TV/Movies Megathread

[Ed Anger]

The oysters smell.

[Ideologue]

I present a 5 three-film Ernest compilation for $5.

[CountDeMoney]

I present a 5 three-film Ernest compilation for $5.

You'd spend that money better on a pack of cigarettes.

[Ed Anger]

And I got dirty work for 3 bucks.

[Eddie Teach]

Bourne Legacy. It was alright.

[Josephus]

Watched pilot of new Kevin Bacon series, The Following. Might have potential.

[Razgovory]

I refuse to wallow in the Wal mart discount bins. You'll lose a finger that eay.

My dad does that.  They are like those ball pits they have for kids except instead of little plastic balls they are movies for idiots.

[Ideologue]

And I got dirty work for 3 bucks.

Hell of a film.

[Josquius]

No other good series around right now so watching the second series of Grimm.
"There once was a man who lived a life so strange it had to be true"
WTF? In what universe does that make sense?
As always it remains meh. Kinda watchable in the background but not must see stuff.

[Malthus]

A night out to the movies will typically cost in the $25 range in Toronto, if you have a drink and popcorn.

OK, and a DVD from Amazon costs $25 if you get overnight shipping.  So what?

So, many people enjoy having popcorn and a drink with their movie. This is news? 

The outrageous prices for both tickets and concession stands make going to the movies an expensive proposition. The tickets alone here are 13 bucks. Thus, when faced with the choice of entertainment, considering big screen TVs and all, it is a less attractive choice than in past decades.

Certainly you can save money by not getting snacks. You can save even more by waiting until movies are available at repo houses. Or by watching movies at home. 

[Eddie Teach]

Watched pilot of new Kevin Bacon series, The Following. Might have potential.

Interesting setup, writing wasn't that great. (The scene where he went ballistic over the Nevermore on the garage and the marshall had him pulled away was pretty cringe-worthy) I'll probably watch it for the first month.

[Josephus]

Yeah there's a lot of cliches.....ex FBI, alcoholic, for one....but like I said it has potential.

[viper37]

The outrageous prices for both tickets and concession stands make going to the movies an expensive proposition. The tickets alone here are 13 bucks. Thus, when faced with the choice of entertainment, considering big screen TVs and all, it is a less attractive choice than in past decades.

Airmiles are great for that, you know

Certainly you can save money by not getting snacks. You can save even more by waiting until movies are available at repo houses. Or by watching movies at home. 

All true.  In the comfort of your home, with your own wine, your good sofa, the wood stove and all the necessary equipment for watching a movie the decent way, and on top of it, pausing anytime you want.
And yet, the big screen megaplex have no lack of customers for the big movies.  And they "recycle" older movies during the days for 1 or 2$ to recover part of their costs.  Odeon is far from being in the red, and they have more expansion plans on the way (actually, not technically correct: they shut down "conventionial" theaters are rebuild brend new megaplex with those D-Box seats).

[Ideologue]

Certainly you can save money by not getting snacks. You can save even more by waiting until movies are available at repo houses. Or by watching movies at home.

Man, I guess so.  I just don't feel terribly ripped off that the food and drink that I don't have to buy is overpriced, or that movie tickets are $13 in major metropolitan areas that I don't live in (but they're $10 here, so in a sense you might even be paying less).

The idea that the cinema costs too much is, I think, a little overblown.

(Now, the price of home video can vary wildly between sweet deal and staggeringly indecent.  E.g., Sinister, which though one of my favorites of 2012 is unlikely to tap an audience that must have it an any price, is available for preorder at $22; and Django Unchained on BD is set to retail for $28 when it comes out.  Really?  That's two tickets and a Malthus Meal.)

[Viking]

No other good series around right now so watching the second series of Grimm.
"There once was a man who lived so strange it had to be true"
WTF? In what universe does that make sense?
As always it remains meh. Kinda watchable in the background but not must see stuff.

I reacted to the opening as well. As with any fantasy, superhero or sci fi "product" there is one or two points of suspension of disbelief of the kind vampire exist or magic is real or you can get to a different solar system within 24 hours travelling time. It does not help this suspension of disbelief is either the special effects are poor or somebody goes and points out not which obviously fantastical fact we suspend our disbelief on but rather pointing out that there is a suspension of disbelief going on.

Naturally the fact that Nick is pretty much living the least strange life of any series regular or guest star character goes without saying.

"In a world of monsters the only normal thing is to hunt and kill the ones that are not house trained is the only course open to a normal man." The new opening annoyed me, but like "Medium" I like the show because it has plausible and relatable characters.