TV/Movies Megathread

[Eddie Teach]

(But, yes, it does suck.)  C+

[Ideologue]

(But, yes, it does suck.)  C+

IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF TWO STARS.

[Zanza]

I started a free one month promo of Netflix now (they only came to Germany a week or two ago). Underwhelmed by the amount of movies on offer. Series look okay though, even if some well-known ones (e.g. GoT, Homeland) are missing.

[celedhring]

I started a free one month promo of Netflix now (they only came to Germany a week or two ago). Underwhelmed by the amount of movies on offer. Series look okay though, even if some well-known ones (e.g. GoT, Homeland) are missing.

Will take time to build a library. In my experience it's a bit of a rights nightmare, with lots of stuff in the hands of local distributors and unclear contracts due to them not being drawn up with digital distribution in mind, etc...

[Syt]

(But, yes, it does suck.)  C+

[Sheilbh]

The movie I posted about several times?

Sorry. Hadn't seen those posts

But I add the Mark Simpson reminisce and the documentary.

[Savonarola]

In honor of the twentieth anniversary of its release I watched Pulp Fiction again.   

I've seen a lot of Tarantino's influences since the movie came out.  I think I appreciate Bruce Willis's sweet Sonny Chiba style katana moves now more than I did in 1994.

It's still a breathtaking experience.  I think the only movie that I saw in the theater that was that exciting is "Star Wars" (and I was five when I saw that.)  Seeing this again I thought it was interesting that this was Tarantino's second film, just like Lucas and Star Wars.  Both movies changed cinema and neither director was able to live up to his breakthrough film.  (Of course Tarantino didn't make films as bad as "Howard the Duck" or "The Phantom Menace.")

When I saw Pulp Fiction I thought that the briefcase was supposed to contain gold or something golden based on the light that came out of it.  I'm curious what other people thought it contained when they first saw it.  (Of course it doesn't matter (unless you think it actually does contain Marsellus's soul ), the briefcase is just a McGuffin.)

[Ideologue]

(But, yes, it does suck.)  C+

[Admiral Yi]

I'm curious what other people thought it contained when they first saw it.

The head of the alien from Repo Man.

[Eddie Teach]

(But, yes, it does suck.)  C+

Spock thinks your rating system is highly illogical. 

[celedhring]

Fast Five. The least said the better. Weren't those supposed to be racing flicks?

It is, however, way better if you imagine all of Diesel's dialogue as "I AM GROOT".

[Sheilbh]

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

Yeah. I don't know why either.

[Josquius]

Super- Christian guy's wife runs off with a drug dealer. He decides to become a super hero. Like a far more gory and adult version of kick ass. With an awesome psycho Ellen page. Very good. Though I'm not sure I get the ending

I'm still here- I don't get it at all. Interesting stunt by the guy but... The final product is a bit.... Yeah....

[Eddie Teach]

I'm still here- I don't get it at all. Interesting stunt by the guy but... The final product is a bit.... Yeah....

Maybe he really has lost his mind and that's why he fell in love with a computer. 

[Josephus]

The Killing

A case study in the difficulty of getting lightning to strike twice.

Another would be American Horror Story, though some people are still eating that shit up.

Yeah...liked season one of AHS, but it's gotten stupider since.