C'Tooth's Girl Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Saw Sicko on Sunday. Pretty good. Michael Moore manages to go for almost the whole movie without putting on a gigantic Barnum and Bailey hat and when he does it falls flat. Still didn't detract from the movie much for me. I am brand new to the Non-Gaming Discussion forum and so I wonder if there has ever been a 'Michael Moore' thread? Have you also seen MM's other movies/documentarys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? . . . Almost every political thread around here has, at one point or another, been a Michael Moore thread. Welcaome Aboard. We don't bite newcommers, much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Saw Shoot 'Em Up last Friday. I plan to try and see 3:10 to Yuma next Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Shoot 'Em Up worth seeing? I rather want to go... I liked Owen in Sin City, and then there's Monica Belluci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Here's some comments on it: http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Antitrust Napolean Dynamite About a Boy next on the agenda: Runaway Jury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Wild Bunch, 35th Anniversary Director's Cut -- messy, but very well done. Heroes, Season 1 -- fantastic. School of Rock -- It was okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I am brand new to the Non-Gaming Discussion forum and so I wonder if there has ever been a 'Michael Moore' thread? Have you also seen MM's other movies/documentarys? I've seen most of his work and made my students study most of those. While entertaining and able to interact with an audience on a deeply emotional level at times, I wouldn't exactly call his docos 100 accurate, fact-wise. He definitely presents an agenda. And welcome to the place - it's kind of friendly if you like that sort of thing And to contribute to the thread in the manner in which it was intended... I have seen the following films recently (forgive me if I have mentioned any of these): Die Hard 4 Hairspray Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix The Home Song Stories - an Australian bio-pic about a nightclub singer from Hong Kong who has trouble adjusting to Australian suburban life in the 1970's, with harrowing results for her children. Very good. I have viewed the following DVDs or videos (some due to the job): Batman and Robin Big Bully Dazed and Confused Equilibrium I intend to see: Stardust Superbad The Bourne Ultimatum Once Black Sheep Dr Plonk December Boys Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Daywatch Shoot 'Em Up ...probably more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? 3:10 to Yuma -- and interesting Western and very watchable. I'd love to get the soundtrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Antitrust Napolean Dynamite About a Boy next on the agenda: Runaway Jury Runaway Jury, The Breakfast Club, D&D 2, Enron doco film, and I'm 2/3rd of the way through Fog of War, a doco about Robert S. McNamara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylwin13 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Last Mimzy It was much better than I was expecting. By the end I was totally into it emotionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Liked 3:10 to Yuma. Been watching lots of DVDs... Seasons 1 & 2 of "Rome", which was very cool. Season 1 of "Carnivale", which I'm a couple episodes short of finishing. Seasons 1, 2, and 3 of "Deadwood". I hate that they didn't continue this--It just feels so incomplete leaving it there. Damn HBO. Got their head up their Sopranos. Next up is Season 2 of Carnivale, then I'll marathon Season 1 of Heroes before the show restarts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Well, I'm hoping that I can convince you all to watch the Veronica Mars series on DVD and get this thing renewed somehow. If you love noir, if you love creepy stories that don't initially seem that creepy, this show is fantastic. If you haven't watched this show, you should have. CW cancelled it despite critical acclaim and the fact that it was probably the best show on TV for three years. Okay. I'm begging. Do it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Akihabara@Deep, a TV show set in Akihabara about a group of otaku that are introduced by an online counselor that offers advice through a website. They end up coming into conflict with an otaku that betrayed his mentor and cashed in, becoming a wealthy and corrupt executive in a tech firm. There are some amusing references to Densha Otoko. It's a bit low budget, but I ended up liking it overall. There are a lot of scenes in maid cafes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copeab Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Last seven days: Blazing Saddles (twice) Season finale of The 4400 A Real Sex "best of" on HBO that proves that, yes, too much nudity can boring Eureka A couple of Astros Games, including the 18-1 thrashing of the Cards A few other partial shows on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Watching Season One of Dexter now. Something about a serio-comic heroic serial killer that just has a solid, Dark Champions appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Finally got around to watching The Warriors, as well as My Cousin Vinny. I enjoyed the former immensely, and found the latter an amusing diversion. Last weekend, at my sister's, we watched Hot Fuzz (funny stuff!), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Well. I can see why that's a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? ". . . Whoile my boioloigical cloock is tickink . . . !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? and The Good' date=' the Bad and the Ugly[/i']. Well. I can see why that's a classic. *Susano tosses Alice a shovel* "You dig." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? "There are two kinds of people in this world . . ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Oh, have been a busy watching pumpkin... have seen: Bourne Ultimatum - Great action flick but still hate the overuse of handheld stuff. Superbad - Saw it with a friend who said it echoed his teenaged years, sometimes bittersweetly. He loved it. I liked it. Good 'guy' flick. Stardust - This was GREAT and I highly recommend it. And at school: Bits of Happy Gilmore and Kung Pow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccared50 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Stardust (the ship captain was just loverly!) The 10th Kingdom (by virtue of my daughter) The Lord of Rings (spent all day going thru the whole set) Ghost Hunters, Eureka and Heroes (the only shows I really follow anymore) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Let's see.... Planet Terror The Blade Ong-Bak The Protector Porco Rosso Planet Terror was messy, gross, and hilarious grindhouse fun. The Blade was on DVD, which is a first for me, all previous viewings had been via VHS. It is a fantastic remake of One-Armed Swordsmen, and worth finding. Ong-Bak was impressive for Tony Jaa's physical skills and watchable. The Protector, however, is laughably bad due to several utterly nonsensical sequences. However, Tony Jaa's attack up the inside of the hotel (in one 6-minute take) and his fights in the burning temple almost make up for it. Porco Rosso is a "must see" for anyone wanting to run a Pulp-era game involving airplanes. Especially sea-planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Magnificent Seven. Apparently we're on a Western kick. I preferred the original; this seemed a lot longer than it was, whereas the other seemed shorter, somehow. Shut Up and Sing. Odd, unless the point was to introduce the Dixie Chicks to an audience more receptive of their offhand remark in-concert back in 2003. It may have worked on that front; I'm contemplating picking up some of their music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copeab Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? TV: (last month) House, South Park, Eureka, The 4400, baseball playoffa, some pro football, The Devil's Rejects (movie), Fantastic Four (movie, parts), X3 (movie. parts), Die Hars (movie, parts) DVDs: (last month) Blazing Saddles Once Upon A Time In The West MST3K Volume 2: Eing of Terror, Indestructible Man, Tormented and THE HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND. South Park, parts of S1, S2 and S10 South Park: The Movie (mainly the musical bits) Voyage to the Pregistoric Planet Blackadder II and III ' VHS: Galaxy Quest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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