TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

You have seen it more recently than me, but I do remember a good amount of comedy and romance in Altered States; that said, the same can be said about The Fly and it's still a pretty scary film.

[Savonarola]

Gojira (1954) The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

An atomic test awakens a mysterious prehistoric beast in this tale from Ishiro Honda Jack Dietz with special effects by  Ray Harryhausen.  At first no one believes the monster exists, but soon the world is awaken to its presence and it's destroying Tokyo New York City.



This is a great deal of fun and (obviously) incredibly influential on subsequent monster movies.  It's a little slow at points and relies on stock footage with voice over too often.  Still Ray Harryhausen's beast wins out; he manages to give his claymation personality.  This was his first film as the lead creature effects; he had worked as an assistant on "Mighty Joe Young."  Both a young Roscoe P. Coltrane and an unbelievably young Lee Van Cleef have small roles in this film.  Lee looks fresh off the high school basketball team, tall, gangly and wide eyed; a far cry from Angel Eyes.

[mongers]

The Devils, which I'd really like to see, doesn't seem to be available via Netflix, or any which way short of straight up buying a DVD for like $13.  Pass.

I've a copy I could send you. 

[FunkMonk]

Guardians of the Galaxy was terrific. 

[Ideologue]

The Devils, which I'd really like to see, doesn't seem to be available via Netflix, or any which way short of straight up buying a DVD for like $13.  Pass.

I've a copy I could send you. 

Does it involve teh Internetz?

[LaCroix]

ide, if you'd invest instead every dollar you would normally spend on movies, shows, and streaming sites, you'd probably add at least a  hundred thousand to your retirement fund

[Ideologue]

If I only ate boiled rice I bet I could save a lot of money too.

Fact: this past week I only spent $15 on movies.  Well, $35 if you count theater tickets, which isn't very fair.  But the only one I purchased was Bugsy Malone.

[LaCroix]

If I only ate boiled rice I bet I could save a lot of money too.

Fact: this past week I only spent $15 on movies.  Well, $35 if you count theater tickets, which isn't very fair.  But the only one I purchased was Bugsy Malone.

yes, but film and television shows are different because they are widely available free of charge.

[Ideologue]

TV is not free of charge, and in fairness I'd bet if you took what you spend on cable and what I spend on movies and compared them side by side at the end of a year... well, it's probably still a lot more on my side, but even so there's like a $50 a month savings even when you take into account my Hulu Plus subscription.

[LaCroix]

i meant piracy.

[Ideologue]

Are you advising me to break... THE LAW?

[Caliga]

Guardians of the Galaxy was terrific.

+1

It got a standing ovation at the (packed) theater I saw it in tonight.  I haven't seen that since The Matrix.  It deserved it, too.

[LaCroix]

Are you advising me to break... THE LAW?

i would, and have, advised people to jaywalk

[Eddie Teach]

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. Pretty silly movie, even by 1950s standards.

Rating: easy grounder to shortstop, hit off his glove, ruled an error. Barely beat throw to first.

[Syt]

The Avengers - Age of Ultron poster from Comic Con. At top left, is that Vision? Hawkeye looks goofy. Apparently, Ultron gets a new origin (Hank Pym is not involved). I wonder if they'll include the incest plot between Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.