Author Topic: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching. (Read 386786 times)

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1150 on:** Sat, 18 September 2021, 14:29:24 »

Prisoner of Ghostland, well... it's a thing..... they did .. it... it exists...

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1151 on:** Mon, 27 September 2021, 05:21:29 »

Why do they keep making the purge movies, they're sooooo badd... AND boring.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1152 on:** Mon, 27 September 2021, 22:34:00 »

Eddy Duchin Story, Classy plot, very piano.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1153 on:** Thu, 30 September 2021, 22:21:47 »

Chk out _The Flu_ 2013, korean movie. Not as accurate as contagion, but pretty decent.

phinix · « **Reply #1154 on:** Fri, 01 October 2021, 15:43:35 »

Watched Papillon, good movie, sad, but enjoyed it very much.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #1155 on:** Fri, 01 October 2021, 15:58:33 »

Been rewatching Home Movies for the first time in like a decade. Great show, absolutely holds up and is still hilarious. The first 2 seasons are really the top, about halfway through the 3rd it starts to drop off and get silly. Haven't gotten to s04 yet. Really ****in' funny show though.

Shapey Fiend · « **Reply #1156 on:** Sat, 02 October 2021, 16:03:10 »

Watching Seinfeld. The cropped version looks bloody awful at times. I get distracted by all the bad framing. Still watching though cos Seinfeld is hard to make unwatchable.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #1157 on:** Sat, 02 October 2021, 16:34:42 »

Quote from: Shapey Fiend on Sat, 02 October 2021, 16:03:10

Watching Seinfeld. The cropped version looks bloody awful at times. I get distracted by all the bad framing. Still watching though cos Seinfeld is hard to make unwatchable.

the show is perfect except s09 which really feels like a shark jump in many episodes
younger me wished they did an even 10 seasons, but current me wishes they stopped at 8. The last 3 episodes were particularly bad though imo. Traffic Jam, clip show, and Finale

Shapey Fiend · « **Reply #1158 on:** Sat, 02 October 2021, 17:50:48 »

I thought the first season was kind of weak as well but on reappraisal it's not too bad. Season 9 was certainly spotty.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1159 on:** Sat, 02 October 2021, 19:50:43 »

Quote from: Shapey Fiend on Sat, 02 October 2021, 17:50:48

I thought the first season was kind of weak as well but on reappraisal it's not too bad. Season 9 was certainly spotty.

You got the dough, the sauce, the topping, it's All Supervised !!

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1160 on:** Sat, 02 October 2021, 20:22:22 »

woah, the amazon copy is really good quality, lots of grain detail.

Gondolindrim · « **Reply #1161 on:** Sun, 03 October 2021, 18:19:39 »

Started watching The Expanse today. Really awesome show. Might buy the books

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1162 on:** Mon, 04 October 2021, 01:11:19 »

Army of darkness is still not on 4K, This grinds mah gears.

phinix · « **Reply #1163 on:** Tue, 05 October 2021, 06:10:35 »

Going to cinema next week - which should I go to watch - Candyman or Malignant?

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1164 on:** Tue, 05 October 2021, 10:15:20 »

Quote from: phinix on Tue, 05 October 2021, 06:10:35

Going to cinema next week - which should I go to watch - Candyman or Malignant?

Those are available on stream.

But have heard candyman was too predictable.

Sintpinty · « **Reply #1165 on:** Wed, 06 October 2021, 10:40:50 »

Quote from: phinix on Tue, 05 October 2021, 06:10:35

Going to cinema next week - which should I go to watch - Candyman or Malignant?

Neither of them. They're both ****.

Nothing good is playing right now.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #1166 on:** Wed, 06 October 2021, 11:00:04 »

Quote from: phinix on Tue, 05 October 2021, 06:10:35

Going to cinema next week - which should I go to watch - Candyman or Malignant?

Venom

phinix · « **Reply #1167 on:** Thu, 07 October 2021, 03:48:31 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Wed, 06 October 2021, 11:00:04

Quote from: phinix on Tue, 05 October 2021, 06:10:35
Going to cinema next week - which should I go to watch - Candyman or Malignant?

Yeah, I'm have a feeling both gonn abe meh...
Quote from: Sintpinty on Wed, 06 October 2021, 10:40:50
Quote from: phinix on Tue, 05 October 2021, 06:10:35
Going to cinema next week - which should I go to watch - Candyman or Malignant?

Neither of them. They're both ****.

Nothing good is playing right now.

I'm off enxt week so wantd to go to cinema so bad.. first time in 2 years. I would go to see Bond, but my famly doesn't want it.

Venom

First was ok, but as older I become, those movies are less enjoyable for me.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #1168 on:** Thu, 07 October 2021, 23:14:36 »

Just reupped NF after like 2 years, started with Squid Games. Reminds me of Battle Royale crossed with The Cube or something.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1169 on:** Fri, 08 October 2021, 01:09:48 »

SG is basically the same as Kaiji.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1170 on:** Sat, 09 October 2021, 09:53:19 »

Y'all see Free Guy ?

Seems like the beginning/middle 's ok, ending was dummmm..'''

SpinningHook · « **Reply #1171 on:** Sat, 09 October 2021, 16:08:44 »

Watching Yojimbo for roughly the 20th time. Seeing Toshiro Mifune in action never gets old.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1172 on:** Sat, 09 October 2021, 16:17:41 »

Quote from: SpinningHook on Sat, 09 October 2021, 16:08:44

Watching Yojimbo for roughly the 20th time. Seeing Toshiro Mifune in action never gets old.

I can't get through these jpn classics. Tried multiple times. Same with the Godfathers.

Tastenplatte · « **Reply #1173 on:** Sun, 10 October 2021, 10:00:21 »

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1174 on:** Mon, 18 October 2021, 13:18:24 »

Snek Eyes crazy rich ninja

Admittedly all the shots are really well put together. But the plot is just /snorrrrz

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1175 on:** Mon, 18 October 2021, 14:09:08 »

Have you guys noticed, whenever there's a fight going on ontop of a moving truck or car-carrier type vehicle, The driver just keeps driving, sometimes even faster ?

Train fights I can understand, but the others would almost certainly stop. The dude wouldn't be like, oh snap, ninjas are fighting on my roof, I'm better keep eating sandwich, and drive.

Darthbaggins · « **Reply #1176 on:** Wed, 20 October 2021, 06:26:12 »

Now that you mention it, yeah it is funny that they just keep on driving. I can understand on a Semi trailer, but not on a roof connected on the main cab of the truck/vehicle. I have yet to watch Snake Eyes, but grew up watching GI Joe morning cartoons (among many others), but I have been watching Squid Games - not too bad really but not as hype-tastic as everyone has been making it. Also noticed the majority of the memes online using content from the show are primarily from the first 2-3 episodes.

Leslieann · « **Reply #1177 on:** Thu, 21 October 2021, 03:27:18 »

There is soooo much wrong with tv/movie physics if it's inconvenient to their story it goes right out the window...
CGI has only made this problem worse, as has Youtube and Tik Tok.

Saw a review the other day complaining "Alien" was too long and drawn out, not enough action... It's called suspense you uncultured swine.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #1178 on:** Thu, 21 October 2021, 08:54:50 »

Quote from: Leslieann on Thu, 21 October 2021, 03:27:18

It's called suspense

Modern kids have no attention span.

My kids are extremely intelligent and high-achieving. They were also voracious readers of books until they got their first "smart" phones around age 12. From there it seems that they were re-conditioned to require instant gratification. It was if their entire relationship with the world around them changed. They did make it through college with high marks so they can do what they have to if there is enough pressure.

Today, I can put on a movie, but within 2 minutes their noses are buried on the small screen. If something subtle happens that is crucial to the plot, they often (usually) miss it altogether. I am constantly saying "Did you see that?" and rewinding, which really irritates me, but otherwise they lose the story thread.

I seriously doubt that either one of them is even capable, for whatever reasons, of meditating. Too bad, I think that it would really help them live better lives.

Shapey Fiend · « **Reply #1179 on:** Thu, 21 October 2021, 17:19:23 »

The pacing on a lot of streaming TV shows is pretty glacial so I wonder if that's the case across the board.

I think my attention span has deteriorated in recent years but that's probably because I'm never bored. There's always something to distract yourself with these days even if it's the brain equivalent of fast food.

I've taken devices off my child cos he's usually watching something and playing a game at the same time, which I think is a bit frazzling after a day of school but I don't know if I'll be able to maintain that regimen when he's a teenager. I try keep all screens out of the bedroom anyway cos I think that's a solid practice.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1180 on:** Fri, 22 October 2021, 11:56:15 »

IT Crowd is sooo gud''

Sigh... if only they made more.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #1181 on:** Fri, 22 October 2021, 12:31:29 »

It was good but it pretty much ran its course. There are very few shows that can stay fresh for more than a very few seasons.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1182 on:** Mon, 25 October 2021, 23:38:56 »

The Underworld Film Franchise had so much potential, but then the story got LAME.....

Can't pin down exactly what went wrong.. Too.... Little.. world building perhaps.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1183 on:** Tue, 26 October 2021, 09:38:43 »

Old 2021, it's alllrighhhtt..... Not as bad as reviews make it out to be.. The plot is impossible, but it's hardly a bad evening.

phinix · « **Reply #1184 on:** Thu, 28 October 2021, 02:03:34 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 26 October 2021, 09:38:43

Old 2021, it's alllrighhhtt..... Not as bad as reviews make it out to be.. The plot is impossible, but it's hardly a bad evening.

Yeah, plot was a bit of a facepalm, but I watched it and it was ok. A bit of weirdly amator level film editing at times, but it was ok. 6/10

iri · « **Reply #1185 on:** Fri, 29 October 2021, 13:57:15 »

Quote from: Shapey Fiend on Thu, 21 October 2021, 17:19:23

The pacing on a lot of streaming TV shows is pretty glacial so I wonder if that's the case across the board.

I find that this is the case for certain American shows. Some I stopped watching because of this (True Detective, Ozark). Some I didn't (Better Call Saul).

fohat.digs · « **Reply #1186 on:** Fri, 29 October 2021, 14:43:41 »

I thought that "The Velvet Underground" documentary was extraordinary, but I have been a huge fan for half a century.

It may not mean much if 1960s avant-garde New York culture (and music in particular) was not one of the touchstones of your cognitive life experience.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #1187 on:** Fri, 29 October 2021, 15:49:55 »

Rewatching Breaking Bad for like the 7th time. Still such a great series, and it's crazy every time I rewatch the show I notice new details, or interpret things differently. Just shows what great writing the series has, the the plot is cohesive and tight enough to make each episode delicious and poppable, but with enough ambiguity that leaves just enough for the viewer to interpret themselves. One of the best series of all-time.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1188 on:** Fri, 29 October 2021, 19:24:51 »

Magnets

Shapey Fiend · « **Reply #1189 on:** Sun, 31 October 2021, 19:48:12 »

Went to see The Last Duel without any prior knowledge of the plot construction so It was a really pleasant surprise.

There wasn't a ton of action but the action was glorious. Yeah there's a fair bit of jump cutting shakey cam but there's actual weight to the sequences and only little smidges of CGI where absolutely necessary.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1190 on:** Mon, 01 November 2021, 16:46:31 »

Quote from: Shapey Fiend on Sun, 31 October 2021, 19:48:12

Went to see The Last Duel without any prior knowledge of the plot construction so It was a really pleasant surprise.

There wasn't a ton of action but the action was glorious. Yeah there's a fair bit of jump cutting shakey cam but there's actual weight to the sequences and only little smidges of CGI where absolutely necessary.

NE dragons ?

Sintpinty · « **Reply #1191 on:** Sun, 07 November 2021, 18:16:51 »

Saw eternals was mid

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1192 on:** Tue, 09 November 2021, 09:16:06 »

Reminiscence (2021) film.. It's cool to "envision" a Florida water city post climate change floods, but the foundation of the city is NOT built for it, neither are the buildings, it will all collapse.

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #1193 on:** Wed, 17 November 2021, 11:30:51 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 01 October 2021, 15:58:33

Been rewatching Home Movies for the first time in like a decade. Great show, absolutely holds up and is still hilarious. The first 2 seasons are really the top, about halfway through the 3rd it starts to drop off and get silly. Haven't gotten to s04 yet. Really ****in' funny show though.
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Hell yeah, Home Movies is so good. I'm due for another rewatch myself. That and Clone High - it's been a few years.

Leslieann · « **Reply #1194 on:** Wed, 17 November 2021, 13:17:19 »

Squid Game...

Damn.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1195 on:** Wed, 17 November 2021, 13:51:12 »

Quote from: Leslieann on Wed, 17 November 2021, 13:17:19

Squid Game...

Damn.

It's a Riff, off of .. Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor.. Anime.

The Anime is alot better.

Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai (Akagi)
+
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya

Are both good animes about gambling as well.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1196 on:** Thu, 18 November 2021, 16:20:44 »

Not gonna lie, Star Trek Prodigy , Really well made.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1197 on:** Sat, 20 November 2021, 06:48:53 »

So, wheel of time...

It's not good.... Can't quite put my finger on WHY it's not good..

Thoughts ?

fohat.digs · « **Reply #1198 on:** Mon, 22 November 2021, 11:00:16 »

Quote from: _rubik on Sat, 31 August 2019, 19:51:47

Halt and Catch Fire Season 1

I started this again, after 2 shows I am cringing in pain. Years ago, I watched the 1st season but then bailed out in disgust.

I HATE the main character (McMillan) and almost have to turn my eyes away from the screen when he appears.

Perhaps because I was in technical sales for a few decades, that anus is pretty much the embodiment of every abominable "sales trainer" whose presentation I had to endure ....

And then because he is an infantile psychopathic crybaby showoff whose behavior is tolerated by the people around and under him.

But it seems to be very highly regarded so I will try to soldier through it. I really hope that it gets better.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #1199 on:** Mon, 22 November 2021, 16:34:26 »

Just watched Black Friday 2021, b-movie, 3/10.. not gud' at all. It's like they weren't even trying.

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Author Topic: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching. (Read 386786 times)