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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:My favorite part of GBBS is Sue Perkins. Easily. Her chemistry with the other lady, whatever her name is, is off the charts.
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I just finished watching Minimalism: A Documentary on Netflix and was pretty disappointed. I'm a receptive audience and it came across as pretty condescending and preachy. It didn't really provide any meaningful commentary, insight, or information beyond stuff=bad, less stuff=happiness. Also, the one travelling minimalist looks too much like Elon Musk.
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Finally got around to watching Room on prime and and drat. What a good movie.
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Cithen posted:I just finished watching Minimalism: A Documentary on Netflix and was pretty disappointed. I'm a receptive audience and it came across as pretty condescending and preachy. It didn't really provide any meaningful commentary, insight, or information beyond stuff=bad, less stuff=happiness. Also, the one travelling minimalist looks too much like Elon Musk. I don't remember anyone in it except those two travelling guys but the Elon one seemed so ungenuine to me. Like a sleazy salesman kind of feeling.
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Patriot holding up real well on second viewing.. it's like arrested development cloaked as a spy thriller with the art direction of a wes anderson movie. idk. good show A MIRACLE fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Mar 4, 2017 |
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Mar 4, 2017 07:58
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a891D5_bGY4 This is a hoot. Good visual comedy and twisty turns in the vein of The Nice Guys. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 10:41 on Mar 4, 2017 |
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Mar 4, 2017 09:55
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A MIRACLE posted:Patriot holding up real well on second viewing.. Dat cliffhanger finale though, poo poo better loving get renewed. It's crazy that more bigtime reviewers aren't all over this.
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Mar 4, 2017 10:22
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I honestly didn't like the tone of patriot, a little too heavy on the comedy, not enough on the drama, but it still felt so fresh and exciting that I loved it anyways.
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Mar 4, 2017 11:21
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I hate comedies and Wes Anderson films so I think I'll be avoiding the Patriot.
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Mar 4, 2017 12:21
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I hate comedies and Wes Anderson films so I think I'll be avoiding the Patriot. Comparisons to Wes Anderson are coming from a place of lazy shorthand for anything that's quirky. Patriot is a show about a CIA operative who is also a folk singer that writes extremely literal songs. Aside from that premise I would not legitimately compare it to Wes Anderson aside from a few needle drops and some of the cinematography. It's also not really what I'd call a comedy except in the very blackest sense. The essential plot is extremely serious and at no point will you feel whimsy. Not saying it's your thing or not but I would really give it a shot, it is absolutely the best show I have seen in years.
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Mar 4, 2017 12:51
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drunken officeparty posted:I don't remember anyone in it except those two travelling guys but the Elon one seemed so ungenuine to me. Like a sleazy salesman kind of feeling. Yeah. I kinda got that from both of them. It was almost comical that they gave them so much screentime and their pitch was the exact same at each of the speaking gigs over the course of the entire year.
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Mar 4, 2017 14:49
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Patriot is certainly living up to the hype for me. Thirty minutes into the first episode I knew it'd be one of the best shows I've watched, and it hasn't let up over the next few episodes. What a unique show!
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Mar 4, 2017 15:07
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FX's Legion is now available Sundays on Hulu. It's pretty amazing.
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precision posted:Comparisons to Wes Anderson are coming from a place of lazy shorthand for anything that's quirky. Patriot is a show about a CIA operative who is also a folk singer that writes extremely literal songs. Aside from that premise I would not legitimately compare it to Wes Anderson aside from a few needle drops and some of the cinematography. That premise is enough to keep me far from it.
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Mar 4, 2017 19:35
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Tell us more about stuff you don't like!
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basically it sounds like a Jill Stein power fantasy and now I will never want to see it
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coyo7e posted:basically it sounds like a Jill Stein power fantasy and now I will never want to see it You might actually want to watch it because "power fantasy" is the polar goddamn opposite of how it plays out. It is an extremely dark comedy, not an action show; a little less Bourne, a little more Burn After Reading.
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coyo7e posted:basically it sounds like a Jill Stein power fantasy and now I will never want to see it Hahahaha your loss. But yeah power fantasy and Jill Stein are some of the last things I'd use to describe the show. SunshineDanceParty fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Mar 4, 2017 |
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Mar 4, 2017 22:56
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Oh man, the Great British Baking Show really is good.
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Mar 5, 2017 00:41
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McSpanky posted:FX's Legion is now available Sundays on Hulu. It's pretty amazing. I've only watched the first episode so far but it's one of my favorite pilots I've ever seen.
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Mar 5, 2017 02:39
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Not sure when it got added but I found Clouds of Sils Maria deep on Netflix. Stewart and Binoche are really good and it's got some fun scenes. Chloë Grace Moretz is kind of terrible but that might be intentional I guess
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Nah, Moretz is dope, and Clouds of Sils Maria is pre' boss.
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I always find her kind of stiff, which I thought was especially distracting given how Stewart's character considers her. Which again could be the point
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McSpanky posted:FX's Legion is now available Sundays on Hulu. It's pretty amazing. It really is. I've never seen anything else like it.
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A MIRACLE posted:Tell us more about stuff you don't like! Sure! Because people here like talking about stuff they don't like all the time. Sitcoms and reality shows are the big ones I can't stand.
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Mar 5, 2017 16:45
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Cithen posted:I just finished watching Minimalism: A Documentary on Netflix and was pretty disappointed. I'm a receptive audience and it came across as pretty condescending and preachy. It didn't really provide any meaningful commentary, insight, or information beyond stuff=bad, less stuff=happiness. Also, the one travelling minimalist looks too much like Elon Musk. This one really rubbed me the wrong way. I can get behind the concept of living simply/ Hell, I sort of follow it myself. The documentary seemed to be about rich people with no debts. I loved the one family that lived in I think Las Vegas that still lived in their Mc Mansion, but just had less clutter.
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Alterian posted:This one really rubbed me the wrong way. I can get behind the concept of living simply/ Hell, I sort of follow it myself. The documentary seemed to be about rich people with no debts. I loved the one family that lived in I think Las Vegas that still lived in their Mc Mansion, but just had less clutter. Having less is meaningless if you retain the means to obtain anything you want or need at any time. That's not asceticism, or even austerity, it's just interior decorating.
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DeimosRising posted:Having less is meaningless if you retain the means to obtain anything you want or need at any time. That's not asceticism, or even austerity, it's just interior decorating. Well said.
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Mar 5, 2017 18:57
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I watched the first two episodes of Patriot and that show is really loving good. It's darkly funny, the cinematography is fantastic and it's just a completely unique thing.
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The_Rob posted:I watched the first two episodes of Patriot and that show is really loving good. It's darkly funny, the cinematography is fantastic and it's just a completely unique thing. Started it last night and fell asleep during episode 2. Definitely going to watch a couple episodes tonight though. I'm not entirely sure what I'm watching but I think I like it.
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Mar 5, 2017 19:49
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What We Do in the Shadows is up on Prime now. Watched it for the third time last night and it was just as hilarious as the first time. Werewolves, not swear-wolves!
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Mar 5, 2017 22:01
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Frailty is up on netflix. One of my favorite movies from the 2000s. Its a really engrossing, thoughtful horror thriller. Also notable as one of Bill Paxton's best performances.
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Mar 5, 2017 23:20
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Steve Yun posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a891D5_bGY4 "Open sesame..."  *cuts to his screen, on Google, as he types "how to look up license plate?"*
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Martman posted:I had to take a break so I haven't finished it yet, but the "hacking" scene was hilarious. Unfortunately the third act completely falls apart, it's a shame.
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Mar 5, 2017 23:42
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Rectify Season 4 popped up on the 'flix
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There's a documentary up about the guy who starred in Spartacus Blood & Sand and his cancer diagnosis. It looks like a gas. The new Mike Birbiglia thing is great though, nice to hear some new content from him - if you ever listened to This American Life you've basically heard most of his stuff that he's put out and rebranded over the last 20 years. He pivots a lot more gracefully then he used to in his old stuff, and the way he stomped on the latecomers to the show and random audience members was great, he absolutely pilloried poor headlock guy. Also I watched Killzone. I think the black sniper guy carried most of the movie, but it's a decent vehicle to see army people get killed by scary bad things. coyo7e fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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DeimosRising posted:Having less is meaningless if you retain the means to obtain anything you want or need at any time. That's not asceticism, or even austerity, it's just interior decorating. I gotta disagree with this vehemently, unless you mean specifically that the one couple in the McMansion still retained the means (space) to get anything. The difference between an affluent person in a tiny house and an affluent person building a McMansion with six car garage is huge when it comes to land use. My area has been plauged by the latter. A NYC doctor buying a 5,000 sqft "weekend home" with three acres of lawn that used to be prime farmland is it's own kind of disgusting. Is The Queen of Versailles still on Netflix? That's a great documentary about rich people drowning in their own junk. That said, the "minimalists" who are super wealthy but talk about how everyone should stop working and live in a tiny house like it's no thing are insufferable.
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DeimosRising posted:Having less is meaningless if you retain the means to obtain anything you want or need at any time. That's not asceticism, or even austerity, it's just interior decorating. I can't stand the entitled hipster white people tiny house thing, but you're just trolling if this is the first/best criticism you could come up with. I mean, hit them for being assholes, or for being bad engineers, or for their conspicuous consumption in all other facets of life (I mean, tell me straight - is a fixie bicycle the most-sustainable choice if you choose to bike commute as a serious person?) while living in a mobile motel, but coyo7e fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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fishtobaskets posted:Frailty is up on netflix. One of my favorite movies from the 2000s. Its a really engrossing, thoughtful horror thriller. Also notable as one of Bill Paxton's best performances. Speaking of Raimi, A Simple Plan is also prime Paxton.
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Accidental Courtesy is up on Netflix and it is terrific. 
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