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mattingly got a reaction from Pariah in Funny Pics II: The Revenge
If your parents didn't have kids, you won't either.
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mattingly got a reaction from Starlord in Funny Pics II: The Revenge
If your parents didn't have kids, you won't either.
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mattingly reacted to Pattern Ghost in What Have You Watched Recently?
Yellowstone: Wish I'd known there was still half a season left, and that Costner may not come back for it. Some good, some bad, some stupid to it. Still managed to suck me in. It subverted my expectations and made the protagonists into a cowboy mafia, which was an interesting spin on a ranch family defending their legacy, the eponymous ranch that's adjacent to the park of the same name. It often struggles with trying to create sympathetic characters out of a bunch of dysfunctional, self-interested killers. Frequently suffers from godawful dialog. Has a few true soap opera level stupid situations.
1883: Yellowstone prequel, one season mini-series. Tells the tale of the Dutton family's journey across the Oregon Trail that led them to the Yellowstone. I liked it quite a bit more than the original show. It did a good job of showing the sheer brutality of life on the Oregon Trail. Narration was annoying, though.
1923: Best of the three. Set between World Wars, a mining baron (Timothy Dalton) is trying to take over the ranch. Big Damn Hero son is off in Africa dealing with his personal demons. He finds romance and adventure while trying to get back home. Waiting for season 2.
The Americans: Almost through Season 2. Great Cold War spy show, with plenty of twists and turns.
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mattingly got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in What Have You Watched Recently?
Just finished rewatching the first two seasons of Resident Alien.
It was the wife's first time watching. She loved it.
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mattingly reacted to Scott Ruggels in What Have You Watched Recently?
When we are done with James Spader's Blacklist, we are going on to Resident Alien, as well. I liked the two or three episodes I saw a couple of years ago.
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mattingly reacted to BoloOfEarth in What Have You Watched Recently?
Based on your recommendation (at least, I'm assuming the above was a recommendation), I've started watching Resident Alien. I'm up to episode 4 of the first season. Rather enjoying it.
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mattingly reacted to slikmar in What Have You Watched Recently?
I liked Steve Martin's Dead Men don't wear Plaid too. the interspersing of the noir scenes if fun, especially as I recognized all of them.
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mattingly got a reaction from Pariah in What Have You Watched Recently?
Just finished rewatching the first two seasons of Resident Alien.
It was the wife's first time watching. She loved it.
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mattingly reacted to Ternaugh in What Have You Watched Recently?
Clue: To make a long story short*, this is usually a regular re-watch for me. I'd had a DVD for ages, but found out that Shout Studios had recently put out a 4K version. Picture and sound are both improved from the DVD, and this version allows choosing the DVD's ending, or randomly choosing one of the three (like when it was released in the theaters). It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray)
My Cousin Vinny: Two youts traveling through Alabama are accused of murder, and reach out to a family member to help with their defense. It's a good watch. (Blu-ray)
*Too late!
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mattingly reacted to death tribble in What Have You Watched Recently?
Moonfall
What happens when something tries to use the moon to destroy the earth. Watch this film to find out. Another example of BAD SCIENCE !
The moon it turns out was a Dyson Sphere and AI nanobots were out to kill all life. Hooray. On the up side I don't need to watch this again.
Black Arrow Season 3
The third and final season of the show had two stories. One where a Lord tries to have his niece killed so he can take her lands and the second where bandits try to steal a holy relic. This was made for kids but I remember the theme tune vividly. And it was nice to see it again after over 40 years.
Maigret
Maigret and the Open Window. A financier is killed while the police are waiting to serve him a warrant. But all the main suspects are in sight of the police when they all hear the shot. They are all waiting to se him. Only his wife is in an ante-chambr and she is asleep. So who did it ? An interesting little story with a Christie like twist.
Maiigret and the Wine Seller. The boss of a wine compnay is gunned down in the street after visiting a high class brothel. Maigret's investigation is dogged by someone who is tailing him for some unknown reason. Carefully piecing the details together enables Maigret to stumble on who the likely killer is and then it becomes a case of drawing them out.
Nobody
Bob Odenkirk makes an unlikely action hero but this was fun. After a home invasion, an ordinary guy goes looking for the robbers. Except he ain't ordinary. The fight on the bus and then a father son and friend shoot out with the Russian mob. Really good. Worth seeing multiple times.
Visiting Hours
Journalist Lee Grant vs psychopath Michael Ironside in this 80s slasher. William Shatner had a small role as Grant's boss. It is not that bad and people survive and act in a normal way so this was a nice surprise.
The Power
A small Aztec doll causes chaos and death. A journalist's friend becomes possessed by it and it causes his death.
The Fuzz
Yul Brynner starts making threats against local politicians whilst giving the cops of the 87th Precinct prior warnings and ransom demands. Burt Reynolds is one of the detectives whose wife is deaf so they sign to each other. He and his partner are also chasing kids who are setting fire to tramps. Raquel Welch is assigned to the precinct to trap a rapist. The detectives get the idea that one guy is involved and tail him only to find he has no connection to the politicians and is planning a liquor store raid. Brynner is actually planning to get a ransom off a millionaire after using the deaths of the politicians as proof. This is a comedy and worth a look.
Monster Hunter
United Nations soldiers end up on another world fighting monsters. It does exactly what is says on the tin. Pure pop corn.
Rio Conchos
Stuart Whitman, Jim Brown and Richard Boone try to track down a shipment of missing rifles. Nice and violent.
The Ebb Tide
Robbie Coltrane stars in this adaptation of a Robert Louis Stevenson tale. He plays a stranded sailor who takes on the delivery of a ship to Australia whose crew succumbed to the plague. Turns out the ship was part of an insurance con and was supposed to be lost. The ship ends up on an island that was supposed to be gathering pearls except there is no one left. Except for one guy and a woman. And he turns out to be psycho.
Dune (2019)
Full disclosure I read the books and saw the original film. This is quite a faithful recreation of the book. So far so good. I like the dragonfly like ships. No Feyd in this part but Bautista makes an impact. As does the Baron. And you get to care for Duke Leto. I look forward to part 2.
Wonder Woman 84
The sequel is not as good as the first film. Having Max Lord as the main villain despite the canon storyline of Diana having killed him is just not that good. But the creation of The Cheetah makes sense. True they gave Diana the invisible plane. And bringing Chris Pine back did work. But there was something lacking.
The Suicide Squad
The squad are sent to an island to suppress work on an alien being following a coup on said island. The squad are cut down on the beach on landing as one of their number alerted the local government. Only Flagg and Harley survive which is a shame as Boomerang survives in the comics. This is a better film than Suicide Squad. The story is better and fighting a normal foe rather than a cosmic menace works. John Cena makes Peacemaker a complete two dimensional character and it works wonderfully. It was a shame that Flagg is killed. But Stallone has a ball as King Shark.
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