On 6/11/2020 at 12:44 PM, Digitalbanana said:

Out tomorrow...

 

gets excellent reviews (sometimes the kiss of death for us mortals) but it is Spike Lee's latest, Can't wait.

4 minutes ago, paddypower said:

gets excellent reviews (sometimes the kiss of death for us mortals) but it is Spike Lee's latest, Can't wait.

Not that excellent. IMDB gives it a 6.9.

''Idiocracy'' this oldie (2004) has been recommended to me many times. finally watched it last night. Idiotically funny, with spot on observations that are applicable today - and it doesnt drag on, at 80 minutes. Which is to say why one film critic wrote:

'The film was shelved good and hard after its initial release, and it's not difficult to see why. It's just a little too close to genuine reality'

(expecially when one sees how the White House gets protrayed.

Interesting to read from the producer of the tv series ''Braindead'' (which protrays the shallow nuttiness of Washington DC) that it was pulled by NBC after one season, for much the same reason. 

No use letting people know that the lunatics are running the asylum.

34 minutes ago, paddypower said:

Is there a tutorial on how to use Rarbg ? thanks. (if relevant, I use uTorrent)

PM sent

29 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Not that excellent. IMDB gives it a 6.9.

IMDB reflects viewers ratings. and that's ok for me. movie reviewers whose tastes I like include some of the team at RobertEbert.com, Richard Roeper, GlobeMail, Rolling Stone . Just sayin'

Watched a movie last night from 2010 called, "The Way Back" and thought it was good (IMDB 7.3 rating). Was actually looking for one of the same name just released, so will watch that tonight!!

1 hour ago, newatthis said:

PM sent

thanks, you're a star

2 hours ago, paddypower said:

gets excellent reviews (sometimes the kiss of death for us mortals) but it is Spike Lee's latest, Can't wait.

Already available on some torrent sites.

3 hours ago, xylophone said:

Watched a movie last night from 2010 called, "The Way Back" and thought it was good (IMDB 7.3 rating). Was actually looking for one of the same name just released, so will watch that tonight!!

You always dig up some good "oldies". Of a similar genre As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001) is also excellent.

 

 

 

On 6/13/2020 at 2:35 PM, mtls2005 said:

 

Thought Da 5 Bloods was amazing. Much of it was filmed here, in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The last frames show the entire Thai crew.

 

Delroy Lindo should get an Oscar nomination. Clark Peters a supporting nod.

 

 

Watched it & didn't find it enjoyable at all (also too long at 2.5 hours) though I do take your point that Delroy Lindo did an awesome acting job. 

 

Didn't see anything of Bangkok in there (all the city scenes looked like they were in HCM) & the CM parts were jungle so unrecognisable as such... I wouldn't watch it for the Thailand link. 

 

 

Marcella is back (Season 3) & for anybody who's into the Goldmining reality shows (I love them) Bering Sea Gold is back with a new season

 

 

18 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Marcella is back - Thanks

 

Bering Sea Gold is back - but no thanks.

 

.........you know what they say about pleasing all of the people all f the time!

Thought I'd watch "Manhunter" from 1986 again, hard to understand the 7.2 IMDB rating it gets, as it's slow, the acting is mediocre, very overrated IMO. Yet when I first saw it, before the other Hannibal movies were made, I thought it was great. Just shows how tastes change.

38 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Thought I'd watch "Manhunter" from 1986 again, hard to understand the 7.2 IMDB rating it gets, as it's slow, the acting is mediocre, very overrated IMO. Yet when I first saw it, before the other Hannibal movies were made, I thought it was great. Just shows how tastes change.

Maybe tastes change.

 

I just think that most movies or shows don't age well.

update - saw Da 5 Bloods, last nite. some very good acting. but too long - unfortunately Lee fell in love (too much) with the concepts of his movie, some of which were very well portrayed (eg the floating market scene). It has ''Hollywood studio accountants'' written all over the introduction of a romantic angle, which pxxxs's me off. I have to admit that yet again, it's a critics' favourite, but the audience reviews have it right - a 70 rather than a 95. A disappointing follow up to the brilliant BlackkKlansman, which showed the delicate storytelling abilities of Lee for which he is famous.

I am watching a very entertaining new series on Amazon Prime called Upload. 

In the future , you can decide if you want a digital afterlife or if you want the good old fashion way , normal death, if you choose the digital way, your brain (head)  will be uploaded to a server and you can choose what kind of "paradise" you want to live in.  So you can live forever "online".  
And the best thing about it , you can meet your loved ones who are still alive, or not turned digital yet. Of course they also want the digital afterlife so they can come and be with you forever , in a digital version of themselves. Very entertaining. And funny. 
 

 

That Squeaky Irish Chaps voice on Bering Sea Gold makes my Dogs Screech. Watched The Arrangement last night, Mrs P liked it, me so so. 

Just watched the first part of a 3 parter "the Salisbury poisonings " enjoying it ,all parts on lime.

Just now, bert bloggs said:

Just watched the first part of a 3 parter "the Salisbury poisonings " enjoying it ,all parts on lime.

Part one was a bit of an eye opener this morning, not least because I've sat on that very bench several times with my family while visiting relatives there a few months earlier! ????

29 minutes ago, evadgib said:

Part one was a bit of an eye opener this morning, not least because I've sat on that very bench several times with my family while visiting relatives there a few months earlier! ????

to be honest although i knew about the poisonings i never realized how big the threat was ,i just thought it was those two involved. 

14 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

to be honest although i knew about the poisonings i never realized how big the threat was ,i just thought it was those two involved. 

Salisbury/Wilts/New Forest has lost two tourist seasons in four years.

13 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

That Squeaky Irish Chaps voice on Bering Sea Gold makes my Dogs Screech. Watched The Arrangement last night, Mrs P liked it, me so so. 

Chris Kelly? - Reminds me of Jerry Lewis ???? 

 

Knightfall S2  but not as good as S1 IMHO.  Trying to watch Uncut Gems but I can't understand some of the English to be honest.

Watched a few episodes of the two black cops on "Bulletproof". Entertaining and action packed so I may watch more,,,,,,,hard to believe this is an accurate depiction of Brit police procedure though based on other series I have watched. 

 

Also found a new series from the US called "Hightown". First episodes will have me back for more.

Murder in the Car Park

 

New 3 part series.
Episode 1 available now on  Lime.

Summary: The brutal axe murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan has remained unsolved since he died in March 1987. In this new series we gain an unprecedented insight into the multimillion-pound, 33-year investigation that traced Morgan’s killing from the ranks of the London Met to the tabloid press.

On 3/15/2020 at 4:35 PM, xylophone said:

Thank you for the tip, and I downloaded and watched, The boys from Company C, as I had never seen it before, and I had to admit that I was somewhat shocked at what I saw.

 

You posted about "memories" and I take it that you were involved in the Vietnam war, so if you were, I hope that what I'm about to post will not be taken the wrong way!

 

From all of the movies I have seen regarding Vietnam, from that one, through to the basic premise of "Apocalypse Now" as well as, "Full Metal Jacket" and a few others along the way, it would seem that the poor soldiers were under some very inept commanders and many lost their lives because of this.

 

From what I can gather, pretty much the whole war was a shambles, and I have that from some first hand information as a NZ friend of mine was a battery commander in the battle of Long Tan (a movie about it is called, "Danger Close"), and was a commander of part of the artillery unit which held off the Vietcong who were trying to overrun a unit of Aussie soldiers, and he and his unit were recognised because of their non-stop artillery shelling of enemy positions, the accuracy of it and the fact that they were operating under some very telling situations.

 

It saddens me to think of the young lives that were lost through the complete and utter ineptitude and stupidity of their commanders, and also those up the chain.

 

Not to mention of course the many tens of thousands of lives that were lost on the other side of the conflict, and also those poor buggers who were, and who continue to be, affected by Agent Orange.

 

If you haven't seen "Danger Close" then it's worth a watch.
 

 

Danger close was quite good. Yes, Vietnam makes me reflect and consider how America would handle itself in a "real conflict". As a nation with the largest armed forces in the world, it is quite stunning to think they have not won a war since WWII, and they could not have even done that without the huge sacrifices of the allies, that they barely have as allies anymore, due to the recent exercise in bridge burning. They are so dependent on their satellites, that one very effective cyber attack on them, or the electrical grid would render the armed forces relatively useless. 

 

One of my favorite recent war movies was Hyena Road. A smaller Canadian production. Very well done, with a great script, acting, direction and production. 

On 6/14/2020 at 11:11 AM, giddyup said:

Not that excellent. IMDB gives it a 6.9.

A 6.9 is very good. I will usually consider anything over a 5.0, if the story sounds interesting. It is a weighted scale for the most part. Very little is above an 8.0, which means utterly remarkable on many levels. However, I hear the flashbacks are terrible, as little effort is made to render a 70 year old to be a 20 year old. And as we all know Lee is extremely spotty. Prior to Black Kkklansman, you have to go all the way back to 2008, for a decent film like Miracle at St. Anna. Most of his good work is behind him, much like Oliver Stone, Scorcese, Ridley Scott, and many others, who only have a certain number of good films within them. Eastwood is the exception to that. He keeps making great work!

On 6/14/2020 at 11:54 AM, xylophone said:

Watched a movie last night from 2010 called, "The Way Back" and thought it was good (IMDB 7.3 rating). Was actually looking for one of the same name just released, so will watch that tonight!!

That was an outstanding film. I still remember it vividly, and want to watch it again soon. Should have been closer to an 8.0, but was probably a bit too realistic for the softies, and maybe a bit too long for the millennials.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

A 6.9 is very good. I will usually consider anything over a 5.0, if the story sounds interesting. It is a weighted scale for the most part. Very little is above an 8.0, which means utterly remarkable on many levels. However, I hear the flashbacks are terrible, as little effort is made to render a 70 year old to be a 20 year old. And as we all know Lee is extremely spotty. Prior to Black Kkklansman, you have to go all the way back to 2008, for a decent film like Miracle at St. Anna. Most of his good work is behind him, much like Oliver Stone, Scorcese, Ridley Scott, and many others, who only have a certain number of good films within them. Eastwood is the exception to that. He keeps making great work!

Reviews aren't the thing thing I look at.

But if something keeps getting awful reviews, like Capone, I don't bother.

 

As far as IMDB goes, 7.00 is pretty much a par score for a decent movie IMO.