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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 30, 2020 13:57:40 GMT
Netflix just released new episodes of “Norsemen”, a Norwegian (but spoken in English) comedy series about Vikings. We are on season 3 now. I am pretty sure that I started watching it based on the recommendation from someone here.
I quite enjoyed seasons 1 and 2 and what I’ve seen of season 3 so far (I think each series is only six 30-minute episodes). It has a strange kind of humour; these are violent Vikings often talking about killing and raping and plundering, but at the same time they have very contemporary-sounding discussions about “respecting people’s feelings” and “the importance of taking into account everyone’s opinion in the decision-making process”. This anachronistic juxtaposition of medieval barbarity and modern sensibilities is a big part of what makes it funny, at least for me.
I am not sure it’s the kind of humour that would appeal to everybody, but I’d say it’s worth watching the first couple of episodes if you have Netflix.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 31, 2020 5:35:30 GMT
Is it for real? It's one of the best things I have seen and feel more disgusted by not having martial arts skills.
Yeah, man, It is real!
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 31, 2020 13:19:47 GMT
I watched The Awful Truth (1937), a prime specimen of the screwball comedy sub-genre starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. They play a married couple who decide to divorce after mutual suspicions of infidelity. Before the divorce is final, they do their best to sabotage each other's new relationship. I thought it was very funny. Cary Grant is great in it, and so is Irene Dunne (with whom I wasn't at all familiar - not sure I have seen her on anything else). The dialogue is so witty that several times I rewinded it to hear it again. Highly recommended for anyone who wouldn't balk at watching a black-and-white comedy from eighty years ago. Now the kicker: when I went to that other site to read trivia and user reviews, it turns out I had already rated it (a respectable 8, which I now upgraded to a 9). So I saw it at some point, and liked it well enough - but I had absolutely no recollection of it. At no point during the entire movie there was anything that looked even remotely familiar. My memory must be going down the drain... |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jul 31, 2020 13:27:20 GMT
I watched The Awful Truth (1937), a prime specimen of the screwball comedy sub-genre starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. They play a married couple who decide to divorce after mutual suspicions of infidelity. Before the divorce is final, they do their best to sabotage each other's new relationship. I thought it was very funny. Cary Grant is great in it, and so is Irene Dunne (with whom I wasn't at all familiar - not sure I have seen her on anything else). The dialogue is so witty that several times I rewinded it to hear it again. Highly recommended for anyone who wouldn't balk at watching a black-and-white comedy from eighty years ago. Now the kicker: when I went to that other site to read trivia and user reviews, it turns out I had already rated it (a respectable 8, which I now upgraded to a 9). So I saw it at some point, and liked it well enough - but I had absolutely no recollection of it. At no point during the entire movie there was anything that looked even remotely familiar. My memory must be going down the drain... The upside is you can watch it again in a few years and enjoy a new film all over again! |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 31, 2020 14:11:51 GMT
I watched The Awful Truth (1937), a prime specimen of the screwball comedy sub-genre starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. They play a married couple who decide to divorce after mutual suspicions of infidelity. Before the divorce is final, they do their best to sabotage each other's new relationship. I thought it was very funny. Cary Grant is great in it, and so is Irene Dunne (with whom I wasn't at all familiar - not sure I have seen her on anything else). The dialogue is so witty that several times I rewinded it to hear it again. Highly recommended for anyone who wouldn't balk at watching a black-and-white comedy from eighty years ago. Now the kicker: when I went to that other site to read trivia and user reviews, it turns out I had already rated it (a respectable 8, which I now upgraded to a 9). So I saw it at some point, and liked it well enough - but I had absolutely no recollection of it. At no point during the entire movie there was anything that looked even remotely familiar. My memory must be going down the drain... The upside is you can watch it again in a few years and enjoy a new film all over again!
Making fun of senior citizens is not cool, man! 
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 31, 2020 14:56:04 GMT
Finished season one of Barry (2018). Absolutely loved it. Cast is amazing. Stephen Root is excellent as always. Noho Hank is an an incredibly fun and unique character. The ability to go from extremely dark to laugh-out-loud funny is amazing - - and it happens multiple times per episode. Now I just need season two to get onto DVD.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 31, 2020 23:07:53 GMT
That film Knives Out with Daniel Craig is now free to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers. In the UK at least.
I haven't seen it and my subscription ended recently. Not really bothered, although Ana de Armas is cute.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 1, 2020 4:35:31 GMT
That film Knives Out with Daniel Craig is now free to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers. In the UK at least. I haven't seen it and my subscription ended recently. Not really bothered, although Ana de Armas is cute. I saw it on the big screen when it came out and I thought it was a blast, but I know that is far from an unanimous opinion. And yes, Ana de Armas is adorable. In honour of Alan Parker who died today, I watched his first feature film, “Bugsy Malone” from 1976. For those who don’t know about it, it’s a gangster musical with a cast entirely of children (playing adults). The gangsters have guns that fire pies, and the cars look like cars from the 20s, only they are propelled by pedaling. 14-year old Jodie Foster is in it. I thought it was silly fun when I first watched it on VHS probably about 30 years ago, and after rewatching it I still think it is a fun movie. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 1, 2020 9:17:33 GMT
This film is on TV tonight in the UK.
FILM: The Friends of Eddie Coyle
On: Talking Pictures (Freeview Ch. No. 81)
Date: Saturday 1st August 2020
Time: 21:00 to 23:05 (2 hours and 5 minutes long)
A small-time mobster antagonises his former partners by becoming a police informer. Crime thriller, starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle and Richard Jordan.
(Subtitles, 1973)
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos
I think I saw it decades ago and it has a good reputation.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 1, 2020 15:15:44 GMT
That film Knives Out with Daniel Craig is now free to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers. In the UK at least. I haven't seen it and my subscription ended recently. Not really bothered, although Ana de Armas is cute. I saw it on the big screen when it came out and I thought it was a blast, but I know that is far from an unanimous opinion. And yes, Ana de Armas is adorable. In honour of Alan Parker who died today, I watched his first feature film, “Bugsy Malone” from 1976. For those who don’t know about it, it’s a gangster musical with a cast entirely of children (playing adults). The gangsters have guns that fire pies, and the cars look like cars from the 20s, only they are propelled by pedaling. 14-year old Jodie Foster is in it. I thought it was silly fun when I first watched it on VHS probably about 30 years ago, and after rewatching it I still think it is a fun movie. Watched the trailer for Knives Out. Toni Collette looks absolutely horrible in it. Not ageing well. Still, good actress. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 2, 2020 12:39:59 GMT
I watched “Greyhound” last night, the new movie with Tom Hanks that went directly to streaming because of the pandemic. He plays the captain of a warship in charge of escorting a convoy of merchant ships across the North Atlantic in 1942, against the threat of German U-Boats.
I really liked it. Great tension throughout and very believable, at least to my eyes. Well done Mr. Hanks (who in addition to starring in it also wrote the screenplay).
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 2, 2020 16:02:32 GMT
Natgeo - Shark vs. Predator Sharks vs. seals, crocs, octopi, bobcats (?), and birds Good stuff  |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 3, 2020 14:14:54 GMT
Last night, I watched Vivarium (2019), a little sci-fi/horrorish film from Irish director Lorcan Finnegan and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots. On the surface, it's about a young couple looking to buy their first house together who find themselves trapped inside a labyrinth of uninhabited, identical houses, all alone, completely isolated from the rest of the world and with no means of escape. Underneath, it's about the trappings of unplanned parenthood, parasitism and the bullshit myth of idyllic suburban happiness. Plus, it's remarkably prescient given that it came out last year but horrifyingly depicts life during pandemic. Not a lot happens here and not a lot is revealed, which I think works to the film's advantage. I find my mind wandering back to it throughout this morning, and I believe if more were revealed the less intriguing it would be. I'd much rather think about something then have nothing left to the imagination, even if the film wasn't great. Jesse Eisenberg is pretty good here, playing against type, but Imogen Poots is the film's heart. She's carrying the weight for the entire couple and she brings fear, reluctant acceptance, and even a few moments of tender love where you wouldn't expect it. It's not a great movie, but thought-provoking sci-fi is in my wheelhouse. The dense subtext and chemistry of the two leads makes the whole movie work. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 3, 2020 14:17:43 GMT
That film Knives Out with Daniel Craig is now free to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers. In the UK at least. I haven't seen it and my subscription ended recently. Not really bothered, although Ana de Armas is cute. I saw it on the big screen when it came out and I thought it was a blast, but I know that is far from an unanimous opinion. And yes, Ana de Armas is adorable. In honour of Alan Parker who died today, I watched his first feature film, “Bugsy Malone” from 1976. For those who don’t know about it, it’s a gangster musical with a cast entirely of children (playing adults). The gangsters have guns that fire pies, and the cars look like cars from the 20s, only they are propelled by pedaling. 14-year old Jodie Foster is in it. I thought it was silly fun when I first watched it on VHS probably about 30 years ago, and after rewatching it I still think it is a fun movie. I totally missed the news on Alan Parker. He was an interesting filmmaker who tried his hand at wildly different sorts of movies. I've read up quite a bit on his fights with Roger Waters when making The Wall. I always found that movie to be a huge missed opportunity. Waters is a total dick though, and nobody seems to get along with him too well, so I'm inclined to believe Parker was likely the more reasonable one. I have vague memories of watching Busy Malone as a child. For years I could not figure out where my weird recollection of a child gangster noir thing I saw on tv while on vacation came from. I still haven't seen it since then. Maybe I'll try to give it a watch now that you brought it back to my attention. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 3, 2020 14:39:43 GMT
Natgeo - Shark vs. Predator Sharks vs. seals, crocs, octopi, bobcats (?), and birds Good stuff Watched a bobcat stalk a rabbit in my backyard yesterday. The rabbit got away, to the continued detriment of the gardens. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 3, 2020 20:30:41 GMT
Last night, I watched Vivarium (2019), a little sci-fi/horrorish film from Irish director Lorcan Finnegan and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots. On the surface, it's about a young couple looking to buy their first house together who find themselves trapped inside a labyrinth of uninhabited, identical houses, all alone, completely isolated from the rest of the world and with no means of escape. Underneath, it's about the trappings of unplanned parenthood, parasitism and the bullshit myth of idyllic suburban happiness. Plus, it's remarkably prescient given that it came out last year but horrifyingly depicts life during pandemic.
It's showing in a theatre here and I have been meaning to go see it. Yes, most theatres have re-opened, with severely limited number of seats being made available. There are no new big Hollywood movies being released, but I've seen a Romanian movie, a French one and a Canadian one.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 4, 2020 12:29:24 GMT
children of the corn
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 4, 2020 13:48:01 GMT
That movie scared the bejesus out of me when I was a kid. About a year ago I re-watched it. It has not aged well, particularly Peter Horton's hair. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 4, 2020 13:56:12 GMT
That movie scared the bejesus out of me when I was a kid. About a year ago I re-watched it. It has not aged well, particularly Peter Horton's hair. I love the short story.
The problem for me was - I found the 2 protagonists completely unlikable.
The male lead was a pompous know it all (who could be verbally abusive to his girlfriend) - incredibly bad acting as well. I'm also not the biggest Linda Hamilton fan.
That being said it had some creepy imagery - some of the cult pictures are really eerie/creepy.
Also on a plus note - the cult leader Isaac was truly creepy to me - he returned in one of the sequels far down the road (think it was 6 - somebody correct me if I'm wrong).
Agreed - it hasn't aged too well - but movies about cults always creep me out.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 4, 2020 14:05:41 GMT
That movie scared the bejesus out of me when I was a kid. About a year ago I re-watched it. It has not aged well, particularly Peter Horton's hair. I love the short story.
The problem for me was - I found the 2 protagonists completely unlikable.
The male lead was a pompous know it all (who could be verbally abusive to his girlfriend) - incredibly bad acting as well. I'm also not the biggest Linda Hamilton fan.
That being said it had some creepy imagery - some of the cult pictures are really eerie/creepy.
Also on a plus note - the cult leader Isaac was truly creepy to me - he returned in one of the sequels far down the road (think it was 6 - somebody correct me if I'm wrong).
Agreed - it hasn't aged too well - but movies about cults always creep me out.
I'm with you on that, cult movies, and really cults in general, freak me out. That's why I spent weeks on here whining about how badly Midsommar affected me. Even documentaries about Jonestown are enough to make me run for the hills. I know I've seen some of the Corn sequels, but I couldn't possibly distinguish them as it's been 25-30 years since seeing any of them. |
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