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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 0:37:19 GMT
The comparison at the time, back in its heyday, between Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone rubbed me the wrong way for that reason. Both are unusual anthology series, true, but more than a few episodes of Twilight Zone were actually quite hopeful tales. Little moments of personal discovery for people down on their luck or otherwise wounded. "I Sing the Body Electric" comes to mind as a classic example. Something like Walking Distance would also be a good example. Black Mirror, despite what Mr Brooker might say, is just extremely cynical towards its approach regarding technology and those who use it. I’m not sure what the future holds for it as a programme (mainly because I’m not sure the new series was revived well) but I wonder how we will look back on it in years to come. Will we consider it as timeless and thought provoking as The Twilight Zone? Somehow I doubt it. Yeah, it'll depend on the kind of thought it's trying to provoke. As a time capsule of troubles and concerns in the 2010s, it's rather interesting, but I don't think people will be engaging with the series in the same way at the moment. Not with everyone's only link to work, home or loved ones being working technology.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 0:53:06 GMT
Something like Walking Distance would also be a good example. Black Mirror, despite what Mr Brooker might say, is just extremely cynical towards its approach regarding technology and those who use it. I’m not sure what the future holds for it as a programme (mainly because I’m not sure the new series was revived well) but I wonder how we will look back on it in years to come. Will we consider it as timeless and thought provoking as The Twilight Zone? Somehow I doubt it. Yeah, it'll depend on the kind of thought it's trying to provoke. As a time capsule of troubles and concerns in the 2010s, it's rather interesting, but I don't think people will be engaging with the series in the same way at the moment. Not with everyone's only link to work, home or loved ones being working technology. Yeah i mean i really like Black Mirror but looking back thats in spite of its messaging not because of. Its the relatable things that makes it so great - The Love story in Hang the DJ, the camp and terrifying SS Calister, the disturubing White Bear and Shut up and Dance, and be right back. And most importantly, all these storys are good in despite their ridiculously unrealistic and not always that true/thought provoking “technology bad” themes. Still the character drama is really good when its really good and i think that will make it pretty timeless, though episodes like the anthology epsidoes, the mother one, five million credits and even the history of you which is quite a good one but will end up really dated in not long time/already
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 2:28:01 GMT
Yeah, it'll depend on the kind of thought it's trying to provoke. As a time capsule of troubles and concerns in the 2010s, it's rather interesting, but I don't think people will be engaging with the series in the same way at the moment. Not with everyone's only link to work, home or loved ones being working technology. Yeah i mean i really like Black Mirror but looking back thats in spite of its messaging not because of. Its the relatable things that makes it so great - The Love story in Hang the DJ, the camp and terrifying SS Calister, the disturubing White Bear and Shut up and Dance, and be right back. And most importantly, all these storys are good in despite their ridiculously unrealistic and not always that true/thought provoking “technology bad” themes. Still the character drama is really good when its really good and i think that will make it pretty timeless, though episodes like the anthology epsidoes, the mother one, five million credits and even the history of you which is quite a good one but will end up really dated in not long time/already Yep, that sounds like how I viewed it. The more I watched, the more I got the impression that it was about technology being exploited, rather than being inherently bad. After all, you can use a door to open passage to a home or seal someone in a cell against their will, but the door itself isn't evil for that capability. It was much more about the attitude behind the humans approaching such things. Context will be a big contributing factor. I remember at university we were studying one of Ray Bradbury's stories called And the Rock Cried Out. Great story. Set in the aftermath of some kind of global collapse in the United States. Now, bearing in mind this was five, six, seven years ago, we were all guessing what kind of cataclysm had occurred. I asked when it was originally published (in 1953) and said global thermonuclear war. Someone else interpreted it as a viral outbreak (being on the tail end of the zombie craze). Same story, same words, but two very different pieces of furniture set in the background. With all the advances in technology we're seeing, it'll be interesting what in Black Mirror (and series like it) gets reinterpreted by audiences and how.
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Post by timegirl on Feb 9, 2021 4:28:21 GMT
Here are a few random ones: 1. Death Becomes Her is actually a really scary movie! Some of the body horror scenes make me turn ice cold and reach for a pillow to block my view!
2. Labryinth is one of the best fantasy movies ever made and one of the best coming of age movies ever made!
3. Lin Manuel Miranda is one of the best parts of His Dark Materials, so much so I think he should get his own spinoff.
4. There needs to be a sequel to Lair of the White Worm needs a sequel where Angus (Peter Capaldi) and Hugh Grant (I can’t think of his character’s name) are now the local mostly benevolent vampire couple and they get into a feud with a new Vampire in town played by Jenna Coleman.
5. John Cleese is sexy in a Fish Called Wanda.
6. James Bond is a Timelord, we just don’t see his regeneration scenes. Also James Bond will eventually regenerate into a woman.
7. Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the only Disney movies that I think NEEDS a live action remake! Also Peter Capaldi has to play Frollo. 8. Even though Monty Python and The Holy Grail is a brilliant movie and I love it, Holy Grail sometimes annoyingly overshadows the Pythons other equally brilliant work to the point where people often not realize they did anything else.
9. Blackadder is funnier than Mr Bean!
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Post by theillusiveman on Feb 9, 2021 5:42:24 GMT
James Bond is a Timelord, we just don’t see his regeneration scenes. Also James Bond will eventually regenerate into a woman br] I can accept bond being a time lord but no gender bending for bond please
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Post by grinch on Feb 9, 2021 21:39:28 GMT
Although by no means perfect Last Action Hero (1993) is a criminally underrated film in my opinion.
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Post by timegirl on Feb 9, 2021 22:09:50 GMT
I’m excited Peter Capaldi is playing The Thinker in the new Suicide Squad movie but I want his character to be killed off before the end of the movie. I know it sounds strange since he’s one of my favorite actors, but I would be really sad if he didn’t get killed off if it meant him being in a whole bunch of DC movies thus preventing him from coming back to play 12 in the DW 60th anniversary special and him coming back to play 12 in BF. I still hope he has a really big and memorable part in The Suicide Squad but I’d rather get more of him as 12 than as a DC supervillain. I hope that makes sense and isn’t too weird? Does anyone else feel similar about actors they like?
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Feb 9, 2021 22:13:04 GMT
Although by no means perfect Last Action Hero (1993) is a criminally underrated film in my opinion. The buzz on release was that it flopped because audiences didn’t really understand it. But I didn’t read a single review of it - I was much more a movie buff then than now - that didn't point out what a simple idea it was and how effectively it was done. ISTR that most disappointment came from the ridiculous villain and his plot (Charles Dance does really well but he can’t save it) rather than the “meta” aspects.
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Post by grinch on Feb 9, 2021 22:27:50 GMT
Although by no means perfect Last Action Hero (1993) is a criminally underrated film in my opinion. The buzz on release was that it flopped because audiences didn’t really understand it. But I didn’t read a single review of it - I was much more a movie buff then than now - that didn't point out what a simple idea it was and how effectively it was done. ISTR that most disappointment came from the ridiculous villain and his plot (Charles Dance does really well but he can’t save it) rather than the “meta” aspects. A part of me almost wishes it was a television series as I think the idea had potential to be developed further regarding the “meta” aspects. I particularly like the scene where Benedict (Charles Dance) is testing out the rules of this reality for instance. One thing I do remember clearly though is being disappointed at how after the long monologue Benedict gives regarding which villains he plans to release into the real world we never actually see any of them!
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Feb 10, 2021 12:01:42 GMT
The buzz on release was that it flopped because audiences didn’t really understand it. But I didn’t read a single review of it - I was much more a movie buff then than now - that didn't point out what a simple idea it was and how effectively it was done. ISTR that most disappointment came from the ridiculous villain and his plot (Charles Dance does really well but he can’t save it) rather than the “meta” aspects. A part of me almost wishes it was a television series as I think the idea had potential to be developed further regarding the “meta” aspects. I particularly like the scene where Benedict (Charles Dance) is testing out the rules of this reality for instance. One thing I do remember clearly though is being disappointed at how after the long monologue Benedict gives regarding which villains he plans to release into the real world we never actually see any of them! What a soundtrack too. Its actually interesting reading the differences between the original pitch script and the final film
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Post by timegirl on Feb 12, 2021 2:09:24 GMT
The 1990s live action Casper movie is a bit of a guilty pleasure movie for me, but there are certain aspects of it that I find genuinely touching and tragic. The whole backstory of Casper’s death, the machine his father built, but most of all the ending! The bittersweet magic of the Halloween dance scene where Casper gets to temporarily become human and has this big Cinderella moment where he gets to dance with Christina Richie that gets interrupted when he changes back into a ghost terrifying everyone has weirdly stuck with me a really long time. It’s a lovely touching bittersweet moment out of a fairytale that genuinely gives me chills and makes me teary eyed. The scene: youtu.be/Y_zmEYLf3hY
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Post by grinch on Feb 15, 2021 18:46:18 GMT
Bit of an odd one this considering I seem to recall slagging this series off a while back on these very boards, but after having sat down and watched all of it I have to say that Warehouse 13 was just alright.
Has a few interesting ideas and I really like Saul Rubinek as Artie but I can’t help but feel like it never developed its own mythology and instead of tackling some of the interesting ethical ideas it brings up, they just choose to ignore it completely.
Not to mention they completely wasted Anthony Head as the villainous immortal alchemist Paracelsus but I suspect that might be because of executive meddling.
One thing hasn’t changed though from my initial opinion in that Pete Latimer is one of the worst examples of comic relief I have ever seen on television.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Feb 15, 2021 22:13:37 GMT
Bit of an odd one this considering I seem to recall slagging this series off a while back on these very boards, but after having sat down and watched all of it I have to say that Warehouse 13 was just alright. Has a few interesting ideas and I really like Saul Rubinek as Artie but I can’t help but feel like it never developed its own mythology and instead of tackling some of the interesting ethical ideas it brings up, they just choose to ignore it completely. Not to mention they completely wasted Anthony Head as the villainous immortal alchemist Paracelsus but I suspect that might be because of executive meddling. One thing hasn’t changed though from my initial opinion in that Pete Latimer is one of the worst examples of comic relief I have ever seen on television. I like that its in the same universe as A Town Called Eureka
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Post by grinch on Feb 15, 2021 22:23:29 GMT
Bit of an odd one this considering I seem to recall slagging this series off a while back on these very boards, but after having sat down and watched all of it I have to say that Warehouse 13 was just alright. Has a few interesting ideas and I really like Saul Rubinek as Artie but I can’t help but feel like it never developed its own mythology and instead of tackling some of the interesting ethical ideas it brings up, they just choose to ignore it completely. Not to mention they completely wasted Anthony Head as the villainous immortal alchemist Paracelsus but I suspect that might be because of executive meddling. One thing hasn’t changed though from my initial opinion in that Pete Latimer is one of the worst examples of comic relief I have ever seen on television. I like that its in the same universe as A Town Called Eureka I actually rather enjoyed the crossover episode between Warehouse and A Town Called Eureka. And I think the premise of the latter is far more interesting than the former.
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Post by timegirl on Feb 15, 2021 23:02:41 GMT
If there is a third Paddington, it would be interesting if Paddington temporarily became a human and was played by his voice actor and/or one or more of the human characters became bears.
One idea that could be interesting (and I am not just saying this because he’s played by one of my favorite actors) is if Paddington and Mr. Curry body swapped. Apart from it being potentially hilarious and adorable, it would give both of them character development since they are enemies of each other. Mr. Curry would learn in an important message about treating bears and immigrants better and Paddington could help improve Mr.Curry’s life for him. Also, maybe I just want to see the image of Peter Capaldi licking marmalade😁
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Feb 15, 2021 23:19:29 GMT
I saw a rathe curious theory presented on YouTube that Kubrick’s “the Shining” isn’t about Jack’s mental collapse and an evil building like in the book, but rather Wendy’s mental collapse due to isolation and a pre-existing condition. I can see the biggest concern is that it turns a story about a brutal man into that of a broken woman. It’s built around the idea that the “missing object goofs” aren’t goofs, because Kubrick’s a perfectionist bordering on the obsessive (so the theory goes), but rather a sign we’re seeing things from Wendy’s POV and she simply doesn’t notice them. It’s why “Grady” the previous caretaker has two first names.... and most ominously why Danny is such a rag doll after he was attacked in room 237. She killed him during a fit.
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Post by timegirl on Feb 20, 2021 17:50:26 GMT
I actually really like the recent Star Wars movies! I thought they were really well done and I found the romance between Ray and Kylo Ren really compelling.
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Post by timegirl on Feb 26, 2021 18:56:13 GMT
Tv and movies should stop portraying people who live at home with their parents as losers. It creates an unnecessary negative stigma when there are many reasons why people live at home with their parents that shouldn’t be mocked. Same goes with people who are virgins. Really a lot of the loser stereotypes in media should stop because it just makes people feel unnecessarily bad about themselves for not fitting the narrow view of what makes someone normal, happy, and successful.
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Post by timegirl on May 31, 2021 4:02:08 GMT
I find werewolves genuinely cute and cuddly even when they are are meant to be evil. I would love to see more playful sweet depictions of werewolves in media. A werewolf romance movie or tv series with lots of howling at the moon together between a werewolf couple could be good, not a twilight ripoff though, something more substantial and believably character based possibly with unconventional romantic leads.
Sidenote: I think the main reason I have a different view of werewolves because I grew up reading a book series called “The Werewolf club”, about a benevolent group of werewolves who were in a school club together.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2021 7:49:47 GMT
I find werewolves genuinely cute and cuddly even when they are are meant to be evil. I would love to see more playful sweet depictions of werewolves in media. A werewolf romance movie or tv series with lots of howling at the moon together between a werewolf couple could be good, not a twilight ripoff though, something more substantial and believably character based possibly with unconventional romantic leads. Sidenote: I think the main reason I have a different view of werewolves because I grew up reading a book series called “The Werewolf club”, about a benevolent group of werewolves who were in a school club together. Out of curiosity, what's your opinion of Loup-Garoux, the Fifth Doctor and Turlough werewolf story from the Monthly Range? Have you come across it in your listening?
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