slikmar Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 Only thing with Black Lightning, and I like the show and continue enjoying it, but be ready to be beat over the head with Black Lives Matter PR every episode, as a friend put it. Again, the show is excellent and the people in it are great and it is a message that needs to be done, but just be prepared if you dislike anviliciousness, that this show has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Netflix just got one of my favorite comedies. slikmar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 The Last Starfighter - Another movie that I watch every once in a while, the plot's a bit light, but enjoyable, especially with Robert Preston moving his Music Man character into space. Many special effects were computer generated*, which gives the film a solid 1980s look. (Blu-ray) *Computing power has multiplied unbelievably in the 34 years since the film was made. It took hours to crunch a few seconds of digital effects on a Cray X-MP supercomputer, which was rated at around 800 million floating-point operations a second (FLOPS), and listed for $15 million. An XBox One X from 2017 is rated at around 6 trillion FLOPS, and can handle complex graphics computations in real-time for about $400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 8:56 PM, Ternaugh said: The Last Starfighter - Another movie that I watch every once in a while, the plot's a bit light, but enjoyable, especially with Robert Preston moving his Music Man character into space. Many special effects were computer generated*, which gives the film a solid 1980s look. (Blu-ray) *Computing power has multiplied unbelievably in the 34 years since the film was made. It took hours to crunch a few seconds of digital effects on a Cray X-MP supercomputer, which was rated at around 800 million floating-point operations a second (FLOPS), and listed for $15 million. An XBox One X from 2017 is rated at around 6 trillion FLOPS, and can handle complex graphics computations in real-time for about $400. For the time, though, it was an amazing achievement that was largely ignored. And yes, Centauri is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Season three of xiaolin showdown. The four apprentices gain new powers and personal weapons as they battle the forces of evil until Omi tries to change the past and wrecks the future. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Dungeons and dragons on youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrywith1e Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 44 minutes ago, bubba smith said: Dungeons and dragons on youtube Actual play? or 80s cartoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 cartoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrywith1e Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Awesome! I have that box set (with the 3e booklet). My kids discovered it and we're about half way through the first disk. They're loving it and I'm surprised how well it seems to hold up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 I took my mom to see this year's Adler Fellows Concert last night. I splurged and got boxed seats. We had a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hot Shots! - Sort of a spoof of Top Gun, with a bunch of side jokes thrown in. (DVD) Christopher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 It's rare that I can find stuff to sit down and watch with Mrs Jagged. I like escapist rubbish and she likes history programmes (I know far more than I care to about the Tudors!). However she does enjoy the odd fantasy thing if it has suitably dark undertones, so we are currently working our way through the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Which is very good imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Just watched the trailer for The Umbrella Academy coming soon on Netflix. Looks like a 50s or 60s era family superhero series, probably adapted from graphic novel. Really interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 A Wrinkle in Time - I had never read the book as a kid (I was more into Asimov, Bradbury, and Bova), so I really can't compare it to the source material. I can compare it to other movies, which, while not having such a forced earnestness, would probably be a more enjoyable way to spend a few hours. (Netflix) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 spider -man the evil sorceror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 4:16 PM, mattingly said: Netflix just got one of my favorite comedies. It reminds me of one of my favorite late-night movies growing up, the classic French comedy/satire The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, in which a duel for control of an espionage operation hinges of the surveillance of a randomly-chosen airline passenger. it's a perfect send-up of (and antidote to) Cold War/Watergate paranoia which struck a chord with American art-house audiences. mattingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 I saw Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald yesterday with a couple of friends. Visually and acting wise is was beautiful. They made Paris look seductive, The art direction is , as always top notch. The acting performances were first rate, with Johnny Depp creating a very compelling villain. The direction Kept the tone and pacing of a postwar spy thriller, but with magic. The downsides is that the movie was VERY disjointed. The movie was long, but even so, it felt like there were huge chunks of it edited out. Things didn't make a lot of sense. Character actions seemed a little under motivated, and it was hard to keep the large cast completely straight. But the animals were gorgeous, what few of them there were. It's a "Don't think about it too much" sort of movie. Worth a look if you love beautiful visuals, but it's definitely not a movie for plot and story aficionados.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Megaforce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: It reminds me of one of my favorite late-night movies growing up, the classic French comedy/satire The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, in which a duel for control of an espionage operation hinges of the surveillance of a randomly-chosen airline passenger. it's a perfect send-up of (and antidote to) Cold War/Watergate paranoia which struck a chord with American art-house audiences. That was remade in America with Tom Hanks called the Man with one Red Shoe. Very funny and well done. Since I hadn't seen original, can't compare them. Armory and mattingly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 22 hours ago, Ternaugh said: Hot Shots! - Sort of a spoof of Top Gun, with a bunch of side jokes thrown in. (DVD) And of coruse Hot Shots 2, wich was a parody on Rambo 2, Apokalypse now and just about any "Military Action movie set in a jungle". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Christopher said: And of coruse Hot Shots 2, wich was a parody on Rambo 2, Apokalypse now and just about any "Military Action movie set in a jungle". "I loved you in 'Wall Street'!" Christopher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 From Russia with Love - Convoluted plot from SPECTRE to acquire a Russian encoding device involves James Bond and a Russian agent. (Hulu) Goldfinger - James Bond matches wits with Auric Goldfinger, a man with a precious metals fetish and a henchman with a killer top hat. (Hulu) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ternaugh said: From Russia with Love - Convoluted plot from SPECTRE to acquire a Russian encoding device involves James Bond and a Russian agent. (Hulu) IIRC, SPECTRE's operation was an overly ambitious revenge plot. The coding device was the bait, 007 the quarry, and the Russian agent an unwitting pawn in the hands of a chessmaster (literally). It was surprising the extraordinary lengths they went to to kill one man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Be fair they wanted the coding device as well. 7 Days to Noon. A scientist threatens to detonate a bomb in London unless Britain pulls out of the arms race. A tense early 50s British flick. The scientist has just snapped rather than after money. Forbidden Cargo. How Customs are tracking smugglers again in the 50s who are using a Dukw to bring in alcohol but the drugs side of the operation results in murder. The Traitor. A group of German resistance operatives gather for a regular yearly meeting but one of them is responsible for the betrayal of their former leader who was killed in the war. An American gets involved when he crashes the dinner they are having. Ring of Spies. A quasi fictional account of the Portland spy ring with Bernard Lee (M from James Bond) as one the spies. The spy ring was captured in 1961. The Ghost Train. Several people are stranded at a station where a train is supposed to haunt the area after a crash nearly 60 years before. This is a 1940s film. Well known British comedian Arthur Askey is one of the stranded and is obnoxious so that several of the others want to do him a mischief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: IIRC, SPECTRE's operation was an overly ambitious revenge plot. The coding device was the bait, 007 the quarry, and the Russian agent an unwitting pawn in the hands of a chessmaster (literally). It was surprising the extraordinary lengths they went to to kill one man. Actually, like DT said, they wanted the device. 007's death would have been a cherry on top. The convoluted part was that they wanted the device without exposing their own agents in the kgb and with England being blamed. This is actually one of the movies that followed the plot of the couple short stories pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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