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I'll probably end up watching it, but I don't know how the show will carry on without Ben Mendelsohn. Not just his character, but his acting carried that show.
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Slandible posted:I'll probably end up watching it, but I don't know how the show will carry on without Ben Mendelsohn. Not just his character, but his acting carried that show. Did you watch the trailer? Danny will still be around, in a sense... he'll appear to John just like Sarah did to Danny. Not as prominent as in S1 of course, but a little Danny is better than no Danny.
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# ? Apr 21, 2016 23:36 |
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MeatwadIsGod posted:The recent Macbeth adaptation with Michael Fassbender is on Amazon Prime and drat is it good. I guess it didn't do well commercially, but it makes me want a straight-up adaptation of Titus Andronicus done in the same manner. This was a really excellent movie. I don't know if it ever came up but Refn's Neon Demon is apparently going to Amazon sometime in June.
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# ? Apr 22, 2016 03:53 |
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goddamn Patton Oswalt's wife dying the same day his netflix special came out is going to make that pretty hard to watch for me
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# ? Apr 23, 2016 11:53 |
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Thanks to whomever recommended Eraser a billion pages back. It's always tons of fun to hear Ahnold deliver lines. "Someone tald me that impwavsiashun was the key ta feld verk. i tink is vas yooah."
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Accident Underwater posted:This was a really excellent movie. Is it skipping the theaters, or gonna be one of those dual releases?
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# ? Apr 24, 2016 00:51 |
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TCM and Criterion are launching their own streaming services, FilmStruck. Since it's gonna be "the exclusive streaming home for [...] the Criterion Collection," it sounds like Hulu's gonna lose Criterion's stuff
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 15:43 |
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I have mixed feelings about this. At some point content is going to be spread over so many services that having a good selection will mean paying about as much as cable anyway. Still will probably subscribe.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 15:50 |
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I just hope there's going to be an app for it on the PS4. This sounds like my ultimate streaming service, combining TCM and Criterion is amazing, but its going to be really inconvenient if I can't stream it on PS4.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 15:57 |
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Basebf555 posted:I just hope there's going to be an app for it on the PS4. This sounds like my ultimate streaming service, combining TCM and Criterion is amazing, but its going to be really inconvenient if I can't stream it on PS4. WatchTCM never got apps on anything so I'm not holding my breath.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 15:58 |
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wa27 posted:WatchTCM never got apps on anything so I'm not holding my breath. Criterion's coming from Hulu though, one of the more accessible streaming services out there, so I'm hoping they would have a focus on making sure this becomes as widely available as possible.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 16:06 |
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The Hulu free option is what keeps it viable, IMO.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 16:07 |
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ARGH this is so stupid. I just canceled Netflix since I couldn't justify having two streaming services at once, and now Criterion is ditching Hulu!? I think for me this might mean constantly jumping around between providers. I still want to go back to HBO Now at some point, but I typically only watch one or two shows at once so having multiple services at the same time doesn't make sense. I don't see how this model is sustainable. Setting up the streaming infrastructure and creating a suite of apps for every platform is not a trivial amount of work. HBO Now's app is still garbage from what I understand. Hulu seemed like they already solved the tiered-content problem - Showtime is an optional upgrade. I would much rather have a handful of streaming services that are actually competent at the technical side of things and let certain content be optional add-ons.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 16:18 |
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I would just pick a service that has a lot of stuff you like, and wait. The problem with all of these streaming services is the problem with Cable TV now - there's not enough volume to actually justify the underlying costs. No one wants to watch 8 hours of Ice Road Truckers, or if they do they don't want to pay $10/mo for it and nothing else. Eventually these services will either go out of business or will be bundled in some way that you can get everything at one location.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 16:20 |
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I've been dying for a standalone version of TCM, hopefully it's not watered down. FilmStruck is a terrible name, though. I'll probably drop Hulu at this point, especially if I can scrounge up a Comedy Central login.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 16:21 |
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david_a posted:ARGH this is so stupid. I just canceled Netflix since I couldn't justify having two streaming services at once, and now Criterion is ditching Hulu!? Would saying that password sharing is the way to go with these services be considered ?
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 16:25 |
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wa27 posted:WatchTCM never got apps on anything so I'm not holding my breath. Criterion's release specifically mentions "internet-connected television platforms" quote:So when they asked us to team up with them to launch FilmStruck, a new subscription streaming service designed for people who love independent, art-house, and international cinema, we were honored and thrilled. Combining Turner’s programming experience with Criterion’s library of films and supplemental content made all the sense in the world.
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 17:36 |
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Haha what even is #Horror? It's hosed up, a slasher movie involving 12-year-old girls with rich parents at a sleepover who are mean to each other. Didn't really like the ending where the "message" of the movie was how the images from the murders millions of views and likes and no one who saw them did anything. What? That wasn't portrayed anywhere in the movie, which was completely isolated in the house. Edit: I should also mention that it takes over an hour from the opening murder to anything else remotely evil happening. It still builds this sense of foreboding, but nothing happens until like the last twenty minutes. LifeLynx fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Apr 26, 2016 |
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That movie was a big for me
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# ? Apr 26, 2016 22:46 |
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I'm not sure what it is about Stephen Dorff.. I really hate his face, to the point that I just kind of avoided movies with him in them. Maybe I was jealous of him because he was Alicia Silverstone's fake boyfriend in the Cryin' music video or something. The thing is, he's really good, and he's been in tons of movies that I absolutely love.. Cecil B Demented and Botched, for instance! So I got over whatever hangup I had with wanting to punch him in his smug face and now enjoy watching him like a normal human being. This brings us to American Hero which showed up recently on Netflix and stars him and Eddie Griffin, as two wastrels cruising the streets of New Orleans getting drunk and stoned and generally being terrible examples of human beings - with a "Birdman"-esque twist. edit: I almost forgot, Band of Robbers is also pretty great, it's like Super Troopers written by Mark Twain. Now I want a bumper sticker that says, "my other car is coyo7e fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Apr 27, 2016 |
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Really hope that the Criterion Collection gets English subtitles on that WatchTCM thing. Here's a link to the list of stuff being added to, and leaving Netflix.
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coyo7e posted:edit: I almost forgot, Band of Robbers is also pretty great, it's like Super Troopers written by Mark Twain. Now I want a bumper sticker that says, "my other car is This was surprisingly good for me too. Not even sure why it got such a low-key release, as it stars Hannibal Burress. Watched Moonwalkers which was just absolutely frustrating. Instead of being satisfied with making a good, goofy road comedy with Rupert Grint managing Robert Sheehan faking being Stanley Kubrick, for some ungodly reason they had to crowbar in "Also, Ron Perlman is here and he has PTSD which makes the movie a tonal trainwreck". I mean, I love Ron Perlman, but he should not have been in this. e: It does have a really fantastic opening title sequence though
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BJPaskoff posted:Haha what even is #Horror? It's hosed up, a slasher movie involving 12-year-old girls with rich parents at a sleepover who are mean to each other. You probably shouldn't tag that second thing, because holy gently caress on a stick. That is impressively bad pacing.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:You probably shouldn't tag that second thing, because holy gently caress on a stick. That is impressively bad pacing.
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 00:23 |
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But what the gently caress kind of slasher movie uses that kind of pacing? That defeats the entire purpose of a cheap slasher.
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 01:25 |
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Like I said, the kind that's hoping for a tween/teen audience which doesn't actually know any better
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 04:56 |
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A fair amount of old HBO stuff is hitting Amazon Prime in May, including the entire run of Mr Show
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# ? Apr 30, 2016 00:17 |
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Speaking of HBO, I signed up for Now and wouldn't mind starting a new series from my bucket list. Some I haven't seen. Six feet Under Carnivale Treme Rome Oz generation Kill True Blood (actually I watched some of this and thought it was dumb years ago so maybe not) Curb Veep Second season of Deadwood probably some others...I've seen most of the big ones. Suggestions?
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NESguerilla posted:probably some others...I've seen most of the big ones. Suggestions? I don't know what your sense of humor is like, but if curb clicks with you, you'll probably really love it. IMO it's really consistent all the way through up until maybe the last season. I couldn't get enough of it, and I never really cared about Seinfeld either. pizza valentine fucked around with this message at 04:22 on May 1, 2016 |
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Rome was about as solid as I remember on a recent rewatch, that's worth the time.
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pizza valentine posted:I don't know what your sense of humor is like, but if curb clicks with you, you'll probably really love it. IMO it's really consistent all the way through up until maybe the last season. I couldn't get enough of it, and I never really cared about Seinfeld either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jw6mKmozjM HO-HO!
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NESguerilla posted:Speaking of HBO, I signed up for Now and wouldn't mind starting a new series from my bucket list. Try Six Feet Under. The acting is top notch and it's an interesting concept. Oz is pretty dated but the first season is good. If you want a less 90s version, check out Wentworth on Netflix. It's an Australian show about a woman's prison. I liked season 1-3 of Treme but I also worked in New Orleans shortly after Katrina so YMMV.
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NESguerilla posted:Speaking of HBO, I signed up for Now and wouldn't mind starting a new series from my bucket list. start with curb, literally the best show
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# ? May 1, 2016 05:05 |
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Watched the first couple of episodes of curb. Definitely super funny. Does it eventually stop looking like it was made with a camcorder though?
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LARRY SANDERS
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NESguerilla posted:Watched the first couple of episodes of curb. Definitely super funny. Does it eventually stop looking like it was made with a camcorder though? It never stops being shot handheld, but s2 onward has a bit higher production values.
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NESguerilla posted:Speaking of HBO, I signed up for Now and wouldn't mind starting a new series from my bucket list. Generation Kill was good but really ... bleak. It has some really goddamned funny moments but it paints such a depressing picture overall. That said, the reporter's agenda plays a big part of that. I know one of the guys portrayed in it, and while it paints a great picture of him personally, he has said it differs from the actual events enough that it should basically be treated as a work of fiction.
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NESguerilla posted:Speaking of HBO, I signed up for Now and wouldn't mind starting a new series from my bucket list. Six Feet Under and Carnivale are masterpieces, in my opinion. Oz is also great but drops off badly, I forget where. Just stop watching when it starts to feel dumb I guess.
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Terrible Horse posted:Six Feet Under and Carnivale are masterpieces, in my opinion. Oz is also great but drops off badly, I forget where. Just stop watching when it starts to feel dumb I guess. Midway through the first season? Terrible advice. Oz is very silly, you just have to go with it.
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I love SFU, but gently caress almost anything to do with Lisa and gently caress season 4.NESguerilla posted:Some I haven't seen. Everything left I consider must viewing. Oz is the weakest in quality and either Carnival or Treme are the most underrated. I wished I could watch all of this for the first time. Also as a Marine, Generation Kill is spot on in capturing Marine culture. nate fisher fucked around with this message at 18:54 on May 1, 2016 |
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