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hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:46 am Anyone watch Against the Ice yet?

Exploring Greenland's vast landscape for a lost map, two men must fight to survive. Based on the true story of Denmark's 1909 polar expedition.

It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Charles Dance from Game of Thrones, as well as Joe Cole from Peaky Blinders. I love me a good adventure movie, so I'm looking forward to seeing this one.

edit: never mind. RT has it at 50%. As we all know, I'm all about the certified fresh. But the critics all seem to echo the same sentiment that it isn't bad, just not as good as it should be.

I stuck it out the whole way. Not sure what objections the critics had, but I don't know how much they could have improved on the source material. I was bummed out when:

Hmmm, perhaps I’ll give it a watch after all then.

Perhaps should be cross posted in the Ukraine thread, but Netflix brought back Servant of the People today.

Anyone besides me watched any of it?

They've added it to Netflix Canada as well. I've got it queued up on my list but haven't watched it yet.

Jaymann wrote:If you're a fan of NC-W, watch Shot Caller. Excellent movie.

What is NC-W?

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Just finished watching Black Crab, 46% on RT, but I think it was better than that. Noomi Rapace is an insanely versatile actress, playing everything from Ripleyesque, to dragon tattoo girl, to even a femme fatale. My one peeve here was:

Started Bridgerton Season 2. My wife and I loved the first season, but with the focus on a different courtship this time around I'm not enjoying it nearly as much. Whereas the first season's romantic trappings were predictable, they were well-supplemented with an interesting coming-of-age central character and a core mystery. The second season lacks those latter two supplements, leaving just the predictable relationship arc. Meh.

It's still a great series and was a nice substitute for our Downton Abbey obsession, but second time's not the charm so far.

Just watched Windfall (no rating on RT), a tense psychological thriller with Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins. I enjoyed it and it left me thinking. Who would have thought Plemons would emerge from his small part in Breaking Bad to develop some quality acting chops.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:37 pm Just watched Windfall (no rating on RT)

You fool! It must be certified fresh, as I am!

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:37 pm Just watched Windfall (no rating on RT), a tense psychological thriller with Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins. I enjoyed it and it left me thinking. Who would have thought Plemons would emerge from his small part in Breaking Bad to develop some quality acting chops.

Yeah, at this point I will watch anything with him in it. Not sure he would be great in a leading role (no idea, but maybe), but damn, like Philip Seymour Hoffman, he brings "leading role" quality to every minor character he plays IMO. Solid, solid actor.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:00 pm
It's still a great series and was a nice substitute for our Downton Abbey obsession, but second time's not the charm so far.

Speaking of Downton Abbey,, we tried his new series The Gilded Age and it really isn't at the same level. A shame, because that particular era would be great to explore, but the acting leaves a lot to be desired.

hepcat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:40 pm Just started the final season of The Last Kingdom. While I enjoy the show’s action oriented but historically dubious stories, I do find myself still chuckling at the lead actor’s accent. He sounds like he’s doing a Pauly Shore impression.

I've been loving this show. I'm in the middle of season 3. I had no clue there was any intention for this to be historically accurate. I figured that other than time period for setting and places everything else was fully fictional.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:00 pm Started Bridgerton Season 2. My wife and I loved the first season, but with the focus on a different courtship this time around I'm not enjoying it nearly as much. Whereas the first season's romantic trappings were predictable, they were well-supplemented with an interesting coming-of-age central character and a core mystery. The second season lacks those latter two supplements, leaving just the predictable relationship arc. Meh.

It's still a great series and was a nice substitute for our Downton Abbey obsession, but second time's not the charm so far.

Wife and I watched episode one with intent to watch more and just have not felt compelled to keep going yet.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:37 pm Just watched Windfall (no rating on RT), a tense psychological thriller with Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins. I enjoyed it and it left me thinking. Who would have thought Plemons would emerge from his small part in Breaking Bad to develop some quality acting chops.

Quite a bit of the typical plot line stupidity, but it had a decent twist.

Remus West wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:07 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:40 pm Just started the final season of The Last Kingdom. While I enjoy the show’s action oriented but historically dubious stories, I do find myself still chuckling at the lead actor’s accent. He sounds like he’s doing a Pauly Shore impression.

I've been loving this show. I'm in the middle of season 3. I had no clue there was any intention for this to be historically accurate. I figured that other than time period for setting and places everything else was fully fictional.

The show is based on a series of novels that use real figures from history, but take some liberties with the timelines quite a bit. I think the show goes even further.

It's absolutely entertaining though. That I can't deny.

However, I keep expecting Uhtred to follow up the intro line "Destiny is all!" with "....bu-ddy"

I am Uhtred...son of the Wea-sel.

My kids came across the trailer of Pauly Shore in Pinocchio. Painful. Yassified.

“Came across”…yeah, sure. You’re trying to raise little wea-sels. Stop trying to hide it.

It’s a Tik Tok thing. Further evidence of the destruction of America’s future, not bad parenting.

Where I failed was not foreseeing that introducing my girls to Sonic on the PC would lead to them insisting on seeing Sonic 2 on opening weekend. It’s perfect for Jim Carey, but WTF otherwise.

They are excited that a Circle K is opening near their school…because then “Strange Things are Afoot at the Circle K.” I’m pretty sure they’ll be hanging out for Rufus and some Excellent Adventures.

The Witcher, Season 3 filming has begun. The background of the photo appears as if it may be from one of my favorite scenes from the books, tho s3 feels a bit early for that scene...

Production on the third season of Netflix’s high fantasy drama “The Witcher” has begun with the first photo released of actors Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan back in costume as Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri respectively.

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich confirms the new season will adapt “Time of Contempt,”

Rumpy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 1:58 am

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:52 am Finished Season 3 of Sex Education today. Absolutely brilliant from start to finish.

Agreed. Some really good character development in that series. It's refreshingly honest.

Finally got a chance to see Season 3 and agree it was the best so far, which is an impressive accomplishment. Really looking forward to Season 4!

Jaymann wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:42 pm

McNutt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:59 am I finished Inventing Anna. Why in the world did I stick with that after seeing that it was going to be told from the reporter's point of view? Was that done to draw a 90-minute story into 9 hours? I hated so much about that series.

Thanks for saving me any time wasted on that.

As a counterpoint, we started watching this and we actually appreciated that it was from the reporter's point of view. Thing is, Anna's character is quite abrasive and quite honestly hard to watch. Love the actress in Ozark, but here she comes across as highly grating, and we couldn't really place her accent. It seemed all over the place. At some points it sounds sort of like a British accent rather than Russian, and none of it was particularly convincing. Feels like the role would have needed a bit of an older actress for it to work. We ended up bailing on this after the second episode as we were frustrated with it spending so much time from Anna's point of view. We found the investigative parts more fascinating. So either way, not a very good watch.

Watched Bad vegan.
Holy shit.
How does a seemingly intelligent, successful, attractive woman fall for a totally bullshit spewing average looking schlub so apparently fully and completely?
I have a feeling she doesnt. That she was complicit and is trying to concoct some wild fantasy about how she could be so utterly stupid and gullible.
He tells her he needs all this money from her, then takes her to expensive dinners and trips, and somehow she cant put 2 and 2 together?

Just like the people that got taken in by Anna. Just like the women that get taken in by online dating scammers.

I just dont get it.
Wish I did, because I could use an extra $1.7 mil or so from some sweet looking sugar momma that will love my fat ass and buy all the stories I tell her of how I work for the government in a super secret position that I cant divulge and having 30 extra pounds is part of my disguise.

stimpy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 12:17 pm Watched Bad vegan.
Holy shit.
How does a seemingly intelligent, successful, attractive woman fall for a totally bullshit spewing average looking schlub so apparently fully and completely?
I have a feeling she doesnt. That she was complicit and is trying to concoct some wild fantasy about how she could be so utterly stupid and gullible.
He tells her he needs all this money from her, then takes her to expensive dinners and trips, and somehow she cant put 2 and 2 together?

Just like the people that got taken in by Anna. Just like the women that get taken in by online dating scammers.

I just dont get it.
Wish I did, because I could use an extra $1.7 mil or so from some sweet looking sugar momma that will love my fat ass and buy all the stories I tell her of how I work for the government in a super secret position that I cant divulge and having 30 extra pounds is part of my disguise.

It is called the long con. she is in on it.

Intelligent people can go to great lengths to enable bad actors because they’re used to success, can’t admit they were gullible and stupid, and emotionally shut down when faced with the consequences. Running a successful business is often about delegating to others and hoping things will turn out. That’s what she did — even knowing he was manipulating her. Those nuggets where she could pretend it would work out allowed her to go along.

So she may not have been in on the con, but still responsible.

If you haven't watched S1, now is the time - S2 starts on 4/10



I really enjoyed the first season. Wasn't at all what I expected.

I remember really liking the first season. Thinking back on it, however, I couldn't actually tell you a single thing that happened.

I remember it being very strange, complex, and funny, but that's about it.

That's we tried but wife wasn't really interested so we bailed.

coopasonic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 4:48 pm That's we tried but wife wasn't really interested so we bailed.

Also tried and bailed.

Yeah, I remember people raving about the first season, and I've watched it, but I honestly can't say I'm crazy about it. It's been so long since the first season that any interest I had back then, has pretty much fizzled by now. And another related issue I've found when shows take a long break between seasons is that the recaps really need to do a better job to take into account the length of time between releases. The recaps really don't give a great contextual overview, and because of the length of time between seasons, it can leave the viewer quite puzzled, if the season resumes where it left off. They need to do a better job of re-introducing characters. There was another series that had a recent season that we gave upon on because for the life of us, we couldn't remember who the characters were and why we should care about them. At that point, you kind of have to shrug and wonder if it's worth getting back into it.

Am I the only one in the world who hasn't watched Stranger Things? I tried the first few episodes, but I couldn't get into it.

Nope. I watched the first episode and never went back.

Love Stranger Things. Disappointed in the split season shit from Netflix. I wonder how long before we get the 5th and final season...

Rumpy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:47 pm Am I the only one in the world who hasn't watched Stranger Things? I tried the first few episodes, but I couldn't get into it.

Forced my way through the first season. Just no desire to move on to others.

Ahh ok, well that makes me feel a little better. I like the 80's vibe, but just didn't care about the storyline.

Was that Barb at the end of the trailer?

Really enjoyed first season. Second season was fine. By the third season, meh.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:47 am I watched all six episodes of Murderville. It has a very gimmicky premise: Will Arnett is a detective and each week he is partnered with a celebrity to solve a murder mystery. But the celebrity doesn't know the script and is the one that has to figure out who did it. As you might expect, the episodes vary pretty widely in quality based on the guest. IMO, the only really good one was the episode with Kumail Nanjiani. The rest were mediocre to bad. And the mysteries were generally pretty basic; once you know the formula it's not hard to figure out who did it. Overall, I give it 4 out of 8 tentacles.

I binged this today. I enjoyed all but Conan's. Marshawn Lynch was a lot of fun and Sharon Stone was so calm and composed. Annie Murphy looked the most frustrated with the whole thing and Nanjiani had the best lines. Ken Jeong was the last capable of holding it together. Entertaining though.