Fargo is incredible.
The Alien TV series just intrigue me so much, because Hawley is a genius at character and grim comedy.
The Alien TV series just intrigue me so much, because Hawley is a genius at character and grim comedy.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Tiplodocus on 08 February, 2021, 04:20:50 PMQuote from: Rately on 03 November, 2020, 11:09:56 AMQuote from: M.I.K. on 21 June, 2020, 07:14:05 PM
This morning I dreamt I was watching an advertisement from the 1980s for an expensive afftershave named after a character from a popular British soap opera of the time. The actor who played the part appeared within the advert, being fawned over by a sophisticated 1980s lady. I've now recreated the last frame of the dream advert pretty accurately. It looked like this...
I want it for Christmas. Smells of woollen cap.
My brother was in the Royal Air Force and was stationed in Port Stanley just after the end of the Falklands war. They used to refer to the locals as "Bennys" because of the Crossroads character.
An edict cam from on high that this was insulting to the islanders and had to stop.
Which it did - and thereafter the islanders were referred to as "Stills".
When pulled up one day by a superior officer as to what this meant, the reply was; "Well, we can't refer to them as such but they are STILL f@#$ing Bennys".
Quote from: radiator on 26 January, 2021, 12:52:02 AMQuote from: pictsy on 25 January, 2021, 11:23:00 PM
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
I'm running out of ideas for films to watch. I don't really know what I'm in the mood for. That usually means something light, dumb, but fun and entertaining... and that I haven't watched within the last year. Or science fiction. I may have to do some research. I'm tempted to rewatched Hardcore Henry soon. Only seen it once before.
Some recent(ish) Hidden(ish) Gems I'd recommend:
Dolemite is My Name
Cop Car
American Animals
Anna & the Apocalypse
The Kid Who Would Be King
I'd also recommend the new HBO documentary about Tiger Woods. I couldn't care less about golf, but I found it riveting.
Quote from: wedgeski on 20 January, 2021, 01:53:21 PMQuote from: Rately on 20 January, 2021, 10:20:46 AMTrue Lies - James Cameron does Bond, and does it a lot better than the majority of actual Bond Movies as he takes the super-spy and injects enough humour, and edge of your seat action that it makes the long running time fly by. Some lovely, comic moments from Bill Paxton and Jamie-lee Curtis, who steal the movie and even Tom Arnold is sufferable for the most part. That soundtrack is a bit bloody good as well.We re-watched that over the weekend! It's one we go back to often, just an absurdly entertaining film with both Arnie and Bill Paxton on top form. Act 2 is weird and kind of problematic, but it also has all the best lines.
Quote from: pictsy on 20 January, 2021, 12:19:20 PMQuote from: Rately on 20 January, 2021, 10:20:46 AM
Psycho 2 - Haven't seen this since it was shown late, way back in my childhood, one night on the BBC. A very good sequel, with a brilliant premise and some absolutely lovely moments played by Anthony Perkins as he slowly begins to lose his grip on reality. Loved the fact that all is not what it seems, and it is all played very effectively, and with a lot of humour. And I'm a sucker for any movie with Robert Loggia.
I saw this before I did the original a very, very long time ago. I remember liking it. If I recall correctly it was quite the tragic film.Quote from: TordelBack on 20 January, 2021, 11:15:49 AMQuote from: pictsy on 20 January, 2021, 10:14:05 AM
... I don't think it's even close to the levels of something like Vampires Kiss.
Adding that one to the watch-list, so!
That sounds like a great idea It is a tour de force of Nicholas Cagery.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 January, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
It's an absolute blight and I'd sooner be without it. Facebook is only useful for the messenger function which is better than most text based alternatives.
Cheers lads, sorry to grumble over so little.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 January, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
It's an absolute blight and I'd sooner be without it. Facebook is only useful for the messenger function which is better than most text based alternatives.
Cheers lads, sorry to grumble over so little.
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 19 January, 2021, 04:33:52 PMQuote from: Rately on 18 January, 2021, 10:42:00 PM
The DC movies thus far have been dreadful
I thought Aquaman was as dumb as a box of rocks, but knew it and managed to be quite a lot of fun as a result. And Shazam was great.
Quote from: Funt Solo on 18 December, 2020, 03:37:17 PMQuote from: JayzusB.Christ on 18 December, 2020, 12:20:11 PMQuote from: Funt Solo on 17 December, 2020, 11:05:43 PM
I was able to reach back in here and send those PDFs (about conspiratorial vs. conventional thinking, and another one about how to get scientific information out through the noise) over to my F-I-L - the ones that shaolin_monkey shared a while back.
Maybe that'll help a bit.
Can you post a link to that for me too? A lot of people I know could benefit.
The Debunking Handbook 2020
The Conspiracy Theory Handbook
Although it should be noted that these documents vibrate at a frequency designed to attune your mind to the synaptic pulses of the star gods of Sirius.
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 16 January, 2021, 10:14:34 AM
Good man, Eamonn, you're one of the best.
Here, however, is one of the worst, a literal waste of oxygen deservedly being torn to shreds. https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2021/01/16/laurence-fox-has-got-himself-a-mask-exempt-badge-7-responses/