Nevelon Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The music and visuals were fantastic' date=' the story? Not so much. It was too much a rehash of the first film's plot.[/quote'] When a sequel come ~25-30? years after the original I'll forgive a lot of plot rehash. The target demographic is composed of completely different people. It's basically a re-boot/re-image at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Alphas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? bloodrayne vs the third riech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? via Netlix: BBC's "Sherlock", which is a modern take on Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is still a consultant for Scotland Yard, though a bit of a friendless outcast due likely to his ego, and Watson is home from Afghanistan with some minor PTSD. Moriarity is a total unknown; a nebulous figure who is only mentioned, not necessarily met yet. It's interesting how technology changes the storytelling; lots of cell-phone usage, texting, websites, etc, but they use it to further the story, whereas lots of modern retellings would conveniently dodge these things because it would be un-Holmes like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Futurama. Ugly Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Red Riding Hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Sucker Punch. I must say I'm pretty ambivalent ... Visually very striking, and the acting could definitely be worse, but some of the themes weigh on my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Sucker Punch. I must say I'm pretty ambivalent ... Visually very striking' date=' and the acting could definitely be worse, but some of the themes weigh on my mind.[/quote'] I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I licked it. What did it taste like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Enigma Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows all 5 hours of it Eagle Eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? What did it taste like? sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfnj Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Tiger+Bunny#14+15 Sacred Seven#1+2 new series from Sunrise,#2 has the best "I trust you!" move since Laputa imo. Space Battleship Yamato Live action- it works well. Space Cruiser Yamato: Revival Set 17yrs after Final Yamato. YMMRV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Cowboy Canteen (1944) More Than the Sum of Its Parts 16 July 2011 | by boblipton (New York City) – See all my reviews After Hollywood CANTEEN and STAGE DOOR CANTEEN had been released as flag-wavers intended to raise money for the named USO operations, Columbia got into the act with this effort. As with the earlier two, it was an all-star operation, but in this case it was cowboy stars, with a strong emphasis on singing cowboys and an occasional ventriloquist (in the person of Max Terhune) and the ladies in the show drawn from the Columbia shorts department. It's a lighthearted effort and a considerable pleasure to see so many of the leading cowboy actors of the era in one spot and an excellent chance to play spot the stars. It's also a fine survey of western music at the time -- at this point, western swing was biggest genre of music in terms of sales -- including swing, ballads, traditional (from Tex Ritter) as well as major talents such as Roy Acuff and the Mills Brothers. As a snapshot of the era, as a musical anthology and as a chance to see more vanished stars than there are in heaven, it's a must-see movie for the real movie fan. Apart from Roy Acuff, Dub Taylor, the Mills Brothers and Tex Ritter I doubt I'd ever heard of these guys before. Interesting snapshot of 1944 entertainment, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? x-men old soldiers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? "In the Footsteps of Goliath" What do you Know, GOliath was a Hero Character! 6'6" tall. Fascinating, lots of alternate/secret history possibilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hot Fuzz IMO Much better than Shaun of the Dead. fun movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Three old Dr Who adventures The Time Monster which pits the Doctor and Jo Grant against The Master (Roger Delgado) as he tries to take over all time and space. Underworld which has the Doctor and Leela assiting in a 'Jason and the Argonauts' story. The Horns of Nimon has the Doctor and Romana doing the Minotaur story. The best of these is the first as not only do Jon Pertwee and Roger Delgado have a fine old time against each other but you have the Brigadier and Ingrid Pitt as well. Horns of Nimon has Graham Crowden and Tom Baker trying to overact the other which is fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I've been watching the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Love the writing, the characters and Rarity is so hot[/i], and I'm wondering just when Hasbro/the Hub will get on the ball and bring out the collected season 1 on DVD ad/or other collectibles associated with the series. They would make money hand over fist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Young Guns. It was... interesting, but not very historically accurate (beyond getting a number of names and places right.) I think, if done right, with that case, it could have been a lot better. One problem was a general lack of characterization and/or development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The last ten minutes of the U.S. vs. Japan Women's Soccer World Cup final. Then two episodes of Phineas and Ferb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hot Fuzz IMO Much better than Shaun of the Dead. fun movie LOVED Hot Fuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I've been watching the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Love the writing' date=' the characters [strike']and Rarity is so hot[/i], and I'm wondering just when Hasbro/the Hub will get on the ball and bring out the collected season 1 on DVD ad/or other collectibles associated with the series. They would make money hand over fist! ...ok that kind of scares me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? semenoles college football rereun[the local sprtschannel airs reruns of the previous years college football season] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassifiedTSBBR Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The last 3rd of the anime Gosick, because my best friends 10yo daughter decided to use me as an excuse to make him watch them with her again... (now she wants me to find her something "just like that" since none of us see any probability of another season/series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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