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Uncle Boogeyman posted:it's not even close to that bad, but the voiceover narration is a little much and personally i don't like how it seems like they're sidelining the private eye stuff in favor of going straight into the Purple Man story arc, What bothers me about that is that there's no need for it. Netflix paid for it, they don't need to rush like they're going to get canceled in Sweeps Week.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:What bothers me about that is that there's no need for it. Netflix paid for it, they don't need to rush like they're going to get canceled in Sweeps Week. i mean i have no problem with them tackling that story this season, but i would've liked an episode or two of JJ doing some straight gumshoe stuff before they get to it, it doesn't need to be the entire season's focus.
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I really wanted more Daredevil: Super Lawyer from that show.
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Nov 20, 2015 19:06
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I honestly don't understand the complaints. So far Jessica Jones is better than Daredevil to me, and I really liked Daredevil. Alias was never some generic story about a private detective, so for this series to be like that would be kinda dumb. They're just doing the origin stuff first, rather than the random stuff that started off Alias.
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Nov 21, 2015 01:19
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alansmithee posted:I honestly don't understand the complaints. So far Jessica Jones is better than Daredevil to me, and I really liked Daredevil. Alias was never some generic story about a private detective, so for this series to be like that would be kinda dumb. They're just doing the origin stuff first, rather than the random stuff that started off Alias. i'm enjoying the show, but not without reservations. the narration's pretty drat bad, and the cop character they introduce a couple episodes in is just the worst. David Tennant's killing it, though.
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alansmithee posted:I honestly don't understand the complaints. So far Jessica Jones is better than Daredevil to me, and I really liked Daredevil. Alias was never some generic story about a private detective, so for this series to be like that would be kinda dumb. They're just doing the origin stuff first, rather than the random stuff that started off Alias. It just seems so on the nose. Every scene she's drinking cheap alcohol and the characters always have to mention she drinks cheap alcohol, then she shows how tortured she is. Then she makes a clever quip. It seems like babies first screenplay.
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:i'm enjoying the show, but not without reservations. the narration's pretty drat bad, and the cop character they introduce a couple episodes in is just the worst. I don't mind the narration, but the cop dude is pretty horrible. That's something I agree fully with, and although I've not quite finished it he seems kinda superfluous. The_Rob posted:It just seems so on the nose. Every scene she's drinking cheap alcohol and the characters always have to mention she drinks cheap alcohol, then she shows how tortured she is. Then she makes a clever quip. It seems like babies first screenplay. I don't exactly say it's perfect, but I'd recommend it without reservations. I certainly think it's better than True Detective S1 or S2 (which some other people were mentioning).
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alansmithee posted:I don't mind the narration, but the cop dude is pretty horrible. That's something I agree fully with, and although I've not quite finished it he seems kinda superfluous. I did like Daredevil but I feel like they went about the tortured aspects in a less self serious cliche way. Not to say there were no cliches, but I feel like it was handled better and the acting was better.
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The idea that you'd equate TD1 and TD2 does not give me hope.
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Nov 21, 2015 04:53
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The idea that you'd equate TD1 and TD2 does not give me hope. I'll admit they're dissimilar. TD1 looked pretty, TD2 had at least 1 character that wasn't horrible. I'd say both were about equal in terms of writing though. I know that's not exactly a popular opinion, but I wonder how many dudes who watched TD1 would feel the same upon rewatching it, or watching it fresh without all the auxiliary discussion and hubbub. edit-and as for Jessica Jones, my opinions are from only watching about 7 episodes so I guess it could change. alansmithee fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Nov 21, 2015 |
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Nov 21, 2015 05:23
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Kristy was really much better than the sum of its parts. I enjoyed that a lot. Good camerawork, good acting. Only a few unnecessary characters.
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alansmithee posted:I'll admit they're dissimilar. TD1 looked pretty, TD2 had at least 1 character that wasn't horrible. I'd say both were about equal in terms of writing though. I know that's not exactly a popular opinion, but I wonder how many dudes who watched TD1 would feel the same upon rewatching it, or watching it fresh without all the auxiliary discussion and hubbub. i think the plot of season 2 is way more stupidly overworked than season 1, among other things
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Also the narrative that people just hate season 2 of TD because the first season was so critically acclaimed that nothing could live up to their standards is bullshit because you could say the same thing about Fargo yet season 2 of that is knocking it out of the park.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The only one I haven't come around on is Xanadu, which just loving sucks. But that whole era is really fascinating: Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, JC Superstar, Can't Stop The Music, Rocky Horror... Everyone always forgets The Phantom of the Paradise.  Xanadu is just a mess though, despite being occasionally gorgeous.
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moller posted:Everyone always forgets The Phantom of the Paradise. I've said it before but phantom of the paradise is so much better than rocky horror.
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Is there any reason Carrie-Anne Moss fell off the map after the Matrix movies? It's not like she has a lot of range, but she does steely really well. You figured there'd be character work for her out there. Also Marvel's continued poaching of HBO actors put out to pasture is great, Robin Weigert popping up in Jessica Jones was great
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morestuff posted:Is there any reason Carrie-Anne Moss fell off the map after the Matrix movies? It's not like she has a lot of range, but she does steely really well. You figured there'd be character work for her out there. I mean she's been in at least one film a year since 2003 (except 2011), plus some TV and Video Game stuff (she was the Asari mob boss in Mass Effect 2). She's not a mega star but she gets work .
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computer parts posted:I mean she's been in at least one film a year since 2003 (except 2011), plus some TV and Video Game stuff (she was the Asari mob boss in Mass Effect 2). She's not a mega star but she gets work . She was pretty good in Fido.
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The_Rob posted:I've said it before but phantom of the paradise is so much better than rocky horror. Edgar Wright agrees with you
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True Detective 1 and 2 were both excellent in different ways. They felt so different though that there was really no connection other than name.
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moller posted:Everyone always forgets The Phantom of the Paradise. I didn't mean to, I love Phantom.
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The_Rob posted:I've said it before but phantom of the paradise is so much better than rocky horror. Phantom of the Paradise is legitimately one of the greatest musicals ever made in any musical subgenre. Like I would put it up with Singin' In The Rain easy.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:True Detective 1 and 2 were both excellent in different ways. They felt so different though that there was really no connection other than name. Could I ask what you enjoyed so much about TD2?
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RightClickSaveAs posted:True Detective 1 and 2 were both excellent in different ways. They felt so different though that there was really no connection other than name. That's pretty much my feeling, only instead of "excellent" i'd say "decent". Also to someone above, when I spoke about the hubbub about TD1, I didn't mean the critical acclaim. I meant more the discussion around the show and general buzz with people talking and how "new" it seemed at the time. Although part of that is fairly due to the much more convoluted plot of TD2 which didn't really reveal itself until later in the show.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Could I ask what you enjoyed so much about TD2? I guess that's the best way I could describe what I liked so much about it, it was just compulsively interesting. It's the kind of show where if it were on Netflix I'd have blown through it all in just a couple days.
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I liked Season 2 of TD. Season 1 of TD is good but I find the praise overblown. It isn't anything new if your used to crime fiction.
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Beyond the lights is hilariously bad, but I feel like it was geared towards 15 year old girls so it's kind of on me for watching it.
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I just watched Chef after ignoring it for 6 months. Great movie. Great. Loved it.
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magnificent7 posted:I just watched Chef after ignoring it for 6 months. Chef is really solid. Definitely didn't do anything to quell the nagging desire I've had for years to open a food truck. On a side note, are there any other good movies about chefs or cooking, on streaming or otherwise? I'm talking fictional, so not like Jiro Dreams of Sushi or anything like that. The only other good one I can think of is The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, but that's about food in the same way, say, 2001 is about space travel.
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dreadnought posted:Chef is really solid. Definitely didn't do anything to quell the nagging desire I've had for years to open a food truck. Sweeney Todd is pretty good.
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dreadnought posted:Chef is really solid. Definitely didn't do anything to quell the nagging desire I've had for years to open a food truck. See Big Night if you haven't. I'm not sure if it's on streaming but God drat is it good. One of my favorite last scenes in a movie too. I also remember Dinner Rush being pretty good but it's been so long since I've thought about that movie that I had to look it up.
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dreadnought posted:Chef is really solid. Definitely didn't do anything to quell the nagging desire I've had for years to open a food truck. Ratatouille?
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dreadnought posted:Chef is really solid. Definitely didn't do anything to quell the nagging desire I've had for years to open a food truck. The God of Cookery, although it's about food in the same way that RikkiO is about for-profit prisons. Oh, and Tampopo, which I was going to make a similar joke for but stopped and felt bad because it's so earnest and heartfelt and cool. moller fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Nov 22, 2015 |
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dreadnought posted:On a side note, are there any other good movies about chefs or cooking, on streaming or otherwise? I'm talking fictional, so not like Jiro Dreams of Sushi or anything like that. The only other good one I can think of is The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, but that's about food in the same way, say, 2001 is about space travel. If you're into Japanese cooking I suggest Wakako-zake. It's a series of twelve very short vignettes about a foodie who likes to sample traditional Japanese dishes on her way home from work. I watched the whole thing on Youtube in about half an hour and was thoroughly entertained, and even learned a few things about Japanese food in the process. Here's the first episode. It's two minutes long. It's great.
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moller posted:Oh, and Tampopo, which I was going to make a similar joke for but stopped and felt bad because it's so earnest and heartfelt and cool.
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moller posted:The God of Cookery, although it's about food in the same way that RikkiO is about for-profit prisons. God of Cookery has a bit of a slow start then I'm hyperventilating from golden gods.
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dang, this jessica jones lady sure has some real jessi cajones.
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Sarchasm posted:If you're into Japanese cooking I suggest Wakako-zake. It's a series of twelve very short vignettes about a foodie who likes to sample traditional Japanese dishes on her way home from work. I watched the whole thing on Youtube in about half an hour and was thoroughly entertained, and even learned a few things about Japanese food in the process. Oh man, I watched this anime a while ago and it made me pretty sad. Perhaps I was projecting a bit but the person watching it with me felt the same way. It's lovely that the main character is able to glean contentment through a bit of hedonism but the enormity of what she's so stalwartly repressing hangs heavy over the whole thing. She's miserable about her work, and has no one in the world to talk to other than herself. It's stated outright that she's a "christmas cake," and it seems like she's given up any hope of making meaningful social contact. Each vignette seems like a suicide note about a delicious dish. Was this just me? 
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Loki_XLII posted:dang, this jessica jones lady sure has some real jessi cajones. I can't handle this post
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Loki_XLII posted:dang, this jessica jones lady sure has some real jessi cajones.
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