ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yes. I think so.
I have only seen the trailer, which starts off quite sinister, but I hear the film gets a bit comical, which might be a let down .
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I have only seen the trailer, which starts off quite sinister, but I hear the film gets a bit comical, which might be a let down .
T & P
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We have revisited and actually binged through Vicious, the 2014 two-season sitcom starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi as a bickering gay couple who’ve been together for five decades.
Pretty funny and enjoyable actually, but I was consistently thrown by the fact that the gentle, lovable, naive good-hearted neighbour is played by Iwan Rheon, aka Game of Thrones’s Ramsay Bolton, one of the most despicable characters ever to be written in. It’s just very hard to buy his wholesome character when all I can think of when I see his face is a castrating psychopath cunt the likes of which have seldom been seen on our screens.
Pretty funny and enjoyable actually, but I was consistently thrown by the fact that the gentle, lovable, naive good-hearted neighbour is played by Iwan Rheon, aka Game of Thrones’s Ramsay Bolton, one of the most despicable characters ever to be written in. It’s just very hard to buy his wholesome character when all I can think of when I see his face is a castrating psychopath cunt the likes of which have seldom been seen on our screens.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
"Typecasting is regular work".
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
I love Gandalf and Claudius. Must watch this.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
I agree about Iwan Rheon, but i just found this show to be dated, cliched and not that funny. I bailed after two episodes.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
I watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture tonight and really enjoyed it. In the past watching it has been a bit of a slog but I've just been reading a book about the making of it so my interest was peaked again.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Love it! Ever since saw it in the cinema as a kid. Never got the negativity directed to it, plus it primed me for one of the favourite sci-fi films - 2001 which I saw not too long after.
The Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack is beautiful, if you're into film scores etc. and it gave rise to the TNG theme and the Klingon theme.
Speaking of Klingons, the movie introduced a radical redesign for them - and nobody batted an eyelid. If that happened in this age; the fandom would have a meltdown (see Discovery).
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I really love that really feels like a 'cinematic experience' to watch. It looks and sounds magnificent. It's big and powerful.
The story idea is good and to too big to be played along with a reintroduction to the cast and a new ship & mission. The 'death' of the two new characters upset me as a kid. Yeah I know it's only one film, but they must have been set up enough for me to care . . . maybe because they were originally conceived as main characters for star trek phase II and the script implied some longevity? Not sure, but it's not something that would have usually bothered me.
That said. It is pretty boring. I can't put my finger on it, maybe because I have not seen it in years. . . . but yes, I have a soft spot for it because it has a big movie quality that none of the other films have. Some thing you can look on in awe.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
What surprised me is that TMP Klingons are different again. They always seem to be evolving. Maybe the constant change is what pisses off Star Trek fans.
The cinematic feel of the film probably comes from the director - who was a legend - and the brilliant soundtrack. Unfortunately the film was made back to front and the script was being written more or less as it was being filmed, which added to the cost and probably led to a less good film. And all the old divisions that led to Star Trek being cancelled in the first place came right back - Roddenbery was considered a major nuisance as he kept rewriting good scripts to make them amateurish, and Shatner demanded to have most of the lines. Regardless, I really enjoyed it, and didn't find it boring this time as i was looking for certain things in the film, that had come up in the book I'd been reading.
The cinematic feel of the film probably comes from the director - who was a legend - and the brilliant soundtrack. Unfortunately the film was made back to front and the script was being written more or less as it was being filmed, which added to the cost and probably led to a less good film. And all the old divisions that led to Star Trek being cancelled in the first place came right back - Roddenbery was considered a major nuisance as he kept rewriting good scripts to make them amateurish, and Shatner demanded to have most of the lines. Regardless, I really enjoyed it, and didn't find it boring this time as i was looking for certain things in the film, that had come up in the book I'd been reading.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Regarding the Klingon look, it's an empire ... Aren't there more planets than just the home world?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
That rheon has been in this fairly good Roman yarn as a scheming chariot team owner and wealthy bookie. Worth a go
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
For all his plus-points as an actor, he is a definite case of the thesp who speculatively ticked all the skills boxes on the form his agent gave him on the grounds that ‘no one is ever going to cast me in a role where I have to sword-fight or ride a horse, are they..?’
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
If so you would expect to see a mix of looks rather than an evolution of looks. And I don't really accept the in canon explanation - which doesn't even explain in my opinion. But - I don't really care that much. I am a ST fan, but its fiction so it doesn't matter.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Hopefully a books lonely post is permitted on this thread, can’t find a general books thread unless I’m mistaken (very likely)
I have recently read some short stories by Mick Herron who also did the Slough House series which I think has been made into a tv series too. I enjoyed them (the short stories) and was thinking I’d try the books now assuming they’re available in the library. Are they worth reading though, as I think there’s quite a few.
And is the telly series worth a go too?
I have recently read some short stories by Mick Herron who also did the Slough House series which I think has been made into a tv series too. I enjoyed them (the short stories) and was thinking I’d try the books now assuming they’re available in the library. Are they worth reading though, as I think there’s quite a few.
And is the telly series worth a go too?
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
The telly series - Slow Horses - is generally regarded as excellent, and even here on U75 doesn't get much stick from the grumpier users.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Has ATOMIC SUPLEX seen it yet?Reads like a challenge
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Yes, I’ve thumbed through a couple and the writing is very good
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Great, I’ll give them a go when I am next at the library
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
We desperately need an IS IT A.S. OR IS IT A.I? thread in which people have to guess whether an opinion about a film, TV show, book or band was originally posted by SUPLEX, or conjured out of the air by a bot 
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
I’ve not read the books but enjoy the series..
Gary Oldman in particular!
Here’s the author discussing the first of the novels…
Bookclub - Mick Herron: Slow Horses - BBC Sounds
Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses
www.bbc.co.uk
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
The Barbican Station podcast is a good way to follow things. Jeff is always sensitive to the risk of spoilers and keeps things siloed off episode-to-episode.
spywrite.com
Barbican Station – A Slough House Podcast
I’m pleased to present Barbican Station, a monthly podcast looking at the books in the Slough House series. An introduction to Mick Herron, the creator of the series. A look at the first book…
spywrite.com
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
And funny!
