TV/Movies Megathread

[Ideologue]

The 193x Ernest Schoedsack movie? Hey, it's on my list.

[CountDeMoney]

This Is Where I Leave You

Meh, neither here nor there.

Shame,
Was looking forward to seeing that.

[garbon]

This Is Where I Leave You

Meh, neither here nor there.

Shame,
Was looking forward to seeing that.

I think Rotten Tomatoes only gave it 44%. Review that best summed it was that while it was okay, you would have expected something a lot more enjoyable/memorable from the people in that cast. Had funny moments and a few touching moments but otherwise entirely forgettable.

[Savonarola]

Visages d'enfants (1925)

Jacques Feyder's melodrama about a blended family where the step-brother and step-sister engage in a sibling rivalry with near tragic results.  The film is well worth seeing for Feyder's panoramic views of the Swiss countryside.  Otherwise the story is dull and plodding.

It's interesting how many well known French films deal with childhood.  The Red Balloon, L'Argent de Poche, 400 Blows, Zero de Conduite, Au Revoir Les Enfants and Poil de Carotte all come to mind.  I don't think I could name as many films from another country (except the United States) that has child protagonists.  It's also surprising how many of those films are aimed adults.

[CountDeMoney]

Red Balloon

Pretty sure it'll Hulu that has a lot of his stuff.

[Josquius]

Keith Lemon: The movie- of all the things to show up on netflix...and why did I watch it?
This guy actually used to be kind of funny. Before he was famous. Back when stalked and freaked out celebrities for a living....but then he dropped his one good character, his so-so character and went as his crappy character full time for a decade, hosting low grade celebrity game shows and such crap. This is a film about that character.
Not as terrible as all that sounds. But...yeah.

17 Again: High school kid gets his girlfriend pregnant and throws away his life and basketball career for her sake. Grows up to be Matthew Perry 20 years later who the girl then leaves.
Matthew Perry meets a wise old guy who decides to give Matthew Perry a second chance. Matthew Perry stops being Matthew Perry for most of the movie and becomes his young self. To be expected hilarity ensues as he tries to help his kids and make his wife fall for him again. So-so.

[CountDeMoney]

17 Again: High school kid gets his girlfriend pregnant and throws away his life and basketball career for her sake. Grows up to be Matthew Perry 20 years later who the girl then leaves.
Matthew Perry meets a wise old guy he decides to give him a second chance. Mattew Perry stops being Matthew Perry for most of the movie and becomes his young self. To be expected hilarity ensues as he tries to help his kids and make his wife fall for him again. So-so.

Stupid and unbelievable premise.  Not the time travel, but actually repeating the same mistakes with the future Mrs. Ex-Stupid.

[Ideologue]

CDM is the happiest person on Languish, so his advice carries weight.

[crazy canuck]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I liked it.

Yeah, I liked it too.

[CountDeMoney]

CDM is the happiest person on Languish, so his advice carries weight.

Actually, of all people, I figured you'd at least wait to chime in after all the breeders did, because if there's anything that makes you more important as a human being than knocking somebody up, it's going back it time to save that precious little cargo that validates their existence over yours, regardless of how fucked up they raise the little shit.

[Sheilbh]

Leslie Howard's equation of his British accent with a Southern one doesn't work very well and works even less well once he stops even trying.  I never understood why Scarlett was so enamored with a personality-free geezer, either.  Dude was north of 45 and he's not terribly handsome.  Neither's Clark Gable, but at least he could rape you.

...Seriously, GWTW is fucked up.

I read it on the advice a girl I know who called it her favourite book ever.

Never quite looked at her the same way.

[The Brain]

Leslie Howard's equation of his British accent with a Southern one doesn't work very well and works even less well once he stops even trying.  I never understood why Scarlett was so enamored with a personality-free geezer, either.  Dude was north of 45 and he's not terribly handsome.  Neither's Clark Gable, but at least he could rape you.

...Seriously, GWTW is fucked up.

I read it on the advice a girl I know who called it her favourite book ever.

Never quite looked at her the same way.

Was that when you became non-traditional?

[Admiral Yi]

It's interesting how many well known French films deal with childhood.

Interesting indeed.  Had not considered that before.

[The Brain]

Totally interesting. Like Grallonesque and shit.

[CountDeMoney]

It's even more amazing when you consider the lack of movies about childhood in other foreign film genres.