TV/Movies Megathread

[Savonarola]

Ant Man (2015)

So if Ant Man's mass remains the same when he shrinks, why doesn't he crush the ants as he sits on them? 



So long as you can repeat to yourself, "It's just a movie, I should really just relax" this is a great deal of fun.  The final battle on Thomas the Tank Engine is simply marvelous.  (Ant Man dodged Yellow Jackets laser and socked Yellow Jacket in the jaw.  Isn't that a lovely thing to do, thought Thomas.)

During the first scenes I found myself thinking, "Isn't Michael Douglas a lot older than that?  Is this archival footage?" 
(As it turns out they CGId in 80s Michael Douglas.) 

[Malthus]

Is The Knick gross? Otherwise I will take your recommendation and watch it. But I read the surgery scenes are pretty graphic (yeah I am squeamish like that)

For the love of god don't watch A Young Doctor's Notebook. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Young_Doctor%27s_Notebook_(TV_series)

It is awesome (it is based on the short story collection of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov - who wrote The Master and Margarita) but man is it ever gruesome.

[Martinus]

Is The Knick gross? Otherwise I will take your recommendation and watch it. But I read the surgery scenes are pretty graphic (yeah I am squeamish like that)

For the love of god don't watch A Young Doctor's Notebook. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Young_Doctor%27s_Notebook_(TV_series)

It is awesome (it is based on the short story collection of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov - who wrote The Master and Margarita) but man is it ever gruesome.

Is it the one with Harry Potter? I was planning to see it. Will check if Netflix has it.

[Malthus]

Is The Knick gross? Otherwise I will take your recommendation and watch it. But I read the surgery scenes are pretty graphic (yeah I am squeamish like that)

For the love of god don't watch A Young Doctor's Notebook. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Young_Doctor%27s_Notebook_(TV_series)

It is awesome (it is based on the short story collection of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov - who wrote The Master and Margarita) but man is it ever gruesome.

Is it the one with Harry Potter? I was planning to see it. Will check if Netflix has it.

Yup. And the guy from Mad Men.

They play the same character. Often in the same scene.   

There is one scene where they take a bath together that you might like, if you are inclined in that direction. 

[Valmy]

An intimate scene with a younger version of yourself? I don't think Marty would be interested in something like that.

[celedhring]

Lol, if you're squeamish then, no, turn-of-the-century surgical practices may not be for you
But you would be doing yourself a disservice by skipping it.

I am the guy that always wanted to be a doctor until I saw my first medicine book. 

I guess I can always skip the disgusting bits.

[Josephus]

Is The Knick gross? Otherwise I will take your recommendation and watch it. But I read the surgery scenes are pretty graphic (yeah I am squeamish like that)

I do close my eyes from time to time, yeah

[celedhring]

The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Loved it. I'm known to find Wes Anderson über-quirkiness a bit grating in large dosages, but here it works just right. Very enjoyable.

[The Larch]

The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Loved it. I'm known to find Wes Anderson über-quirkiness a bit grating in large dosages, but here it works just right. Very enjoyable.

If there's no room for quirkiness in a movie based on a Roahl Dahl story, what have we come down to? 

[celedhring]

The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Loved it. I'm known to find Wes Anderson über-quirkiness a bit grating in large dosages, but here it works just right. Very enjoyable.

If there's no room for quirkiness in a movie based on a Roahl Dahl story, what have we come down to? 

Yeah, that's why I think it works better for me than the rest of his movies. The style and the source material fit very well.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, I love Wes Anderson, but he works best when he is restrained and subtle, which he has largely ignored his last two films. But Fantastic Mr. Fox is exactly that.

[Berkut]

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Accidently watched this when I got home and the wife was watching while I was playing Hearthstone on the iPad.

It was surprisingly good - I actually put the iPad down and watched it. It is a very standard story, but told well, and told in a quirky, original manner.

[viper37]

Ant Man (2015)

So if Ant Man's mass remains the same when he shrinks, why doesn't he crush the ants as he sits on them? 

Google to the rescue!

He doesn't have the same mass, this is never mentioned. He just have the strength of the normal size (somewhere mentioned as superhuman strength).
Although its a bit of a paradox that the shrinking is done by reducing the distance between the atoms, which would mean he consists of the same amount of atoms which would mean he should have the same mass. This is actually not explained. But taking into consideration that he can actually go quantum level it might mean that the atoms become somehow smaller which might mean that the mass is reduced proportionally.

See?  Perfectly logical explanation to everything! 

[Savonarola]

Ant Man (2015)

So if Ant Man's mass remains the same when he shrinks, why doesn't he crush the ants as he sits on them? 

Google to the rescue!

He doesn't have the same mass, this is never mentioned. He just have the strength of the normal size (somewhere mentioned as superhuman strength).
Although its a bit of a paradox that the shrinking is done by reducing the distance between the atoms, which would mean he consists of the same amount of atoms which would mean he should have the same mass. This is actually not explained. But taking into consideration that he can actually go quantum level it might mean that the atoms become somehow smaller which might mean that the mass is reduced proportionally.

See?  Perfectly logical explanation to everything! 

I hope someone got a no-prize for that.

[Savonarola]

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

No wonder World War II lasted so long if all of our enlisted men were in their 40s.



This was actually a controversial film when it was released, given that it shows American GIs committing war crimes and killing women.  Today it's pretty tame, especially considering all the curse words were replaced by "Lover".  It's still a great action film with a great cast.