OT: Let's talk about Movies and TV Shows, Part XXX (...how can this possibly go wrong)

[MXD]

And why would you post that? Book was written by a black man having black people in the series is fine.

Not to mention, if there's ONE place in Europe where there were definitely some black people in the 19th century, it was France. Also, there was at least one explicitly Black characters in the book.

Though I say that and if they made Albert black I'm stopping watching straight away.

EDIT : I saw who they made Black and that seems a like a f***ing terrible idea. Not "Albert-bad" of course, but not the greatest idea.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Idris Elba was a lost opportunity to play James Bond.

Some of the "diversity" casting are ridiculous, when they make historical figures look very different from how they looked IRL, but other than that who cares?

Northern Europeans are guilty of making Jesus looks like some rando French dude, he was from the Med, doubtful he looked like your typical Frenchman. Perhaps, he was truly Guy A. Lepage's twin, but the odds don't favor it.

 

[417]

Idris Elba was a lost opportunity to play James Bond.

Some of the "diversity" casting are ridiculous, when they make historical figures look very different from how they looked IRL, but other than that who cares?

Northern Europeans are guilty of making Jesus looks like some rando French dude, he was from the Med, doubtful he looked like your typical Frenchman. Perhaps, he was truly Guy A. Lepage's twin, but the odds don't favor it.

Could have stopped there and left it open ended lol

 

[MXD]

Idris Elba was a lost opportunity to play James Bond.

Some of the "diversity" casting are ridiculous, when they make historical figures look very different from how they looked IRL, but other than that who cares?

In that specific case, Albert is the son of two people who are not black and whose ethnicity at least has some relevance to the plot. That filiation is also a pretty big plot point.

 

[the valiant effort]

The day I give a shit who of what from where is cast in media will be my last.

 

[sampollock]

Andor was awesome

 

[Runner77]

I was finally able to locate one of my all time favorite films from France, "Les Tontons Flingueurs", a 1963 comedy starring Lino Ventura. Must have been a good 10 years since I've seen it. A lot of great one liners and scenes that have stood the test of time.

LINK: Les Tontons flingueurs 1963

Background:

Les Tontons flingueurs est une comédie franco-germano-italienne réalisée par Georges Lautner en 1963, sur un scénario d'Albert Simonin et des dialogues de Michel Audiard, avec comme acteurs principaux Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre et Francis Blanche.Ce film est une adaptation du roman Grisbi or not grisbi d'Albert Simonin, troisième volet d'une trilogie consacrée au truand Max le Menteur démarrée avec Touchez pas au grisbi, suivi par Le cave se rebiffe, tous deux également adaptés à l'écran. Toutefois, les trois adaptations cinématographiques sont indépendantes, et ne présentent pas ce caractère de trilogie comme dans les romans.

Au fil des décennies ayant suivi sa sortie en salles, Les Tontons flingueurs est devenu un film culte, notamment à travers ses dialogues et ses répliques qui sont entrés en France dans la culture populaire. Il s'agit de la réalisation la plus célèbre de Georges Lautner, la plupart des acteurs participant au film étant restés à vie des « Tontons flingueurs ».Dans ce film, le personnage récurrent de la trilogie d'Albert Simonin , Max le Menteur, devient Fernand Naudin, un ex-truand reconverti dans le négoce de matériel agricole et de terrassement à Montauban.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

The day I give a shit who of what from where is cast in media will be my last.

can't believe some folks are still getting upset about diverse casting choices.

if you don't like it, you can always watch the original? it's not like it's being replaced there have been like 4 previous Counts of Monte Cristo mentioned in this thread

 

[OnTheRun]

some of you guys are still

can't believe some folks are still getting upset about diverse casting choices.

if you don't like it, you can always watch the original? it's not like it's being replaced there have been like 4 previous Counts of Monte Cristo mentioned in this thread

Let's make it 5.

Because there's Gankutsuou. Is it set in 5000 AD? Yep! And Edmund is still a sailor? Well yeah, duh! And he kinda live on the Moon? You f***ing bet he does!

 

[MD thaivuN]

Let's make it 5.

Because there's Gankutsuou. Is it set in 5000 AD? Yep! And Edmund is still a sailor? Well yeah, duh! And he kinda live on the Moon? You f***ing bet he does!

okay, wasn't expecting anyone to have watched Gankutsou here lol

 

[sampollock]

fantastic 4 next

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Let's make it 5.

Because there's Gankutsuou. Is it set in 5000 AD? Yep! And Edmund is still a sailor? Well yeah, duh! And he kinda live on the Moon? You f***ing bet he does!

This show is awesome , great anime

 

[OnTheRun]

This show is awesome , great anime

Did you watch it semi-recently? I've been wondering how well it aged. I'm planning to re-watch it at some point, but I'm stuck in backlog hell for now.

 

[Habs]

fantastic 4 next

looks horrific, and the female silver surfer is from the wrong era FFS. Also why are they casting this lame actor in every second lead role?

 

[BenchBrawl]

I need movie suggestions.

Anything but horror.

I like movies with good vibes, or with originality.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I need movie suggestions.

Anything but horror.

I like movies with good vibes, or with originality.

The age of movies is dead. Watch TV shows. It's their golden age.

Slow Horses
Friends & Neighbours
Mr Inbetween
Fargo
White Lotus

Start with any of those.

 

[BenchBrawl]

The age of movies is dead. Watch TV shows. It's their golden age.

Slow Horses
Friends & Neighbours
Mr Inbetween
Fargo
White Lotus

Start with any of those.

Thanks! But I don't like TV shows anymore, too time consuming.

I'm fine with old movies suggestions.

 

[Paradoxe]

Thanks! But I don't like TV shows anymore, too time consuming.

I'm fine with old movies suggestions.

Just finished : Soldier with Kurt Russell, now looking Wanted 2008 with James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, still have :

companion
midnight runner
hot fuzz
gang of new York

on my list. YT short really help to build a playlist lol

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I need movie suggestions.

Anything but horror.

I like movies with good vibes, or with originality.

Good vibes? People were talking anime so…Neon Genesis Evangelion

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Thanks! But I don't like TV shows anymore, too time consuming.

I'm fine with old movies suggestions.

Lesser seen good films:

Blood Simple
The Deerhunter
My Cousin Vinny
Trainspotting
Benny & Joon
Marathon Man
Trois Couleurs - Red Blue White (Trilogy from France in French)
Big Fish
The Cooler
Open Water
Burn After Reading


Off the wall:
Bubba HoTep
Kung Fu Hustle
Hobo with a Shotgun

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Thanks! But I don't like TV shows anymore, too time consuming.

I'm fine with old movies suggestions.

Woops missed the just movies part. Plus my suggestion was a joke. Evangelion isn’t good vibes.

Errr…Star Trek og cast movies? I’m weird and like them all. Though I haven’t seen Generations which isn’t necessarily og.

Seven Samurai if you can do foreign films is almost 4 hours but totally flies by and you wouldn’t want to lose a frame. It’s as entertaining as any action/adventure movie ever yet it’s also a work of art.

It’s probably the best movie the entire world has ever produced. So many great samurai films. I feel like whether you’re a huge film nerd or just like entertaining movies you really can’t go wrong with that genre

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Lesser seen good films:

Blood Simple
The Deerhunter
My Cousin Vinny
Trainspotting
Benny & Joon
Marathon Man
Trois Couleurs - Red Blue White (Trilogy from France in French)
Big Fish
The Cooler
Open Water
Burn After Reading


Off the wall:
Bubba HoTep
Kung Fu Hustle
Hobo with a Shotgun

I still need to see a bunch of these. Never seen Kieslowski’s Trois Couleurs but his Dekalog is also one of the best thing’s the world has ever produced tv or movie. It’s kind of both I guess.

Blood Simple is a great movie. The Cohen Bros. first and possibly their best. Need to rematch that.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I still need to see a bunch of these. Never seen Kieslowski’s Trois Couleurs but his Dekalog is also one of the best thing’s the world has ever produced tv or movie. It’s kind of both I guess.

Blood Simple is a great movie. The Cohen Bros. first and possibly their best. Need to rematch that.

Open Water stays with you long after you've watched it. Kind of Castaway meets Jaws...

That along with The Reef are probably the two best shark films out there after the grand daddy. They are similar to each other but Open Water is more raw whereas The Reef is more thrill based. Either way, great films. I would watch Open Water first.

Bubba HoTep is one of the most ridiculous movies ever made and absolutely everyone should watch it. Bruce Campbell is amazing - Army of Darkness is another hilarious one people should see but that one's a horror/comedy. Lots of over the top gore for comedic effect and it's so slapsticky... just an absolute riot.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Open Water stays with you long after you've watched it. Kind of Castaway meets Jaws...

That along with The Reef are probably the two best shark films out there after the grand daddy. They are similar to each other but Open Water is more raw whereas The Reef is more thrill based. Either way, great films. I would watch Open Water first.

Bubba HoTep is one of the most ridiculous movies ever made and absolutely everyone should watch it. Bruce Campbell is amazing - Army of Darkness is another hilarious one people should see but that one's a horror/comedy. Lots of over the top gore for comedic effect and it's so slapsticky... just an absolute riot.

I’m gonna get pilloried for this but I’ve never seen a Bruce Campbell film lol.

Not for any reason just out of having massive holes in my film nerdom. I should probably watch those evil deads. Bubba ho tep is on my list for years now

 

[Redux91]

I’m gonna get pilloried for this but I’ve never seen a Bruce Campbell film lol.

Not for any reason just out of having massive holes in my film nerdom. I should probably watch those evil deads. Bubba ho tep is on my list for years now

Aw man
Army of Darkness rocks dude lol