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KarmaPolice said:
To be fair, I said I still liked it.  I think it's more like I am shaking my finger at the screen and giving the show a warning.  It was

the fish storm

that really did it.  It's also every episode title being a parable that doesn't seem to go anywhere, one too many clueless person, one too many movie nods, one too many coincidences, etc..  Not enough that I am not enjoying it, just enough to put me on high alert.  I would be a lot more worried if it were a network show that had 23+ episodes a season, but I think I am on my last few now and will probably plow through them tonight. 
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Fyi.. the "fish" part was a real event... Maybe not as "drastic" as portrayed but it really did happen  :fishy:

 
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KarmaPolice said:
I know we covered this, but which is the channel that doesn't have commercials, and are any of these movies they show edited for TV?  I think I need to double check if I have these channels and clear some space on the DVR.
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TCM - Turner Classic Movies. Not edited

 
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snogger said:
Fyi.. the "fish" part was a real event... Maybe not as "drastic" as portrayed but it really did happen  :fishy:
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I have seen reports of stuff like that happening, but it was still a bit too much, especially going from the Malvo acts of God to literal acts of God.  I liked episode 7 a bit more though.

 
KarmaPolice said:
To be fair, I am married to somebody who is ambivalent at best about movies.  I honestly can't remember the last time we watched one together.  

That is why I am in the FFA talking about movies so much and I am trying to train my son to be more interested in movies.  (I will probably prod too hard and have that backfire). 
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Yeah, the wife isn't interested in seeing thrash metal concerts with me, as well.

 
KarmaPolice said:
I have seen reports of stuff like that happening, but it was still a bit too much, especially going from the Malvo acts of God to literal acts of God.  I liked episode 7 a bit more though.
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I can understand your argument. I don't see many shows or movies as being so perfect that I can sour on several hours of entertainment over one choice.

 
jdoggydogg said:
I can understand your argument. I don't see many shows or movies as being so perfect that I can sour on several hours of entertainment over one choice.
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It's not just the one choice for me, that was just the worst offense.  Again, still liking it and will try to finish tonight or tomorrow.

And agree with what you say about shows not being able to be perfect all the time.  Had the same reaction with Breaking Bad with the airplane and stuff from other shows. 

 
Wednesday

Out of the Past: 6 AM 

Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur 

The quintessential classic film noir masterpiece from RKO, a definitive flashback film of melodramatic doom, contains all the elements of the genre. First and foremost, there is an irresistible but deadly, chameleon-like femme fatale (Greer) who is the object of romantic fascination and erotic obsession for both a detective (Mitchum) and a gangster (Douglas). Themes of betrayal, corruption, fatalism and a cynical, perverse, and a morally ambiguous atmosphere are all interwoven and entangled together in a confusing and convoluted dark plot (mixing narrative flashback with linear narrative) with both double- and triple-crosses. Eventually, all three individuals meet their inescapable, tragic ends typical of a Shakespearean-level tragedy.

http://www.filmsite.org/outo.html
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Double Indemnity: 2 PM

Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson. Directed by Billy Wilder with a screenplay by Raymond Chandler, adopted from a story by James Cain. 

Wilder created two of the most famous noirs in film history (this and Sunset Blvd). Cain and Chandler are arguably the 2 greatest writers of hard boiled crime fiction. Put them together with a cast this good and what you get is the definitive noir about an insurance salesman, the woman he falls for, their plot to create the perfect murder and the stubborn bulldog of a claims inspector that won't give up on a hunch. 

 
Wages of Fear - 8/10

A master class on how to build tension in a scene/movie. And an excellent allegory to the dangers of immaturity and wanderlust. Or perhaps it's a distortion of the "knight-errant" theme. Either way, it's an excellent watch.

I'd have given it an 8.5 if it was about 15-20 minutes shorter, though.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Wages of Fear - 8/10

A master class on how to build tension in a scene/movie. And an excellent allegory to the dangers of immaturity and wanderlust. Or perhaps it's a distortion of the "knight-errant" theme. Either way, it's an excellent watch.

I'd have given it an 8.5 if it was about 15-20 minutes shorter, though.
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The Criterion Collection BR of this film is fantastic.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Wages of Fear - 8/10

A master class on how to build tension in a scene/movie. And an excellent allegory to the dangers of immaturity and wanderlust. Or perhaps it's a distortion of the "knight-errant" theme. Either way, it's an excellent watch.

I'd have given it an 8.5 if it was about 15-20 minutes shorter, though.
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This will get mentioned repeatedly here but whatever. There's "Sorcerer" by Freidkin. It's a delight - strange and fun in equal measure - to take in. Lots going for it. In some ways, it feels like one of those films that Kinski-Herzog could have done.

 
Hateful 8 - I enjoyed it.    But like much of Tarantino other stuff - I did not think the extra "gore" added anything.

Did Leigh win an Oscar - she deserved on

 
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saintfool said:
This will get mentioned repeatedly here but whatever. There's "Sorcerer" by Freidkin. It's a delight - strange and fun in equal measure - to take in. Lots going for it. In some ways, it feels like one of those films that Kinski-Herzog could have done.
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I have it in Blu Ray on my shelf at home.

Anxious to get to it now.

 
Fargo Season 1:

Finished up last night, and would give it a solid B overall.  Love the look, feel, and acting on the show, but in the end there were a couple loose ends, heavy handed symbolism, and coincidences for me to truly love it and give it an A.  I had a similar feeling with True Detective as well.  It was slightly more that I appreciated what I was watching more than I loved what I was watching.  I think for me the biggest thing was:

The decision to go to the "one year later", and probably more specifically having Molly get knocked up and essentially pushing her character to the sidelines.  Interesting choice, and we really didn't need to see Gus' hearing, Key and Peele sit in the store room, and other things that we skipped over, but from then on is was basically just Lorne chasing Lester and just happenstance that the other characters got in their path.  I was hoping more from Molly and her using the skills we have seen her develop over the first 8 episodes to track them down and figure out how to bust Lester. 

Still liked it, still going to check out Season 2 just a few things kept it from being great for me personally.  Do I assume correctly that Season 2:


Centers around the shootout in '79 that Molly's pop was a part of and it is hinted at that Lorne was there for?


 
KarmaPolice said:
Fargo Season 1:

Finished up last night, and would give it a solid B overall.  Love the look, feel, and acting on the show, but in the end there were a couple loose ends, heavy handed symbolism, and coincidences for me to truly love it and give it an A.  I had a similar feeling with True Detective as well.  It was slightly more that I appreciated what I was watching more than I loved what I was watching.  I think for me the biggest thing was:

The decision to go to the "one year later", and probably more specifically having Molly get knocked up and essentially pushing her character to the sidelines.  Interesting choice, and we really didn't need to see Gus' hearing, Key and Peele sit in the store room, and other things that we skipped over, but from then on is was basically just Lorne chasing Lester and just happenstance that the other characters got in their path.  I was hoping more from Molly and her using the skills we have seen her develop over the first 8 episodes to track them down and figure out how to bust Lester. 

Still liked it, still going to check out Season 2 just a few things kept it from being great for me personally.  Do I assume correctly that Season 2:


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Centers around the shootout in '79 that Molly's pop was a part of and it is hinted at that Lorne was there for?
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Season 2 is amazing. I think you'll like it.

 
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saintfool said:
This will get mentioned repeatedly here but whatever. There's "Sorcerer" by Freidkin. It's a delight - strange and fun in equal measure - to take in. Lots going for it. In some ways, it feels like one of those films that Kinski-Herzog could have done.
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There's a lot of backstory on that movie that's kind of fascinating.  Cost overruns, production troubles, location issues...but it's a damn fine film.  Released the same weekend as Star Wars DOH

 
Walking Boot said:
I think the actress that played the lady cop in season 1 was an amazing performer. Easy the steal of the season. She held her own against some heavy hitters. 
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Lololoved her. Amazed she wasnt snapped up for sumn big after Molly & disappointed she doesnt appear to be attached to S3 even tho the timeline (2010, four yrs after S1) lines up. Guess its still true that, if youre round & dont make fun of yourself, you cant make it in pictures. 

 
Savages with Laura Linney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. I guess a B. Real slice of life movie as there is not much of a plot. I did enjoy Linneys and Hoffmans performances.

 
Ilov80s said:
Wednesday

Out of the Past: 6 AM 

Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur 

Double Indemnity: 2 PM

Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson. Directed by Billy Wilder with a screenplay by Raymond Chandler, adopted from a story by James Cain. 

Wilder created two of the most famous noirs in film history (this and Sunset Blvd). Cain and Chandler are arguably the 2 greatest writers of hard boiled crime fiction. Put them together with a cast this good and what you get is the definitive noir about an insurance salesman, the woman he falls for, their plot to create the perfect murder and the stubborn bulldog of a claims inspector that won't give up on a hunch. 
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Both of these are great.  "Out of the Past" is up there with my favorites of all time.  I had/have a DVD film noir box set with "Out of the Past," "The Asphalt Jungle," "Murder, My Sweet" and a couple of other noirs in it.  I may need to bust that out and re-watch.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Wages of Fear - 8/10

A master class on how to build tension in a scene/movie. And an excellent allegory to the dangers of immaturity and wanderlust. Or perhaps it's a distortion of the "knight-errant" theme. Either way, it's an excellent watch.

I'd have given it an 8.5 if it was about 15-20 minutes shorter, though.
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God, I love this movie so much.  I actually bought the unedited extended version @ 15 yrs ago, just to get more.  The more it "drags out", the better it becomes, imo.

 
Mildred Pierce - 9.5/10

Man is this a GREAT film. 

Hard to believe that Crawford was considered finished before landing this role because she is AWESOME here.

The cinematography, pacing, and plot twists are all just perfect. This might be my new favorite film noir movie.

Oh, and Ann Blyth is more than a match too. Beautiful and believably slithery.

 
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Andy Dufresne said:
Mildred Pierce - 9.5/10

Man is this a GREAT film. 

Hard to believe that Crawford was considered finished before landing this role because she is AWESOME here.

The cinematography, pacing, and plot twists are all just perfect. This might be my new favorite film noir movie.

Oh, and Ann Blyth is more than a match too. Beautiful and believably slithery.
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It's on TCM @ 6pm tonite, folks. The HBO miniseries of it from a few years ago w Kate Winslet and the girl from Westworld was even better

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Mildred Pierce - 9.5/10

Man is this a GREAT film. 

Hard to believe that Crawford was considered finished before landing this role because she is AWESOME here.

The cinematography, pacing, and plot twists are all just perfect. This might be my new favorite film noir movie.

Oh, and Ann Blyth is more than a match too. Beautiful and believably slithery.
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Really good movie. I always avoided it because the name struck me as a romantic melodrama (not that those are all bad). It's another James Cain adaption (Double Indemnity,Postman Always Rings Twice). Adapted by Faulkner nonetheless. Add in the criminally underrated Curtiz as director and a great Max Steiner score. There's no wonder it's a near perfect film.

 
Continuing on my thought, why isn't Michael Curtiz ever mentioned on these lists of greatest director? Maybe he wasn't innovative and didn't have a signature style. He didn't have a large set of A list films, but the ones he has are really strong representations of styles and genres of the time. 

Horror: The Mystery of the Wax Museum

Action/Adventure Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood

Noir: Mildred Pierce

Musical: Yankee Doodle Dandy (fantastic movie and I'm not usually into musicals), White Christmas

Gangster: Angels with Dirty Faces

Drama/Romance: Casablanca 

 
I really liked the Accountant on the second viewing.  I am very surprised by this honestly.   No idea what I'm gonna watch tonight. 

 
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