kahuna's bro Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? aots its getting a bit dull sinc thy dropped the sketches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Batman (Adam West and Burt Ward) with and without their commentary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nolgroth Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Dark Knight Rises Quick Review: Plot convenience and lazy writing ruined what could have been an epic conclusion to an outstanding series. Warning: Rambling review ahead. I typed this out after being awake for about 33 hours straight. All of the observations are merely my own opinions. I went into this movie expecting great things. I know sequels rarely improve upon the original and the Dark Knight proved that. It was still a good movie, but it failed to grab me like the first one did. Still, The Dark Knight was better than its sequel, the Dark Knight Rises. I understand that all fiction is driven by plot. Sometimes though, plot convenience is so obviously abused as to ruin the very story that is being told. This was the case with the Dark Knight Returns. How Bane and company knew where the armory was? How did an experienced police commissioner commit all of his forces to any given task? How did Bane and company have the prescience to know that every single officer would be at an exact location when he deployed his explosives? It was all too pat and contrived for me to buy into it. I tried to suspend my disbelief, but I could not. The plot demanded that Bane knew where the armory was located; a fact that only Lucius and Bruce seemed to have knowledge of. The plot demanded the removal of the police department so they stumble into a trap that had to be precisely timed for months ahead of time while the bad guys actually built it. These were just examples off the top of my head. Aside from the major plot convenience, there were some pretty large holes in the plot. Perhaps the holes were merely lack of explanation or just lazy storytelling. Where did the trapped cops get enough food to feed 3,000 of them for three months? One would guess that would have been from the relief trucks but I find it hard to believe that Bane would trap 3,000 or so police officers, feed them for three months, and then add them to the body count caused by a nuke. We do see the food being dropped into the pit where they are trapped, but I am just not getting the advantage. Is it simply to build up and crush the hope of 3,000 individuals in a city of millions? How did Bane know about the special forces guys? One might assume that he had moles and spies everywhere. Still not explained though. One minute they are covert, the next they are gunned down. I think that all this can be laid at the feet of lazy storytelling. A few throw away lines of dialog might well have shifted the balance. A conversation between Gordon and the Special Forces guys, warning about the presence of sell-outs and spies would have been enough. If that was in the movie, I don't recall it. Relocating the police to the prison under armed escort would have explained the cops. The motivation would have still been questionable, but the logistics of holding 3,000 prisoners and making sure that they were fed would be much easier in a facility designed for just that. Three to five minutes of footage that could have been cut from the prison escape scenes. Mind you, there were some great things in this movie. The whole Talia Al'Ghul angle was very well done. I knew about it going in and I was still lulled into that twist by the sympathetic portrayal of the character. The action scenes, though rushed in several places, were quite excellent. I was a little put off that Batman couldn't figure out Bane's weakness just by looking at him. Still, the ultimate payoff was satisfying. I was very happy the way Bane was killed. It showed that this, supposedly indestructible, bad guy was nothing more than the average chump when push came to shove. Still, I think that the bad ultimately outweighed the good. I wanted the Dark Knight Rises to be as viscerally satisfying as Batman Begins. It wasn't. I enjoyed it for what it was, but the flaws will always nag at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I am enjoying watching baseball on MLB.tv (Major League Baseball's streaming service which I can use on my Xbox) but I find myself sort of stranded when the game I am watching is in a rain delay. That's what's happening to me right now. It's the second game of a three-game set with Atlanta visiting the red-hot Washington Nationals. Last night's game started an hour late due to rain and ended up going 13 innings before a throwing gaffe by Dan Uggla let the Nats score the winning run in a 5-4 epic. Right now another rain delay has struck in the top of the third with Washington leading 1-0 and Stephen Strasburg on the mound. And in my apartment there is abject silence. They will eventually resume the game -- it is extraordinarily rare in this day and age for weather to outright cancel a game in progress. But the silence is driving me up the wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? super inraman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? John Carter (of mars) As someone who hasn't read the books, I went into this cold. It stood on it's own fine, although they could have added more details in a few places. I think they spent a little too much time on earth. The movie was quite long, and could have used a trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Tomorrow, When the War Began Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Susano Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Tomorrow' date=' When the War Began[/quote'] Is it any good? I've been interested in seeing it, if I can ever find a copy somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I enjoyed it. I got lucky and noticed it on the cable guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Is it any good? I've been interested in seeing it' date=' if I can ever find a copy somewhere.[/quote'] it is based on an Aussie book, I saw it in the cinema -- it is a teen war film. I enjoyed it, not having read the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Bought the new Conan movie today. It cost me about five US bucks. Regretted the purchase after viewing. Okay, the first fifteen minutes was really good, and Momoa was okay -- but could have been awesome with the right directing. Most of the rest of the movie had me and my brother competing in Fastest Eye Rolling, Free Form. Also, bought How To Train Your Dragon. Very good. Dreamworks Animation Studio make movies that appeal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I enjoyed "How To Train Your Dragon" a lot when I saw it. I'm waiting for the new Conan movie to hit free cable before I watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A wise choice, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? sara underwoods hardees commercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Coriolanus, a modern take on the Shakespearean play. Ralph Fiennes plays the title role and Gerard Butler plays the Volscian king, Aufidius. Fiennes is very good at being angry. Ponyo By The Sea, by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Very cute, impressive animation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? power rangers green wih evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Slight, but fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Thing (2011) I now have better mental imagery for the Strain from "Sedition Wars". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Total Recall, a favorite of mine, and it looks great on Blu-Ray after remastering. RED, which was a fun Bruce Willis movie. Batman: Year 1, which was interesting. Justice League: Doom, which reminded me that many DC villains aren't all that great, though I enjoyed the movie overall. The Last Starfighter, which looks really great on Blu-Ray, also remastered for the 25th Anniversary release. And about 9 episodes of The West Wing season 1, which I somehow missed during its first run. I'm catching it on Amazon Prime streaming in HD. JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Anyone else watching Copper on BBC America? I'm enjoying it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Anyone else watching Copper on BBC America? I'm enjoying it so far. Yes. And while I thought the first 10 minutes were slow, it ramped up quickly to an amazing story. This one is going to be a sleeper like season one of Deadwood or Hell on Wheels and people are going to be scrambling to catch up. It's on my "must see" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? solid gold oldies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Sherlock Holmes, game of shadows ST:TOS "The Cage" and "The Man Trap" The Wife is getting a little burnt out on "Top Gear" so we switched to watching the original Star Trek via netflix in order. Retro fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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