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CZroe

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You want spoiler tags for a five year old movie?

In a thread about movie ratings and recommendations, yes: either that or at least a word or two to identify what old movie we are reading about before it is spoiled. A lot of the suggestions are older "movies you've missed" types. You think it's OK to spoil something like "True Romance" while telling everyone what a great movie it is and that they should see it?

Come on. Have some common sense. I saw Inception in theaters. My older brother only recently got into movies and has been seeking a lot of recommendations. He's a real sheltered "cabin in the woods" type, but I turned him on to everything from Alien to Interstellar and Inception is almost exactly the kind of thing he's interested in. On that note, I'm glad it was mentioned because it reminded me to recommend it to him even if I didn't like it much (he similarly liked Prometheus which was a huge disappointment to me).

If the people this thread was made for can't trust it to not spoil the very movies it recommends, it's truly shooting itself in the foot.

Why is "5 years" such a big deal anyway? This thread will be 5 years old in about 6 months. It's not like 5 year old movies are obsolete.
 
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A Casual Fitz

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Sure, it's okay. Everyone has a different threshold for appropriate spoilers so coming in here in the first place is dangerous. If you haven't seen a new movie after a while you should anticipate spoilers.
 

CZroe

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Sure, it's okay. Everyone has a different threshold for appropriate spoilers so coming in here in the first place is dangerous. If you haven't seen a new movie after a while you should anticipate spoilers.

Right, which is why I wouldn't read past the subject when it talks about a movie I haven't seen. His post started talking about the ending before even identifying the movie! That's entirely inexcusable.
 

clamum

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - 5 (or should I say 7?)/10

Meh. I was a little surprised at the end, I mean, I didn't expect the credits to start rolling. I sat there thinking, "that's it?" Why they split the last book into two parts is beyond me. Well, that's not exactly true. They did it to milk more money out of the franchise, but it's a shame. Hardly anything happened in this movie. Hopefully the last movie is better but it can't get much worse.
 

Charmonium

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - 5 (or should I say 7?)/10

Meh. I was a little surprised at the end, I mean, I didn't expect the credits to start rolling. I sat there thinking, "that's it?" Why they split the last book into two parts is beyond me. Well, that's not exactly true. They did it to milk more money out of the franchise, but it's a shame. Hardly anything happened in this movie. Hopefully the last movie is better but it can't get much worse.
Recently saw the final installment in the franchise and I thought it was quite good. There are a few surprises and some particularly gruesome scenes near the end but generally it unfolds mostly how you expect. But I thought it was very well done especially the sfx.
 

A Casual Fitz

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Recently saw the final installment in the franchise and I thought it was quite good. There are a few surprises and some particularly gruesome scenes near the end but generally it unfolds mostly how you expect. But I thought it was very well done especially the sfx.

I'm glad to read that. I do agree with clamum that it shouldn't have been 2 movies.
 

MongGrel

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You want spoiler tags for a five year old movie?

That would be unnecessary I would think, unless it is fairly new.

I usually just try to rate older things myself without spoilers anyway, other than maybe a basic description, or a link to a trailer.
 
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purbeast0

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national lampoons christmas vacation - 10/10 - probably literally seen this at least 50 times and love it every time i see it. even saw something today i've NEVER noticed before - when eddie comes to the house and they are drinking eggnog, i never noticed he wasn't actually wearing an actual turtle neck shirt lol.
 

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Antarctica: A Year on the Ice 2013 - 9/10 - I saw this on Netflix tonight with my wife on the projector. This is a documentary of living at a research station at Antarctica, and follows a few people who work on site throughout different parts of the year. I thought it was a very informative show, and they highlighted the pro's and con's of working up there.
 

Charmonium

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The Frankenstein Chronicles - 7/10

This isn't whatyou'd expect. It more has the feeling of a period murder mystery but not really. The relationship to the Frankenstein trope is pretty tangential, at least for the first season. It's a little odd inasmuch as you have the original author, Mary Shelley, as one of the primary characters.

The historical aspect of it is also interesting. This occurs at a time when galvanists believed that they had discovered the essence of life.
This an ITV series and as far as i can tell not available on ITV player but you can find it 'elsewhere.'
 

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Haunter - 7/10

A nice little horror movie with a Twilight Zone-ish feel to it.

Creed - 8.5/10

I wasn't expecting much and it was better than I thought it would be.
 

A Casual Fitz

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The Butterfly Effect - 6/10 good cinematography but the plot was just okay and the child acting was (understandably) weak.
 

Cerb

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Supergirl - disappointed/10
No mainstream streaming service has it. CBS has it locked up. I expect it to be horrible, but that just makes me want to watch at least a few episodes, to see how bad it is, compared with how bad it looks from their commercials for it.

South Park, season 19 - 9/10
I think they overplayed the Caitlyn Jenner bit, as the episodes progressed, but after years of ho-hum seasons, they pulled off a really good one, here. Several-episode story arcs, politically ambiguous character actions, silly Canadians standing in for political talking points...it's as vulgar and crass as always, but timely, and actually rather nuanced, in ways.

Jessica Jones - 7.5/10
Starting out, I really expected it to drag on, but it didn't. Every time the villain got away, our protagonist truly did get closer to catching him. I like that the anti-hero acted restrained, not showy, and without the excessive melodrama typical of the supers we've been getting, lately (FI, take the fight scenes, that don't always dramatically begin, that are mostly shoving and tripping, etc., instead of the big elaborate choreography we usually get). Krysten Ritter could have not have been better cast (she often ends up the stand-out in otherwise bad to overage shows and movies, IMO), and David Tennant does a much better deranged evil guy than I would have expected. I think more could have been done with the Luke character, though, and the focus on everyone's self-loathing got to be a distraction, in the later episodes, that didn't really add to anything that wasn't already dealt with sufficiently. While there were some obvious plot holes, nothing major. But, what really got me, honestly, were the in your face brand logos, presented where they could have just moved forward a few seconds, instead.

Interstellar - meh/10
I tried, and I usually like Nolan's movies, but after about half an hour, I decided to get started with SMT IV, instead.

Telenova, episodes 1-3 - 8/10 (with an expected downhill slide)
Silly low-brow humor put into an unusual template, to make it stand out. I don't see it being the kind of show that will remain good past 2 seasons, 3 at most. It's a good over the top sitcom, starting out, though, and cast seems to work well together.
 

A Casual Fitz

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South Park, season 19 - 9/10

Interstellar - meh/10
I tried, and I usually like Nolan's movies, but after about half an hour, I decided to get started with SMT IV, instead.

I disagree, the season long story arc really fell apart, and you really shouldn't be reviewing movies if you shut it off after a half hour.
 

Cerb

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I disagree, the season long story arc really fell apart, and you really shouldn't be reviewing movies if you shut it off after a half hour.
I disagree: the movie should have been more interesting, especially given all the hype surrounding it.
 

Majcric

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Fargo season 1 [7/10]: I ran out of things to watch, so I grabbed this based on this thread. I didn't care for the movie much. I noticed the show kept that similar vibe- black comedy where it's not actually funny, and only ended up distracting its otherwise serious tone. So the show couldn't sit right with me, the tone was awkward. I just couldn't get over this quirkiness. And I love quirky shows. This one was just weird.

But the plot itself was still fun- quite gripping at times. I also couldn't take it seriously because it had too many familiar mega ex-stars: Billy Bob Thorton, that Hobbit guy, Saul from Breaking Bad, and even Glenn from It's Always Sunny in California. I mean what the hell. The show wasn't funny, yet the cast were near-comedians.

Sorry I keep going back to its awkward tone & casting. And it's all bit over-the-top and Hollywood-esque: Billy Bob Thorton's character was too much, and too unbelievable in how he gets away with everything & doing coolest things. The Hobbit guy's transformation was comical. A dramatic turnaround in CORE personality NEVER happens in real life, even after near-death experience.

Overall, who doesn't like shows that have a progressive story? It's all the rage nowadays. I enjoyed it and made me search for season 2.

Fargo season 2 [8.5/10]: The show comes back with a vengeance. The quirkiness has toned down significantly. Also this season's plot doesn't have some silly & unbelievable devices. It's a straight up bona-fide gang war. No fluff, no cartoony aspects, no funny business. I like all the characters and each of their basis are firmed rooted well. Their character, motive & aspirations are all fleshed out well and relatable. This season rocks. I feel like it found its feet after season 1- crime suspense with a just a healthy dash of quirk.

And yes, the black comedy was FINALLY actually funny in season 2- thanks to Nick Offerman. It wasn't a lazy adaptation of his character from Park & Rec. His character was legit new and equally funny.


Strangely my review scores of the Fargo seasons would be vice-versa to yours. I actually thought Billy Bob did a great job playing the bad guy but this might be because I had such low expectations from him.
 

Cerb

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Starlet - 6/10
It really suffered from trying too hard to be real and edgy. I'm all for having things to watch for The Plot(tm), but the unsimulated part of the porn scene really did nothing, neither for that or for the plot or character development/exposition; nor did some scenes being extended out too long; nor did the overly-moody music; nor did the use of HDR to make outdoor scenes look too damned bright, etc.. On the plus side, it's a good little story, low key, with a, "hey, that could happen," feel to it. While exaggerated, most of the characters that got more than few lines I could relate to people I've known in the past
(not people I've associated with on my own, or would want to befriend, mind you)
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A Casual Fitz

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Strangely my review scores of the Fargo seasons would be vice-versa to yours. I actually thought Billy Bob did a great job playing the bad guy but this might be because I had such low expectations from him.

I felt the same way about BB. I would rate this season higher than season 1 but the flying saucer made my eyes roll too much.
 

Charmonium

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London Spy - 9/10

5 episode BBC drama that starts out with 2 gay guys meeting. One works for MI6, although they don't reveal that right away, it's the clear implication. The other is a party boy.

I would have given it 10/10 but some parts didn't really make a lot of sense. There were some plot holes that I thought were annoying but over all I think it was really well done. It was an interesting spy drama but not a traditional one at all, and that's not just because of gay theme.
 
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I disagree, the season long story arc really fell apart, and you really shouldn't be reviewing movies if you shut it off after a half hour.

I disagree. If a movie was so bad that you couldn't finish it. Post us and tell us that it was a bad movie and that you turned it off for reason XYZ.
 
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