Movies and TV

[Mudcat]

I recently rewatched the movie Walk the Line (2005). Here's my take from it: Johnny Cash had basically no personality except for occasional hints of creepy, self-involved manchild. Other than becoming famous for music, nothing surprising happened in his life. He performed some songs about doing stuff - such as crimes and being in prison - but he never did any of that.

 

[Mudcat]

(That translates to a rating of 4.4 out of 10)

 

[Mudcat]

 

[MrMonkey]

The Tunnel! Has potential!

 

[roguejuror]

mr robot ep5

 

[eggs]

When I am done with move I am binging that shizznit.

That song Machu put up from it is killer

 

[roguejuror]

did you watch the first season?

 

[eggs]

A few episodes I think, I'll start again from the start.

 

[Blitty]

Stranger Things is addictive as fok. It was way past JL's bedtime (he doesn't go to sleep until we do) at the end of episode 3 and the wife and I looked at each other like "I don't wanna stop now."

Yep. Flying through them. Only the finale to go.

Just finished it. Decent enough.

The 80's theme was cool I guess.

Any specific reasons you guys loved it?

 

[MrX]

I'm going to give a lot of the credit to nostalgia, both in the setting and the style.

I thought that the first two episodes were superior to the rest.

 

[Blitty]

Yeah I enjoyed the beginning, but then was just powering through to finish the series.

 

[Matty]

Yeah, it was basically a mashup of all the good 80's cheese. Bit disappointed that the finale was not really conclusive but just a setup for a second mini-series. Was still really good. 8.3 Matty Rains overall. The child actors were tremendous.

 

[Mudcat]

The Night of - slight spoiler alert

I enjoyed the most recent episode and found some of the details inspired and, in some cases, humorous.

I feel like the cat has to have some importance to the outcome. I can't imagine how but they are certainly making it conspicuous, that cat.

Could just be character development for Stone, I guess.



Putting on my critic hat, I found Nas' extreme behavioral transition overly abrupt and jarring.

And that's all I have to say about that.

 

[Matty]

Yeah, from bookish tutor nerd to ass-whupping jailbird in 5 episodes is a bit much.

And I think my theory is exactly right: negro did it and Naz will eventually be cleared.

Can we stop with the feet thing? Jesus fok man.

 

[Mudcat]

The scene where the DA wants the coroner to look at a pic of Nas' gashed hand - and he tells her to set it down down there - and she is puzzled WTF he means - and she looks all around and ends up setting it down next to dead-black-guy-on-the-slab's wang ---> that out-LOL'ed anything my comedy shows on the weekend had to offer.

 

[Matty]

The coroner "performing" his explanation twice was also pretty funny in a disturbing way. Legal theatrics.

 

[eggs]

I need to watch Suicide Squad.

Like, now.

 

[Mudcat]

I gave a second viewing to the Coen Brothers version of True Grit.

It was odd. My first viewing left virtually no impression. I was going through life generally, vaguely viewing it as a misfire by the Coens. Bit of a dud.

Well here's the thing I now see: it's excellent. It's a great movie.



Maybe time for a second viewing of Inside Llewyn Davis which left that same sort of shruggy impression the first time. Same with The Ladykillers.