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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| July 12th, 2018 at 3:19:11 PM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5104 | ... including many things that are completely fantastic [not in the good sense of that word] like a smoke 'person' or cloud that appears? If it was all real, then how do you explain these things that are not of the real world? I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| July 12th, 2018 at 4:28:06 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It's an interesting interpretation. Who would you say invented this particular plot twist? The hospital and the people who work there are revealed to be figments in the mind of an autistic boy who stared at a snowglobe with the hospital building inside of it. Based on the Charles Beaumont story of the same name, published in the November 1958 issue of Playboy They say a dream takes only a second or so, and yet in that second a man can live a lifetime. He can suffer and die, and who's to say which is the greater reality: the one we know or the one in dreams, between heaven, the sky, the earth - in the Twilight Zone. Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man. |
| July 12th, 2018 at 6:13:04 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12519 |
The same way one would explain any fantasy elements of any sci-fi show. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| July 12th, 2018 at 6:16:55 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12519 | Skyscraper Completely silly. Totally unrealistic. But there’s no denying it’s entertaining. Would I recommend it? If you’re looking for mindless popcorn action, you could find a worse way to spend 1 hr 45 mins. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| July 12th, 2018 at 7:15:02 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
If you quit watching, how did you even know what happened in the final season? My opinion is the first two seasons were outstanding and then it gradually went downhill to the point where the last season, yeah, it sucked. I'll give you that one. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| July 12th, 2018 at 8:37:33 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
I watched the final episode. I knew from season 2 that it would go nowhere. They're on an island, the writers have to keep them there or the show is over. What's great is Nflix and Prime have shows that are designed to last 2-3 seasons, so you can have a decent ending. Breaking Bad was designed to last 5 seasons. But because it was such a huge success they dragged it out to 7. That's why there were so many filler episodes, like Skyler having an affair, or her sister shoplifting. Or a whole ep about Walter chasing a fly. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| July 13th, 2018 at 7:36:18 AM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12519 | Good news for Evenbob: https://deadline.com/2018/07/downton-abbey-movie-greenlight-original-cast-summer-production-start-focus-universal-carnival-1202426045/ “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| July 13th, 2018 at 11:56:58 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
I've known about this for 6 months. They were waiting for the stuck up bitch Maggie Smith to give in. She doesn't like playing an old lady, but what else is she good for at 75. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| July 13th, 2018 at 12:03:38 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18761 |
Playing a corpse. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| July 13th, 2018 at 3:23:16 PM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | I have never seen Lost and I don't mind if you discuss it without spoiler tags. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |