#4520152 - 05/08/20 01:54 PM
Re: What Is The Last Movie or TV Show You Saw?
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Just finished the 4th season of Line Of Duty on Amazon Prime in Canada. Excellent UK cop/anti corruption show. I just looked at the cast list and noticed that both Polly Walker and Thandie Newton have appeared in some episodes. Walker was fantastic in both Rome and Caprica.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4520161 - 05/08/20 02:40 PM
Re: What Is The Last Movie or TV Show You Saw?
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Cage's best work is Leaving LV as the alcoholic. His Oscar win for that film is what made him an A list star for about 15 years or so. Then it was all downhill after that.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4520178 - 05/08/20 04:58 PM
Re: What Is The Last Movie or TV Show You Saw?
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Just finished the 4th season of Line Of Duty on Amazon Prime in Canada. Excellent UK cop/anti corruption show. I just looked at the cast list and noticed that both Polly Walker and Thandie Newton have appeared in some episodes. Walker was fantastic in both Rome and Caprica. Thandie Newton has a huge role in Season 4. Very unlikable character. Polly Walker has minor role in season 3.
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#4520191 - 05/08/20 08:13 PM
Re: What Is The Last Movie or TV Show You Saw?
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#4520212 - 05/09/20 12:25 AM
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#4520215 - 05/09/20 12:55 AM
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There are folks who actually like it. I can't believe it!
What didn't you like about the movie? I find it one of the most atmospheric Bond movies out there, and Lazenby does a decent job and I prefer him over Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig any day. It's just that he doesn't bring anything extra to the role like Moore did and just tries to mimic Connery's Bond, and copying the original was never going to work well
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#4520292 - 05/09/20 10:59 PM
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Watching all the Bosch seasons on Amazon right now... Very solid cop thrillers. I like shows where the case needs a full season to be resolved... Done with season six. The wife can't stand Titus Welliver for whatever reason, which is a pity since I had to watch it all without her. I don't see a season stand out particularly except the first, because it was such a sad family story. They are all solid throughout. More importantly, there's no appreciable decline in quality, so I'm looking forward to more seasons. They aren't exactly uplifting, though, but they don't make you want to slit your wrists like some Scandiavian Noir, so there's that. Bosch is very classical Noir in that he always gets to the truth, often to his regret, and rarely to justice. The drama isn't hyped up, at the same time you also get to see the BS regulations at work. The Wire was a bit better in that, as it added the component of limited budgets when it came to the question how much forensics or surveillance you were allowed to expend on a case - a factor that is usually swept under the rug. Yes, I get it. Thrillers aren't supposed to be accounting lessons. Still, I think showing all the adversity that is thrown at the police without making them look pathetic and impotent, or justifying illegitimate tactics "to get a conviction", makes you appreciate their work more.
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#4520432 - 05/11/20 10:42 AM
Re: What Is The Last Movie or TV Show You Saw?
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Moore's first 2 Bond films Live and let die and the Man with the Golden Gun were not very good. . At least for me, the majority of the Roger Moore films have not aged well due to the campy "tongue in cheek" tone that you'll see in varying degrees. There are so many scenes I can remember watching as a kid that I loved but now I find them to be cringe inducing. Actually, what happened to me with the Moore Bond films is very similar to what happened to me with the original Star Wars movies. You really don't notice the campy acting until you watch those movies again as an adult.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4520529 - 05/11/20 06:30 PM
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I finished Season 5 of "Better Call Saul."
Darnit if the whole show wasn't as good as this season, but it was not. Shame. I want more--and this is the first time I think watching the show where I wanted more. I thought about it overnight and concluded that...
a) There are multiple perspectives, finally, that were interesting. The season wasn't just Jimmy/Kim, it was Jimmy/Kim/Salamanca/Fring with real stakes. Not a stupid building project season that nobody cared about.
b) Real, building stakes with lasting consequences.
c) Shyster Jimmy
d) Breaking Bad
I want to watch season six now, but we can't. And I'm sad that six will be the last, which I can't believe I'm saying. I loved Breaking Bad, and season 5 was full of it.
Tonight I start season 3 of "Westworld." Skeptical, but I'll give it a shot. After that, I dunno... Rome? Ray Donovan? Fringe? I only learned of the former two in the last week, but they sound interesting. I prefer imperfect characters who have vices and flaws.
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#4520535 - 05/11/20 06:43 PM
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Tonight I start season 3 of "Westworld." Skeptical, but I'll give it a shot.
My few recommendations and thoughts: 1. Be ready to see a VERY different kind of Westworld. It's just shy of a total reinvention. 2. The season is only 8 episodes and I believe that you will like the "pay off" at the end if you decide to stick around that long. 3. William "The Man in Black" has one of the best written and shocking scenes I've ever seen in any series. You'll know it when you see it.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4520537 - 05/11/20 06:51 PM
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I have 2 episodes of Westworld to watch. I will get to them. In this lifetime or the next. Watched Moore's the Spy who loved Me and Moonraker yesterday. One was great, other one just alright and close to being silly. They wanted to jump on the Star Wars craze. Next: For your eyes Only. The premise for "Into the Night" is quite moronic. Only one episode left to watch. It had a few good moments and it also had many parts that made me scream you idiots at both the shows characters and writers.
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#4520538 - 05/11/20 06:59 PM
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They wanted to jump on the Star Wars craze. .
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Absolutely and there are recorded interviews you can look up with the producers where they even admitted as much. ALL of the major studios at the time were trying to capitalize on the success of Star Wars. This included TV as well since the original Battlestar Galactica was also made in response to the massive success of Star Wars. Just look at Starbuck and Apollo. You can clearly see how they were inspired by Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
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