dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 The Brothers Grimsby The last two episodes of the second season of From Dusk til Dawn. today I binged watched the 3rd season. Can't wait for Season 4. This show is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 19 hours ago, James Bond said: The Birds (1963) Discussing films with @AxlsFavoriteRose put me in the mood to watch this Hitchcock classic again. Truly the end of his "classic" era and what a high note to go out on. The effects may not have aged too well but the film is still as wonderful as it is terrifying. Easily one of his most purely suspenseful films. Have you seen the trailer - it is quite brilliant, It actually offers up an explanation for the avian attack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 15 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Have you seen the trailer - it is quite brilliant, It actually offers up an explanation for the avian attack. It's fantastic. Watching his trailers is always great fun. The one for Rope is great too for the extra scene - except it subsequently gives away the entire movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 from now til Christmas it's going to be mostly Christmas movies for me. and not just the classic ones like White Christmas ( which i adore ) but the cheesy ones on the Hallmark Channel. right now i'm watching one called Christmas Magic and it's not an Academy Award winner type movie but it's sweet and touching IMO. i am not going to debate religion, i will just say i love the Christmas decor and the mostly upbeat story lines with a happy ending and the fact they make me happy and in good cheer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Same here @AxlsFavoriteRose I love those cheesy Christmas films, the only time I enjoy a good/shit film. You Yanks are so good at Christmas stuff,well except when you say "Happy Holidays" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Just now, janrichmond said: Same here @AxlsFavoriteRose I love those cheesy Christmas films, the only time I enjoy a good/shit film. You Yanks are so good at Christmas stuff,well except when you say "Happy Holidays" i never say happy holidays! it's Merry Christmas all the way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Our holidays are your vacations, I love that we speak the same language yet have so many variations of words and their meanings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 On 11/7/2016 at 4:34 AM, James Bond said: It's fantastic. Watching his trailers is always great fun. The one for Rope is great too for the extra scene - except it subsequently gives away the entire movie. i thought there was some connection between Melanie bringing the love bird to Bodega Bay andthe birds attacking? or am i just horribly wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just finished watching Mechanic: Resurrection. What an awful, awful film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 12 hours ago, PappyTron said: Just finished watching Mechanic: Resurrection. What an awful, awful film. Mechanic as a Charles Bronson fan would understand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 59 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: Mechanic as a Charles Bronson fan would understand it? The first film was closer to the Bronson film, but neither are complex enough to need to know anything of the original to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just now, PappyTron said: The first film was closer to the Bronson film, but neither are complex enough to need to know anything of the original to watch. Oh so its a sequel to a remake? I didnt even know there was a remake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just now, Len Cnut said: Oh so its a sequel to a remake? I didnt even know there was a remake. Yeah, sequel to a remake. The remake followed the original relatively closely (treacherous protege etc) but the sequel, the one I just watched, has virtually nothing to do with the original, and is basically a giant cliche of hitman loner meets girl in tough situation and then kills everyone to protect her because he has a heart of gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 On 08/11/2016 at 0:48 PM, AxlsFavoriteRose said: i thought there was some connection between Melanie bringing the love bird to Bodega Bay andthe birds attacking? or am i just horribly wrong? I don't think there's a right or wrong answer to the meaning of the love birds. I suppose there's some Hitchcock symbolism going on there with them being the reason Melanie and Mitch first meet, get drawn together, and so on. There's also that moment where Cathy says the love birds haven't hurt anybody - also true of Melanie and Mitch. Constantly there, always trying to help, but never able to truly conquer the birds. There's also what you say - maybe that crazy lady in the restaurant was right and Melanie brought on the attacks, more specifically by bringing the love birds. Or maybe some serious karma caught up with Melanie for being such a shit disturber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 LOL i love your answer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 On 08/11/2016 at 0:41 AM, janrichmond said: Our holidays are your vacations, I love that we speak the same language yet have so many variations of words and their meanings Its gotta be Merry Christmas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 17 hours ago, James Bond said: I don't think there's a right or wrong answer to the meaning of the love birds. I suppose there's some Hitchcock symbolism going on there with them being the reason Melanie and Mitch first meet, get drawn together, and so on. There's also that moment where Cathy says the love birds haven't hurt anybody - also true of Melanie and Mitch. Constantly there, always trying to help, but never able to truly conquer the birds. There's also what you say - maybe that crazy lady in the restaurant was right and Melanie brought on the attacks, more specifically by bringing the love birds. Or maybe some serious karma caught up with Melanie for being such a shit disturber. The reason they attack is a sort of large, barely raised, McGuffin - although, there is a sort of facetious motivation given in the trailer. I know the FX are dated but I still think they are vastly superior to today's CGI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 42 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: The reason they attack is a sort of large, barely raised, McGuffin - although, there is a sort of facetious motivation given in the trailer. I know the FX are dated but I still think they are vastly superior to today's CGI. Oh I agree. At least the effects are practical, which makes the birds all the more creepy. It's like Cameron's Terminator robot in the first film. The stop motion animation might be a little dated by today's standards but it sure adds to the robotic creepiness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 3 hours ago, James Bond said: Oh I agree. At least the effects are practical, which makes the birds all the more creepy. It's like Cameron's Terminator robot in the first film. The stop motion animation might be a little dated by today's standards but it sure adds to the robotic creepiness. SPOILER the part where Lydia finds Dan is hands down one of the scariest things ever for me. even after seeing it as many times as i have my stomach always clenches when i see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Lasting proof that good characters and a well written story will triumph over flashy effects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 15 minutes ago, James Bond said: Lasting proof that good characters and a well written story will triumph over flashy effects. indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I like these, way better than the Marky Mark one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 omg i forgot about that! it was BAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 He's Just Not That Into You....crappy film but the premise is valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Watched a couple of short documentaries on the Dial M For Murder DVD that I had never gotten around to watching. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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