TV/Movies Megathread

[Josquius]

I'm continuing my accidental re-watch through of DS9 at a rapid pace. I've reached the fourth series.
Boy I wish I had been old enough to fully get this show when it was new.
Even its filler episodes are great.
In TNG as soon as it becomes clear its a "holodeck malfunction of the week" episode I cannot help but groan inside, "Oh jeez, here comes one of those crappy episodes that are probably in the actor's contracts to let them show off their range."
In DS9...well half of the filler episodes are Ferengi-related (awesome when I was a kid, even better now) and the Bond episode was just marvelous. The only bad ones are so far are the klingon ones- though time will tell in the later series, I'm sure I remember the prophet related, black history month episodes being dull.
With DS9 I have really come to understand how the ST universe works on a new level too. It finally makes sense. Mostly.

[Syt]

It's a fun movie, but it's nowhere near as seminal as Alien/Blade Runner were.

The Academy disagrees.

Best Picture
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe)
Best Visual Effects
Best Costume Design
Best Sound Mixing

It was not exactly a strong field that year:
Gladiator
Chocolat
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Traffic

And let's not forget that Saving Private Ryan lost to Shakespeare in Love or Fargo to The English Patient. Or that Godfather III was nominated for Best Picture. Oscars are a crap shoot.

[crazy canuck]

Unbroken.  Way too long and the ending fizzled.  I liked the premise but it could have used a better editor or whatever the person is called who cuts out needless or overly long sections of the movie.  The most remarkable part of the story of Unbroken is what the guy did after the war but the movie only shows that in text as the movie ended.  I think the movie would have been much better if it had cut down the minutes devoted to merely surviving and more on how the experience did not break him and he went on to reconcile himself with the Japanese.  I liked the Railway Man a lot more for that reason.

[crazy canuck]

And let's not forget that Saving Private Ryan lost to Shakespeare in Love or Fargo to The English Patient. Or that Godfather III was nominated for Best Picture. Oscars are a crap shoot.

What didn't you like about the English Patient?

[Capetan Mihali]

Saw Psycho again last night, but on the big screen this time. Anthony Perkins is as enjoyable as ever, and some of the sequences are just fantastic, camera-wise.

Next, I want to catch that new Pedro Costa movie (even though I haven't actually seen anything by him yet ), which is playing near me.  Living in a real city again with at least a few (semi-)independent theaters is bringing back out the film devotee in me.

[The Brain]

Shakespeare in Love is a lot better than Saving Private Ryan.

[Valmy]

Shakespeare in Love is a lot better than Saving Private Ryan.

Damning with feint praise.

[Ideologue]

Saw Psycho again last night, but on the big screen this time. Anthony Perkins is as enjoyable as ever, and some of the sequences are just fantastic, camera-wise.

Next, I want to catch that new Pedro Costa movie (even though I haven't actually seen anything by him yet ), which is playing near me.  Living in a real city again with at least a few (semi-)independent theaters is bringing back out the film devotee in me.

I wanted to go see Psycho (it played in Pittsburgh) but I didn't feel like it, plus it's sort of hard to justify spending $20 for me and my girlfriend to go see a movie she barely wants to watch and which I own.  Also, I did go see Rear Window, and the presentation was probably of lower quality than if I'd just popped in the BD.

I did get to see Phoenix, which was nice, although it sucked.  (I'm actually pretty sure it played in Columbia anyway.)

[Eddie Teach]

Shakespeare in Love is a lot better than Saving Private Ryan.

Damning with feint praise.

Saving Private Ryan is a LOT better than The Breakfast Club.

[crazy canuck]

Shakespeare in Love is a lot better than Saving Private Ryan.

Damning with feint praise.

Saving Private Ryan is a LOT better than The Breakfast Club.

The Breakfast Club is a LOT better than Jupiter Rising.

[katmai]

Jupiter Rising is better than Snake Eyes.

[viper37]

Jupiter Rising is better than Snake Eyes.

No way.

[katmai]

[Duque de Bragança]

Shakespeare in Love is a lot better than Saving Private Ryan.

Damning with feint praise.

Saving Private Ryan is a LOT better than The Breakfast Club.

The first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan maybe, the rest of the movie, not so much.

[mongers]

Hands up all those who think other's tastes in movies are just terrible.