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Thinking about Infinity Chamber more, I think I finally kinda put something together... maybe it's obvious. I think Gabby is a "human" embodiment of Howard; the end may be Frank deciding that Howard's AI is good enough that he might as well just fall in love with her and live in the fantasy world forever. Handing over the information becomes not just a surrender but a positive choice, like Cypher deciding to remain in the Matrix. It's possible that Howard, being similarly trapped in its circumstances (including its mission to get Frank to hand over his secrets), actually ends up feeling genuine love for Frank. It's kind of disgusting but manages to be somewhat optimistic despite the apparent success of the mysterious totalitarian regime.
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veni veni veni posted:Oh hey Wind River is on Netflix already. It's pretty good. Never fails. I just paid to rent it a couple of weeks ago (it was worth it). Also everything Taylor Sheridan touches as a director and/or writer is pure gold. Amazing how far he is come from Sons of Anarchy.
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I'm balls deep in Babylon Berlin and I can't recommend it enough. It works as a sort of a companion piece to Mute (both about Berlin in different eras), but way better execution. The casting of the leads is phenomenal. You will love this series if any of the following appeal to you: Tom Tykwer, Art Deco, German and/or Weimar Republic history, socialism, punching fascists, jazz, David Bowie and/or Bryan Ferry, gritty historical dramas, boobies, uncircumcised penises.
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HerzogZwo posted:I'm balls deep in Babylon Berlin and I can't recommend it enough. It works as a sort of a companion piece to Mute (both about Berlin in different eras), but way better execution. The casting of the leads is phenomenal. Well not streaming (well on the Starz app it is), but also in Berlin I highly recommend Counterpart. Spy (very cold war-ish) + sci-fi + conspiracy + drama + great acting = amazing television. I will be checking out Babylon Berlin. My only worry about it was being too long (16 episodes).
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I'll check it out. I'm funemployed now so I get to watch all the shows
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Martman posted:Thinking about Infinity Chamber more, I think I finally kinda put something together... maybe it's obvious. I think Gabby is a "human" embodiment of Howard; the end may be Frank deciding that Howard's AI is good enough that he might as well just fall in love with her and live in the fantasy world forever. Handing over the information becomes not just a surrender but a positive choice, like Cypher deciding to remain in the Matrix. It's possible that Howard, being similarly trapped in its circumstances (including its mission to get Frank to hand over his secrets), actually ends up feeling genuine love for Frank. It's kind of disgusting but manages to be somewhat optimistic despite the apparent success of the mysterious totalitarian regime. So we are supposed to take away that the end means he is still inside? I was wondering if that was just any old security camera, and it’s looking away from them is kind of signifying that he’s moved past the surveillance and doesn’t care anymore. It really did seem that he had escaped, especially with the third party rescuers and everything. His memories has never contained anyone else. As well, the way the news encapsulated the blackout and everything else that happened just.. made sense as a conclusion. But at the same time, it’s hard to imagine the author using that camera as a plot device without intentionally meaning to convey that, yes, he’s still inside and has resigned to stay that way. I actually thought Gabby was an AI as well, and was like the AI starting at that thread of the coffee shop he went to and trying to unravel it as much as possible by allowing him to live out a fantasy. poo poo was a very good movie. Better than most low budget sci fi films. I watched the Ritual and gently caress that mess.
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veni veni veni posted:Oh hey Wind River is on Netflix already. It's pretty good. Oh awesome! I think Hell or High Water and Sicario are "better" movies but there are scenes that I love in this one. My favorite part was the convoluted close-range pistol shoot out at the end where everyone's firing like crazy and no one can hit anything, it felt so weirdly real.
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I'm not trying to doubt you guys but I watched the trailer for Infinity Chamber and the acting looks distractingly terrible.
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veni veni veni posted:I’m about 20 minutes into “Darren Whatever’s: The Push” and 1. This is trash television at its worst and 2. I think there is going to be a twist at the end in that the experiment was actually on the actors and if that’s not what it is, it should have been. Let’s stay tuned and see if I win a cookie. yeah that guy makes David Blaine seem downright sufferable. I hate him.
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precision posted:yeah that guy makes David Blaine seem downright sufferable. I hate him. It’s really a new low for television. Dude is loving terrible.
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Filthy Hans posted:The original Rollerball is on Netflix, one of the best 70's future dystopian movies not starring Charlton Heston. I'm guessing not in the US?
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veni veni veni posted:I'm not trying to doubt you guys but I watched the trailer for Infinity Chamber and the acting looks distractingly terrible.
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Mar 2, 2018 22:48
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I honestly couldn't handle Cube either. Bad acting and production values just kill sci fi for me completely even if the concept is good. I'll probably still make an attempt to watch it.
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HerzogZwo posted:I'm balls deep in Babylon Berlin and I can't recommend it enough. It works as a sort of a companion piece to Mute (both about Berlin in different eras), but way better execution. The casting of the leads is phenomenal. I loved it and everyone should watch it, especially if stuff like Altered Carbon reminded you of a lovely videogame. There's a lot of episodes because it was originally 2 seasons and Netflix just combined them.
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I like Babylon Berlin and I'm glad they're still making it because I want to see Charlotte and Gerion deal with life during the rise of Hitler.
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Mammal Sauce posted:I'm guessing not in the US? It's on Hulu in the US, I just rewatched it last week. Great film. (Rollerball).
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So does anybody have any idea when Annihilation is supposed to hit US Netflix?
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Danger posted:So does anybody have any idea when Annihilation is supposed to hit US Netflix? 3/12 internationally, no us date yet
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precision posted:It's on Hulu in the US, I just rewatched it last week. Great film. (Rollerball). Awesome, just added it to my watch list.
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Danger posted:So does anybody have any idea when Annihilation is supposed to hit US Netflix? I said it before but see it in theaters it's a great film to watch on the big screen.
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Mammal Sauce posted:I'm guessing not in the US? oops, it must have been Prime instead, I'll go back and edit the older post
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Mar 3, 2018 15:02
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veni veni veni posted:I said it before but see it in theaters it's a great film to watch on the big screen. I’ve avoided all marketing since the initial teaser. Is the movie just the first book?
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ozmunkeh posted:I’ve avoided all marketing since the initial teaser. Is the movie just the first book? Very loose adaptation of the first book. Alex Garland admitted he read the book once then adapted the screenplay based on his recollection of that initial read.
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I felt that Wind River should have been a better movie. It had a good premise and it seemed like all the pieces were there but it just fell flat for me.
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I'm rewatching Patriot, it's still really good. Come see how run down and depressed one unfortunate spy can get.
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Cocoa Ninja posted:Very loose adaptation of the first book. Alex Garland admitted he read the book once then adapted the screenplay based on his recollection of that initial read. This is a little disappointing but not entirely surprising since so much of the book is just internal monologuing. Does the film at least maintain the same unsettling vibe?
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I haven't read the books but I found the movie very unsettling and surreal.
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Blind Rasputin posted:Is this Babylon Berlin show the German peaky blinders? It's about detectives and political conspiracies.
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So, Veronica ....Are people not finishing it because it's so scary as all the blogs are stating or is it actually because it sucks balls?
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Big Mean Jerk posted:This is a little disappointing but not entirely surprising since so much of the book is just internal monologuing. Does the film at least maintain the same unsettling vibe? I actually haven’t read the book, but I thought it did a great job of creating an uneasy dread up to the last moment. They’ve added some backstory to Natalie Portman’s character that’s a little thin, they changed the relationship with her husband, and the acting of the posse is very uneven. But there are some frightening set pieces, and a very out-there third act that I liked a lot. Totally worth checking out, I mean how much new sci fi is there really?
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Mammal Sauce posted:So, Veronica ....Are people not finishing it because it's so scary as all the blogs are stating or is it actually because it sucks balls? There are two 2017 Veronicas on Netflix. Which one?
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Cocoa Ninja posted:Very loose adaptation of the first book. Alex Garland admitted he read the book once then adapted the screenplay based on his recollection of that initial read. Love to see the Starship Troopers approach work so well
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Mammal Sauce posted:So, Veronica ....Are people not finishing it because it's so scary as all the blogs are stating or is it actually because it sucks balls? I fell for all the blog hype myself, and it ended up being just OK. It honestly just feels like a Blumhouse flick, just set in a foreign country. Follows very similar beats, and doesn't try to do anything exciting with the formula. I'm actually confused as to where all he sudden promotion is coming from (apparently it has a 100 on RT, but the 6.6 on imdb is more accurate)
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I enjoyed the poo poo out of Wind River. Good thrillers are one of my favorite ways to spend time watching movies and this was way over the bar.
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TheGreasyStrangler posted:Love to see the Starship Troopers approach work so well I'd argue Verhoeven had a better grasp of the book than even its author did
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A MIRACLE posted:Patriot 2 when I hope they implement a new feature for the second season that allows me to reach into the tv and give john a hug
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Mammal Sauce posted:So, Veronica ....Are people not finishing it because it's so scary as all the blogs are stating or is it actually because it sucks balls? It's average
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