TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

So Ide, did you review RoboCop? My interest doesn't stem from the fact that it just popped up on a seafaring site.

I saw it but I was too busy at the time to write it up.  It's marginally bad, more dull than terrible, albeit with a few rather interesting moments (for example, Robocop is assembled in China ).

Oh gosh, the new Robocop was indeed awful. The first scene in Iran is pretty cool, but bar Samuel L. Jackson's character and very minor stuff like the China scene, they pretty much removed all the black comedy elements of the first film, and the actual action and villain are really boring and weak.

[Syt]

they pretty much removed all the black comedy elements of the first film

Which seems common when Hollywood remakes an action flick.

[Josquius]

Hobbit, Smaug-

[Ideologue]

So Ide, did you review RoboCop? My interest doesn't stem from the fact that it just popped up on a seafaring site.

I saw it but I was too busy at the time to write it up.  It's marginally bad, more dull than terrible, albeit with a few rather interesting moments (for example, Robocop is assembled in China ).

Oh gosh, the new Robocop was indeed awful. The first scene in Iran is pretty cool, but bar Samuel L. Jackson's character and very minor stuff like the China scene, they pretty much removed all the black comedy elements of the first film, and the actual action and villain are really boring and weak.

Comparing it to Robocop '87 isn't good for you.

Thing is, there are a lot of novel ideas in Robocop '14, just none of them are really well-developed, and you're right: the tone is simultaneously so dour and dry, it's hard to care about any of it.  Of course, when they do break from the tone (like with Jackie Earl Haley's robophobic cartoon character) it's even worse.

[katmai]

Relax Spellus, Hannibal renewed for third season on NBC.

[Eddie Teach]

If anything, that'll get him even more wound up in anticipation. 

[Malthus]

Hobbit, Smaug-

Gesundheit. 

[Queequeg]

Relax Spellus, Hannibal renewed for third season on NBC.

[Ideologue]

Inside Psellus' pants?  Gross.

[Queequeg]

I'm okay with that being my biggest contribution to Languish cant.

[garbon]

I preferred the hymen-mania.

[celedhring]

Community has been axed. Haven't watched it since season 3 so dunno if it's warranted or not.

[Ideologue]

I'm okay with that being my biggest contribution to Languish cant.

Your $2000 pants are a dairy factory.

[CountDeMoney]

So it's Smallville meets the Sopranos Dawson's Creek?

That's precisely what it is.

[Eddie Teach]

So it's Smallville meets the Sopranos Dawson's Creek?

That's precisely what it is.

It's on Fox, not the CW, so there's hope.