Theda Baratheon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 1 hour ago, dbunting said: Yeah, Divergent was much better than Insurgent. Watching Narcos now. About 5 episodes into it, pretty good so far. Not gripping me like I thought it would but solid show. Insurgent was ok especially for the addition of Watts as a character but I just enjoyed Divergent so much more. Genuinely really liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I saw Spectre over the weekend. Thoroughly underwhelming! I also watched Lethal Weapon 1, 2 and 4 yesterday. I can't get the music out of my head!!! Every time I get up and walk around the office I hear it. Arg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Anyone still watching Billions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Got 2/3rds into Spectre before realising that I didn't actually care. It was underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 5 hours ago, Jack Bauer 24 said: Anyone still watching Billions? Yep am still watching. Keep watching Narcos, it's really well done imo. edit- Oops mistook you for dbunting it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 7 hours ago, Grand Moff Mithrandir said: Got 2/3rds into Spectre before realising that I didn't actually care. It was underwhelming. My feeling too. It was totally unbelievable. Some of what happens in the movie makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3 hours ago, dbunting said: My feeling too. It was totally unbelievable. Some of what happens in the movie makes no sense. Are you familiar with James Bond movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 10 hours ago, Grand Moff Mithrandir said: Got 2/3rds into Spectre before realising that I didn't actually care. It was underwhelming. The Bond franchise has completed its full regression into its own ass with Spectre. They have completely wasted the greatness of Casino Royale with their return to Roger Moore style "hijinks". Of course after the last two films we were probably foolish to be excited, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Nictarion said: Are you familiar with James Bond movies? Yeah but this one was just beyond Bond/action movies belief. Spoiler When he was able to get into the meeting of the bad guys and was able to escape again? When the reason for all his pain was revealed to be someone with a daddy complex When he was so magically in love with whats her name, after just a few days that eliminating his memory would be soooo cruel I could keep going but it was just so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I love Bond films, and I was ready to fall asleep 2/3s of the way through Spectre. It seems Craig was unable to break the Bond pattern of starting hot and fizzling out after a film or two for each new Bond. Still, I think Craig is the second best Bond, and far and away the most realistic. Also, IDK if it's actually true or not, but it seems like some Eurocommie tabloids are saying he's offically quit Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Tywin et al. said: I love Bond films, and I was ready to fall asleep 2/3s of the way through Spectre. It seems Craig was unable to break the Bond pattern of starting hot and fizzling out after a film or two for each new Bond. Still, I think Craig is the second best Bond, and far and away the most realistic. Also, IDK if it's actually true or not, but it seems like some Eurocommie tabloids are saying he's offically quit Bond. Craig was very pissy in the run up to Spectre's release and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it was his last Bond film. I'm sure at one point he said something about slashing his wrists before he would do another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, HelenaExMachina said: I'm sure at one point he said something about slashing his wrists before he would do another. Yeah, he did say that. However, I think it was written off as him being tired or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, Veltigar said: Yeah, he did say that. However, I think it was written off as him being tired or something. Poor wee bairn, he hasn't had his afternoon nap yet, just ignore his little tantrums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 14 minutes ago, HelenaExMachina said: Poor wee bairn, he hasn't had his afternoon nap yet, just ignore his little tantrums! Hey, that poor man already had to degrade himself for millions of USD in Spectre, let's give him a break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 58 minutes ago, HelenaExMachina said: Craig was very pissy in the run up to Spectre's release and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it was his last Bond film. I'm sure at one point he said something about slashing his wrists before he would do another. Yeah I had heard that too. I just didn't want to come in here citing the dailymail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 18 hours ago, Grand Moff Mithrandir said: Got 2/3rds into Spectre before realising that I didn't actually care. It was underwhelming. In every way. Even in the way it delivered on Craig's comments about Bond and older women. Almost hilariously underwhelming really. Saw The Revenant. It's a movie that convinces me that Inarritu and the cinematographers he picks can make a technically sound, pretty movie -despite him being a blowhard- that just doesn't leave me satisfied at all. Hardy was good but really, it's not an movie that leaves an impact on me and I don't know that I'll ever want to see it again. Being utilitarian in your stories can work...it didn't here. And the flashbacks were a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Spectre also featured a criminal underuse of Monica Bellucci. And the use of her character was problematic for a Bond film, harking back to he older films again. Still, at least it wasn't (quite) the squicky Skyfall sex slave debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 1 hour ago, HelenaExMachina said: Spectre also featured a criminal underuse of Monica Bellucci. And the use of her character was problematic for a Bond film, harking back to he older films again. Still, at least it wasn't (quite) the squicky Skyfall sex slave debacle. There was also talk of an "age-appropriate" (ignoring the weird normative connotations for a moment) Bond girl in certain parts of the internet buoyed by some of Craig's comments and...she might as well not have been in the movie. She was basically a retread of the first woman Bond seduced in Casino Royal. Except we know her name, It really changed my perception that it's best to be around thirty because, once the male lead starts approaching fifty, that's the sweet spot for female leads (see every recent Tom Cruise film). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I mean I've loved the Craig's Bond and all but I just think it's time for another reset. Let Christopher Nolan have a go at it & let's see where it goes from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I have good news and bad news... The good news is I just finished the finale of my 7th LOST watch through, so I won't be cluttering up this thread quite as much talking about it. The bad news, is I just finished the finale of my 7th LOST watch through, so I have a lot to say now. Seven times through, and I am still reduced to a blubbering wreck every time I finish this show. I have never had another reaction to it. I just can not understand all of the hatred for this show, and how people can use this as an example of bad writing. To me the show is a triumph. The show was about Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, Sons, Friends and Lovers. It was about how on an instinctual level, we need each other to survive. It was an examination of all of the wonderful and horrible things our religions and philosophies do to us as a society. It was about overcoming enemies and obstacles both great and small. It was about fear, hatred, altruism, and most of all love. LOST told all of these stories well, and was told in a way that examined the human condition. It gave us some of the deepest and most meaningful characters ever brought to a screen. LOST did something far more important than giving us all of the answers, even though it did this as well. It framed the questions we should be asking ourselves about how we fit into this world. 847 times now, I have sat down to watch an episode of this series. I do not think that any single one of those times was a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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