I'm pleased to say that they handled making The Charlie Brown Movie very well.
Watched some of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. again, and I still get a chuckle. Very Guy Ritchie, but Superman Cavill and Hammer play well off each other, particularly getting Robert Vaughan's nonchalance down to a tee.
Crackle original series Super Mansion has its moments. It's a stop-motion series spoofing superhero shows, and Brian Cranston voices the main character.
Looking forward to seeing Civil War (Go Team Cappy) Wed. night to pass the time while in Omerha.
What are folks thinking about the new season of GoT?
The Big Short was a good movie. #NeedSpecifics
Some of us are still working our way through the library's copies of GoT, so...easy on the spoilers.
What are folks thinking about the new season of GoT?
The completely obvious thing that everyone knew was going to happen did happen so that was good.
I am still of the opinion that ending season five with Jon's death was dumb. Of course he's going to come back in some way. Then they had to wait until episode two before finally admitting that he's alive. Should have ended episode nine of last season with his death and then end the season with his revival.
I'm an episode behind still but I wonder how long until Jon's parentage is revealed. Bran's visions started with showing Lyanna as a teen and the next one was in front of a particular tower. I'm sure they'll dodge it for a while and then do the big reveal late in the season.
Saw all three Captain America movies. Enjoyed the first, loved the second and third. Civil War was all kinds of fun (the fight at the airport was a great little sugar rush).
Haven't really watched much else lately. Linds and I have that reasonably bad Walking Dead spin off on when we want to sit and doodle or mess around on phones.
Haven't seen any of the new GoT season yet. I hope to remedy that soon.
One of Fantastic Four's biggest errors was completely hiding how good of an actor Chris Evans could be. He was a total cartoon until he donned the shield.
I really like Chris Evans (I would consider him a favorite actor). Aside from the awful Fantastic Four movies, I've not seen him in anything I didn't enjoy, and often times, he's been one of the better parts of his movies.
Ioan Gruffudd has done some good stuff, too...well, really, the whole FF cast has, and somehow they all came out worse-for-wear
somehow, I have a hard time taking Ioan Gruffudd seriously. I didn't really like him in Ringer. He was ok in Forever (but the series was not nearly as good, IMO, as New Amsterdam, which it clearly was stealing from). His King Arthur had some appeal. But the FF films are so awful as to wipe out almost anything else he's done.
Watch his debut in the Hornblower series sometime
So, my kids saw Fantastic Four on Netflix and decided they wanted to watch it. I sat along with them. Wow, I didn't know they let movies this bad go to the theater. This movie is really really bad!
Another great Chris Evans flick is Not Another Teen Movie. Some really funny stuff in that movie.
That's probably one of the best spoof movies in the last 15 years. That and Black Dynamite
Everyone was pretty bad in that movie, so you can probably tag that on the director.
Being laid up with knee surgery allowed me to watch a boat load of tv. I finished seasons 3-5 of Boardwalk, refreshed game of crowns in anticipation of the new season, watched homeland through season 4, started masters of sex, and watched some dismal twins performances.
We saw civil war this weekend, and I was entertained. Loved the bit featuring Aunt May.
Everything Spiderman in that movie was a welcome palate cleanser from the last depiction of him (in fairness, I didn't mind the first of the Garfield Spiderman movies that much, but the second was so bad that Linds and I turned it off fifteen minutes in - and we NEVER do that).
"Don't know how many fights you've been in, but there's usually not this much talking..."
I finally saw The Force Awakens and Mad Max: Fury Road over the weekend. TFA was entertaining, which is all you really need from a movie. For some reason I keep calling "Kylo Ren" "Rylo Ken"Biggest quibble
Why did Kylo Ren ever actually take off his mask? He'd be scarier if he never did, especially since Adam Driver who is just goofy looking and he's Lena Dunham's bf on "Girls" to me.
Mad Max is still in my mind. I'm gonna have to watch this one again. Miller created a very interesting world.
I rented Fury Road on Amazon, thinking that I'd watch it once and I'd be good.
Yeah, I went back and bought it a couple days later.
It is a winner.
Agreed. Saw it in theater with my buddy, and then watched it with my wife a few weeks back. She agreed to watch it saying, "I have some work to do, so if you want to watch it again, that's fine." She stopped paying attention to her computer about 15 minutes in and closed it completely maybe 10 minutes after that. She really enjoyed it.
Finally finished Parks & Rec. The last few episodes were, as I believe Nibs labeled them, a nice victory lap. I still think Season 6 went out perfectly, and Season 7 was really just a bonus.
Finished Season 2 of Daredevil. Quite enjoyed it. I wish Matt Murdock would be a better dang lawyer though. That part drives me crazy. Also, there were some very large law-related mistakes that could have been easily resolved by actually consulting an attorney. So those were weird. I liked where they left things, and am excited to keep watching. It really is like a comic book story, that just keeps moving, but on the small screen. Quite a feat to deliver that. Also, I don't care what others thing of Foggy, he's a much needed, and well-executed, part of that show.
Working our way through Season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. So. Much. Randomness. Quite funny. If you enjoyed 30 Rock you will almost certainly like this show. It's high quality. Also, a couple episodes of The Twilight Zone - which has been another fun watch.
Last, but not by any means least, I watched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny. It was awesome. Not quite as good as the original, but a good story, fun action, and very, very beautiful. I want to go back and watch the original now. That was a cool flick.
I love Foggy, and agree with you there. That said, even if I didn't think that way, I would pretend I did because he's Fulton Reed from Stillwater, dammit.
CTHD is perhaps the greatest use ever of cello music. Also, love the film.
I mostly agree
The Kimmy Schmidt joke about Chandler might be the first time I ever laughed at something involving Friends. That joke was hilarious.
I watched the first episode of Kimmy Schmidt and never saw anything resembling 30 Rock, so I guess that happens later? Maybe I'll go back.
There are so many quick lines ala Tracy Jordan and recurring references built around other TV/Movies throughout the series. It very much might be something that comes later in the series - been a while since I watched the first season. But it happens at some point.
I finally finished season nine of Doctor Who. For the most part, it was very good. I had no use for "Sleep No More" and I thought "Hell Bent", while okay, didn't live up to the buildup. The rest of the season, though, was some of the best Doctor Who we've seen in some time. The main improvements were that they returned the focus of the show to the Doctor, rather than focusing so much on the companion, and they brought some consistency to the character of Clara.
I guess I agree on "Sleep No More." I rather liked "Hell Bent."
There were some really, really good episodes. "Face the Raven" and "The Husbands of River Song" were two favorites. Also, the two earlier episodes with Ashildr.
"Hell Bent" wasn't bad, by any means. It's just that, after all the buildup of the Doctor returning to Gallifrey, I expected them to do more with him being there than just have him kick out Rassilon. I felt a little let down by that.
The only thing I watched recently is Turbo Kid, which I liked a whole lot. It's a low budget, post-apocalyptic film with a thing for 80's nostalgia. It well paced with good enough acting and had Michael Ironside, which is always a plus. It's on Netflix.
I just finished up Bloodline. It was pretty good but I don't have much desire to watch season 2. No reason to go on.
I watched Finding Vivian Maier last night. Really good documentary on a closet artist.
I wanted to see Everybody Wants Some on the big screen but only lasted 3 weeks. Bad marketing. Movie was getting 80% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the middle of Season 1 of Fargo. Just got to the part where
Lester escapes from his kidnappers by punching a cop, only to find himself in a jail cell with them again after they have a bar fight. Hilarious
Watched the first two episodes of The Last Man On Earth. It's got some funny spots, but a lot of it is silly and stupid, which in all fairness is what I think they were going for
Finally got to Season 3 of Parks and Rec. While Season 1 was as mediocre as reported, I started to like it more throughout Season 2. I love Ron Swanson. I would love to hang out with him for a weekend.
Oh, and I saw Civil War. Really liked it. The main fight scene was fantastic. While everyone's raving about Spiderman... I liked it, but I thought it was very tacked-on. Same with Ant-Man. Having watched all 3 Cap movies recently, I will say that the series has become a favorite. Which, if you were to tell me that would be the case before all this MCU stuff started happening, I would've called you a liar. I like what they've done with the character (and the universe in total, really).
Now I only have 3 Marvel movies I haven't seen: Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 3, and Thor: The Dark World
I've missed both Thor movies and Ant Man. That's actually all as of now, I think.
I believe Civil War is my only missing one so far. No idea when I might get to it though.
I need to see Hulk, IM3, and now Civil War
"Need" is a pretty strong word re: IM3
"Need" in completionist terms only
or Hulk.
The first Hulk is horrible (so, so horrible). The one with Edward Norton is decent, if not anywhere nearly as good a portrayal of the character as Ruffalo does in the Avenger movies.
I liked Iron Man 3.
Ant Man is pretty entertaining. Not Deadpool-level great, but pretty entertaining.
I admit that I occasionally have some problems with the physics of a guy the size of an ant being able to punch out a human-sized anything. Dude, those punches should go through stuff. Or bounce him back a few yards. Or something.
I usually get over reality pretty quickly however.
yeah, the writers were pretty fast and loose with the inconsistencies re: mass, momentum, etc. and used it when it served their purposes and ignored when it didn't
finally finished watching Agent Carter. I am disappointed that ABC canceled. I hope it gets picked up by Netflix or somebody.
My kids really got into Agent Carter. The 13 y.o. especially enjoyed the woman outsmarting all the men.
Civil War was a blast. I think The Winter Soldier was better, but I'm very glad the Russos will be working on The Avengers instead of Joss going forward.
Zootopia was so, so, so much better than I expected. What a great little flick.
iZombie Season 2 ended, and was quite excellent. It's my favorite show on TV.
Season 3 of Silicon Valley is excellent so far. Absolutely love it.
J & I also started Masters of Sex a couple weeks back. We've only watched 5 or 6 episodes but are fairly into it.
And I'm very excited to get The Witch on Blu-ray this week. I'm looking forward to a rewatch, with subtitles, to pick up on what I missed in the theater.
Oh I guess I should also add that I watched all four seasons of Person of Interest in the last couple months. What a pleasant surprise. It's a tremendously fun show.
Runner daughter started watching Halt and Catch Fire, and I was pleased to know what and where that title came from; we'd used that term in the early 80's in college.
Also, watched The Last Castle (for the most part) this weekend, after watching a lot of it (for the most part) quite a while back. Was surprised to recognize a young Mark Ruffalo in it this time around
Civil War was one of those few movies both my wife and I enjoyed. There are some thought provoking issues going on in the Marvel Universe that come to a head in this movie. Things like good intentions leading to innocent deaths. These thoughts bounce around in my head whether watching these superhero movies, or the news cycle.
Watched Fury Road multiple times since it first came out. As far as it's genre goes, it is a classic already.
Loved The Force Awakens when I first saw it. Honestly, haven't thought about it at all since.
My wife and I have been following Game of Thrones & Fear The Walking Dead. I was really happy with the GoT episode last night, easily the best of the season so far, but have not gotten around to FTWD. I'm beginning to get bored with it.
In the Heart of the Sea - This thing got some bad reviews, but I found it entertaining. Granted, Hemsworth's New England accent is inconsistent, bordering on cringe worthy, but I though Ron Howard did a nice job with it and felt it probably suffered from being released the week before SWTFA.
Stumbled across I'll Have What Phil's Having last week and really enjoy it. Something about it is more compelling than your run-of-the-mill culinary destination show ... probably a combination of his humor, the food he seeks out looking amazing and the fact that he seems genuinely giddy about his experiences.
Creed - My wife and her siblings have a funny affinity for Sly - huge fans of the Rambo & Rocky movies. I rented this for her as she and her sisters missed it in theaters, but was excited to watch it with her. It was really well done. The story didn't really break any new ground, but Michael B. Jordan did fantastic job and Stallone certainly deserved some of the accolades his performance received.
101 Dalmations - 1961 cartoon version - quality kid flick The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - No strong feelings in either direction on this. It had some pretty cool sequences, but I didn't feel all that invested in the characters anymore.
I've been a big Michael B. Jordan fan since "The Wire". I felt bad for him he got sucked into one of the "Fantastic 4"s. My buddy met him in LA and said he's a really cool guy.
I kept telling Dr. Chop that Creed was Wallace, and she kept telling me I was crazy. I never looked it up. I'm totes going to say I told you so.
The ending to last night's GoT ranks up there as one of the best.
To borrow some basement vernacular, "Totes."
I don't think I'll have time to watch any GoT between now and June. Very sad. Unless it's on the plane, that'd be awesome.
Fear the Walking Dead had been relegated to laptop time. I don't hate the premise, but I loathe most of the characters. The only characters I ever want to see on the screen are Strand (I guess time will tell if he's still interesting, now that we know what his deal is) and Daniel (the only actor on the show that seems to be able to pull any pathos out of his character). All of the kids suck. Madison sucks, though not for lack of trying on anyone's part. Travis is horrible.
I mean, some of these reactions might be sort of understandable, but since the tone is supposedly more "real life" then the comic book-inspired cartoonishness of TWD, you end up watching a family muddle through the apocalypse in the most generic, boring way possible...and now they're on a farm. Great.
What the show really needs to do is kill off the majority of the cat and start over with a couple of the characters doing a sort of 50s style wandering through the wastelands (thinking of brett maverick ending up in a new town every week and being confronted by whatever mischief befell him in that one episode). Episodes would be self-contained whenever possible, and arcs would never go beyond three or so episodes.
I realize that's not the way most sites that aren't specifically procedural in nature go about their business anymore, but the real problem with serialized TV often end up being that got get stuck in a bad storyline and have no way of escaping it. And FTWD has consisted of pretty much nothing but bad, boring storylines.
Well, that was way too many words to waste on a show I don't like.
On the upside, "kill off the majority of the cat" was a pretty funny typo.
This is the second time this week sometime has said something about a cat that reminds me of Re-Animator.
I watched "Kingsmen" last night. I've gotten in so much movie watching this past week.
This is here.
I'm pleased to say that they handled making The Charlie Brown Movie very well.
Watched some of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. again, and I still get a chuckle. Very Guy Ritchie, but
SupermanCavill and Hammer play well off each other, particularly getting Robert Vaughan's nonchalance down to a tee.Crackle original series Super Mansion has its moments. It's a stop-motion series spoofing superhero shows, and Brian Cranston voices the main character.
Looking forward to seeing Civil War (Go Team Cappy) Wed. night to pass the time while in Omerha.
What are folks thinking about the new season of GoT?
The Big Short was a good movie. #NeedSpecifics
Some of us are still working our way through the library's copies of GoT, so...easy on the spoilers.
The completely obvious thing that everyone knew was going to happen did happen so that was good.
Saw all three Captain America movies. Enjoyed the first, loved the second and third. Civil War was all kinds of fun (the fight at the airport was a great little sugar rush).
Haven't really watched much else lately. Linds and I have that reasonably bad Walking Dead spin off on when we want to sit and doodle or mess around on phones.
Haven't seen any of the new GoT season yet. I hope to remedy that soon.
One of Fantastic Four's biggest errors was completely hiding how good of an actor Chris Evans could be. He was a total cartoon until he donned the shield.
I really like Chris Evans (I would consider him a favorite actor). Aside from the awful Fantastic Four movies, I've not seen him in anything I didn't enjoy, and often times, he's been one of the better parts of his movies.
Ioan Gruffudd has done some good stuff, too...well, really, the whole FF cast has, and somehow they all came out worse-for-wear
somehow, I have a hard time taking Ioan Gruffudd seriously. I didn't really like him in Ringer. He was ok in Forever (but the series was not nearly as good, IMO, as New Amsterdam, which it clearly was stealing from). His King Arthur had some appeal. But the FF films are so awful as to wipe out almost anything else he's done.
Watch his debut in the Hornblower series sometime
So, my kids saw Fantastic Four on Netflix and decided they wanted to watch it. I sat along with them. Wow, I didn't know they let movies this bad go to the theater. This movie is really really bad!
Another great Chris Evans flick is Not Another Teen Movie. Some really funny stuff in that movie.
That's probably one of the best spoof movies in the last 15 years. That and Black Dynamite
Everyone was pretty bad in that movie, so you can probably tag that on the director.
Being laid up with knee surgery allowed me to watch a boat load of tv. I finished seasons 3-5 of Boardwalk, refreshed game of crowns in anticipation of the new season, watched homeland through season 4, started masters of sex, and watched some dismal twins performances.
We saw civil war this weekend, and I was entertained. Loved the bit featuring Aunt May.
Everything Spiderman in that movie was a welcome palate cleanser from the last depiction of him (in fairness, I didn't mind the first of the Garfield Spiderman movies that much, but the second was so bad that Linds and I turned it off fifteen minutes in - and we NEVER do that).
I finally saw The Force Awakens and Mad Max: Fury Road over the weekend. TFA was entertaining, which is all you really need from a movie. For some reason I keep calling "Kylo Ren" "Rylo Ken"Biggest quibble
Mad Max is still in my mind. I'm gonna have to watch this one again. Miller created a very interesting world.
I rented Fury Road on Amazon, thinking that I'd watch it once and I'd be good.
Yeah, I went back and bought it a couple days later.
It is a winner.
Agreed. Saw it in theater with my buddy, and then watched it with my wife a few weeks back. She agreed to watch it saying, "I have some work to do, so if you want to watch it again, that's fine." She stopped paying attention to her computer about 15 minutes in and closed it completely maybe 10 minutes after that. She really enjoyed it.
Finally finished Parks & Rec. The last few episodes were, as I believe Nibs labeled them, a nice victory lap. I still think Season 6 went out perfectly, and Season 7 was really just a bonus.
Finished Season 2 of Daredevil. Quite enjoyed it. I wish Matt Murdock would be a better dang lawyer though. That part drives me crazy. Also, there were some very large law-related mistakes that could have been easily resolved by actually consulting an attorney. So those were weird. I liked where they left things, and am excited to keep watching. It really is like a comic book story, that just keeps moving, but on the small screen. Quite a feat to deliver that. Also, I don't care what others thing of Foggy, he's a much needed, and well-executed, part of that show.
Working our way through Season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. So. Much. Randomness. Quite funny. If you enjoyed 30 Rock you will almost certainly like this show. It's high quality. Also, a couple episodes of The Twilight Zone - which has been another fun watch.
Last, but not by any means least, I watched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny. It was awesome. Not quite as good as the original, but a good story, fun action, and very, very beautiful. I want to go back and watch the original now. That was a cool flick.
I love Foggy, and agree with you there. That said, even if I didn't think that way, I would pretend I did because he's Fulton Reed from Stillwater, dammit.
CTHD is perhaps the greatest use ever of cello music. Also, love the film.
I mostly agree
The Kimmy Schmidt joke about Chandler might be the first time I ever laughed at something involving Friends. That joke was hilarious.
I watched the first episode of Kimmy Schmidt and never saw anything resembling 30 Rock, so I guess that happens later? Maybe I'll go back.
There are so many quick lines ala Tracy Jordan and recurring references built around other TV/Movies throughout the series. It very much might be something that comes later in the series - been a while since I watched the first season. But it happens at some point.
I finally finished season nine of Doctor Who. For the most part, it was very good. I had no use for "Sleep No More" and I thought "Hell Bent", while okay, didn't live up to the buildup. The rest of the season, though, was some of the best Doctor Who we've seen in some time. The main improvements were that they returned the focus of the show to the Doctor, rather than focusing so much on the companion, and they brought some consistency to the character of Clara.
I guess I agree on "Sleep No More." I rather liked "Hell Bent."
There were some really, really good episodes. "Face the Raven" and "The Husbands of River Song" were two favorites. Also, the two earlier episodes with Ashildr.
"Hell Bent" wasn't bad, by any means. It's just that, after all the buildup of the Doctor returning to Gallifrey, I expected them to do more with him being there than just have him kick out Rassilon. I felt a little let down by that.
The only thing I watched recently is Turbo Kid, which I liked a whole lot. It's a low budget, post-apocalyptic film with a thing for 80's nostalgia. It well paced with good enough acting and had Michael Ironside, which is always a plus. It's on Netflix.
I just finished up Bloodline. It was pretty good but I don't have much desire to watch season 2. No reason to go on.
I watched Finding Vivian Maier last night. Really good documentary on a closet artist.
I wanted to see Everybody Wants Some on the big screen but only lasted 3 weeks. Bad marketing. Movie was getting 80% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the middle of Season 1 of Fargo. Just got to the part where
Watched the first two episodes of The Last Man On Earth. It's got some funny spots, but a lot of it is silly and stupid, which in all fairness is what I think they were going for
Finally got to Season 3 of Parks and Rec. While Season 1 was as mediocre as reported, I started to like it more throughout Season 2. I love Ron Swanson. I would love to hang out with him for a weekend.
Oh, and I saw Civil War. Really liked it. The main fight scene was fantastic. While everyone's raving about Spiderman... I liked it, but I thought it was very tacked-on. Same with Ant-Man. Having watched all 3 Cap movies recently, I will say that the series has become a favorite. Which, if you were to tell me that would be the case before all this MCU stuff started happening, I would've called you a liar. I like what they've done with the character (and the universe in total, really).
Now I only have 3 Marvel movies I haven't seen: Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 3, and Thor: The Dark World
I've missed both Thor movies and Ant Man. That's actually all as of now, I think.
I believe Civil War is my only missing one so far. No idea when I might get to it though.
I need to see Hulk, IM3, and now Civil War
"Need" is a pretty strong word re: IM3
"Need" in completionist terms only
or Hulk.
The first Hulk is horrible (so, so horrible). The one with Edward Norton is decent, if not anywhere nearly as good a portrayal of the character as Ruffalo does in the Avenger movies.
I liked Iron Man 3.
Ant Man is pretty entertaining. Not Deadpool-level great, but pretty entertaining.
I admit that I occasionally have some problems with the physics of a guy the size of an ant being able to punch out a human-sized anything. Dude, those punches should go through stuff. Or bounce him back a few yards. Or something.
I usually get over reality pretty quickly however.
yeah, the writers were pretty fast and loose with the inconsistencies re: mass, momentum, etc. and used it when it served their purposes and ignored when it didn't
finally finished watching Agent Carter. I am disappointed that ABC canceled. I hope it gets picked up by Netflix or somebody.
My kids really got into Agent Carter. The 13 y.o. especially enjoyed the woman outsmarting all the men.
Civil War was a blast. I think The Winter Soldier was better, but I'm very glad the Russos will be working on The Avengers instead of Joss going forward.
Zootopia was so, so, so much better than I expected. What a great little flick.
iZombie Season 2 ended, and was quite excellent. It's my favorite show on TV.
Season 3 of Silicon Valley is excellent so far. Absolutely love it.
J & I also started Masters of Sex a couple weeks back. We've only watched 5 or 6 episodes but are fairly into it.
And I'm very excited to get The Witch on Blu-ray this week. I'm looking forward to a rewatch, with subtitles, to pick up on what I missed in the theater.
Oh I guess I should also add that I watched all four seasons of Person of Interest in the last couple months. What a pleasant surprise. It's a tremendously fun show.
Runner daughter started watching Halt and Catch Fire, and I was pleased to know what and where that title came from; we'd used that term in the early 80's in college.
Also, watched The Last Castle (for the most part) this weekend, after watching a lot of it (for the most part) quite a while back. Was surprised to recognize a young Mark Ruffalo in it this time around
Civil War was one of those few movies both my wife and I enjoyed. There are some thought provoking issues going on in the Marvel Universe that come to a head in this movie. Things like good intentions leading to innocent deaths. These thoughts bounce around in my head whether watching these superhero movies, or the news cycle.
Watched Fury Road multiple times since it first came out. As far as it's genre goes, it is a classic already.
Loved The Force Awakens when I first saw it. Honestly, haven't thought about it at all since.
My wife and I have been following Game of Thrones & Fear The Walking Dead. I was really happy with the GoT episode last night, easily the best of the season so far, but have not gotten around to FTWD. I'm beginning to get bored with it.
In the Heart of the Sea - This thing got some bad reviews, but I found it entertaining. Granted, Hemsworth's New England accent is inconsistent, bordering on cringe worthy, but I though Ron Howard did a nice job with it and felt it probably suffered from being released the week before SWTFA.
Stumbled across I'll Have What Phil's Having last week and really enjoy it. Something about it is more compelling than your run-of-the-mill culinary destination show ... probably a combination of his humor, the food he seeks out looking amazing and the fact that he seems genuinely giddy about his experiences.
Creed - My wife and her siblings have a funny affinity for Sly - huge fans of the Rambo & Rocky movies. I rented this for her as she and her sisters missed it in theaters, but was excited to watch it with her. It was really well done. The story didn't really break any new ground, but Michael B. Jordan did fantastic job and Stallone certainly deserved some of the accolades his performance received.
101 Dalmations - 1961 cartoon version - quality kid flick
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - No strong feelings in either direction on this. It had some pretty cool sequences, but I didn't feel all that invested in the characters anymore.
I've been a big Michael B. Jordan fan since "The Wire". I felt bad for him he got sucked into one of the "Fantastic 4"s. My buddy met him in LA and said he's a really cool guy.
I kept telling Dr. Chop that Creed was Wallace, and she kept telling me I was crazy. I never looked it up. I'm totes going to say I told you so.
The ending to last night's GoT ranks up there as one of the best.
To borrow some basement vernacular, "Totes."
I don't think I'll have time to watch any GoT between now and June. Very sad. Unless it's on the plane, that'd be awesome.
Fear the Walking Dead had been relegated to laptop time. I don't hate the premise, but I loathe most of the characters. The only characters I ever want to see on the screen are Strand (I guess time will tell if he's still interesting, now that we know what his deal is) and Daniel (the only actor on the show that seems to be able to pull any pathos out of his character). All of the kids suck. Madison sucks, though not for lack of trying on anyone's part. Travis is horrible.
I mean, some of these reactions might be sort of understandable, but since the tone is supposedly more "real life" then the comic book-inspired cartoonishness of TWD, you end up watching a family muddle through the apocalypse in the most generic, boring way possible...and now they're on a farm. Great.
What the show really needs to do is kill off the majority of the cat and start over with a couple of the characters doing a sort of 50s style wandering through the wastelands (thinking of brett maverick ending up in a new town every week and being confronted by whatever mischief befell him in that one episode). Episodes would be self-contained whenever possible, and arcs would never go beyond three or so episodes.
I realize that's not the way most sites that aren't specifically procedural in nature go about their business anymore, but the real problem with serialized TV often end up being that got get stuck in a bad storyline and have no way of escaping it. And FTWD has consisted of pretty much nothing but bad, boring storylines.
Well, that was way too many words to waste on a show I don't like.
On the upside, "kill off the majority of the cat" was a pretty funny typo.
This is the second time this week sometime has said something about a cat that reminds me of Re-Animator.
I watched "Kingsmen" last night. I've gotten in so much movie watching this past week.