BNakagawa Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 This year's season of Battlebots was pretty intense. Although a number of teams went to China to compete in a different show's contest, they still had most of their stars and a few new faces too. Some newcomers made a grand entrance, some sputtered. A few of them were utterly wrecked. I attended events almost twenty years ago and the amount of damage these machines produce has increased dramatically...very few of the machines I remember from back then still compete and few of them are still effective. I'm not sure if they are still going to be replayed on TV, but youtube has plenty of content. mattingly, Old Man and tkdguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/14/2019 at 8:26 PM, Bazza said: Film or miniseries? Was there a miniseries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Spence said: Was there a miniseries? Yes. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4716164/ Spence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Batwoman pilot Arrow season premiere Stargate SG1 s1 discs 1 and 2 Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Bazza said: Yes. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4716164/ Wow, I just knew about the 2010 movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins: Movie adaptation of The Destroyer series of novels. It's marred by a slow plot, and ultimately, the movie Adventure Ended. (Netflix DVD) What's Up, Doc? A screwball romantic comedy starring Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand, in the style of Bring Up Baby and other comedies from the 1930s. The movie holds up remarkably well, and it's a lot of fun to watch. Highly recommended. (Netflix Blu-ray) Pariah and Matt the Bruins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Zombieland 2: pretty much more of the same as the first movie. Some really fun cameos in it. If you liked the first one, go see this one. I really like the Remo movie, especially after reading the books. I wish they had a chance to continue it. Wouldn't mind seeing it done as a series, although finding someone like Joel Gray, who embodied Chun, will be tough. And I am a fan of Wilford Brimley in everything. He has, IMHO, one of the best movie stealing scenes in a film he appears for a total of about 20 minutes in Absence of Malice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 House 2: The Second Story: The plot involves a crystal skull, an extra-dimensional Aztec temple, and a bunch of baddies who want to grab the treasure (whip and fedora not included). More fantasy than horror this time. (Amazon Prime) Clue: Cult classic movie based upon the board game of the same name. I've apparently memorized the dialogue from watching it too much. (DVD) mattingly and slikmar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 I liked House 2 better than the original. I watch Clue (and Murder by Death) several times each year. Ternaugh and slikmar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 3:18 PM, Ternaugh said: What's Up, Doc? A screwball romantic comedy starring Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand, in the style of Bring Up Baby and other comedies from the 1930s. The movie holds up remarkably well, and it's a lot of fun to watch. Highly recommended. (Netflix Blu-ray) What's Up, Doc? also has one of the greatest in-jokes in cinematic history; Streisand: Love means never having to say you're sorry. O'Neal: That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. tkdguy and Matt the Bruins 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 I also have to credit Streisand for creating a wacky free-spirited character who comes across as so vivacious and intriguing, you can believe a strait-laced bookworm like O'Neal's character would be drawn into her bizarre adventures. Matt the Bruins and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Finally started watching The Good Place, I'm about halfway through season 1. Enjoying it a lot. Was just going to watch an episode or two, but I got sucked right in. Hermit and Joe Walsh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Pre-Crisis Arrowverse watch list. In an effort to try to get up to date with Arrowverse since I last left it, before Crisis of Infinite Worlds crossover starts. Previous seasons Arrow: Up to Season 7 Episode 1 The Flash: Up to Season 5 Episode 9 (the first chapter of Elseworlds). Legends: Up to date. Supergirl: Season 3 Episode 15 (so way behind here. originally stopped watching due to the silliness of the Reign storyline). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Venom and Shazam! They were both fine. Like Aquaman, they were decent without being particularly remarkable (apart from vfx). But both movies presented problematic main characters for me. Venom was never a character I was into, especially since he feels more like a villain than a hero to me. It seemed to me that this was a bit of a take on the Angel/Angelus duality from BtVS, but that only really worked because Whedon had a lot to say about relationships with the dynamic between Angel and Buffy. That's completely missing from Venom, of course, and instead we're expected to be vicariously thrilled riding along with Eddie's experience. I guess Eddie's experience just wasn't something I found fun or thrilling. As for Shazam!, well, I still think Zachary Levi was miscast as the Big Red Cheese, and the muscle suits looked ridiculous. I get the whole riff on Big idea, but that aspect of it didn't quite work for me. I never read any of the Fawcett Captain Marvel comic books, but I have to seriously wonder if Capt. Marvel acted like a douchebag teenager when in his superhero form. I doubt it since Billy Batson would not have acted like that even in his kid form back then. I think it is a sad commentary on how we accept "typical kid behavior" these days that this movie's depiction of Billy Batson feels "appropriate for the times". The whole learning-to-be-a-hero (translation: learning to be a decent human being) trope has just become tedious at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 The trend in recent superhero movies and television shows makes me think that the audience may have reached saturation point with dark and angst-ridden supers. I sense a shift in preference toward entertainments that are more positive, exciting, and fun. That's also been common in the past during periods when real-world events become increasingly depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Maybe, but the Joker just passed Deadpool for R-rated comic book movie sales. That's a fairly dark movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, Starlord said: Maybe, but the Joker just passed Deadpool for R-rated comic book movie sales. That's a fairly dark movie. Meh, they made a movie and hung the name Joker on it. But beyond the name it can only be very very loosely connected with the comic. Of course many of the so called comics these days are only loosely connected to their actual characters and stories by a name so I guess people can consider Joker to be a "live action comic movie" too. zslane and slikmar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Spence said: Meh, they made a movie and hung the name Joker on it. But beyond the name it can only be very very loosely connected with the comic. Which actually helps my point. I did incredibly well right out of the gate. People flocked to it knowing only that it was a dark, gritty movie with Joker in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 58 minutes ago, Starlord said: Which actually helps my point. I did incredibly well right out of the gate. People flocked to it knowing only that it was a dark, gritty movie with Joker in it. Oh, I was not denying your point. I was just making commentary on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 7:51 PM, Bazza said: Pre-Crisis Arrowverse watch list. In an effort to try to get up to date with Arrowverse since I last left it, before Crisis of Infinite Worlds crossover starts. Previous seasons Arrow: Up to Season 7 Episode 1 The Flash: Up to Season 5 Episode 9 (the first chapter of Elseworlds). Legends: Up to date. Supergirl: Season 3 Episode 15 (so way behind here. originally stopped watching due to the silliness of the Reign storyline). Update: Supergirl up to Elseworlds crossover episode. Arrow up to season 7 episode 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Spence said: Meh, they made a movie and hung the name Joker on it. Exactly. They could have made the exact same movie without any DC references in it and it would not have done 1% of the box office business that it has, because at the end of the day it isn't the story that is drawing people to the theaters. It is only by putting a thin vernier of the Batman mythos on it that this Taxi Driver meets Cuckoos Nest meets King of Comedy mashup gets any attention (or box office) at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 A version of the Tell Tale Heart where the murderer, Edgar Marsh, falls for a girl who moved in across the street. When he sees the girl and his best friend making the beast with two backs, he kills the friend and buries him under the floorboards in his study. Eventually the girl gets the police to come around to ask some questions and Edgar snaps and gets killed. Also watched the end of the Devil's Nightmare where a priest signs away his soul to save six other people who have been killed only to have them die in a bus accident while he is left with the succubus who started it all CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Murder by Death: Five famous detectives are invited to a country house for dinner and a murder. (DVD) Spence, Matt the Bruins, mattingly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Ternaugh said: Murder by Death: Five famous detectives are invited to a country house for dinner and a murder. (DVD) Also known as the movie Clue wished it was. Spence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 8 hours ago, Ternaugh said: Murder by Death: Five famous detectives are invited to a country house for dinner and a murder. (DVD) One of my favorite movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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