Cybertooth Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? From the latest batch of DVDs I've received: So far, I've watched... Duel and Wargames Also, I recently purchased Trilogy of Terror from Amazon. What can I say, I like the oldies but goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Ben 10 secret of the omnitrix-Not on board with a hero dial blowing up the universe but otherwise my boy and I enjoyed it. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1. First time I've seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Just watched the last Willis O'Brien SFX classic, The Black Scorpion. Okay 50's movie, a bit different for being set in Mexico, and the scenes in the giant cavern swarming with giant scorpions and other arachnid monsters was very well done. It also had one fine comical moment when the Mexican Army is trying to kill the last scorpion with a harpoon hooked up to 600,000 volts of electricity. They shoot and miss, so the gunner hauls it back in, saying that "I'll get it this time." Sadly, he's forgotten about the electricity, and, well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? It also had one fine comical moment when the Mexican Army is trying to kill the last scorpion with a harpoon hooked up to 600' date='000 volts of electricity. They shoot and miss, so the gunner hauls it back in, saying that "I'll get it this time." Sadly, he's forgotten about the electricity, and, well...[/quote'] I must have seen this movie dozens of times, and I had forgotten about that scene. The last time I saw Black Scorpion it was on MST3K. During the scene where the last, biggest scorpion derails a train and starts eating the passengers, Crow said "Don't run! Just look unappetizing!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I must have seen this movie dozens of times' date=' and I had forgotten about that scene. The last time I saw [i']Black Scorpion[/i] it was on MST3K. During the scene where the last, biggest scorpion derails a train and starts eating the passengers, Crow said "Don't run! Just look unappetizing!" I remember that scene mostly for the "El Santo!" moment where one giant scorpion grabs another in its claws, body slams it to the ground, and then finishes it off with a stinger to the throat. Come to think of it, I wonder if Mexico ever made a El Santo Versus The Atomic Monsters movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? WALL*E at one of the smaller auditoriums at my mother's favorite multiplex in east Portland. Beautifuly done, wonderfully nuanced, and in many respects a very sad movie, especially the opening thirty minutes. I don't think it would be a spoiler to add Buy 'N Large to the list of "megacorps you don't want to encounter in a game" (and to say that this may have been Fred Willard's smarmiest role yet, which is really saying someting). Not so much for wickendess, but because of their utter banality and willful ignorance of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proditor Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Gotham Knight The animated 6 episode DVD that takes place between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Overall impressions. Art: Varied from Cool to wretchingly awful. Acting: Unfortunately much the same. Conroy sounds like he needed to make a house payment on some of the sequences. Story: See my entry on Art above. Details: Have I got a story to tell you: The art looks like George Plimpton. Seriously. It doesn't fit, but the story is pretty good and the voice acting is solid enough. unfortunately, this REALLY suffers when compared to "Legends of the Dark Knight" from the old Batman Animated series. They both feature similar arcs that explore what Batman might look like to a bunch of kids, but the execution on this DVD feels like a pale imitation. Crossfire and Field Test: The stories are shallow, though Crossfire is absolutely the stronger of the two. Still, that doesn't make either of these particularly good. The art style is pure anime, and it is so completely inappropriate, and jarring, that I was almost ready to turn off the DVD right here. It's a good thing I didn't though... In Darkness Dwells: We have a resurgence here with a tighter, better scripted story. The acting is better as well, and yay, better, or should I say, more appropos art. It's almost Aeon Flux style, and it kinda works. It looks a whole lot better than the bad Gatchaman and Speed Racer styles from Crossfire and Field Test. This made me decide to keep watching. Working through Pain: And we're back to Anime art that makes Bruce look like a 12 year old boy with a pituitary problem. The story is okay, but it's a radical departure from everything else on the DVD, and it feels like hammering a square peg in a round whole. Deadshot: Yes, THAT Deadshot. Best art on the whole DVD, it's the more realistic style of Anime art, similar to Blood: The last vampire. Excellent all throughout, it's also got the look closest to the actual movies. Overall, I think that the DVD is too experimental in the art, acting, and story, with no real return on that experimentation. Two good/strong stories do not make up for four that kinda suck. I'd hesitantly give it 3 out of 5 stars, but really, I'd recommend it more for the completist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Saw The Dark Knight yesterday. Such awe-inspiring madness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dholcrist Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Saw Wall-E last night, finally. Been trying to see it since it came out, but things kept coming up, and of course Dark Knight took up every movie outing I've made. Really, really liked it. Nothing bad to say whatsoever. Though I still think I like the "Iron Giant" more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hellboy II. While fun and visually amazing, I do wish it has been a bit more serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Seen WALL-E and The Dark Knight. WALL-E seems prophetic. All we need to do is keep bimbling down the path we're on. Also, Sigourney Weaver as the voice of "Axiom" was a big draw for me. The Dark Knight . . . awesome. Heath Ledger's Joker is terrifying. The look . . . well, it's been described as the "Heat" of superhero movies and I think that's accurate. It doesn't feel like a superhero movie, more like a crime thriller with a superhero in it. Bale is excellent as Wayne/Batman and Gary Oldman is on top form as Jim Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shigeru Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hancock. Sucked. Wathcing the first season of X-Files on DVD. My memory of it is so foggy. It has its ups and downs and its interesting to watch everyone work so hard and reach to find what works and what doesn't. Watched Fight Club over the weekend. Another one I hadn't see since it orignally came out on video. That movie is LSD hell, but I still found myself silently admiring the whole Tyler Durdan plot to blow up credit card companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Tick Complete Series, Live action, with Patrick Warburton in the title role. As commented in another thread, I can easily see Dr Horrible living just around the corner. Good, but really short (9 episodes of about 22ish minutes each). JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dholcrist Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Wathcing the first season of X-Files on DVD. My memory of it is so foggy. It has its ups and downs and its interesting to watch everyone work so hard and reach to find what works and what doesn't. Yeah, while the first season has some great ideas, it's very uneven as far as quality goes. I'm actually in the middle of watching season 7, just finished season 6. Personally, I think it actually gets better as it goes, though I have a feeling that that's going to stop happening very quickly. Seasons 4 and 6 I think have pretty much all of my favorite episodes in them though. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? 36th Chamber of Death. Fugitive rebel becomes a Shaolin monk and returns home after being told he can't teach others Kung Fu. I remember this from when I was kid, but I didn't remember the fighting being so slow. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Been catching up on the DVR recordings of Burn Notice. Love that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Been catching up on the DVR recordings of Burn Notice. Love that show. I agree. It's a gamer show. (But then, most things that involve Bruce Campbell are) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dholcrist Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I agree. It's a gamer show. (But then' date=' most things that involve Bruce Campbell are)[/quote'] I watched about 5 minutes of it a while back when I heard Bruce was in it, but then found out he was only a supporting character, so stopped. But now I'm hearing that everyone loves it. Can somebody explain to me what's so great about it? I'm very curious now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I watched about 5 minutes of it a while back when I heard Bruce was in it, but then found out he was only a supporting character, so stopped. But now I'm hearing that everyone loves it. Can somebody explain to me what's so great about it? I'm very curious now. I think it's well written and has comedic elements in it. I haven't been able to see any of the Season 2 stuff, but wound up getting Season 1 on DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Weeds Numb3rs Mad Men Burn Notice -- go Bruce! Loved the recent "Con the Conman" episode Finished rewatching Angel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertooth Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Batman: Gotham Knight...Didn't much care for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A Canadian football game; Calgary at Saskatchewan in Regina. Calgary won 30-25 to hand Saskatchewan their first loss of the year in seven games this season. Yes, I'm pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Can somebody explain to me what's so great about it? I'm very curious now.If you are into not-so-serious spy dramas with a touch of the Bourne trilogy, then you'll enjoy. Michael Weston is a great character and the voice over narration of how spy stuff works is just accurate enough for a role-playing game. It isn't realistic by any means, but really fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dholcrist Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? If you are into not-so-serious spy dramas with a touch of the Bourne trilogy' date=' then you'll enjoy. Michael Weston is a great character and the voice over narration of how spy stuff works is just accurate enough for a role-playing game. It isn't realistic by any means, but really fun.[/quote'] Ohhhh really? Well, I may just have to go plunk down some cash for season 1 tomorrow then. Coincidentally though, my group just started playing a Spycraft 2.0 game, so that sounds absolutely perfect. Thanks for the explanation guys, I'm seriously interested now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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