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

[Tank]

Red Tails 8/10

 

this is the story of the tuskegee airmen of WWII. had it on the dvr and got around to it today. it's a moving story of how a group of african-americans had to prove their worth to see combat, and what a terrific job they did in the process. a few holes in the plot line, but worth watching.

[RallyMo]

Snowpiercer

Crazy ****ed up relentless and altogether brilliant.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snowpiercer/reviews/?type=top_critics

I really liked it, but wasn't too keen on the ending. What did you think about how it closed out?

[Glen]

Apes: Breaking Dawn (or whatever it was called): A

 

Outstanding movie.  Loved every minute of it, even with a few plot holes. 

[Don]

I watched The Place Beyond the Pines the other day. It could've been a decent movie, but they ruined it by making Bradley Cooper's son a caricature of some Bronx Italian circa 1982. It made zero sense. I was amazed that anyone thought that was a good idea.

[Sam Sanchez]

I watched The Place Beyond the Pines the other day. It could've been a decent movie, but they ruined it by making Bradley Cooper's son a caricature of some Bronx Italian circa 1982. It made zero sense. I was amazed that anyone thought that was a good idea.

Agreed. It's basically 2/3rds of a solid movie.

[Brandon]

I'd have to watch it again, but I thought it fit the timeline of the setting. The movie is not set with modern times.

[Brandon]

This boards review of the Planet of the Apes movies makes me curious, I just can't find it in me to seriously watch monkeys running around with guns.

[RallyMo]

This boards review of the Planet of the Apes movies makes me curious, I just can't find it in me to seriously watch monkeys running around with guns.

There were a couple of times I thought to myself "that's BS" but then I figured that I'd bought into the rest of the story, so that wasn't too much of a stretch.

The work by Serkis is just ooutstanding.

Give the first one a shot at home and if you like it, definitely check this one out.

[Brandon]

There are a bunch from this series, much like all the Batman re-ups. Which one is tied in with the new one? Also, is it on Netflix?

[Sam Sanchez]

You can technically just view these new Planet of the Apes movies perhaps all just leading up to the original '60s Planet of the Apes, which is indeed a great movie. The other 4 sequels, are interesting follow-ups and maybe worth checking out if the ideas pique your interest.

[mancini79]

Today was Netflix documentary day:

Mile...Mile & a Half: Simple documentary of friends hiking the John Mural Trail. The imagery they captured from Yosemite to Mt Whitney were breathtaking. If I weren't so lazy, this is a hike I would love to do. If you find yourself looking for a flick to pass time, you won't be disappointed.

 

The Good Son: The documentary of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini's life and his struggle with Kim's death during their title fight. After 30 years, he finally meets the wife and son of Kim which was a heart tugging moment. This is a must watch for anyone. It deals with so much more than just boxing. One of my favorite documentaries in recent years (and I'm not a fan of boxing). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954925/?ref_=nv_sr_2

[Brandon]

i find that hard to believe with the way you post about game of thrones.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

jOBS - didn't have any expectations after coming across it on netflix. Felt like a made for TV movie and I couldn't buy off on Kelso as Steve Jobs. Pirates of Silicon Valley was much better although it didn't cover Apple's re-emergence but neither did jOBS.

Desolation of Smaug is setting up the third and final movie which will be much more action packed.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

I enjoy The Hobbit and I enjoyed LOTR but I'm not a Tolkien fan boy or someone who read the books before. I definitely think An Unexpected Journey was better than TDoS which seemed dragged out. That said I watch these movies because I'm a sci-if/fantasy nerd and like seeing them come to the big screen. That alone is worth the price of admission and the blu-ray to me.

[mtangelsfan]

I can't read the LOTR books.  

 

Tolkien was not a good writer.  Linguistics was his specialty.  

 

The Hobbit is the only book of his I've read cover to cover, so I'm somewhat familiar with it.  

 

If you really think about it, GRRM's work has very little in common with Tolkien's.  

lol

[TobiasFunke]

That John Muir Trail documentary sounds so rad. I know what I'm watching this weekend.

[Adam]

Damn. I need to watch some Ape movies

[HeavenlyHalos]

I can't read the LOTR books.  

 

Tolkien was not a good writer.  Linguistics was his specialty.  

 

The Hobbit is the only book of his I've read cover to cover, so I'm somewhat familiar with it.  

 

If you really think about it, GRRM's work has very little in common with Tolkien's.  

 

If Led Zeppelin is writing songs about your work, you have to have some writing talent. And I would say creativity/imagination was his specialty.

[Ray McKigney]

Damn. I need to watch some Ape movies

 

[Sam Sanchez]

[Taylor]

I just saw Dinesh D'Souza's documentary "America." It was really well-made, even if it's a propaganda piece. 

[Ludwig Von Mises]

Today was Netflix documentary day:

Mile...Mile & a Half: Simple documentary of friends hiking the John Mural Trail. The imagery they captured from Yosemite to Mt Whitney were breathtaking. If I weren't so lazy, this is a hike I would love to do. If you find yourself looking for a flick to pass time, you won't be disappointed.

Thanks, I'll definitely give that a watch.

I've hiked most of the Muir Trail at different times. The longest single stretch was about 110 miles entering at kearsarge pass (above Independence) and exiting at Edison lake on the west side of the sierras. There's a little "resort" at Edison lake that caters to backpackers. People who do the entire trail will mail some food ahead to themselves and resupply there. First beer free etc, but what I remember the most of that place was the tri-tip and apple pie. After 11 days on the trail (losing about a pound a day despite trying to eat as many calories as possible) nothing tasted so good as that meal. It was a great trip.

[gotbeer]

Anyone watching Tyrant?  It's in it's 4th episode, and I'm digging it.  I'm really liking the character development of the different people.

[Spencer]

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

 

Cool documentary of the only independent league team in operation, during the 1970's

 

Featuring Kurt Russell

[Jay]

Ray Donovan is back on, picking up where it left off.  I really like that show, not sure why.  It's depressing as hell.