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Old 12-14-2022, 11:54 AM   #1801
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Can't you get bflix.to?
 
Old 12-15-2022, 07:30 AM   #1802
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Somehow it gives me the idea to see if I can find Twelve Angry Men (1957) and see that again, but so far the chances look small for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsC_hzuNBUo at least for now.
 
Old 12-15-2022, 03:38 PM   #1803
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Avatar the way of water is out. To mixed reviews.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/reviews

Looks like if you are a fan of the CGI FX you will like it. If you like a good plot, perhaps not.

Edit:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5F8MOz_IDw

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Old 12-15-2022, 04:02 PM   #1804
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I sat through Dune. Did not know the new one ended 1/2 way through.
https://www.cnet.com/culture/enterta...ns-the-sequel/

Can't complain though. Had a great cast.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/
 
Old 12-15-2022, 04:46 PM   #1805
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Shadow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGetemRDuVY
 
Old 12-16-2022, 06:13 AM   #1806
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I sat through Dune.
There is a phrase here about "Damning with faint praise." Did you like it, or endure it? I fancy the latter - it's not my thing.
 
Old 12-16-2022, 09:50 AM   #1807
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There is a 5th season of CB Strike out, I have it, haven't watched it yet. I'm sure that it is ok. If you like the CB Strike series.

There is a 5th season of Yellowstone running now. It is ok.

Of course there is 1883, which is a prequel to Yellowstone. It is ok.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883...ries)#Episodes

On 12/18, 1923 is suppose to start. It is a 1923 version of the Duttons.

There is a Canadian series names Transplant. It is ok.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)

The second season of Whistable Pearl is playing. It is ok.

Doc Martin 10 has been out, still waiting for a Christmas episode. (don't want to ruin it for you, he's a doctor again)

If you like that little show "Christmas Story". With the little boy who wants a red rider bb gun. There is a sequel to that. "A Christmas Story Christmas 2022" It has much of the cast of the original (now adults), it's set in the 70's, I though it was fair. The adults don't give the show the energy that the kids did back in 83.

If you want stupid, there is Mr Been - Man vs bee. It's ok. He is older, not quite the energy of his younger work.

There is a western, with all British actors, "That dirty black bag". I've got it, it looks ok, have not had a chance to watch it yet.

Magpie murders, slow start, then developed later. It was ok.

2nd season of Guilt, different show that the first, It was ok.

There was Top gun maverick, it was ok for that type of show.

Under the vines
The responder
Hotel Portofino (I thought it was only fair)
Murder in Provence
A very british scandal
The serpent
Becoming Elizabeth

I saw Spider man no way home.
Another lower energy sequel, but it was ok, if you like spiderman.

Four good days. That has Mila Kunis as a drug addict. She did a good job.

The old man
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5645432/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_(TV_series)

There have been a bunch of shows out. Depends on what you like.

I'm going to see the Avatar sequel when I can. I don't care if it isn't as good as the original.
 
Old 12-21-2022, 10:21 AM   #1808
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Another few reviews

Gran Torino: I found it a bummer, but others might not. Watch if:
  1. You're American, AND
  2. You're a Clint Eastwood Fan (Yes, it's vintage Clint), AND
  3. You enjoy movies that move at the pace of paint drying.
There's no plot to speak of, really, but you won't have PTSD. More likely, you;ll wake up when it's over.

The Queen's Gambit I finished Series one, and will probably see series 2 if it comes out. You really need to have played chess at some competitive level. I have, at a very low level; then I saw what you had to be, and I decided to get out. Some attempt is made in the dialogue to cater for those who are not chess-savvy, and understand & ignore this if you know chess. This series is (wisely) set before chess computers. I took to the character and the series finished on a high. The time she takes to become a world class chess player is quite unrealistically short, prodigy or not. Things like: the advantage of being white; how unusual a win for black is at high levels; or the frequency of draws at the highest levels are only mentioned in passing. I doubt if the chess uninitiated will take them in. The side-effects of chess on the personality are shown in the script but no attention is drawn to them. Probably left for series 2.

Welcome to Wrexham S01 Actors Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenny bought Wrexham AFC in Wales, in the lowest Professional Football (Association Football = Soccer) Division they could be in. It doesn't say how much they paid, but they probably paid too much, because the place was going bankrupt without them. This documentary chronicles their journey. The whole of Wrexham seems to support this loser club. You get a good feeling for the elation & pathos that the fortunes of the club create.

Ice Age (2002) In the best tradition of animated Disney creations. Scenery and cartoon action are top class. So is the dialogue. There is nothing not to like about this, imho. Be a kid and you'll be sore from laughing.
 
Old 12-21-2022, 11:02 AM   #1809
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Another few reviews

Gran Torino: I found it a bummer, but others might not. Watch if:
  1. You're American, AND
  2. You're a Clint Eastwood Fan (Yes, it's vintage Clint), AND
  3. You enjoy movies that move at the pace of paint drying.
There's no plot to speak of, really, but you won't have PTSD. More likely, you;ll wake up when it's over. ...
I'm not American but I still loved Gran Torino (2008).
 
Old 12-21-2022, 11:03 AM   #1810
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... Ice Age (2002) In the best tradition of animated Disney creations. Scenery and cartoon action are top class. So is the dialogue. There is nothing not to like about this, imho. Be a kid and you'll be sore from laughing.
Very enjoyable.
 
Old 12-21-2022, 04:03 PM   #1811
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The reflecting Skin

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100469/
 
Old 12-21-2022, 04:23 PM   #1812
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Just found the original Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy on DVD with Alec Guinness (mini-series). It's excellent. Don't bother with the 2011 movie.
 
Old 12-22-2022, 05:41 AM   #1813
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I've been watching a 4 part docu-series "BBC A Century of Self"

Very interesting for those in the Excited States. It picks up in the States after WW1. Prior to WW1, things had been sold based on need, but as folks were getting affluent, the market for needs would predictably die out, and bankruptcy loomed for manufacturing outfits. They turned to Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud for a solution. He told them to sell people their wants and desires, not needs. He invented the science of Public Relations (He didn't want to use the word Propeganda). He became very rich in the process.

Ever since then, the American Public (and it's not the only place) have had their pockets lightened by big corporations & PsychoAnalysts as every wave of public opinion has been tamed or influenced by corporations, shrinks, freeloaders or others capitalising on the next fashionable idea.

It's really a history of 20th century marketing, and how people made millions from surfing the various waves of public opinion. It's probably compulsory viewing for every American and certainly food for thought for the rest of us. It might be difficult to lay hold of, but if you can, do.

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Old 12-24-2022, 12:27 AM   #1814
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There is a phrase here about "Damning with faint praise." Did you like it, or endure it? I fancy the latter - it's not my thing.
archive.org dune is quite nice movie, 1984:
https://archive.org/details/dune-1984-tv-spot-2

There is too:
www.tinyurl.com/16718631671863055dune055
 
Old 12-29-2022, 04:59 PM   #1815
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