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Post by zagibu on Jan 1, 2022 13:00:43 GMT
I watched both Get Out and A Quiet Place recently, and was quite underwhelmed. The black servants in Get Out were well acted and creepy, but both movies were pretty lackluster when it comes to story and pacing.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 1, 2022 13:35:42 GMT
I also found Get Out a little underwhelming, but I though A Quiet Place was one of the best thrillers I've seen in years.
Haven't had the guts to try Quiet Place 2, but mainly because I'm worried it's going to fail to live up to my sky high expectations.
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Post by zagibu on Jan 1, 2022 13:59:27 GMT
My main problem with A Quiet Place was that the people are so stupid. They do stupid stuff all the time to make the movie more tense. Also the way they explain the echolocation of the hunters is dumb. If the quiet burbling of a river was enough to defeat it, they would never even have approached the cities, and could easily be fooled by some drones with speakers or thousand different ways.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 1, 2022 14:13:55 GMT
I think those are the kind of things that once you notice them they take you out of the movie and it's very difficult to get back in, but if you don't notice them then they have no impact on your enjoyment. Has happened to me several times with movies that everyone loved, but one little dumb thing took me out of the movie.
I found A Quiet Place to be one of the tensest movies I've ever watched, so I was probably way too into the movie to even notice any of those things.
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Post by bichii on Jan 1, 2022 21:45:52 GMT
I'm half way through hellbound..does it improve? Pretty shit so far..
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Post by retro74 on Jan 1, 2022 22:05:19 GMT
I’ve been watching World’s Strongest Man. Probably the best TV I’ve watched all year
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Post by MysteryLamb on Jan 1, 2022 23:01:12 GMT
First ep of The Tourist (BBC) was excellent.
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Post by simple on Jan 1, 2022 23:20:56 GMT
Got two episodes into Stay Close the new Netflix Harlan Coben adaptation. Its absolutely preposterous and complete trash. Plus its ITV as owt and does the uncanny transatlantic thing that a few Netflix Originals do that I hate.
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Post by stacks on Jan 2, 2022 23:01:07 GMT
Just binged 5 eps of Yellowstone and think that will be it. Literally everyone is a murderous, lying, thieving bastard. Kelly Reilly plays an awful character that she must have channelled Satan to get into character. No one to root for, a bunch of baffling character choices and a whole lot of bullshit. I'm not going any further.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2022 23:22:35 GMT
You've made that sound great.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jan 2, 2022 23:40:57 GMT
Yeah that actually sounds rather good.
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Post by ignatiusjreilly on Jan 2, 2022 23:42:02 GMT
Yellowstone is trashy, greatness.
Kelly Reilly is an utter nut job in it.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jan 3, 2022 11:06:30 GMT
Currently watching Alice in Borderland, about halfway through.
I think I like it? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
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Post by stacks on Jan 3, 2022 11:12:49 GMT
I would love a bit of hope in it but it has none. Also zero humour doesn't help. But it has been described as Sopranos on a ranch so if you want some of that then it has it in spades!
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Post by X201 on Jan 3, 2022 13:37:52 GMT
First ep of The Tourist (BBC) was excellent. So was the second. A lovely collection of oddball characters; there’s a definite Twin Peaks vibe running through it. |
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Post by mikeck on Jan 5, 2022 10:27:27 GMT
I'm late to the party, but am four episodes into Arcane and really enjoying it. Having never played the game I thought I'd struggle with it, but glad I tried it, was immediately hooked. Superb animation too.
I was an original Dota player but then grew tied of MOBAs, so I missed the LoL zenith really, and with over 140 characters to choose from there is a huge barrier to entry now to me for the game...but I'm tempted, just because of the show.
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Post by スコットランド on Jan 5, 2022 12:11:01 GMT
Watched the first 2 episodes of Ragnarok, a few annoyances but reqlly quite enjoyed it, maybe just what I'm in the mood for.
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Post by Warrender on Jan 5, 2022 12:13:43 GMT
I'm late to the party, but am four episodes into Arcane and really enjoying it. Having never played the game I thought I'd struggle with it, but glad I tried it, was immediately hooked. Superb animation too. I was an original Dota player but then grew tied of MOBAs, so I missed the LoL zenith really, and with over 140 characters to choose from there is a huge barrier to entry now to me for the game...but I'm tempted, just because of the show. I don't know how many times I have to say it, but prior League of Legends knowledge is not a prerequisite to enjoying Arcane. You just need to know how basic human emotions work. Never played LoL as my APM can be counted on one hand but the advice given by LoL players to those tempted to start due to the show is always "Don't!". I do play the Legends of Runeterra card game though, so I did have some knowledge going in. |
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Jan 5, 2022 12:30:45 GMT
Started Superman & Lois a couple days back and watched a few episodes. Really digging it so far. Nice mixture of small town weirdness/family drama/comic book fun. Think i may end up binging the whole thing.
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Post by mikeck on Jan 5, 2022 13:39:46 GMT
I'm late to the party, but am four episodes into Arcane and really enjoying it. Having never played the game I thought I'd struggle with it, but glad I tried it, was immediately hooked. Superb animation too. I was an original Dota player but then grew tied of MOBAs, so I missed the LoL zenith really, and with over 140 characters to choose from there is a huge barrier to entry now to me for the game...but I'm tempted, just because of the show. I don't know how many times I have to say it, but prior League of Legends knowledge is not a prerequisite to enjoying Arcane. You just need to know how basic human emotions work. Never played LoL as my APM can be counted on one hand but the advice given by LoL players to those tempted to start due to the show is always "Don't!". I do play the Legends of Runeterra card game though, so I did have some knowledge going in. I wouldn't usually even consider needing prior knowledge to this type of show to start watching, but the thought did cross my my mind when it first released that the lore might be impenetrable and would only be enjoyed by fans. To be fair I didn't let it stop me, just delayed how quickly I gave it a shot. Really glad I did, because as you say you only need to know how basic human emotions work  Remembering how baffling Dota 2 felt to me after years away from Dota, I think I will just fight the urge to try LoL. I do not have the time to get up to speed with 140 odd characters, and all the builds, metas etc. |
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Post by スコットランド on Jan 5, 2022 14:01:38 GMT
Anyone watched Station Eleven? looks potentially promising.
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Post by muddyfunster on Jan 5, 2022 14:39:00 GMT
Just watched the first Toast of Tinseltown. Evidently it's reached the point where they can 'get' whoever they want to cameo.
Had a decent amount of laughs, although others mileage may vary. Just Matt Berry reading silly names would be enough for me, they get me every time.
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Post by oldskooldeano on Jan 5, 2022 14:48:00 GMT
Just watched the first Toast of Tinseltown. Evidently it's reached the point where they can 'get' whoever they want to cameo. Had a decent amount of laughs, although others mileage may vary. Just Matt Berry reading silly names would be enough for me, they get me every time. Larry David within the first minute. It’s like Nirvana! |
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Post by geefe on Jan 5, 2022 15:43:06 GMT
Posted in the other topic - the cameos actually put me off, much in the same way they did with Extras and it becomes "oooh look who we're friends with".
Think the only time I've seen it work is Mark Hammil in Man Down because it was so ridiculously unexpected.
Doesn't help that most of them are on zoom. I've done 3 eps. Don't think I'll bother with the rest.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jan 5, 2022 19:16:39 GMT
Just finished the second series of eXcellent-Files (/smug) and they're all in on the aliens stuff now. The episodes without Scully suffered a bit and I know there's a couple of series where she's not in it so hopefully Mulder can carry it on his own
Anyway, watching the episode in series 3 that takes place on death row, the prison warden mentions that they put an ad in the paper for the executioner and pay cash in hand. This is absurd to me; is that still how it's done? The death penalty is nuts anyway and I've never heard a single argument for it that holds any water but if you've got a system that murders people, at least do it yourself. It is literally paying a random to kill another person in cold blood
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 5, 2022 22:31:11 GMT
Anyone watched Station Eleven? looks potentially promising. Was looking forward to it, but I have the book queued up due to recommendations in the book thread, and I don't want to watch the show before reading the book. Bit worried I'm going to do a Shadow & Bone and try watching the show too soon after the book and then just constantly compare everything. It does have Mackenzie Davis and Tank Girl in it though! |
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Post by スコットランド on Jan 7, 2022 13:27:34 GMT
I'm really enjoying Ragnarok, there's mediocre stuff in it and cliched characters but I love Magne, the setting and atmosphere.
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Post by simple on Jan 7, 2022 16:10:43 GMT
Really enjoying picking up my X Files rewatch after a break over Christmas.
I’ve never done a full binge of this before so very happy that its even better than I remembered it being. No qualifiers or nostalgia goggles, its just excellent.
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Post by barchetta on Jan 7, 2022 18:37:16 GMT
Just watched the first Toast of Tinseltown. Evidently it's reached the point where they can 'get' whoever they want to cameo. Had a decent amount of laughs, although others mileage may vary. Just Matt Berry reading silly names would be enough for me, they get me every time. Watched the first 2 and whilst there are some funny moments, I’m not sure it hits the highs of the first 2 series. Did make me smile re Toast’s constant “I’m here for the new Star Wars movie’ and then hear Matt Berry’s voice in ‘The Book of Boba Fett’! Pretty meta that really… by design or sheer fluke of broadcasting schedules? |
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Post by jono62 on Jan 8, 2022 9:35:05 GMT
Watching Bosch. Got through the first season. Seems quite procedural with a bit of an edge. The acting is good especially The Wire boys.
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