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Castlevania should have just been billed as a movie or something. 4 short episodes was a letdown, it’s not bad but I’m only familiar with the old nes games and it was over before it really seemed to get started. Nothing happened.
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Has anyone watched The Last Tycoon on Amazon yet? It's got Matt Bomer (Neil from White Collar) and Kelsey Grammar in it. I know effectively nothing else about it but I like both of these dudes and was thinking of checking it out. I only saw it on my FireTVs header late last night.
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Jul 10, 2017 18:12
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Lincoln`s Wax posted:Castlevania should have just been billed as a movie or something. 4 short episodes was a letdown, it’s not bad but I’m only familiar with the old nes games and it was over before it really seemed to get started. Nothing happened. Even the old NES games have more human on monster violence in the first level that those two hours did ):
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Jul 10, 2017 18:47
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Re: Castlevania On the one hand, I'm thrilled when someone has free license to take an IP and run with it. American Gods, while...a bit underwhelming at times during its first season, was a refreshing change of pace after so many by-the-numbers "series inspired by [other work]." On the other hand, American Gods (the series) manages to be engaging and interesting, all the while straying pretty darn far from the story in the novel. I'm not even sure what the hell they're going for, but I've bailed wholesale. It seems like it should be a cakewalk (especially considering the medium): a cursed vampire-hunting badass walks into Dracula's castle and wrecks the absolute poo poo out of spirits, monsters, ghouls, mummies, etc. for a half hour at a time. How do you screw that up? The story pretty much writes itself, and you get the benefit of being able to draw upon famous mythological creatures that are firmly in the public domain like Frankenstein's Monster. How do you mess that up?
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Jul 10, 2017 19:40
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You mess it up by tying it to one of the most over-written and inbred franchises out there. You've gotta remember that Castlevania was begun back in the days when naming a character "Alucard" deserved you spoilering that it's actually DRACULA spelled backwards! Most of the stories for most of the Castlevania games are incomprehensible garbage though. They throw a new Belmont in, add in Dracula's son and some other subcharacters, and then it's just a vehicle for you dodging vampire bats and whipping candles and using crosses as boomerangs. I'm sure there's a manga for it, which is mainly filled with darkly brooding male heart-throbs, who pensively brood, darkly. A lot. coyo7e has a new favorite as of 02:28 on Jul 11, 2017 |
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Jul 11, 2017 02:24
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There was a story? I thought it was run through the castle and kill everything.
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Jul 11, 2017 03:42
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coyo7e posted:You mess it up by tying it to one of the most over-written and inbred franchises out there. You've gotta remember that Castlevania was begun back in the days when naming a character "Alucard" deserved you spoilering that it's actually DRACULA spelled backwards! Vampire Hunter D? Anyways if you want a good show with Frankensteins, wolfs man, mummies and Draculas watch Penny Dreadful.
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Jul 11, 2017 04:53
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coyo7e posted:You mess it up by tying it to one of the most over-written and inbred franchises out there. You've gotta remember that Castlevania was begun back in the days when naming a character "Alucard" deserved you spoilering that it's actually DRACULA spelled backwards! I knew that comparison would bite me in the rear end. But really, the story was laid out pretty darn well in the original NES title: Dracula is a bad dude and comes back to life to ruin poo poo once every 100 years and a Belmont is the only one who can put him in his place. And Belmont uses a whip. That's pretty much it. It seems like a writer's dream come true--because he's an evil villain mastermind, Dracula puts tons of supernatural guards in his castle to thwart Belmont's efforts, but after slaying the monster-of-the-week once an episode for most of a season, it's time for the final showdown in a two-part season finale where Belmont owns the poo poo out of Dracula and everything is fine until oh crap during the credits you see his remaining minions gathering parts of his dead body for some nefarious purpose. Boom, season two is ready to go. But yeah I'm almost positive without even looking that there's a manga out there it's based on and it's broody and dark as hell syscall girl posted:Anyways if you want a good show with Frankensteins, wolfs man, mummies and Draculas watch Penny Dreadful. Penny Dreadful was...surprisingly good. I think my perception might be colored, though, by the fact that Mrs. Fai marathoned loving Hemlock Grove right before we watched it. Guddrat that poo poo is the worst.
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Jul 11, 2017 14:16
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Castlevania is based on a direct-to-DVD project that Warren Ellis wanted to do. It's likely that the 1st season is like, the first 1/3 of the script/movie. I think it would've been truly godawful if it was just people running around and slicing monsters with no characterization or over-arching story. You can go watch EPIC FLASH BATEL on youtube if that's really what you want. It is completely ridiculous that Netflix only gave the go ahead for 4 episodes though. They would have been much better of releasing it OVA style with one slightly longer episode.
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Jul 11, 2017 14:48
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Why do my wife and I really like Haters Back Off? Everything about that show should be an instant turn-off but it's really enjoyable. Wasn't expecting the end to be what it was. That was good.
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Jul 11, 2017 21:07
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I liked castlevania but it definitely felt like an incomplete season. It's hardly even a story as it stands but I liked what is there well enough to assume that the 8 episodes coming next year will be the last 2/3rds of the season that should have just been here now. There weren't enough monster fights but that wouldn't be a problem if it was just the intro to a season. As well, the monster fights that were included I thougth were pretty good.
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Jul 11, 2017 21:23
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Yeah Castlevania definitely felt like the first arc of a larger series. With eight more episodes coming down the pipe things should be better. I actually kind of liked the first season but it did drag and liger on some things over long. Yes I get it Trevor is reluctant and drunk. Okay cool the priests are dicks. The introductory bits with Dracula were cool though, he felt like an actual threat instead of a dude that sits in a castle all day.
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Jul 11, 2017 22:57
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Oldstench posted:Why do my wife and I really like Haters Back Off? Everything about that show should be an instant turn-off but it's really enjoyable. Wasn't expecting the end to be what it was. That was good.
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Jul 11, 2017 23:42
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Palpek posted:I'll tell you why - because it's loving hilarious. I get what you're saying, it's also pretty cringeworthy but the gags make up for it tenfold. It's great all the way through but it takes a real turn towards the end. At this rate I expect Uncle Rico will to try to molest Miranda in the second season.
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Jul 12, 2017 01:56
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It's because of this thread that I gave Haters Back Off a chance and it was so much better than I thought it would be. Also, I probably would have turned off Okja if it weren't for Gotta Stay Fai's recommendation/review.
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Jul 12, 2017 13:59
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jodai posted:Also, I probably would have turned off Okja if it weren't for Gotta Stay Fai's recommendation/review. Mrs. Fai and I have a "five minute rule" for streaming content that we've never seen before. At any point during the show/movie, either of us can say "okay, this has five minutes and if it doesn't get good, we're done." I invoked it the first time we tried to watch it, then rolled my eyes and after five minutes said "Yeah okay, kid movie: she saves the animal friend. Whatever, let's watch something else now" Holy poo poo am I glad she resumed it after I shut it off, even if it was only because we wanted background noise while we were doing household chores.
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Jul 12, 2017 17:12
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Five minute rule for a show is insane. The worst season of most great comedies is the first, and the worst episode of that is usually the pilot
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Jul 12, 2017 17:52
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Mrs. Fai and I have a "five minute rule" for streaming content that we've never seen before. At any point during the show/movie, either of us can say "okay, this has five minutes and if it doesn't get good, we're done." I invoked it the first time we tried to watch it, then rolled my eyes and after five minutes said "Yeah okay, kid movie: she saves the animal friend. Whatever, let's watch something else now" drat, you are missing a lot by doing that. 
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Jul 12, 2017 17:55
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theflyingexecutive posted:Five minute rule for a show is insane. The worst season of most great comedies is the first, and the worst episode of that is usually the pilot Yeah, unless the pilot is unwatchably bad, I usually give pilots that I don't like one or two more episodes before writing it off.
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Jul 12, 2017 17:57
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Yeah, it's definitely a great rule if you want to miss out on some of the best shows and movies out there. I mean, you don't need to watch everything but drat. Also a lot of weak shows start off strong.
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Jul 12, 2017 17:57
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The pilot is the most important episode. If they gently caress it up, it's doubly stupid. I'm trying to think of a show with a bad pilot that turned into a good show and am failing. Now there are shows that were rough but had potential and turned things around, like Justified, but it wasn't bad.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:01
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I stick to the one episode rule on anime, especially stuff that Netflix does. Knights of Sydonia's first episode was incomprehensible junk so I never bothered going further.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:05
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Arcsquad12 posted:I stick to the one episode rule on anime, especially stuff that Netflix does. Knights of Sydonia's first episode was incomprehensible junk so I never bothered going further. I stick to the no episode rule when it comes to anime
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Jul 12, 2017 19:17
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Well he did say they can invoke the rule at any point in the program. I kind of doubt they're using it at the opening credits. I mean yeah, sure, pilot episodes and sometimes entire first seasons are mediocre but turn out spectacular, but if you're like 45 minutes into a movie and it's not at all entertaining I could understand giving it an ultimatum. 5 minutes seems a little short for a major change of heart, but I get the idea of it.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:41
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I'm late to the party but I'm 4 episodes into Glow and I'm really liking it. The girl I'm probably supposed to hate is my favorite thus far. There's drugs in the loving robot?!
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Jul 12, 2017 19:44
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I'll be the first one to admit that we are missing out on some good stuff. We don't have a lot of free time to spend watching TV together (part of being an adult or whatever grown-rear end people do), so we try to make it count. Flawed strategy? Yeah. Sometimes stuff falls through the cracks, and hopefully we end up coming back to it during the weekend. But, hey, we were definitely reminded that you can't judge something based on the first episode/fifteen minutes. It's not like we use it as an iron-clad rule for everything we watch, but when we do have time to spend, we try to do our best to make sure we're not wasting it by watching garbage. Pilots, though, get a pass. Holy moley, go back and watch the pilot for Scrubs and then compare it to even the next two or three episodes. The difference is ridiculous, and we'd have been idiots to have bailed that early. Arcsquad12 posted:I stick to the one episode rule on anime, especially stuff that Netflix does. Knights of Sydonia's first episode was incomprehensible junk so I never bothered going further. You didn't miss much. It was...okay. Definitely weird and it's a horrible dub (hello again same old localization voice actors!) but, eh, I might watch more of it if they decide to continue. At least the finale of the first season was kind of cool. edit: Inspector 34 posted:Well he did say they can invoke the rule at any point in the program. I kind of doubt they're using it at the opening credits. I mean yeah, sure, pilot episodes and sometimes entire first seasons are mediocre but turn out spectacular, but if you're like 45 minutes into a movie and it's not at all entertaining I could understand giving it an ultimatum. 5 minutes seems a little short for a major change of heart, but I get the idea of it. Yeah, maybe I was a little unclear. Not five minutes in, but at some point one of us says "gently caress this I'm out" and we watch for five more minutes to give it a chance to turn around. We watched The Great Wall for nearly an hour before I couldn't bear it anymore. No point in finishing the drat thing if you think it's awful. Thankfully, Mrs. Fai agreed and we moved on to something else. matt damon i trusted you man you were jason bourne what happened GOTTA STAY FAI has a new favorite as of 20:12 on Jul 12, 2017 |
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Jul 12, 2017 20:05
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:
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Jul 12, 2017 20:26
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Zhang Yimou is a very hit and miss director, and crossing over with Hollywood really saps The Great Wall of his usual style. Does anyone know where I can stream The Expanse legally in Canada? I've got a friend who is big into sf shows but he doesn't have the Space Channel.
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Jul 12, 2017 21:52
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Rolo posted:I'm late to the party but I'm 4 episodes into Glow and I'm really liking it. The girl I'm probably supposed to hate is my favorite thus far. Glow is really good.
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Jul 12, 2017 22:08
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Rolo posted:I'm late to the party but I'm 4 episodes into Glow and I'm really liking it. The girl I'm probably supposed to hate is my favorite thus far. The best part of that show is that you really don't end up hating anyone. Eventually everyone on the show does something redeemable for themselves.
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Jul 12, 2017 23:42
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Just watched Burn After Reading for the first time (on Netflix). It was definitely cool and good. The cast is amazing, and the personalities of all of the characters are super unique, it really makes the movie. I'm going to rewatch once or twice in the next few months, I'm sure there are some subtleties that I didn't pick up on.
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Jul 13, 2017 05:27
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om nom nom posted:Just watched Burn After Reading for the first time (on Netflix). It was definitely cool and good. The cast is amazing, and the personalities of all of the characters are super unique, it really makes the movie. I'm going to rewatch once or twice in the next few months, I'm sure there are some subtleties that I didn't pick up on. Yea, it's great, very underrated Coen Bros. movie I think.
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Jul 13, 2017 11:07
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I like Castlevania, it's a very funny show with competent writing and excellent fight scenes. The over the top gore, somewhat dark (BUT EXTREMELY CAMPY) characters balance out well with what the series is trying to do. They're also trying their best with the source material, and I enjoy it so much. My girlfriend and I got back into anime after this one, because it was just that good. I know a lot of you guys are down on it, but I think the first 4 episodes are just a taste of what's to come, and it's just so perfectly executed that I'm ecstatic with it. e: I think something you have to pick up on pretty quick is that it's %100 intended to be a gallows humor comedy. If you pick up on that right at the beginning, you're going to be laughing a lot through it, which I thought was brilliant giving the kind of IP Castlevania is. Turtlicious has a new favorite as of 11:39 on Jul 13, 2017 |
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Jul 13, 2017 11:37
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Yea, it's great, very underrated Coen Bros. movie I think. Despite loving most of the Coen Brothers work, I personally didn't care for it. Still think The Man Who Wasn't There doesn't get enough attention though. E. Autocorrect
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Jul 13, 2017 16:00
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I Brake For MILFs posted:The best part of that show is that you really don't end up hating anyone. Eventually everyone on the show does something redeemable for themselves. "It's not dog years, it's wolf years, we looked it up!" 
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Jul 13, 2017 16:18
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Turtlicious posted:I like Castlevania, it's a very funny show with competent writing and excellent fight scenes. The over the top gore, somewhat dark (BUT EXTREMELY CAMPY) characters balance out well with what the series is trying to do. They're also trying their best with the source material, and I enjoy it so much. My girlfriend and I got back into anime after this one, because it was just that good. I know a lot of you guys are down on it, but I think the first 4 episodes are just a taste of what's to come, and it's just so perfectly executed that I'm ecstatic with it. Yeah - the whole series was written by Warren Ellis, and it really shows. I like it.
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Jul 13, 2017 16:32
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I started watching Release the Hounds last night and it's my favorite show now. Just pure Schadenfreude
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Jul 13, 2017 17:57
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1redflag posted:Despite loving most of the Coen Brothers work, I personally didn't care for it. Still think The Man Who Wasn't There doesn't get enough attention though. Yeah, you can tell who hasn't seen The Man Who Wasn't There by how they react to Fargo S2.
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Jul 13, 2017 18:31
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Retro Futurist posted:I started watching Release the Hounds last night and it's my favorite show now. Just pure Schadenfreude I want more horror game shows. They're the best. Initially I had skipped this because, for some reason, I thought the dogs may be in some form of danger. Now I've seen most of the series and I love seeing posh deep-V idiots get chomped by a pack of loveable hounds.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Penny Dreadful was...surprisingly good. I think my perception might be colored, though, by the fact that Mrs. Fai marathoned loving Hemlock Grove right before we watched it. Guddrat that poo poo is the worst.
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