TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Finished the first season of Ash vs The Evil Dead. The season finale features some pretty great 1980s-style horror. The whole 3 episodes once they get back to the cabin really feel like Evil Dead 4 and are the best part of the season.

[Savonarola]

There's grit and then there is:

True Grit (1969)

John Wayne's () only Academy Award; the trick must be to surround yourself with people who can't act.  (Actually I don't know if Kim Darby can't act, or was just given lines so stupid no one could have made them sound sincere.  Glen Campbell^1., on the other hand, was wise to stick with singing after this.)  It's been a long time since I've seen this; I had forgotten Robert Duvall was one of the main villains.  He does a good job playing the straight man to Kim Darby.  Dennis Hopper is also one of the villains; and Jay Silverheels has a cameo as one of the condemned in the beginning.

I saw this on the big screen at the revival house.  The scenery came across much better in that format; especially at the final confrontation.

1.)  CB was critical of his horseback riding skills; but that might not be absolutely necessary for a Rhinestone Cowboy.

[crazy canuck]

I am just about through season two of Van Helsing.   At first I thought it was a cheap vampire/walking dead knock off.  But I have come to really like it.  It has good writing and development of the characters that were in early walking dead seasons.  Also, I like how the vampire's point of view is part of the plot rather than just being the bad guys.

[grumbler]

Happy 20th anniversary to The Big Lebowski.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-coen-brothers-big-lebowski-is-20-a8241731.html

The movie's star, Jeff Bridges, one of the finest actors of his generation, is less perplexed. The Oscar winner is on record as saying:

"Someone asked me, 'How would you feel at the end of your career if the role you were most famous for was The Dude?' 'I'd be fucking delighted,' I told him."

[Eddie Teach]

Seems like he got his wish. 

[celedhring]

I hated it when it came out, I was 19 though!   

It's weird the number of films I love that I hated the first time I saw them.

[jimmy olsen]

Thor Ragnarok, despite its somewhat stealthy release and the suckiness of the Dark World.... Was surprisingly good, even despite the lack of Earth bound action.
Feels like there's a Hulk  film missing though.

Only in Tyr land

[jimmy olsen]

I am just about through season two of Van Helsing.   At first I thought it was a cheap vampire/walking dead knock off.  But I have come to really like it.  It has good writing and development of the characters that were in early walking dead seasons.  Also, I like how the vampire's point of view is part of the plot rather than just being the bad guys.

Watch the Hellsing OVAs instead.

[KRonn]

I am just about through season two of Van Helsing.   At first I thought it was a cheap vampire/walking dead knock off.  But I have come to really like it.  It has good writing and development of the characters that were in early walking dead seasons.  Also, I like how the vampire's point of view is part of the plot rather than just being the bad guys.

Agreed on all points. I started watching this show from the start and also really like it. Good characters, good story line, good writing.

[jimmy olsen]

Happy 20th anniversary to The Big Lebowski.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-coen-brothers-big-lebowski-is-20-a8241731.html

The movie's star, Jeff Bridges, one of the finest actors of his generation, is less perplexed. The Oscar winner is on record as saying:

"Someone asked me, 'How would you feel at the end of your career if the role you were most famous for was The Dude?' 'I'd be fucking delighted,' I told him."

Speaking of Jeff Bridges, Sav should watch his version of True Gritt and compare it to Wayne's while they're both fresh in his mind.

[celedhring]

I'll go and say that I liked the Coen Brothers' version better. Apparently it's more faithful to the book, too.

[Eddie Teach]

I hated it when it came out, I was 19 though!   

It's weird the number of films I love that I hated the first time I saw them.

Yeah, that one improved a lot on second viewing for me too.

[Habbaku]

I'll go and say that I liked the Coen Brothers' version better. Apparently it's more faithful to the book, too.

It definitely is, and is better for sticking to the source material.

[Ed Anger]

I'm not going to see The Shape of Water aka Grinding Nemo.

[Valmy]

I'm not going to see The Shape of Water aka Grinding Nemo.

Anyway I already saw Splash and it sucked.

Hey it also won an Oscar now that I think about it. Hollywood loves that interspecies erotica.