TV/Movies Megathread

[The Brain]

Angel Heart. Again.

[MadImmortalMan]

Last night when I walked through the living room, my wife was watching something that had that Dr. Rush guy from Stargate. And king Midas turned a dude's sword to gold. I thought--well shit, you can't fight with it now!

Dunno what it was.

[Sophie Scholl]

Last night when I walked through the living room, my wife was watching something that had that Dr. Rush guy from Stargate. And king Midas turned a dude's sword to gold. I thought--well shit, you can't fight with it now!

Dunno what it was.

Once Upon A Time.  ABC show that debuted this past October.

[Josquius]

My kid has been watching a show called Horrible Histories on BBC Kids. It's a sort of monty pythonesque take on bits of actual history 'with the gory bits left in', for kids.

I gotta admit - I like it too. 

My favorite is when they do music videos which are pastiches of various video styles, with semi-historical content - low budget as all hell, but I find them funny.

Don't worry, you're not alone. Over here in the UK it attracted quite an adult following too and they even recut it into a prime time version hosted by Stephen  Fry instead of a talking rat.
I too quite enjoy much of it, the songs are good yes.

I loved the Horrible Histories books as a kid. Haven't seen the show, though I've read it's got a cult adult following.

Me too, they were great. They were history books but I wouldn't look like too much of a weird kid and attract unwanted attention for reading them.
The author lives in a village just over a valley from my town too, I remember he once came to my school and did a little show which was rather awesome.
Apparently his politics are retarded though.

[Malthus]

My kid has been watching a show called Horrible Histories on BBC Kids. It's a sort of monty pythonesque take on bits of actual history 'with the gory bits left in', for kids.

I gotta admit - I like it too. 

My favorite is when they do music videos which are pastiches of various video styles, with semi-historical content - low budget as all hell, but I find them funny.

Don't worry, you're not alone. Over here in the UK it attracted quite an adult following too and they even recut it into a prime time version hosted by Stephen  Fry instead of a talking rat.
I too quite enjoy much of it, the songs are good yes.

I loved the Horrible Histories books as a kid. Haven't seen the show, though I've read it's got a cult adult following.

Me too, they were great. They were history books but I wouldn't look like too much of a weird kid and attract unwanted attention for reading them.
The author lives in a village just over a valley from my town too, I remember he once came to my school and did a little show which was rather awesome.
Apparently his politics are retarded though.

I like the talking rat. 

[11B4V]

A Bridge too Far; Always a smashing good time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ4dgmst7Wo

[Ed Anger]

A Bridge too Far; Always a smashing good time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ4dgmst7Wo

I like Gräbner's death ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiiUJ4sDuX0

[11B4V]

A Bridge too Far; Always a smashing good time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ4dgmst7Wo

I like Gräbner's death ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiiUJ4sDuX0

A good'in too.

[garbon]

Agreed all around except that with all they have been through - I couldn't see them buying for a minute the comparison of the dead to the mentally ill. I also thought Herschel was an idiot to deal with the group so brusquely. Couldn't he see he only had power as long as the group was willing to be polite?

I dunno, I think the whole seeing he only had power as long as the others were nice thing fit in very well with his view of the infected. Even despite all evidence to the contrary he still had his mind set in the nice safe normal world where there are rules, ill people are treated, etc...

I guess my issue was that they were all acting like, yeah if he tells us we have to leave, we have to leave.

[Ideologue]

I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958): a bit like a mashup of 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers and 1957's Mysterians, aliens come to Earth and disguise themselves as humans, but do so in order to seduce Earthling women in order to repopulate their race (all their women having died from the environmental cataclysm which has sent them to the stars, you see).  It's actually got some nice touches.  The main alien antagonist, having replaced the female lead's fiancee on the eve of their wedding, becomes somewhat attached to his new human wife, evidently wishes her no active harm despite the repeated instances of rape-by-fraud alluded to, and endures the divided loyalties and perhaps guilt this entails.  But anyway she uncovers the conspiracy and regular joes kill them all.  And when the aliens die, they melt!  It's gross.  Also, the film has the most instantly unappealing female supporting character in history.  She looks and sounds like a younger version of Lucille Bluth, but with all the funny parts excised.  Imagine it: it's not a pretty picture, is it?  Bitch is only in the movie for about two minutes and nearly manages to derail it the two or three times she appears.  Otherwise, good.

Godzilla: Final Wars (2004): Dino de Laurentiis' The Matrix, With Special Appearance by Godzilla.  The last Godzilla movie may be the dumbest, campiest, most over-the-top of them all.  It's also the longest, at over two hours, but for a film billed as wall-to-wall kaiju vs. kaiju action it's really more about these mutants and aliens kung fu and spaceship fighting in scenes ripped off from various other sources, including The Matrix, as noted, Mission Impossible 2, and Independence Day.  One wonders what they could have done with the millions of dollars spent on these quasi-effective action sequences if they'd spent it ON WHAT PEOPLE PAID TO SEE.  Because, honestly, the monster fights are somewhat few and far between.  And no one cares about Godzilla fighting a giant spider (I'm sure it has a name) or a giant mantis (it probably has a name too).  Interestingly, you can see the production values are higher than in, say, the 1970s Godzilla movies--and yet unless great care is taken they kind of look worse.  Oh, and the son of Godzilla himself, Minya is in this.  Barf.

And yet, it's fun.  The villain is pretty hilarious, throwing temper tantrums when Godzilla beats his mind-controlled army of cameo monsters (but no Megalon--fucking weak*).  And the American guy in it, one of the heroes, steals the show with his Stalin-like mustache and hamhock performance.  Also, the true final battle between Godzilla and Mothra on one side and Ghidrah and Gigan on the other is probably one of the best in the canon.  Not my favorite, but it's an effective send-off.  Until the next time, anyway.

*Seriously, King fucking Seesar, the awful Cliffordesque giant dog and protector of Okinawa from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, is in this movie.  But Megalon is not?  How does that happen?

[Darth Wagtaros]

First episode of the new Sherlock series- I just didn't like it. Long and draggy and lost my interest too many times.

It is kinda hard to get into and really enjoy.  I thought it was boring. 

[Sheilbh]

First episode of the new Sherlock series- I just didn't like it. Long and draggy and lost my interest too many times.

It is kinda hard to get into and really enjoy.  I thought it was boring.

I thought it was great

[Eddie Teach]

And no one cares about Godzilla fighting a giant spider (I'm sure it has a name) or a giant mantis (it probably has a name too).

What about a giant moth?

[Ideologue]

And no one cares about Godzilla fighting a giant spider (I'm sure it has a name) or a giant mantis (it probably has a name too).

What about a giant moth?

That puts asses in seats.

[mongers]

Still loving the new Sherlock series, maybe a triumph of style over content, but engaging not the less.