What have you watched recently? (Please use the hide function for spoilers or plot lines)

[Stradling]

I just watched a couple of random episodes of Modern Family.

I think it's actually kind of brilliant. Best network tv comedy writing since AD and Frasier before that.

Wish I would have given it a chance before.

I think Modern Family and 30 Rock are the two best sitcoms since early Cheers. I do really like what I've seen of AD, but it's not really a show I can binge watch. For those of you who haven't watched Archer I highly recommend it.

[Taylor]

The Theory of Everything - 8.5/10

 

Powerful movie about the life of Stephen Hawking.

[Jay]

Grand Prix (1967)

 

Great racing scenes, the rest of it is meh

 

At 3 hours there were things that could have been cut.

 

Still a good movie though.

[Hollyw00d]

Prometheus

It sucked compared to alien/s, but I like how it tied into both movies in some ways

[Tank]

intersteller: C

 

* * * SPOILER ALERT * * * 

 

 

 

there were times when the story was really interesting, and other times where we just trudged along. i have no idea how the daughter figured out it was him at the end; there wasn't nearly enough information given to her or figured out by her to come to that conclusion. i was also very bothered by the fact that at least three times during dialogue the volume of the music was way louder than those who were speaking. why was that a good idea?

 

as someone said earlier, they could have cut 30 minutes out of this movie it wouldn't have made any noticeable difference.

Edited December 24, 2014 by Tank

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Zodiac - 8.5/10 - I love this film. Some of my favorite cinematography in music. I think Fincher is my favorite director.

[Brandon]

intersteller: C

there were times when the story was really interesting, and other times where we just trudged along. i have no idea how the daughter figured out it was him at the end; there wasn't nearly enough information given to her or figured out by her to come to that conclusion. i was also very bothered by the fact that at least three times during dialogue the volume of the music was way louder than those who were speaking. why was that a good idea?

as someone said earlier, they could have cut 30 minutes out of this movie it wouldn't have made any noticeable difference.

Thanks for talking about the ending. I'll cross this off my maybe list and save the time. Thanks.

[gotbeer]

Hobbit.  Whatever the last one was.  It was ok.  If you liked the Rings and Hobbit movies, you will probably enjoy this one.  I'm not a fan, so it was on par with the Transformer movies, same thing different movie.  Although there was lots more action in this one, so that was entertaining.

[Tank]

Thanks for talking about the ending. I'll cross this off my maybe list and save the time. Thanks.

 

my apologies. i've gone back and added a spoiler alert. sorry.

[Brandon]

Just messing. I have no plans to see it.

[bakunin]

Rectify and Broadchurch are just unreal shows. Finished up Rectify and am on 3rd ep of Broadchurch. Rectify is like watching poetry. 

Edited December 25, 2014 by bakunin

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I have been watching Airplane Repo. Have always been into aviation, and it seems like a decent show. Not sure how much I buy all the sneaking onto the field stuff. Looks like if they have an order to pick up the plane, all they would have to do is show it and leave with it.

[Blarg]

Not much viewership interest in people walking up to an airplane, boat or car, flashing some paperwork, getting in a motoring off with it unencumbered.

[Hollyw00d]

I have been watching Airplane Repo. Have always been into aviation, and it seems like a decent show. Not sure how much I buy all the sneaking onto the field stuff. Looks like if they have an order to pick up the plane, all they would have to do is show it and leave with it.

The show is fake and staged.

I used to like it too until I figured it out

[Slegnaac]

A scripted reality show?!?!

[JAHV76]

Anger Management that show has some funny writers.

[RallyMo]

So I absolutely loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I have the extended version of each film, can watch them endlessly and think they're amazing achievements in film making.

 

However, despite most people I know loving the Hobbit films, I think they're absolute garbage. I was bored out of my mind watching the first Hobbit film. So much so that I completely avoided watching the second one.

 

Well, a ticket was just bought for me to go see the third one tonight.

 

I can think of 15 films that are out that I'd rather see than this. This series is such crap.

[RallyMo]

And here's the review...

 

The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Whateverthehells

 

Jeebus. It peaked 15 minutes in. Once the dragon was dead, so was my interest in the film.

 

On a scale of 1-10, I give it a: whenwillthisbeoveralready/10.

[1nutkruk]

And here's the review...

 

The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Whateverthehells

 

Jeebus. It peaked 15 minutes in. Once the dragon was dead, so was my interest in the film.

 

On a scale of 1-10, I give it a: whenwillthisbeoveralready/10.

Should have only been one movie but they wanted to take everybody's money.  I could barely get through the first movie.  

[Tank]

i saw the first LOTR movie and left feeling real meh about it. didn't see the other two. have no interest whatsoever in seeing any of the hobbit movies. if the hobbit stories are anything like the LOTR movie i saw, then they are very long and filled with all kinds of stuff that's hard for a casual observer to follow.

[RallyMo]

Should have only been one movie but they wanted to take everybody's money.  I could barely get through the first movie.  

 

Absolutely. I bet that they could have made an absolutely amazing 3+ hour film, but they'd make less than half as much as they will this way.

 

I survived, but fell asleep at least once. We had Christmas breakfast early enough that I wasn't completely stuffed, so I had room for dinner and a brew during the show. The food at the Alamo Drafthouse is pretty solid, so there's that.

[1nutkruk]

HBO is showing The Wire marathon.  I am firmly planted on my couch right now.  Season 1 episode 5 is on right now.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Greatest show ever.

[Don]

HBO is showing The Wire marathon. I am firmly planted on my couch right now. Season 1 episode 5 is on right now.

In my opinion, it's the single best thing ever filmed. Movies, TV, docs, whatever. The Wire is at the absolute peak, especially when looking at it as an entire, complete piece.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

It is awesome. The greatest show ever. I can't wait for the blu ray set to come out this summer. I just listed my DVD set for sale today.