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

by **Floyd Robertson** 2022-01-19, 12:45

This ought to be good! Let's hope Mann does movies of them, too.

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by **MiamiSpartan** 2022-01-19, 14:19

Floyd Robertson wrote:This ought to be good! Let's hope Mann does movies of them, too.

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They better include someone watching MSU hockey on TV again or it's a failure. Maybe, I'd accept basketball or football, but hockey was a nice touch.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-01-19, 18:54

Floyd Robertson wrote:This ought to be good! Let's hope Mann does movies of them, too.

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Disappointed it’s not Preheat.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2022-01-19, 19:05

tGreenWay wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:This ought to be good! Let's hope Mann does movies of them, too.

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Disappointed it’s not Preheat.

No comment Neutral

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-01-26, 12:13

DWags wrote:
Death Roe wrote:I wish WBH was around, need to talk Succession with him

I’ll be your huckleberry.
Logan
Never
Loses

Tom surprised me in the last episode.

Just caught up... Yay Tom.

by **DWags** 2022-01-26, 12:26

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
DWags wrote:

I’ll be your huckleberry.
Logan
Never
Loses

Tom surprised me in the last episode.
Just caught up... Yay Tom.

Yeah, they hooked me in for another season.

So, I watched the first two shows of season one of Pennyworth. Alfred the butler from batman as a young man. it's a 60/40 split whether to keep watching. Anyone else watch this?

by **InTenSity** 2022-01-26, 12:38

Nobody was kind of like John Wick with some humor. I like Odenkirk, so I gave it a shot. Its on HBOMAX. Its pretty predictable, but that is probably what shoot em up movies are supposed to be.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2022-02-14, 11:01

Saw "Death on the Nile" over the weekend, first time back in the theater since pre-pandemic. I give it a solid B. A worthy follow-up to "Murder on the Orient Express" from 2016 or so.

by **Motown Spartan** 2022-02-14, 11:02

Started watching Reacher over the weekend. Pretty good so far.

by **Nordic** 2022-02-14, 11:50

Motown Spartan wrote:Started watching Reacher over the weekend. Pretty good so far.

Finished Reacher and Boba. Both were entertaining and true to books/characters/genre.

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-02-14, 19:27

Anyone watch "Raised by Wolves"?

Episode 2 not sure I'm going to stick with it.

by **InTenSity** 2022-02-14, 19:41

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone watch "Raised by Wolves"?

Episode 2 not sure I'm going to stick with it.

I watched it a while ago. Can't say I remember much but I did see it all.

by **Rocinante** 2022-02-15, 15:14

I am excited for moon knight.

by **Rocinante** 2022-02-26, 21:17

I watched Free Guy. I had this super strong desire to see someone get by a train at the end. It would have been the best ending.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2022-02-27, 07:38

Uncharted was good escapism fun. 4.35/5.00

by **InTenSity** 2022-02-28, 22:47

Reading tweets that the new Batman movie is very good. Looking forward to seeing it.

by **Death Roe** 2022-03-02, 18:54

InTenSity wrote:Reading tweets that the new Batman movie is very good. Looking forward to seeing it.

Saw it last night. It was incredible. Pretty close to TDK level of satisfaction.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2022-03-02, 22:05

Death Roe wrote:
InTenSity wrote:Reading tweets that the new Batman movie is very good. Looking forward to seeing it.

Saw it last night. It was incredible. Pretty close to TDK level of satisfaction.

Coming from you, that's saying quite something.

I'm going to see it Friday afternoon after my daughter gets out of school.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-03-04, 19:23

Watched a couple of westerns over the past week.
First up, we have Old Henry, which I found was very enjoyable.
It’s the story of an 19th century Oklahoma Territory farmer/widower and his annoying teenage son, who is desperate for something more than life on a farm in the middle of nowhere. They two find and care for a stranger who’d been shot and was hovering near death. The injured man was also carrying a leather satchel of cash. It’s left to the farmer to decide if he believes the story of the injured man, who regained consciousness and claimed to be a lawman. But his decision is made a difficult one when three riders, sporting badges of the sheriff of a nearby county, claim the farmer’s patient is the bad guy. The inevitable showdown forces the farmer to open a chestful of secrets from a past he thought he’d never let see daylight again.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-03-04, 19:41

The second western I saw this week was News of the World, starring Tom Hanks. Hanks portrays a former Civil War Texas captain, a man we learn left his wife, or so he says. Hanks earns a meager living traveling across Texas, town to town, reading to crowds the news happening around the world. It’s on this journey that Hanks finds a young girl with an unusual upbringing. Unsure of what to do and unable to find anyone to care for the girl, Hanks embarks on a ride frought with perils to reunify this child with someone of her own blood. Where this path takes Hanks will determine whether his next journey is something familiar, or one he never expected.

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by **MiamiSpartan** 2022-03-04, 20:21

Death Roe wrote:
InTenSity wrote:Reading tweets that the new Batman movie is very good. Looking forward to seeing it.

Saw it last night. It was incredible. Pretty close to TDK level of satisfaction.

Really good. Dark, brooding mood to it.

Spoiler:

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-03-04, 23:29

Watching West Side Story with the daughter and wife... very West side story-ish.

Seems like wasted resources when something original and new could have been made.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-03-12, 15:36

Rocinante wrote:I watched Free Guy. I had this super strong desire to see someone get by a train at the end. It would have been the best ending.

This was more enjoyable than I expected. Clever idea, and the sfx and green screen were more believable than a lot of movies these days. It had a touch of Pleasantville and The Truman Show but wasn’t derivative.

Edit: I’m with you on the train. Would’ve been funny.

by **Nordic** 2022-03-12, 16:06

Severance (appletv)

Very different. Characters sucked me in. Ever wish you could forget about work?

by **Rocinante** 2022-03-12, 16:12

tGreenWay wrote:
Rocinante wrote:I watched Free Guy. I had this super strong desire to see someone get by a train at the end. It would have been the best ending.

This was more enjoyable than I expected. Clever idea, and the sfx and green screen were more believable than a lot of movies these days. It had a touch of Pleasantville and The Truman Show but wasn’t derivative.

Edit: I’m with you on the train. Would’ve been funny.

I thought it was audience tested out of anything remotely interesting. It’s one of those movies that everybody can walk away from going “it was worth 2 hours if my time” but is not compelling or interesting and won’t have any kind of lasting impact on anyone. It’s brain candy. It could have been so much more.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-03-12, 19:51

Rocinante wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

This was more enjoyable than I expected. Clever idea, and the sfx and green screen were more believable than a lot of movies these days. It had a touch of Pleasantville and The Truman Show but wasn’t derivative.

Edit: I’m with you on the train. Would’ve been funny.

I thought it was audience tested out of anything remotely interesting. It’s one of those movies that everybody can walk away from going “it was worth 2 hours if my time” but is not compelling or interesting and won’t have any kind of lasting impact on anyone. It’s brain candy. It could have been so much more.

I even told my wife it was coming and was surprised it didn’t happen.
Edit: That’s what she said.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-03-12, 20:19

Roc, Speaking of audience testing, did you see this story about The Rock? Dwayne refuses to be in movies with anything but happy endings (insert your own joke here). He’s more worried about his brand than his craft.

https://www.businessinsider.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-almost-quit-rampage-over-ending-2018-4?amp

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2022-03-12, 21:05

Wife and I watched "Land" this morning, starring Robin Wright.

For a lot of reasons, we were both gutted. So good.

by **Rocinante** 2022-03-12, 22:27

tGreenWay wrote:Roc, Speaking of audience testing, did you see this story about The Rock? Dwayne refuses to be in movies with anything but happy endings (insert your own joke here). He’s more worried about his brand than his craft.

https://www.businessinsider.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-almost-quit-rampage-over-ending-2018-4?amp

Well that’s how he makes his money. It’s not like he’s a good actor or anything. Although I do want to watch Jungle Cruise because it’s probably just dumb fun like Free Guy was.

by **Nordic** 2022-03-12, 23:05

tWife and kid watched the new Disney movie. I made it two minutes. Very loud annoying singing.

by **Nordic** 2022-03-12, 23:06

tGreenWay wrote:Roc, Speaking of audience testing, did you see this story about The Rock? Dwayne refuses to be in movies with anything but happy endings (insert your own joke here). He’s more worried about his brand than his craft.

https://www.businessinsider.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-almost-quit-rampage-over-ending-2018-4?amp

I like happy endings, and yes I'm talking about movies.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2022-03-12, 23:10

I usually try to avoid any movie with the rock in it

by **kingstonlake** 2022-03-13, 08:06

If the rock were in a movie about Duran Duran I'd watch it.

by Pervis Muldoon 2022-03-13, 09:24

tGreenWay wrote:Roc, Speaking of audience testing, did you see this story about The Rock? Dwayne refuses to be in movies with anything but happy endings (insert your own joke here). He’s more worried about his brand than his craft.

https://www.businessinsider.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-almost-quit-rampage-over-ending-2018-4?amp

Interesting quote from the Rock: ""My problem is I have a relationship with an audience around the world. For years I've built a trust with them that they're gonna come to my movies and feel good. So every once in a while, you have to drop this card, which is: You're gonna have to find another actor. We need to figure something out, otherwise I'm not gonna do the movie."

I think what he meant was, "You're gonna have to find an actor."

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2022-03-13, 09:31

winning time the rise of the lakers dynasty off to a good start on HBO

by **Floyd Robertson** 2022-04-18, 08:16

I don't think you can stream this anywhere for free yet, at least not that I've found, but the GF picked up "12 Mighty Orphans" from the library (go ahead, laugh all you want) so we watched it over the weekend. I hadn't even heard of it but it's instantly a top 10 football movie for me.

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-04-18, 21:10

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:winning time the rise of the lakers dynasty off to a good start on HBO

This show is pretty good. I wonder what parts are where the liberties are taken.

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-04-21, 20:14

Anyone watch Severance? Cause I just saw John Tuturro and Christopher Walken almost make out.

Half the way through. Weird, but good. (So far)

by Pervis Muldoon 2022-04-21, 22:59

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone watch Severance? Cause I just saw John Tuturro and Christopher Walken almost make out.

Half the way through. Weird, but good. (So far)

Who initiated it? I'm guessing Turturro snuck up from behind as Walken watched Wheel of Fortune, and planted a kiss on Walken's neck while reaching around to rub his nipples. At least that's how I'll picture it after switching off the lamp on my bedside table.

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-04-22, 12:05

Pervis Muldoon wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone watch Severance? Cause I just saw John Tuturro and Christopher Walken almost make out.

Half the way through. Weird, but good. (So far)

Who initiated it? I'm guessing Turturro snuck up from behind as Walken watched Wheel of Fortune, and planted a kiss on Walken's neck while reaching around to rub his nipples. At least that's how I'll picture it after switching off the lamp on my bedside table.

Of course, no where near that sensuous. It is only rated TV-MA.

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