What are you watching now?
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First of all, I love Jodi Foster. She has aged so well...and she has a "relaxed" approach to acting that makes her work so damn good.
I also loved "Contact" but that's just me.
Anyhow...
Link to videoTrue Detective.
Such a disappointment.
tl;dr - several scientists in an arctic circle lab disappear. Their bodies are found, naked and frozen on the ice during the "Long night" in December.
Too much mysticism. If you thought True Detective season 1 was weird, well, lemme hold your beer.
The cinematography and acting are first rate. But...fer chrissakes, gimme an old-fashioned mystery without all the weirdo supernatural stuff.
This season is only 6 episodes long. Without all the irrelevant stuff, told as a straight-forward mystery, it could have been 4, if not 3.
wrote on 26 Feb 2024, 14:41 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
First of all, I love Jodi Foster. She has aged so well...and she has a "relaxed" approach to acting that makes her work so damn good.
I also loved "Contact" but that's just me.
Not just you, that is such a great movie. I could watch it from start to finish anytime it's on.
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Good documentary of sorts. Brought back lots of memories as I was a young lad when he earned some of his final stats... 5K strikeouts, 6th and 7th no hitter, etc. Worth a view if you're a baseball fan.
His stats are bananas btw. Threw 108 MPH (fastest ever), but in terms of no-hitters, etc:
No hitters: 7
1-hitters: 12
2-hitters: 18
3-hitters: 31That'll never happen again. All teams use pitch counts now... back in the 70s and 80s you could let your starting pitcher go the whole game if he felt good.
SIDE NOTE... From this, I've gone back and started watching The Natural again. Yes I've seen it before a few times, but mostly as a kid. And I've watched the famous scenes a few times. Great music... but as an adult now, I chuckle at some of the scenes (like Brimley as the coach) and the grumbling. Also, the opening 15 minutes... both beautiful as well as really scripted to get the story to a jump start. Could border on corny/forced but ultimately is beautiful What a great movie for baseball fans, too.
wrote on 26 Feb 2024, 14:43 last edited by@89th said in What are you watching now?:
SIDE NOTE... From this, I've gone back and started watching The Natural again. Yes I've seen it before a few times, but mostly as a kid. And I've watched the famous scenes a few times. Great music... but as an adult now, I chuckle at some of the scenes (like Brimley as the coach) and the grumbling. Also, the opening 15 minutes... both beautiful as well as really scripted to get the story to a jump start. Could border on corny/forced but ultimately is beautiful What a great movie for baseball fans, too.
Ok I finished a (re)watch of The Natural. You know, I'm struck by how simple and predictable the dialogue is. Almost laughable if you were just reading the script on paper. But man, it is wrapped up in such a beautifully-made film, the music, the editing, the announcer in the background, the transition between scenes... visual poetry.
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wrote on 26 Feb 2024, 14:53 last edited by
One of a quartet of short films by Wes Anderson - based on stories by Roald Dahl
Link to videoBenedict Cumberbatch
Ralph Fiennes
Ben Kingsley....A delight to watch.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
@89th he’s my ex sister in law‘S cousin.
And yet you have not sent me any autographed gear!
wrote on 26 Feb 2024, 14:53 last edited by@89th said in What are you watching now?:
@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
@89th he’s my ex sister in law‘S cousin.
And yet you have not sent me any autographed gear!
Can't ship to
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topic:timeago-later,25 days
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wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 14:06 last edited by
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
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wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 19:00 last edited by
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Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 20:53 last edited by@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
Great review.
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@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
Great review.
wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 21:20 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in What are you watching now?:
@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
Great review.
Park your belief at the door and enjoy the movie.
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BTW, I remember reading how Chris Pratt gets in shape for the Galaxy movies...No red meat, four hours workout per day and he stays hungry for three months.
And yeah, I suspect he's juicing, too.
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@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
Great review.
wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 21:34 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in What are you watching now?:
@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
Great review.
Also, the CGI was surprisingly bad in parts.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2024, 17:47 last edited by
Watched The Holdovers last night. Pretty good.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Watched The Holdovers last night. Pretty good.
I would have known it was an Alexander Payne movie just by the similarities to Sideways, which is one of my favorites.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2024, 22:49 last edited by
Only about halfway through, but it's absolutely riveting.
In the comments, someone said, "Anthony Hopkins can speak Shakespearean English and make it sound like he made it up on the spot."
Amazon Prime.
Link to video -
Saw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun. I enjoyed McGreggor's hammy part. Looks like he was on some juice to prepare for the part, like Gyllenhaal. The movie reminds me of the time I was an ex UFC fighter who killed a man in the ring, and then became an itinerant bouncer for hire at the world's seediest bars. Two fists up from a guy who's been there, done that.
wrote on 25 Mar 2024, 23:52 last edited by@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
Link to videoSaw Roadhouse on Prime last night. Pretty fun.
"A movie that gets from A to B via the rest of the alphabet."
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Only about halfway through, but it's absolutely riveting.
In the comments, someone said, "Anthony Hopkins can speak Shakespearean English and make it sound like he made it up on the spot."
Amazon Prime.
Link to videowrote on 26 Mar 2024, 00:47 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
Only about halfway through, but it's absolutely riveting.
In the comments, someone said, "Anthony Hopkins can speak Shakespearean English and make it sound like he made it up on the spot."
Amazon Prime.
Link to videoOh, perfect - I'm starting that one tonight - thanks, GK.
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wrote on 28 Mar 2024, 23:51 last edited by George K
"Lear" was fabulous. Just fabulous.
Since I was so enthralled with it, I watched the Ian McKellan version of Richard III this morning. The film is 30 years old, and it kind of shows, but, considering the source material is 400 years old, I'll forgive.
Very well done also.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Watched The Holdovers last night. Pretty good.
I would have known it was an Alexander Payne movie just by the similarities to Sideways, which is one of my favorites.
wrote on 3 Apr 2024, 01:27 last edited by@Horace said in What are you watching now?:
@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Watched The Holdovers last night. Pretty good.
I would have known it was an Alexander Payne movie just by the similarities to Sideways, which is one of my favorites.
He kind of belabors the obvious, but good characters and dialogue.
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@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
Only about halfway through, but it's absolutely riveting.
In the comments, someone said, "Anthony Hopkins can speak Shakespearean English and make it sound like he made it up on the spot."
Amazon Prime.
Link to videoOh, perfect - I'm starting that one tonight - thanks, GK.
wrote on 3 Apr 2024, 01:30 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:
@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
Only about halfway through, but it's absolutely riveting.
In the comments, someone said, "Anthony Hopkins can speak Shakespearean English and make it sound like he made it up on the spot."
Amazon Prime.
Link to videoOh, perfect - I'm starting that one tonight - thanks, GK.
Me too. Not tonight as I’m in
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The Making of An Ordinary Woman. Really really good "slice of life" about Taiwan during the time I was growing up. Lots of laughs and memories when watching it. It is in a combination of Mandarin and Taiwanese.
39-year-old Chen Chia Lin doesn’t have a car, an apartment or a husband, and she just lost her job. Born in southern Taiwan during Taiwan’s economic takeoff, Chen was raised by her parents and grandparents to be a straight-A student and a respectable lady. But Chen knew in her heart that her dreams would not blossom in her hometown, and after a rebellion in the family, she left home to study in Taipei. After 20 years of trying to establish herself in the city and ‘living by the rules’, Chen now swears to live her life as an unapologetically confident woman.
Show trailer below:
https://v.mydramalist.com/72c/72cc4c5e6cbde70aa374bf94076ad722.mp4
(I have been trying to find a version with English subtitles for you guys, but so far, have been unsuccessful.)
