The Bookie Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Hugor Hill said: You guys like that movie that much? I thought it was good but overly 'symbolic'. It veered too far into making a political statement, IMHO. Mostly I just thought it was a big ol heap of fun. speaking of which: Trollhunter 8/10 No idea what the hell I watched here. A Norwegian found footage black comedy stop-motion conspiracy fantasy? Whatever it was I liked it. In particular the so dry it cracks humour from the actor playing the hunter. "See those?" (Muscox) "Government puts em there. To feed the trolls!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Last Man on Earth is terrific but way too many breaks between episodes. Needs to maybe experiment with The Office's move to the 60 minutes sitcom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beluga Whale Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Watching Rectify right now because of the consistently solid reviews I've seen. I thought season 1 was pretty good. It's nothing amazing and the plot is pretty dry but I think character development is A+. Definitely gonna keep watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 19 hours ago, Down by the River said: Last Man on Earth is terrific but way too many breaks between episodes. Needs to maybe experiment with The Office's move to the 60 minutes sitcom. It is in large part a drama so I think it would work. It could carry an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Lethal Weapon 2 and 3 - 8/10 Enjoyed both of them quite a bit. I'll probably watch the last one sometime this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The Wailing - 9/10 This movie is multi-genre perfectly well done and executed. Leaves you guessing til the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 On 2016-12-08 at 7:40 AM, Svengali said: Yup same for me and those 12+ hours of gloriousness are coming up very soon. Just wish I had a team of around ten dirty Guatemalan dishwashers to help prep the snacks for it. Was going to also talk about the Kon-Tiki movie, always loved the book by Heyerdahl, but all I can think about right now is Kate's amazing voice, the music, the Last Alliance marching, the little hobbit children cheering as the fireworks go spinning off the back of the cart (oh god I can't wait) ... Just finished watching the children cheering the fireworks. So good. Watching these films is the best use of my time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) On 17/12/2016 at 10:06 PM, Monty said: The Theory of Everything The acting gets a 9/10. The film itself was quite empty. As someone who has enjoyed some of Hawking's books in the past, but who knew little of his actual life, I found the movie made me lose respect for him. [spoiler warning] "So, despite all your intelligence, and the undying loyalty your wife gave you over the years, you pissed it away to get with your nurse? M'kay..." Oh, but it was really for her sake... Yeah, what a hero. Edited December 20, 2016 by D-Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Bad Santa 6.5/10 Every year I feel like I should probably watch at least one christmas movie but I was getting tired of cycling through Die Hard, Gremlins and Christmas Vacation, so, this. I've never actually sat down and watched it although certain sections were familiar, either from catching pieces on tv or memes on the internet or who knows. Liked it more than expected. They were low expectations though. Usually can't stand Billy Bob but it works in his favour here. May be the ideal role for him. Heard a story a few years ago - the director gave up a lot of cash in exchange for full creative control but the studio pressed him into this cut, and he'd been in a years long legal battle over it, and took to staging guerrilla screenings of his cut in parks in San Fran & LA. Would like to see that if it ever made it out into the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengali Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 6 hours ago, Monty said: Just finished watching the children cheering the fireworks. So good. Watching these films is the best use of my time. That scene totally doesn't make me cry tears of joy and sadness at all ... Spoiler Aah gawd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone909 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 8 hours ago, Hugor Hill said: The Wailing - 9/10 This movie is multi-genre perfectly well done and executed. Leaves you guessing til the end. Right on .... watched this on Netfix last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Money Monster 5.5/10 - Story of a hostage taking on the set of a financial tv show. It's riddled with the usual Wall St. cliches. I couldn't get past the impression that George Clooney and Julia Roberts were just collecting a paycheque. Clooney's character seems to be modeled on CNBC's Jim Cramer and his long running "Mad Money" program. The idea of Jim Cramer cowering with a gun to his head has always held a certain appeal for me. So it gets a passing grade for that alone. Eye in The Sky 7.5/10 - Helen Mirren is always good and this was no exception. The Good Lie 8/10 - Story about Sudanese refugees who settle in Kansas City. This was surprisingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Svengali said: That scene totally doesn't make me cry tears of joy and sadness at all ... Reveal hidden contents Aah gawd After 13 years of marriage, there are three quotes/bits of dialogue that have become part of me and my wife's vocabulary on a weekly basis: Pippin: "Anyways, you need people of intelligence on this sort of...mission...quest...thing." Sam: What are you up to? Sneaking off, are we? Gollum: Sneaking? Sneaking? Fat hobbit is always so polite. Smeagol shows them secret ways that nobody else could find, and they say sneak. Sneak? Very nice friend. Oh yes, my precious. Very nice, very nice. Sam: All right, all right! You just startled me is all. What were you doing? Gollum: Sneaking. Sam: Po-ta-toes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 57 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said: The Good Lie 8/10 - Story about Sudanese refugees who settle in Kansas City. This was surprisingly good. Seconded. The fact that a couple of the leads are actually former child soldiers was a pretty awesome sidepoint too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, nuckin_futz said: The Good Lie 8/10 - Story about Sudanese refugees who settle in Kansas City. This was surprisingly good. Interesting. *checks cast listing* Reese Witherspoon. Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 42 minutes ago, Monty said: Interesting. *checks cast listing* Reese Witherspoon. Pass. Haha - that's why I initially avoided it too. She is sold as the lead actor, but really she just has a supporting role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Monty said: Interesting. *checks cast listing* Reese Witherspoon. Pass. Yeah it took me forever to watch it because of that very reason. The good news is she's tolerable in it and only has about 40 minutes screen time. You can do it Monty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said: Yeah it took me forever to watch it because of that very reason. The good news is she's tolerable in it and only has about 40 minutes screen time. You can do it Monty. I said, "PASS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 48 minutes ago, Monty said: I said, "PASS!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Monty said: I said, "PASS!" Your lost. really. I don't like her very much either but a good movie is a good movie. (Assuming The Good Lie is a good movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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