TV/Movies Megathread

[Razgovory]

Ozark's first season was good, haven't watched season 2 yet.

I see that by just looking out my window.

[Admiral Yi]

There's a new Rocky vs. Drago film coming out.

[The Brain]

About time.

[celedhring]

Out of curiosity, I checked out Wolf Warrior 2 - China's top grossing movie of all time. An outcast former PLA spec-forces becomes a one-man army to save a bunch of relief workers from a shady mercenary company in an African country.

It's the Chinese equivalent of a 1980s Hollywood actioner. It has the cheese, the stupidity, the flag waving, the over the top action pieces, the cult of manliness and physical prowess.

Hopefully while China is in their 1980s phase they copycat the good 1980s blockbuster movies instead of just the cheesy ones.

[Admiral Yi]

Caddyshack!

[mongers]

Caddyshack!

Good grief, ain't seen that in a while/decades.

iirc OK for it's time, much better than Porkies (?)

[Admiral Yi]

It's a classic bitch! 

[mongers]

It's a classic bitch! 

Yeah, maybe I should check it out again, Bill Murray and the goffer were good, as was the Jewish comedian* playing the owner(?)


*I've forgot his name, but didn't he die recently?

[Razgovory]

There's a new Rocky vs. Drago film coming out.

In this one instead of a Soviet audience cheering Rocky it has an American audience that supports Drago.

[Admiral Yi]

Yeah, maybe I should check it out again, Bill Murray and the goffer were good, as was the Jewish comedian* playing the owner(?)


*I've forgot his name, but didn't he die recently?

Rodney Dangerfield.  Don't know if he died recently.

[Eddie Teach]

2004.

[The Larch]

I finally got to see Thor Ragnarok last night, as I never got to see it when it came out on cinemas. That was really fun! This Taika Waititi fellow is really talented for comedy, and the trippy 80s feel was great for the movie. Chris Helmsworth was also much better delivering silly stuff than I imagined, and Jeff Goldblum was even better than expected in a really campy role. Also, funny cameos during the fake play in Asgard at the beginning!

Overall, great fun!

[FunkMonk]

Looks like James Mangold's Boba Fett movie got axed. Disney wants to concentrate its bounty hunting on The Mandalorians TV show.

Pity because I'm a huge fan of Mangold and I was interested in seeing what he could do with the Star Wars universe. Hopefully this means he can turn to something more serious and thoughtful than Star Wars, though.

[Oexmelin]

I finally got to see Thor Ragnarok last night, as I never got to see it when it came out on cinemas. That was really fun! This Taika Waititi fellow is really talented for comedy, and the trippy 80s feel was great for the movie. Chris Helmsworth was also much better delivering silly stuff than I imagined, and Jeff Goldblum was even better than expected in a really campy role. Also, funny cameos during the fake play in Asgard at the beginning!

Overall, great fun!

If you like Waititi, watch What we do in the Shadows. It's great.

[celedhring]

Looks like James Mangold's Boba Fett movie got axed. Disney wants to concentrate its bounty hunting on The Mandalorians TV show.

Pity because I'm a huge fan of Mangold and I was interested in seeing what he could do with the Star Wars universe. Hopefully this means he can turn to something more serious and thoughtful than Star Wars, though.

I was fairly uninterested in this until they got Mangold, and now I kinda regret not getting to see a Mangold Star Wars film. Although I doubt Disney would have allowed him to do something as crepuscular as Logan.