TV/Movies Megathread

[katmai]

Nope no such email.

[Ed Anger]

As part of Netflix's 20th anniversary they sent out a "Trip down memory lane" e-mail with the first movie I ever rented from them.  Mine was "Triumph of the Will."

I've... uh... matured a lot since then; anyway did anyone else get an e-mail like that?

Good man.

I own a copy. If you need to borrow mine.

[Tonitrus]

Not a lot of people have movie-reel players these days.

[11B4V]

Watching The Last Jedi: TBD

[Ed Anger]

Not a lot of people have movie-reel players these days.

Their loss.

[Duque de Bragança]

As part of Netflix's 20th anniversary they sent out a "Trip down memory lane" e-mail with the first movie I ever rented from them.  Mine was "Triumph of the Will."

I've... uh... matured a lot since then; anyway did anyone else get an e-mail like that?

Good man.

I own a copy. If you need to borrow mine.

Super-8 version? Nice. 

I have it too, on blu-ray though. 

[11B4V]

Watching The Last Jedi: TBD

Not much depth. C+

[Josephus]

Finally got to see Darkest Hour, which was fantastic.

I had to IMDB a couple things though...wasn't sure that Churchill's trip on the Underground was based in fact (apparently it wasn't).

But what I found interesting was this:

Winston Churchill's "We will fight on the beaches" speech in 1940 was not recorded, as the House of Commons was not fitted with recording equipment then. Churchill recorded all his major wartime speeches at his home four years after the war.

[Berkut]

Well,it may not have been recorded, but it was certainly written down - Churchill was known for being an excellent orator, and incredibly good at delivering apparently "off the cuff" remarks and comments (even within his prepared speeches) that were in fact carefully practiced and rehearsed.

All of his speeches were written out ahead of time.

[celedhring]

I thought Darkest Hour was ok, but it made me wish somebody went and made a movie/show (preferably the latter) about Churchill's exploits *other* than his WWII role. Only the stuff he went through i.e. in WWI with all the ups and downs is a fascinating tale.

[HVC]

I thought Darkest Hour was ok, but it made me wish somebody went and made a movie/show (preferably the latter) about Churchill's exploits *other* than his WWII role. Only the stuff he went through i.e. in WWI with all the ups and downs is a fascinating tale.

But all his best come backs are from the WWII era. Seriously, look up his quotes, they're the best.

[crazy canuck]

I thought Darkest Hour was ok, but it made me wish somebody went and made a movie/show (preferably the latter) about Churchill's exploits *other* than his WWII role. Only the stuff he went through i.e. in WWI with all the ups and downs is a fascinating tale.

I agree, telling the whole story of his life would be interesting but telling a story of Churchill's role in the Bengal famine, being a terrible father along with all his other vices would be greatly at odds with Churchill as WW2 hero.   

[Ed Anger]

On Netfux, Hitler's circle of evil. A bunch of episodes on the Nazi bootlickers around ol' crazy eyes.

SPOILER: Goering gets fat.

[Eddie Teach]

Netfux? Is that the porno version?

[Berkut]

I thought Darkest Hour was ok, but it made me wish somebody went and made a movie/show (preferably the latter) about Churchill's exploits *other* than his WWII role. Only the stuff he went through i.e. in WWI with all the ups and downs is a fascinating tale.

I agree, telling the whole story of his life would be interesting but telling a story of Churchill's role in the Bengal famine, being a terrible father along with all his other vices would be greatly at odds with Churchill as WW2 hero.   

How is that at odds with that?

Great men are often assholes? That isn't exactly new ground.