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Bloumeister

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Habsawce said:
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Caught a glimpse of something even worse on TV last week :laugh:

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ClasslessGuy

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Went to see Mad max yesterday. Never played the game and didn't even know what the movie was about but I enjoyed the... experience.

Soundtrack was out of this world.
 
Lafleurs Guy

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Watched the GoT finale after the game last night. Lots of cliffhangers in this one. I gotta say I was impressed with Lena Headey's scene (Cersei's walk of shame). That must have been a very hard shoot for her. Hats off to a great job.
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Apparently they used a body double. Her face was virtually graphed onto the body...
 
Redux91

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Jurrassic World was pretty fun i guess, pratt was good

i was hoping it would rival the first one tho, but it didnt really, JP 1 is still the best imo

still, pretty fun movie
 
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I streamed the lost world tonight. It is not as bad as the internet says. There are some parts at the end that i did not understand thoughm
 
Spearmint Rhino

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Watched Kingsman, still trying to figure out if I liked it - it was almost like 2 different directors took turns filming it, kinda like watching a Bond movie that is interrupted by clips from Kick Ass - odd is about the only word that is fitting right now
 
WhiskeySeven*

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Spearmint Rhino said:
Watched Kingsman, still trying to figure out if I liked it - it was almost like 2 different directors took turns filming it, kinda like watching a Bond movie that is interrupted by clips from Kick Ass - odd is about the only word that is fitting right now
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Well Matthew Vaughn directed Kick-Ass, and it's supposed to be an action-comedy. I thought it was hammy but fun, and the established possibility of death/murder is sooooo much more effective than the implied one.

In the Avengers for instance, all this destruction implies death but no one dies on screen because it has to stay pg-13. No main character dies either because they're signed for seven more films. And if they do die, they'll come back to life. Same goes for civilians, thousands of space-slugs attack Manhattan and no one dies on screen, they just get some scrapes and dust in their face (which I guess would lead to mesothelioma over the long-term.) But generally, there is no risk, no reward, no stakes.

Kingsman wasn't like that, and I liked it.
 
Spearmint Rhino

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Well Matthew Vaughn directed Kick-Ass, and it's supposed to be an action-comedy. I thought it was hammy but fun, and the established possibility of death/murder is sooooo much more effective than the implied one.

In the Avengers for instance, all this destruction implies death but no one dies on screen because it has to stay pg-13. No main character dies either because they're signed for seven more films. And if they do die, they'll come back to life. Same goes for civilians, thousands of space-slugs attack Manhattan and no one dies on screen, they just get some scrapes and dust in their face (which I guess would lead to mesothelioma over the long-term.) But generally, there is no risk, no reward, no stakes.

Kingsman wasn't like that, and I liked it.
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Yeah I looked it up after I posted and saw that he directed Kick Ass, makes more sense now, I had to re-watch Kick Ass to appreciate it more, remember expecting a spiderman-type movie only to have this little foul mouthed girl killing everyone - loved it once I re-trained the mind from the Marvel experiences you mention

Might have to do the same with Kingsman
 
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I Binge-watched True Detective the past couple of days and here are my thoughts...

1- The spooky/mysterious situations/enigmas combined with the policework reminded me a lot of Fortier. Obviously the plot pans out over a whole season rather than in a few episodes like it did for the TVA production, but I was already sold when I noticed how the story took place.

2- The story is well crafted, they leak you important tips drop by drop, but at the same time you don't want to learn about it too quickly because you want to know just who those two cops are.

3- I personally really liked it. I know some out here think it's the best TV show they've seen. I wouldn't label it like that because I preferred The Wire/Sopranos, Breaking bad and House of Cards better, but it's really good entertainment.

4- Personally, I really enjoy when the story surprises, and there are plenty of 'rebondissements' as we say in la langue de Molière

[SPOIL] The two main actors were brilliant. Woody (Marty)'s wife was also well played, I really hated her guts when she was interviewed by the two inspectors in the end and she wouldn't reveal it was her fault that Marty and Rust hadn't seen each other in years.

The Scene in the black Houston neighborhood when Rust and the bikers go steal drugs is one of the best scenes I've ever seen. They only reveal bribes of what's happening in the background, the policemen fighting the thugs, but we all know what is happening. [/SPOIL]
 
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QuebecPride said:
I Binge-watched True Detective the past couple of days and here are my thoughts...

1- The spooky/mysterious situations/enigmas combined with the policework reminded me a lot of Fortier. Obviously the plot pans out over a whole season rather than in a few episodes like it did for the TVA production, but I was already sold when I noticed how the story took place.

2- The story is well crafted, they leak you important tips drop by drop, but at the same time you don't want to learn about it too quickly because you want to know just who those two cops are.

3- I personally really liked it. I know some out here think it's the best TV show they've seen. I wouldn't label it like that because I preferred The Wire/Sopranos, Breaking bad and House of Cards better, but it's really good entertainment.

4- Personally, I really enjoy when the story surprises, and there are plenty of 'rebondissements' as we say in la langue de Molière

[SPOIL] The two main actors were brilliant. Woody (Marty)'s wife was also well played, I really hated her guts when she was interviewed by the two inspectors in the end and she wouldn't reveal it was her fault that Marty and Rust hadn't seen each other in years.

The Scene in the black Houston neighborhood when Rust and the bikers go steal drugs is one of the best scenes I've ever seen. They only reveal bribes of what's happening in the background, the policemen fighting the thugs, but we all know what is happening. [/SPOIL]
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It created a far better atmosphere than Breaking Bad and House of Cards. I loved it because it was just far more cinematic and brooding than most things you see on television. Definitely not The Wire level, but its treatment of the content was masterful.

Worried about season 2 though.
 
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