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Hat Thoughts posted:I think part of it is that it's an import so people are less likely to seek it out on their own so much as be introduced to it by some1 and, like with sitcoms or anything else, most of the really popular stuff is garbage in similar ways. So you're less likely to run into someone who actually gives u good recommendations because you're looking for a subsection (good taste) of a subsection (interested in looking into anime). Not that the second category has anything to do with the likelihood of having good taste, it's just that (unbelievably pretentious voice) most people don't. it's a mixture of the anime industry producing an absolutely breathtaking volume of really low-quality stuff in addition to a good volume of high-quality stuff and there being basically no English-language gatekeeper to tell a newcomer which is which, different demographic segmentation than american nerd media which basically exists for 25-35 year old straight white dudes, compared to a fairly clear division between young adult audience and full-grown serious adult audiences in Japan, and plain old simple racism towards Japan and Japanese people Lincoln`s Wax posted:I don't know a lot specifically about anime but if the description sounds interesting I'll give it a try and except for a few things, I don't care for it. I will say that the ghost in the shell arise miniseries wasn't bad. I figure the stuff on Netflix and Hulu is the most popular/accessible and it's just not for me. The weird fetish poo poo that I see in gifs on the forums is an entirely different issue but I don't think either services stream poo poo about girls that turn into nazi planes or whatever the gently caress that is. yeah, it's for teenage children, and you're (presumably) an angry full grown man icantfindaname fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Apr 6, 2017 |
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Mr. F! posted:What are your upper tier comedians? I'm always down to see some new to me comedy. I'm just going to list stuff that I've watched in the last year or so. Mostly stuff that should be on Netflix. Some people with recent specials I have really enjoyed. Mike Bribiglia Dave Chappelle Michale Che Aziz Ansari (he got really bad for a while but I enjoy his new stuff) Bill Burr Jim Jeffries Hannibal Buress David Cross (also bad for a while but good again) There's also a ton that I'd qualify as good if you want a more extensive list, but those are some of my favorites right now. I'm probably leaving out a good chunk too because I had a long day at work and can't think.
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Since we have anime chat going on, 1) Does Netflix still have those Ghost in the Shell sequels up 2)are they any good, and 3) what order are you supposed to watch them in?
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veni veni veni posted:I'm just going to list stuff that I've watched in the last year or so. Mostly stuff that should be on Netflix. I'd take out Buress (on the basis of the newest special) and add Kyle Kinane, Ali Wong, and Doug Stanhope to that list. I also liked Jo Koy, but I saw his standup live in like 2009 and it bugs me how much he still relies on his Filipino mom bit to carry his set.
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Apr 6, 2017 02:11
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The only good anime is Akira and even that drags somewhat in the middle.
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ozmunkeh posted:The only good anime is Akira and even that drags somewhat in the middle. Watch Redline. The main good thing about Akira is the visuals (the plot is a really long and convoluted manga compressed down to like 2 hours ish, rendering it basically incoherent) and Redline is Visuals: The Movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2H_FsmxWzc e: gently caress I wanna rewatch Redline now, that movie owns so hard. Is it on streaming anywhere?
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air- posted:I'd take out Buress (on the basis of the newest special) and add Kyle Kinane, Ali Wong, and Doug Stanhope to that list. I also liked Jo Koy, but I saw his standup live in like 2009 and it bugs me how much he still relies on his Filipino mom bit to carry his set. I haven't gotten around to checking out Jo Koy. Kyle Kinane and Ali Wong would have defiantly been included in a more extended list. Doug Stanhope is good but I have a hard time watching him because he makes me depressed and kind of ill. I haven't checked any of his newer stuff out but I binged pretty much all of his specials like 5 years ago and felt like I needed a shower afterwards. Buress is an odd one because he barely has anything that would qualify as jokes but I still find him really funny. His demeanor is kind of his set. I really like him though. Watching him feels like hanging out with a really funny friend.
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Apr 6, 2017 02:28
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ozmunkeh posted:The only good anime is Akira and even that drags somewhat in the middle. I'm not big anime but Akira owns and so does every Miyazaki film. And grave of the fireflies. 
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veni veni veni posted:Doug Stanhope is good but I have a hard time watching him because he makes me depressed and kind of ill. I haven't checked any of his newer stuff out but I binged pretty much all of his specials like 5 years ago and felt like I needed a shower afterwards. His podcast is even better since he presents himself as this normal guy who's surrounded by a cast of wacky characters but you can quickly realize that he's basically living on the edge with a bunch of legit nutcases.
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Apr 6, 2017 02:46
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Train TO Buson! The Seventh Curse might be too good for this room and is on Prime.
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veni veni veni posted:I'm not big anime but Akira owns and so does every Miyazaki film. And grave of the fireflies. I think Akria stands on its own from its manga more then Naussica does from its Manga.
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Apr 6, 2017 03:05
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Akira is bullshit. Last 20 minutes are entirely skippable. Redline and OPM are the only good anime.
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LogisticEarth posted:Since we have anime chat going on, 1) Does Netflix still have those Ghost in the Shell sequels up 2)are they any good, and 3) what order are you supposed to watch them in? 1 don't know 2 no 3 just don't
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LogisticEarth posted:Since we have anime chat going on, 1) Does Netflix still have those Ghost in the Shell sequels up 2)are they any good, and 3) what order are you supposed to watch them in? I think it has the arise trilogy, I'm going to watch it and report back. I rewatched the 1997 movie when it came thru LA again as a promo and it made me want to watch the other content Also as a non anime watcher I just wanna plug the first berserk movie which I believe is still up on Netflix
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Apr 6, 2017 03:24
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Redline, Golgo 13, and Legend of the Galactic Heroes are god tier.
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Apr 6, 2017 04:26
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Train To BUSAN was pretty good. It was interesting to see Korea try a modern zombie movie with a Romero style message. Although I'm sure some of that message was lost in translation.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:masaaki yuasa did a guest episode of adventure time once, though, that was cool Is Mind Game still on Netflix? It's lots of fun, and more people should watch it.
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Apr 6, 2017 08:01
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Oh, awesome, The Eyes of My Mother and The BFG got added to Netflix streaming U.S.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Akira is bullshit. Last 20 minutes are entirely skippable. No way in hell are Cronenbergian constantly-expanding flesh mass and the ensuing psychological deep-dive skippable. Akira loving rules. rngd in the womb posted:Is Mind Game still on Netflix? It's lots of fun, and more people should watch it. Mind Game is visually stunning and off-the-wall, but it's never grounded in any sort of quality narrative, and the story only moves in short bursts. Still worth watching just for the animation style(s). K. Waste posted:Oh, awesome, The Eyes of My Mother and The BFG got added to Netflix streaming U.S. hell yeah I love the bio-force gun
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X-Ray Pecs posted:Mind Game is visually stunning and off-the-wall, but it's never grounded in any sort of quality narrative, and the story only moves in short bursts. Still worth watching just for the animation style(s). the only narrative mind game has or needs is "gently caress death, god's a jerk, live the struggle" like you're posing this as a shortcoming, but it's the opposite 
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veni veni veni posted:I'm not big anime but Akira owns and so does every Miyazaki film. And grave of the fireflies. god that movie hosed me up
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Short Penguin posted:Yuri on Ice is aweome. One of my favorite Anime's of 2017 I watched Yuri on Ice with my wife, and I have to admit it is really good. The writing is perfect for the subject matter and the animation on the figure skating was pretty impressive. Someone else had mentioned Redline, which I'll also co-sign on. That's likely the most visually pleasing anime I've ever seen. Watch it on a nice screen with big bass speakers for the maximum effect. Its off-and-on Hulu/Prime at times. She eventually just bought it because its one of those rare movies that's worth owning.
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X-Ray Pecs posted:It has come to my attention that the absolutely batshit Hong Kong action/horror/kung-fu/fantasy movie The Seventh Curse is on Amazon Prime. If you're looking for something goofy, weird, and off-the-wall, please watch it, it's only 80 minutes long. The first twenty minutes are a wonder of the modern world.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this when promoting The Seventh Curse earlier, but it's an action/horror/kung-fu/fantasy movie with Chow Yun-Fat, a skeleton puppet, and the director of Riki-Oh. It's complete madness.
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Apr 6, 2017 17:41
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I really liked Hello Ladies, it is on Prime. I wish it was longer than one season because I thought it was really funny. I was going to watch the movie but it is on the HBO channel and I already used my free trial 
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Apr 6, 2017 17:45
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Officer Downe on Netflix loving rules, it's basically Crank 3
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K. Waste posted:Oh, awesome, The Eyes of My Mother and The BFG got added to Netflix streaming U.S. The Eyes of My Mother is extremely, extremely my poo poo. Just fantastic.
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Nice I was actually considering paying to rent that this weekend.
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K. Waste posted:Oh, awesome, The Eyes of My Mother and The BFG got added to Netflix streaming U.S. The BFG was... embarrassing for Spielberg.
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Yeah the BFG is pretty poo poo.
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precision posted:The Eyes of My Mother is extremely, extremely my poo poo. Just fantastic. THE EYES OF MY MOTHER Fuckin watch it
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X-Ray Pecs posted:Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this when promoting The Seventh Curse earlier, but it's an action/horror/kung-fu/fantasy movie with Chow Yun-Fat, a skeleton puppet, and the director of Riki-Oh. It's complete madness. Its not Riki-oh level crazy but man is it close.
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Apr 7, 2017 04:02
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Death Race 2050 owns, and is possibly the best Death Race film.
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K. Waste posted:Death Race 2050 owns, and is possibly the best Death Race film. The combination of Manu Bennet and wanting to argue with your post has piqued my interest.
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veni veni veni posted:Yeah the BFG is pretty poo poo. Just watched this last night, and I read your post when I was like 30 minutes into it. I was tempted to post my disagreement right then and there, but I decided to finish the movie first. Unfortunately after finishing it I have to agree, it really fell apart around the halfway mark. The world it establishes is great, and the effects are really excellent. Overall its a great looking film but once the story starts to delve into the whole dream catching thing it completely lost momentum and there was hardly anything I'd call a climax. Definitely low-tier Spielberg.
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Apr 7, 2017 18:35
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Surprised there's less discussion about Pontypool. It's gimmick is a lot more original than Train to Busan. It's a lot less action heavy, and the ending is kind of meh but I thought it was a pretty clever take. Edit: should add, I'm not trying to directly compare the two is there a very different films. Just that they're both zombie movies, one is being talk about and I'm hardly hearing anything about the other.
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People used to talk to about Pontypool a lot, it's just old...ur behind trend.
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Train to Busan is way better than Pontypool
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Yeah a few years ago Pontypool was the Snowpiercer of its day. I stand by my argument that it actually kinda falls apart at the end. Also I'll say again that Pontypool is strictly inferior to a somewhat similar Japanese film The Booth
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I got to the "live episode" of 30 rock. I don't even know what I just watched.
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