GrantSmith Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 It was queued up Phew... Only a few wasted kb's then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 R.I.P.D (Rest in Peace Department). A police department of dead officers who protect Earth from monsters and the dead. Based on a comic book. This movie has a lot of similarities to Men In Black, but is not as good. Some good use of sfx, but it kind of gets boring after a while. The last 20 minutes dragged on. GF fell asleep, I started flicking through messages on the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 if you have not seen the movie "Emperor" it is worth a look as reported earlier in this thread. Sort of a love story set in Japan during the time that the USA was governing it after WW2. The history is a lot more interesting than the love story. I watched it last night and thought that it was decent. I have always been interested in Japan and what took place in Japan during that time period. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 So I just finished "Hansel & Gretel get baked", it's pretty low on the thought provocation meter but funny stupid in a way, think along the lines of the "Scary Movie" franchise without the obvious stereotypes to get the picture.. Was expecting to see a smoking hot svelte Lara Flynn Boyle but damn she's put on the pounds, eating disorder my arse! Onto catching up on Suits, Ray Donovan and Burn Notice... All 3 seem to be getting better and I'm liking where their story lines are going... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 We're The Millers. Forgettable stuff. Lots of old jokes/coarse jokes. Nothing wrong if it works but it doesn't really. Gets 4/10 from me. Would be popular with teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 So with US TV on a seemingly mid season hiatus, I was browsing the itunes store to see what was coming up in the movie world... Came across "peeples" watched the preview and thought, meh, I'll give it a whirl and see what happens, some attractive african american women starring so why not... Haha... What a pisser... It's basically a movie about a boy and a girl and that awkward situation of meeting the parents for the first time... But with a twist... Good laugh if you've experienced this situation before - well hopefully not the "twist" part hahaha... Only a 3.9 IMDB rating, but I'd go a 6 at least... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Gang, I'll start off by saying that this 7 part series won't be everyone's cup of tea.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103085/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1But if you like a dark brooding, well written drama, it may well be.Written and directed by Jane Campion, it's about a 12 year old pregnant girlwho tries to commit suicide and then after being rescued, suddenly disappears.A dogged detective who refuses to give up the search for her and in doing so findsherself in knee-deep small town secrets.IMDB gives this a 7.5 whereas I would rate it an 8.5.Highly recommended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Gang, I'll start off by saying that this 7 part series won't be everyone's cup of tea. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103085/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 But if you like a dark brooding, well written drama, it may well be. Written and directed by Jane Campion, it's about a 12 year old pregnant girl who tries to commit suicide and then after being rescued, suddenly disappears. A dogged detective who refuses to give up the search for her and in doing so finds herself in knee-deep small town secrets. IMDB gives this a 7.5 whereas I would rate it an 8.5. Highly recommended. New Zealand Series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Veep series 2 is available now..10 episodes. Season one had a lot of funny moments. Stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, of Seinfeld fame, as the Vice President of the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Gang, I'll start off by saying that this 7 part series won't be everyone's cup of tea. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103085/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 But if you like a dark brooding, well written drama, it may well be. Written and directed by Jane Campion, it's about a 12 year old pregnant girl who tries to commit suicide and then after being rescued, suddenly disappears. A dogged detective who refuses to give up the search for her and in doing so finds herself in knee-deep small town secrets. IMDB gives this a 7.5 whereas I would rate it an 8.5. Highly recommended. New Zealand Series? Yep Set in NZ and the scenery is stunning. Has a host of Aussie actors as well. I think it would appeal to Aussies and our Kiwi's friends maybe more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I enjoyed World War Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 I enjoyed World War Z. I caught it at the cinema and am going to watch it again at home this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Here are some TV series to watch out for in the coming months Ironside The Blacklist Rake (US Version based on the AUstralian series) Welcome to the Family We Are Men The Crazy Ones Mind Games The 100 The tomorrow People Lucky 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) Here are some TV series to watch out for in the coming months Ironside The Blacklist Rake (US Version based on the AUstralian series) Welcome to the Family We Are Men The Crazy Ones Mind Games The 100 The tomorrow People Lucky 7 Thanks for the update on the TV series. A good site for them is www.tv.com Just picked up Banshee which I'm looking forward to. BTW, I loved Rake, Richard Roxburgh is hilarious. Edited September 5, 2013 by Will27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) The IcemanI've marked this one pretty hard as I've perhaps unfairly compared it to the book by Philip Carlo Which was exceptional.Based on the life of Richard Kuklinski who was a contract killer for the mob.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1It stars the excellent Michael Shannon, but as Kuklinski was 6ft 5inches and over 300 pounds,I don't think he really was the right actor for the part.All in all a fair movie but it could've been so much more. I'm giving it a 7. Edited September 5, 2013 by Will27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 The Iceman I've marked this one pretty hard as I've perhaps unfairly compared it to the book by Philip Carlo Which was exceptional. Based on the life of Richard Kuklinski who was a contract killer for the mob. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 It stars the excellent Michael Shannon, but as Kuklinski was 6ft 5inches and over 300 pounds, I don't think he really was the right actor for the part. All in all a fair movie but it could've been so much more. I'm giving it a 7. I agree with what you say re: the movie, but, I'll give it a 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Here are some TV series to watch out for in the coming months Ironside The Blacklist Rake (US Version based on the AUstralian series) Welcome to the Family We Are Men The Crazy Ones Mind Games The 100 The tomorrow People Lucky 7 Thanks for the update on the TV series. A good site for them is www.tv.com Just picked up Banshee which I'm looking forward to. BTW, I loved Rake, Richard Roxburgh is hilarious. The Australian Rake has some hilarious moments, as you say. I hope the US version can keep the same style of humour and make it work. I only saw the one trailer on Youtube so difficult to judge so far. There is another season of Rake being made in Australia. Charles Waterstreet, the Barrister who is the basis of the central character , Cleaver Greene, is suing the production company for some of the money it made on the US deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Picked up "The Expatriate" to view tonight... Bit of a "burn notice" type scenario based movie... Aaron Eckhardt taking the lead... And that chick from the last Bond movie... Which is pretty much the reason for watching it hahaha... In TV land, going to see what this "Whitechapel" series is all about, into it's 4th Season now. Seems like a british CSI style from what I've read... If it's worth watching I'll get the first 3 series and tuck in for a marathon over the weekend - saturday and sunday of course, as the Swans play friday night hahaha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Picked up "The Expatriate" to view tonight... Bit of a "burn notice" type scenario based movie... Aaron Eckhardt taking the lead... And that chick from the last Bond movie... Which is pretty much the reason for watching it hahaha... In TV land, going to see what this "Whitechapel" series is all about, into it's 4th Season now. Seems like a british CSI style from what I've read... If it's worth watching I'll get the first 3 series and tuck in for a marathon over the weekend - saturday and sunday of course, as the Swans play friday night hahaha... Good game on Saturday I hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) Picked up "The Expatriate" to view tonight... Bit of a "burn notice" type scenario based movie... Aaron Eckhardt taking the lead... And that chick from the last Bond movie... Which is pretty much the reason for watching it hahaha... In TV land, going to see what this "Whitechapel" series is all about, into it's 4th Season now. Seems like a british CSI style from what I've read... If it's worth watching I'll get the first 3 series and tuck in for a marathon over the weekend - saturday and sunday of course, as the Swans play friday night hahaha... PS. The Expatriate is also known as Erased P.P.S. Be interested what you think about whitechapel. I didn't overly take to it myself. have not seen series 4 Edited September 5, 2013 by BookMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Just watched latest Star Trek into Darkness. Plenty of explosions but a bit dull. World War Z was much more entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The Iceman Thanks for bringing this up. I enjoyed the book and the documentary. I have to check the movie out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 So with US TV on a seemingly mid season hiatus, I was browsing the itunes store to see what was coming up in the movie world... Came across "peeples" watched the preview and thought, meh, I'll give it a whirl and see what happens, some attractive african american women starring so why not... Haha... What a pisser... It's basically a movie about a boy and a girl and that awkward situation of meeting the parents for the first time... But with a twist... Good laugh if you've experienced this situation before - well hopefully not the "twist" part hahaha... Only a 3.9 IMDB rating, but I'd go a 6 at least... Watched Peeples tonight. Id agree with a 6. Had some funny bits in it. General type comedy that is easy to watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Picked up "The Expatriate" to view tonight... Bit of a "burn notice" type scenario based movie... Aaron Eckhardt taking the lead... And that chick from the last Bond movie... Which is pretty much the reason for watching it hahaha... In TV land, going to see what this "Whitechapel" series is all about, into it's 4th Season now. Seems like a british CSI style from what I've read... If it's worth watching I'll get the first 3 series and tuck in for a marathon over the weekend - saturday and sunday of course, as the Swans play friday night hahaha... PS. The Expatriate is also known as Erased P.P.S. Be interested what you think about whitechapel. I didn't overly take to it myself. have not seen series 4 I thought Whitechapel was fair to good, that's about all though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 42This one is based on the true story of the black baseball playerJackie Robinson who was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1It takes you through the racial hostility he and his wife had to endure on and off the field.Look out for Harrison Ford who plays the owner who signed him.I enjoyed this one and found it quite uplifting.I'd give it a 7.5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 42 This one is based on the true story of the black baseball player Jackie Robinson who was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 It takes you through the racial hostility he and his wife had to endure on and off the field. Look out for Harrison Ford who plays the owner who signed him. I enjoyed this one and found it quite uplifting. I'd give it a 7.5. As a rule I enjoy these true life sporting hero makes good movies. I liked this but it was a bit too airbrushed, scriptwise, in parts for me. I give it a 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Project SARA on youtube is amusing, 6 x 10min episodes, quite good blood splatter effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 So got through the 1st episode of the 4th season of Whitechapel... Hmmm... interesting... Bit of cold war thrown in with a bit of witch craft... Could be interesting... Burn Notice is at it's summer end... Typical bastards... Picked up The East (not sure what to make of this yet from the preview, seems interesting) and The Bling Ring (which I only picked up because of Emma Watson hahaha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 So got through the 1st episode of the 4th season of Whitechapel... Hmmm... interesting... Bit of cold war thrown in with a bit of witch craft... Could be interesting... Burn Notice is at it's summer end... Typical bastards... Picked up The East (not sure what to make of this yet from the preview, seems interesting) and The Bling Ring (which I only picked up because of Emma Watson hahaha) The East is okay GS. (5.5 out of 10 from me). I actually watched it last night and finished it today . Bling Ring should be okay I hope. Ill have to queue that one up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Project SARA on youtube is amusing, 6 x 10min episodes, quite good blood splatter effects. Project S.E.R.A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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