What are you watching? Film/TV

[UndKeineZwEier]

Yeah, I watched that awhile ago. I liked it a lot.

[nxrm]

I watched 'The Neon Demon' last night, and it was definitely a bit unsettling. Can't say I really liked it, or that I'm even glad I watched it, but...maybe, at the very least, I respect that films like this can be made? I dunno. Still chewing on it.

[Calfium Jay]

Todd Solondz - Palindromes

[ziggy23]

Doctor Strange (2016)
9/10
The best Marvel movie to date.

[nxrm]

Doctor Strange (2016)
9/10
The best Marvel movie to date.

Wow, that's some high praise. I'd queued it up for a rental, but I may have to reconsider.

[nxrm]

'Arrival' was really good, despite the

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illogical resolution. The paradox it presents doesn't really offer enough of an explanation as to how it unfolds,

but I still think it's worth checking out.

Edit: Actually, it just dawned on me a few minutes ago...

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the paradox does make sense. My original criticism was based on not understanding how Banks could know what to say to Shang, assuming the original timeline never goes down that road. What really needs to happen is for Banks to comprehend the language (which she does!), allowing her to see into the timeline and to deliver the message to Shang. So, the paradox does in fact work.

Consider me even more impressed at this point.

[Calfium Jay]

'Arrival' was really good.......it's worth checking out.

It was neither of these things.

[UndKeineZwEier]

[earthrocker]

Current watch list:

Amazon Prime -

Man in High Castle Season 2! (Great first Season)
Le Bureau (French Spy Drama - awesome!)
The Grand Tour (Top Gear 2)
Into The Badlands (Martial Arts Series - pretty good so far)

Netflix -

Van Helsing (Not bad, not great) EDIT - On Ep 5 - this is starting to suck.
The Last Kingdom (Like Vikings)
Narcos S2 (obviously!)
Gotham (Seen Ep 1 - interesting)
Detectorists (BBC Comedy)

What other people recommend -

Sons of Anarchy
Fargo (S1 & 2)
Marco Polo
Making A Murderer

Films: - most of these set to be released in 2017

La La Land (tipped for Oscar/BAFTAS)
Fences (Denzel Washington)
Allied
Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
Son of Saul
The Birth of Nations
Lion
Arrival
Into The Inferno (Werner Herzog)
The Eagle Huntress (written by Daisy Ridley - documentary)

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[hellboy]

Watched Arrival this afternoon. I really enjoyed it. What didn't people like about it?

[Calfium Jay]

Watched Arrival this afternoon. I really enjoyed it. What didn't people like about it?

The final 77 minutes or so.

[hellboy]

Watched Arrival this afternoon. I really enjoyed it. What didn't people like about it?

The final 77 minutes or so.

You're going to need to be more specific. I take it there is something in particular you didn't like. I'm curious as to what?

[Calfium Jay]

It was bland and uninvolving. Also...ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENT BEINGS stand back for literally days on end while we run around figuring out what their smoke rings mean. Surely advanced beings would have a better way of getting their point across than having a bunch of humans play charades with them all day while they stare back silently.

"Here are. Figure this out if you can. We'll let you know if you're on the right track. Maybe."

<yawns>

[hellboy]

It was bland and uninvolving. Also...ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENT BEINGS stand back for literally days on end while we run around figuring out what their smoke rings mean. Surely advanced beings would have a better way of getting their point across than having a bunch of humans play charades with them all day while they stare back silently.

"Here are. Figure this out if you can. We'll let you know if you're on the right track. Maybe."

<yawns>

Yeah, but the aliens just straight up telling us how it is would have made for a pretty short movie.

I felt like the point of the movie was more about provoking thought into communication, rather than a realistic depiction of aliens.

[nxrm]

The Handmaiden: Beautifully shot movie.


The Birth of a Nation: A bit hit and miss.


About Elly: Difficult to recommend, but glad I checked it out.


Swiss Army Man: What...the...fuck...indeed...


Train to Busan: This one was a surprise. Not great, but a really good one.

[Ravenpig]

The Last of the Mohicans

I freaking LOVE this movie. Easily top 5 for me.

"Woman. Slave. Dog. I spit on you!"

[UndKeineZwEier]

The Last of the Mohicans

I freaking LOVE this movie. Easily top 5 for me.

"Woman. Slave. Dog. I spit on you!"

I need a 4,000 word essay on how this movie is like Trump's America on my desk first thing tomorrow morning. And pictures of Spider-Man! All the pictures of Spider-Man you got! I got a headlining story brewing and I need all the pictures of Spider-Man I can get! What are you still doing here? Get on it!

[Ravenpig]

I don't have pictures of Spider-Man. I have pictures of Peter Parker taking pictures of Spider-Man.

[UndKeineZwEier]

After I posted that I started googling pictures and now all my Facebook shit is just weird pictures of Spider-Man.

[earthrocker]

It was bland and uninvolving. Also...ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENT BEINGS stand back for literally days on end while we run around figuring out what their smoke rings mean. Surely advanced beings would have a better way of getting their point across than having a bunch of humans play charades with them all day while they stare back silently.

"Here are. Figure this out if you can. We'll let you know if you're on the right track. Maybe."

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Yeah, but the aliens just straight up telling us how it is would have made for a pretty short movie.

I felt like the point of the movie was more about provoking thought into communication, rather than a realistic depiction of aliens.

Exactly. The alien stuff is really just a setting (although the design was great!) and focuses more on how we humans view the world through language.

It's a film definitely worth watching a couple of times

Villeneuve is a great Director. Check out his early work Incendies and he is involved in this year's Blade Runner Sequel

[nxrm]

The Wailing: This one definitely messed with me. Creepy, suspenseful, and a bit of a puzzle.



The trailer doesn't really do a good job of representing the feel/flow of the movie. The first hour is slow and a bit campy, but it works well to draw you in along with the bumbling protagonist. Then that second+ hour, when you realize you're already stuck waist deep in the quicksand.