LogisticEarth posted:

Watched Oculus tonight. Worth a watch if you're in the mood for horror. My main gripe is the ending is pretty unsatisfying. It feels like the movie was missing a climax, and that the "mirror" had already won from the start as it could make the siblings think whatever it wanted them to. Maybe that was the point? Either way the anchor/killswitch going wrong was telegraphed from a mile away. The movie explicitly showed us that it could go wrong early in the film, and that the characters understood how the "mirror" was trying to use it against them. Would have been better in the end if the mirror was destroyed or at least was cracked a bit more. Otherwise, very little actually happened with the story. Interesting horror concept but not fully developed.

X-Ray Pecs posted:

I'm thirding it, it's a wonderful little thing. And it's only an hour long, but manages to pack so much in that short of a time. It's not often a film gets me to tear up, but It's Such A Beautiful Day did.


The Act Of Killing is loving amazing. It's such a brutal movie tackling horrific subject matter in an almost flippant way, because that's how those who commit genocide see it. It's unlike anything else I've ever seen.


I love Ravenous. It's a bit of a goofy cannibal flick that has stellar performances and a knockout soundtrack. It takes its central ideas and runs with them, making a really wild, fun movie. Also, again, the soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V-KLn_PgQg

Basebf555 posted:

It's as good as Brazil? I know its probably apples to oranges but I love Brazil and for some reason I've never gotten around to Muchausen.

david_a posted:

I liked The Adventures of Baron Munchausen more than I expected to. There aren't that many movies that are so unafraid of being outright fantasies. Parts of it get really drat weird, too. I definitely liked it better than Time Bandits. I think it gets taken off on Sunday so ya better hurry.

precision posted:

I've watched Hackers a truly embarrassing number of times.

Basebf555 posted:

Its a stupid comparison anyway and would lead to an equally stupid argument. My fault for even bringing it up.

david_a posted:

I'm seriously considering trying HBO Now for a few months. How often do they alter their movie lineup?

Netflix keeps your account around after you cancel so I wouldn't lose my queue, right?

I'm never in danger of running out of stuff on Netflix but it rarely feels like stuff I absolutely want to watch. Maybe being away for a few update cycles will make it feel fresher.

david_a posted:

I'm assuming that it's the same content as HBO Go so I looked through the website. Percentage-wise it might be the same amount as stuff I want to watch on Netflix, but that only works out to like 5-6 movies total since the selection is so much smaller. On the other hand, if they cycle through them fairly fast it might not be that bad.

LORD OF BUTT posted:

Netflix has had 2 and 3 but not 1 before, too. I think they might be with different companies.

Doctor Butts posted:

Here's something you shouldn't watch, unless you're into the whole Ancient Aliens schtick:
America Unearthed.

I could only make it to halfway in the second episode before I just couldn't take all the made up bullshit.

Basically, the first episode was a bunch of made up bullshit and supposition without any evidence to support it and I was like 'eh, whatever'. The premise was that the Mayans emigrated to northern loving Georgia. He based it on the fact that there are earth mounds in Georgia. Also, there was art found in the area that resembled Maya. Also, there were stones carved with circles on them, just like the Mayans used to do! Also, the mounds may have been used to track stars or seasons!

Second episode took that sort of horseshit and went completely off the loving rails. Dude finds a stone with rune-like carvings in it and the loving dipshit thinks that people from Great Britain emigrated in the middle of an Arizonan loving desert in the twelfth loving century.

His evidence? Some dude named Mike, esteemed person whom we have no credentials of- but he's an expert on runes!

iv46vi posted:

Dreamcatcher showed up recently on canadian Netflix. It's surprisingly not terrible if you approach it as a light buddy comedy. Special effects hold up well, the cast is doing a good job, even the plot is moving along with purpose.

Cemetry Gator posted:

The main question I have is did Netflix fix the problem with the sound? The center channel and the left speaker were switched, creating a disorienting experience. It was unwatchable because it gave everything this weird soundstage.

precision posted:

He said The Conspiracy is a good movie, I think you can ignore that opinion.

Rough Lobster posted:

Generally agreed upon Agents of Shield awesomeness ratings

1st half of season 1: Meh
2nd half of season 1: Hooly poo poo this is awesome and ladies and gentlemen BILL loving PAXTON

1st half of season 2: This poo poo owns
2nd half of season 2: Hooly poo poo this is loving awesome. Ladies and gentlemen, KYLE loving MACLACHLAN

Seriously though, unlike other paint by numbers tv dramas, it has real character development and some cool plot twists and turns. Also, the cast is really drat good, and it's fun to see how they interact with each other.

Watch AoS

computer parts posted:

Yeah, the first episode seemed mildly interesting but it ended kinda poorly for me. Also I looked up the synopsis and it just didn't look good at all.

david_a posted:

I have two episodes left and I'm a bit confused how there will be another season. Does this season not end with Pablo's death?

Does anyone know how historically accurate the series is? The only stuff I know about Pablo is from the ESPN The Two Escobars (which would be a good companion piece if it's still up). The sorta half-documentary approach of the show is a bit odd. It feels like the series is historical exposition with some drama bits interspersed.

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precision posted:

"maybe use Hola"