OT: TV and Movies (with spoilers)

Ron Swanson · Post #341 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue May 28, 2019 1:53 am

Peter Jackson uses CGI like Michael Bay uses pyrotechnics. It's overly excessive, blindingly distracting, and often times completely unnecessary.

MissKhriddleton · Post #342 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Tue May 28, 2019 2:24 am

A nice lighthearted episode of Chernobyl tonight.

livestrong4ever · Post #343 » by **livestrong4ever** » Tue May 28, 2019 4:28 am

HaroldinGMinor wrote:
livestrong4ever wrote:i have had HBO for close to ten years now- somehow i never came across deadwood. well anyways i watched an episode- and pretty much addicted. i am on season 3 already.

Same. I always knew it was good I just never got around to watching it. I had no idea it was based on real people.

yeah same- i knew it was a "Western" but its much more. 10/10 Just finished season 3. Sad it did not get more love at the time. Its like "the wire" when it was on it got no attention- no nominations, nothing. Now its regarded as one of the best. I would put deadwood as one of the top dramas I have seen right up there with Homeland (seasons1-2), wire, and breaking bad.

livestrong4ever · Post #344 » by **livestrong4ever** » Tue May 28, 2019 4:28 am

MissKhriddleton wrote:A nice lighthearted episode of Chernobyl tonight.

i got my days all mixed up- thinking it was sunday. going to take a look- and listen to their podcast after- would highly recommend it for anybody more interested in the subject.

KidA24 · Post #345 » by **KidA24** » Tue May 28, 2019 11:56 am

Ron Swanson wrote:Peter Jackson uses CGI like Michael Bay uses pyrotechnics. It's overly excessive, blindingly distracting, and often times completely unnecessary.

Which is funny, because they actually used as little as possible during the LoTR movies. They used a ton of forced perspective shots.

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HaroldinGMinor · Post #346 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Tue May 28, 2019 2:53 pm

KidA24 wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:Peter Jackson uses CGI like Michael Bay uses pyrotechnics. It's overly excessive, blindingly distracting, and often times completely unnecessary.

Which is funny, because they actually used as little as possible during the LoTR movies. They used a ton of forced perspective shots.

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As an aside, I think forced perspective is really cool.

Post #347 » by **humanrefutation** » Tue May 28, 2019 3:38 pm

The only "War of the Worlds" I enjoyed was the original 1938 radio production of it by Orson Welles.

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It's pretty amazing how convincing it is. I remember getting it from Zablocki Library when I was a kid and loving it. It's pretty terrifying...it's understandable that it caused some people to think it was real.

Post #348 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue May 28, 2019 3:57 pm

I liked the 1994 version. I remember watching it live at my grandparents' place on Halloween.

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HaroldinGMinor · Post #349 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Tue May 28, 2019 4:09 pm

I liked the 1983 version:

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crkone · Post #350 » by **crkone** » Tue May 28, 2019 4:37 pm

John Wick 3 was fun.

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ejn1214 · Post #351 » by **ejn1214** » Wed May 29, 2019 3:46 am

Anyone see Climax? I rented it last night and while I like weird and experimental, I can't say I enjoyed this movie.

MrHoneycutt · Post #352 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Wed May 29, 2019 4:17 am

So excited for the Deadwood movie this Friday. For the readers, you should definitely check out the novels that the show loosely drew upon by Pete Dexter. Some big differences, but Dexter is an amazing writer, and his life is quite a story in and of itself: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdzdv9/pete-dexter-276-v16n12

Lippo · Post #353 » by **Lippo** » Thu May 30, 2019 3:45 am

HaroldinGMinor wrote:I liked the 1983 version:

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With Marc Singer the Beast Master in it....

emunney · Post #354 » by **emunney** » Thu May 30, 2019 3:59 am

ejn1214 wrote:Anyone see Climax? I rented it last night and while I like weird and experimental, I can't say I enjoyed this movie.

I don't really regret watching any of Noe's stuff but enjoyable isn't a word I'd use either.

Mags FTW · Post #355 » by **Mags FTW** » Thu May 30, 2019 4:34 am

ReasonablySober wrote:I liked the 1994 version. I remember watching it live at my grandparents' place on Halloween.

Watch on YouTube

OMG, dude! I've been looking for this forever! The ending when the dude looks at the radar monitor is something that burned into my childhood memory. I could never remember the name of it though.

ejn1214 · Post #356 » by **ejn1214** » Fri May 31, 2019 6:34 am

emunney wrote:
ejn1214 wrote:Anyone see Climax? I rented it last night and while I like weird and experimental, I can't say I enjoyed this movie.

I don't really regret watching any of Noe's stuff but enjoyable isn't a word I'd use either.

Yeah I agree. I guess I didn't think it was particularly good or interesting in any way. On the other hand, everyone should watch the greasy strangler. Just watch it alone and take it all in and ponder the greatness. Just never speak of it to anyone else.

SupremeHustle · Post #357 » by **SupremeHustle** » Fri May 31, 2019 1:23 pm

Don't forget to check out WHEN THEY SEE US on Netflix. Out today!

chonestown · Post #358 » by **chonestown** » Fri May 31, 2019 2:24 pm

MrHoneycutt wrote:So excited for the Deadwood movie this Friday. For the readers, you should definitely check out the novels that the show loosely drew upon by Pete Dexter. Some big differences, but Dexter is an amazing writer, and his life is quite a story in and of itself: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdzdv9/pete-dexter-276-v16n12

I'm part of the scant demographic that's a fan of Pete Dexter, yet did not know his role with "Deadwood." That interview is great and I cannot recommend reading his work on boxing enough. The Stacks, one of the verticals on Deadspin, ran his series of pieces on heavyweight contender/legendary character actor Randall "Tex" Cobb and his fight with Larry Holmes and hoo boy. One of those barefisted writers you lump in along with Royko, Terkel and Breslin.

Post #359 » by **humanrefutation** » Fri May 31, 2019 9:50 pm

I watched the first episode of Chernobyl last night. It was really good, though I'm not sure if I can get over the fact that it's all folks with English accents playing Russians. Almost would have preferred Russians with english subtitles.

MrHoneycutt · Post #360 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Fri May 31, 2019 10:10 pm

chonestown wrote:
MrHoneycutt wrote:So excited for the Deadwood movie this Friday. For the readers, you should definitely check out the novels that the show loosely drew upon by Pete Dexter. Some big differences, but Dexter is an amazing writer, and his life is quite a story in and of itself: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdzdv9/pete-dexter-276-v16n12

I'm part of the scant demographic that's a fan of Pete Dexter, yet did not know his role with "Deadwood." That interview is great and I cannot recommend reading his work on boxing enough. The Stacks, one of the verticals on Deadspin, ran his series of pieces on heavyweight contender/legendary character actor Randall "Tex" Cobb and his fight with Larry Holmes and hoo boy. One of those barefisted writers you lump in along with Royko, Terkel and Breslin.

Wow you nailed it, absolutely. There just aren't any writers like him these days anymore, novel-wise and certainly writing for newspapers. Those Cobb/Holmes articles are fantastic, did you read "Spooner?" He incorporates the Cobb/Philadelphia incident into the story.

I also thought this was a sad and poignant look at the current struggles of David Milch as the Deadwood movie comes out tonight: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/27/david-milchs-third-act