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[BallochSonsFan]

5 minutes ago, Mr X said:

29 minutes ago, BallochSonsFan said:

Smith used to be decent. Clerks and Chasing Amy are both great films. Then he made a few crap movies, got absolutely panned for them and became a massive stoner. Stuff like Tusk and Yoga Hosers? They don't even have the charm of 80s B movies. The guy is an absolute mess these days.

"became" a massive stoner??

Yes. Became.

First 50 or 60 episodes of Smodcast he wasn't anything like as bad as he is now. He was an occasional user. I think his experience making Cop Out, the way Zak and Miri absolutely bombed and it's critical reception and a few other low points saw him use more and more until he became a dribbling wreck.

[Homer Thompson]

Yes. Became.
First 50 or 60 episodes of Smodcast he wasn't anything like as bad as he is now. He was an occasional user. I think his experience making Cop Out, the way Zak and Miri absolutely bombed and it's critical reception and a few other low points saw him use more and more until he became a dribbling wreck.

Pretty sure he was a bit more than an occasional user before smodcast.

[velo army]

On 10/07/2021 at 12:14, Thorongil said:

About time. 2 years between seasons is ridiculous and we are now over 2 years since Stranger Things. 
 

Netflix badly needs to pull its finger out. Some of its cancellation decisions as well are very poor.

I've been baffled and disappointed with some of these. Messiah was wonderful and had built up beautifully for a second series. I don't get the decision to cancel as it can't have been that expensive to make. Other shows like Sens8 I get as there were many locations to shoot. Some utter dogshite on Netflix getting multiple series.

I watched Biohackers recently. First series was great with a decent cast and interesting premise. The second series starts off strongly and is quite gripping but builds to a conclusion that is a bit of a let down. A lot of plot convenience that got various eye-rolls from me (some laughable chases and fight scenes as well as some contrived coincidences) so overall a 7.35 out of 11.5 for me.

 

 

 

[Thorongil]

5 minutes ago, velo army said:

I've been baffled and disappointed with some of these. Messiah was wonderful and had built up beautifully for a second series. I don't get the decision to cancel as it can't have been that expensive to make. Other shows like Sens8 I get as there were many locations to shoot. Some utter dogshite on Netflix getting multiple series.

I watched Biohackers recently. First series was great with a decent cast and interesting premise. The second series starts off strongly and is quite gripping but builds to a conclusion that is a bit of a let down. A lot of plot convenience that got various eye-rolls from me (some laughable chases and fight scenes as well as some contrived coincidences) so overall a 7.35 out of 11.5 for me.

 

 

 

Messiah was sublime. Just excellent. Sabrina got a short sharp sudden exit. Spinning Out got cancelled after a month when much worse shows have been kept alive.

No sign of any more Mindhunter. Over 2 years since Stranger Things. No sign of more Sex Education. Ozark coming soon maybe and a season split into 2. Meanwhile they spend their case on absolute garbage like Bridgerton. 

[Homer Thompson]

Messiah was sublime. Just excellent. Sabrina got a short sharp sudden exit. Spinning Out got cancelled after a month when much worse shows have been kept alive.
No sign of any more Mindhunter. Over 2 years since Stranger Things. No sign of more Sex Education. Ozark coming soon maybe and a season split into 2. Meanwhile they spend their case on absolute garbage like Bridgerton. 

I would imagine covid had held up a lot of production.

Mind hunters isn't coming back but isn't cancelled! The exec producer is off directing a film.

[Rodhull]

I think Messiah was just a victim of timing. Back then Netflix wasn't releasing quite as much stuff as they do now and I think the fact it didn't review all that well played a big part, I think Netflix wanted everything they did to be seen as prestige TV whereas now they're fine with releasing crap as long as people watch it. Unless a shows a big hit Netflix now seem much more likely to end it after 2-4 series than the old TV standard of 5-7.

Next series of Sex Education is out next month and I think Stranger Things can't be that far off seeing as the first trailers were released ages ago.

The wait between series can be annoying but I suppose the opposite means there's a higher chance of the shows just being churned out at a lower quality.

[Stellaboz]

Messiah was terrific, then I believe it got cancelled due to too many precious idiots complaining about it.

[velo army]

14 minutes ago, Stellaboz said:

Messiah was terrific, then I believe it got cancelled due to too many precious idiots complaining about it.

Heartbreaking if true.

[Thorongil]

1 hour ago, Stellaboz said:

Messiah was terrific, then I believe it got cancelled due to too many precious idiots complaining about it.

Yes, it was complete cowardice on the part of Netflix.

[BFTD]

Isn't the Netflix strategy to punt popular series before they have to start paying the cast/crew more money?

Seem to remember reading that a while ago. The problem is that they also refuse to allow shows to transfer to other networks, as is common with regular US TV, so they essentially throttle their babies once they start walking.

[Jack Burton]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Netflix pull the rest of the He-Man episodes. It’s been a complete disaster.
I got about 3 minutes into the first episode before losing interest. It’s very dull and looks like 1980s Mysterious Cities of Gold animation.

Was a huge fan of He Man as a wee kid so gave this a watch. It's a massive bait and switch. They must have known what they done with He Man would piss off a large section of the fan base.

The animation is fantastic and it was an OK watch but didn't really expect it to go in the direction it did. What happens to He Man, again, in episode 5 must have caused a huge meltdown on the He Man version of p&b [emoji23]

[BFTD]

Watched Chernobyl 1986 last night, the Russian answer to the HBO series that apparently narked a few people who weren't happy with how the Politburo and Soviet society was portrayed.

It's obviously a bit anticlimactic if you enjoyed the Western drama, and it makes a few odd decisions, mainly following a romantic drama between fictional people with a bit of a douchey lead character, and the disaster itself playing a weird background role. It focuses on a few individual events (that are also fictionalised) with no insight into the broader picture, and seems to shrug and say, "yeah, so unnamed people probably made mistakes, but what does it matter who?", sensibly stopping short of full-on apologia for the regime.

That said, it has its moments, with a couple of lengthy scenes giving off a strong horror movie vibe; I was almost expecting a murderous xenomorph to emerge from the shadows on a few occasions. So maybe worth a look, but expect to be disappointed by the end credits, and I'm frankly outraged that they didn't pursue the conspiracy theory (apparently popular in Russia) that the disaster was orchestrated by CIA infiltrators. The Supreme Soviet did not make mistakes, comrade.

[Ludo*1]

Surprised to see a lot of Smith bashing. Still love his stuff when he's not shoehorning his daughter to the front and centre. Loved the He-Man reboot and looking forward to the finale.

Red State was a top notch horror btw even if Tusk and Yoga Hosers were not.

He's always been a massive stoner, but since his heart attack, he's probably been more health concious than he ever has been before in his life and is completely vegan now.

[BFTD]

18 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:

Surprised to see a lot of Smith bashing. Still love his stuff when he's not shoehorning his daughter to the front and centre. Loved the He-Man reboot and looking forward to the finale.

Red State was a top notch horror btw even if Tusk and Yoga Hosers were not.

He's always been a massive stoner, but since his heart attack, he's probably been more health concious than he ever has been before in his life and is completely vegan now.

Everyone hates him since he admitted that he doesn't give a shit about what the audience thinks anymore. He decided years ago that he started out making films just so he could see his friends onscreen, so he was going to pursue that to its logical conclusion, and the films exist now solely to highlight his friends and family. Like an expensive home movie.

I don't mind, personally. I won't be buying any of the new stuff as I've found everything since Red State to be poor, but I get what he's doing and he isn't hurting anybody. I still like him a lot, and hope he's happy. Red State was immense, though, and I'd consider it a classic if he'd somehow managed to pull off his original idea for the ending. The one he used was pretty lame.

I might give the He-Man thing a look, however, purely because there's been such a wide gap in opinion.

Edit: not sure how much writing/directing he did, but I quite liked the first episode of that Hollyweed thing he was in a few years ago. I think they did more episodes, but unfortunately the streaming platform was blocked in the EU, and I couldn't find any absolutely legal guv'nor alternatives  

Edited August 9, 2021 by BFTD

[steelmen]

watched Malice at the Palace, the Pacers taking on the Pistons crowd.

Just over an hour to cover it all, not your usual 3 episode Netflix over kill.

Really enjoyed it, real shame that Reggie Miller never got his championship win, that team could/should have done it.

[Scary Bear]

I was doing the usual flicking through the various genres of films on Netflix and came across a film called Page Eight which had won a BAFTA. I thought this would be promising so I gave it a shot. Great cast - Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes (Dumbledore must have got Voldemort the gig) - but ultimately a letdown. Someone trying to do a sort of Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy thing    where everyone looks jaded and talks in short snippets of information. Has anyone else watched this? Was 2011 just a year where not many films were made so BAFTA didn’t have much to go on? Or are BAFTA just into films where the spies are old posh white men who are a bit quiet and like jazz music?

 

Edited August 12, 2021 by Scary Bear

[scottsdad]

On 07/08/2021 at 20:06, Jack Burton said:

Was a huge fan of He Man as a wee kid so gave this a watch. It's a massive bait and switch. They must have known what they done with He Man would piss off a large section of the fan base.

The animation is fantastic and it was an OK watch but didn't really expect it to go in the direction it did. What happens to He Man, again, in episode 5 must have caused a huge meltdown on the He Man version of p&b

I liked He-Man as a kid as well. Grumpy Skeletor is awesome,

[roverthemoon]

On 16/06/2021 at 16:59, Shandon Par said:

Call My Agent

French comedy drama set in an A-list acting talent agency in Paris. This is so well written. So funny but also tugs the heart strings. Has that skin-crawling feel of great sitcoms where you know whatever can go wrong will go wrong and then keep going even more wrong. A bit like Toast of London crossed with Blackadder and Father Ted only everyone is incredibly beautiful. 

From the guy from Highlander to the girl from Betty Blue, French film stars (and even Sigourney Weaver) make guest appearances and are not afraid to send themselves up. 

Watched all 24 hours in a few days.

 

Thanks for the tip. Started watching this and really enjoying it so far. 

[Shandon Par]

3 hours ago, roverthemoon said:

Thanks for the tip. Started watching this and really enjoying it so far. 

There’s a UK remake on the way. Not sure it really needs one bit can understand that the fact it’s in French means many folk won’t even give it a try. 

[Mark Connolly]

On 11/08/2021 at 16:12, steelmen said:

watched Malice at the Palace, the Pacers taking on the Pistons crowd.

Just over an hour to cover it all, not your usual 3 episode Netflix over kill.

Really enjoyed it, real shame that Reggie Miller never got his championship win, that team could/should have done it.

Just watched it there.

How that fat c**t who got on the court and squared up to Artest thinks he was somehow wronged is unbelievable. It's a shame O'Neal slipped as he hit him.