NEW: List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV... and give a */10

[DigDog]

Andor S2 E7, E8, E9

Started a bit slow but really good.

E7 can be a 6.. but E8 is a 8 and E9 a 8.5

 

[DigDog]

i will never get tired of reminding everyone that these reviewers are ragebait when you disagree with them, and then everyone goes awfully quiet when they you're in agreement.
not a dig at you @Indus just more of a broad ATOT thing.
We've had some pretty strong words when it came to things like Doctor Who.

 

[Kaido]

OT but as a Star Wars fan, this is a neat insight:

 

[William Gaatjes]

I should mention that i rate movies with less stringent views when it comes to science fiction or horror. Cause it still is fiction.
I have seen the movie : " ASH".
Was a fun movie that constantly is trying to mislead the viewer, i would say 7/10

edit : forgot to add the horror genre.

 

[zinfamous]

Just finished Breaking Bad with the GF. It's my third time watching it and her first. It's really a top-tier show - up there with MASH, Firefly, and Columbo. There isn't a bad episode, not even a mediocre one. At worst there are slow spots. Going to watch El Camino next. I've been warned that Better Call Saul is way slower, so I'm not sure if I'm going to subject her to that.

It's also better, so there's that. The first season...sure very slow and can get obnoxious, but it has its own merits. Episode to episode though, as it goes on, is just so so good.

 

[zinfamous]

OT but as a Star Wars fan, this is a neat insight:

I mean, all film is a visual medium foremost and above all else. If the film can't be carried visually then it's generally a failure anyway. If dialogue is absolutely essential, then you should be reading the book. That isn't to say dialogue isn't important or useful, but to claim that Star Wars or any film is special because it was designed to be visual, is simply saying "I made a film!"

I don't think this is very insightful. It just points out that a lot of people don't understand film.

 

[DigDog]

I mean, all film is a visual medium foremost and above all else. If the film can't be carried visually then it's generally a failure anyway. If dialogue is absolutely essential, then you should be reading the book. That isn't to say dialogue isn't important or useful, but to claim that Star Wars or any film is special because it was designed to be visual, is simply saying "I made a film!"

I don't think this is very insightful. It just points out that a lot of people don't understand film.

i don't disagree with the sentiment, but there are cinema works that use theatre as a basis, and so rely more on dialogue than anything visual. Of course they are different products, but one isn't necessarily better than the other.
Example: The Man From Earth.
Done on a budget of $200k. One set. Six speaking roles, 8 actors total.
really, this film should be a mandatory watch for everyone, to see what you can do with no money when you have a good script.

 

[Kaido]

I mean, all film is a visual medium foremost and above all else. If the film can't be carried visually then it's generally a failure anyway. If dialogue is absolutely essential, then you should be reading the book. That isn't to say dialogue isn't important or useful, but to claim that Star Wars or any film is special because it was designed to be visual, is simply saying "I made a film!"

I don't think this is very insightful. It just points out that a lot of people don't understand film.

I also like how much of a difference voices make:

 

[William Gaatjes]

Anyone seen "Better man" , starring Robbie Williams ?

That was a smart move how they made that movie with the special effects. The special effects prevented for sure that otherwise the movie would be called "yet another coke snorting and pills popping musician documentary" movie.
It really moves you. I'll give it a 9/10.

 

[Kaido]

KUNG FURY 2 TRAILER AWW YEAH!!

Michael Fassbender

Arnold Schwarzenegger

David Hasselhoff

10-minute preview (cartoony blood warning). It's been stuck in legal limbo for awhile now so who knows the ETA...

 

[William Gaatjes]

Amazon prime has a 2 part series called "Methanol"

It is sort of a reversed breaking bad but then with alcohol and methanol mixed.
The storyline seems to be based on a large scale complot but a true story about what happened in 2012 in Czechia, Europe.

Kind of reminds what happened in the USA (illegal basement ethanol brewer) when alcohol was forbidden during the 1920s - 1930s ?

 

[Dr. Detroit]

The Dark Divide - 6/10 - Now streaming on Prime

David Cross stars in this docu-drama about a butterfly/moth expert who goes for a long hike to fulfill his grant agreement and promise to his dying wife.

Director filmed it as true to the book as possible in the same locations in Washington that were highlighted in the book. They even went so far to utilize the same camping equipment he had.

I quite enjoy these outdoorsy find yourselves in nature flics and this one was just OK but its a compelling story, doesnt drag too much, and really excels at highlighting the naivete of this guy before the hike and during the hike.