TV/Movies Megathread

[Savonarola]

It was also filmed with the same lab props as the original movie (the originals were in storage, apparently).

I saw that on IMDB.  The prop man from the Universal Frankenstein movies (Ken Strickfaden) had kept them all in his garage.  He got screen credit in this movie (and had not in the original pictures.)  The lab scenes are spectacular (as they were in the original films.)

[celedhring]

So, the Korean expat community in Barcelona held a Squid Game this weekend. With cash prices, but no reported deaths.

[viper37]

So, the Korean expat community in Barcelona held a Squid Game this weekend. With cash prices, but no reported deaths.

there's simply no more respect for traditions nowadays

[Admiral Yi]

For me, this is the best Mel Brooks movie.
There are so many gags. Small things...like the Frau Buchler horse neigh sound, but all of them combine well. Highly recommended

Terri Garr

[jimmy olsen]

Maybe the culture was just slower back then, but Frankenstein I feel like had a much bigger cultural impact than Jaws did.  I mean I remember dressing up as the Monster for Halloween back in the 1980s.

Well, yes, there was only one good "Jaws" movie, but three good Universal Frankenstein movies (four if you count Abbot and Costello).  Also there were other Frankenstein movies as well (the Hammer series lasted into the 1970s.)  I was looking for a film series that was roughly the same time period as Universal's Frankenstein to Young Frankenstein relative to today and that didn't live on forever (the original Star Wars trilogy, for instance, covered roughly the same time period as well.)

Frankenstein's based on a classic novel. Benchley's Jaws just didn't have the same literary impact.

[Josephus]

For me, this is the best Mel Brooks movie.
There are so many gags. Small things...like the Frau Buchler horse neigh sound, but all of them combine well. Highly recommended

Terri Garr

WHAT KNOCKERS!


thank you

[viper37]

Willow sequel announced, as a tv-series
https://www.slashfilm.com/649909/everything-we-know-about-the-willow-sequel-series-so-far/

[The Larch]

Well, I was not expecting the ending of the last What we do in the Shadows episode...

Yeah, that was surprising. Fun episode though. I find these eps where they bring in some guest vampire characters are usually the best, they have a knack for creating those. Plus I loved how they brought together a lot of very subtle foreshadowing they have been doing throughout the season.

Also, I looked at imdb and [spoiler]Mark Proksch is credited as appearing in the next episode (and season finale). Could be a flashback kind of thing though.
[/spoiler]

Well, it has certainly made me so much more interested in this week's finale...

[spoiler]I saw the IMDB thing quoted in an article, but it might be just a voiceover or something. Although with the episode being named "The picture" I wonder if he might end up with his spirit captured in a painting or photography or something and still chip in in future seasons like Nadja's doll.[/spoiler]

As for the episode itself, I personally didn't find the guest vampires as fun as in the 1st season's council episode, they were merely a background for the main character's drama, which has taken the central spot of the show lately.

Well, so I watched the finale last night and... [spoiler]a "baby" Colin Robinson was not what I was expecting[/spoiler].

Quite an interesting set up for next season, which AFAIK is already confirmed.

Also, Nadja in a corset, hubba hubba.

[celedhring]

What did you think about the season Larchie? I appreciated the focus on having more character arcs, but I think it was less briliant than the first two seasons. Still enjoyed it a lot mind.

[The Larch]

What did you think about the season Larchie? I appreciated the focus on having more character arcs, but I think it was less briliant than the first two seasons. Still enjoyed it a lot mind.

Yeah, I agree on this season not being as great as the other two, while still being a pretty funny show. I guess the formula they established (housemates sitcom, but with vampires!) is running a bit out of steam, and they knew it, so they had to pull some big moves, like first [spoiler]the move to have Nandor and Nadja as co-leaders of the NY Vampiric Council, introducing the whole vampiric politics angle and also moving Kirsten Schaal's character to a regular on the show[/spoiler], and then [spoiler]Colin Robinson's "death" and having the characters split up at the end of the season[/spoiler].

I'd say that the theme of the season was, in a way, "restlessness", with Nandor being quite moody all season looking for a big change in his unlife, and Nadja and Laszlo being apart for most of the time, showing their differences in ambitions and outlooks. I kind of expected Guillermo to be the one who would experiment the bigger change this season, either fully comitting to being a vampire hunter or being finally turned into a vampire, but he ended up in roughly the same lapdog situation he's been all along, although he has much more self confidence now and has shown to be able to stand up to the vampires when needed.

Let's see what's the setup for the 4th season, I don't think they can really handwave the way this season ended, although I assume they always could if the writers really want to.

[celedhring]

I just noticed that Jermaine Clement didn't participate in the 3rd season. I think there's a bit of an explanation for the slight dropoff.

I was hoping they'd do a bit more with the Vampire Council arc, having them bumble through vampire politics and such.

[The Larch]

I just noticed that Jermaine Clement didn't participate in the 3rd season. I think there's a bit of an explanation for the slight dropoff.

I was hoping they'd do a bit more with the Vampire Council arc, having them bumble through vampire politics and such.

Yeah, at the end of the day the whole Vampire Council was pretty inconsecuential, although it provided for a cool new setting.

[Savonarola]

Frankenstein's based on a classic novel. Benchley's Jaws just didn't have the same literary impact.

Spielberg should have made Moby Dick instead (Moby Dick 3 - this time it's personal.)   

I think you could make the case that the golem legend has a broad appeal and can be told a thousand different ways (Frankenstein, Jurassic Park, The Terminator, The Matrix).  While sharks fascinate us (as Shark Week demonstrates), there's only so much you can do with a shark. 

A classic novel doesn't necessarily translate to a good movie; for instance take The Great Gatsby versus The Godfather.  Both books deal with the dark side of success and with gangsters.  I think most people would consider The Great Gatsby a classic of American literature and The Godfather a potboiler; but none of the five (!) attempts to bring The Great Gatsby have worked; while The Godfather and The Godfather part II consistently rate as two of the greatest ever made.  Or, for lasting impact in film, take Catch-22 and MASH.  Once again both books covers similar themes (absurdist anti-war).  Personally I think Catch-22 is a much better book.  In this case both were turned into good movies; but MASH would go on to inspire three television series (MASH, After-MASH and Trapper John MD), while the Catch-22 television show never made it past the pilot.

[viper37]

Spielberg should have made Moby Dick instead (Moby Dick 3 - this time it's personal.)   

That was the 4th one.


I know my classics!

[Sheilbh]

The Platform.



Good fun - I enjoyed it.