The Expanse - SEASON 1 View Thread Reply Hide Stark - Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:55:02 EST naqMTd0w No.417996 File: 1610553302936.jpg -(57543B / 56.19KB, 1000x560) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. So, after the disappointed with Star Trek Discovery, I started watching The Expanse on Amazon. I'm a few episodes in and I have to say that the building blocks for a great series are definitely in place. I can understand why this show gets a lot of praise in science fiction communities. I've read that it's based on a book (or a book series) that I know nothing about, but it really reminds me of another modern sci-fi book series: Old Man's War by John Scalzi, but The Expanse is far less militaristic. I really enjoy the balance between self-contained episodes and over-arching story. I don't feel like I have to binge 3-4 episodes to get my entertainment value. One episode every night or two is enough to keep me entertained and I feel like a lot of shows aren't able to walk that fine line. I assume that this show has been discussed to death, but I thought I'd post since this board is so quiet and it's what I've been watching recently. 7 posts and 3 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Skylar White - Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:03:26 EST vxHcd7/l No.418178 Reply Just finished season 5It was kinda weak there were things that I liked but marcos inaros is such a lame villain with "huge" ideas but it just felt so lame when the solar system posseses and has seen an alien tech that can destroy entire planets and womrholes across the galaxy but theyre still squablling with this basic shit. And of course fucking Avirsirala becomes the Secretary General AGAIN. Idk the whole season was supposed to show Marcos showing off his super secret plan and it just felt so pointless, like wow dude you killed a few million people on Earth, fucking destroy the whole planet then Ill be impressed, your stupid Inner-Outer war pales in comparison to the scope the rest of the series has already explored; this felt like it sbouldve been the second season or something. Didnt hate it but was kinda a dissapointment, Naomi had some fun parts at least >> Big Dan Teague - Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:28:58 EST QFiUA88/ No.418221 Reply >>418178Well to be honest if it wasnt for Avarsarala then Inaros would have killed a whole lot more people. I'm rewatching season 1 and she talks about belters using stealth technology and throwing rocks at earth so I think it's a good pay off I thought it was the best season so far due to the sheer amount of characterization. It was faster than season 4 and could slow down and indulge a little. >> Grima Wormtongue - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:18:23 EST naqMTd0w No.418487 Reply >>418178I just finished the season myself and I have to agree: While I enjoyed the deeper exploration of everyone (except Holden)'s characters; the overarching threat of the season was totally minimized as soon as Avisarala was able to spot the remaining asteroids en route. On background, killing a few million Earthers is a big character boost along the villain axis for Inaros, but in reality, it was overshadowed by the Filip/Naomi plot. The Marco Inaros attack would have worked so much better as a cliffhanger season finale in season 4 instead of a midpoint season 5. Nothing really changed for the main characters after the attack in terms of their motivations. I never really felt like Naomi was in any real peril and the "protomolecule" stakes were pretty weak tbh; it hadn't been in the foreground for over a season and as a result, I didn't feel that there was much to lose if the Roci didn't find the PM. Likewise, we all knew Naomi was going to be rescued; if she was set up to die, her suffering wouldn't have been stretched over 3-4 episodes, it would have been 1, maybe 2 max. I am sad to see Alex go; he was always a fun character. I really, really miss Klaes. I was hoping that old space pirate would have some way of surviving, but a few episodes after his death, I realized there was no deus ex machina coming to save him. He had to die for Marco to be a threat, but his death was kind of cheap in the face of the flaccid nature of Inaros' "evil potential". I also feel like Drummer's character went from 'tough, tiger lady' to 'melancholic molly' too quickly. I get that there was supposed to have been some time between seasons 4 and 5, but when you binge watch, the character turn is pretty abrupt. Overall, I enjoyed season 5, but it was very different from the previous seasons. Even season 4, which was very locally contained, felt more like "The Expanse" than the current/just passed season.
>> Skylar White - Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:03:26 EST vxHcd7/l No.418178 Reply Just finished season 5It was kinda weak there were things that I liked but marcos inaros is such a lame villain with "huge" ideas but it just felt so lame when the solar system posseses and has seen an alien tech that can destroy entire planets and womrholes across the galaxy but theyre still squablling with this basic shit. And of course fucking Avirsirala becomes the Secretary General AGAIN. Idk the whole season was supposed to show Marcos showing off his super secret plan and it just felt so pointless, like wow dude you killed a few million people on Earth, fucking destroy the whole planet then Ill be impressed, your stupid Inner-Outer war pales in comparison to the scope the rest of the series has already explored; this felt like it sbouldve been the second season or something. Didnt hate it but was kinda a dissapointment, Naomi had some fun parts at least
>> Big Dan Teague - Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:28:58 EST QFiUA88/ No.418221 Reply >>418178Well to be honest if it wasnt for Avarsarala then Inaros would have killed a whole lot more people. I'm rewatching season 1 and she talks about belters using stealth technology and throwing rocks at earth so I think it's a good pay off I thought it was the best season so far due to the sheer amount of characterization. It was faster than season 4 and could slow down and indulge a little.
>> Grima Wormtongue - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:18:23 EST naqMTd0w No.418487 Reply >>418178I just finished the season myself and I have to agree: While I enjoyed the deeper exploration of everyone (except Holden)'s characters; the overarching threat of the season was totally minimized as soon as Avisarala was able to spot the remaining asteroids en route. On background, killing a few million Earthers is a big character boost along the villain axis for Inaros, but in reality, it was overshadowed by the Filip/Naomi plot. The Marco Inaros attack would have worked so much better as a cliffhanger season finale in season 4 instead of a midpoint season 5. Nothing really changed for the main characters after the attack in terms of their motivations. I never really felt like Naomi was in any real peril and the "protomolecule" stakes were pretty weak tbh; it hadn't been in the foreground for over a season and as a result, I didn't feel that there was much to lose if the Roci didn't find the PM. Likewise, we all knew Naomi was going to be rescued; if she was set up to die, her suffering wouldn't have been stretched over 3-4 episodes, it would have been 1, maybe 2 max. I am sad to see Alex go; he was always a fun character. I really, really miss Klaes. I was hoping that old space pirate would have some way of surviving, but a few episodes after his death, I realized there was no deus ex machina coming to save him. He had to die for Marco to be a threat, but his death was kind of cheap in the face of the flaccid nature of Inaros' "evil potential". I also feel like Drummer's character went from 'tough, tiger lady' to 'melancholic molly' too quickly. I get that there was supposed to have been some time between seasons 4 and 5, but when you binge watch, the character turn is pretty abrupt. Overall, I enjoyed season 5, but it was very different from the previous seasons. Even season 4, which was very locally contained, felt more like "The Expanse" than the current/just passed season.
What did y’all think of Chernobyl? View Thread Reply Hide Rose Tyler - Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:46:07 EST bJDqR/V8 No.408214 File: 1561052767771.jpg -(77669B / 75.85KB, 678x600) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. I know it ended a couple weeks ago, but I went a few pages back and couldn’t find a thread for it.I thought it was pretty much flawless. I’ve heard some criticisms of its accuracy Like scherbina would have never threatened an established member of the soviet science community like legasov out of a helicopter, this was 1986, not 1946; and that a speech like that at the show trial by legasov would have never happened. But pretty much all sources agree they got the setting of Pripyat and the lives of its citizens right on target, and they were some of the most compelling parts.I’d be interested to hear from people who think it’s overrated though, considering how much critical fellatio it’s getting. 56 posts and 10 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Milky Joe - Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:49:19 EST PpJ+VXq0 No.418446 Reply >>408225having it in ruskie would limit the audience... >> Rose Tyler - Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:59:45 EST Fx3luEph No.418453 Reply The first 4 episodes are stellar, legit perfect television. Episode 5 is 3.6/5, not great not terrible.I mean, eps 1 through 4 shift the timeline of events, make up some things here and there, embellish certian things, but it is all within reasonable artistic license to tell a good story for television. There is no excuse for episode 5 to completely fabricate something just to turn the characters into sockpuppets. Yes, I know the soviet union sucked ass and disastrously mismanaged the whole thing, the series already had been doing a pretty damn good job showing me thatt, and it was unnecessary to dedicate a full hour of exposition to reiterate the point. There had to be a better way to end the series, come on. >> Dennis Reynolds - Tue, 02 Mar 2021 01:33:44 EST TybooSOx No.418468 Reply 1614666824745.jpg -(15053B / 14.70KB, 500x208) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Just finished it with my bro. Never watched because I'd already read a lot on Chernobyl. Still, gotta say it's a great series.
>> Milky Joe - Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:49:19 EST PpJ+VXq0 No.418446 Reply >>408225having it in ruskie would limit the audience...
>> Rose Tyler - Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:59:45 EST Fx3luEph No.418453 Reply The first 4 episodes are stellar, legit perfect television. Episode 5 is 3.6/5, not great not terrible.I mean, eps 1 through 4 shift the timeline of events, make up some things here and there, embellish certian things, but it is all within reasonable artistic license to tell a good story for television. There is no excuse for episode 5 to completely fabricate something just to turn the characters into sockpuppets. Yes, I know the soviet union sucked ass and disastrously mismanaged the whole thing, the series already had been doing a pretty damn good job showing me thatt, and it was unnecessary to dedicate a full hour of exposition to reiterate the point. There had to be a better way to end the series, come on.
>> Dennis Reynolds - Tue, 02 Mar 2021 01:33:44 EST TybooSOx No.418468 Reply 1614666824745.jpg -(15053B / 14.70KB, 500x208) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Just finished it with my bro. Never watched because I'd already read a lot on Chernobyl. Still, gotta say it's a great series.
Funny Clips View Thread Reply Hide Chairface Chippendale - Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:16:25 EST XC8DrerS No.418415 File: 1614431785156.jpg -(669592B / 653.90KB, 1918x1077) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_TXLob7Rfg
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia Season 3 View Thread Reply Hide Rosalind Allen - Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:08:43 EST HVBfm3zE No.418185 File: 1613056123419.jpg -(3800597B / 3.62MB, 2000x3000) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. This is 420Chan after all, so have any of you psychonauts seen the new season yet? What did you think? So far the Ibogaine/Tramadol mystery in Cameroon episode is my favorite, but overall i'm enjoying it as always. Last good show Vice has IMO 10 posts and 3 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Ed Speleers - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:38:18 EST uAmoMWSJ No.418228 Reply 1613299098916.jpg -(190824B / 186.35KB, 1300x731) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Loved it as always, proud to say i've been a Ham-Stan since day 1. >> Bobby R. Hill - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:42:13 EST +Ur87qWY No.418241 Reply >>418185THEY GOT DRUGS ON THAT WHAT DRUGS THEY GOT >> Patrick Wilson - Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:32:39 EST E5p0/xCR No.418300 Reply Finally saw the last episode. That trepanation shit came out of left field and that lady creeped me out haha. What a character
>> Ed Speleers - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:38:18 EST uAmoMWSJ No.418228 Reply 1613299098916.jpg -(190824B / 186.35KB, 1300x731) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Loved it as always, proud to say i've been a Ham-Stan since day 1.
>> Bobby R. Hill - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:42:13 EST +Ur87qWY No.418241 Reply >>418185THEY GOT DRUGS ON THAT WHAT DRUGS THEY GOT
>> Patrick Wilson - Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:32:39 EST E5p0/xCR No.418300 Reply Finally saw the last episode. That trepanation shit came out of left field and that lady creeped me out haha. What a character
Movie of the Day II View Thread Reply Hide bizzel - Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:24:05 EST c1uaW5Xf No.410356 File: 1569493445017.jpg -(142211B / 138.88KB, 1012x1500) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. This thread is another collection of good movies to watch any day of the year! I will post one film...every now and again.Movie of the Day:>The Descent (2005)A British action adventure horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. Five women embark on a spelunking expedition in an effort to support their grieving friend, a widow who lost her child and her husband in an accident one year prior to the main events of the film. It pits the women against nature, one another, and a predatory other. Dangerous circumstances and sexual rivalry conspire to strip all sophistication from the group; civilization erodes and the protagonists are left alone with only their baser instincts, glow sticks, and a damp cave full of monsters. It premiered at the 2005 Dead By Dawn film festival.Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSGiSZWFOtEMovie:https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/9302614A trustworthy BitTorrent client for downloading the movie: https://transmissionbt.com/download/The Swiss Army knife of media players for watching it: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ 49 posts and 16 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> John Carpenter - Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:22:20 EST l6K7Tx9D No.418091 Reply Men in Blackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiY2W8hRYQA User is currently banned from all boards >> Chevy Chase - Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:21:23 EST 6afKrACE No.418096 Reply >>418091OMG people get old? >> Ryan Gosling - Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:59:10 EST m7o593DV No.418334 Reply >Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCAgSuLog4Bruce Lee aka Richard Dragon convinces Batman to join him to take out the Cobra Cult. It's cartoony & schlocky fun with the rule of cool in affect. See it when you're in that mood. C+>Blood of Zeus (2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JAQh544RHEHerod discovers his the son of Zeus and joins the pantheon of gods vs Giants (titan-spawn). Good beginning and ending with a flabby middle. Too focused on the mortals makes the lead up to the final fight too rushed. C-
>> John Carpenter - Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:22:20 EST l6K7Tx9D No.418091 Reply Men in Blackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiY2W8hRYQA User is currently banned from all boards
>> Ryan Gosling - Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:59:10 EST m7o593DV No.418334 Reply >Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCAgSuLog4Bruce Lee aka Richard Dragon convinces Batman to join him to take out the Cobra Cult. It's cartoony & schlocky fun with the rule of cool in affect. See it when you're in that mood. C+>Blood of Zeus (2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JAQh544RHEHerod discovers his the son of Zeus and joins the pantheon of gods vs Giants (titan-spawn). Good beginning and ending with a flabby middle. Too focused on the mortals makes the lead up to the final fight too rushed. C-
Where to upload a recorded broadcast? View Thread Reply Hide Adrian Veidt - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:07:57 EST +Ur87qWY No.418230 File: 1613326077601.jpg -(6992B / 6.83KB, 291x173) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. There was just a crazy mishap or something at the TV station, and they had pornos going on regular broadcast television as part of the shows, and part of it was live, and it kept glitching and I'm not sure we were supposed to see parts of it. I got it recorded on video, with my camcorder pointed at the TV, and I want to upload it somewhere, but I don't know where to upload the video because it's copyrighted and it's pornographic. 2 posts and 1 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Princess Tinyfeet - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:51:51 EST pu3U9BlY No.418243 Reply >>418230Please upload to archive.org and post back here. There are a couple places I would like to preserve/share this but unfortunately they are closed sites so I can't just direct you to upload there. >> Mabel Pines - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 01:02:07 EST xqmfdn32 No.418251 Reply I want to see this. Just upload it on youtube, dailymotion or vimeo. User is currently banned from all boards >> Stan Smith - Mon, 22 Feb 2021 03:51:23 EST bFWWhSLY No.418331 Reply >>418230Convert to webm and post in /b/ or it didn't happen!
>> Princess Tinyfeet - Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:51:51 EST pu3U9BlY No.418243 Reply >>418230Please upload to archive.org and post back here. There are a couple places I would like to preserve/share this but unfortunately they are closed sites so I can't just direct you to upload there.
>> Mabel Pines - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 01:02:07 EST xqmfdn32 No.418251 Reply I want to see this. Just upload it on youtube, dailymotion or vimeo. User is currently banned from all boards
>> Stan Smith - Mon, 22 Feb 2021 03:51:23 EST bFWWhSLY No.418331 Reply >>418230Convert to webm and post in /b/ or it didn't happen!
The Mandalorian View Thread Reply Hide Master Blaster - Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:26:01 EST ws/THuyw No.411472 File: 1573773961144.webm [mp4] -(2065401B / 1.97MB, 1344x560) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Thread dedicated to The Mandaloriangreat to see starwars action and conspiracies abound 389 posts and 108 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:01:57 EST VTTgKRPL No.418255 Reply >>418217And this came after she had made transphobic comments mocking gender pronouns, which Pedro Pascal had tried to teach her why that wasn't okay since his sibling is transgender. It also cost her being cast in Rangers of the New Republic, which she was supposed to star in but after that happened they didn't announce her being on the show. She could have easily have avoided this whole thing and kept her job if she didn't do all that but hey I guess Ben Shapiro got her a new job now. >> Mabel Pines - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:20:14 EST xqmfdn32 No.418259 Reply >>418255Yeah she was an asshole and got canned. This isn't even a left or right thing. Just don't be an asshole to your co workers and publically shit on giant groups of people when you are a public personality. You shouldn't do that if you are not a public personality either.If I went to work and shit on my co workers daughter and then wrote on the internet about how shitty my co workers daughter is I would expect to be let go. User is currently banned from all boards >> Jay Sherman - Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:03:15 EST 52QrGLH6 No.418293 Reply >>418116Yes, there is more to Star Wars but it was all written after the first movies to explain the connections etc because a lot of that stuff just didn't make sense without background info. Doesn't change the fact that it started out as eye candy with an improvised storyline.
>> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:01:57 EST VTTgKRPL No.418255 Reply >>418217And this came after she had made transphobic comments mocking gender pronouns, which Pedro Pascal had tried to teach her why that wasn't okay since his sibling is transgender. It also cost her being cast in Rangers of the New Republic, which she was supposed to star in but after that happened they didn't announce her being on the show. She could have easily have avoided this whole thing and kept her job if she didn't do all that but hey I guess Ben Shapiro got her a new job now.
>> Mabel Pines - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:20:14 EST xqmfdn32 No.418259 Reply >>418255Yeah she was an asshole and got canned. This isn't even a left or right thing. Just don't be an asshole to your co workers and publically shit on giant groups of people when you are a public personality. You shouldn't do that if you are not a public personality either.If I went to work and shit on my co workers daughter and then wrote on the internet about how shitty my co workers daughter is I would expect to be let go. User is currently banned from all boards
>> Jay Sherman - Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:03:15 EST 52QrGLH6 No.418293 Reply >>418116Yes, there is more to Star Wars but it was all written after the first movies to explain the connections etc because a lot of that stuff just didn't make sense without background info. Doesn't change the fact that it started out as eye candy with an improvised storyline.
Portrayals of law enforcement in media going forward View Thread Reply Hide C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:46:12 EST 2QAzq0Ao No.415444 File: 1592484372186.jpg -(89116B / 87.03KB, 928x523) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/behind-fall-live-pd-cops-reality-tv-police-1298804With Cops and Live PD being canceled now in response to everything that's been happening lately, how do you think shows and movies that portray law enforcement are going to move forward from this? Will this mean much more realistic portrayals of law enforcement in movies and TV shows? Also how do you guys think past shows and movies about law enforcement hold up now in today's world? 20 posts and 4 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Rosalind Allen - Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:30:52 EST HVBfm3zE No.418203 Reply >>418202Brooklyn 9-9 is made by and for PC bitches so how are you surprised? That entire cast is full of woke Hollywood lames who love pulling shit like this, i saw this coming a mile away >> Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn - Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:44:29 EST 7X5MfOPQ No.418225 Reply >>418202S8 barely happened anyway you bitch nigga. >> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:37:41 EST VTTgKRPL No.418260 Reply >>418202It sucks it's ending but it's been on the air for 7 seasons already so it makes sense to end it when you consider other workplace comedies that aired on NBC like The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and Scrubs all ended after 7-9 seasons too. Yes they had to scrap a few scripts because of current events from the past year but I don't think it has anything to do with it ending.
>> Rosalind Allen - Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:30:52 EST HVBfm3zE No.418203 Reply >>418202Brooklyn 9-9 is made by and for PC bitches so how are you surprised? That entire cast is full of woke Hollywood lames who love pulling shit like this, i saw this coming a mile away
>> Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn - Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:44:29 EST 7X5MfOPQ No.418225 Reply >>418202S8 barely happened anyway you bitch nigga.
>> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:37:41 EST VTTgKRPL No.418260 Reply >>418202It sucks it's ending but it's been on the air for 7 seasons already so it makes sense to end it when you consider other workplace comedies that aired on NBC like The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and Scrubs all ended after 7-9 seasons too. Yes they had to scrap a few scripts because of current events from the past year but I don't think it has anything to do with it ending.
Movies where the first one is a classic and the sequels are trash View Thread Reply Hide Angelica Pickles - Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:56:37 EST obXjCnko No.417318 File: 1605725797800.jpg -(46861B / 45.76KB, 375x500) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. I'll start off with a pretty obvious one. 78 posts and 28 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:11:09 EST VFxduu0H No.418113 Reply 1612199469138.jpg -(30574B / 29.86KB, 220x326) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. 48 Hours was awesome but Another 48 Hours was the opposite of it though Paramount cutting the film from 145 to 95 minutes didn't help. I would hope someday Walter Hill could release a director's cut of the film. Apparently according to Brion James, who played Ben Kehoe, Total Recall fucked it over:>Total Recall came out a week before Another 48 Hrs. (1990) that summer, it made twenty-five million, became the number one movie in the country and the studio panicked because they had invested a lot in the 48 Hours films, but they felt that at well over two hours, that the movie might be too much. My stuff was in there until one week before the film opened; that is when they cut twenty-five minutes out of that movie, a week before it opened. It went from around 140 to down around 95 minutes. They said, "Cut all the behavior, action, comedy..." I lost every major scene I had. That's the last time I ever cared about a movie because I went to the press screening and it was like getting kicked in the stomach, seeing what is not there. I was the third lead and now I looked like a dressed extra. All the stuff that they had in the set-up, stuff in the trailer, all those scenes were gone.>>417355There is but I believe the poster was referring to the remake with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. >>417880Shrek 2 was almost as good as the first film thought 3 and Forever After not so much. >>417922Unfortunately this. Antz had some great themes and commentary but it got overshadowed by A Bug's Life, which I remember seeing with my grandma when it first came out. The whole feud between Dreamworks and Pixar between these films is an interesting read - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antz#Production This post was edited by C_Higgy on 01-02-2021 12:21:57 >> Keanu Reeves - Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:45:36 EST 7LKkEQAJ No.418127 Reply I know Robocop 2 has it's fans, but Robocop. >> Gul Dukat - Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:50:27 EST 6afKrACE No.418128 Reply >>417320Tremors 2 > TremorsIt's pretty much a perfect sequel, with a tight script, better comedy, and the dynamic between Earl Basset and Michael Gross worked even better than the Bacon/Basset duo in the original. Also, it is the last sequel that doesn't entirely gravitate around Michael Gross, whose character became a walking gimmick.
>> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:11:09 EST VFxduu0H No.418113 Reply 1612199469138.jpg -(30574B / 29.86KB, 220x326) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. 48 Hours was awesome but Another 48 Hours was the opposite of it though Paramount cutting the film from 145 to 95 minutes didn't help. I would hope someday Walter Hill could release a director's cut of the film. Apparently according to Brion James, who played Ben Kehoe, Total Recall fucked it over:>Total Recall came out a week before Another 48 Hrs. (1990) that summer, it made twenty-five million, became the number one movie in the country and the studio panicked because they had invested a lot in the 48 Hours films, but they felt that at well over two hours, that the movie might be too much. My stuff was in there until one week before the film opened; that is when they cut twenty-five minutes out of that movie, a week before it opened. It went from around 140 to down around 95 minutes. They said, "Cut all the behavior, action, comedy..." I lost every major scene I had. That's the last time I ever cared about a movie because I went to the press screening and it was like getting kicked in the stomach, seeing what is not there. I was the third lead and now I looked like a dressed extra. All the stuff that they had in the set-up, stuff in the trailer, all those scenes were gone.>>417355There is but I believe the poster was referring to the remake with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. >>417880Shrek 2 was almost as good as the first film thought 3 and Forever After not so much. >>417922Unfortunately this. Antz had some great themes and commentary but it got overshadowed by A Bug's Life, which I remember seeing with my grandma when it first came out. The whole feud between Dreamworks and Pixar between these films is an interesting read - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antz#Production This post was edited by C_Higgy on 01-02-2021 12:21:57
>> Keanu Reeves - Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:45:36 EST 7LKkEQAJ No.418127 Reply I know Robocop 2 has it's fans, but Robocop.
>> Gul Dukat - Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:50:27 EST 6afKrACE No.418128 Reply >>417320Tremors 2 > TremorsIt's pretty much a perfect sequel, with a tight script, better comedy, and the dynamic between Earl Basset and Michael Gross worked even better than the Bacon/Basset duo in the original. Also, it is the last sequel that doesn't entirely gravitate around Michael Gross, whose character became a walking gimmick.
radio and podcasts View Thread Reply Hide Chippy - Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:49:18 EST SyD0qL0V No.406509 File: 1555451358967.jpg -(31216B / 30.48KB, 425x345) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. what radio shows and podcasts are good, especially in comedy. I've always listened to Howard Stern when driving but apparently the giant pussy is retiring from radio because he claims it's "bad for his mental health". God what a fucking girl. Anyway, fuck him, what show should I replace him with? 136 posts and 30 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Punch Sideiron - Thu, 07 Jan 2021 05:10:43 EST 3QH8qWYe No.417961 Reply "A face for radio & a voice for print"https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterBachelor/videos >> Jack O'Neill - Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:42:37 EST naqMTd0w No.417967 Reply >>417961That used to be Ian Punnett's catchphrase when he guest hosted Coast to Coast AM back... maybe 12-16 years ago. >> Noranti Pralatong - Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:32:17 EST MQZjhdgJ No.418107 Reply 27 Club -- well produced and researched stories of Hendrix and other musiciansDuques y Campesinos -- Spanish comedians crackupsSmall Beans -- smart folks from Cracked, series of podcasts under one name.Invisibilia -- only worthwhile thing to come out of NPRCulture Kings -- RIP to the podcast, chill, most "im friends with the podcasters" vibeThink Again - A big Think Podcast -- Interviews of professors, writers, critics, etcThe Daily Zeitgeist -- less looty than Chapo but essential leftist millennial news of the day with comedians and musicThe Life Scientific, In our time, OologiesNatura Naturans -- UK pessimistic philosophy
>> Punch Sideiron - Thu, 07 Jan 2021 05:10:43 EST 3QH8qWYe No.417961 Reply "A face for radio & a voice for print"https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterBachelor/videos
>> Jack O'Neill - Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:42:37 EST naqMTd0w No.417967 Reply >>417961That used to be Ian Punnett's catchphrase when he guest hosted Coast to Coast AM back... maybe 12-16 years ago.
>> Noranti Pralatong - Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:32:17 EST MQZjhdgJ No.418107 Reply 27 Club -- well produced and researched stories of Hendrix and other musiciansDuques y Campesinos -- Spanish comedians crackupsSmall Beans -- smart folks from Cracked, series of podcasts under one name.Invisibilia -- only worthwhile thing to come out of NPRCulture Kings -- RIP to the podcast, chill, most "im friends with the podcasters" vibeThink Again - A big Think Podcast -- Interviews of professors, writers, critics, etcThe Daily Zeitgeist -- less looty than Chapo but essential leftist millennial news of the day with comedians and musicThe Life Scientific, In our time, OologiesNatura Naturans -- UK pessimistic philosophy
The Batman View Thread Reply Hide Hannibal Lecter - Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:54:49 EST TC0qaW/1 No.416247 File: 1598216089622.jpg -(47057B / 45.95KB, 1280x720) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. I figured it deserves its own thread.https://youtu.be/8fxbzD_CSD8If you don't have faith in Robert Pattinson- first you should go watch Good Time, then you need to go suck a dick. What are your thoughts? 56 posts and 12 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Howard Hawks - Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:15:02 EST Gjlk7IUF No.416610 Reply >>416600Dunno about Al Pacino, but Robert DeNiro gives zero fucks if he plays in a bad film. To him, film is like work, and if he gets no good scripts for a while, he'll just get a bad script and play in that.He talked about it in an interview, something about him doing acting like it's blue collar work. He had to, for his dad (who was a plumber maybe), and he kept it up even after his dad died. >> Pete Punchbeef - Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:20:37 EST fNg0mvtk No.416615 Reply 1600388437510.jpg -(17610B / 17.20KB, 474x355) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. George Clooney was the best Batman/Bruce Wayne. Only one to actually have black hair. >> Ridley Scott - Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:24:51 EST XFbtRb8r No.418085 Reply >>416250I was a bit hesitant on a black Jim Gordon since it seemed like more diversity for diversity's sakeAlso Catwoman is biracial
>> Howard Hawks - Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:15:02 EST Gjlk7IUF No.416610 Reply >>416600Dunno about Al Pacino, but Robert DeNiro gives zero fucks if he plays in a bad film. To him, film is like work, and if he gets no good scripts for a while, he'll just get a bad script and play in that.He talked about it in an interview, something about him doing acting like it's blue collar work. He had to, for his dad (who was a plumber maybe), and he kept it up even after his dad died.
>> Pete Punchbeef - Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:20:37 EST fNg0mvtk No.416615 Reply 1600388437510.jpg -(17610B / 17.20KB, 474x355) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. George Clooney was the best Batman/Bruce Wayne. Only one to actually have black hair.
>> Ridley Scott - Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:24:51 EST XFbtRb8r No.418085 Reply >>416250I was a bit hesitant on a black Jim Gordon since it seemed like more diversity for diversity's sakeAlso Catwoman is biracial
How to Sell Drugs With Commercials View Thread Reply Hide Rei Ayanami - Tue, 10 Nov 2020 04:07:00 EST OImdQpR6 No.417269 File: 1604999220575.jpg -(80020B / 78.14KB, 800x800) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Getting someone to touch an older man on the head and pat it turns you into an athlete, professional sports probably, coach if a failure, a deal with the devil.Getting someone to fantasize about scrubbing a bald man on the head gets you hooked on drugs, you stop being afraid of the cops, Lex Luthor.Superman sells pot. He made you this commercial, about how to clean floors, for Carter Pewterschmidt. >> Jack Donaghy - Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:35:05 EST +Lb33GKN No.417271 Reply >>417269Wat >> Ridley Scott - Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:18:58 EST XFbtRb8r No.418084 Reply >>417271Sometimes I forget what chan I am on. I wanna have whatever OP is smoking
>> Ridley Scott - Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:18:58 EST XFbtRb8r No.418084 Reply >>417271Sometimes I forget what chan I am on. I wanna have whatever OP is smoking
The Crow: Salvation View Thread Reply Hide AnthonyDeBlasi - Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:09:34 EST 03Gh/VvR No.417999 File: 1610582974849.png -(1146355B / 1.09MB, 1061x889) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. What are your thoughts on this film? >> Professor Charles Xavier - Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:26:57 EST qCODRfrM No.418000 Reply >>417999Unmemorable >> Grace Park - Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:33:07 EST j/VCdinw No.418001 Reply Shit,it's absolute shit. Loved the first film, second was not as a good as I remembered although better in the backstory of the girl and arch nemesis in the sequel...Anything beyond that was trash for me. >> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:39:17 EST NJdldPOO No.418004 Reply Don Tony is that you? Anyways nothing is gonna top the first film especially Brandon Lee's starmaking performance.
>> Professor Charles Xavier - Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:26:57 EST qCODRfrM No.418000 Reply >>417999Unmemorable
>> Grace Park - Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:33:07 EST j/VCdinw No.418001 Reply Shit,it's absolute shit. Loved the first film, second was not as a good as I remembered although better in the backstory of the girl and arch nemesis in the sequel...Anything beyond that was trash for me.
>> C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:39:17 EST NJdldPOO No.418004 Reply Don Tony is that you? Anyways nothing is gonna top the first film especially Brandon Lee's starmaking performance.
Fargo season 4 View Thread Reply Hide Joy Peters - Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:02:58 EST yL/7D4Ny No.416792 File: 1601341378615.jpg -(40669B / 39.72KB, 460x259) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. New season of Fargo started last night, god damn this show is consistent in how excellent it is. So the nurse lady is totally the mystical/supernatural element in this season although not sure yet how 32 posts and 7 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Elrond - Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:05:30 EST 60D9UUmS No.417557 Reply >>417556Oh, also Jason Schwartzman's "GRAB THEM BY THE PUSSY" rant was the lowest hanging fruit I've seen on television, possibly ever. I get that everyone hates Donald Trump, but Jesus Christ, no subtlety whatsoever. This season will age like milk. Shame, because the costumes, makeup, and set design were all fucking superb.nbdp >> Flash Gordon - Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:00:55 EST OjIf58cB No.417565 Reply >>417556>>417557>it felt more like a Quentin Tarantino script than a Coen script and I definitely agree, and that's being charitableI think this is probably close to the truth, although Tarantino scripts are known for oozing tension and holding momentum all the way through, and i don't think s4 quite managed that - it was more like Miller's Crossing for dummies. It felt like the Coen moments were few and far between and added as an afterthought (Gaetano shooting himself in the head comes to mind)Hawley's thing is always that he doesn't wanna repeat himself, which I admire, but imo if you're done emulating the Coen brothers then you're done making a TV show named after their most famous film.I don't know that Satchel was ever supposed to be a twist, I think it was just showing us how that happened. But as you say, it makes no fucking sense. It was beginning to make sense around the 8 episode mark - kid gets used as a bargaining chip and swapped to another family, his dad tells him he'll always keep him safe and bring him home soon, then the kid comes this close to getting executed and this guy Milligan risks everything for him even though he has nothing to gain and they go on the run - but then the kid just walks home, it's all happy families and all is forgiven. Never mind that I nearly got murdered for your racketeering business and you didn't do shit dad, gee I should really pay tribute to that Irish dude someday.Olyphant's character was easily the highlight. Funny, dangerous without trying. I actually really liked twitchy cop as well and all their scenes together, I just wish their story had actually gone somewhere.>Shame, because the costumes, makeup, and set design were all fucking superb.Straight up >> Naoko Mori - Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:30:56 EST A9QIfuWE No.417937 Reply Just finished it, and yeah. Easily the weakest season by far. Completely aimless and meandering plot. Most interesting characters are given almost no screen time. No compelling central antagonist like Malvo or Varga. Ghost thing was stupid and went nowhere. Just a unfocused disappointment.
>> Elrond - Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:05:30 EST 60D9UUmS No.417557 Reply >>417556Oh, also Jason Schwartzman's "GRAB THEM BY THE PUSSY" rant was the lowest hanging fruit I've seen on television, possibly ever. I get that everyone hates Donald Trump, but Jesus Christ, no subtlety whatsoever. This season will age like milk. Shame, because the costumes, makeup, and set design were all fucking superb.nbdp
>> Flash Gordon - Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:00:55 EST OjIf58cB No.417565 Reply >>417556>>417557>it felt more like a Quentin Tarantino script than a Coen script and I definitely agree, and that's being charitableI think this is probably close to the truth, although Tarantino scripts are known for oozing tension and holding momentum all the way through, and i don't think s4 quite managed that - it was more like Miller's Crossing for dummies. It felt like the Coen moments were few and far between and added as an afterthought (Gaetano shooting himself in the head comes to mind)Hawley's thing is always that he doesn't wanna repeat himself, which I admire, but imo if you're done emulating the Coen brothers then you're done making a TV show named after their most famous film.I don't know that Satchel was ever supposed to be a twist, I think it was just showing us how that happened. But as you say, it makes no fucking sense. It was beginning to make sense around the 8 episode mark - kid gets used as a bargaining chip and swapped to another family, his dad tells him he'll always keep him safe and bring him home soon, then the kid comes this close to getting executed and this guy Milligan risks everything for him even though he has nothing to gain and they go on the run - but then the kid just walks home, it's all happy families and all is forgiven. Never mind that I nearly got murdered for your racketeering business and you didn't do shit dad, gee I should really pay tribute to that Irish dude someday.Olyphant's character was easily the highlight. Funny, dangerous without trying. I actually really liked twitchy cop as well and all their scenes together, I just wish their story had actually gone somewhere.>Shame, because the costumes, makeup, and set design were all fucking superb.Straight up
>> Naoko Mori - Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:30:56 EST A9QIfuWE No.417937 Reply Just finished it, and yeah. Easily the weakest season by far. Completely aimless and meandering plot. Most interesting characters are given almost no screen time. No compelling central antagonist like Malvo or Varga. Ghost thing was stupid and went nowhere. Just a unfocused disappointment.
