Hermit Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The latest Leverage episode was hilarious, particularly the varying POVs on Sophie's accent and her somewhat understandable annoyance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? super friend whe worlds collide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Scream Blacula Scream featuring William Marshall as Blacula and Pam Grier as the voodoo priestess Lisa. I saw that and Blacula back in the day. All I can say is that I hope that Mister Marshall got paid very well for his role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Renting the first four episodes of the camp classic TV series The Wild Wild West. The show is part '50s TV Western, part Bond movie and part Adam West-era Batman. I haven't gotten yet to the introduction of the series most iconic villain, Dr. Miguelito Loveless. Michael Dunn, the actor who played him, was three feet ten inches tall and weighed only 78 pounds, and one of his regrets was that he didn't get to join the rest of the cast in their roughhousing (Robert Conrad insisted on doing all of his own stunts and fight scenes). EDIT: Turned out it was the very next episode I screened, "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth". For Dunn it was a tour-de-force, showcasing all his talents (including a remarkably beautiful tenor voice). What an amazing man Michael Dunn was.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapsedgamer Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Grand Master Ip Man. Donnie Yen, needs to be in the Expendables Sequel. ~Rex I've seen Ip Man I and II, and I have to say those films rock. They also have the best film representations I've ever seen of what a Naked Autofire advantage applied to a Martial Strike would look liike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qhPDEOYbx4 EDIT: Full Defense Maneuver too, looking at it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A little bit of what made Dr. Loveless so remarkable a character: the contrast between his apparent motivation and the ruthless means he used to try and achieve them: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Sunshine What a horrible movie. Neat premise. Hate everything past the "last dinner" scene. I guess that means I hate the entire movie and I suppose that is true. Never was a fan of the "if it can possibly go wrong on a space mission, it will" style of movies. Never was a fan of the everybody dies movies either. There was nothing to like about this movie. About the only thing I can say good about it is that it was better acted than that Mission to Mars movie a few years back with Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise. Damning with faint praise if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Sunshine What a horrible movie. Neat premise. Hate everything past the "last dinner" scene. I guess that means I hate the entire movie and I suppose that is true. Never was a fan of the "if it can possibly go wrong on a space mission, it will" style of movies. Never was a fan of the everybody dies movies either. There was nothing to like about this movie. About the only thing I can say good about it is that it was better acted than that Mission to Mars movie a few years back with Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise. Damning with faint praise if you will. This was on TV(SyFi or Showtime, I don't remember) last month got 15-20 min. in and turned it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Renting the first four episodes of the camp classic TV series The Wild Wild West. The show is part '50s TV Western' date=' part Bond movie and part Adam West-era [i']Batman[/i]. I haven't gotten yet to the introduction of the series most iconic villain, Dr. Miguelito Loveless. Michael Dunn, the actor who played him, was three feet ten inches tall and weighed only 78 pounds, and one of his regrets was that he didn't get to join the rest of the cast in their roughhousing (Robert Conrad insisted on doing all of his own stunts and fight scenes). EDIT: Turned out it was the very next episode I screened, "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth". For Dunn it was a tour-de-force, showcasing all his talents (including a remarkably beautiful tenor voice). What an amazing man Michael Dunn was.... thanks for giving me an idea for an adition to my netflix que Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A story that went around is the stunt coordinator cured Conrad of that by blowing him up. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Renting the first four episodes of the camp classic TV series The Wild Wild West. The show is part '50s TV Western' date=' part Bond movie and part Adam West-era [i']Batman[/i]. I haven't gotten yet to the introduction of the series most iconic villain, Dr. Miguelito Loveless. Michael Dunn, the actor who played him, was three feet ten inches tall and weighed only 78 pounds, and one of his regrets was that he didn't get to join the rest of the cast in their roughhousing (Robert Conrad insisted on doing all of his own stunts and fight scenes). The producers probably figured that the heroes would look like bullies if they beat up a midget. And if they lost a fistfight with someone half their size, well... A little bit of what made Dr. Loveless so remarkable a character: the contrast between his apparent motivation and the ruthless means he used to try and achieve them: I must have missed a few lines. Aside from showing off his inventions and proving his credentials as a steampunk mad scientist, what exactly was his main goal in that episode, and how did he try to go about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I must have missed a few lines. Aside from showing off his inventions and proving his credentials as a steampunk mad scientist' date=' what exactly was his main goal in that episode, and how did he try to go about it?[/quote'] In the first appearance, Loveless somehow believed he could blackmail the state of California into restoring lands his family had help while the Spanish ruled California. He was going to do this with explosives, planted at various locations in the San Francisco area, that would kill thousands when they went off. He was going to use the land to open a sanctuary of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I watched an episode of Wonder Showzen. Very twisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? In the first appearance' date=' Loveless somehow believed he could blackmail the state of California into restoring lands his family had help while the Spanish ruled California. He was going to do this with explosives, planted at various locations in the San Francisco area, that would kill thousands when they went off. He was going to use the land to open a sanctuary of sorts.[/quote'] Thanks for the explanation. The only episode I ever saw with him had Doctor Loveless attempting to proclaim himself the Emperor of Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? teenage mutant ninja turtles 03 the king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I watched a 1931 Warner Bros production of the Maltese Falcon. It may have been better with Bogey but it was still pretty damn good, especially when compared with other films of that era. I just acquired season one of Star Trek (the one that started it all) with remastered FX. I look forward to seeing it again. ETA: The Maltese Falcon was the first Detective Novel I ever read. I wasted over $100 (in 1984 dollars) buying more until I figured out that I had read the best of the genre in the first go and nothing else could live up to that standard. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Red Sun. A Western starring Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune, Ursula Andress and Alain Delon. Delon and Bronson rob the train that the Japanese ambassador is on and steal a sword meant for the President. Delon then double crosses Bronson and sets off with the loot. The Ambassador sends Mifune and Bronson to get the sword. Really quite good. Chato's Land. Bronson is a half breed Apache who kills a racist Sheriff. A posse sets off after him and ends up fighting him on his ground. Jack Palance, Ralph (Pa Walton), James Whitmore and Richard Baseheart are are all recognisable faces in the posse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? this morning transformers more than meets the eye[g1 sries pilot movie version] now fla gators vs miami /ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Actually watched the entire DvD collection for Have Gun Will Travel......that was a great show. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Actually watched the entire DvD collection for Have Gun Will Travel......that was a great show. ~Rex I've heard of it but never saw it. What was the main plot of the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hmm....hard to describe because it was different then a lot of other westerns......Wikipedia has a good slab for it though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun%E2%80%93Will_Travel One of my favorite shows. Hard to top Paladin as a character especially if you have Pulp leanings like I do. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? have gun will travel was about a mercenary named Paladin that fixed people's problems for money. Sometimes he could talk things out, sometimes he just had to shoot someone. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The first season of that is in my instant queue. The first episode was rather impressive, about a safe-haven town in Mexico and a manipulative outlaw who was able to use the Stockholm Syndrome well to his full advantage -- until he met Paladin.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? teenage mutant ninja turtles:turtles forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hmm....hard to describe because it was different then a lot of other westerns......Wikipedia has a good slab for it though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun%E2%80%93Will_Travel One of my favorite shows. Hard to top Paladin as a character especially if you have Pulp leanings like I do. ~Rex It really does sound like an exceptional show. Myself, I'm about to watch the third Mummy movie, the one about the Dragon Emperor. Any advice on how it stacks up against the first two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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