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Post by Carl LaFong on May 17, 2020 22:03:33 GMT
Wanted to see if anybody had some recommendations. Watching Ozark right now and love the atmosphere. Love movies/shows based in the Deep South - i.e. Louisiana / Swamp Culture. Shows like True Detective Season 1,movie - The Gift (Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear, Cate Blanchett, Keannu Reeves movie), Doc Hollywood - i.e. about small little Southern close knit towns. Any recs would be appreciated.
*** Edit - and yes - I get the Ozarks aren't exactly in the Deep South - but I get a whole Louisiana vibe watching this - on Episode 5 right now.
True Detective s3 is set in a small town in Arkansas. It's a very good series - much better than s2 and on a par with s1 imo. The lead actor does tend to mumble though! The Outsider (based on a Stephen King story) is set in a small Georgia town. Can't say I was a yuge fan.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 18, 2020 0:08:44 GMT
I finished series 4 of "The Last Kingdom". Previous series, I binge-watched them in a matter of days at a rate of several episodes a day. This one, not so much. Still quite enjoyable, and I do hope we will see more of the Lord Uthred of Bebbanburg.
I then watched the Spanish thriller "Tarde para la Ira" (The Fury of a Patient Man) (2016) on Netflix. Pretty good little thriller.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 18, 2020 14:31:09 GMT
I watched “Hawaii” (1966) and then its sequel “The Hawaiians” (1970). They are based on James Michener’s historical epic “Hawaii”. In the first one Max Von Sydow and Julie Andrews star as a Calvinist missionary and his wife sent to Hawaii to bring the word of God to the heathens, at a time when native Hawaiians were still masters in their own land (but not for long). While watching it I wasn’t enjoying it all that much, but after finishing it, thinking about it a little more and reading reviews, my rating improved to a more respectable 7. The second one takes place a few decades later. Charlton Heston is a former sea captain cut off from his wealthy grandfather’s will who struggles to set up a farm. He employs a couple of Chinese immigrants who have their own drama. Most of the movie is about the intertwined stories of those two families, but then near the end the focus abruptly changes to politics and the attempts by the Americans to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy and annex the islands. I haven’t read the book but I imagine the story is better developed on paper.I don't think you can count on that! I had a Michener phase in the mid-80s, during one of many spells of unemployment (thanks Maggie), when large and unchallenging books helped to fill my days. I didn't read Hawaii, but I did read several others, with diminishing degrees of enthusiasm. They are incredibly formulaic, with one-dimensional characters and a certain gung-ho approach to historical determinism which I imagine would meet with much approval amongst our chums on Politics. Off the top of my head, Texas was probably the most memorable if you fancy trying one. I read Centennial many years ago (about the U.S. state of Colorado) and I remember greatly enjoying parts (but by no means all) of it. I am not particularly inclined to read more of his books, even though historical novels are a favourite sub-genre of mine. And while we are on the subject of sprawling historical novels, what about Edward Rutherfurd? Have you read any of his books, and if so, do you recommend them? I have one or two of them collecting dust around somewhere, but I haven't given them a high enough priority to move them anywhere near the top of my to-read list.
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Post by WullieFort on May 18, 2020 15:49:36 GMT
It got me as well, Nogbad. Brilliantly cast. Can't wait for S03 There better be a third series! As watching the second end with so many questions unanswered makes it clear they're counting on it. But I imagine it's ratings that count when it comes to commissioning new shows, as ever. Season 3 has been filmed and is scheduled to be aired this year, all things being equal. The rating of 6.7 is much lower than I expected. Nearer 8.00 IMO. and as you say loose ends everywhere
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 18, 2020 21:18:38 GMT
Strange movie double bill for me today; di Sica's Miracle in Milan followed by Maniac Cop!
MiM: Fairly charming film about a poor shanty town community near a rail line in Milan.One of their number finds out he has been given the ability to grant wishes. Reminded me a bit of Preston Sturges' work.
MC: Bog standard slasher movie. More violent than most. Nice to see Bruce Campbell in a fairly big role.
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 19, 2020 4:22:40 GMT
Well, I got sucked in. Unreal.
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Post by Aj_June on May 19, 2020 9:07:46 GMT
Strange movie double bill for me today; di Sica's Miracle in Milan followed by Maniac Cop! MiM: Fairly charming film about a poor shanty town community near a rail line in Milan.One of their number finds out he has been given the ability to grant wishes. Reminded me a bit of Preston Sturges' work. MC: Bog standard slasher movie. More violent than most. Nice to see Bruce Campbell in a fairly big role. Let me know how you like Miracle in Milan. De Sica is awesome! I saw Maniac Cop about 6 months back and it was fairly okay. Oh, I had the worst slip of tongue today but got bailed out by luck. I was on Zoom meeting (a part of short 8 hrs online training across 2 days on conflict resolution). They played some clip of Friends and were asking us if we had seen the series. I eagerly said I have not seen the series even though I thought Nicole Aniston is cute. What I meant was Jennifer Aniston. Nicole Aniston is actually a pornstar. I immediately realized my mistake. But thankfully the host of Zoom meeting had earlier put everyone on mute and so before making my voice each everyone I had to unmute myself first. I was so relieved!
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 19, 2020 9:13:24 GMT
Strange movie double bill for me today; di Sica's Miracle in Milan followed by Maniac Cop! MiM: Fairly charming film about a poor shanty town community near a rail line in Milan.One of their number finds out he has been given the ability to grant wishes. Reminded me a bit of Preston Sturges' work. MC: Bog standard slasher movie. More violent than most. Nice to see Bruce Campbell in a fairly big role. Let me know how you like Miracle in Milan. De Sica is awesome! I saw Maniac Cop about 6 months back and it was fairly okay. Oh, I had the worst slip of tongue today but got bailed out by luck. I was on Zoom meeting (a part of short 8 hrs training across 2 days on conflict resolution). They played some clip of Friends and were asking us if we had seen the series. I eagerly said I have not series even though I thought Nicole Aniston is cute. What I meant was Jennifer Aniston. Nicole Aniston is actually a pornstar. I immediately realized my mistake. But thankfully the host of Zoom meeting had earlier put everyone on mute and so before making my voice each everyone I had to unmute myself first. I was so relieved! I’d actually already seen it when I made that post. Its pretty decent. Very warm hearted ... if you like that sort of thing! I’d give it 6.5/10. You got lucky there!
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 19, 2020 9:51:15 GMT
Well, I got sucked in. Unreal. That was cool.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 19, 2020 17:38:42 GMT
Ozark Season 1 Finale - WTF! Who saw Del getting his head blown off coming!
That came out of nowhere!
I thought Del was going to kill the redneck hillbillies!
Bravo - terrific show I don't think I've enjoyed a show like this since True Detective Season 1 and Animal Kingdom
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 19, 2020 17:40:43 GMT
Ozark Season 1 Finale - WTF! Who saw Del getting his head blown off! Bravo - terrific show I don't think I've enjoyed a show like this since True Detective Season 1 and my recently watching Animal Kingdom Spoiler warnings! I enjoyed Ozark season 1 a lot, season 2 kinda blows though. Season 3 was somewhere in between. I'm 6 episodes in on True Detective season 3, it's OK. Definitely better than the atrocious season 2 but hasn't quite reached the heights of season 1 which, I'm with you, is among the best seasons of TV in recent memory.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 19, 2020 18:33:12 GMT
Ozark Season 1 Finale - WTF! Who saw Del getting his head blown off! Bravo - terrific show I don't think I've enjoyed a show like this since True Detective Season 1 and my recently watching Animal Kingdom Spoiler warnings! I enjoyed Ozark season 1 a lot, season 2 kinda blows though. Season 3 was somewhere in between. I'm 6 episodes in on True Detective season 3, it's OK. Definitely better than the atrocious season 2 but hasn't quite reached the heights of season 1 which, I'm with you, is among the best seasons of TV in recent memory. Can you believe TD season 1 was already six years ago?!
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 19, 2020 18:43:57 GMT
Spoiler warnings! I enjoyed Ozark season 1 a lot, season 2 kinda blows though. Season 3 was somewhere in between. I'm 6 episodes in on True Detective season 3, it's OK. Definitely better than the atrocious season 2 but hasn't quite reached the heights of season 1 which, I'm with you, is among the best seasons of TV in recent memory. Can you believe TD season 1 was already six years ago?! Shit, really? Damm, I didn't realize that.
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 19, 2020 22:20:05 GMT
Just watched Visconti’s last film “L’Innocente”.
Enjoyed it a lot, the visuals are tremendous; amazing costumes, beautiful palaces and elegantly furnished rooms. Set in Italy around the end of the 19th century.
Good story too; a wealthy Italian openly flaunts his mistress in front of his wife but doesn’t like it when she has a brief affair.
Laura Antonelli has an incredible body. Even her hairy oxters look sexy!
Saw Chabrol’s Une Partie de Plaisir (1975) about a philandering husband who encourages his shy wife to sleep with other men in the hope it will bring her out of her shell. Of course he doesn’t like the results. Didn’t recognise any of the cast. Don’t bother with it, the husband is an annoyingly self-obsessed creep. Boring film.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 20, 2020 10:13:29 GMT
I'm actually enjoying Ozark Season 2 thus far.
I'll compare it with Walter White in Breaking Bad.
A good guy - family man who gets sh*t on - and slowly turns into a bad guy because he becomes jaded by life's pitfalls, trials and tribulations and chooses to do anything at all costs to protect himself and his family - even if it means stepping on others/hurting others.
Not saying I agree with this philosophy at all - in fact it's rather heartbreaking/disgusting to see some turn evil; however shows how many are swayed by money and power and the do anything at all costs mentality to survive.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 20, 2020 12:33:02 GMT
Watched Cast Away last night for the first time, and I have to say it sucks. (Full Spoilers ahead) Hanks is great, the stuff on the island is incredible. But all of the establishing stuff at the beginning and the interactions at the end are awful. It's a terribly written film, it really is. There are 1,000 better ways to get him stranded on that island that would've taken less time and made more sense. Every scene not involving Hanks alone is terribly directed and filled with clunky dialog that just doesn't work. It's one of the laziest Oscar bait movies you're ever going to see. There's a reason it wasn't nominated for best picture despite starring Hanks at maybe his Hanksiest. Quite honestly, I enjoyed this movie the first time around, when it was called Joe vs. The Volcano. (And that isn't just a bad joke, I legit love that movie.)
I'd love to remake Cast Away as a revenge thriller. If you're going to spend an extra half an hour once Chuck makes it back to civilization, at least have something happen. Chuck gets back, Kelly's new husband comes out and tells him she doesn't want to see him. He also insinuates he caused the crash to get Chuck out of the way and cash in on the life insurance policy, and that Kelly was in on it. Chuck stares at them in the parking lot through the window as this song kicks in:
Cut to Chuck stalking their house in the rain. He kills the entire family one by one with the ice skate axe, and replaces their heads with volleyballs. He saves the husband for last, dragging him to the garage he's set up as a kill room filled with those maps of where he was stranded. Chuck rips out his teeth so he can feel what Chuck had to endure on the island, then strings him up with that vine noose. The film ends with Chuck heading back to the island to live out his days in solitude. (Setting up the inevitable sequel, once he finds out his FedEx boss was also shagging Kelly!)
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 20, 2020 12:38:26 GMT
Watched Cast Away last night for the first time, and I have to say it sucks. (Full Spoilers ahead) Hanks is great, the stuff on the island is incredible. But all of the establishing stuff at the beginning and the interactions at the end are awful. It's a terribly written film, it really is. There are 1,000 better ways to get him stranded on that island that would've taken less time and made more sense. Every scene not involving Hanks alone is terribly directed and filled with clunky dialog that just doesn't work. It's one of the laziest Oscar bait movies you're ever going to see. There's a reason it wasn't nominated for best picture despite starring Hanks at maybe his Hanksiest. Quite honestly, I enjoyed this movie the first time around, when it was called Joe vs. The Volcano. (And that isn't just a bad joke, I legit love that movie.) I'd love to remake Cast Away as a revenge thriller. If you're going to spend an extra half an hour once Chuck makes it back to civilization, at least have something happen. Chuck gets back, Kelly's new husband comes out and tells him she doesn't want to see him. He also insinuates he caused the crash to get Chuck out of the way and cash in on the life insurance policy, and that Kelly was in on it. Chuck stares at them in the parking lot through the window as this song kicks in: Cut to Chuck stalking their house in the rain. He kills the entire family one by one with the ice skate axe, and replaces their heads with volleyballs. He saves the husband for last, dragging him to the garage he's set up as a kill room filled with those maps of where he was stranded. Chuck rips out his teeth so he can feel what Chuck had to endure on the island, then strings him up with that vine noose. The film ends with Chuck heading back to the island to live out his days in solitude. (Setting up the inevitable sequel, once he finds out his FedEx boss was also shagging Kelly!)
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 20, 2020 12:56:39 GMT
I thought Hanks was tremendous in Cast Away and the ending was heartbreaking
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 20, 2020 13:34:18 GMT
I thought Hanks was tremendous in Cast Away and the ending was heartbreaking First of all, I can't believe you don't love my idea for a horror thriller. Secondly, Hanks was great in this flick. He carried the movie in a way few actors could. But that doesn't change the awful writing in all those awkward scenes at the beginning and the end. There's a scene on a plane at the beginning where Hanks is talking with two other people and it's like the director yelled cut, then started filing the next scene without ever turning the camera off. There's this bizarre pause in the middle of the conversation, then the woman starts talking to the other guy again and it feels like it's supposed to be a completely different scene. And the end isn't so bad. It's implied he gets together with that other woman whose package helped get him through his ordeal. In an interview, Hanks says that's what happens after the fadeout.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 20, 2020 13:40:44 GMT
I thought Hanks was tremendous in Cast Away and the ending was heartbreaking First of all, I can't believe you don't love my idea for a horror thriller. Secondly, Hanks was great in this flick. He carried the movie in a way few actors could. But that doesn't change the awful writing in all those awkward scenes at the beginning and the end. There's a scene on a plane at the beginning where Hanks is talking with two other people and it's like the director yelled cut, then started filing the next scene without ever turning the camera off. There's this bizarre pause in the middle of the conversation, then the woman starts talking to the other guy again and it feels like it's supposed to be a completely different scene. And the end isn't so bad. It's implied he gets together with that other woman whose package helped get him through his ordeal. In an interview, Hanks says that's what happens after the fadeout. I think the reason I enjoyed it so much was it made you think to yourself at the end - what would you do in that situation if you were in Helen Hunt's shoes?
And how would you feel being either of the rejected guys - either Hanks or her new husband.
If memory serves (haven't seen it in awhile) - it showed Hanks at a crossroads - the roads - and his life too.
Which way was he going to go? He was lost in a sense as a human - he fought through hell to find the love of his life only to find out she had moved on in a way.
I never heard the theory he got with the woman who's package was lost - that's interesting - but still crushing in a sense - i.e. the whole Helen Hunt ordeal.
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