...So did anyone else here enjoy Pacific Rim?
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It was great.
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Yup. You is just late up in here.
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I watched the new Breaking Bad episode. Yup, still awesome.
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started watching Dexter again. i gave up a while back half way through series 3 because i just got bored. anyway i rewatched it and got hooked again, although the climax with his new killing buddy i could see a mile off (can't remember his name or spell it for that matter, some mexican geezer who holds a lot of influence). it annoyed me that he killed him not just because it was unbelievably predictable, but because i think the only unpredictable thing they could have done would be to not kill him and instead have them work together again.
there's tons of potential shit in that. drama, fuck up's, a look at how Dexters friend changes over time. instead they kill him off quick before the season ends and yeah, you get all the drama and fuck up's etc, but at an accelerated rate so it's all just thrown at you again which is kind of a cop out. there's more oppurtunity to be had going the other way, not everything comes down to "i need to kill you so you don't kill/out me". they could've killed him off in the end but jesus use what you've got, man. its called fucking character development. i also heard a fucking great line that had me laughing. there's a scene where a forensics expert totally disproves some big cops theory on who the murderer is, finishing with "that's science, and science is one cold-hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap on". ahar! |
You might be even more dissapointed in season 5 or 6
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I hate Dexter. I think it's terrible television masquerading as passable television, but the costume was made out of duct tape, and can't hold up to any scrutiny.
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We all know that, you said that before. Can't you come up with anything new?
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I hate Dr. Who.
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Yeah, Dexter sucks. I couldn't even make it through the first season.
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what didn't you guys like about it?
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I remember liking the Trinity arc. I think that was season 4? And the only reason I liked it is because I never pieced together what was going to happen in the last couple minutes of the season finale. I like it when something happens I wasn't expecting.
My parents are trying to get me to catch up on it to the most recent season just so they can nerd to me about it, but I lot interest at some point during season 5. It's an okay show overall. There are way worse shows on than Dexter. |
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I wouldn't watch the show even if it was good for reasons that are completely not their fault. It is their fault that the show is so poorly written, and it is really poorly written, but the other issue I have is Miami. I hate Miami. I hate the way it looks. I can't watch shows or movies set in Miami without getting this feeling of revulsion at the aesthetic of the city. That's not their fault, but it's still a shitty show. |
Dexter is awesome. If TV shows were realistic they'd be pretty fucking boring.
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Hey, it's that guy whose opinions we don't care about.
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Yes, I guess it is.
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No guessing involved.
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also yeah, the fuck's up with Miami? too many palm trees and latinos. jesus. literally. |
I think it's the colors. I've been to a lot of places in Florida, and it's very pretty there. But Miami is like this hot pink, baby blue paradise of nausea, and I can't stand looking at it.
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All of those filmmaking crimes pale in comparison to the tired cliche of the human heart overcoming outside programming in spite of it making no narrative sense.
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I watched Stoker last night. It was so much better than the first twenty minutes led me to believe it would be. It was interesting in the beginning, but it really starts picking up after that. It's weird because in the hands of a lesser director this would have ended up being a crappy, forgettable soft porn film. The story, on its own, on paper, is not really very interesting, but the actors, and the director made it fascinating. I recommend watching it.
It's also the first English language film by the guy that made Oldboy, and Thirst. So, if you liked those at all, check it out. |
Oldboy was fucked, man. well, i say that, but i watched the whole thing. with my jaw hanging and eyebrow raised, i watched the whole fucking thing in silent horror. every time i tried to turn it off something would grab my attention again, i didn't know what the fuck was going on anyway so i just grabbed the tail-end of the ride and hoped for the best. like trying to unravel a riddle written in code by a sky-high-opium-crack-whore-den Sherlock Holmes and you're the special retarded version of Watson here to solve the mystery. it probably didn't help that i was drunk as a skunk at the time but that's probably somebody else'ssss fault too.
but yeah i watched it again, understood a little better, and liked it. although my expression throughout remained the same as the first time i watched it. i can't help it. i'm still doing it now, come to think of it. but sweet jesus THE OCTOPUS, MAN THE FUCKIN OCTI NOM NOMF NOT GOOD |
Oldboy is amazing.
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I watched In The Loop the other day because it's written by Armando Ianucci, the mastermind behind Veep (one of my favourite shows currently running). It was quite funny: very British, dark and involved some political shit I didn't quite understand because I have zero understanding of the UK's political system. I'd like to say I have a broader understanding now, but I'm unsure.
But I liked it quite a bit, some terrific performances (James Gandolfini as a controlling, patriotic general was awesome) and a an engaging plot. Got a little bit dull during the middle but the front and end of the movies were packed with brilliant one-liners, great dialogue and hilarious incompetence. Recommended. Gotta watch The Thick of It now. |
I'll just let you know that The Thick Of It and In The Loop are two seperate stories told in two seperate universes but they involve the same characters. Just to avoid confusion.
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Watched Prometheus on DVD yesterday. I really enjoyed it and it's one of my favourite Sci-Fi films of all time. Lately I've been watching Dexter Series 8, 24 Series 8, Breaking Bad Series 1 and Who Do You Think You Are. Hoping to see Riddick soon, it looks good.
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There is so much wrong with this movie.. (Maddox sumed it up pretty well) |
I'm watching the first episode of the fourth season of Community. It's kind of shit...
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Watched the first part of My Neighbor Totoro with some friends last night. We got really high first, and I guess the person setting it up didn't know if it would be in English, so he put on subtitles. The subtitles were for Japanese speakers though, so it didn't at all match up with the words actually being said at times and even skipped some lines. It was hilarious. I do actually want to sit down and watch it for real though, seemed good. |
I've been watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. This is literally the only show that isn't Trailer Park Boys that has made me scream and cry laughing. I think the only time I've ever gasped for air quite so desperately was when I was 11 and I listened to Robin Williams A Night at The Met with my dad, which is kind of fucked up if you think about it but whatever, comedy. Danny Devito is probably the funniest character to me, but not a single character would work without the whole gang.
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i thought Prometheus was a let down. my uncle and i picked the film apart while watching it. we didn't want to but fuck me backwards, it forced us to. not picking it apart would have resulted in loss of brain cells. i can't afford that.
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I think when it fell apart to me was the first horror scene. I couldn't get the Benny Hill music out of my head and I just laughed and laughed and kept on laughing.
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Prometheus is dumb and sucks
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My dad loves that movie and watches it pretty much every night before sleeping. True story.
I still haven't seen it. |
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I liked parts of it. Moments. Over all, I didn't care for it, but there were a few scenes that I enjoyed.
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I think the absolute worst part was that action scene two thirds way through where the ship gets invaded and the majority of the cast died.
It just felt so artificial, so 'We need to draw the Alien crowd. Let's do one of these scenes.' From the moment we were introduced to our ragtag bunch of misfits cast I knew where it was going, but still. |
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a horror movie where half the cast doesn’t die.
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