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

[Brandon]

I'll have to find the name, but there is a great documentary on venture capitalists on Netflix. It's from the origination of the word to it's progression. A lot of interviews with some amazing people.

[mrwicked]

there's one called silicon valley on netflix.

starts way back in the early days with the semiconductor guys and robert noyce.

might be what you're talking about.

agreed its fantastic.

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/silicon/

Edited August 28, 2013 by mrwicked

[Brandon]

I'm pretty sure that is it. Awesome documentary.

[ELEVEN]

Anita Queen

[Lhalo]

Watching a Bronx Tale right now on spike. Man, every time I watch that movie I remember how great that movie is.......as I am typing this the mush just bet on Kryptonite, classic scene.

That dude is in jail right now for being involved in a robbery that resulted in a dead cop.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillo_Brancato,_Jr.#Arrests

[Lhalo]

i re-watched "pirates of silicon valley" about rise of microsoft an apple.

still very good.

 

watched a steve jobs documentary on netflix called "and one last thing" and it was meh.

 

i heard the Jobs movie out now sucks.

There's another in the making that Woz is contributing too. It's supposedly going to be much, much better.

[nate]

Woz is not the biggest fan of Jobs so I am not sure it will be much better.

[ELEVEN]

He Woz until he got Jobbed.

[mrwicked]

There's another in the making that Woz is contributing too. It's supposedly going to be much, much better.

 

right - that one is based on the autobiography.

i think aaron sorkin is writing the screen play. it has to be better then the one that's out now.

[mrwicked]

on the steve jobs front, watched another one on netflix.

it was a full interview from 1995 that was never released and thought to be lost.

best tv interview he ever gave by far.

like the guy or not, he had a serious passion for design/craftsmanship and a razer sharp aptitude for the product side of business. 

[Brandon]

Watched 42 and Mud last night.

42 was ok. I thought it would have more impact or be more inspirational, but it was like they rushed through the experience and just touched on aspects he endured quickly and moved on to the next. I wish they would have focused on a few strong points and got us to really feel them.

Mud was good. I dozed off for a bit in the middle, but don't think I missed much. The epitome of a good Redbox rental.

[Torridd]

Saw Red Lights last night. I didn't care for the ending. Sigourney Weaver is great, as usual.

[stevestevens]

Watched Blue Jasmine last night. Very solid movie. Not the typical woody Allen flick. Blanchett gave an Oscar worthy performance.

[Brandon]

Watched Carlitos Way last night and think I'm convinced Pacino is severely overrated and actually a bad actor who just happens to be in a lot of good movies.

I think I'm going to get brave and pop in Carlitos Way 2.....which is still in the wrapper from when we all joked about it 6-7 years ago after I picked it up for $5.

[Ray McKigney]

Watched Carlitos Way last night and think I'm convinced Pacino is severely overrated and actually a bad actor who just happens to be in a lot of good movies.

 

 

Couldn't agree more. Sadly, it started rather early in his career. I believe the first time his terrible overacting reared its ugly head was in the Godfather Part 2 with this line:

 

"IN MY HOME! IN MY BEDROOM! Where my wife sleeps... where my children come and play with their toys."

Edited August 31, 2013 by Ray McKigney

[Brandon]

The one that drives me nuts is the big ass scene in Heat. The scene with him getting shot and on the stretcher in Carlitos Way was just beyond horrible.....I had that image in my head someone posted up from Godfather 3 after he gets shot.

Then they start making bit spots for him like Two For The Money and Any Given Sunday where they just let him loose and tell him to be loud and obnoxious.

[Sam Sanchez]

Couldn't agree more. Sadly, it started rather early in his career. I believe the first time his terrible overacting reared its ugly head was in the Godfather Part 2 with this line:

 

"IN MY HOME! IN MY BEDROOM! Where my wife sleeps... where my children come and play with their toys."

 

I don't know, while agree overall, he might be a bit overrated, but his performance in Dog Day Afternoon is one my favorites of all-time.

[LBHalos17]

"She's got a GREAT ass!  And, your head is all the way up it!"-  Al (from "Heat").  Agreed:  yelling does not equal great acting.

 

Saw double-feature of "Star Trek- Into Darkness" and "World War Z" last night.  Both were in 3-D.  I enjoyed both movies.  Star Trek seemed to be a loose-remake of "Wrath of Khan" but it was still fun.  "World War Z" is insane!  I'm not a big fan of the super-speedy zombies, but the movie surprised me.  It was kind of like James Bond vs. the zombies.  I thought it was a good zombie movie, but after reading the book it left a lot to be desired.

[Tank]

The one that drives me nuts is the big ass scene in Heat. The scene with him getting shot and on the stretcher in Carlitos Way was just beyond horrible.....I had that image in my head someone posted up from Godfather 3 after he gets shot.

Then they start making bit spots for him like Two For The Money and Any Given Sunday where they just let him loose and tell him to be loud and obnoxious.

I agree. That's what he was like in scent of a woman, also, at least the portions I can remember. Couldn't stand that movie or his acting in it.

[St1ck]

We're The Millers: B-

 

Pretty decent, with some good laughs throughout the movie.

[Torridd]

Cleanskin - Good movie. When I saw a clip of it, I thought Sean Bean would be a James Bond type, but he was very fallible.

[Ray McKigney]

The World's End - 9/10

 

Great movie. Funny. Terrific actors. Clever dialog. Best comedy I've seen in a long time. Actually, one of the best all-around movies I've seen in a long time. 

[Tank]

We're The Millers: B-

 

Pretty decent, with some good laughs throughout the movie.

So, you went ahead ans saw it alone, ddja? Ok, I see how things are.

[gotbeer]

Saw We Bought a Zoo.  Yeah yeah, it was on HBO and it was a free weekend.  Plus Damon and Johansson.  It was really good.  After thinking about it more, it reminds me of the Shenanigans thread.  So it has that just right feeling in it.

[Tank]

sometimes, all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage.