TV/Movies Megathread

[Barrister]

Checking out some other reviews - generally people didn't hate it (every single one says "well at least it's better than the Total Recall remake"), but no one fell in love with it either.

[The Brain]

Swedish Robocop is second best Robocop.

[Josephus]

Checking out some other reviews - generally people didn't hate it (every single one says "well at least it's better than the Total Recall remake"), but no one fell in love with it either.

that's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

[CountDeMoney]

Checking out some other reviews - generally people didn't hate it (every single one says "well at least it's better than the Total Recall remake"), but no one fell in love with it either.

Ide will, when he gives it a B+.

[Eddie Teach]

Ide would give a trip to the dentist a B+, as long as there's no drilling.

[Ideologue]

I gave a B+ to your mom last night.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Watching something called Breakout Kings.  Not terrible.

[Ideologue]

I really underrated Side Effects the first time I saw it.

I gave it a B, but it's honestly more like a B+ or A.  Really one of my favorite films of 2013.  "Hitchcockian" doesn't imply enough.

[Josquius]

I've nearly finished Star Trek TNG s2- holy crap there's a lot of sex in there. True, Kirk is famous for it...but it was always in that 1960s girl swoons and fade to black way. In TNG...they speak of it rather casually. Interesting. Can't remember that at all.

I'm also watching the Detroit Metal City anime series. Last time I tried to watch it, pre-Japan, the crappy 10 minute long episodes and general style put me off, though I have always loved the live action film, now though...I'm really rather liking it. It is very funny. Perfect story of selling out. It is a silly comedy and not to be treat too seriously but still I do really wonder how the main character got into the situation...it is just never explained.

[dps]

I gave a B+ to your mom last night.

Must be sad when even old women don't give your lovemaking an A.

[The Brain]

At least it wasn't an HIV+.

[Liep]

The Legacy keeps getting better and better. Carsten Bjørnlund is a tremendous actor.

[viper37]

Checking out some other reviews - generally people didn't hate it (every single one says "well at least it's better than the Total Recall remake"), but no one fell in love with it either.

I did like the Total Recall remake...

[Ideologue]

Checking out some other reviews - generally people didn't hate it (every single one says "well at least it's better than the Total Recall remake"), but no one fell in love with it either.

I did like the Total Recall remake...

Ew.

[Savonarola]

The Wildcat (1921)

This is Lubitsch at his least Lubitsch, in fact he's more akin to Tex Avery or Bob Clampett in this wild farce.  Paul Heiderman plays a lieutenant beloved by the ladies.  He's transferred to the frontier and a horde of women show up to wish him goodbye, as well as his innumerable children.  En route he's waylaid by a group of bandits, led by Pola Negri.  He makes it to the fortress on the frontier and there's a series of very silly battles and elaborate chases through monumental sets.

The biggest draw back is that Lubitsch uses mattes throughout the film to cut out the borders.  He uses all sorts of patterns throughout.  It probably seemed funny at the time; but today it's just a distraction.  Otherwise it's a great film; one that would do Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam proud.