TV/Movies Megathread

[Tonitrus]

I dunno if it started with Dirty Harry, but that's one of the exemplars of that particular trope. Not only are the politicians bad and obstructive, so is the law: the obviously-guilty brutal serial killer "gets off" with apologies and genuflections, because Harry didn't follow procedures! (Plus tortured him a bit). 

The movie was so much identified with this trope that in the sequel Magnum Force the creators quite consciously went the opposite way: Harry was up against a death squad of cops (a sort of more-extreme version of himself!) 

Yeah, Harry wound up becoming the dfender of the system against a smoother, more attractive and therefore  more sinister Magnum Force.

Unfortunately Tyne Daly didn't get shot in that one.

I thought that was pretty much Tyne Daly's best role. 

[CountDeMoney]

I thought that was pretty much Tyne Daly's best role. 

Bullet catcher? Just for the accent alone.   

[viper37]

Nowadays, however, the "you know how politicians are" trope is almost matter-of-factly, not in the name of injustice, but in the name of efficiency, or in the name of revenge - i.e., the bad guys could not be properly punished if the rules were followed, and politicians are sticklers for rules - again, not by virtue of the rules being good, but by virtue of wanting to have control.   

that specific part, I think, clearly evolved with the 2000s and 24.

In the 90s, you could have cop movies like Bad Boys, similar to cop movies of the 80s, where 1 or 2 cops go a little trigger happy on criminals, but nothing that would be clearly, definately, morally reprehensive and could be considered as defying orders.  Rules are an annoyance, but they don't really block you.

With 24 however, you get Jack Bauer constantly going against his own CTU and his own government in general to achieve his objectives of stopping the terrorists and uncovering the conspiracy.  Rules are optional.  Rules are made by the very people trying to protect themselves of their crimes.

[Ed Anger]

Planned 3am movie: Caligula.

I'm gonna pop a Norco and space out.

[11B4V]

Siege of Jadotville:B+

Hello or High Water: C

[11B4V]

Night Manager: A-

[Ed Anger]

Planned 3am movie: Caligula.

I'm gonna pop a Norco and space out.

I tried watching it but I started having hallucinations. Maybe tonight!

[mongers]

Night Manager: A-

Yeah, it was definitely more than ok, not sure how it compares to the le Carre source, anyone read that?


Oh and just watch 'Ant-Man' - huge Meh. 

[celedhring]

Started watching Mr. Robot. It is good, but so depressing...

[Eddie Teach]

Independence Day 2. Meh.

[mongers]

Independence Day 2. Meh.

Someone should make  'Meh - The Trilogy' could have some of us a lot of time:

.......

Oh and just watch 'Ant-Man' - huge Meh. 

[Ideologue]

Hmph, Ant-Man was fantastic.

[mongers]

Hmph, Ant-Man was fantastic.

Hi Ide, how're doing?




No further comment on my part about the film. 

[celedhring]

Attack the Block - South London gangstas vs aliens. Pretty damn fun. John Boyega is much better here than in The Force Awakens, I hope they get something better out of him in the next films in the saga.

[Ideologue]

Hmph, Ant-Man was fantastic.

Hi Ide, how're doing?

Meh.