OT TV and Movies (Please use spoiler tags)

HaroldinGMinor · Post #1341 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Wed Aug 6, 2025 6:44 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:I've never been to a 10:00 am movie but nothing going on this morning so here I am at Naked Gun. $6 and free popcorn on Tuesday ($7 for a small drink though)

Pretty funny. Not even 90 minutes. If you liked the originals you'll like this one

I liked it. Liam Neeson was amazing but I felt some of the jokes didn't land. Might have been editing? Directing? Hard to say but something was just off compared to the original.

FrieAaron · Post #1342 » by **FrieAaron** » Wed Aug 6, 2025 8:23 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:I liked it. Liam Neeson was amazing but I felt some of the jokes didn't land. Might have been editing? Directing? Hard to say but something was just off compared to the original.

Isn't that always the case with this style of comedy? It's like 5 jokes a minute; they don't all land for me in the original or "Airplane" either. I thought it was at least close to on par with the original.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #1343 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Wed Aug 6, 2025 8:25 pm

FrieAaron wrote:
HaroldinGMinor wrote:I liked it. Liam Neeson was amazing but I felt some of the jokes didn't land. Might have been editing? Directing? Hard to say but something was just off compared to the original.

Isn't that always the case with this style of comedy? It's like 5 jokes a minute; they don't all land for me in the original or "Airplane" either. I thought it was at least close to on par with the original.

"Land" isn't the right word. I think a big part of comedy is timing and to me the pacing was just off.

Post #1344 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Aug 6, 2025 8:29 pm

FrieAaron wrote:
HaroldinGMinor wrote:I liked it. Liam Neeson was amazing but I felt some of the jokes didn't land. Might have been editing? Directing? Hard to say but something was just off compared to the original.

Isn't that always the case with this style of comedy? It's like 5 jokes a minute; they don't all land for me in the original or "Airplane" either. I thought it was at least close to on par with the original.

Yes. There are so many jokes that some fall flat but that are rapid fire. And I'm sure I missed plenty that I will catch the second time.

Post #1345 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Aug 6, 2025 9:26 pm

I'm surprised to hear that people found Naked Gun funny, as Liam Neeson didn't strike me as a good replacement for Leslie Nielsen. The ads made it seem like it was going to be an abomination.

I'm going to have to consider seeing it now.

Post #1346 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Aug 7, 2025 4:54 pm

Read on Twitter

This is a fun piece.

Post #1347 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 1:03 am

Weapons was fine. But I had really high hopes after that first trailer and in the end it left me feeling the same way as 90% of modern critically adored horror films. Not bad enough for me to be upset that I wasted my time and money, but not good enough for me to think about when it's over or ever watch again. It was also at least 30 minutes too long.

Plossum · Post #1348 » by **Plossum** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 1:50 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Weapons was fine. But I had really high hopes after that first trailer and in the end it left me feeling the same way as 90% of modern critically adored horror films. Not bad enough for me to be upset that I wasted my time and money, but not good enough for me to think about when it's over or watch ever again. It was also at least 30 minutes too long.

Sounds like Barbarian. It was a good movie but I didn’t get the hype after seeing it.

Post #1349 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 1:55 am

Plossum wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Weapons was fine. But I had really high hopes after that first trailer and in the end it left me feeling the same way as 90% of modern critically adored horror films. Not bad enough for me to be upset that I wasted my time and money, but not good enough for me to think about when it's over or watch ever again. It was also at least 30 minutes too long.

Sounds like Barbarian. It was a good movie but I didn’t get the hype after seeing it.

Yup.

blazza18 · Post #1350 » by **blazza18** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:02 am

It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

Post #1351 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:15 am

To be fair, I really love Julia Garner and Josh Brolin and they were great. I also gasped when I realized I was watching Amy Madigan.

Post #1352 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 4:29 am

blazza18 wrote:It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

I think it's because it's really tough to buy a supernatural explanation in the final act. If a movie is grounded for 85% of its runtime and then pulls the rug out from under you because, I don't know, reasons, it just leaves you feeling unsatisfied. All of the sudden there's a witch or a psychic or some beast...whatever.

MissKhriddleton · Post #1353 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 1:28 pm

blazza18 wrote:It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

Related to this comment, my wife and I were trying to find something to watch and she was like, should we watch Lost, I’ve never seen it and I was like hell yeah. But now I’m wondering if this is some cruel and unusual torture I’m subjecting her to knowing where this journey is headed.

Hoping the amount of loose ends and the overall ending aren’t as bad as I remember.

Ryan5UW · Post #1354 » by **Ryan5UW** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:30 pm

MissKhriddleton wrote:
blazza18 wrote:It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

Related to this comment, my wife and I were trying to find something to watch and she was like, should we watch Lost, I’ve never seen it and I was like hell yeah. But now I’m wondering if this is some cruel and unusual torture I’m subjecting her to knowing where this journey is headed.

Hoping the amount of loose ends and the overall ending aren’t as bad as I remember.

I'm recycling shows to watch for the umpteenth time but this one never gets back in the rotation because of how bad it went. I think I'd watch HIMYM all the way through again before even considering Lost.

CharityStripe34 · Post #1355 » by **CharityStripe34** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:51 pm

Anyone a fan of the Lincoln Lawyer? I find it an amusingly entertaining show.

emunney · Post #1356 » by **emunney** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:55 pm

blazza18 wrote:It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

Longlegs was straight trash. Like a Fincher movie written by a LLM. Still fun to watch Cage make bizarre choices though.

Post #1357 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:58 pm

CharityStripe34 wrote:Anyone a fan of the Lincoln Lawyer? I find it an amusingly entertaining show.

I really like it. Michael Connolly always has interesting characters and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is good (as is much of the cast). And if you haven't watched Bosch, it's also based on a Connolly book series set in the same LA venue.

emunney · Post #1358 » by **emunney** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 2:58 pm

Ryan5UW wrote:
MissKhriddleton wrote:
blazza18 wrote:It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

Related to this comment, my wife and I were trying to find something to watch and she was like, should we watch Lost, I’ve never seen it and I was like hell yeah. But now I’m wondering if this is some cruel and unusual torture I’m subjecting her to knowing where this journey is headed.

Hoping the amount of loose ends and the overall ending aren’t as bad as I remember.

I'm recycling shows to watch for the umpteenth time but this one never gets back in the rotation because of how bad it went. I think I'd watch HIMYM all the way through again before even considering Lost.

I don't remember there being any loose ends in LOST, they just did the Jazz Heaven ending from Stardust Memories.

Licensed to Il · Post #1359 » by **Licensed to Il** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 3:22 pm

Ryan5UW wrote:
MissKhriddleton wrote:
blazza18 wrote:It's really hard to stick the landing on some of these horror movies (include Longlegs with those other 2 hyped up ones as well) because the who/what/why of it all is never as good as the ride we took to get there. That's just my opinion anyway.

Related to this comment, my wife and I were trying to find something to watch and she was like, should we watch Lost, I’ve never seen it and I was like hell yeah. But now I’m wondering if this is some cruel and unusual torture I’m subjecting her to knowing where this journey is headed.

Hoping the amount of loose ends and the overall ending aren’t as bad as I remember.

I'm recycling shows to watch for the umpteenth time but this one never gets back in the rotation because of how bad it went. I think I'd watch HIMYM all the way through again before even considering Lost.

Was just having this conversation with a friend. IMO the greatness of Lost was that it created a new template that countless shows and movies have cooied (inventive world building, subtle fantasy elements, unending easter eggs.. all suggesting you are about to get the best twist ending since “Usual Suspects). But Lost failed so much in the resolution (not the final episode per se, more the lack of a unified plot and journey) that Ill never watch it again.

jschligs · Post #1360 » by **jschligs** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 3:45 pm

The show From is very Lost-ish. Tons of weird things happening all over, but no real answers. It's just more of a horror theme. It's ok, I'm still watching because I want answers but I know I'll never get them...I'd give the show a 6/10 but I'm now invested to get through season 3 and watch the new season when it comes out. And I just know the ending of From will be terrible.

On that note, I hated Lost.