OT: The Movie/TV/Streaming Thread

[Flybynite]

Roger Corman, Legendary Filmmaker and King of B-Movies, Dies at 98 - IGN

Roger Corman, the legendary filmmaker and king of B-movies who also helped launch the careers of Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Robert DeNiro, and many more, has died at the age of 98.

www.ign.com

I think if I was to start adding up most movies seen by a director that He's probably going to be in the top-15.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Amorgus]

Roger Corman, Legendary Filmmaker and King of B-Movies, Dies at 98 - IGN

Roger Corman, the legendary filmmaker and king of B-movies who also helped launch the careers of Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Robert DeNiro, and many more, has died at the age of 98.

www.ign.com

I think if I was to start adding up most movies seen by a director that He's probably going to be in the top-15.

There is a serious bottleneck in Hollywood history that goes through this one man. I hoped he could hold out to an even 100. No longer one of the greatest living legends in cinema. I only wish I could've personally met abd thanked him.

 

[Lord Defect]

Everything is so overgrown, yet clean. All the walls are spotless, the windows look like they were just wiped down.
That was pretty much my only gripe with the first season, other than the minor character from the game getting a whole episode and then not including the scene from the game that I don’t want to spoil that involves

Spoiler: Spoiler

an animal casually walking by

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

I don’t know if any of you are Western fans.

But several John Wayne films are free on various streams

Pluto, tubi, YouTube- regular YouTube, not YouTube tv.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

2 episodes left, I think. Was enjoying it and then last episode happened. I’m trying not to spoil it, but it’s a change up that leaves you standing there with your mouth agape.

So, this is f***ed up and my wife cannot believe it, but

Spoiler

I totally called it from the language society meet up early on. The words they use and the way they speak throughout the series was too obvious. She even started picking up on it after an episode or two. She still couldn't believe it at the reveal.

I mis-timed our binge because we got through episode 7 today.

 

[TB87]

FX renewed Shogun for 2 additional seasons…it was based on 1 book and season 1 covered about 90% of it. Season 1 was basically perfect. I’m skeptical about the quality of the upcoming seasons since there’s no source material it’s being based on. (From what I understand at least).

 

[Flybynite]

FX renewed Shogun for 2 additional seasons…it was based on 1 book and season 1 covered about 90% of it. Season 1 was basically perfect. I’m skeptical about the quality of the upcoming seasons since there’s no source material it’s being based on. (From what I understand at least).
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Wonder if there's 'notes' beyond what he wrote for Shogun.

The actual real life person he used for Blackthorne was named William Adams and he spent about 20 years in Japan after the shipwreck and earned special trading privileges which passed to his Japanese children (he had a son and daughter) and then all foreigners were forced out of Japan during their lifetime.

 

[TB87]

Wonder if there's 'notes' beyond what he wrote for Shogun.

The actual real life person he used for Blackthorne was named William Adams and he spent about 20 years in Japan after the shipwreck and earned special trading privileges which passed to his Japanese children (he had a son and daughter) and then all foreigners were forced out of Japan during their lifetime.

Maybe? I really hope they don’t screw it up is all. Cuz damn man…season 1 was excellent TV.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Magua]

I wonder if you/anyone remembers this movie called Warriors of Virtue from 1997. I had it on VHS. It was like TMNT Kangaroos but too serious. Wild stuff.

 

[mja]

So, this is f***ed up and my wife cannot believe it, but

Spoiler

I totally called it from the language society meet up early on. The words they use and the way they speak throughout the series was too obvious. She even started picking up on it after an episode or two. She still couldn't believe it at the reveal.

I mis-timed our binge because we got through episode 7 today.

Yeah, it ended up really not working for me. Before the reveal, it was just a vaguely mysterious neo-noir that was easy enough to watch. After, it really didn't hold together terribly well, clumsily taking big swings to say nothing terribly original. Clearly there's supposed to be a season 2 but I can't imagine a world where I'd bother to watch it.

 

[wankstifier]

I wonder if you/anyone remembers this movie called Warriors of Virtue from 1997. I had it on VHS. It was like TMNT Kangaroos but too serious. Wild stuff.

This is in my top 5 for kangaroo movies

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I've been watching through Futurama for the first time in forever. Man does it hold up. For as literally low-brow a lot of the humor is, a lot of it is really smart. This one cracks me up every time:

 

[PALE PWNR]

Will they f*** it up or no?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792635374256205930

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Will they f*** it up or no?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792635374256205930

1000% chance they f*** it up

 

[trostol]

Will they f*** it up or no?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792635374256205930

The answer is yes...

I wonder which way they go on Revan

 

[ajgoal]

The answer is yes...

I wonder which way they go on Revan

They'll take the easy way out and have Revan go to the light side.

 

[trostol]

They'll take the easy way out and have Revan go to the light side.

Well there is that..but I meant male or female

 

[Flybynite]

Will they f*** it up or no?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792635374256205930

I look forward to the episode where they realize there's an airlock that allows to duplicate all their gear over and over and over again to be insanely rich and also have any item they want for everyone

 

[sigma six]

I still play swtor, and Revan *is* light side.

And yes they will f*** it up. Unless they get Keanu Reaves to fill the role.

 

[Embiid]

June 16th

Bad ass!

 

[Striiker]

Will they f*** it up or no?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792635374256205930

Every sequel and side movie they've made has been utter dogshit, while The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan, and Andor (according to others, since I haven't seen it yet) have all been good.

So I'd say 50/50 chance. Depends on who they put in charge of ruining running it.

 

[mja]

Every sequel and side movie they've made has been utter dogshit, while The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan, and Andor (according to others, since I haven't seen it yet) have all been good.

So I'd say 50/50 chance. Depends on who they put in charge of ruining running it.

Obi-Wan was extremely up and down. The Mandalorian has had some filler. Andor is actually the most consistently good.

Also, Rogue One is non-controversially a decent flick.

 

[Striiker]

Obi-Wan was extremely up and down. The Mandalorian has had some filler. Andor is actually the most consistently good.

Also, Rogue One is non-controversially a decent flick.

Please note that I said “good”, not great or amazing or anything like that. Watchable and enjoyable, even if flawed.

Obi-wan was a movie that they stretched into a TV show, which explains a lot of the “downs”. But I really liked the “ups”. The Mandalorian has been mostly good, although the most recent season definitely wasn’t as good as the previous two.

Meanwhile, I haven’t enjoyed a single one of the movies, even Rogue One. It was probably the least shit of the movies but I’m not praising it much more than that when there wasn’t a single memorable or likable character in the bunch.