TV/Movies Megathread

[Ideologue]

Whoa, and I spoiled it?

Anyway, Deadline's staff writer jotted down a contender for clumsiest sentence ever written that is still factually and grammatically correct:

Godzilla has been made into features before over its 60-year history.

They're pretty obscure, you've probably never heard of them.

[Liep]

Anyone watching Penny Dreadful? I mean, Eva Green, but I almost can't bother to follow another show.

[CountDeMoney]

Anyone watching Penny Dreadful? I mean, Eva Green, but I almost can't bother to follow another show.

I could watch her doing the dishes, but yeah, it's not all that impressive at all.

[celedhring]

I saw the first two eps and I was entertained enough - the dark turn of the century atmosphere is very well done and they certainly don't hold back on blood and disgusting-looking stuff. But I agree that they sort of need to find a focus fast, all the name-dropping and monster-dropping (Here's Frankenstein! Here's Dorian Gray! And we got vampires too! And Jack the Ripper! Isn't this cool????) doesn't yet seem to be to building up to something compelling.

[Eddie Teach]

Jack Reacher.

[Sophie Scholl]

I saw the first two eps and I was entertained enough - the dark turn of the century atmosphere is very well done and they certainly don't hold back on blood and disgusting-looking stuff. But I agree that they sort of need to find a focus fast, all the name-dropping and monster-dropping (Here's Frankenstein! Here's Dorian Gray! And we got vampires too! And Jack the Ripper! Isn't this cool????) doesn't yet seem to be to building up to something compelling.

Agreed.  It has some of the base elements of what the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie could have and should have been, but it needs to tighten up.  Hopefully it is just building a solid base to work from.

[Queequeg]

I'm really loving it.   

[11B4V]

Anyone watching Penny Dreadful? I mean, Eva Green, but I almost can't bother to follow another show.

I could watch her doing the dishes,

[garbon]

Veep

[spoiler]Poor Dan![/spoiler]

I need to be driven to the airport at Diana speed, okay just more carefully though please.

[celedhring]

I'm really loving it.   

You love Hannibal too!

[jimmy olsen]

Whoa, and I spoiled it?

Anyway, Deadline's staff writer jotted down a contender for clumsiest sentence ever written that is still factually and grammatically correct:

That's not a spoiler

[Ideologue]

Third act fates of important characters > first act denouements of unimportant featured extras.

[Savonarola]

Lorna Doone (1922)

Brigands!  Doughty yeomen!  A kidnapped lady!  A hidden fortress!  Daring rescues!  True love!  A happy ending!  This story has it all; but never explains how the heroine got into the cookie making business.   



This is a fine film by Maurice Tourneur.  He wasn't much of an actors' director (only Frank Keenan as Sir Ensor Doone has a memorable performance;) but he could generate atmosphere and set scenes brilliantly.  The final scenes of the doughty yeoman storming the Doone stronghold are truly spectacular.

The scenes of Lorna as a noble feel a little rushed, but otherwise this film is a great deal a fun.

[celedhring]

Been watching the first third of Arrow's season 2, and I gotta agree that the show improves immensely. I love the fact they are introducing so many heroes and villains from the comics - it makes for far more entertaining watching than the "Corrupt Rich Guy of the Week" approach of season 1.

Writing's tighter and the season arcs are much more present throughout. Loving it at the moment. There's still a lot of jarring soap opera stuff, but the rest of the show is entertaining enough to make me ignore it.

Stupid tidbit but... [spoiler]why did they pick a blonde actress to play Sarah when she was clearly dark haired in the first season?  It's not like the new girl is a particularly good actress...[/spoiler]

[lustindarkness]

Godzilla, liked it, well done. And that roar, cool stuff. And he be BIG.