Fletch F Fletch
Footballguy
This reminds me of a Zach Galifianakis bit:So, I watched Miss Congeniality 2 the other day......................it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be.
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piratemike
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Season 2 of Party Down is a winner.
joffer
Footballguy
could be just a different tolerance for when you and I will actually turn something off. a movie has to be epically bad before i do that. i can probably count the number of times on one hand.not thinking it's that great is one thing. not being able to finish it?
The first time I thought I was just tired maybe. The next day I tried again, but I just didn't care what happened to anybody in the story.
Chaka
Footballguy
For me Apocalypse Now and Close Encounters were only meh when I first saw them and have gotten better with successive viewings.
FUBAR
Footballguy
I'll turn off a netflix instant movie pretty quickly if it doesn't hold my interest but I've never walked out of a theater and only rarely sent a movie back without watching all of it. I sent back Knight and Day but it had been awhile before that.I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest last night, turned off halfway through just because I was going to bed, will finish it tonight.could be just a different tolerance for when you and I will actually turn something off. a movie has to be epically bad before i do that. i can probably count the number of times on one hand.not thinking it's that great is one thing. not being able to finish it?
The first time I thought I was just tired maybe. The next day I tried again, but I just didn't care what happened to anybody in the story.
Rushmore
Footballguy
Enjoyed this quite a bit.
Bogart
Footballguy
whoever recommended Batman: Under the red hood...
No problem. I have actually watched it again since then and it really is something special. I know that cartoons have been pushing the PG-13 rating for a while, and it makes some sense as their core audience has grown up, but I am still amazed as to how well this was done and the story involved.
piratemike
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Have they always had Goodfellas or is that a new addition?
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Added January 1st.
ericttspikes
Footballguy
I'm pretty sure people were taking acid when they went to see it in 68.2001: A Space Odyssey looks good in streaming.
But how did this movie EVER get to be popular? It's been 25 years since I've watched it, and now I remember why.
Talk about a pretentious bore-fest.
joffer
Footballguy
sports_fan
Footballguy
The story is cool but yeah it's tough to watch. This website explains it well (I think) and it made me appreciate it more: http://www.kubrick2001.com/I'm pretty sure people were taking acid when they went to see it in 68.2001: A Space Odyssey looks good in streaming.
But how did this movie EVER get to be popular? It's been 25 years since I've watched it, and now I remember why.
Talk about a pretentious bore-fest.
piratemike
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Everyone should see Restrepo if they haven't yet.
shake zula
Footballguy
Malice, watch it. Bill Pullman is at least interesting as a lead.
piratemike
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PizzaDeliveryGuy
extra sausage
Dead Man's Shoes is worth a viewing.
Gadabout
Footballguy
The Lou Diamond Phillips one?just found The First Power. always liked that movie. good slasher flick
ETA: LOVE the redhead
joffer
Footballguy
yep, it's cheesy and low-budget, for some reason we used to watch it a lot in college. guilty pleasure.The Lou Diamond Phillips one?just found The First Power. always liked that movie. good slasher flick
ETA: LOVE the redhead
oukurt
Footballguy
Surprising. Watch BR for the first time and loved it.Leeroy Jenkins said:Is it going to put me to sleep? I like science fiction, but I tried to watch Blade Runner and couldn't get through it.Chaka said:I never saw the appeal but I guess it's considered an important movie for some reason. Probably just for the opening sequence, and I guess the monolith is supposed to make one think...about what I have no idea.Leeroy Jenkins said:Have it in my queue. I never saw the whole thing. So I shouldn't waste my time?Andy Dufresne said:2001: A Space Odyssey looks good in streaming.
But how did this movie EVER get to be popular? It's been 25 years since I've watched it, and now I remember why.
Talk about a pretentious bore-fest.
Fletch F Fletch
Footballguy
Great movie.
outlawassassins
Footballguy
if anyone likes Westerns, I watched LONESOME DOVE ..and that was pretty damn good. I had heard it was a chic flic, but its not.. its 4 episodes that are 1 and 1/2 hour each. starring, Robert Duvall (best i've ever seen him, fantastic role), Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, and a few others.. its streaming on netflix and its well worth a watch..
Bogart
Footballguy
I missed it the first time it was streaming, but I am about halfway through "Spartacus: Blood and Sand".
Lots of violence, lots of sex, more violence, more sex, rinse and repeat. Even Quentin Tarantino watches and says "Do you really need that much blood?"
Fanboys of Zena Warrior Princess who wanted to see Lucy Lawless get busy need to see this ASAP.
Halfway through the first season and I will finish it. Worth at least a glance to see if it's your thing. You will know within the first 10 mins of the first episode.
Lots of violence, lots of sex, more violence, more sex, rinse and repeat. Even Quentin Tarantino watches and says "Do you really need that much blood?"
Fanboys of Zena Warrior Princess who wanted to see Lucy Lawless get busy need to see this ASAP.
Halfway through the first season and I will finish it. Worth at least a glance to see if it's your thing. You will know within the first 10 mins of the first episode.
outlawassassins
Footballguy
Spartacus is great.. the very first episode is super duper duper slow.. so don't be put off.. tuff it out and the rest of the season is great!
Sabertooth
Footballguy
I watched it the other day. It started out looking awesome. The silence of the main character worked. The movie moved along nicely until the boat scene. Which reminded me of Rime of the Ancient Mariner in both tone and length (talking about the Iron Maiden song here). Then it got kind of darker and more sinister and never really achieved what the beginning held such promise for. I wish they'd take the first 35 minutes and then totally redo the rest.
ren hoek
Footballguy
Really enjoyed this one, and so did a friend.whoever recommended Batman: Under the red hood...
Thanks for the nice recc.
shake zula
Footballguy
Unthinkable...not great but definitely shouldn't have been D2V.
God I can't get enough of Samuel L. Jackson.
God I can't get enough of Samuel L. Jackson.
Chaka
Footballguy
Watched this last night because of the rec in here. I was very impressed.Really enjoyed this one, and so did a friend.whoever recommended Batman: Under the red hood...
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Thanks for the nice recc.
sports_fan
Footballguy
Watched this last night because of the rec in here. I was very impressed.I am crushed. :( I believe I was the first one to mention this, yet nobody paid any attention. Now everyone loves it, but does anyone say, "Hey thanks sports_fan, this is a neat movie and I think you're a super terrific dude for mentioning it"? No, no one does. In all my years of interneting, I've never had this happen. I feel like I've been intentionality excluded. What should I do? Should I start a thread? Maybe create a poll? Is this acceptable? Unacceptable? Other?");document.close();Really enjoyed this one, and so did a friend.whoever recommended Batman: Under the red hood...
very dark.. almost as dark as the newer batman movies.
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Thanks for the nice recc.
oukurt
Footballguy
Oh man I thought it was awful. I love SLJ as well.
ren hoek
Footballguy
Sports_fan, if it's any consolation, the friend I have that watched it today was like "dude, I watched this today and it was awesome," and I was like "yeah, you don't remember me telling you about it yesterday?" Not being credited for amazing discoveries happens to the best of us.
joffer
Footballguy
i don't care how many #### movies he makes, the guy who played Jules Winfield is cool.
The Gator
Footballguy
I thought it was decent, but like you mention the beginning leads you to believe the entire flick is awesome.
could have done without the anal mud rape MELLOW
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shake zula
Footballguy
A great story overshadowed by some very bad acting. Outside of SLJ, his handler (the other famous dude, he was on West Wing), and the terrorist the acting was borderline bush league. It was like having Lebron James, D-Wade, and Chris Bosh show up for a pick up game at the Y. Weird. I'd still argue probably shouldn't have been D2V.
oukurt
Footballguy
I agree but this movie was bad. This coming from a guy who still watches SLJ because he is in The Long Kiss Goodnight.
piratemike
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It's getting really ####### nerdy in here.
Abraham
Footballguy
I started the first episode and it was boring me. Same with the Tudors. I need to give both another loook I'm sure.Nip Tuck is getting fantastically bad. I'm almost done with Season 6 (it only goes 7) and it is absolutley ridiculous. Men getting breast cancer and women getting shot in the head and living and doctors getting stabbed and living and women dying on the lipo table and lesbians falling in love with men and women cutting their own frontsides off with turkey knifes in the lobby. It is insane. But since I've been watching the show one after another for a couple months and don't have to spend a week waiting for the next episode, I find the recent insanity refreshing. The entire show is becoming a parody of itself and, in a strange way, IT WORKS because the whole premise is about the vanity of people. So it's a parody about people who are already parodies of themselves. The plot is nowhere near as creative as season 1 and 3 (which were great), but it has its own comic book charm.
Jutz
Footballguy
I've watched a bunch of stuff on instant lately. Here are some of the good ones:
Cocaine Cowboys - I just watched this last night. I thought it was really cool. I live in Lakeland and the one pilot was saying he used to fly his goods from GA into Lakeland. He had a landing strip and a few 'barns' where he kept his planes. Very interesting. I saw there is a Cocaine Cowboys 2. I'll be watching that soon.
Cocaine Cowboys 2 - if you liked the first watch the second. I thought it would pretty much be more of the same... and kind of boooring. But it was NOT. There is some new material, in a new town, and a pretty crazy story.
Beautiful Losers - this was OK. It was a kind of interesting story, but not that interesting to watch as a documentary. It was slow... and I usually don't like 'artsy' stuff... but this was OK. I liked most of the artists covered in the story except a few. It was about a small group of pop artists in the 90s that lived in NYC... I think the lower east side?
The Bounty Hunter - pretty much what I or anyone would expect from it. A mildly entertaining romantic comedy. Quality effort if your looking for that type of movie
The Proposal - I am a big Van Wilder fan so I like the movies Van Wilder is in more then most people do. I thought it was a cool movie. Pretty much followed the classic romantic comedy story line. I guess I like it when movies do that.
Dirty Deeds - this is a sophmoric teenage movie starring the 'bad infulence' boyfriend of Rory on Gilmore Girls (Luke's nephu). Again, pretty much what I expected. I guess this one gets an OK or passable grade which is about the best you can get for one of these movies. It was somewhat entertaining and I stuck through the whole thing. Two things I can't say about 18 Year Old Virgin or Who's Your Daddy two movies I attempted to watch but were so sophmoric I couldn't even make it through.
Rising Son: Christian Hosoi - anyone into the 80s skateboarding should love this. A lot of stuff I never knew about Hosoi in this doc. Good skating footage, and a good story.
Cocaine Cowboys - I just watched this last night. I thought it was really cool. I live in Lakeland and the one pilot was saying he used to fly his goods from GA into Lakeland. He had a landing strip and a few 'barns' where he kept his planes. Very interesting. I saw there is a Cocaine Cowboys 2. I'll be watching that soon.
Cocaine Cowboys 2 - if you liked the first watch the second. I thought it would pretty much be more of the same... and kind of boooring. But it was NOT. There is some new material, in a new town, and a pretty crazy story.
Beautiful Losers - this was OK. It was a kind of interesting story, but not that interesting to watch as a documentary. It was slow... and I usually don't like 'artsy' stuff... but this was OK. I liked most of the artists covered in the story except a few. It was about a small group of pop artists in the 90s that lived in NYC... I think the lower east side?
The Bounty Hunter - pretty much what I or anyone would expect from it. A mildly entertaining romantic comedy. Quality effort if your looking for that type of movie
The Proposal - I am a big Van Wilder fan so I like the movies Van Wilder is in more then most people do. I thought it was a cool movie. Pretty much followed the classic romantic comedy story line. I guess I like it when movies do that.
Dirty Deeds - this is a sophmoric teenage movie starring the 'bad infulence' boyfriend of Rory on Gilmore Girls (Luke's nephu). Again, pretty much what I expected. I guess this one gets an OK or passable grade which is about the best you can get for one of these movies. It was somewhat entertaining and I stuck through the whole thing. Two things I can't say about 18 Year Old Virgin or Who's Your Daddy two movies I attempted to watch but were so sophmoric I couldn't even make it through.
Rising Son: Christian Hosoi - anyone into the 80s skateboarding should love this. A lot of stuff I never knew about Hosoi in this doc. Good skating footage, and a good story.
Bogart
Footballguy
Watched this last night because of the rec in here. I was very impressed.I am crushed. :( I believe I was the first one to mention this, yet nobody paid any attention. Now everyone loves it, but does anyone say, "Hey thanks sports_fan, this is a neat movie and I think you're a super terrific dude for mentioning it"? No, no one does. In all my years of interneting, I've never had this happen. I feel like I've been intentionality excluded. What should I do? Should I start a thread? Maybe create a poll? Is this acceptable? Unacceptable? Other?sports_fan said:Chaka said:");document.close();Ren Hoek said:Really enjoyed this one, and so did a friend.whoever recommended Batman: Under the red hood...
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Thanks for the nice recc.
My apologies sports_fan. I watch this thread pretty close and don't remember you recommending otherwise I would have quoted your post first. Next beer is on me.
Bogart
Footballguy
This was really enjoyable to me. Really ties in the skateboard scene from where Dogtown and Z-Boys leaves off until the start of the X-Games. Hosoi himself is a great story and the battles between him and Tony Hawk were amazing, a true contrast of styles. The Technician in Hawk versus the Artist in Hosoi.Jutz said:
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Again though, it stinks not being able to stream new movies. Some of the box office misses should be available more. I love the Goodfellas SE that is streaming but that movie is over 20 years old.
Rebirtha
Footballguy
Find some older movies/shows that you haven't seen before and stop complaining.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
You're not gonna get new DVD releases for a $7 a month all-inclusive subscription. But they're all available on demand from services like Amazon on Demand for like $5 apiece in HD. Just dump your pay cable movie channels and pay only for what you watch. Wave of the future, dude.
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