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  1. First 4 seasons of Dexter replica, or last 4 seasons of Dexter replica? Because if it's the latter...
  2. I love the movie as well. Think it is incredibly underrated. As soon as I saw the preview for the show, I was out. Knew there was no way it was going to be even tolerable.
  3. I really enjoyed Luther. The tone remains the same throughout it's run, so if you didn't enjoy it after the first two episodes, then you aren't missing much. What's great as it continues, though, is that Alice is used throughout the series. Luther and her have a mutual understanding, and sees her as a necessary evil in his line of work. As for The Moodys, I watched the first episode and never continued. Like most things, I blame my wife for this. I enjoyed what I saw, but she wasn't into it, so I didn't bother watching the rest. It's not a prerequisite that she watches everything I do (ie. She refuses to watch Black Mirror after that first episode), but it certainly helps. Awful. It looks awful.
  4. I've only managed to watch it once, and it was a chore to get through. Now, that was 17 years ago (or so), so perhaps I'll feel differently now. The "hollow" comment is how I felt at the time. I've also never been a fan of Uma Thurman, so that didn't help. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not a movie, but Black Mirror British sci-fi tv show. Sort of a modern day Twilight Zone. Much darker, much more disturbing, and much, MUCH more vulgar. However, the 3 episodes I've watched so far are very good. They all tend to comment on where our society is today and where it could (I use this lightly) potentially be heading (ie. news media & politics, reality tv, technology/implants). Like Twilight Zone, none of the episodes have the same cast, none of them flow together, and definitely appears that they take place a separate/alternate reality. Like I said, it's very disturbing and dark, especially the first episode. Not for the faint of heart.
  5. Philomena - 7/10 Really enjoyable, but terribly heartbreaking. Slightly over an hour and a half long and flies by.
  6. Straight Outta Compton - 4/10 Started out ok, then got boring after 20 minutes. Picked up an hour and a bit in for a solid 30 minutes or so, but then it just kept going. The last 30 minutes may as well been cut from the film, as it added nothing of importance.
  7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 10/10 Haven't watched it in about 9 years or so. Still amazing.
  8. Tomorrowland - 8/10 Same review as most people. Great message and not your usual run of the mill blockbuster. Unfortunately, people don't care enough about a good message and would rather see monster trucks fight each other.
  9. Can't view it while I'm at work, but I'll get to it later. I just have so many problems with the film. While it's difficult for me to decide which one is the worst of them all, my most hated beef is that of his 8 year hiatus from "Batmaning it up". All because some girl he NEVER SLEPT WITH died. Why do I have an issue with this? This is a guy who's parents died and he became Batman because of it. A guy who, in the comics, went on a Archer sized rampage after Joker virtually beats Jason Todd to death with a plumbers wrench and then dies shortly thereafter in an explosion. This isn't even a plot hole, which can sometimes be overlooked when a movie has everything else going for it. However, with the amount of plotholes the film ultimately has (I won't get into them in this post), this turn in character for Bruce Wayne is an utter embarressment when you look at the history of who he is. Very, very weak and an all around smear of poop.
  10. Oh boy, how much I can get into my absolute hatred towards TDKR. It's painful to admit just how much I despise that film. But I will say, for how brutal the "morality of the citizens of Gotham" was executed in TDKR, I have zero problem with this as a theme throughout Nolan's films. Reason being is that this was all setup from the very beginning, as it was Ra's Al Ghul's plan to bring down Gotham, as it was not a city worth saving, as the citizens and city as a whole were corrupt and immoral. Bruce Wayne (or Nolan for that matter), wrote a story that was centered around one man who believed that, as corrupt as the city was, the people were worth saving; they just needed something to believe in. Now again, the execution in the third film was downright stupid (ie. throw every cop into the sewers, every cop charging towards tanks and machine guns with nothing but their fists). "Hey, we haven't been protecting the city for months now, so I guess we also forgot basic strategy." I didn't mind how Nolan handled it in TDK, as it was only a little bit at the end. It was just too bad that he botched so, so much in the final film. Like I said, it's painful for me to admit just how terrible that film is, but I also love that I can go on forever about it, as it is such a boner of a film. Almost a solid 0/10.
  11. Absolutely hate to agree with this, but I'm going to power through it anyway. I would be lying if I said this wasn't part of the issue with her casting. I personally find MG to be attractive, but for Bruce Wayne, the guy either dates supermodels (as a cover I know), or the women he has relationships with in the comics/movies/etc (Selina Kyle, Talia Al Ghul, Vicki Vale, etc) have always been portrayed by the stereotypical "more attractive" female. Now, whether or not this is "right" or not is a whole other argument. I really like MG, and strongly believe she got snubbed for an Emmy this year for Best Actress in a Miniseries for her role in The Honourable Woman. She was terrific. Maybe I would have felt differently had her character been better written in TDK. Rachel Dawes did have an even larger role in the second film; and by and large, her lines were fairly weak. More importantly, there was zero chemistry between her and Bale. I attribute this 100% to the writing and not the acting, because I've seen both of them have no problem with chemsitry in other roles they've been in with other actors. Perhaps the problem is less with Gyllenhaal/Holmes and more with how poorly flushed out her role was. Because MG is a far superior actress than Holmes, it's entirely possible Holmes would have had an even more difficult time with the role in the second film than Gyllenhaal had. Again, I love TDK, and find it to be in the top 3-5 best superhero films. But where Batman Begins' strength was, surprisingly held together by Christian Bale and Michael Caine, with the rest of the cast holding fort terrifically, TDK was held together by Heath Ledger and Gary Oldman, with the rest of the cast just sort of "there".
  12. Absolutely. Again, as a huge Batman fan, I also understand that one of the main reasons why the character's universe is so interesting is because the villains are far and away the most interesting when compared to other superhero universes. And Batman/Bruce Wayne, as a character, is generally pretty uninteresting, in large part due to the villains. However, Batman Begins did such a phenomenal job in not only his origin, which was glossed over in previous installments, but also in the character development of the supporting characters. And I might be the only person who prefers Katie Holmes' "Rachel Dawes" to Maggie Gyllenhaal's portrayal. Again, I love The Dark Knight, but as great as the movie was, there were a few flaws (not many) that, to me, makes it score lower than the first. And mainly it's the casting choice of Gyllenhaal. While I 100% understand why they recast Holmes, Gyllenhaal was not the best choice.
  13. Batman Begins - 10/10 Obviously biased because I'm a huge Batman fan. To me, it's a perfect 10 as I really don't think there is a better superhero film (perhaps The Incredibles is the only other one on par to it). As much as I like TDK, it's not as strong overall as Begins. Everyone has to shoulder the weight in this film, and they do a superb job. In TDK, Ledger propped up the weaker areas (ie. Gyllenhaal).
  14. Plan on watching it tonight. While it looks weak, I too am only giving it a shot because it's Brad Bird.
  15. I've only heard terrific things. I probably wasn't in a great mood when I tried it. I really like Cillian Murphy as well. Perhaps I'll try again after Suits.
  16. Tried it back over Christmas, couldn't get into it after episode 2.
  17. NHL16 only if reviews are glowing for me. Otherwise, pass. As for Mad Men, haven't watched the last season yet, but dug it for years. But because I'm not in the binge watching of it anymore, haven't watched in a few years. After I'm done with season 4 of Suits, not sure what else to go to for shows. Almost done with Ballers, which is truly terrible.
  18. Remember not enjoying Broken Flowers. Not much else I remember, though.
  19. Trust me, the speakers IS the problem. Had "out of the box" speakers for 11 years, and I thought they were decent. Upgraded last winter big time and I'm hearing things I didn't know were there. Owned some music for 25 years and I was hearing things I hadn't noticed before because my speakers weren't good enough. Same with movies that I own.
  20. Hmm, never noticed when I've watched it. Do have a great sound system, so this has never been an issue with films I've watched.
  21. What movies have both of these problems?
  22. Top Five - ?????????/10 I think this is the movie Judd Apatow tried to make when he did Funny People, except that was dog crap. However, I'm really not quite sure how much better this is, either. It had a few "ok" moments; but otherwise, it just felt very empty. I wouldn't say it's worth watching, but I wouldn't tell people to stay away from it either.
  23. Totally forgot about Insomnia and, as you said, The Insider. Both really solid films. Take what I initially said back. Hmm, haven't thought about it in a while. Even though Gangs of New York is a subpar film, Daniel Day Lewis made it watchable. But certainly not my favourite performance. Speaking of DDL, probably the best performance of all time is his portrayal of Christy Brown in My Left Foot. Again, not my personal favourite performance, but he is unbelievable in that. Truly amazing. Have a place in my heart for every person who acted in The Big Lebowski. Perfectly cast all around. D-Money mentioned Ledger in The Dark Knight. While it was a very good film already, he took it to another level. When I think Joker, I always believed Mark Hamill's portrayal in the animated series was the best interpretation of the character. And while Hamill's portrayal is still great, Ledger is easily the benchmark from here on in. But honestly, at this point, I'm thinking it's Tom Hardy's role in Bronson. Hardy immediately cemented himself as the future of Hollywood in Bronson. I was absolutely blown away by what I was seeing on the screen. Hardy is, without a doubt, the gold standard for acting now (except for that little hiccup in This Means War). Otherwise, Bronson IS acting at it's finest.
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