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[Lou]

new season of Goliath is out 

 

[Redondo]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

new season of Goliath is out 

 

Just put that on my list of shows to check out, thanks.

[gotbeer]

Movie:  Joker.  This was one complicated movie.  Very dark.  A very non traditional comicbook movie.  If you are looking for a action packed movie, then you will be disappointed.  This movie deals more with the development and storyline of the Joker character.  And it's kind of a drawn out process, that really takes about 3/4 of the movie to develop.  Overall, I enjoyed it, and probably rank it behind the Nolan trilogy in the DC world.  I don't think that this one is a must for the theaters, as it's not full of special effects and action that would detract at home.  But definitely worth a watch at home or theater.  Also, probably not a good movie for kids.  I don't think that they would enjoy it, as it's more development, than pure entertainment.  Also the subject matter about insanity is pretty depressing.  But Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal.  I'd say my favorite portrayal of the Joker character.  

But here are the main gripes I had about the movie:

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First.  Geeze another reboot of the Batman story.  We get it.  Joker and Batman.  But sometimes, it's best to let a character develop alone.  Personally, I don't think they needed the Wayne character at all in this movie.  If they had to, they could have gotten away with having a minimal appearance of Thomas Wayne and gotten away with it, with no Bruce.  Second, this movie would have played well as a prequel to the Nolan series.  But no, they had to change things.  Okay, we get it, the Waynes get murdered and Bruce is left all alone and becomes Batman.  Don't need the same exact story told different ways in pretty much every single Batman and spinoff series.  

 

[Lou]

12 hours ago, Redondo said:

Just put that on my list of shows to check out, thanks.

You haven't watched the first two seasons? 

[Lou]

New seasons of Get Shorty and The Blacklist are also out. 

[Redondo]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

New seasons of Get Shorty and The Blacklist are also out. 

Watching Blacklist now

Then Peaky Blinders

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Redondo said:

Watching Blacklist now

Then Peaky Blinders

Are you just starting Peaky Blinders or set to watch the latest season? 

Re:Blacklist   I went back and watched the pilot episode last week. I've liked this show from the start 

[Blarg]

23 hours ago, Taylor said:

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The acting was excellent. The cinematography was top-notch, as was the world bulding. I liked that the entire movie, rather than being about aliens, ended up being a character drama in deep space. People have called it boring, but I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. There was a mystery element that kept the story moving forward.

The only thing I didn't like was how the protagonist never had to face any consequences for being indirectly responsible for the crew's death. Even though it was accidental, it seems unlikely that NASA wouldn't have wanted to at least detain and question him when he returned to Earth.

 

 

Okay, I disagree with a lot of that. 

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Story line was slow and ponderous.

The shootout on the moon was ridiculously forced and pointless. 

The concept of forced entry on a ship launching was just silly. Sorry, too many years growing up in an aerospace home to know that just isn't happening.

The conflict aboard was over the top for no reason other than knocking down a storyline barrier.

Even if the crew accepted his forced entry the mission would have to be aborted because of a lack of resources to maintain another human life for the duration of the trip. They only packed food and water for three.

Weight is all important in space travel and every kilogram has to be accounted for so one more body means they don't complete their mission. 

Time. The expanse between the moon and their destination is counted in decades. 

So, yeah, it fell way short in credibility. 

But other than that...

[Redondo]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

You haven't watched the first two seasons? 

No somehow I have missed it.

[Redondo]

9 hours ago, Lou said:

Are you just starting Peaky Blinders or set to watch the latest season? 

Re:Blacklist   I went back and watched the pilot episode last week. I've liked this show from the start 

Latest season. Wife and I both really like PB.

What's not to like about Tommy Shelby?

[Lou]

13 minutes ago, Redondo said:

No somehow I have missed it.

that surprises me. I think you'll like it.

11 minutes ago, Redondo said:

Latest season. Wife and I both really like PB.

What's not to like about Tommy Shelby?

nothing at all! such a great character. Alfie Solomons was another of my favorites.

[Blarg]

For business or blood.

Get on wit it. 

[Taylor]

14 hours ago, Blarg said:

Okay, I disagree with a lot of that. 

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Story line was slow and ponderous.

The shootout on the moon was ridiculously forced and pointless. 

The concept of forced entry on a ship launching was just silly. Sorry, too many years growing up in an aerospace home to know that just isn't happening.

The conflict aboard was over the top for no reason other than knocking down a storyline barrier.

Even if the crew accepted his forced entry the mission would have to be aborted because of a lack of resources to maintain another human life for the duration of the trip. They only packed food and water for three.

Weight is all important in space travel and every kilogram has to be accounted for so one more body means they don't complete their mission. 

Time. The expanse between the moon and their destination is counted in decades. 

So, yeah, it fell way short in credibility. 

But other than that...

Every SciFi movie or show takes creative liberties with realism. I was able to look past this stuff.

The story being slow and ponderous is subjective. I thought it was paced well. It's not a Michael Bay or Avengers movie. It was more like a character study with deep-space exploration as the backdrop, and I found that enjoyable.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Regarding PB, fooking is my new favorite word. 

[Lou]

13 hours ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

Regarding PB, fooking is my new favorite word. 

mine is tinker. l let out a :"get out of my way, tinker" the other day.

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paraphrasing a great scene

 

 

 

[Redondo]

23 hours ago, Lou said:

that surprises me. I think you'll like it.

nothing at all! such a great character. Alfie Solomons was another of my favorites.

Alfie was another character that was perfectly cast and played to a T by actor Tom Hardy.

[Lou]

37 minutes ago, Redondo said:

Alfie was another character that was perfectly cast and played to a T by actor Tom Hardy.

Absolutely perfect. Every single scene he was in was memorable. 

[gotbeer]

Prime:  Goliath Season 3.  Just as good as the first two.  Definitely worth the watch.  

[failos]

Power is actually becoming great. Excellent episode.

[Taylor]

Joker was really good. It wasn't perfect, but it was very solid for what it set out to do. Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal.

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I didn't like the on-the-nose scenes with child Bruce Wayne. We didn't need to see another Batman origin story baked in to this Joker origin story.

 

[Lou]

On 10/9/2019 at 11:17 PM, failos said:

Power is actually becoming great. Excellent episode.

i watched the first two episodes then kind of put it on the back burner. 

[Lou]

On 10/9/2019 at 10:18 PM, gotbeer said:

Prime:  Goliath Season 3.  Just as good as the first two.  Definitely worth the watch.  

going to start it tonight

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

On 10/11/2019 at 3:39 PM, Taylor said:

Joker was really good. It wasn't perfect, but it was very solid for what it set out to do. Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal.

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I didn't like the on-the-nose scenes with child Bruce Wayne. We didn't need to see another Batman origin story baked in to this Joker origin story.

 

Saw it yesterday.  Last 5-10 minutes, I knew what it was gonna lead to.  Looper’s Youtube channel does a good analysis of the ending.

[Lou]

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie --  If you're a fan of Breaking Bad, you'll enjoy it.

If not, you're an idiot and I don't want anything to do with you. 

[gotbeer]

Netflix:  Parks and Recreation  Yeah, I hadn't seen it yet.  And needed something, so gave it a shot.  It was a safe, standard network comedy show.  It had some good laughs in it.  So was worth watching.