What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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bubblesmcgrath
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Started watching The Sopranos ... again.
Love it ..
Love it ..
Virtual Blue
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Godzilla vs King Kong (without subtitles).
Fucking rad man. This is one crazy ass film.
Fucking rad man. This is one crazy ass film.
Virtual Blue
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...how the fuck did King Kong win? Bullshit man.
Shin Godzilla - modern spin on the classic. My favourite Gojira movie of all time. Simplicity at its best...just one monster smashing and burning up Japan (no other monsters !!).
He lets rip on the 45th minute, fucks up entire armies and shit. The Americans are in it (well, one American) and that Ishihara bird.
That Atomic Breath.
What a cool fucker.
Shin Godzilla - modern spin on the classic. My favourite Gojira movie of all time. Simplicity at its best...just one monster smashing and burning up Japan (no other monsters !!).
He lets rip on the 45th minute, fucks up entire armies and shit. The Americans are in it (well, one American) and that Ishihara bird.
That Atomic Breath.
What a cool fucker.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
The Last King (2016) - Norwegian historical 'epic' - it's very Nordic though, so emotionally understated and everyone's so swaddled up in grubby sackcloth that the epicness doesn't really come through. Set in early 1200s, some sort of a plot about two brave woodsmen saving an orphaned Prince from nasty civil wars, mostly by doing lots of very daring skiing through forests. Most of the actors are Game of Thrones / Vikings graduates, except for one lead who's the pretty lad out of 1864. They obviously spent a fortune - and had a blast - on all the skidoos and helicopters filming headlong deep-forest ski-races. Medieval axe battling on skis is entertaining 
Historically I have no fucking idea how accurate it is, if at all - the mishmash of armour and weaponry suggests not, but this was obviously a confused and inbetweeny sort of setting - the territory's being fought over by Swedes, Norwegians and Danes, there are some menacingly swarthy Latin-speaking guys from "Rome" and some evil bishops thrown in, and people do lots of Christian praying but also lots of chat about Ragnarok and Fenrir and other pagan stuff. Overall it's sort of interesting for learning a bit about Norse values (stoicism, loyalty, ultraviolence), and for what it tells you about contemporary ideals of Scandi maleness: those brave woodsmen are not just good with skis and axes but also at LOOKING AFTER THE BABY KING - even though they don't know what to feed him and don't wrap him up warm enough, they're quite good at carrying him through hand-to-hand combat, on skis, at 60mph, in a birch-bark papoose.
Historically I have no fucking idea how accurate it is, if at all - the mishmash of armour and weaponry suggests not, but this was obviously a confused and inbetweeny sort of setting - the territory's being fought over by Swedes, Norwegians and Danes, there are some menacingly swarthy Latin-speaking guys from "Rome" and some evil bishops thrown in, and people do lots of Christian praying but also lots of chat about Ragnarok and Fenrir and other pagan stuff. Overall it's sort of interesting for learning a bit about Norse values (stoicism, loyalty, ultraviolence), and for what it tells you about contemporary ideals of Scandi maleness: those brave woodsmen are not just good with skis and axes but also at LOOKING AFTER THE BABY KING - even though they don't know what to feed him and don't wrap him up warm enough, they're quite good at carrying him through hand-to-hand combat, on skis, at 60mph, in a birch-bark papoose.
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Storyville, Forever Pure - Football and Racism in Jerusalem
Jawdropping, very depressing, infuriating, but also blackly comedic documentary about the hijinks that ensue when Beitar Jerusalem (notoriously rightwing Israeli football club) got bought by a Russian and hired in a couple of Chechen players, for reasons which remain ... well, questionable. Boneheaded racists fans boycott the club, monster the manager, diss the coach, abuse the players who welcome the new arrivals, BURN THE CLUB MUSEUM and won't accept Muslims on the team even if they score. The entire history of modern Israel is bound up in the club's relationships to politicians, and there's plenty of fascinating stuff in there about corruption, dodgy mayoral bids, Ashkenazi/Sephardi splits, sport violence, tribalism, working class culture and all sorts. It is absolutely fascinating (and I'm not interested in football the game per se) and will make you gasp, shake your head and shout at the telly. still available for 19 days.
Short version: watch this, it will make you go
What a most excellent programme. That poor young Chechen was like a rabbit in the headlights
Was the owner trying hard to come across as a wanker or is it his natural state?
A fucked up club with fucked up fans.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
In a good way or a not good way?
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
I will admit that the first one wasn't too bad (the final confrontation excepted). But this, this just didn't feel right at all. The fight scenes are poorly choreographed, camera angles are odd, the score is generic, and the story is so flimsy it is impossible to care about what happens - there is simply no narrative thrust. It felt like a 'made for TV' film from the 1990s.
And Tom's hair. Always Tom's bloody hair!
I will admit that the first one wasn't too bad (the final confrontation excepted). But this, this just didn't feel right at all. The fight scenes are poorly choreographed, camera angles are odd, the score is generic, and the story is so flimsy it is impossible to care about what happens - there is simply no narrative thrust. It felt like a 'made for TV' film from the 1990s.
And Tom's hair. Always Tom's bloody hair!
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Trying to watch a Marvel toon; Punisher versus Black Widow or something. Bit of a struggle.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
In a, quite entertaining way, I guess. Except for those bits that make you look way in disgust
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The missus has this series on her shortlist, perhaps we should have gone for that rather than opting for Arrow which is ok but a bit lightweight .
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
cut rate batman. Go for Vikings, the first two sasons are gold
bubblesmcgrath
Well-Known Member
Still watching The Sopranos
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Finished off S1 last night. It's not exactly Shakespeare. But it's pretty well done, with bloody good stories of rampaging hordes, useless Christians and fairly rounded characters. Thoroughly decent entertainment. Gabriel Byrne doesn't half dial it in tho
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Virtual Blue
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Man in the High Castle - first 3 episodes.
Excellent sci-fi. Good pace and it got me re-reading some Nazi literature including some shit from Empire of Japan.
Excellent sci-fi. Good pace and it got me re-reading some Nazi literature including some shit from Empire of Japan.
magneze
🎧
Tried to get into it. I just didn't care about any of the characters though.
Virtual Blue
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How many episodes did you watch?
magneze
🎧
Episode 7 or 8. Someone got thrown off a bridge. Just after that.
Reno
The In Kraut
I watched 5 or 6 and I also couldn't get into it because of the incredibly dull characters. It's a problem I have with a lot of science fiction and especially TV. Great concept, so-so story telling, utterly bland characters.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Anyone seen The OA yet? I've been told it's beautiful to look at but self-important and boring.
Virtual Blue
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Nope but it does have decent reviews...
Virtual Blue
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That's the worse.
Investing a number of hours into a show and realising it's shit (this happened to me with Mr Robot season 2, Luke Cage etc).
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Luke Cage was great!
magneze
🎧
Yeah. It's a fantastic concept but dull as shit.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
It's on the netflix thread.
You probably wouldn't like it though. Things like that annoy you.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Things like what?
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