TV/Movies Megathread

[crazy canuck]

I watched The Way Back on Netflix over the weekend.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023114/

Its worth having a look.

[garbon]

Shameless

Yay gay bar fight.

[Eddie Teach]

Is there scratching and hair-pulling? 

[Josephus]

I'm grown tired of Game of Thrones. A wave of ennui washes over me thinking about it.

Yeah well good for you because my wife has cancelled HBO just in time. 

Tamas--PM me your GoT procurement method. 

Ed watched HBO with your wife?

[Josephus]

I watched The Way Back on Netflix over the weekend.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023114/

Its worth having a look.

Yeah saw that...it's not great, but well worth a watch.

[celedhring]

Trying to get back to Hannibal after so many raves in this thread, but I just can't. I still find the show way too over the top and overwrought.

Oh well, I'll give it some more episodes, Mikkelsen makes it watchable.

[Ideologue]

In good conscience, I have to tell you that never stops being over the top and overwrought.  I enjoy it precisely for those qualities, which I feel it very much has in common with all of the Hannibal Lecter films, but if those are your issues, it certainly doesn't get better in that regard.

[celedhring]

I like the Hannibal films, although I do find that the namesake film - which is the one I see most similar to the series - is my least favorite of all.

[Queequeg]

I like the Hannibal films, although I do find that the namesake film - which is the one I see most similar to the series - is my least favorite of all.

Manhunter is the most similar, I think.

[Ideologue]

I don't see that at all.  I think it's by far most kindred to Scott's film, with much the same tone.  Though I don't really see as many differences in tone between Hannibal and Silence as most do--both are extremely cartoonish--only in their content and theme.

[jimmy olsen]

Just watched Captain America: Winter Soldier.

A-

Now that I'm on my work computer rather than my Kindle let me expand.

This may be the best Marvel movie yet, if not it is tied with the original Ironman.

The action is great, with some of the best acrobatics I've ever seen. The plot has surprising political depth for a superhero movie. This is what the Marvel Civil War should have been.

All hail Captain America savior of the Republic.

Mega spoilers
[spoiler]Redford's character being the main villain was pretty obvious and I called Fury faking his death but it was executed well. Not sure how Agents of Shield can continue after this, since they were disbanded after their failed fascist coup.[/spoiler]

[Ideologue]

Seven (1995).  Now this is some pop-nihilism you can believe in.  Still probably David Fincher's best film, though I do need to see The Social Network (and, I guess, Alien 3) to be absolutely sure.

A+

P.S. I am jealous of Tim.  I wasn't much on board the Captain America train from the Johnston film, but the input of writers Markus and McFeely (of Pain & Gain fame, as well as Thor: The Dark World), along with some early reviews, make me suspect that there's a serious streak in The Winter Soldier.

Plus exploding helicarriers--although they really ought to have left that a surprise for the film and well out of the trailer.

[Ed Anger]

I'll pass.

[CountDeMoney]

I dismiss Ide's dismissal of Manhunter.

[Ideologue]

A B+ isn't a dismissal.  Don't be like that.  I gave it a good review.