Thats what worries me. Ive almost got to the point where i dont bother watching any new series on there any more.
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Oldman seems to be laying it on a bit thick, but maybe they need to establish Jackson Lamb for new viewers?
Still, it is only the first episode and overall is OTT enough that I can let all the inaccuracies slide. Will keep watching.
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RIPLEY looks excellent. Added…
Part of our healing is to watch another torment himself 
But I guess that in Lamb’s case, there is a fair amount of abusing others. Tough love.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was thoroughly enjoyable. Actually funnier than the original which was largely all about being bizarre with just a couple of laughs (which I rewatched the night before so it was fresh in my mind).
Plenty of callbacks to the original but even if you’ve never seen it they cover all the important parts in throwaway lines so you’re not left hanging.
If you had to sum the original film in one line, it could be: Day-O
If you had to sum up this one, it could be: MacArthur’s Park
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I watched Rebel Hill yesterday on netflix. It was well made and I loved the work both the two leads and the main villain did. The pacing was on point and the action fun amd believable.
I feel a great disturbance in the force.
RIP James Earl Jones.
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RIP to a very underrated actor. His very first film role was for the great Stanley Kubrick in Dr. Strangelove.
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Possibly my all time favourite movie. I have lost count of how many times I have watched it. Even though (IMHO) it was one of Sellers greatest roles, Slim Pickens stole the show for me. So many great scenes, especially this one:
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Slim Pickens was great in that flick. I also loved that he parodied the checklist reading he did in Dr. Strangelove in the movie 1941.
Wheels
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I love Slow Horses! Oldman rocks!
I have watched 3 seasons and will start on 4 soon,
Lots of great memories of his characters. Not just his voice, but for instance his portrayal of Adm. Greer in the Jack Ryan flicks…
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From Strangelove, to his portrayal of ‘Thulsa Doom’ to his cameo on Big Bang Theory. He was larger than life and will be missed. Not just for his voice.
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“Do you know the riddle of steel”
Great actor with an absolutely great voice
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Recently rewatched “Lolita” by Stanley Kubrick. There are two things that always stun me about this film:
- Peter Sellars’ amazing performances.
- The fact that this film was made in 1962 considering the premise.
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Victork2 movie review
The Deliverance. 2024, netflix.
Nope. Awful. Absolutely bloody awful.
My wife is in a towering mood tonight due to children being a pain, so I’m about 95% sure this film was put on to trigger me…i detest religion in all its forms (I don’t mind if you believe, go for it and get what you can from it, I’m not against it, just not for me at ALL) and this bloody awful film was like being slapped with a bible for 2 hours. Not remotely creepy, scary or even well constructed drama or horror. Just a thinly veiled attempt to see an alcoholic, shite mother, be excused because she “found Jesus”
Nah. Gross
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Last night I shown to my GF the first Alien (1979) for the first time.
Yes. In 43 years of life - and passion for Horror movies - she’d never seen the original Alien
It was awesome to see it with someone that never even heard of the xenomorph, much less seen it.
We had a blast of a time and honestly I felt like a teenager again.
There’s more to it, but I’m preparing a proper post on the mental health thread.
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And it is still the best IMHO.
I haven’t seen Romulus yet, but I plan to.
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Personally can’t pick between the first two … but then they are almost different genres of films
The scary confines and paranoia of the first compared to the Vietnam style war movie of the second
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Just started watching star trek strange new worlds with my youngest daughter …she is quite in with sci-fi, but this is her first experience of Star Trek … and so far we are both loving it
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I’m guessing from the beginning, not series two? Either way you are in for a treat. I think it is one of the better ST ‘spin-off’s’.
Anyway. If your daughter likes it, you had better convince her to watch at least a few episodes of Lower Decks before you get to S02E07 of Strange New Worlds… In fact watch all of Lower Decks, it’s awesome.
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You are definitely right about it being one of the better spin offs … I enjoyed st-ng but it had the same issues as a lot of shows back then, with the 20+ episode seasons half of them were filler and they really hadn’t started with the long overarching story lines … ds9 was ok but Babylon 5 was better. voyager had similar issues to next gen… I haven’t watched enterprise, discovery or Picard … and only heard about lower decks recently
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