club but I don't think we saw anything like that. She isn't bothered by much so this stuff doesn't really phase her. BTW InTen, might want to watch what you post about here. Next time you bring up Kyle you might get jabbed at by Turtle and his superior sarcastic intellect about how tough you have things. Don't worry, the rest of us non-assholes here who actually have lives and loved ones that we care about will have your back.

I was browsing Netflix last night and saw some Winx saga thing listed and remembered this post, so I stopped on it briefly to read the description. I noticed it's rated TV-MA, so yeah, good choice not to watch it with her.

For the record, that's not what she used to watch. tOfficial General Movies and TV Shows Discussion/Criticism Thread - Page 21 502811600

It was this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winx_Club

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2021-02-12, 11:15

tGreenWay wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Many scenes/things that have happened really grind my gears while making me eyeroll so I’m not sure I can stick with it. We shall see

Right there with you. Overall, I’ve enjoyed it, but some of things that have happened have gone beyond any ability to suspend disbelief.

I think I'm done after episode 2. I don't want to say it kinda sucks, but it does. Just cheap TV.

by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-12, 11:31

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Right there with you. Overall, I’ve enjoyed it, but some of things that have happened have gone beyond any ability to suspend disbelief.

I think I'm done after episode 2. I don't want to say it kinda sucks, but it does. Just cheap TV.

I hung on only because my wife wanted to keep watching. Turned out I liked it more than disliked it, but not by much. It’s a time killer, but that’s about it.

by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-12, 11:33

Nordic wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I've got beef with CBS. How about if they don't run their fucking creepy ass promos for Clarice with the blood and the screaming and the hair and the fucking lambs until after 10 PM? Or don't fucking run them at all. They ran about 20 of them during the Super Bowl. Uncouth.

The worst was a few years ago during the Puppy Bowl.... Yes, I watch the Puppy Bowl and love it... they were running promos for some true crime homicide series during every commercial break. Someone in the studio miss timed that ad slot.

The Puppy Bowl is awesome. My dog has watched it with me in previous years, which made the experience even better.

by aualum06 2021-02-13, 01:09

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by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-15, 02:31

Watched and liked Judas and the Black Messiah. The story of Fred Hampton and the work he did to grow the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party, only to be betrayed by William O’Neal, an informant for the FBI.
I think it’s in theaters and streaming (for a limited time) on HBO Max.

by **Nordic** 2021-02-26, 19:50

Most unrealistic scene in Avengers Age of Ultron: the wood chopping scene. That is not how wood splits. Shards don't go flying everywhere.

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by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2021-02-26, 20:19

It's a superhero movie Nord.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-02-26, 20:37

So i picked up John Wick I-III from the library yesterday, almost done with II now. Has anyone tried to do a body count?

by **The Pantry** 2021-02-26, 20:42

Floyd Robertson wrote:So i picked up John Wick I-III from the library yesterday, almost done with II now. Has anyone tried to do a body count?

There are still libraries?

Body counting the first John Wick would be tougher than trying to count the fucks in Scarface.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-02-26, 20:47

The Pantry wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:So i picked up John Wick I-III from the library yesterday, almost done with II now. Has anyone tried to do a body count?
There are still libraries?

Body counting the first John Wick would be tougher than trying to count the fucks in Scarface.

Yeah, I recently just started taking advantage of it. Lots of stuff in the inter-library system available for free. Well, the cost is patience I guess.

by **Nordic** 2021-02-26, 21:11

Floyd Robertson wrote:So i picked up John Wick I-III from the library yesterday, almost done with II now. Has anyone tried to do a body count?

Dad?

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-02-26, 21:22

Nordic wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:So i picked up John Wick I-III from the library yesterday, almost done with II now. Has anyone tried to do a body count?

Dad?

Yeah, it does feel a little like going to Blockbuster 25 years ago.

by **Nordic** 2021-02-26, 21:31

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Nordic wrote:

Dad?

Yeah, it does feel a little like going to Blockbuster 25 years ago.

Quick question, do you burn them to DVD?

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-02-26, 21:41

Nordic wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:

Yeah, it does feel a little like going to Blockbuster 25 years ago.

Quick question, do you burn them to DVD?

lol, I used to have a program that could decrypt, rip and build an ISO. No sense burning them. Not too practical with Blu Ray.

by **Rocinante** 2021-02-27, 00:18

Y’all are going to be crying when the internet implodes and Floyd is sitting pretty with his DVD collection. I see you Floyd.

by **steveschneider** 2021-02-27, 07:07

Finally saw the Chicago 7. I put my review over in the bin.

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-02-27, 08:54

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Nordic wrote:

Quick question, do you burn them to DVD?

lol, I used to have a program that could decrypt, rip and build an ISO. No sense burning them. Not too practical with Blu Ray.

Ha. I have a home network with hundreds of movies I ripped. And recently torrented. That said, I still pay for netflix, disney, amazon....(Probably others somehow)

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-02-27, 10:26

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:

lol, I used to have a program that could decrypt, rip and build an ISO. No sense burning them. Not too practical with Blu Ray.
Ha. I have a home network with hundreds of movies I ripped. And recently torrented. That said, I still pay for netflix, disney, amazon....(Probably others somehow)

That sounds like me with my Vista Ultimate HTPC in 2007.

I got rid of cable in early 2018 and went to Hulu live. Ditched those greedy Disney-owned pricks in December after their second 2020 price hike. Strictly OTA, Netflix and Prime now. Got out of torrents about a decade ago.

by **Turtleneck** 2021-02-27, 11:15

Anybody watch Nomadland on Hulu?

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-02-27, 12:58

Floyd Robertson wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:
Ha. I have a home network with hundreds of movies I ripped. And recently torrented. That said, I still pay for netflix, disney, amazon....(Probably others somehow)

That sounds like me with my Vista Ultimate HTPC in 2007.

I got rid of cable in early 2018 and went to Hulu live. Ditched those greedy Disney-owned pricks in December after their second 2020 price hike. Strictly OTA, Netflix and Prime now. Got out of torrents about a decade ago.

That's how I started... I now have Kodi boxes when Windows got rid of their media center.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-02-27, 16:39

Turtleneck wrote:Anybody watch Nomadland on Hulu?

Depressing. I watched it because it had all this critical acclaim and it looked like it had cool scenery from the commercials. But the lonely old person theme was a downer for me.

by **Motown Spartan** 2021-02-27, 16:59

MiamiSpartan wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:Anybody watch Nomadland on Hulu?

Depressing. I watched it because it had all this critical acclaim and it looked like it had cool scenery from the commercials. But the lonely old person theme was a downer for me.

Don’t watch Hillbilly Elegy.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2021-03-01, 13:36

Finally watched parasite. Very solid.

by **Turtleneck** 2021-03-01, 13:39

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Finally watched parasite. Very solid.

by **Turtleneck** 2021-03-01, 13:48

I watched Nomadland Saturday night. Good storytelling even though it was a bit depressing.

Saw an interesting article about the movie and how some of the people featured are from the actual nomadic group.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-25/nomadland-hulu-real-life-nomads

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-03-06, 20:13

Anyone watch American Gods on starz (or some shit)... I read the book and that was pretty good/interesting.

by **tGreenWay** 2021-03-06, 21:02

Watched a very interesting movie called Just Mercy. It’s the mostly true story about attorney Bryan Stephenson (played by huge Spartan fan Michael B. Jordan) and his career fighting to get the actually innocent off death row. That’s not an easy thing to do for a Black lawyer in Alabama. Enjoyed this almost as much as The Trial of the Chicago Seven, and more than Judas and the Black Messiah.

by **DWags** 2021-03-06, 22:41

Turtleneck wrote:I watched Nomadland Saturday night. Good storytelling even though it was a bit depressing.

Saw an interesting article about the movie and how some of the people featured are from the actual nomadic group.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-25/nomadland-hulu-real-life-nomads

So I want to watch this but I think I need a healthy mind set to go into it. Do you leave depressed or fulfilled? I don’t think I can handle depressed right now.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2021-03-07, 02:23

I just finished Coming To America sequel. It was... Better than I expected. That bar is low. But it laughed, a few times.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-03-07, 09:00

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I just finished Coming To America sequel. It was... Better than I expected. That bar is low. But it laughed, a few times.

Agreed. It was about what I expected for a sequel 30 years later. Some funny parts, some fan service, but not as good as the original.

Their side characters (barber shop guys, the preacher, the singer, etc.) were and still are the funniest bits for me.

by **steveschneider** 2021-03-07, 16:31

Watched Ghandi last night. It's long but inspiring. Also, a good film about pacifism and kind of fitting to watch it the night before the 56th anniversary of peaceful protestors crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. I don't know how Ghandi showed so much restraint at points but that's why he's a legend.

by **InTenSity** 2021-03-07, 17:50

I watched Croods 2 and tenet last night. I fell asleep during tenet, laughed during Croods.

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-03-07, 20:46

Anyone watching Oprah?

Daaaaammmm... Yo baby too dark to be prince.

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-03-07, 21:02

Daaaaammmm... I'm suicidal and you shitheads won't do anything.

by **Motown Spartan** 2021-03-07, 21:19

Prince Harry doesn’t even have royal blood. The Royal Family was more than happy to let them go.

by **Turtleneck** 2021-03-07, 21:19

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Daaaaammmm... I'm suicidal and you shitheads won't do anything.

Is this about how the royal family is cool with the dude who flew around with Epstein, but are super upset over who a son married? Screw that family. Do we need to beat them down again?

by **Motown Spartan** 2021-03-07, 21:21

Turtleneck wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:Daaaaammmm... I'm suicidal and you shitheads won't do anything.

Is this about how the royal family is cool with the dude who flew around with Epstein, but are super upset over who a son married? Screw that family. Do we need to beat them down again?

He’s the bastard child of the Princess (by marriage) and some red head Polo guy.

by **Turtleneck** 2021-03-07, 21:23

Motown Spartan wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:

Is this about how the royal family is cool with the dude who flew around with Epstein, but are super upset over who a son married? Screw that family. Do we need to beat them down again?

He’s the bastard child of the Princess (by marriage) and some red head Polo guy.

Dude, we fought a war to be free of this shit. Let it go.

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