OT: TV and Movies (With Spoilers)

Post #461 » by **ReasonablySober** » Mon Jun 8, 2020 12:36 am

The Warlord Chronicles are my favorite novels. I don't know why it hasn't been adapted yet to TV. The Grail series is also really good.

ETA: Holy **** it actually might happen. The network Epix has ordered the series, to be titled The Winter King.

jimmybones · Post #462 » by **jimmybones** » Mon Jun 8, 2020 7:14 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
buckboy wrote:S1 E1 Last Kingdom:

Prettay prettay prettay good.

Stick with it, you're in for a treat!

Is it normal to be confused by the names?

I'm 5 episodes in and having a hard time following who is who and what is happening. Am I too dumb for the show or do I power on?

I'm also a massive GOT Stan and it took a decent amount of reading online for me to start to fully grasp what was going on there with the lands, family names, sigils, etc.

RiotPunch · Post #463 » by **RiotPunch** » Mon Jun 8, 2020 8:31 pm

jimmybones wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:
buckboy wrote:S1 E1 Last Kingdom:

Prettay prettay prettay good.

Stick with it, you're in for a treat!

Is it normal to be confused by the names? I'm 5 episodes in and having a hard time following who is who and what is happening. Am I too dumb for the show or do I power on?

I'm also a massive GOT Stan and it took a decent amount of reading online for me to start to fully grasp what was going on there with the lands, family names, sigils, etc.

It gets easier to follow as you keep watching. Aethel-this, Aethel-that.

No shame in pulling up the fan wiki page to help navigate the world. Brushing up on Anglo-Saxon maps from the times can be helpful too.

Post #464 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 1:08 pm

Watch on YouTube

Don't know how good this is gonna be, but I'm sure I'll check it out.

Ron Swanson · Post #465 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 4:07 pm

I guess I'll be the one to say it but I don't think Keanu or that other guy (I don't know his name) have the comedic acting chops to make it work 30 years later. Maybe Bill and Ted just wasn't in my generational wheelhouse of stoner-bro comedy, but I mean, was anyone really clamoring for this sequel to made?

tski1972 · Post #466 » by **tski1972** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 4:33 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:I guess I'll be the one to say it but I don't think Keanu or that other guy (I don't know his name) have the comedic acting chops to make it work 30 years later. Maybe Bill and Ted just wasn't in my generational wheelhouse of stoner-bro comedy, but I mean, was anyone really clamoring for this sequel to made?

They didn’t have the comedic acting chops 30 years ago either but it was still entertaining.

Post #467 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 4:37 pm

I just watching Bill and Ted last week during a COVID binge session and it still holds up. Great movie.

Ron Swanson · Post #468 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 4:39 pm

tski1972 wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:I guess I'll be the one to say it but I don't think Keanu or that other guy (I don't know his name) have the comedic acting chops to make it work 30 years later. Maybe Bill and Ted just wasn't in my generational wheelhouse of stoner-bro comedy, but I mean, was anyone really clamoring for this sequel to made?

They didn’t have the comedic acting chops 30 years ago either but it was still entertaining.

Ha, touche.

RRyder823 · Post #469 » by **RRyder823** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 6:33 pm

I was so desperate for sports I watched Draft Day on prime...... I need a shower

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Post #470 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 6:36 pm

RRyder823 wrote:I was so desperate for sports I watched Draft Day on prime...... I need a shower

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I did too. I watched a lot of random (some pretty bad) movies the last couple weeks.

Chuck Diesel · Post #471 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 7:42 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
Chuck Diesel wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:Nope. I was/am a huge seasons 1-4 stan. TLK is that good, IMO. I'm a big medieval historical fiction guy though too.

Yooo you read any of the Saxon Series or the Warlord Chronicles?

Yes! Anything Bernard Cornwell is fantastic. So much source material for potential TV adaptations.

Have you watched The Last Kingdom? Does right by The Saxon Stories, IMO.

Absolutely. Gotta fire up the new season. Not thrilled they couldn’t get a Welshmen to play Pyrlig or his reduced role in general, but a minor quibble. The voice actor in the audiobooks absolutely kills it.

RiotPunch · Post #472 » by **RiotPunch** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 10:42 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:
Chuck Diesel wrote:

Yooo you read any of the Saxon Series or the Warlord Chronicles?

Yes! Anything Bernard Cornwell is fantastic. So much source material for potential TV adaptations.

Have you watched The Last Kingdom? Does right by The Saxon Stories, IMO.

Absolutely. Gotta fire up the new season. Not thrilled they couldn’t get a Welshmen to play Pyrlig or his reduced role in general, but a minor quibble. The voice actor in the audiobooks absolutely kills it.

Definitely get that, would feel more authentic. Such a badass character.

I try my best to just enjoy the ride, and TLK is a great one. Books are better 99% of the time, but I appreciate the research they put into this. Writing, acting, filmography are all top-notch.

Bucksfan28 · Post #473 » by **Bucksfan28** » Tue Jun 9, 2020 10:54 pm

Finally watched Toy Story 4. Excellent movie.

Idk how many franchises can stack up when it comes to sheer quality of each installment.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #474 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:36 pm

Watched the first two episodes of Lennox Hill on Netflix and I really, really like it.

Also, I will watch the Will Ferrell Eurovision movie .

WeekapaugGroove · Post #475 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:57 pm

RRyder823 wrote:I was so desperate for sports I watched Draft Day on prime...... I need a shower

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There's never been a movie that was so teed up to hit my interests and failed as badly as draft day. Just a piece of **** of a movie.

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Post #476 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:38 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
RRyder823 wrote:I was so desperate for sports I watched Draft Day on prime...... I need a shower

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There's never been a movie that was so teed up to hit my interests and failed as badly as draft day. Just a piece of **** of a movie.

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The creepy thing is I went through the whole movie thinking Jennifer Garner was Kevin Costner's daughter until, like, the last scene.

blazza18 · Post #477 » by **blazza18** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:29 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:
RRyder823 wrote:I was so desperate for sports I watched Draft Day on prime...... I need a shower

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There's never been a movie that was so teed up to hit my interests and failed as badly as draft day. Just a piece of **** of a movie.

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using RealGM mobile app

The creepy thing is I went through the whole movie thinking Jennifer Garner was Kevin Costner's daughter until, like, the last scene.

Would have been a better movie if he knocked up his daughter.

RRyder823 · Post #478 » by **RRyder823** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:34 pm

blazza18 wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:There's never been a movie that was so teed up to hit my interests and failed as badly as draft day. Just a piece of **** of a movie.

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The creepy thing is I went through the whole movie thinking Jennifer Garner was Kevin Costner's daughter until, like, the last scene.

Would have been a better movie if he knocked up his daughter.

Wouldve made more sense then a team trading the #5 pick in the draft for 3 2nd rounders because "its a good deal" or a GM trading out of #1 only to trade everything they got for it plus another player to get the player they didn't want originally "because hes worried about his job now"

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buckboy · Post #479 » by **buckboy** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 1:28 pm

Finally got to Uncut Gems.

Spoiler:

BroncoBuck · Post #480 » by **BroncoBuck** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:26 pm

I watched Spike Lee’s new joint, Da 5 Bloods. I thought it was pretty good, it’s a bit too long and meanders at points (I don’t think the flashbacks were necessary) but there are some stellar performances (Delroy Lindo deserves some hardware consideration) and I thought the story was fairly good.

It’s in my top 5 for this year (which isn’t saying much I suppose considering the lack of new releases) and it’s on Netflix so I’d definitely recommend checking it out.