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So far it's like Vikings but with blander characters and even more Irish accents. I hope we get more Saxons.
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worked it out now!
I absolutely loved Viking’s despite being it being a slow grower.
I’m watching ‘Dirty John’ a drama based on a true story of a narcissist scammer.
I’m watching ‘Dirty John’ a drama based on a true story of a narcissist scammer.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Finished Gloria the other night - FAO The39thStep, Spymaster
It's good, but not as good as Callan. Some comments, with MAJOR spoilers:
It's good, but not as good as Callan. Some comments, with MAJOR spoilers:
Although it deals with a very interesting political episode, it's not really a political show at all. Like almost all "box set" series since the Wire (but not the Wire itself), it's a fantasy of assertive personal agency of some kind, designed for the viewing pleasures of harassed wage slaves.
The violence against women never quite gets over the graituitousness problem, and there wasn't enough on the reality of the wars in Angola and Guinea-Bissau. The use of napalm against civilians in the latter conflict wasn't mentioned as far as I could see. And the allusion to the US supporting "terrorists" in Angola is never developed or made clear.
As for Joao's handler, he was barely even a cartoon, he just hopped around torturing and killing people like a sort of evil leprauchan. His speech about coming from a White Russian exile background was just nonsense, barely even laughable.
The show was good enough to get over it's problems, but it could have been a great show if it had engaged with the politics of the time. I don't mean necessarily in a party political or agitprop sense: there was a very good 60s adaptation of Le Carre's Looking-glass War, with Anthony Hopkins in the lead role. It dealt with what happens to obsolete organizations and obsolete men in a world where the generation gap (as expressed in the young spy who goes AWOL with a dolly bird) is just a symptom of institutional and social dysfunction (that maybe not so clear, but I don't want to give anything about LGW unless I have to).
And this may underline the problem with an episodic telly show as a medium for this sort of story. To be genuinely political would have had to show characters making political choices, and dealing with the consequences of those choices, and being changed by those choices. An episodic show needs characters who don't change, is the problem . . .
The violence against women never quite gets over the graituitousness problem, and there wasn't enough on the reality of the wars in Angola and Guinea-Bissau. The use of napalm against civilians in the latter conflict wasn't mentioned as far as I could see. And the allusion to the US supporting "terrorists" in Angola is never developed or made clear.
As for Joao's handler, he was barely even a cartoon, he just hopped around torturing and killing people like a sort of evil leprauchan. His speech about coming from a White Russian exile background was just nonsense, barely even laughable.
The show was good enough to get over it's problems, but it could have been a great show if it had engaged with the politics of the time. I don't mean necessarily in a party political or agitprop sense: there was a very good 60s adaptation of Le Carre's Looking-glass War, with Anthony Hopkins in the lead role. It dealt with what happens to obsolete organizations and obsolete men in a world where the generation gap (as expressed in the young spy who goes AWOL with a dolly bird) is just a symptom of institutional and social dysfunction (that maybe not so clear, but I don't want to give anything about LGW unless I have to).
And this may underline the problem with an episodic telly show as a medium for this sort of story. To be genuinely political would have had to show characters making political choices, and dealing with the consequences of those choices, and being changed by those choices. An episodic show needs characters who don't change, is the problem . . .
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Ozark season 4 part 2, 29th April.
Which is far too far away for those of us who binged part one and thought it better than ever.
Which is far too far away for those of us who binged part one and thought it better than ever.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Bloody hell Guardians of Justice is a huge steaming turd. It looks like another Netflix production like Cowboy Bebop where they chuck a decent amount of money behind something incredibly amateur. Some interested production ideas wasted on poor execution and a core idea that has been done better elsewhere several times over.
BoxRoom
nicely inconspicuous
It is the biggest pile of arse explosion. What even the fucking hell is it supposed to be, apart from shit.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Started watching Elite (Spanish) which reminds me of Sex Education + whodunnit. I don't like murder mysteries, but this one is interesting, maybe because it's in Spanish 
. Some of the plots I'm thinking, did the people who write Sex Education watch this or what? Still on season 1, there are 6 seasons, so far!
Elite (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb
I'm most definitely not the target audience for it. Let's see how long I last
. Some of the plots I'm thinking, did the people who write Sex Education watch this or what? Still on season 1, there are 6 seasons, so far!Elite (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb
I'm most definitely not the target audience for it. Let's see how long I last
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Sam Elliot seems to have a problem with it. I wonder why it’s got under his skin so much?
Sam Elliott Slams ‘Power of the Dog’ as ‘Piece of S—,’ Criticizes Its ‘Allusions of Homosexuality’
Sam Elliott rails against Jane Campion for her take on the Western genre.
variety.com
Sam Elliot seems to have a problem with it. I wonder why it’s got under his skin so much?
Sam Elliott Slams ‘Power of the Dog’ as ‘Piece of S—,’ Criticizes Its ‘Allusions of Homosexuality’
Sam Elliott rails against Jane Campion for her take on the Western genre.
He seems to have a had a similar take on Brokeback Mountain.
“I didn’t really get what all the to-do was about,” he said. “It is a beautiful film and I was thrilled for Ang [Lee], but it isn’t a Western. For one thing, it’s about a couple of sheepherders, not cattlemen. The whole homosexual thing was interesting — they stepped over the line — but Katharine and I both looked at it and thought, ‘What’s the big deal?’”
It’s interesting that even then, Elliott was questioning the authenticity of a film about gay cowboys. (“They’re sheepherders, not cattlemen” seems like a pretty weak argument as to why it shouldn’t be considered a Western.) Why should sexuality have anything to do with how “Western” it is? There are plenty of gay people in the American West, and their experiences are just as valid and worth chronicling as those of more stereotypical cowboys.
Sam Elliott Is Not a Fan of the "Allusions of Homosexuality" in "Power of the Dog"
In an appearance on Marc Maron's podcast, the actor likened Benedict Cumberbatch's character to a Chippendales dancer
www.insidehook.com
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
InnitHe seems to have a had a similar take on Brokeback Mountain.
“I didn’t really get what all the to-do was about,” he said. “It is a beautiful film and I was thrilled for Ang [Lee], but it isn’t a Western. For one thing, it’s about a couple of sheepherders, not cattlemen. The whole homosexual thing was interesting — they stepped over the line — but Katharine and I both looked at it and thought, ‘What’s the big deal?’”
It’s interesting that even then, Elliott was questioning the authenticity of a film about gay cowboys. (“They’re sheepherders, not cattlemen” seems like a pretty weak argument as to why it shouldn’t be considered a Western.) Why should sexuality have anything to do with how “Western” it is? There are plenty of gay people in the American West, and their experiences are just as valid and worth chronicling as those of more stereotypical cowboys.
Sam Elliott Is Not a Fan of the "Allusions of Homosexuality" in "Power of the Dog"
In an appearance on Marc Maron's podcast, the actor likened Benedict Cumberbatch's character to a Chippendales dancer
"Homos on the Range"
The most surprising thing about homosexuality in the Old West is not that it was
truewestmagazine.com
Also one of Elliot’s most famous films is Roadhouse, a powerful homoerotic love story about two oiled muscle men who can only express their emotions with their fists.
Look at him, he’s no cowboy, he’s a rugged denizen of Venice Beach:
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I have seen almost nothing of worth in S3 so far. I watched a few in a row, but have completely given up now.
. . . though to be honest I don't think am going back now anyway.
I'm getting quite disappointed in netflix in general.
T & P
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Regarding your last sentence, I think it’s more a case of the world reaching the peak of steaming platforms. As more and more platforms arrive, it is inevitable that the quality of the overall content of those fighting to to be at the top will be diluted.
Bear in mind that the original content produced by the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime is probably not much more than half of their offerings. A lot of shows are produced independently and simply go to the highest bidder. 90% of Netflix’s output is completely irrelevant to me. But then again I could say the same of Amazon, NowTV, Disney+ and others.
Certainly not worth having a running subscription, though I foolishly do. I guess the smart money is on doing a month’s subscription subscription three or four times a year and binge the stuff worth watching.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yes. The smart money as you say might be to rotate platforms every month. Currently Disney seems to slightly better but I always find I have bled it dry within a month. Prime is almost exclusively trash, even a lot of the stuff that looks like it might be awesome is cheap hack rubbish. Not all of it of course.
mod
A modernist
Great film and felt authentic. My parents are from the Shankill I spent a lot of xmases and summers in Belfast in the 70s and 80s and it really took me back.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The 2022 version. As gruesome and ridiculous as you'd expect.
I do think that some of those perky millennials deserved their fate
The 2022 version. As gruesome and ridiculous as you'd expect.
I do think that some of those perky millennials deserved their fate
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
This is a TV series right?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It’s a film
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I don't know where I got the idea it was a TV series from.
I saw the modern remake, but I have still yet to see the original. This one appears to be listed as a sequel.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Netflix film
T & P
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It is a sequel. The modern remake was an abomination. The original is one of the greatest horror films of all time.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I remember thinking the remake wasn't great, but it wasn't as bad as a lot of other horror films and remakes at the time ( I watched a lot of crap during this period as I was making a weekly DVD review show) . Maybe it's worse if you know the original.
T & P
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Your last sentence is the key for me. Some films shouldn’t be remade unless they’re going to be remade really really well.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Hollywood is good! (At least the first 4 episodes are, doing Ep 5 next) Hollywood (TV Mini Series 2020) - IMDb
As I understand some of it actually happened, i.e. the gas station... Some characters are real, others are fictional.
As I understand some of it actually happened, i.e. the gas station... Some characters are real, others are fictional.
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Reno
The In Kraut
I know it considered sacrilege but I never cared that much for the original TCM and I quite like the remake. Its success kicked off the craze for remaking the major 70s and 80s horror classics and it’s better than most of those remakes. At the time it also was unusually brutal though that has been surpassed by the “torture porn” craze which followed.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
The original is one of the few horror films that actually scared me!
Reno
The In Kraut
It never did that for me, maybe it didn’t help that I first encountered it as very poor print at the Scala. One problem I have with the film is that I find the characters cyphers, I don’t care whether they live or die.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I just felt like it was also happening to me.
T & P
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Started the new thriller miniseries Pieces of Her, based on the best selling novel of the same name by Karin Slaughter.
It seems to have received lukewarm reviews so far but I’ve rather enjoyed the first two episodes. Fast paced so it doesn’t drag, and Toni Collette is as always great value, so a worthy entertainment vehicle so far AFAIAC.
It seems to have received lukewarm reviews so far but I’ve rather enjoyed the first two episodes. Fast paced so it doesn’t drag, and Toni Collette is as always great value, so a worthy entertainment vehicle so far AFAIAC.
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