OT: Capitals Cinema Club: TV and Movies

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Don’t get us all going on GOT again

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Castlevania: Nocturne is terrific, a dazzling 8 out 10 for me. 8 out 10, because there are a lot of characters to keep track of, perhaps one too many. Other than that though, its great: the story is riveting, the animation is breathtaking, and the action is furious. Richter Belmont is more than a worthy successor to Trevor Belmont -- he's everything Trevor was, minus the alcohol and plus about ten Red Bulls, cocky as hell and a one-liner dispenser machine. Great start to what should be an awesome series!

Alucard! That was awesome.

 

[ChaosLord]

Alucard! That was awesome.

Was that cool or what?

Also the scene were Richter Belmont gets his magic back -- awesome!

 

[HTFN]

These posts kept being like "Richter is so cool, ultimate badass" and all I'd seen him do is Trevor-lite stuff and be real freaked out, and I'm not one to say that crying disqualifies you from being manly but it's not exactly what I expected

Then suddenly BOOM, shit changes, he's pissed off and Belmont-y now and starts going way hard, whole series kicks off finally.

Then Alucard and I'm internally yelling "f*** YEAH EVERYBODY, ALUCARD IS HERE FROM BEFORE AND THIS SHIT IS A TRUE SEQUEL" and I was all the way in, but in typical Castlevania fashion they left all the good stuff right until the end and now we have to wait who knows how long for the actual follow up.

 

[usiel]

Finished Ashoka. Felt like this was best of the bunch of the SW shows.

 

[Neil Racki]

Reptile on Netflix was decent, del toro was good and Timberlake was alright which seems to be his first movie in a while. It’s a solid Netflix thriller but pretty predictable

Yeah Reptile was decent, solid but not great, felt like it went 15 mins too long. Del toro looked good, hollywood face but he looked good. I like that it didnt try to be too much .. a solid whodunit 2 hr movie to enjoy and forget.

The scene were the detectives bet on who did it was a clear symbolic symbol to viewers that now was the time to make your guess. i like when whodunit movies do that, embraces the whole "its just a fun movie" thing.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Finished Ashoka. Felt like this was best of the bunch of the SW shows.

I’m about to start the last episode….it‘s not blowing me away, but solid….enjoyable. Sad watching Ray Stevenson….but seeing Mary Elizabeth Winstead in those pants helps me forget….

 

[usiel]

I’m about to start the last episode….it‘s not blowing me away, but solid….enjoyable. Sad watching Ray Stevenson….but seeing Mary Elizabeth Winstead in those pants helps me forget….

I do like that the fights were not quite like the good vs evil since Shin and Ray Stevenson's character were more like mercs. Still was sad seeing Stevenson's last performance before passing away.

 

[Hivemind]

Finished Ashoka. Felt like this was best of the bunch of the SW shows.

Way better than Obi Wan, BoBF, and Mando season 3 - for sure. So a breath of fresh air compared to recent Filoni-verse stuff.
Not as good as Mando season 1 or 2, and waaaaaay behind Andor.

 

[ChaosLord]

Way better than Obi Wan, BoBF, and Mando season 3 - for sure. So a breath of fresh air compared to recent Filoni-verse stuff.
Not as good as Mando season 1 or 2, and waaaaaay behind Andor.

Lets address the elephant in the room: Andor was an excellent, excellent show, no doubt about it.
But was that really Star Wars?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Lets address the elephant in the room: Andor was an excellent, excellent show, no doubt about it.
But was that really Star Wars?

The whole start of the Rebellion…..yes, yes it is.

The refreshing part was that it wasn’t all space wizards and magic, it was just a good story in that universe.

 

[Hivemind]

Lets address the elephant in the room: Andor was an excellent, excellent show, no doubt about it.
But was that really Star Wars?

I think so.

Going back to the Original Trilogy, there has always been lots of political commentary and historical references in Star Wars. The Empire has always been intentionally designed to mimic fascist imagery (and, heck, their troopers are known as Stormtroopers) - and those aesthetic choices got ramped up to 11 in the sequel trilogy. The good guys are literally referred to as "The Rebel Alliance" or Rebels. The dissolution of the Senate is one of the first pieces of background fluff/exposition that happens in A New Hope. George Lucas has been quoted in interviews talking about parallels to the Vietnam war and between the Rebels and Viet Cong in particular. This kind of political & historical discourse has always been present in Star Wars, it just was used primarily for world building and character design, with the narrative elements being simplified dramatically to "Empire Bad, Rebels Good."

Andor is just taking those elements and making them into primary character and narrative motivations, and doing it with a lot more grace and nuance than Star Wars is typically afforded. It's a much more mature and intelligent handling of these themes, and while it can definitely appeal to folks outside of the Star Wars fandom, it fits very well within the Star Wars universe and definitely isn't a different sci-fi story shoe horned into the setting without care.

If we can accept that Star Wars can include a multitude of genres and narrative-types (including the animated content which strays from the mold in different directions) - I don't see why Andor can't be "Star Wars."

I'm also of the sect of the fandom that thinks Star Wars is at its best with minimal Jedi involvement, so that's a plus for me.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

New 'Shoresy' Season 2 Teaser Trailer Puts the 'Letterkenny' Spin-Off Back in the Game

The sports comedy series will return for its sophomore season this month.

collider.com

sweeeet…..10/27.

 

[RedRocking]

I do like that the fights were not quite like the good vs evil since Shin and Ray Stevenson's character were more like mercs. Still was sad seeing Stevenson's last performance before passing away.

I really enjoyed Ahsoka as well. It felt like a fun, classic SW adventure. Kevin Kiner’s score was outstanding. In terms of SW analytics, it had the most ‘lightsabers/60’ of any live action content I can remember. It really is a bummer about about Ray Stevenson. I do hope they recast his character though, as I want to see where that storyline goes. If you know what those statues are, his story may have major implications in terms of lore.

I think Andor will remain the outlier in terms of writing and performances. I believe there is plenty of room under the Star Wars umbrella for a grounded, political thriller such as that - at the other end of the spectrum from the more traditional adventuring space wizards of Ahsoka. Though, I don’t know why the fandom has to channel their inner Comic Book Guy, and constantly complain that each new show isn’t nearly as good as Andor

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Omg….latest Gen V……Tek Knight’s “proclivity”…..I’m f’ing dying…hilarious.

 

[usiel]

I really enjoyed Ahsoka as well. It felt like a fun, classic SW adventure. Kevin Kiner’s score was outstanding. In terms of SW analytics, it had the most ‘lightsabers/60’ of any live action content I can remember. It really is a bummer about about Ray Stevenson. I do hope they recast his character though, as I want to see where that storyline goes. If you know what those statues are, his story may have major implications in terms of lore.

I think Andor will remain the outlier in terms of writing and performances. I believe there is plenty of room under the Star Wars umbrella for a grounded, political thriller such as that - at the other end of the spectrum from the more traditional adventuring space wizards of Ahsoka. Though, I don’t know why the fandom has to channel their inner Comic Book Guy, and constantly complain that each new show isn’t nearly as good as Andor

I thought the Hayden C. scenes were good also.

 

[Neil Racki]

tomorrow is Friday the 13th ... anyone doing anything?

my 11 yr old is having a sleep over in the basement. They want to watch the original friday the 13th but there are some sex scenes in there .. Children of the Corn (one of the girls fav) and IT are being debated.

The Thing (for me) - john carpenters '81 version, probably going there but not 100% sure.

I just really got to fight the urge to go sneak around back and start tapping on the windows etc to scare them. I like that they like the basement .. it lets me chilll in my living room

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

original The Thing is a must….should scare the crap out of em….

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I really enjoyed Ahsoka as well. It felt like a fun, classic SW adventure. Kevin Kiner’s score was outstanding. In terms of SW analytics, it had the most ‘lightsabers/60’ of any live action content I can remember. It really is a bummer about about Ray Stevenson. I do hope they recast his character though, as I want to see where that storyline goes. If you know what those statues are, his story may have major implications in terms of lore.

I think Andor will remain the outlier in terms of writing and performances. I believe there is plenty of room under the Star Wars umbrella for a grounded, political thriller such as that - at the other end of the spectrum from the more traditional adventuring space wizards of Ahsoka. Though, I don’t know why the fandom has to channel their inner Comic Book Guy, and constantly complain that each new show isn’t nearly as good as Andor

I love em all….I don’t care…..gimme more!

I thought the Hayden C. scenes were good also.

Very surprisingly….

 

[usiel]

tomorrow is Friday the 13th ... anyone doing anything?

my 11 yr old is having a sleep over in the basement. They want to watch the original friday the 13th but there are some sex scenes in there .. Children of the Corn (one of the girls fav) and IT are being debated.

The Thing (for me) - john carpenters '81 version, probably going there but not 100% sure.

I just really got to fight the urge to go sneak around back and start tapping on the windows etc to scare them. I like that they like the basement .. it lets me chilll in my living room

How about Nightmare on Elm Street? Maximum Overdrive, Christine, The Mist, The Fog, Raw Head Rex, The Lost Boys, Poltergeist, Bad Taste (more aliens but hilarious), The Hitcher, Hellraiser, Lifeforce (though some long shots of topless humans).

I believe there is some Christian streaming outfit that has edits of movies to skip that type of stuff.

 

[ChaosLord]

The most terrifying horror movie I've ever seen was the original Exorcist.

The most beautiful (and intriguing) horror movie I've ever seen was Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining".

The most overrated horror movie I've ever seen was the Blair Witch Project. Utter nonsense.

But the first two I would recommend.

 

[kicksavedave]

The most terrifying horror movie I've ever seen was the original Exorcist.



But the first two I would recommend.

My dad, being the moron that he was, took me to see the Exorcist in the theatre when I was about 7 years old. Growing up in Bethesda and going to Georgetown for doctors appts, I went past the house and steps that were part of the filming location all the time, so the entire movie seemed very real to me and very close. I spent about a third of the movie in the hallway or covering my eyes. I slept in my parents bed for a year and had nightmares and trouble sleeping for several years after that.

So, yeah, it still terrifies me to this day when that movie comes on. Mom was pretty pissed when she found out, also.

 

[usiel]

My dad, being the moron that he was, took me to see the Exorcist in the theatre when I was about 7 years old. Growing up in Bethesda and going to Georgetown for doctors appts, I went past the house and steps that were part of the filming location all the time, so the entire movie seemed very real to me and very close. I spent about a third of the movie in the hallway or covering my eyes. I slept in my parents bed for a year and had nightmares and trouble sleeping for several years after that.

So, yeah, it still terrifies me to this day when that movie comes on. Mom was pretty pissed when she found out, also.

This was the same for being in the DC area.

 

[ChaosLord]

My dad, being the moron that he was, took me to see the Exorcist in the theatre when I was about 7 years old. Growing up in Bethesda and going to Georgetown for doctors appts, I went past the house and steps that were part of the filming location all the time, so the entire movie seemed very real to me and very close. I spent about a third of the movie in the hallway or covering my eyes. I slept in my parents bed for a year and had nightmares and trouble sleeping for several years after that.

So, yeah, it still terrifies me to this day when that movie comes on. Mom was pretty pissed when she found out, also.

7 years old? That's insane. I saw the movie when I was in college (18 or so) and I was still scared out of my wits.

The most terrifying scene in that movie is the dream sequence where the priest sees his long lost mother, begins running towards her, and then, for a split second, they flash the image of the demon.
Absolutely the stuff of nightmares.

 

[HTFN]

original The Thing is a must….should scare the crap out of em….

So…

At the end….

Spoiler: Spoiler I guess for a movie we’ve all seen

Keith David is 100% the Thing right? If I remember correctly the idea is that they emptied all their bottles to fill with gasoline, so the one Child’s drinks out of at the end isn’t filled with alcohol but the Thing doesn’t know any better and is mimicking behavior, which is why Kurt Russell laughs. Also “are you the only one left” instead of saying “we” always get weird