Professor

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  1. But I had fun watching Catwoman. Granted, I had years of 'hype' around it (I watched it for the first time last year). It is a bad film, but people were still trying. I can't say the same for Madame Web. It is just so phoned in: the acting, effects, script, editing.
  2. Madame Web - But why? Total crap, but in a very boring and uninteresting way.
  3. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - I don't really remember the first one either, but I remember liking the first one. I did not like this one. You can tell that this was re-shot and edited all to hell. And edited poorly as well. Felt like scenes were missing way too often. Story wasn't great, CG underwater fighting was hard to follow and I felt like it had a lack of Aquaman. And they really wanted this to be 'Thor & Loki, but DC and underwater' and it failed.
  4. Norah Jones is Playing Along. It is just great. I absolutely adore Norah Jones already, so there is that. But listening to musicians shoot the shit and then jam together is awesome. Only finished five episodes, but the Questlove & Christian McBride episode is the best. Great jazz covers and a random 5 minute history of drum technique demo. I've listened to the first 30 minutes, probably ten times, which for a podcast is unheard of.
  5. I hear Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms.
  6. Blue Beetle - It's fine. It checked off all the boxes of a superhero origin film. Mid-tier DCEU. No, that would be the sister. Unbearably annoying. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - I enjoyed it. Making this Turtles younger made for a fresh approach. Animation is excellent. Clearly aimed for a younger audience, so there was a bit of eye rolling on my part, but overall a good movie. I hope they continue. Tank Girl - Watched for a podcast listen. So very early 90s. Had a hard time focusing on the film, but overall am glad I watched it.
  7. I noticed my itunes never downloaded Ep 830 of Dread Media. Went to the podcast page to download directly and it seems like only the two latest episodes are available. Checked a few others and it seems like that is the issue for other podcasts as well. I know it's happened before and is probably a host/server issue. Basically, just checking to see if this is a 'me' issue.
  8. 3 Dev Adam - Found it on YouTube a while ago while looking for El Santo movies. Instead, I found this 'El Santo' movie. Not as good as an actual El Santo movie, but I had fun. I mean, fake El Santo teams with fake Captain American to fight the evil (and fake) Spider-Man. Good times.
  9. John Wick: Chapter 4: I really enjoyed this. Probably the second best in the series (after the original, which is damn near perfect). A major step up from Chapter 3 at the very least. It is a tad long, and easily could have cut down one fight scene, if not eliminated it altogether. But one set piece is shot in a way that I've never seen before and the logistics of it kinda hurt my brain. Donnie Yen is an awesome addition and Rina Sawayama really impressed me for her first film. Some negatives:
  10. Just a heads up for anyone interested, FITE+ is carrying all the GCW shows over Wrestlemania week. And with their 7-day free trial, you can get it all for, well, free. Bloodsport, Spring Break, DDT, Effy's Big Gay Brunch, Emo Fight, ect. Also, list of everything happening this week: https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/02/24/wrestlemania-week-schedule-match-listings/
  11. Everything Everywhere All At Once - Watched this a few weeks ago. Loved it. Jonah Hex - A waste of a pretty stacked cast. Catwoman - I mean, it's Catwoman. It is what it is. But at about the halfway point I had a thought. Replace the cast, add about ten hours, air it on the WB on Thursdays in 2003 and I would have probably loved this. I mean, it is already basically a movie version of Birds of Prey, only stupid.
  12. I'll agree that this was a fun movie, more or less on par with the first. I do, however, disagree that they balanced the huge cast. I could have used more of the kids. I can think of several scenes that would have worked better if they had been in kid form. (Don't know if they would have been better acting wise with the kids, which might be the reason.) Still, I had fun. Only real complaint:
  13. I looked it up because I was curious. Corbin's first match was late 2012 on an NXT house show (He didn't become a name on NXT until 2014). It's been basically 10 years. At this point, he is what he is.
  14. Dave Made a Maze - Let's see. Des reviewed this last April. I listened to said review some time later. Got the DVD from the library. Kept it for around 6 weeks, until I had to return it. Got it back, kept it around for about 6 weeks until it has to go back tomorrow. So I finally watched it. This is not about the story or the acting (both of which I would call serviceable). This was all about the cardboard. Strange to say, but it was massively impressive how they pulled it off. I'm never gonna revisit this film, but would certainly recommend a watch for the production alone. A bunch of random Christmas movies - That I watched in January because I was behind on podcasts/youtube because December was busy. I cannot remember all the titles, individual plots, or characters because they are all so generic, predictable and cliche. But that is kinda the point. Taken at face value, not bad for background noise.
  15. Just curious as to why you chose to watch Clerks 3, having not seen the others. Also, no. Seeing the others would have done nothing to improve the quality of the film. It is utter crap.
  16. It get waiting for streaming. Personally, going to the theater helps with my increasingly lack of attention span these day. Also, it is 5 minutes away and cost $5. So, there is that. Also, Roku is completely free. There is no getting of a thing. No trial/sign-up needed. Just have to sit thru ads. (That said, it might be different in Canada.)
  17. Black Adam - Saw this the weekend it came out and I am surprised at the lack of discussion I've seen. Outside of one podcast (that covers the box office each week), I've heard zero. And I kinda understand why. This was a completely uninspired film. It's not bad, but I can't rate it above an "it exists". Weird - It is exactly what you think it is. I enjoyed it. Not every joke landed, but more hit than missed. Although, not a great viewing experience. I hate commercials in a movie. Pulls me out too much. I get the entire point Roku did this was to get exposure, but not having an ad free option was a mistake. I swear, I think I got 3 commercial breaks in 10 minutes. Total turn off to the service.
  18. Clerks III - I kinda played myself with this one. I knew what it was probably going to be, trailers kinda confirmed that. But then some positive reviews by people I follow came out and talked me into going. (Only because the theater five minutes away was showing it. If it wasn't local, not a chance.) But this is exactly what I thought it was going to be. That is, a comedy with a large amount of jokes that are dated/cringey, a ton of cameos for the sake of cameos, with a bit of heart at the end. Brian O'Halloran is the standout here. He does crush "the scene" of the movie. In my theater of 3 people, we agreed: Better than Reboot, but still not very good. One thing I cannot make up my mind about:
  19. I can't remember exactly where I heard it (probably Meltzer or Post Wrestling), but it was stated that the EVPs have little to do with anything with the wrestling. Kenny is involved with the video game, Matt is merchandise and Nick handles BTE.
  20. I am so over all the AEW drama, but I will say this made laugh.
  21. Santo in The Treasure of Dracula, or more accurately, El Vampiro y el Sexo - Been forever since I've seen an El Santo movie. This was not as fun as I remember the others being. The back cover told me Santo invented a time machine, would go back in time to find Dracula's treasure to fund a children's hospital, and battle Dracula and his 'bevy of beautiful vampire vixens'. I think we can all agree, that sounds awesome. However, none of that happened. I'm not entirely sure Santo and Dracula were ever on set at the same time. I'm way more intrigued by the production and why this was never released for 40 years. At least I found there are several El Santo movies on Tubi, so I might have better luck there.
  22. I'd suggest Bandits for no reason other than it is probably my favorite Willis movie.
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    The Music Thread

    A different versions of my favorite Tom Waits song