What are you watching?

Earl and Doc:

Squint-eyed Southerner said:

Good idea.
@Deimos cited Alan Rickman as a British actor he hadn't known until his role in Sense and Sensibility, so I'll add one of my own -- Michael Kitchen, in the TV series Foyle's War, about a police detective during World War II. Very understated acting, much of it done with his eyes. It takes seeing an episode or two to appreciate fully, but a glimpse can be seen in this short clip from Episode 1:

The series garnered praise for its historical accuracy, by the way. It's currently being reaired on PBS in the States.

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Michael Kitchen and Foyles war are brilliant.

Took a short break from finishing Babylon 5 (5th time through!) to see Goodbye Lenin. Sweet, funny and softly sad at the same time

Back to Babylon 5, which for me is the film version of LOTR (novel of course)

I watched Stars Wars - The Phantom Menace for the first time last night. I already watched the three from the 1970s but had not watched the three from the 2000s. I have to say, I thought it was very good.

to not get bored I get 5 different shows and alternate every day.

1) The Originals, sequel of the Vampire Diaries
2) The 100
3) Fallout
4) Alias
5) Percy Jackson and the Olympias (TV series, not movies)

I watched two films on TV recently - one I had seen before and one I hadn't. Well maybe it's the comfort of the familiar but I gave up on Batman vs Superman (or is it vice versa? I don't care). Where were all these special effects going I asked myself. Do I care about these characters? Answer: no!

The other was Once Upon a Time in the West. Incredibly this film flopped in the US on first release. Oh Americans you were so wrong. Of course, this wasn't true of all Americans and Vertigo flopped as well more generally. Why is the Leone film so good - let me count the ways. There are too many ways for a post so let's focus on a few

One big reason this film is so good is Charles Bronson. He is a much better choice than Clint Eastwood. He has that world weary manner and lived in face plus natural toughness and integrity that just fits this role so well. His delivery of the key line "an ancient race" is not something Eastwood could have done as well.

Secondly the Morricone score is better imho than the Dollars trilogy, especially the final shoot out.

Thirdly the tension in the long build up to the final shoot out.

Fourthly the courage in having Henry Fonda play the baddie.

Fifthly - the number of subtle references to other great westerns. Leone is paying homage to this tradition.

Robards is excellent but I can't quite say the same about Cardinale - sorry Claudia!

And last but not least that opening sequence and giving Jack Elam a proper role beyond town drunk which he so richly deserved. It seems the famous fly was tied to a string - best ever supporting insect.

Ciderwell said:

If I remember correctly the film was shot in Spain with some subtle references to Goya, Picasso, and Dali, like pots and pans hung on a wall to look like a silly face, painted clocks instead of real ones. And the many others I failed to notice.

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I had a dim recollection that I've seen a Goya artwork which resembles this iconic scene - maybe London or Madrid but I just can't remember. But searching online I found it though annoyingly the entry doesn't say where it is! It's typically dark.

https://www.artchive.com/artwork/here-neither-francisco-goya-1812-1815/

I just watch so many movies recently.

I watch the Greatest Showmen. It was okay. BUT it reminded me so much of Hamilton and Eliza. Otherwise I don't have much to say about it. I'd give it like a 7/10

I watch the Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan. It was SO good. If you're looking for a movie that has a great plotline, great storytelling, great actors, and not woke, I totally recommend this movie. It's about two competing magicians. But you have to have enough intellect to watch it and enjoy it. But genuinely it was really good. 9.5/10

Inception. Another Christopher Nolan. W director. It's about dreaming within a dream. really good movie. It was so cool. 9/10

Then I watched Les Miserables (2012). Eh. Pretty meh. like maybe a 6/10

Superman. At first I was afraid to watch it cuz movies these days are horrible, but it wasn't that bad. I mean, sure, Superman does get beat up a lot and ragebaited by the main villain.
"Ugly dog in a cape"
"what did you say"
"hm?'
diabolical.
but this was a pretty decent movie in my opinion. I liked it.

Then a got sick. sadly. So i watched all the Venom movies. The first one, I liked. But tbh, it wasnt that good, but i think i just enjoyed it bc i rlly love the concept of Venom. The second one was messy and weird. The third one sucked. Like rlly bad. So id say to watch the first one. up to u if u wanna watch the second one. but DON'T watch the third one. Rlly bad timewaster.


And my goal is to watch exactly 100 movies this year. I've watch nine. But i have time.

Ciderwell said:

Saw something oddly similar while on a Thor binge.
I'm not very good at taking pictures - Thor is wrapped in chains hanging before Surtur the fire giant.

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You couldn't have taken a screenshot?

I'm seeing FotR and RotK in the theaters for the 25th anniversary. Since I already saw the Fellowship of the Ring the day before yesterday, I am now watching The Two Towers at home since I will not be seeing it in the theaters.

Nova.

The most recent thing Ent has watched (yesterday just before retiring) was the news.
It was a significant mistake in many ways.

Drops of God on Apple TV+. Had no idea a drama about wine would be so good.

Reliving childhood memories. This intro is better than i remember it being

herlig9 said:

Reliving childhood memories. This intro is better than i remember it being

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I'm fond of the retro/noir look of the 90s series:

I enjoy the Olympics every 4 years.

Beleg_Cúthalion said:

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Oh look its professor X.


I'm sick again. Ive been sick every month since august. and it SUCKS.
At least it's given me time to watch a couple movies. To complete my goal of 100 new movies this year.
SOO, in febuary, this first new movie I watch was Arrival. It was good. But not as great as some people say it was. But you have to have patience to watch the movie. I do have patience.
Then I went back in the 2000s and watched Spirited Away. SO cute.

Squint-eyed Southerner said:

I'm fond of the retro/noir look of the 90s series:

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Speaking of Bat Man...
today I watched the Dark Knight. Great movie. I loved Bat man and Joker. Bat man was fine. AND he was a good bat man.
THEN I went all the way back in the 1980s and watched the Breakfast Club cuz my friend said it was good. It was OK. It was fun.
Now I'm watching the Dark Knight Rises. I think thats what its called. IT doesnt SUCK. but the fight scenes between Anne Hathaway and these grown men are so silly. Like she just beats them with her strength and its completely unrealistic. She was basically temu black widow. And then i just watched bat man get like embarrassingly beat up by this guy that sounds like an old man. He lowkey sounds like gandalf. Not that he is like gandalf in any way, hes actually bald. And younger. And then he just beats up the great bat man. and then like... breaks his back? yeah, idk what happened there. And then meanwhile while Wayne is taking his time recovering you know, chilling with the other prisoners n stuff, the city is in chaos. Anyways, its not as good as the first one by a long shot.

ANYWAYS, I am looking for movie recommendations.