TV/Movies Megathread

[Habbaku]

What parts of the story did you feel were missing?

[celedhring]

Rather than missing, I thought that for a movie so long, it lacked a lot of detail that would have enriched the story. For example, there was a lot of potential in the story of Cruise's character and the two girls - [spoiler]it's even hinted in the flashbacks that Victoria loved him from afar, but that's never exploited and could have enriched the human element of the story.[/spoiler][spoiler] We also learn little about the rebels, or interact with them - they are just there to supply exposition and the plan to kill the alien. Same with the aforementioned alien entity. [/spoiler]Everybody in the film just behaves like automats going from one plot point to another, and yet the film isn't particularly excitingly paced. It sort of poses as a thoughtful character-driven sci-fi film without having actual characters to speak of, just Cruise travelling back and forth in that bubble ship for what seems half the film.

[The Brain]

Please tell me he at least does it to Cameo's Back And Forth.

[celedhring]

Please tell me he at least does it to Cameo's Back And Forth.

No.

[The Brain]

Please tell me he at least does it to Cameo's Back And Forth.

No.

Fuck.

[Sheilbh]

The Last of the Mohicans. A movie that overcomes major flaws to still turn out pretty great. Rarely have I spent so much time telling myself "I don't buy it" yet enjoyed the movie nonetheless.

That's a wonderful film

[Maladict]

Kirsty Young hosting HIGNFY. That voice

[Sheilbh]

Quirke new RTE series of adaptations of John Banville's (pseudonymous) crime novels about Dr. Quirke a pathologist in 1950s Dublin starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon.

Very very good. It very successfully conveys the repressive atmosphere of Dev's Ireland. Brilliantly done. The acting, needless to say, is wonderful.

[garbon]

In the past couple days I watched Love Actually and Bridget Jones's Diary. Don't read anything into that.

edit: Actually I re-watched About Time earlier this month too. I think I just need to see Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral to wrap up my Richard Curtis fest.

[Sheilbh]

Someone broke your heart?

(Hugh Grant?)

[CountDeMoney]

In the past couple days I watched Love Actually and Bridget Jones's Diary. Don't read anything into that.

I've watched them too.    Doan mean nuffin', people.   

[garbon]

Someone broke your heart?

(Hugh Grant?)

I'm just going to call it Spring quickenings.

[garbon]

In the past couple days I watched Love Actually and Bridget Jones's Diary. Don't read anything into that.

I've watched them too.    Doan mean nuffin', people.   

[viper37]

The Last of the Mohicans. A movie that overcomes major flaws to still turn out pretty great. Rarely have I spent so much time telling myself "I don't buy it" yet enjoyed the movie nonetheless.

Ah, Last of the Mohicans   

[Habbaku]

Was Ide the dumbass that said it wasn't any good?