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I didn't expect to like it but the Hatfields & McCoys miniseries was pretty drat entertaining. Some surprisingly great acting from Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton as the respective feuding patriarchs...Tom Beranger plays an uncle in the Hatfield clan and I was over an hour into the series before I realized who it was. Having never read about the feud between the two families I have no idea how historically accurate it is but I was surprised by how well the story was handled since The History Channel has limited experience with dramatizations.
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The only reason I watched US: Day of Reckoning was because I thought it was US: Regeneration, which I've heard good things about. They both have an R in the title, Andrei Arlovski is in both, blah blah hit PLAY. Maybe if I wasn't expecting an 80s style action-fest I would have hated it less. Prometheus certainly made it clear that the expectations you bring into a movie have an enormous impact.
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forever whatever posted:I didn't expect to like it but the Hatfields & McCoys miniseries was pretty drat entertaining. Some surprisingly great acting from Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton as the respective feuding patriarchs...Tom Beranger plays an uncle in the Hatfield clan and I was over an hour into the series before I realized who it was. I started watching this the a couple nights ago and it is fantastic. I have part 3 left to see. I believe it is fairly accurate as far as made for TV dramatizations go.
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May 2, 2013 21:09
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david_a posted:The only reason I watched US: Day of Reckoning was because I thought it was US: Regeneration, which I've heard good things about. They both have an R in the title, Andrei Arlovski is in both, blah blah hit PLAY. Maybe if I wasn't expecting an 80s style action-fest I would have hated it less. Prometheus certainly made it clear that the expectations you bring into a movie have an enormous impact. If you watched it on Netflix then you saw the R version which is cut to poo poo. Still not a great movie, but the action scenes have so much more impact in the NC-17 version.
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Apparently, they brought back some of the movies from the big May 1st purge because I've got a bunch back in my queue. Also John Dies at the End is up, haven't seen it but I loved the book and it is directed by Don Coscarelli.
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Oh nice, I wanted to see that one! Looks sort of like Naked Lunch.
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Well apparently the Halo webseries is on Netflix now. I actually enjoyed it but some familiarity with the halo universe might be helpful.
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I was browsing through some new movies, and Doomsday Book caught my eye. It's a Korean film, an anthology of three different stories about the end of the world. I haven't seen it yet, has anyone else?
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Mechafunkzilla posted:The Jon Brion score alone keeps me rapt for the early parts of Paranorman. I really don't understand the crazy degree of love this forum collectively has for Paranorman, but re: great fitting music and Jon Brion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c7fAAtdLs
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RBA Starblade posted:I was browsing through some new movies, and Doomsday Book caught my eye. It's a Korean film, an anthology of three different stories about the end of the world. I haven't seen it yet, has anyone else? The middle film is directed by Kim Ji-woon (director of Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw the Devil). This was the most interesting, it's a story of a robot who claims to have achieved enlightenment and how humanity tries to process and deal with that.
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I really liked Doomsday Book, particularly the second story. Being an idiot, somehow I didn't notice it was directed by Kim Ji-woon.
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May 3, 2013 14:33
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Finally watched 13 Assassins this past weekend and loved it. Slow start but fantastic, visceral ending.
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Cabin in the Woods is up, I loved it but I know it has it's haters.
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Wilhelm Scream posted:Cabin in the Woods is up, I loved it but I know it has it's haters. The Cabin in the Woods is a great loving movie with some fairly big flaws that a lot of people like to exaggerate into crippling flaws for a variety of reasons that I won't go into. Just watch the drat thing and ignore the inevitable tide of haters. Also, the 2007 Beowulf movie just went up, and I highly recommend it if you're in the mood for a lovely, brainless good time.
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I think Beowulf is under-appreciated. If you can stomach the Polar Express computer animation (which, I think, redeems itself with some of the crazy stuff they can do with the camera) then you get yourself a great reinterpretation of the classic story.
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Cabin in the Woods is up, do it now and don't read about the plot, you're welcome.
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http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/psychotronic-netflix-special-edition-may-dump/ loving SHAKMA is up. Can't wait.
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Moment by Moment? As in "never available on any home video format" Moment by Moment? I mean, it sounds utterly horrible but Nathan Rabin's final MWOF entry made it sound like something buried deep underground.
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I haven't watched it yet, but I'm looking forward to One Down, Two to Go. Look at this drat cast: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly, Richard Roundtree, Joe Spinell! Has anyone seen it, and is it as good as I'm imagining? Also, the Village People biopic/vanity project Can't Stop The Music (also starring Steve Guttenberg) is back on Instant. It's pretty entertaining and features a lot of full frontal nudity for a PG movie.
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foodfight posted:http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/psychotronic-netflix-special-edition-may-dump/ Oh my god, everybody watch Shakma. At the very LEAST, it's one of the best premises out there.
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Just watched The Man From Nowhere. Holy poo poo that was awesome, as brutal as The Raid. Less technically adept but with more of a story and actual acting which was nice. I need to see more movies like this.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Finally watched 13 Assassins this past weekend and loved it. Slow start but fantastic, visceral ending. I seriously loved 13 Assassins Would anyone know of other movies like that on netflix? Samurai or Yakuza, doesn't matter  Also Cabin In The Woods Was a lot of fun. The idea behind it is an interesting one, and while it might not have been as good as it could have, it was really entertaining to me. I'd recommend it.
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RBA Starblade posted:I was browsing through some new movies, and Doomsday Book caught my eye. It's a Korean film, an anthology of three different stories about the end of the world. I haven't seen it yet, has anyone else? Like everyone said, the second story is the best, you won't regret it. Also saw a few more: John Dies at the End,loved it and even if some of the special effects where a bit cheap I totally forgot about it thanks to the laughs and the plot. Safe,Jason Statham delivers with mindless violent punching and killing.
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penismightier posted:Oh my god, everybody watch Shakma. At the very LEAST, it's one of the best premises out there. quote:The film is about a wild murderous baboon killing prey in a large state building.  I know what I'm watching tonight.
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calandryll posted:
They're also role playing.
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Nolanar posted:I'm going to have to give this a watch, just because of those clips. Thanks! I haven't watched JL or JLU but now I have to haha. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTxhBgT2N4Q
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Bash Ironfist posted:I seriously loved 13 Assassins Would anyone know of other movies like that on netflix? Samurai or Yakuza, doesn't matter Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is by the same director, and I think it may be even better. It is even more of a slow burn film than 13 Assassins was. Very dark and stunningly beautiful. Try to go in blind though. The trailer spoils
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Just watched Cabin in the Woods based on the rec on this page. Loved it, can't believe I hadn't heard of it before. Very fun.
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Alvination posted:Just watched Cabin in the Woods based on the rec on this page. Loved it, can't believe I hadn't heard of it before. Very fun. Yeah, watched it last night. I don't know how I'd missed that Bradley Whitford is in it. Anyway, yes, enjoyed it and will probably watch again.
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I laughed quite a bit at the first thirty minutes of John Dies at the End. I laughed less and less as the movie wore on, and by the time it finished I hadn't laughed in quite a while. Pity. I was looking forward to this one. Had the book sitting in my Kindle Wishlist forever.
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Sarchasm posted:I laughed quite a bit at the first thirty minutes of John Dies at the End. I laughed less and less as the movie wore on, and by the time it finished I hadn't laughed in quite a while. You definitely shouldn't let the movie deter you from reading the book, because it's really excellent. For the last half the movie cuts out so many major plot points and memorable moments from the book that it basically isn't even the same thing anymore. Pretty disappointing adaptation. (Which would be fine if it worked as its own thing, but it doesn't do that either, in my opinion.)
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Sarchasm posted:I laughed quite a bit at the first thirty minutes of John Dies at the End. I laughed less and less as the movie wore on, and by the time it finished I hadn't laughed in quite a while. The book is kinda like that too.
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Sarchasm posted:I laughed quite a bit at the first thirty minutes of John Dies at the End. I laughed less and less as the movie wore on, and by the time it finished I hadn't laughed in quite a while. John Dies at the End felt like hanging out with a stoner who thinks he's way more clever than he actually is, which is something I already do on the regular.
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Zero Karizma posted:The book is kinda like that too. The book was originally written in bits and pieces and posted onto David Wong's site for free, it's why the book and movie both feel really uneven and jump around a lot. The movie was worth it for the doorknob turning into a penis at the beginning. The entire opening segment was great but John's  face was perfect."This door...cannot be opened."
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And definitely read This Book is Full of Spiders, I loved John Dies at the End but Spiders is so much better.
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Okay someone posted .gifs of Todd and the book of pure evil in the .gif thread, and holy poo poo. The description/cover on netflix makes it seem like a kids show and it's really loving not. It's actually pretty good, I'm enjoying it. edit: Also the first episode has a guest appearance by Jason Mewes! Also the show features 
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Wilhelm Scream posted:And definitely read This Book is Full of Spiders, I loved John Dies at the End but Spiders is so much better.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Okay someone posted .gifs of Todd and the book of pure evil in the .gif thread, and holy poo poo. The description/cover on netflix makes it seem like a kids show and it's really loving not. It's actually pretty good, I'm enjoying it. Mewes is in most if not all of the episodes. One of my favorite scenes is when Hannah has to open the lock in the episode where the gamer gets the book.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Okay someone posted .gifs of Todd and the book of pure evil in the .gif thread, and holy poo poo. The description/cover on netflix makes it seem like a kids show and it's really loving not. It's actually pretty good, I'm enjoying it. Does it get better after the first couple of episodes? I chuckled at 'I heard you the second time', but the acting was a little wooden and felt like a slog. I am very much enjoying Awake though.
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