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It Ends with Us (2024) - IMDb

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One of those movies where the director/writer annoyingly tricks you by initially glossing over a key detail and then reveals it later and every single time, I feel like crying out, "That's cheating! Come on!".

Oh well. The cinematography was great. Felt blessed viewing it on my OLED monitor. The romantic scenes are some of the best I've seen in these types of movies but then it turns dark. Like what the heck, don't watch if sudden turn of events type of movies make you angry. It almost made me feel that way. So yeah, maybe that was the director/writer's intent so I guess mission accomplished and so a good movie?

6.5/10
 

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the Penguin

The Penguin (TV Mini Series 2024) ⭐ 8.8 | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

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Colin Farrell reprises his role from The Batman.
picks up just after the end of the movie. oz cobb begins his climb to the top of the gotham crime world.

ep01 9/10
Farrell just transforms himself when puts on the suit/makeup. similar cinematic feel as the movie with maybe fewer crane/drone shots, maybe less dramatic intensity from everyone being normal humans rather than supervillains . one reviewer noted that they get to crib some notes from the sopranos when it comes to character development and tone. some great scenes from Cristin Milioti and Dierdre O'connell.
oz feels a little different from the movie, as there wasnt many opportunities there to develop his character. but they sure load up backstory from the get go.
 

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mikeymikec said:
Yup, [Andor] and Rogue One are the few diamonds in the Star Wars [t]rough.
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definitely the only good things that Disney is responsible for.

and for all of Star Wars, well, Empire and Jedi. The rest really does kinda suck. (I still have a fondness for the Dark Horse comics, though)
 

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igor_kavinski said:
Please say something good about Wraith Squadron and Starfighters of Adumar. I can't be the only one here! Someone lemme know I'm not crazy!
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I have no idea what that is, but if it's books, I haven't read fantasy books in many many decades, and certainly not from various authors yeeting out claptrap from some pre-established world over the course of like dozens of books in some long-winded and ultimately pointless series.

 
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zinfamous said:
I have no idea what that is, but if it's books, I haven't read fantasy books in many many decades, and certainly not from various authors yeeting out claptrap from some pre-established world over the course of like dozens of books in some long-winded and ultimately pointless series.

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These two are part of a series but almost standalone. You don't need to know anything other than Star Wars to enjoy them. They could prompt you to read the rest of the series. If you are ever feeling bored, at least try reading a few pages of Wraith Squadron to see if you find it compelling enough to finish it.
 

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i watched

Return To Oz (1985) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089908/reference/

which i had originally watched, by myself, in the theaters (at a mere 13 years of age), having been back then a massive fan of the Oz series which The Wizard Of Oz is the first of. Yup, there's more than one - in fact, there's a whooole bunch of them. This story is based on the third book, Ozma Of Oz. At one point i had bought the whole collection from eBay, and to be honest they are not great, getting progressively worse to the point of being shovelware.
Once again the protagonist is Dorothy, although here they stuck to the book version and she is substantially younger than Judy Garland's Dorothy; in fact, if you look close enough you'll recognize a excessively young Fairuza Balk. And, once again (Frank L Baum was quite repetitive with his stories) some cataclysm brings Dorothy to the land of .. ermm .. "Ev", and she must find her way to neighbouring Oz to be sent home again.
The focus of the film is the various animatronics that come with Dorothy; there is a clockwork robot, a pumpkin-headed version of the scarecrow, a talking, moose-headed couch (originally an animated sawhorse), and a talking chicken. Tons of luscious sets and some pretty good voice acting for the "Nome" (Gnome) King.

Obviously this film has neither the scope nor the skill of the 1939 original Wizard Of Oz film, and it's meant mostly for young children. There's a single rather horrid CGI scene, but otherwise the stop-motion animation and practical effects are pretty good. I wouldn't put it on the same level as The Dark Crystal, but it's good enough to keep the kids entertained for an afternoon.

6/10
 
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@igor_kavinski dude you never buy the books-based-on- stuff. Not the Star Wars stuff, not the Warhammer stuff, none of it. The production company has no incentive in maintaining any quality standard, and they are specifically targeted at the most rabid of the fans, those who take the original film tooo seriously.
 
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DigDog said:
@igor_kavinski dude you never buy the books-based-on- stuff. Not the Star Wars stuff, not the Warhammer stuff, none of it. The production company has no incentive in maintaining any quality standard, and they are specifically targeted at the most rabid of the fans, those who take the original film tooo seriously.
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Yeah and I take Star Wars wayyy too seriously to the point that I would've been a Jedi in the Star Wars Universe even with no Force abilities (I would carry a lightsaber and PRETEND to be Jedi).
 
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Occurs to me that generally I only ever watch movies in much the same way as I drink alcohol - purely as a social thing, usually because someone else suggests it. When left to my own devices I never ever bother. Both with drinking and movie-watching it only happens when someone else (or a group) propose it as a group activity. Just can't be bothered with either if it's just me (and I'm never the one suggesting it, either). Hence I only tend to see movies others have suggested we go to (been dragged along to some real stinkers at times). Computer games and music are a different story...
 

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Babylon 5 Seasons 1-4 is 9/10, Season 5 7/10
One of my favorite TV showa of all time. Every major character has a story arc. The cast cannot be replaced, except 2 main charaters did leave the show for reasons. If you want to know more about the Psy Corpse the nthere are 3 books about Afred Bester.

-- Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? -- If you know you know
 
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The Matador - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365485/reference/

2005 dark-ish comedy starring Pierce Brosnan as a extremely charismatic contract killer, who after a long career starts to feel alone and insecure about his future, and is looking for a way out. He bumps into salesman .. uh .. Greg Kinnear ?? .. in whom he confides. They have a bit of odd-couple buddy comedy where Brosnan does all the heavy lifting and Kinnear's character is merely a sidekick, then there is a overtly-long scene which is at salesman's house to - in theory - show "the other half of of the odd couple" but does nothing if not hammer home the fact that his character is shit. And then finally they do a assassination together and the film is over and everyone is happy, wooh !

.. eh ..

Brosnan is great and his scenes are all good, but everything else needs to be thrown out and re-written. The odd-couple part of the script just does not work, at all. The film also tries to shovel in a bit of serious emotions here and there but they also do not fit in what is supposed to be a surreal comedy.

Frankly i wouldn't recommend it, but it's not terrible. if you want to see something like this but done well, watch Mr Right (7/10) instead.

5.9/10
 
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i watched .. most .. of Dark Blood - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293069/reference/

No idea why this was in my watchlist.

Last film starring River Phoenix, it was shot sometime around 1993, then languished in an unfinished state until 2012, when the director decided to steal the negatives and edit them himself, adding some occasional voice narration as to what happens during the missing scenes (missing because the guy had died). There's only 3 such brief "scenes" and they don't really amount to much of the plot, so the film as released is still plenty watchable.

Theater piece (by which i mean that the characters interact mostly with one-another rather than with the sets) starring Jonathan Pryce as husband guy, Judy Davis as wife lady, and River Phoenix as "Boy". The husband / wife couple are driving through the desert because their successful life has in showbiz has left them jaded and their love has burned out, and this last road trip is their final attempt to re-ignite their passion.
Car breaks down and they are rescued by Boy, who jumps at the opportunity to bonk the milf wife.
Husband can see this a mile away and gets defensive, then most of the film is a character standoff between husband and boy. Husband says "don't bonk my wife" and boy is "i'm totally gonna bonk your wife". The couple cannot leave because Boy is basically holding them hostage, but husband doesn't want to get violent, which would be the only way to get out of the situation.
Boy has no problems being a horrible person because he lives alone in the desert and has nobody to answer to.
The resolution is a brief scuffle where husband cracks the skull of boy, while still somehow not managing to man-up.

idk, i gave up after about two-thirds in and just fast-forwarded. I'm sure in the 1960s this would have been a great character study (and Pryce does fit the bill) but for me, today, it's just too much negative sentiments for no reason.
The short, weird "and then this happens" voiceovers from the director actually add some quirky charm that i liked, kind of a surreal fourth-wall-breaking i hadn't seen before.

your call. I won't be watching this again. no vote.
 

zinfamous

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igor_kavinski said:
These two are part of a series but almost standalone. You don't need to know anything other than Star Wars to enjoy them. They could prompt you to read the rest of the series. If you are ever feeling bored, at least try reading a few pages of Wraith Squadron to see if you find it compelling enough to finish it.
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lolno
 
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zinfamous

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DigDog said:
@igor_kavinski dude you never buy the books-based-on- stuff. Not the Star Wars stuff, not the Warhammer stuff, none of it. The production company has no incentive in maintaining any quality standard, and they are specifically targeted at the most rabid of the fans, those who take the original film tooo seriously.
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basically this. They are essentially books by committee, even with a "single" author on the title. It isn't really about crafting a cogent story or characters.

I did read the thrawn books, and maybe one of those other series at the same time, when those were the only ones in existence...but again, I was like, 13 years old.
 

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Gangs of London is on Netflix and it's pretty damn good. I liked the first season better than season 2 but they are both highly entertaining. It is also super violent in an over the top John Wick kinda way.
 
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