TV/Movies Megathread

[Ideologue]

I feel the need to warn you it's mostly a talkly-cerebral, Jung-Freud piece.

Good, since I'm a Jungian fan, and think Freud did more coke than Tim Raines.

But it is a Cronenberg film, so how much talk can there be?

Wait, Cronenberg?  Sold.

I mean, I watched Existenz, for Christ's sake.

[Eddie Teach]

X-men First Class. Very good, possibly the best of the franchise.

[mongers]

The current doctor who serial is proving to be disappointing.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Watched Cimino's mostly forgotten ode to film noir and Sirkian melodrama - "Desperate Hours" last night. Holds up well, and the photography in the more actiony sequences is fricking stunning. The big issue if there is one as always with Cimino, is that he doesn't cut. It's actually very very much a film noir potboiler script done with amazing locations rather than cheap sets and shadows.

It's worth watching for the over the top scenery munching of Lindsay Crouse who channels Barbara Stanwyck at her most ballsy playing the FBI agent in charge of the manhunt for Rourke's obvious but well done turn as Bogart. lots of too much in this flick clutters it somewhat, but definitely worth a re-visit.


7.5543 guns conveniently reverse-holstered in your lawyer's expensive silk stockings outta 10

[Eddie Teach]

Cedar Rapids. It was alright, could have been better. I think they were a little too low key, didn't really fully commit to it being a comedy.

[Kleves]

Andy Whitfield, the guy that played Spartacus on the Showtime series, died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma today. 

[The Brain]

That sucks.

[LaCroix]

on the bright side, a certain shotgun blast to the head brought about much rejoice and celebration

[Viking]

Watched Khal Drogo as Conan. My advice, get it on DVD.

[The Brain]

Watched Khal Drogo as Conan. My advice, get it on DVD.

It's that good?

[Syt]

From what I heard the actor is a great Conan, but the story and action scenes suck.

[Josquius]

Andy Whitfield, the guy that played Spartacus on the Showtime series, died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma today. 

I thought he was recovering.

[Grey Fox]

Watched Khal Drogo as Conan. My advice, get it on DVD.

Ronan Dex as Khal Drogo as Conan.

[The Larch]

Andy Whitfield, the guy that played Spartacus on the Showtime series, died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma today. 

I thought he was recovering.

It's an extremely disheartening story. He was diagnosed in March 2010, started crash treatment right away and in May 2010 he was declared cancer-free. Then in September 2010 it was found that the cancer had recurred and now one year later he's gone. 

[Syt]

I need a new comedy series to watch - recommednations, please.

Shows I like:
Frasier
Married With Children
Everybody Loves Raymond

Shows I don't like:
Friends
Cheers
Seinfeld
Two And A Half Men

High brow humor is a plus.