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

[Blarg]

2 hours ago, St1ck said:

The title asks what have I watched recently. It doesn't state I have to review what I watched. 

Face!

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, Don said:

Don't Look Up was really funny. Reminded me of Idiocracy and Dr. Strangelove.

My wife and I saw a preview cut of it in July. I had a very mixed opinion at the time. Some really funny and thought-provoking stuff muddled with uneven writing and narrative.

I want to watch it again to see if anything has changed based on the stellar feedback I provided in the after-viewing survey.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Face!

No Face necessary as I already acknowledged the impeccable logic of st1ck's retort.

[Don]

34 minutes ago, Taylor said:

My wife and I saw a preview cut of it in July. I had a very mixed opinion at the time. Some really funny and thought-provoking stuff muddled with uneven writing and narrative.

I want to watch it again to see if anything has changed based on the stellar feedback I provided in the after-viewing survey.

There were one or two moments that I thought they were just a little too on the nose in getting some points across, but overall it was excellent. I completely lost my shit laughing like three times in the theater, and I’m not usually a laugh out loud at things person.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Don said:

There were one or two moments that I thought they were just a little too on the nose in getting some points across, but overall it was excellent. I completely lost my shit laughing like three times in the theater, and I’m not usually a laugh out loud at things person.

The Oval Office scene was incredible. Jonah Hill's character is easily my favorite.

[St1ck]

Almost all of the first quarter of the Bears v Vikings game. 

[Tank]

All Creatures Great and Small, S1.

Wife and I both read the James Herriot books in college. He writes about his life as a vet in the countryside of England. The stories are really interesting and well written. The series was a worthy effort of the books. Looking forward to S2 once it’s available on prime.

[RallyMo]

Spider Man: No Way Home

10/10

This is tied for my favorite MCU film. It's this and Thor: Ragnarok. I can't believe that they made such a crowded film work, and they absolutely did. 

[St1ck]

2 hours ago, St1ck said:

Almost all of the first quarter of the Bears v Vikings game. 

I can't believe there are actually Bears fans that paid money to watch this crap in person. 

[Lou]

19 minutes ago, St1ck said:

I can't believe there are actually Bears fans that paid money to watch this crap in person. 

I'd rather watch zombie movies.

[gotbeer]

33 minutes ago, Lou said:

I'd rather watch zombie movies.

[gotbeer]

HBO Max:  8 Bit Christmas  One of those new Christmas movies.  Just seemed like a ripoff of the storytelling of Princess Bride and combine it with a Stranger Things vibe and a bit of a Christmas Story.  I will say that the ending was good though.  But overall, not much original about it.  A pass unless you need to entertain some kids.

[Redondo]

9 hours ago, Tank said:

All Creatures Great and Small, S1.

Wife and I both read the James Herriot books in college. He writes about his life as a vet in the countryside of England. The stories are really interesting and well written. The series was a worthy effort of the books. Looking forward to S2 once it’s available on prime.

@Tank thanks, I'll check this out

[Slegnaac]

14 hours ago, St1ck said:

I can't believe there are actually Bears fans that paid money to watch this crap in person. 

Business write off

[gotbeer]

HBO Max:  Matrix Resurrections  Interesting.  Strange.  Weird.  

And just for @Lou and no one else.

Spoiler

zombies.

This one takes a bit to digest.  Story wise, I think it works.  There is just a bunch of moving parts you have to digest.  Worth watching for any Matrix fan.

[Slegnaac]

Finished Season 1 of Trapped (available on Amazon)

Good pace, kind of like HBO True Detective. 

It is subtitled so you have to pay attention, or be prepared to pause when life's interruptions occur.

I am hoping that Season 2 is just as good.

[Tank]

Being the Ricardos 

This was a really interesting look inside the show and those involved in making. Luci and Desi Jr. we’re executive producers so I’ll take it as pretty factual.

It centers on production of one episode from first read-through on Monday to taping that Friday. At its core is the issue of whether or not Lucy is a member of the communist party, a story I don’t really remember hearing before. It’s sprinkled with lots of flashbacks, and there are questions about Desi’s fidelity, how he and Lucy first met, and how the show came into existence. If you’re a fan of the show, you’ll find this movie pretty interesting.

[Tank]

We started watching Hanna on Amazon prime. Pretty interesting and at times intense show. 

[Jay]

Tacoma FD

It's the kind of low-brow locker room humor that I can really appreciate.

 

[gotbeer]

Netflix:  Don't Look Up  How could so much talent be in a movie that was such a trainwreck?  

[Slegnaac]

Netflix: Bathtubs Over Broadway

One man's search for hard to find recordings of Industrial Musical Theater albums from the mid to late 20th century.   He also searches for the composers and performers. 

These are theatrical shows were created for companies such as American Standard, John Deere, GM, etc.

I found it interesting because Dad worked at a Radio station and he often brought home "Not For Sale" albums.  I suspect some were from this genre.

[failos]

Dr. Death (on Peacock) was pretty good

[Tank]

5 hours ago, failos said:

Dr. Death (on Peacock) was pretty good

I listened to the podcast several months ago. Interesting stuff.

[failos]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

I listened to the podcast several months ago. Interesting stuff.

Yeah the show is directly based on the podcast.

[RallyMo]

7 hours ago, failos said:

Dr. Death (on Peacock) was pretty good

 

2 hours ago, Tank said:

I listened to the podcast several months ago. Interesting stuff.

 

1 hour ago, failos said:

Yeah the show is directly based on the podcast.

That podcast was infuriating.