Stavros Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I would say Eternal Sunshine is his best serious film and most likely his best performance, although I do love the Truman show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Constantine- Even though it twists the characters away from their original setting this somehow still feels Hellblazerish. It's actually pretty good, it really channels that whole high-stakes spiritual Macgyver thing John Constantine is supposed to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Magic Mike: Someone was smart when they marketed this movie. Present it as a movie about male strippers, give us a drama about a man in his 30s and his efforts to grow up. Add in scenes at his work place as a male stripper and it's a good movie. Nothing I'll ever watch again and, honestly, Showgirls is a more fun movie about strippers if that's what you're watching this for. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Watched season 1. April is almost completely useless and so much of the humor is the turtles adjusting to things you'd think they'd seen on the TV but still, fun stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Covert Affairs - Being mostly caught up on Burn Notice & White Collar, I figured I would give another USA show a shot. This is not on the same level as the aforementioned series. The entire time I am thinking this is a 'real world' version of Chuck (having a main character be CIA Agent Walker sure helps the thoughts along). I just finished and it hit me. This show just never stops; never gives you a chance to breathe. There is no lighthearted moments. Just grim and gritty. Which is the point, but after the 3 seasons in six days, it gets old. Shasta McNasty - I remembered this show for some reason. It lasted one season and I have no idea why it stuck in my head. So when I found this (ripped from VHS no less), I figured it would all come back to me. It didn't. I had some weird tastes as a kid. Two Guys and A Girl - Again, this stuck in my head for some reason. After watching, I still do not know. Ryan Reynolds is turned up to level 11 of annoying. I might have dropped this early in the second season if not for Fillion joining the cast. Like Water - Documentary on Anderson Silva right before his first fight against Chael Sonnen. Not sure how I feel about this one. I liked it well enough, but it felt real surface level. Also, felt like it was edited after it was finished but before release. Better than the other MMA documentary I watched that I cannot recall the name of, but lower end of sports documentaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 The Watch - A metric shit-ton of fun. Well-written, great effects and excellent comedic performances. Loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968) - Found this randomly on YouTube just now. I must say, I am rather confused as to what the point of this film was. Most of this the film is just Lightnin' songs played over footage of his hometown. What narration Lightnin' gives is sparse and rather generic. I wish this had been more like the first five minutes of Lightnin' (and friends) sitting in his living room, sharing a fifth and just playing. Still, it is only 31 minutes long and it could have been a black screen with Lightnin' playing and it wouldn't have been a waste of time. Worth a glance if you like the music. WMAC Masters - Finally, one of the more obscure kids shows I liked that is actually still fun. Simple concept of taking stunt martial artists and making fake fights. Basically a live action Mortal Kombat (even includes the health bars). What I noticed this time around was that this took from UFC as well with an emphasis on the different fighting styles going head to head. I was impressed with the continuity of the fake fighting league and how they always added a little nuance into the show to never let it become stale. Pure cheese, but I loved every episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Finished watching season 2 of Homeland tonight. Yowza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Mainlined Orange is the New Black. Same lady who did Weeds. This is really fucking good stuff. Great mix of humor and drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobob_100 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Mainlined Orange is the New Black. Same lady who did Weeds. This is really fucking good stuff. Great mix of humor and drama. And a naked Laura Prepon, if only for one shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Just got back from Rifftrax Live! Starship Troopers. So many Denise Richards Jokes. I haven't seen this many since that night I watched a ton of The Soup then listened to the The World Is Not Enough episode of For Your Ears Only. Seriously, true story. They're doing Night of the Living Dead in October. Should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Rifftrax Live! is a seriously good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Oblivion is the least original film of all time. Slap together Wall-E, Moon and Battlefield Earth and you've got Oblivion. The main character is called Jack Harper for christ's sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Y'all need to get your hands on Sushi Girl, like right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Oblivion is the least original film of all time. Slap together Wall-E, Moon and Battlefield Earth and you've got Oblivion. The main character is called Jack Harper for christ's sake! I watched it the other day and within a short time figured out the whole movie and it's plot twists. That's how unoriginal it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Can we just have a moratorium on action movie heroes named Jack, in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 None of them are ever going to live up to Jack Deth from Trancers anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Can we just have a moratorium on action movie heroes named Jack, in general?Not until we get a remake of Jumpin' Jack Flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 None of them are ever going to live up to Jack Deth from Trancers anyway. Tim Thomerson is the greatest 80s B movie star in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I was still sad they couldn't sneak Trancers (or Sub-species for that matter) into the Full Moon Pictures mega-crossover that was Dollman vs Demonic Toys just so we could see Tim Thomerson acting with himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Trying to get caught up on Dexter, and I just finished season 4. So happy to see LaGuerta get killed. I hated that woman. I don't see how it helps him though, since she disappeared right after accusing him of being the Bay Harbor Butcher. Interesting that they left Hannah alive. I wonder if she'll be back for season 5 or if they try to spin her into her own show. Really, the only person that deserves a happy ending is Angel. He's a good cop surrounded by bad ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Trying to get caught up on Dexter, and I just finished season 4. So happy to see LaGuerta get killed. I hated that woman. I don't see how it helps him though, since she disappeared right after accusing him of being the Bay Harbor Butcher. Interesting that they left Hannah alive. I wonder if she'll be back for season 5 or if they try to spin her into her own show. Really, the only person that deserves a happy ending is Angel. He's a good cop surrounded by bad ones. That sounds like you just watched Season 7. Season 4 is the Trinity Killer season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Tonight we watched 'Cloud Atlas'. It's to be commended that having 6 different stories only felt <i>a little bit </i>long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Trying to get caught up on Dexter, and I just finished season 4. So happy to see LaGuerta get killed. I hated that woman. I don't see how it helps him though, since she disappeared right after accusing him of being the Bay Harbor Butcher. Interesting that they left Hannah alive. I wonder if she'll be back for season 5 or if they try to spin her into her own show. Really, the only person that deserves a happy ending is Angel. He's a good cop surrounded by bad ones. That sounds like you just watched Season 7. Season 4 is the Trinity Killer season. Uh, yeah. I don't know why I said 4. Probably because I'm also in the middle of season 4 of Warehouse 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedevil Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Y'all need to get your hands on Sushi Girl, like right now. I've had that for the longest time but I still haven't made the time to watch it. Odd, since Mark Hamill's a personal hero of mine. I should probably watch it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Y'all need to get your hands on Sushi Girl, like right now. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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