Author Topic: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching. (Read 388859 times)

fohat.digs · « **Reply #2100 on:** Fri, 24 November 2023, 19:27:53 »

The Man in the White Suit a lightweight and entertaining example of early-1950s British comedy that clocks in at only 1:25 - a nice little romp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit

iri · « **Reply #2101 on:** Sun, 03 December 2023, 14:08:36 »

Battleship Potemkin is an absolute masterpiece. I can only imagine the emotions of the people who saw it in 1925.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2102 on:** Sun, 03 December 2023, 16:08:51 »

Just watched Napoleon. Uhmm... It's Ok........ Not as fun as the online critique would lead one to berieve.

phinix · « **Reply #2103 on:** Sun, 03 December 2023, 17:21:40 »

A Nearly Normal Family

Pretty good, binge-watched it.

mohawk1367 · « **Reply #2104 on:** Tue, 05 December 2023, 06:42:05 »

Saw Godzilla Minus One on Saturday... might be the best movie I've ever seen. The action and destruction was jaw-dropping, the tension during conflicts was masterfully done IMO. I won't spoil but it's a must see for anyone IMO.

The depiction of trauma was pretty well done too IMO.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2105 on:** Thu, 14 December 2023, 02:33:02 »

The Barbie Movie was really not for me

I'm a fairly liberal guy, but I felt like I was being force fed propaganda the entire time. I can't believe it got made like that.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #2106 on:** Thu, 14 December 2023, 07:59:49 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 14 December 2023, 02:33:02

The Barbie Movie was really not for me

I'm a fairly liberal guy, but I felt like I was being force fed propaganda the entire time. I can't believe it got made like that.

I feel mostly the same way. I didn't watch it until recently but after hearing glowing reports for months on end, including from people I deeply respect, I thought that it was ultimately pretty crude and lightweight.

Like many movies, I really liked the first half but was let down and disappointed by the back side of the curve.

phinix · « **Reply #2107 on:** Fri, 22 December 2023, 10:45:26 »

Corner Office, with Jon Hamm.
Weird, but interesting, somehow...

A Murder at the End of the World
What a waste of time...
Good beginning, but then they started with all booooring retrospections and killed the mood.
Main character so f***ing annoying, story dragged like hell... what a waste of a good story.
Apologies for this summary, I get frustrated only thinking about this show...

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2108 on:** Sat, 23 December 2023, 08:27:13 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Thu, 14 December 2023, 07:59:49

Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 14 December 2023, 02:33:02
The Barbie Movie was really not for me

I'm a fairly liberal guy, but I felt like I was being force fed propaganda the entire time. I can't believe it got made like that.

I feel mostly the same way. I didn't watch it until recently but after hearing glowing reports for months on end, including from people I deeply respect, I thought that it was ultimately pretty crude and lightweight.

Like many movies, I really liked the first half but was let down and disappointed by the back side of the curve.

Quite concerned that humanity is still so lost it still can't figure out his and her circumstances.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2109 on:** Sat, 23 December 2023, 08:27:34 »

Quote from: phinix on Fri, 22 December 2023, 10:45:26

Corner Office, with Jon Hamm.
Weird, but interesting, somehow...

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A Murder at the End of the World
What a waste of time...
Good beginning, but then they started with all booooring retrospections and killed the mood.
Main character so f***ing annoying, story dragged like hell... what a waste of a good story.
Apologies for this summary, I get frustrated only thinking about this show...

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Downloading......

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2110 on:** Sat, 23 December 2023, 10:41:42 »

Corner office.

Good Beginning, Good Second Act, Could've used a bit more twist at the end. Success would've been too realistic or cliche, maybe the director's cut will have an Alternate.

The point is though, they could've left it open ended enough, that we see the psychosis evolve further.

phinix · « **Reply #2111 on:** Sat, 23 December 2023, 14:37:21 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 December 2023, 10:41:42

Corner office.

Good Beginning, Good Second Act, Could've used a bit more twist at the end. Success would've been too realistic or cliche, maybe the director's cut will have an Alternate.

The point is though, they could've left it open ended enough, that we see the psychosis evolve further.

Yep, exactly. They could have left it opened. It was a bit plain, maybe if it was a bit shorter, I don't know.
It was a peculiar one, that's for sure. Not to be ignored, worth to see it. Plus I like Jon, he's great in all his movies.

TP, have you seen A Young Doctor's Notebook? That is fun, I highly recommend!

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2112 on:** Sat, 23 December 2023, 18:54:44 »

Quote from: phinix on Sat, 23 December 2023, 14:37:21

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 December 2023, 10:41:42
Corner office.

Good Beginning, Good Second Act, Could've used a bit more twist at the end. Success would've been too realistic or cliche, maybe the director's cut will have an Alternate.

The point is though, they could've left it open ended enough, that we see the psychosis evolve further.

Yep, exactly. They could have left it opened. It was a bit plain, maybe if it was a bit shorter, I don't know.
It was a peculiar one, that's for sure. Not to be ignored, worth to see it. Plus I like Jon, he's great in all his movies.

TP, have you seen A Young Doctor's Notebook? That is fun, I highly recommend!

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Supposedly there are 3 short story novels by that guy on the same series. So there might be next movie.

I'm downloading the doctor now.

transeurasian · « **Reply #2113 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 05:42:08 »

urgently need a list of world cinema masterpieces

iri · « **Reply #2114 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 05:57:27 »

This is almost universally trash: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/
Mostly trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/best-movies-of-all-time
Less trash, but still a lot of trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/the-top-50-foreign-films-of-all-time-foreign-language
Slightly less trash than the previous list: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cinema-movies-list/ranker-film

Rhienfo · « **Reply #2115 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 07:07:42 »

Quote from: iri on Sun, 24 December 2023, 05:57:27

This is almost universally trash: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/
Mostly trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/best-movies-of-all-time
Less trash, but still a lot of trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/the-top-50-foreign-films-of-all-time-foreign-language
Slightly less trash than the previous list: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cinema-movies-list/ranker-film

I don't think those lists are as bad as you say they are.

IMO the letterboxd top 250 narrative films is pretty comprehensive of a lot of the best world cinema has to offer, but there is still is more niche stuff that isn't on the list. - https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2116 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 14:45:52 »

Quote from: iri on Sun, 24 December 2023, 05:57:27

This is almost universally trash: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/
Mostly trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/best-movies-of-all-time
Less trash, but still a lot of trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/the-top-50-foreign-films-of-all-time-foreign-language
Slightly less trash than the previous list: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cinema-movies-list/ranker-film

Parasite is good, but drastically overrated imo
Amélie is one of the most annoying movies I've ever seen

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2117 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 17:15:47 »

A young doctor's notebook.

It's an interesting drama. Some of the plot pieces don't make much sense, but nothing is outright unbelievable.

The natasha arc seemed a bit ham.

Pelageya, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......

phinix · « **Reply #2118 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 20:10:24 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 24 December 2023, 17:15:47

A young doctor's notebook.

It's an interesting drama. Some of the plot pieces don't make much sense, but nothing is outright unbelievable.

The natasha arc seemed a bit ham.

Pelageya, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......

Pelageya... oooh Pelageya....

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2119 on:** Sun, 24 December 2023, 20:33:06 »

Watched TMNT 1990 last night for the first time in probably over 30 years. Honestly I think it holds up as a movie. It has some mature themes, and real character growth.
The human actors are not great, and it could have been about 20 minutes longer to make it feel less edited down, but overall a fun watch.
The suits still look amazing, albeit a bit limited in movement understandably. I also really like some of the experimental looking shots in some scenes. I think the director only did music videos before this film (he did the Take On Me video.)

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2120 on:** Mon, 25 December 2023, 12:23:01 »

Quote from: phinix on Sun, 24 December 2023, 20:10:24

Pelageya... oooh Pelageya....

Really love the character design, she's self aware, intelligent, good natured, hardworking, inextravagent, pragmatic and COMPETENT.

If Tp4 is ever rich enough to have to hire a headmistress for the household, Pelageya is precisely what one'd look for.

iri · « **Reply #2121 on:** Mon, 25 December 2023, 14:25:04 »

Quote from: Rhienfo on Sun, 24 December 2023, 07:07:42

Quote from: iri on Sun, 24 December 2023, 05:57:27
This is almost universally trash: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/
Mostly trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/best-movies-of-all-time
Less trash, but still a lot of trash: https://www.timeout.com/film/the-top-50-foreign-films-of-all-time-foreign-language
Slightly less trash than the previous list: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cinema-movies-list/ranker-film

I don't think those lists are as bad as you say they are.

IMO the letterboxd top 250 narrative films is pretty comprehensive of a lot of the best world cinema has to offer, but there is still is more niche stuff that isn't on the list. - https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/

This is more interesting than the lists that I posted. The only Western list that I've seen that includes Ascension.

But also, it includes absolutely immense trash such as 'inglorious basterds' and 'django unchained' which shouldn't be allowed in any "top N" lists.

Sintpinty · « **Reply #2122 on:** Mon, 25 December 2023, 21:48:55 »

Watching what if s2 merry Christmas everyone

mohawk1367 · « **Reply #2123 on:** Tue, 02 January 2024, 09:10:35 »

Quote from: mohawk1367 on Tue, 05 December 2023, 06:42:05

Saw Godzilla Minus One on Saturday... might be the best movie I've ever seen. The action and destruction was jaw-dropping, the tension during conflicts was masterfully done IMO. I won't spoil but it's a must see for anyone IMO.

The depiction of trauma was pretty well done too IMO.

went to see it in theaters again for a 2nd time lol. still 11/10

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2124 on:** Tue, 02 January 2024, 19:56:08 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Sun, 24 December 2023, 20:33:06

Watched TMNT 1990 last night for the first time in probably over 30 years. Honestly I think it holds up as a movie. It has some mature themes, and real character growth.
The human actors are not great, and it could have been about 20 minutes longer to make it feel less edited down, but overall a fun watch.
The suits still look amazing, albeit a bit limited in movement understandably. I also really like some of the experimental looking shots in some scenes. I think the director only did music videos before this film (he did the Take On Me video.)

The costumes hold up imho.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #2125 on:** Wed, 03 January 2024, 10:46:25 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 02 January 2024, 19:56:08

Quote from: noisyturtle on Sun, 24 December 2023, 20:33:06

Watched TMNT 1990 last night

The costumes hold up imho.

Drumpf's New Year's Eve party was headlined by Vanilla Ice, with a Mutant Turtle and an Elvis impersonator as the supporting acts.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/01/01/trump-new-years-party-mar-lago-vanilla-ice-florida-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-michaelangelo/72076766007/

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2126 on:** Wed, 03 January 2024, 15:41:38 »

Mission impossible Dead Reckoning.

This movie was so incredibly vapid, end to end cliches. ChatGPT could've wrote a way better script. They should've used AI instead of crappy hughmahn writers..

About the only good thing is how pretty Hayley Atwell is, but even then, they davinci resolved all the female faces into wax marionettes.

None of them look remotely lifelike. How can a franchise of this budget have such technical failings?

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2127 on:** Wed, 03 January 2024, 16:27:29 »

Watched The Greasy Strangler last night. A heartwarming tale about a father and son.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2128 on:** Mon, 08 January 2024, 18:53:28 »

Rewatched napoleon. It's pretty good on TV, not a whole lot of HDR highlights, but it's not that type of movie.

Was napoleon autistic? It seems like that's what Joaquin is going for. It's almost like he's channeling Elon Musk, except french and no electric cars.

The framing is excellent.

phinix · « **Reply #2129 on:** Tue, 09 January 2024, 03:39:52 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 January 2024, 18:53:28

Rewatched napoleon. It's pretty good on TV, not a whole lot of HDR highlights, but it's not that type of movie.

Was napoleon autistic? It seems like that's what Joaquin is going for. It's almost like he's channeling Elon Musk, except french and no electric cars.

The framing is excellent.

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Haha:) I need to watch it then

pixelpusher · « **Reply #2130 on:** Tue, 09 January 2024, 12:35:52 »

Went back and watched every season of Fargo recently. Hard to pick a favorite. Maybe season 1 or 2? Season 3 starts off too slow. Season 4 drags on too long. Interested to see how season 5 will end. Can't wait for the Sheriff to get it. Let's hope he does. Jon Hamm plays a great bad guy.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2131 on:** Tue, 09 January 2024, 16:26:37 »

Quote from: pixelpusher on Tue, 09 January 2024, 12:35:52

Went back and watched every season of Fargo recently. Hard to pick a favorite. Maybe season 1 or 2? Season 3 starts off too slow. Season 4 drags on too long. Interested to see how season 5 will end. Can't wait for the Sheriff to get it. Let's hope he does. Jon Hamm plays a great bad guy.

1 and 2 are fantastic, season 4 didn't even feel like the same show. Literally nothing to do with anything the show is about, it didn't even take place in the same state.

phinix · « **Reply #2132 on:** Wed, 10 January 2024, 03:08:40 »

Quote from: pixelpusher on Tue, 09 January 2024, 12:35:52

Went back and watched every season of Fargo recently. Hard to pick a favorite. Maybe season 1 or 2? Season 3 starts off too slow. Season 4 drags on too long. Interested to see how season 5 will end. Can't wait for the Sheriff to get it. Let's hope he does. Jon Hamm plays a great bad guy.

My favourite are season 1 and 2. 3 was mediocre and 4th one... jeez, it should have not come out at all! I was watching first episode, not understanding why they moved it to Chicago, but when all those black guys squashed in a wee room started dancing or something, I turned it off. What a seriously stupid idea...
I haven't watched new one, waiting till its over to binge watch it:)

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2133 on:** Wed, 10 January 2024, 14:57:35 »

Watching "Echo"

Only through the 1st episode, honestly, I can see that hollywood is being inclusive "now" on gender, face-types, weight, race, BUT, the plot, it's yet another hey lets make a woman powerful, now she's a violent psychopathic man, hurray, she's great.

Is greatness synonymous with NOTHING but Normalized violence in our society?

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2134 on:** Wed, 10 January 2024, 16:18:13 »

Omg aquaman, /CRINGE.

phinix · « **Reply #2135 on:** Wed, 10 January 2024, 16:26:00 »

Manchester By The Sea
A simple movie about very unfortunate, horrible accident and its outcome. Sad, but if you like Casey Affleck, then it fine to watch.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2136 on:** Fri, 12 January 2024, 18:19:22 »

Unpopular opinion: The low framerate in the Spiderverse movies just looks straight up bad, and it distracts you from the movie. It's not a stylistic decision, it just looks terrible.
If they wanted to be stylized, take notes from the Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem movie. That **** looks amazing, and does not choose to deliver inferior visual quality for some dumb hipster bull**** art school dropout pompous reason.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2137 on:** Fri, 12 January 2024, 18:31:05 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 12 January 2024, 18:19:22

Unpopular opinion: The low framerate in the Spiderverse movies just looks straight up bad, and it distracts you from the movie. It's not a stylistic decision, it just looks terrible.
If they wanted to be stylized, take notes from the Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem movie. That **** looks amazing, and does not choose to deliver inferior visual quality for some dumb hipster bull**** art school dropout pompous reason.

How dare you you don't know the meaning of ART

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2138 on:** Fri, 12 January 2024, 19:25:45 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 12 January 2024, 18:31:05

Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 12 January 2024, 18:19:22
Unpopular opinion: The low framerate in the Spiderverse movies just looks straight up bad, and it distracts you from the movie. It's not a stylistic decision, it just looks terrible.
If they wanted to be stylized, take notes from the Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem movie. That **** looks amazing, and does not choose to deliver inferior visual quality for some dumb hipster bull**** art school dropout pompous reason.

How dare you you don't know the meaning of ART

making something purposely worse is not a style
you wouldn't build a $5000 pc then slap a GTX 480 in it

phinix · « **Reply #2139 on:** Fri, 12 January 2024, 20:11:48 »

Out of the Furnace
Good movie, another sad story, but I liked Christian in it. Similar subject like in old movie with Patrick Swayze - Next of Kin.

Rhienfo · « **Reply #2140 on:** Fri, 12 January 2024, 20:44:11 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 12 January 2024, 18:19:22

Unpopular opinion: The low framerate in the Spiderverse movies just looks straight up bad, and it distracts you from the movie. It's not a stylistic decision, it just looks terrible.
If they wanted to be stylized, take notes from the Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem movie. That **** looks amazing, and does not choose to deliver inferior visual quality for some dumb hipster bull**** art school dropout pompous reason.

I mean it is a stylistic choice, it's supposed to represent the inexperience of miles and how new he is to the spiderman thing, like Peter B Parker is animated a lot more smoother because of his experience, it's something that adds to the personal journey of miles and I really like it.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2141 on:** Sat, 13 January 2024, 07:38:51 »

They also had this movie on demo at the sony a95l booth. Looks super insane on qdoled. Perhaps NT would've enjoyed it more watching it on a better display.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2142 on:** Mon, 15 January 2024, 13:18:32 »

Just finished Equalizer 3,

Sigh.. cinematography is great, but.

Are these films just psyops or perhaps society's self-delusion. CIA saves the day, mafia dies, if something is bad, just take a gun and go kill it, AMERICA..

Denzel signing up for this to champion the CIA as a just organization, does he not know what these systems have done to the black community ?

This is the depth of what qualifies for imagination? Or are such fantasies necessary to obscure how deeply unjust/corrupt civilization has become.

..Headshake..

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2143 on:** Mon, 15 January 2024, 15:24:02 »

Gran Turismo.

This wasn't bad, the sound design is really what made the scenes enveloping. The visuals are a bunch of chase reel type shots we've seen a million times in games and other films.

Overall, well done, a good blend of fact and fiction.

phinix · « **Reply #2144 on:** Mon, 15 January 2024, 17:32:21 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 15 January 2024, 13:18:32

Just finished Equalizer 3,

Sigh.. cinematography is great, but.

Are these films just psyops or perhaps society's self-delusion. CIA saves the day, mafia dies, if something is bad, just take a gun and go kill it, AMERICA..

Denzel signing up for this to champion the CIA as a just organization, does he not know what these systems have done to the black community ?

This is the depth of what qualifies for imagination? Or are such fantasies necessary to obscure how deeply unjust/corrupt civilization has become.

..Headshake..

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Yeah, I've seen it some time ago. It is kinda fantasy of new generation

But those views.... I wish I could visit those places.

mohawk1367 · « **Reply #2145 on:** Tue, 16 January 2024, 08:06:01 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 15 January 2024, 15:24:02

Gran Turismo.

This wasn't bad, the sound design is really what made the scenes enveloping. The visuals are a bunch of chase reel type shots we've seen a million times in games and other films.

Overall, well done, a good blend of fact and fiction.

I wish they had daiki kasho do the music

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2146 on:** Tue, 16 January 2024, 08:45:44 »

The Marvels, omg, it's actually worse than everyone said it was.

Did the smole hughmahns even like this?

It's so bad, buy puts on disney?

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2147 on:** Tue, 16 January 2024, 20:24:17 »

Watching 1st season of For all mankind,

Didn't expect this lvl of traumatic.

Now Tp4 is super depressed. God damn you apple, why was this necessary in the script. You've just lost a customer, Tp4 certainly wouldn't be buying ne more ifones.

phinix · « **Reply #2148 on:** Wed, 17 January 2024, 03:15:59 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 16 January 2024, 20:24:17

Watching 1st season of For all mankind,

Didn't expect this lvl of traumatic.

Now Tp4 is super depressed. God damn you apple, why was this necessary in the script. You've just lost a customer, Tp4 certainly wouldn't be buying ne more ifones.

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So tp was buying i****?!
Tp, not good. That is all crap, invented by some serious prick, avoid all their products, tp. AVOID.

iri · « **Reply #2149 on:** Wed, 17 January 2024, 03:57:56 »

What am I supposed to use then, an Android phone that openly sends to Google literally all data it can mine on me?

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Author Topic: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching. (Read 388859 times)