TV/Movies Megathread

[CountDeMoney]

There seems to be a good modern day western I have missed or it was not as good as it seems and I don't remember it. I'll have to watch it.

Unforgiven (1992), Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105695/

Deficiency corrected, finally made the time to watch it. Excellent movie, just excellent.

But you didn't take the time to deconstruct Eastwood over the course of his career first.  Pfft.

[lustindarkness]

I can't even read Ide's reviews, and you expect me to use more than a sentence to review a movie?

[Eddie Teach]

It's because your schooling was in Spanish, isn't it? 

[lustindarkness]

It's because your schooling was in Spanish, isn't it? 

Most of it was, but no, the reason is that I am a lazy spic. 

[Ideologue]

LA RAZA.

[Ideologue]

There seems to be a good modern day western I have missed or it was not as good as it seems and I don't remember it. I'll have to watch it.

Unforgiven (1992), Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105695/

Deficiency corrected, finally made the time to watch it. Excellent movie, just excellent.

But you didn't take the time to deconstruct Eastwood over the course of his career first.  Pfft.

It's what the fucking movie is about, for Christ's sake.  It's not exactly subtle.

You asked why I hadn't seen it yet, and that was why.  So I'd have the context in the genre.  Fuck.

[Syt]

He's so cute when he pretends to be all artsy and edumacated and stuff.

[Admiral Yi]

Lucy certainly wasn't hot, but I wouldn't call her unattractive.

I wouldn't call her unattractive either.  I called her not attractive.  There's a slight difference between the two and I think I'm on the right side of it.  You never thought to yourself, "Lucille Ball, there's a real looker."

Susan Pleshette

Totally agree.  There's no way Bob Newhart is getting within 100 mile radius of that cooter in real life.

[LaCroix]

oblivion - enjoyed it, regardless of plot-holes

[Ideologue]

oblivion - enjoyed it, regardless of plot-holes

Elysium

" Roughly equivalent in tone, quality, action content, scientific fidelity, and thematic subtlety to the average late-run Gundam Wing episode, and slightly less good at framing, editing, and voice acting."

C+

Full write-up:  Everybody wants to [destroy] the world, part 3

[Syt]

I thought the setting is more similar to Battle Angel Alita (Jeru-Salem).

[Ideologue]

I dunno.  Does Battle Angel Alita take its cues from The High Frontier and allied futurist works like Gundam Wing (well, all the Gundam shows) did?  I'm unfamiliar with that show.

[Syt]

It's a Manga, you imbecile (though an inferior anime exists).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_angel_alita

The futuristic dystopian world of Battle Angel Alita revolves around the city of Scrapyard, grown up around a massive scrap heap that rains down from Tiphares (Salem in the anime). Ground dwellers have no access to Tiphares and are forced to make a living in the sprawl below. Many are heavily modified by cybernetics to better cope with their hard life.

[Ideologue]

It's a Manga, you imbecile (though an inferior anime exists).

Yeah, be that guy.  That guy's way cool.

[Syt]

I just don't like you very much, though I normally don't try to let that bleed into my posting here.