TV/Movies Megathread

[Liep]

Veep is still brilliant. That is all.

[AnchorClanker]

So, while I was in Maryland, I headed to the American Legion in Laurel for a beer (I hang with these guys every June when my conference kicks off...)

There's a dude there named Lloyd, and we began talking about old westerns and war movies, and he had tons of tips for me... and while he said he loved The Longest Day, he had never seen A Bridge Too Far... isn't that peculiar?

Anyway, he rec'd The Man in The Middle, and Never So Few - both set in the India / Burma theater in WWII.  Have any of you guys seen either of those?

[Josquius]

So, while I was in Maryland, I headed to the American Legion in Laurel for a beer (I hang with these guys every June when my conference kicks off...)

There's a dude there named Lloyd, and we began talking about old westerns and war movies, and he had tons of tips for me... and while he said he loved The Longest Day, he had never seen A Bridge Too Far... isn't that peculiar?

Anyway, he rec'd The Man in The Middle, and Never So Few - both set in the India / Burma theater in WWII.  Have any of you guys seen either of those?

A Bridge too Far is a bit more modern, late 70s. Maybe he likes classic war movies and its after his cut off?

[AnchorClanker]

So, while I was in Maryland, I headed to the American Legion in Laurel for a beer (I hang with these guys every June when my conference kicks off...)

There's a dude there named Lloyd, and we began talking about old westerns and war movies, and he had tons of tips for me... and while he said he loved The Longest Day, he had never seen A Bridge Too Far... isn't that peculiar?

Anyway, he rec'd The Man in The Middle, and Never So Few - both set in the India / Burma theater in WWII.  Have any of you guys seen either of those?

A Bridge too Far is a bit more modern, late 70s. Maybe he likes classic war movies and its after his cut off?

I wondered about that at first, but he started talking about movies made 10 years ago, so I realized that it just never popped on his radar... which is odd since TLD and ABTF were both based on books written by the same guy, and have a similar feel in how they present a sweeping narrative through multiple viewpoints.

[Malthus]

Saw Wonder Woman.

Entertaining superhero silliness.

The actress playing the lead is very hot, and has the same slight Israeli accent as my study friend from law school - sort of superficially looks like her too, though obviously my friend from school, while attractive, was not a beautiful actress. 

[CountDeMoney]

Some movie news from people who know movies--

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"Mummy," by US senator from Canada Ted Cruise, is named worst film of already horrific film career.

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Black Panther, story of revolutionary US negro political leader Huey P Newton, is first "Marvel Superhero" film approved for release in DPRK.

[Scipio]

So, while I was in Maryland, I headed to the American Legion in Laurel for a beer (I hang with these guys every June when my conference kicks off...)

There's a dude there named Lloyd, and we began talking about old westerns and war movies, and he had tons of tips for me... and while he said he loved The Longest Day, he had never seen A Bridge Too Far... isn't that peculiar?

Anyway, he rec'd The Man in The Middle, and Never So Few - both set in the India / Burma theater in WWII.  Have any of you guys seen either of those?

Never So Few is a great one for Sinatra or McQueen fans; also considered reasonably accurate, with its obvious American slant. It was historically very important for McQueen, whose role was supposed to be played by Sammy Davis, Jr., but whom Sinatra had recast. It was McQueen's first work for John Sturges, and positive reviews for him helped make him the new hot shit. It was so important to McQueen's career that it was released in the first WB McQueen DVD Boxed Set, with Bullitt, Tom Horn, and the Cincinnati Kid.

[Tonitrus]

Vice Versa.

Not a great film at all, but deeyam, I forgot how HOTT(with the right mixture of cute) Corinne Bohrer was.

[Ed Anger]

Heavy Metal was on the El Rey channel and I watched the B-17 bit. Was way more impressed when I was a young lad than now.

[CountDeMoney]

Was way more impressed when I was a young lad than now.

Back then, you took whatever whacking material you could get, and you were grateful.

[Josephus]

Heavy Metal was on the El Rey channel and I watched the B-17 bit. Was way more impressed when I was a young lad than now.

Probably a good thing too.

[celedhring]

The GF wanted to see something lovey-dovey, so when trying to look for a lovey-dovey movie with some "guy" redeeming quality, I ended up choosing Allied. It had Brad Pitt and it had WWII, should have been a win for both?

In the film, Brad Pitt is a Canadian (from Quebec, actually) secret agent during WWII, and Cotillard the agent from the French resistance he falls in love with during a mission in Morocco. Things are supposed to turn interesting when it's revealed that Cotillard might be a double agent that's seduced Pitt - who's in the running for the post of intelligence chief for D-Day - in order to send intel to the nazis. Sounds cool? Well, it isn't. Love dovey stuff (the first half of the movie) wasn't compelling enough for the GF, and the thriller part was too half-baked and stupid. It seems they tried to craft a Hitchcockian "the person you love might be a criminal" thriller, but it falls flat.

Most surprising part is that [spoiler]the film has a rather tragic ending - Cotillard's character is indeed a spy (against her will), and kills herself so Pitt doesn't get in trouble with the allied intel command -, for what's usual in a Hollywood flick.[/spoiler]

Best part of the flick is when Cotillard and Pitt go all Wolfenstein inside the German Embassy in French Morocco.

[celedhring]

Also forgot to mention I watched Get Out! last week. Now that's an interesting movie. I gotta say I much preferred the disturbing second act, than when it goes all slasher in the last act.

[Josquius]

Also forgot to mention I watched Get Out! last week. Now that's an interesting movie. I gotta say I much preferred the disturbing second act, than when it goes all slasher in the last act.

Did you read anything about it before?

I knew nothing other than it was a horror. I was expecting something ghostly. I did notice the maid had quite a 1960s style....
Nice twist.

[Savonarola]

Wonder Woman (2017)

Wonder Woman doesn't get tied up once in the entire film?  What sort of crap is this?  F 




Has some problems, the opening scenes on Paradise Island drag on, the fighting scenes are done with the Shake the Camera (now with extra-CGI!) technique and exposition before the final fight, oh the exposition, for the love of Hera quit talking and start hitting each other.  That being said, its still a great deal of fun.  In my opinion it works because the film is much more akin to "The Little Mermaid," (with kung-fu in place of songs) than it is to "The Dark Knight."  I thought the characterization of Wonder Woman was well done; even with her extraordinary physique and ass kicking ways, she is still believable as a woman.

I see that Wonder Woman "Fights for love" now.  Are Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury going to join her in the sequel?  Just kidding but [spoiler]will Wonder Girl be her and Steve's daughter and show up in a sequel?[/spoiler]