TV/Movies Megathread

[Ideologue]

Well, maybe London, but in Hong Kong they'd just shoot the place up in act one, because the most important thing to the Chinese is that the roads stay cleared.

[The Minsky Moment]

Well, maybe London, but in Hong Kong they'd just shoot the place up in act one, because the most important thing to the Chinese is that the roads stay cleared.

 

[The Minsky Moment]

Plenty of movies transcend that and really grab you, even if only the last ten minutes--like DDA does (or, for an odd comparison, like The Right Stuff does).

Sigh.
The last 10 minutes has impact only because what came before.
What came before is the movie.
It's the French Connection problem all over - I think this whole period is just lost for you.

[Ideologue]

Maybe "narratively satisfy" is the better phrase.

And, hey man, I love Carrie.  That's in the period.  (Lol. )

[viper37]

Saw the entire Indiana Jones series over Christmas time.
My final rating:
Crusade>Arc>Temple>Skull.

I'm already on CdM's lists, so I don't care.

Crusade has babe factor +10, obviously, but also given Indy's dad presence, there is obviously a lot of banter between the two characters.  Skull, to be honest, is not a bad movie, it's just not good as the others.  The final part, with the aliens is pretty cool, but what came before is boring.  And the relations between the two Jones of this movie doesn't really work, ever.  Probably because of Laboeuf, or because Ford is tired of this franchise, or both.

Temple is better than Skull because of the indian buffet.  That was Epic.

[Ideologue]

It's Ford.  Shia's great in that movie.  I've probably said it before, but Ford does seem tired in that film, although it's a presumably-accidental choice that comes close to working because Indy's tired, too.

It gratifies me to see Skull begin to be rehabilitated.  I predicted it many years ago.

[Admiral Yi]

Smaug.  I was expecting terrible, pleasantly surprised.  The cliffhanger ending really sucked though.

[Martinus]

 

Well, maybe London, but in Hong Kong they'd just shoot the place up in act one, because the most important thing to the Chinese is that the roads stay cleared.

[11B4V]

Finished with The Americans 

Margo Martindale is a wickedly lovable old lady. Deliciously Evil. Easily my favorite character.

Dont fuck with grandmama, she'll fuck you up.

Chucked when Larrick was bitching about one-time pads.

John-Boy was excellent too.

[celedhring]

I really like The Americans. I know the show's creator is ex-CIA so I wonder how much of the show is based on real events.

[11B4V]

I really like The Americans. I know the show's creator is ex-CIA so I wonder how much of the show is based on real events.

The only character I thought was weak was Stan.

The series focuses on the personal and professional lives of the Jennings, sometimes incorporating real-life events into the narrative. The show's creator has described the series as being ultimately about a marriage.

[celedhring]

That "real-life" events comment probably means the historic events depicted in the series like Reagan's assassination attempt or the SDI. But I really wonder how realistic is the show, regarding what we know of KGB's operations within the US at the time.

And yeah, Stan's character feels more forced than the others, but Emmerich pulls it off, imho.

[Eddie Teach]

Crusade has babe factor +10, obviously, but also given Indy's dad presence, there is obviously a lot of banter between the two characters.

Crusade does have the best banter, I'll give you that. But the action sequences and situational comic relief in Raiders are just about perfect.

[Eddie Teach]

Finished with The Americans 

Margo Martindale is a wickedly lovable old lady. Deliciously Evil. Easily my favorite character.

Dont fuck with grandmama, she'll fuck you up.

She was really good in Justified too.

[CountDeMoney]

My final rating:
Crusade>Arc>Temple>Skull.

I'm already on CdM's lists, so I don't care.

  and people wonder why I always supported wholesale euthanasia of young people.

And it's "Ark", as in Ark of the Covenant.  Arc of the Covenant is used by Jewish draftsmen in AutoCad.