yeah Mordy i would approach w extreme caution
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:13 (four years ago) link
Anyone seen Tales From The Loop yet? I was surprised to learn it had been made into a TV series.
― ☮️ (peace, man), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
I’m still watching me some Maisel but I still have the same problems w/it, that it’s trying to force comedy through tone and not content. The show looks incredible and generally is “likable” but it’s kind of astonishing at how there’s nothing particularly hilarious going on, it’s just this constant banter that’s supposed to make you feel like something hilarious is going on. It’s a shame bc i certainly prefer it in theory over yet another “people doing very bad things and caught in a vise-like plot” show.
― omar little, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
xpWe watched the first episode last night. Very slow and pretty. Not sure if I liked it enough to go back for ep 2. Probably will at some point since I'm a shut-in now.
― DJI, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:24 (four years ago) link
No but I am intrigued by the fact that Shane Carruth apparently makes an appearance
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:26 (four years ago) link
best thing on Prime for me continues to be The Expanse (on the tail end of S3 now), which is just phenomenal. My platonic ideal of a sci-fi show (great plot, plenty of mystery, little in the way of soap opera level bad TV acting, zero new agey bullshit the likes of which sank BSG).
― omar little, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:28 (four years ago) link
I watched the first ep of Hunters & wow this show is def Not For Me™️
Pacino as the headlining Jewish Person while Saul Rubinek is a minor costar feels so fucking wrong on so many levels. Also kind of surprised that Rubinek would be on board? idk. the tone of this thing was my biggest problem. that and wtf shit like concentration camp human chess
i understand it from Pacino being a huge draw but still i am very O_o about the whole thing
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 10:23 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
I ended up watching about half of this, including the finale, because my gf watched it and I just thought it was horrendous.
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:34 (four years ago) link
watched the first two episodes of ZeroZeroZero and so far it's just OK. very nicely shot but so far I don't give a shit about any of the characters. not sure if I want to carry on with it but I probably will eventually out of sheer boredom.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 18:46 (four years ago) link
if ppl forgot abt like i did the series finale of transparent, i recommend it; also the lil peep dochunters seems vile i would never
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 19:51 (four years ago) link
I just watched Dragged Across Concrete and need a shower. Zahler makes me feel grubby as all hell. (This will stay with me and I need to pick apart why - for good and ill.)
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link
stay with ZeroZeroZero! The characters develop imo but most of what they do is not get in the way of a show about systems. It's very well done I think, and yeah, it looks and sounds great esp. by shit streaming-original standards
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link
I watched Brawl in Cell Block 99 and washed my hands of that dude for good. He hasn't got the visual or storytelling chops for me to put up with his not-even-really-winking chud politics.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 22:56 (four years ago) link
agreed.
― Nhex, Thursday, 9 April 2020 02:05 (four years ago) link
I like both of those movies a lot :/
I even started a thread about him
the degenerate nu-pulp movies of S. Craig Zahler
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 9 April 2020 02:06 (four years ago) link
We've been enjoying Tales From The Loop. Have seen first 5 of 8 episodes so far. It's beautifully filmed, interesting storylines, excellent acting, setting is mysterious & not explained (this is good). Pace is slowish & contemplative. Fits really well for the times. We're watching 1 episode per night, not binging.
― that's not my post, Thursday, 9 April 2020 03:59 (four years ago) link
Hey Joe Dante fans! Explorers and Eerie, India season 1 both free to stream with Prime atm
― Deflatormouse, Thursday, 9 April 2020 04:46 (four years ago) link
I think that's understandable with Zahler but I think he's interesting enough to stick with. I have *thoughts* but I'll have them on Simon's thread.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 9 April 2020 08:43 (four years ago) link
It looks like the Cadfael mysteries are available via Prime without extra subscriptions finally
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:40 (four years ago) link
are they good.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:47 (four years ago) link
I haven’t seen them in a long time but I have fond memories of them being “Masterpiece Theater Name of the Rose” so take that as you will.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:49 (four years ago) link
i think i will take that as a yes and now start binge watching.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 9 April 2020 19:47 (four years ago) link
thanks milo z. (i have no control over these things - you are entirely responsible if i go on a cadfael-induced rampage in a month’s time.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 9 April 2020 19:48 (four years ago) link
I don't know what day it was added but The Lighthouse is up.
― herds of unmasked cletuses (WmC), Saturday, 18 April 2020 15:22 (four years ago) link
hell yes, going to wait until it gets dark out and spend some time in THE LIGHTHOUSE
― mh, Saturday, 18 April 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
A bunch of Soviet films from the Ruscico vaults that appear worth a look have just been added to Prime:
Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase (1970)Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)A Captain at Fifteen (1945)Commissar (1967)Evdokiya (1961)Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1962)The Golden Horns (1972)Happy Go Lucky (1972 )Holy Moly! (1988)The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (1965)I Am 20 (1964)Kaschey the Immortal (1944)Morozko (1965)Night Witches in the Sky (1981)Once 20 Years Later (1980)School Waltz (1978)Science Fiction Dilogy (1974)The Secret of the Iron Door (1970)Through the Thorns to the Stars (1980)
― punning display, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
I am asking a Russian friend of mine which of these to see :)
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
One more that I missed: Father of a Soldier (1964)
That and Commisar, which I've long been wanting to see, are the only ones I've heard of before.
Also added to Prime but not Russian: 10 Rillington Place (1970), true crime thriller with Richard Attenborough playing a creep.
― punning display, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 16:07 (four years ago) link
ooh thx! i want to see that Christie movie
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 18:00 (four years ago) link
Hard to find classic just added to Prime: The Go Between (1971)
The transfer looks good, although the sound could be better.
― punning display, Saturday, 16 May 2020 14:12 (four years ago) link
I haven't checked it out yet, but apparently the original theatrical cut of Altman's California Split was added recently: https://theplaylist.net/california-split-robert-altman-amazon-prime-20200512/
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 16 May 2020 14:54 (four years ago) link
Hard to find classic just added to Prime: The Go Between (1971)The transfer looks good, although the sound could be better.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Saturday, 16 May 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link
Gave the Seberg film a look last night. I bailed about 30 minutes into it after the FBI baddies came on. It seemed to be just another dreary biopic-by-numbers with nice clothes, production design. I was a bit surprised I couldn't find any mention of it on ILX. I don't know, maybe Kristen Stewart's acting makes it worth staying with. I couldn't stop thinking she looked more like a depressed Ellen DeGeneres.
― punning display, Saturday, 23 May 2020 16:45 (four years ago) link
she's quite a depressing actress, imo.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Saturday, 23 May 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
anyone seen True History of the Kelly Gang?
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 23 May 2020 20:17 (four years ago) link
tapped out about ten pages into the book, haven't read a Carey since
― Bleeqwot (sic), Saturday, 23 May 2020 20:28 (four years ago) link
well, movies are different, and it's apparently a loose adap
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 23 May 2020 20:34 (four years ago) link
fwiw The Kelly Gang film is only viewable for about a $7 fee on Prime and the other usual VOD providers.
― punning display, Saturday, 23 May 2020 21:53 (four years ago) link
seberg had terrible reviews when it premiered but people seem to like it more now that it's on streaming services. probably not going to watch it. kristin stewart is a depressing actress or at least she plays depressed people very well (like in Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper).
― akm, Saturday, 23 May 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
I really enjoyed the new film Frances Ferguson on Prime. Dry no-budget absurdist comedy about a bored young substitute teacher in Nebraska who gets caught hooking up with a student. The actress playing Fran is fabulous. Nick Offerman narrates. A Schubert scherzo on synth is the soundtrack.
― punning display, Thursday, 4 June 2020 14:31 (three years ago) link
Anyone catch The Vast Of Space yet? Super enjoyable movie about weeeeird goings-on in smalltown America in the late 50s, framed like an episode of The Outer Limits, great actors, dialogue, and lovely roaming steadicam shots from a dog's eye view.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 11:01 (three years ago) link
So good I got the name wrong, 'The Vast Of Night' lol
Yes, watched it last week and thought it was excellent. Filmed on a micro budget too but with some amazing cinematography (and that one incredible tracking shot)
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 11:03 (three years ago) link
20 mins in, I was already wishing it was a TV series I was watching.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 11:29 (three years ago) link
I mentioned it on the movies thread, possibly another thread as well. It's really well done, like a great student film prequel to "Close Encounters."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 11:55 (three years ago) link
The Vast of Night is remarkably good
― Brad C., Wednesday, 10 June 2020 14:30 (three years ago) link
So talky! I understand they were going for a radio play feel, but it was exhausting. For people who feel like Mrs Maisel doesn't have enough dialogue.
― DJI, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 15:47 (three years ago) link
I turned the subtitles on after a few minutes thinking I was in for a bit of a Sorkin-esque time but the dialogue slowed down and the snappiness ceased as the uncertainty ramped upwards.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
Hm, ok. Maybe I'll give it another shot.
― DJI, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
I mean, it's not exactly His Girl Friday speed. If anything I imagine many people will find too slow.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 18:03 (three years ago) link
Yeah it was only the first 10 minutes or so doing the Sorkin walk and talk thing xp
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 18:04 (three years ago) link