What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
November 8th, 2018 at 12:40:45 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
When reviews say exactly what I thought about a movie, over and over, in 3 different places, I didn't 'fall' for anything. When RT gives 97% for a movie that stinks, it's all the Lib reviewers terrified of being non PC and kissing the butts of some minority group. If I were black, I would be pissed they portrayed me as some weird green race. They're saying we all know blacks could never create an advanced society, but green people could. Majorly insulting. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 8th, 2018 at 2:21:51 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 |
No. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
November 10th, 2018 at 9:02:08 AM permalink | |
aceofspades Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 83 Posts: 2019 |
What will really blow your mind to realize is that St. Elsewhere had a stream of "cross-over" guests from other television shows at the time, in character from whichever show they were on -- with that being said, any show from which the character from another television show at the time would also have had to only exist in the mind of the autistic boy on St. Elsewhere The Tommy Westphall Theory |
November 10th, 2018 at 10:12:47 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
I never saw the show, I don't watch doctor or hospital shows. I saw a few Ben Casey eps in the 60's, was nauseated at the melodrama, and never looked back. My sister, by contrast, loved them, and I can't stand my sister. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 11th, 2018 at 5:31:40 PM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
We saw it today. I agree with much of what you say, but I’ll give it 8.5, for effectiveness. It is a melodramatic tearjerker, and it is masterful at that. It was fun to look at, fun to listen to, and it rarely dragged, filling out its 2+ hours very efficiently. For those who found Germanotta’s acting a revelation, know that she studied at the Lee Strasberg school for 10 years. The woman is talented. |
November 12th, 2018 at 9:10:52 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18633 | Had "The Watchmen" on my DVR and finally watched it. Wikipedia suggested it was hard to follow but I didn't find it too hard as long as you didn't miss anything. This movie doesn't really have a true happy ending, so I suppose some people who dislike movies that don't give them a "happy ending" gave it a worse rating. Ebert gave this movie 4 out of 4 stars back in the day, but I think 3 out of 4 is more accurate. If you don't like superhero genre you might give it less. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
November 12th, 2018 at 10:41:45 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
I liked it a lot Its kind of interesting with the alternative history timeline My favorite character was Rorschach. Loved the prison scenes Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
November 13th, 2018 at 12:20:28 AM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | I’m not sure what the plan was, but there are like 3 or 4 versions of this film available. Usually, there’s only a “Director’s Cut”, or an “Unrated” version (but not both). I’m not sure how all the Watchmen versions are different. |
November 16th, 2018 at 8:30:38 PM permalink | |
zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 |
November 17th, 2018 at 10:52:09 AM permalink | |
aceofspades Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 83 Posts: 2019 | Just watched a new "thriller" from Netflix called "Cam" -- got great reviews but, in the end, it was "meh" -- ending made no sense as how things happened were never really explained and a lot of plot points left open - but, if you have 90 minutes to spare - it will entertain for about 45 minutes of those Cam trailer |