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Ah crap, I read this despite your descriptive spoiler tag lol. Oh well I actually don't mind spoilers much anyway.
I did see a little chatter here and there and I had a feeling this would happen. Pretty much confirmed but I guess this stems from when he takes out his little dragon in the preview.
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I really don't have a connection to her kids at all but I do like Rhaenyra. On the other hand I actually like Aemond just because he's kinda cool lol, he's seems like a good foil to Daemon.
I know this is pretty much the shows/books premise, and I thought a lot of the GOT characters were bad, but holy hell everyone is an even worse scheming piece of shit in HOTD lol. From what I can gather I think this show and book are more about female rulers but they're just as bad as anyone else.
I know this is pretty much the shows/books premise, and I thought a lot of the GOT characters were bad, but holy hell everyone is an even worse scheming piece of shit in HOTD lol. From what I can gather I think this show and book are more about female rulers but they're just as bad as anyone else.
This premiered today on HBO/Max and is supposed to be pretty solid. Will check it out tomorrow.
So ep 10 has Daemon f***ing abuse Rhaenyra. I'm done with the show. Literally never happens in the book and does not track with the character they've set up at all. The guy does horrific things yes but he loves his family and he loves Rhaenyra most of all. They don't even f***ing acknowledge that he chokes her. The next scene is them just holding hands. Holy f*** how could they possibly f*** things up this badly after 8 great episodes??? Whitewashing the f*** out of Alicent and then turning around and completely assassinating Daemon sure is something. They’re stripping Rhaenyra of her ambition just like they did with Alicent. Also Aemond killing Luke is by accident[/ISPOILER]
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I’m a sucker for well executed war movies. This looks pretty promising even with Netflix having a lot of hit and miss movies.
Early buzz on this one from those who have already seen it at one of the recent film festivals is that the performances and war scenes are first rate. Supposed to be stellar in its rawness and emotion. Have heard many of its aerial combat sequences rival some of the best action from top gun maverick cinematography wise. Must see for me.
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Always on the search for cleverly written sci-fi movies that dare to take risks. Have read the performances are good in this one and its well written and directed. On my list to see soon after hearing a lot of praise for the uniqueness here. Probably not for everyone, but I’m curious enough to see how it is.
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All Quiet On the Western Front is a must read for anyone who doesn’t understand thr timeless futility of human conflict. Sadly I think it may be some sort of natural form of population control since nothing else can really pare himsnity down.
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It's great. Sad but classic for a reason and well-written. Also pretty short - you could probably do it in a day or two. It made a big impression on me when I was pretty young. I totally recommend it and will still watch the movie simply because I'm curious how they approach it.Sounds like a wonderful read
It was. As noted above it’s a powerful book.Sounds like a wonderful read
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I was mostly being a smart ass but I do enjoy war movies as well. The original description just reminded me of when my wife or one of her friends describes a “chick flick” that makes them cry and I go then WHY WATCH IT?!? (But I get it and I’m just trying to give her a hard time).
I saw that. I wasn’t shouting you down. It’s really a great read and if it could change the way teenage me thought about that topic it had to be doing something correctly. Definitely worthwhile to at least give the movie a chance.
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Stop yelling at me! I’ve been through a lot and I’m very emotionally fragile!
Not sure if this will win as many awards as season one did. Would be difficult to do at this point, but still should be enjoyable. We have a new cast and location for this one. Same writer and director as before Mike White so hopefully the quality, quirkiness, comedy, and ensuing drama don‘t suffer. Enjoyed season one a lot. Aubrey Plaza promises this one will be totally different. Added bonus: former Sopranos star Dominic Di Grasso in here as well. Aubrey alone should be a terrific addition this season, but the rest of the cast looks good to go as well. Premiers Oct 30 on HBO/Max. Good to see there won‘t be a long gap between the season finale of HOTD and the next big series on HBO.
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I've only seen parts of Westworld to date (partly to my fondness for watching Evan Rachel Wood's career evolve), but its following is well recognized in the sci-fi world and has generated a lot of critical acclaim since its inception. Chloe Grace Moretz who turned in a way better then usual performance in the absolutely bonkers crazy Shadow In the Cloud two years ago looks to be a pivotal player in this one. Premiered yesterday on Amazon Prime. Hearing good things about it early on. Like all things sci-fi, I'm sure there will be a pretty significant difference on opinion from critics and tv/moviegoers alike on how good it actually is.
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I'm waiting until the entire series is available to watch this because I may binge it in 2 nights.
I struggled with Westworld and had to give up during season 2. I understand the subtext approach but the story got lost for me too often.
Austin Burke (who I have a lot of respect for as a reviewer) has seen the first four of six episodes released to him early commented that it looks fantastic for a tv series and that the special effects are all top rate praising the overall futuristic look of London. He does mention some confusion in understanding what is going on time-wise, but also credits great acting performances overall and calls it engaging. Hoping for the best here.
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The time jumps without context are the sort of choice that bothers me in this sort of genre storytelling. You don’t have to give me a subtitle but I shouldn’t have to work so hard on what is supposed to be background. I can follow Tenet or Inception but it’s like Nolan purposely tries to make it hard to watch. I guess it’s deigned it’s force multiple watches? I’ll give this show a chance as I agree it looks very good in thr snippets I’ve seen. Someday a good science fiction show or movie will just tell a fun story without having to insist on making statemts about the clouded nature of humanity’s future or a statement about how sophisticated the director is.
Watched The Fastest Woman On Earth over two nights and just finished it. This documentary did an excellent job capturing professional race car driver Jessi Combs’passion for speed, driving inspirations, relentless determination, meeting her idol for the first time, friends and family around her, along with a multitude of videos where she is recording herself in various states of mind throughout her ultimate quest. This team to their credit doesn't hold back at all in showing everything they do here. Heartbreaking and yet fulfilling both upon its final reflections. HBO has earned a reputation over the years for producing high quality award winning documentaries and this would seem to be yet another worthy entry for them assuming Max Originals still qualifies as “HBO.”
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Who hasn't struggled with Westworld? I think the point was to confuse people and slowly feed them the clues before eventually (last season+) outright spelling it out if you hadn't already read up or watched behind the scenes stuff.
I liked just enough of it to stay in and it paid off but yes - far too self absorbed of a style when it makes it near impossible to follow along even if you're paying attention and studying the clues. As a friend of mine said - it's doing the LOST thing where they either didn't want people to know or they didn't know and were winging it all along. Frustrating when you like so much about what is being presented and it aggravates you all the same.
I’m old enough to have enjoyed the original. A dystopian story about the perils of AI. In the mid 1970s it was novel. Today it’s obvious. Just tell a good story and move it along. If the slow burn is glacial it smells artificial or forced to me.
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