TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Last Jack Ryan flick. Is it watchable?

Is that the one in which Seedy gets nuked?  If so I say take it or leave it.  It won't cause physical pain.

That looks like a major spoiler, is it?

So far it's True Lies without being fun. But passable.

[Admiral Yi]

That looks like a major spoiler, is it?

Only in the sense that you don't expect a US city to get nuked in a movie.

[Savonarola]

Dr. Strange (2017)

T-R-I-P-P-Y

While the plot doesn't offer a lot of surprises and the villain is one dimensional; the MC Escher action scenes more than make up for it.  I had written in my review of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" that:

Wizards really need a better way of resolving conflicts than pointing wands at each other and making angry faces.  They should teach magical karate at Hogwarts.

This film delivers on that count.

I read that Scott Derrickson made the ancient one a young woman in order to avoid the cliche of an ancient Chinese master.  Then he decided to make her white, rather than Asian, in order to not exploit an Asian fetish or create a fanboy's dream girl.  Once again Hollywood has failed this generation of young men.   

[celedhring]

That looks like a major spoiler, is it?

Only in the sense that you don't expect a US city to get nuked in a movie.

Well, it's just Baltimore.

I meant the new one with James Kirk playing Ryan though. Just remembered the Affleck one is the one that got the nuclear 'splosion.

[Admiral Yi]

I meant the new one with James Kirk playing Ryan though. Just remembered the Affleck one is the one that got the nuclear 'splosion.

Asoka.  Dinnae see.  Dinnae really notice.

[CountDeMoney]

Well, it's just Baltimore.

And it was beautiful.  Only thing better would've been if the Steelers were in town.

[celedhring]

Finished it. It's pretty unremarkable, but there's way worse. The villainous plot is pretty far-fetched even for movie standards. [spoiler]The Russkies plan to tank the American economy by selling 2 BILLION DOLLARS!!! of treasuries after a terror attack. I hope it's European billions, at least.[/spoiler]

[Admiral Yi]

[spoiler]That's just retarded, sir.[/spoiler]

[viper37]

Finished it. It's pretty unremarkable, but there's way worse. The villainous plot is pretty far-fetched even for movie standards. [spoiler]The Russkies plan to tank the American economy by selling 2 BILLION DOLLARS!!! of treasuries after a terror attack. I hope it's European billions, at least.[/spoiler]

they were copying Austin Powers

[celedhring]

Another great part is when the UN takes a vote to allow the building of an oil pipe in Turkey that would bypass Russia and crash their oil income. I was like "this is not how the UN works, this isn't how ANYTHING works" 

[Syt]

Well, it's just Baltimore.

Make Baltimore great again!

[Malthus]

Well, it's just Baltimore.

Make Baltimore great again!

That's almost a work of modern art. 

[Malthus]

Another great part is when the UN takes a vote to allow the building of an oil pipe in Turkey that would bypass Russia and crash their oil income. I was like "this is not how the UN works, this isn't how ANYTHING works" 

That sounds almost stupid enough to be amusing. 

[Ed Anger]

Weak. We know how to set rivers on fire.

[celedhring]

Another great part is when the UN takes a vote to allow the building of an oil pipe in Turkey that would bypass Russia and crash their oil income. I was like "this is not how the UN works, this isn't how ANYTHING works" 

That sounds almost stupid enough to be amusing. 

The film felt very 90s-like, when the ridiculousness of the premise was kinda almost a requirement to the proceedings in all these action thrillers. But the film should've been a bit more over the top if they really wanted to go that route, and it was rather low key. Not a single memorable action or spionage scene in it. The cast was very charismatic so it wasn't totally unwatchable, but the film can't be safely ignored.