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Liep

#9960
May 25, 2013, 01:52:53 PM
Saw The Intouchables. I liked it, it was a bit bland, though.
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Barrister

#9961
May 25, 2013, 02:17:20 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 25, 2013, 10:25:05 AM
I snuck out and saw it too. I was meh. An okay chase type movie. None of it made much in the way of sense.

The one thing I really liked, was that at the end they reverted to the whole 5 year mission thing. Maybe we will get some interesting plots involving actual space exploration in future movies. That would be cool.

I thought the same thing - now that we're finally done with the 'backstory', maybe we can finally do some exploring the galaxy stuff.  I have no doubt it'll still be inspired by old TOS episodes, but it would still be amusing.
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Viking

#9962
May 25, 2013, 02:27:05 PM
Avengers Assemble - meh - the ultimate spiderman look made me worried, but they stayed away from the cheezy kiddie stuff. It didn't hook me in any way, it didn't sound or look cool. I just felt meh about it. It was neither good nor great, it was also neither bad nor terrible.

Falcon has an actual origin story, one which definitively rules him out for government employment. They sort of skipped that.. the rest they just kept going from the Live Action Movie - which sucked quite a bit since none of the characters sounded, looked or felt like the ones from the movie and where they differed they felt like pale shadows of the characters from EMH.

Not as big of a step down as Spiderman going from Spectacular to Ultimate but, still EMH to AA is a step down.
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A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
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Kleves

#9963
May 25, 2013, 03:24:28 PM Last Edit: May 25, 2013, 03:30:04 PM by Kleves
Venture Bros. relationship map (though some folks are missing): http://video.adultswim.com/the-venture-bros/extras/official-relationship-action-map.html
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Ideologue

#9964
May 25, 2013, 03:25:32 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 25, 2013, 01:42:43 PM
Saw Thor. I liked it, it was good.

:hug:
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garbon

#9965
May 25, 2013, 04:47:19 PM
Never On Sunday

Despite the obnoxious American character, always a fun film.
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Tonitrus

#9966
May 25, 2013, 04:56:59 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 25, 2013, 02:17:20 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 25, 2013, 10:25:05 AM
I snuck out and saw it too. I was meh. An okay chase type movie. None of it made much in the way of sense.

The one thing I really liked, was that at the end they reverted to the whole 5 year mission thing. Maybe we will get some interesting plots involving actual space exploration in future movies. That would be cool.

I thought the same thing - now that we're finally done with the 'backstory', maybe we can finally do some exploring the galaxy stuff.  I have no doubt it'll still be inspired by old TOS episodes, but it would still be amusing.

Except that plot never really works for movies.

The only two that probably came close were The Motion Picture and A Voyage Home...and those were both right by Earth.  And when they start sending the reboot crew back to save whales/elephants/rhinos/tigers, than you know it's really jumped the shark. 

Even if they go back to save sharks. 

11B4V

#9967
May 25, 2013, 05:00:15 PM
I bet he'll try the Borg angle.  :lol:
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The Brain

#9968
May 25, 2013, 05:03:09 PM
I'd try the Borg jute.
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garbon

#9969
May 25, 2013, 05:04:48 PM
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

CountDeMoney

#9970
May 25, 2013, 10:52:46 PM
All The President's Men is on.

Desktop typewriters, old Blackwing pencils, rotary phones, dime pay phones, ashtrays, card catalogs, massive American cars and shitty little imports made of cheap Japanese steel...now those were the days.  :wub:

Tonitrus

#9971
May 25, 2013, 11:23:49 PM
Hadn't watched "Breaking Bad", so I fired up Netflix and have made a Memorial Day marathon of it.

Very solid through season 3.  Definitely dragging as season 4 starts.

To me, the best characters are in the supporting cast...my favorites probably being Hank and Saul.

Worst character?  Easily Walter's wife.  It's as if they tried to start out with the sympathetic victim of a wife, but instead got an over-the-top passive/aggressive witch.  And she never gets any better.

Eddie Teach

#9972
May 25, 2013, 11:48:54 PM
At beginning of show, she wasn't a victim. She's been transitioning due to plot developments.
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katmai

#9973
May 25, 2013, 11:50:13 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2013, 10:52:46 PM
All The President's Men is on.

Desktop typewriters, old Blackwing pencils, rotary phones, dime pay phones, ashtrays, card catalogs, massive American cars and shitty little imports made of cheap Japanese steel...now those were the days.  :wub:

Yeah watched it this afternoon :D
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CountDeMoney

#9974
May 26, 2013, 12:41:04 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 25, 2013, 11:23:49 PM
Hadn't watched "Breaking Bad", so I fired up Netflix and have made a Memorial Day marathon of it.

Good man, catching up.  Now you can join in the discussion.  fhdz thinks Walter's a weenie.
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