Neil Racki
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Yeah it checked a lot of boxes. One of my fav 5 so far … the more I think about it the more I appreciate it … solid as f*** bit of slow pacing after first half but im an asshole
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‘God of War’ Amazon TV Series Enlists Ronald D. Moore as New Showrunner
The "God of War" TV series adaptation at Amazon has found its new showrunner.
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For a genre writer/producer there is probably no sure thing for success than getting RM involved.
Neil Racki
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Hivemind
We're Touched
Ep4 is my favorite of the series so far, but 5 was a solid follow up
Ovechkins Wodka
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Waiting for all to come out to binge been hearing good things about penguin
Hivemind
We're Touched
It's a good series that's definitely worth watching, btu also don't really expect it to be much of a Batman series. It's essentially a mafia/crime drama that happens to use family names from the Batman universe (and a couple deep cut easter eggs in the background), but has essentially no superhero elements.
Jags
Mildly Disturbed
I haven't started watching it yet. It's been sitting in the DVR till I got around to watching the new Batman movie, which I finally did yesterday.
I liked it, not as good as the hype, a few random observations...
* New Batman is kind of a p***y. I like that they grounded and humanized him a bit in this capacity, but overall it's due to some really seriously woeful fight choreography. Hopefully they chalk that up to it being early in his Bat career and hire a better fight coordinator next time. The fight sequences were very weak. Batfleck was terrible in every aspect except this one. That one Batman fight scene Snyder did in BvS was the best of any Batman film.
* New Catwoman was very good and fit the story well. Same with Gordon and Alfred. Emo Bruce Wayne was a little much, but Pattinson did a good job with it.
* I dig that the film had a noir vibe that focused on a mystery and accessible villains. The mystery itself was poorly written, but the overall story was really good. The way that there's a full, deep origin story in there without the movie feeling like one really worked. Some clumsy exposition here and there, but they were pretty clever about integrating his story into the plot.
* Finally a Gotham that just looks like a city and gets its seediness from what happens there, not what it looks like. The city is a character in the comics, and this is the first time I've felt that in any of the films. The rest just seemed like directors trying to put their own visual stamp on the concept of Gotham.
* Turturro and Dano are always great and didn't disappoint here. Keoghan has quietly become one of his generation's best actors, but that little hint we got of what his Joker might look like was pretty dodgy. I know the performance will be stellar whenever they get around to it, just hoping the writing and visuals match up. Leto's a pretty great actor, but they dropped the ball on all 3 aspects on that one.
* Farrell deserves special mention. The performance is terrific, though it does feel like an odd stunt, burying him under all that makeup instead of just hiring someone that looks the part. Oddly, I think what really makes it work is that Farrell is in there, with the charisma of a completely different type of man. There's a quirky dichotomy going on there that just works for some crazy reason, but I guess that's the magic of a brave casting choice from the director and a lights-out performance from an actor.
* I dig the new Batman suit except for the collar. I get that they have to solve the incessant "Batman can't turn his head in live action" problem somehow, but the collar was a little much for me. Batfleck just had a slightly weird, fat neck, but looked pretty cool and could turn his head. Maybe something a little more that-ish?
Despite the criticisms, it might be my favorite live action Batman movie, but I'm not sure that's saying much. The Nolan flicks were really good and Ledger's Joker might always be the one to beat, but they were a little too "Nolan does Batman" for me. I really appreciate what he did in making it his own (wasn't a fan of the Burton or Schumacher versions), but overall his trilogy still didn't feel like the Batman from the source material. And the Batman voice in those movies was a ridiculous choice. Whoever made that call was a little batty himself...
The "Year Two" choice in this one was really smart. Early enough in his career that you can make whatever changes you want to the character and his crusade and just call it a natural evolution. Keep the vibe, tighten up the writing, hire a new fight choreographer, and you're golden.
I liked it, not as good as the hype, a few random observations...
* New Batman is kind of a p***y. I like that they grounded and humanized him a bit in this capacity, but overall it's due to some really seriously woeful fight choreography. Hopefully they chalk that up to it being early in his Bat career and hire a better fight coordinator next time. The fight sequences were very weak. Batfleck was terrible in every aspect except this one. That one Batman fight scene Snyder did in BvS was the best of any Batman film.
* New Catwoman was very good and fit the story well. Same with Gordon and Alfred. Emo Bruce Wayne was a little much, but Pattinson did a good job with it.
* I dig that the film had a noir vibe that focused on a mystery and accessible villains. The mystery itself was poorly written, but the overall story was really good. The way that there's a full, deep origin story in there without the movie feeling like one really worked. Some clumsy exposition here and there, but they were pretty clever about integrating his story into the plot.
* Finally a Gotham that just looks like a city and gets its seediness from what happens there, not what it looks like. The city is a character in the comics, and this is the first time I've felt that in any of the films. The rest just seemed like directors trying to put their own visual stamp on the concept of Gotham.
* Turturro and Dano are always great and didn't disappoint here. Keoghan has quietly become one of his generation's best actors, but that little hint we got of what his Joker might look like was pretty dodgy. I know the performance will be stellar whenever they get around to it, just hoping the writing and visuals match up. Leto's a pretty great actor, but they dropped the ball on all 3 aspects on that one.
* Farrell deserves special mention. The performance is terrific, though it does feel like an odd stunt, burying him under all that makeup instead of just hiring someone that looks the part. Oddly, I think what really makes it work is that Farrell is in there, with the charisma of a completely different type of man. There's a quirky dichotomy going on there that just works for some crazy reason, but I guess that's the magic of a brave casting choice from the director and a lights-out performance from an actor.
* I dig the new Batman suit except for the collar. I get that they have to solve the incessant "Batman can't turn his head in live action" problem somehow, but the collar was a little much for me. Batfleck just had a slightly weird, fat neck, but looked pretty cool and could turn his head. Maybe something a little more that-ish?
Despite the criticisms, it might be my favorite live action Batman movie, but I'm not sure that's saying much. The Nolan flicks were really good and Ledger's Joker might always be the one to beat, but they were a little too "Nolan does Batman" for me. I really appreciate what he did in making it his own (wasn't a fan of the Burton or Schumacher versions), but overall his trilogy still didn't feel like the Batman from the source material. And the Batman voice in those movies was a ridiculous choice. Whoever made that call was a little batty himself...
The "Year Two" choice in this one was really smart. Early enough in his career that you can make whatever changes you want to the character and his crusade and just call it a natural evolution. Keep the vibe, tighten up the writing, hire a new fight choreographer, and you're golden.
HTFN
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Pearl is really something and Maxxxine seems to feed off X, when you look at the production history this all makes sense. X and Maxxxine seem planned, Pearl was something of a one-off tied into this now trilogy, but it's good and a really unique, stylized film. The overlap of classic film aesthetic and slasher horror is great, moments in it are absolutely iconic, it's kind of hard to explain but easy to understand when you see it.
Maxxxine doesn't necessarily need Pearl but it definitely builds in a significant way on X.
Neil Racki
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X - was good/decent ...
Pearl - half way through and its good/decent so far ..
Maxxine - waiting to finish Pearl
Pearl - half way through and its good/decent so far ..
Maxxine - waiting to finish Pearl
CapitalsCupReality
It’s Go Time!!
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I’m into Vox Machina season 3 (episode 2), so good….
Finished Citadel: Diana
I dug it…some cool tech/effect, good spy stuff…..
You all are going to make me watch Pearl and Maxxine this weekend aren’t you lol…
Finished Citadel: Diana
I dug it…some cool tech/effect, good spy stuff…..
You all are going to make me watch Pearl and Maxxine this weekend aren’t you lol…
ChaosLord
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- Jan 16, 2010
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Did you watch the last 3 episodes? They came out last night.
People are claiming this is the best season yet, which is high praise,
given that Season 1 was just about perfect.
I'm catching it later next week.
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I've been interspersing rewatching Eureka with the Vox Machina releases. Haven't caught the 3 most recent ones yet, but as someone who watched Critical Role 'live' starting at original episode 5, it's really pretty great.
I think after Eureka I may re-watch Warehouse 13 too, then move on to some "you might also like" shows, specifically Librarians, Fringe and Haven. But there's also a whole bunch of movies I've missed over the past couple years that I want to dig out of various streaming platforms and watch.
(But I also just got a compilation of the first 6 Dresden Files books, which I'd never read before, out of the library, and have a few other recent releases by authors I like, so we'll see how all that plays out.)
I think after Eureka I may re-watch Warehouse 13 too, then move on to some "you might also like" shows, specifically Librarians, Fringe and Haven. But there's also a whole bunch of movies I've missed over the past couple years that I want to dig out of various streaming platforms and watch.
(But I also just got a compilation of the first 6 Dresden Files books, which I'd never read before, out of the library, and have a few other recent releases by authors I like, so we'll see how all that plays out.)
CapitalsCupReality
It’s Go Time!!
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I stopped at 6 last night. Probably burn through them all tonight lol…
Series is so good. Love the Dragon vs Demon fight, and overall the battles are so well done.
CapitalsCupReality
It’s Go Time!!
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Love Eureka, I missed the last few seasons so I want to do a total rewatch myself.
I did a Fringe rewatch. It holds up.
notDkristich
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Ovechkins Wodka
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It’s Go Time!!
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Yup that’s the last one lol….
Just saw Smile 2, maybe better than the first. Main actress was really good.
Ovechkins Wodka
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ChaosLord
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SyFy could churn some ok shows out that would last several seasons. I did like their Dresden Files show attempt but wasn't renewed.
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I had been thinking of watching it, I never did, but really didn't want to start something that would end 'abruptly'. But that's how I ended up on the books too.
Those book are very popular I do plan on plan on getting to them eventually. Hopefully it gets another chance.
Neil Racki
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Trap - 5/10 .. m night shyamalan .. plot holes and a very limited plot/story to begin with (guy trapped in a building) .. seemed like the movie was made to showcase the singer/im guessing his daughter?
The Long Game - 5.5/10 .. mexican teens form golf team in late 50s Texas .. sappy was expected but it didnt come close to the great sappy sports movies
The Long Game - 5.5/10 .. mexican teens form golf team in late 50s Texas .. sappy was expected but it didnt come close to the great sappy sports movies
CapitalsCupReality
It’s Go Time!!
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Your 10 point must system/scale confuses me. Is a 5.5/10 slightly above average? 5 average?
Were you not entertained by either?
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