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Shitty Watching: A Warning Thread
by ed » Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:42 am
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This is reserved for the objectively really shitty viewing choices out there. A word or two of explanation is desirable.
The scale goes from Shitty...
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Almost started that one. Thanks for the warning.
I've sorta lost track of the dreck.
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Iron Mike sings it like Benito.
by Nyarlathotep » Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:28 pm
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Funny, every time I see old clips of Mussolini, I can't help but notice that he even LOOKS like a brutal thug straight out of central casting.
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:doglaugh: meat boy
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Songs about abortion
by shemp » Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:20 am
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She was a girl from Birmingham
She just had an abortion
She was a case of insanity
Her name was Pauline she lived in a tree
She was a no-one who...
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–J. Oh Man! Not the Eagles! D.
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Guadalcanal
by Doctor X » Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:21 pm
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Though I am not sure the Japanese attend any memorials that involve other countries:
Epic Battle Of The Pacific, Forgotten In Japan
Kirk Spitzer...
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F THA JAPS!
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Another Life
by Rob Lister » Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:28 pm
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New on Netflix
Astronaut Niko Breckenridge and her young crew face unimaginable danger as they go on a high-risk mission to explore the genesis...
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Watched a couple of episodes.
You would think that a nation that sends folks up to save the world, who are well trained and competent, would make...
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Last post by ed Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:42 am
Tarantino, you disappoint me so...
by Nyarlathotep » Sun Jul 28, 2019 3:22 am
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was kind of disappointing. The last 45 minutes or so were pretty good. The two hours leading up to that point...not so...
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In as much as movies are escapism, he does a reasonable job with the likes of 'Pulp Fiction' and the 'Kill Bill' nonsense.
But I'd much rather see...
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Tolkien
by Nyarlathotep » Sun May 19, 2019 6:09 am
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Not much else going on in movies this week, so I watched the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic, creatively titled Tolkien today.
It was...moderately...
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Ugh, I tried reading the silmarillon years ago. It was as if someone had tried to write a novel using the story telling technique of the Old...
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211 - A Nick Cage Opus
by ed » Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:33 am
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Watched this last night. I would appreciate discussing it with someone who has watched it. If you havent, do. Then come back.
I would like to...
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Its either Amazon or Netflix. I'll check.
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Netflix/DCcomics/Gaiman/The Sandman
by Rob Lister » Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:37 am
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Netflix is teaming up with DC Comics and Neil Gaiman to bring us a production of Sandman, a comic series by Neil.
Another Neil Gaiman property...
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does not phone home all the time.
I put the free (and portable) version of Windows 10 Firewall Control on my machines. Works with all 7+ flavors....
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変態物の三回
by Doctor X » Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:50 am
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雨に:
--J.D.
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Wow.
That was dark.
--J.D.
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Child's Play...The Remake
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:05 am
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Just came back from the new Child's Play movie. I wasn't really a fan of the original and remakes tend to suck so I had low expectations going...
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Then he took Pelham 123.
It was a sting.
--J.D.
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Major literary discovery at Robert Frost Farm
by shemp » Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:09 pm
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Workers renovating a bathroom at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, N.H., have found a hidden room in which it appears that the great poet Robert Frost...
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One could be worse than a swinger of dicks.
Indeed, one could be shemp 's Mom
--J.D.
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Battle of Midway: A Japanese perspective
by Rob Lister » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:10 pm
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I happened upon:
The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective (1/2)
I've seen that battle from many perspectives: books, movies,...
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Midway Island today.
Not much more than a Navy Bingo. But not less either.
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Dark Phoenix
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:47 am
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It was not as crappy as I expected, but that isn't to say it was a GOOD movie. I can best describe it as the sort of forgettable film that one...
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To take that seriously for a moment with all Joe Bob Briggs jokes aside--I was going to post his cameo from Casino where he tells Ace that's not how...
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The spirit of '76
by Anaxagoras » Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:20 pm
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What are your memories of the year 1976?
I remember digging in a pit of sawdust for silver dollars. I was 5 years old at the time. I also remember...
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I did not exist so...not much.
You were a twinkle in your daddy's eye, I'm sure.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:35 pm
another goddamn song I cant remember
by ed » Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:43 am
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London/underground title or name of group? Black chick lead singer. Was in background for a fachion show in a movie ... unzipped?
A driving beat I...
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Daisey Marty: Chick black singer
She looks like somebody we know.
AOC
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Last post by Rob Lister Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:55 pm
Tanpopo
by Doctor X » Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:05 am
Dandelions.
a history.
--J.D.
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The Origin of the Electoral College
by ed » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:32 am
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From the NYT.
Most important, once the possibility of direct popular election of the president was defeated, how much did the slaveholding states...
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You know.
I am getting fucking sick of people making shit personal and fucking lecturing me no matter what I fucking say
Moi? :?
Nein...
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Looking forward to
by ed » Mon May 13, 2019 9:59 pm
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Deadwood
The Irishman
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The Mandalorian
Lincoln Rhyme
Good Omens
The new Star Trek series that doesn't have a name yet but is centered around Picard
The as of yet unnamed...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Tue May 14, 2019 2:09 am
Civilization 6
by Grammatron » Wed May 11, 2016 9:44 pm
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Interesting new features.
EXPANSIVE EMPIRES:
See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple...
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Got it out of my system with Civ II.
Yeah, I played civ2 so much (and civ 3 stank) that I haven’t dived back in.
Played lots of europa...
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Avenger EndGame: How to Fix It (spoilers)
by Nyarlathotep » Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:29 pm
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My thoughts on the movie were that it literally got better as it went on.
The first act I was thinking Jesus fuck. The whole movie isn't going to...
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Just realized that The Avengers and The Good Place must occupy the same universe. They have the same timeline anyway...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Thu May 02, 2019 5:29 am
The Sultana Disaster
by Pyrrho » Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:41 pm
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On this day in 1865, a steamboat carrying 2,300 recently released Union POWs, crew and civilians sank after several of its steam boilers exploded. An...
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It's an incredible story with a combination of greed, corruption, stupidity, communication errors and unfortunate weather. If Army officials had...
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Last post by shemp Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:19 pm
We just had the 49th Earth Day.
by Rob Lister » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:53 am
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It's worth mentioning that we've realized a couple of those predictions.
33 million people starve to death each year. It is usually a political...
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I'm not down with eating creepy crawlies.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:05 pm
The highwaymen
by Giz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:22 pm
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It’s pretty good. Slow burn, not actiony but Costner and harrelson do a great job.
They don’t glamorize either the cops or (especially not) Bonny...
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I've posted about this in What have you been watching and yes, it's a recommend.
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Last post by Grammatron Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:13 pm
I miss Bob Fosse
by ed » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:25 pm
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Just sayin'
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ed, you just need to accept your urges to bond more tightly with your fellow men.
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Leaving Neverland
by Anaxagoras » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:32 am
There's a new HBO documentary about the sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson. I haven't seen it, but I'm reading stories about it. It's...
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Last post by Pyrrho Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:33 am
Why J.E.B. Stuart Fucked Up in Gettysburg
by Doctor X » Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:18 am
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What the fuck is this?
The now avatar greatest cavalry commander famously failed to provide relevant intelligence to Robert E. Lee. As portrayed in...
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Well, you know, them Rebs never did chew enough mahuang .
--J.D.
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The Pulp Artwork Thread
by Nyarlathotep » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:26 am
I love old timey artwork from old pulp magazines. The kind of stuff HP Lovecraft would have published in. It has its own flair that I just can't put...
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Last post by Witness Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:27 am
Widow
by ed » Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:02 am
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Chick looses her husband in an air crash in the Congo. 3 Years later evidence surfaces that he IS ALIVE!!!!
Zombies? Derivative drama? Film school...
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To be fair, his name was Cecil. You’d probably feel driven to do some crazy stuff in order to get taken seriously if you were named that.
He’s lucky...
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Last post by Giz Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:09 pm
Love, Death, Robots.
by Rob Lister » Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:46 pm
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Love, Death, Robots.
Netflix.
More than an interesting diversion.
18 unrelated storyline episodes. 100% CGI or animation. The CGI is so well...
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I would have to agree with that. For example, they did not drone on the second episode. It had a lot of nice dark humor--like the skeleton of the...
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See Spider-Man into the Spiderverse
by Anaxagoras » Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:01 am
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Before watching the video, lemme guess.
A bunch of incels who hate women are enraged by the existence of a superhero movie that doesn't star a...
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Spiderverse was great, probably the best movie of 2018 (YMMV)
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Last post by Grammatron Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:05 pm
Public information Films/Public Service Announcements
by Elsieandfrances » Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:40 am
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My example: Children and Ponds
This was probably meant to elicit fear but oh, God.
Children and Ponds is... dated... also, it can come across as...
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I'm sorry. I didn't mean to give the wrong impression.
Nor did I.
'twas a joke on the pearls before swine issue with the recommendation of art....
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:24 pm
Backstabbing for Beginners
by ed » Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:05 am
Ben Kingsly, corruption in the UN and Iraq. Not a mystery movie.
Ho hum
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:44 am
Studio 54
by ed » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:35 am
A cautionary tale. Sorta interesting. Worth a peak. Netflix.
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Last post by ed Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:35 am
Mr Bean tv show
by Elsieandfrances » Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:09 am
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Um, i don't know if some of you are familiar with British comedy and it's been a while since I've been on these boards, but this screen capture from...
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--J.D.
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Bohemiam Rapsody
by ed » Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:17 pm
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A really excellent flick. I'd give it 4.5
Entire cast is strong. Guy from Downton Abby plays Freddies love interest.
Worth paying for on netflix
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I think they just were really meticulous
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:08 pm
I Was A Communist For The FBI
by ed » Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:05 pm
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The commie scare stuff was a staple. How about Invasion USA?
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The commie scare stuff was a staple. How about Invasion USA?
Got made into a great episode of MST3K
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:36 pm
Darkest Hour
by ed » Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:59 am
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Enjoyed it. Oldman did a good job but they depiced C as being a bit more indecisive than I would have thought.
Give it 3.5 maybe even 4
Also, SJW...
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Maybe. He rumbled authoritatively. Problem is that I am enamored with the subject so I am probably not being critical enough of the movie. It's like...
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Last post by ed Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:24 pm
Russian Doll
by Rob Lister » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:33 pm
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Russian Doll
Netflix, new.
Even if it isn't your exact thing, I don't think you can be disappointed. It is well written, well made and very-well...
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Enjoyed it. Lead chick is very good. It wobbled a bit after the introduction of the (obligatory) black dude but recovered. Certainly worth a peek....
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Last post by ed Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:14 pm
Narcos: Mexico
by ed » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:41 pm
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Watch it.
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Watch it.
Finished it, great stuff.
Interesting contrast between Mexico season and (3) Colombia seasons is how pervasive the corruption in Mexico...
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Last post by ed Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:02 pm
You
by Anaxagoras » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:29 pm
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I watched this series to the end. 10 episodes. I would say it's pretty good. I don't want to oversell it because the key to enjoying anything is to...
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--J.D.
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