Tell a lie: Paranormal is apparently set in the sixties not seventies. (I'm unable to edit the above post.) I was sure I saw a 70s year at the start of the first episode.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: milstar on 16 February, 2021, 04:37:27 PMQuote from: Tiplodocus on 16 February, 2021, 03:25:21 PMQuote from: milstar on 16 February, 2021, 02:23:35 PM
probably true, but after watching Jaws, I don't think I'll ever swim in the ocean.
That was me for years until I finally figured "What a fantastic way to go!" There's nothing mundane about your demise if you are eaten by sharks!
Or by piranhas. Then there won't remain nothing of you. I know, week consolation.
Quote from: Funt Solo on 12 February, 2021, 09:00:18 PMQuote from: milstar on 12 February, 2021, 06:38:04 PM
Well, she should do wrestler movies then. And yes, I called euphemistically. Because she objectively is. And in (most) movies of today, especially Hollywood, handsome look is required. Being fat does not look well on the screen when you are required to run, jump, roll over etc. This is primary reason why I hate xXx 2.
Do you realize you are using silly arguments? Like, Arnie should only have done body-building movies, by your logic. And The Good, The Bad & The Ugly must be bad because not everyone's handsome? And people you consider overweight shouldn't do anything dynamic on screen? Of all the reasons to dislike XXX^2, you are blaming body shape?
I guess we can all rest easy that you're not in charge of talent scouting for any movie companies.
Quote from: Tiplodocus on 02 February, 2021, 11:04:42 AM
I take it back. Just had to fork out for last 4 episodes.
Quote from: TordelBack on 05 February, 2021, 07:58:26 PM
Dunno who here is enjoying WandaVision (I suppose it depends on your tolerance for over-engineered corporate smugness masquerading as creativity (my own threshold is alarmingly high)), but this week (Episode 5) they tried the meta-gag to beat all meta-gags.
It'd be entirely appropriate if a retro-sitcom-themed show jumped the shark, but I'm hoping this trick works. It's been an enjoyable weekly event (my daughter in particular loves it) and an interesting way to create an epilogue to Endgame and indeed what I assume is a bridge between the MCU's Phases 3 and 4.
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 30 January, 2021, 01:41:39 PM
Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer is a bit of an odd one. (I don't care about the gender swap, but she looks very different from any incarnation of the character on the page or in my head.)
Quote from: Mardroid on 23 January, 2021, 02:12:26 PM
I just found out yesterday that the Star Trek animated series Below Decks is available now in the UK. It on Amazon Prime.
The tone is rather different from the various series (which can be different from each other) in that this is a comedy series. It's not just played mostly straight with the main characters providing the comedy, either. You get the impression that the whole crew are a bit silly. It's basically like Futurama in a Star Trek setting, but not QUITE as crazy as that... well, so far. It makes me wonder how canon to consider this, for that reason, but it's probably not worth worrying about that. It's quite a fun ride.
I haven't watched it all yet, but so far I've enjoyed it. There's quite a bit of homage and parody of the other series and it might go a bit overboard with the references but I haven't found that irritating yet. I did get a bit irritated by the repetitive '[spoiler]boy who is a stickler for procedure is rubbish while the cooky rebel girl turns out to be really accomplished and bails him out' stuff, but the guy does get his moment later.[/spoiler]
Quote from: Barrington Boots on 13 January, 2021, 11:40:36 AM
Interesting! I think Jason X starts off great, and has some cool ideas (like the holodeck bit) but the middle of it is just... eh. In fairness I've not seen it for almost 20 years but I remember being super let down by it.
I also like the Friday films a lot more than the Halloween or Elm Street series - Freddy just gets up my nose, he's too over the top. Have you seen Behind the Mask?
Quote from: The Legendary Shark on 03 January, 2021, 08:11:09 PM
American Horror Story. Something of a rediscovery for me. I remember watching the first season and being mildly intrigued to discover that the second season would use the same actors in different roles. Then I forgot all about it until a friend gave me several seasons of the thing for Christmas.
I've just started season four (Freak Show), and I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm finding that a large part of my enjoyment is coming from the same actors in different roles schtick - stand out so far are Lily Rabe stepping expertly from sex-crazed Sister Mary Eunice McKee to flower-child swamp witch Misty Day, Frances Conroy finding different ways to be dotty, Angela Basset apparently ageing backwards, and all the rest. And, bloody Hell, isn't Jessica Lange just snecking awesome?
Anyway, I have to stop typing now because Michael Chicklis just turned up with... Good heavens...