A24 4,353 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 58 minutes ago, Jay said: But Cranston was Malcolm's dad and Tim Watley long before Walter White! Before Dallas, Patrick Duffy was the Man From Atlantis, but people will always see him as Bobby Ewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 And Larry Hagman was Jeannie's "Master" Nelson before he became J.R! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,591 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 "Well, I advise vigorous chest massage, and, if that doesn't work, then...er...mouth-to-mouth". "Yes, sir!". "Now, men, I wouldn't want anyone doing anything I wasn't prepared to do, myself. 'But, Sarge-" "About face!". Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Would you like to see a long arm, Otis? Would you like to see a very, very long arm, OTIS?! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Otisburg? OTISBURG? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Before Dallas, Patrick Duffy was the Man From Atlantis, but people will always see him as Bobby Ewing. Since I don't remember Dallas from my formative youth, he'll always be Frank Lambert to me, whose family taught us to make chocolate milk without a glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,591 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Ned Beatty is a real jewel in the crown. He simply steals every scene, that he's in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,353 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 1 hour ago, petaQ said: Since I don't remember Dallas from my formative youth, he'll always be Frank Lambert to me, whose family taught us to make chocolate milk without a glass. Unknown in Europe, I'm afraid. Nah, the world knows him as Bobby Ewing. It's what will be written on his tombstone. Even this is more famous than this Frank Lambert you think is so huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I never said a stupid ass Friday night sitcom from my youth was so huge. Step by Step was the first show I saw with him. That's a formative memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I remember Step By Step! The woman playing his wife was quite hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yes, Suzanne Somers, the lady who sold exercise equipment or routines or something, maybe the Thighmaster. You don't see most of the children in showbiz anymore, and the daughters were cuties. I stand corrected, Christine Lakin is still active and is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Perfectly solid if unremarkable family sitcom. No wonder Alex has never heard of it. I bet the only sitcom he likes is Seinfeld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 ARRIVAL. Wow, this was very underwhelming for me. Did I miss something? The movie to me is the definition of half baked ideas. To its credit the movie keeps you interested for most of it's running time, but it does so by keeping everything a mystery ("why are the aliens here?"). This sense of craving for enlightenment will vanish on repeat viewings I'm sure. But the biggest problem is really that the ideas presented have no head or tail... it's just sort of thrown into the mix. You have aliens who land, and in the end all that happens is that they want to pass on some advanced form of communication so that mankind can help them in 3000 years from now. And this idea suddenly pivots to Amy Adams having a non-linear perception of time. And the big twist is that all her flashbacks were actually flash forwards. What's the main theme here? That she consciously chose to have a baby and spend some wonderful loving time together, knowing that the child will die before she's an adult? There is no proper development of this theme to generate any lasting emotional resonance. The movie just pivots from an alien contact movie, to non-linear perception of time, to a woman making her choices even though she knows what happens in the future. None of these are well developed (actually the alien contact was quite well developed but it led to some sorely lackluster ideas in the end). Btw, has there ever been a film adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five? Is there another either movie that explores non-linear perception of time? Edit: just noticed I used pivot two times here... A result of watching too much Silicon Valley lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Gotta measure your tip to tip efficiency! I don't think you missed anything, no; you understood everything that happened. You just didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 It kinda loses steam towards the end, having a first half that is absolutely stunning in my opinion. There's a particular line by Renner towards the end that kinda throws the whole movie down -it almost feels like it's from another film altogether- but all in all I enjoyed the heck out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 That line was weird, yea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Is that the really predictable lovey one? Don't recall it exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 What line are we talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 "Wanna go make a baby" or whatever the exact phrasing was, I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Lol definitely don't remember that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 35 minutes ago, Jay said: Hide contents "Wanna go make a baby" or whatever the exact phrasing was, I assume. Ok I remember that one. Too on the nose, although to me it wasn't one of the main problems of the movie. Another line from Tenner was something like: finding out about her was more surprising that finding out about the aliens That was also a bit cringey, especially since Renner's presence was almost non-existent throughout the film. At times I was wondering what purpose did he serve in the narrative, him being so useless in the first 2/3 of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 That's the one, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 You don't like licorice, Alvar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 You do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Nothing more Dutch than licorice, Alvar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Fully justified font? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Just curious why you'd choose to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 It's visually more pleasing (especially for long posts). It's not the first time I've done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Font-nazi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 10 hours ago, Jay said: Hide contents "Wanna go make a baby" or whatever the exact phrasing was, I assume. Spoiler I don't think it's a weird line at all to say to your wife if you're already trying for a baby. It's clearly meant to be a silly, sweet line. When you're trying for a baby, you're not exactly going for mystique or coyness. It would probably have been the, like, 5th night in a row during her peak ovulation time Anyway, I loved Arrival when I saw it last year and thought Amy Adams gave an amazing performance. Screw the haters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 He said that before they had even kissed, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 35 minutes ago, Jay said: Hide contents He said that before they had even kissed, though. Guess I need to see it again. In my memory, that line came when it flashed forward to them standing in that room in her house with the glass panel wall, presumably after they were married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Careful, Mr. Stew. You used the "Quote" blocks instead of the "Spoilers" ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thank you! Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I need to add that button back into the mobile view, it got removed at some point Oh boy ; I added stuff but now things are all out of order. I'll have to fix it when I'm at a computer and not my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Jay said: Fully justified font? Is an unjustified use of justified font still a justified font? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,375 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Jay, your avvy has me curious ... it appears to be a not-fully-comprehending Winona Ryder supporting something, possibly at some sort of awards ceremony. Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 http://www.avclub.com/article/winona-ryder-turned-human-gif-last-night-249331 Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 15 hours ago, BloodBoal said: Add to that a ridiculous and unintentionally hilarious way to solve the climax... Reveal hidden contents there's going to be a worldwide (well, maybe not worldwide, but still massive-scale) attack on the alien ships, but suddenly, since Adams' character told General Chang his wife's dying words, we cancel it off and everyone is OK with that, and suddenly there's peace on Earth? Are you fucking kidding me? If that happened in real life China would have nuked the aliens, proceeded to accuse the US of spying on even deathbed conversations, and then nuked the US too. The whole international policitcs in this movie felt very shallow. You're referring to Interstellar as the movie with a similar twist? I didn't love Interstellar, but on balance I think that one pulled it off much better than this. Probably need to watch that one again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 The Big Short Pretty great film. Comedic and to some extent enjoyable, but mostly just haunting. Stuff like this helps me better understand the cynicism over the "establishment" that's so rampant these days, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,417 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I loved that movie Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Hurmm said: Hide contents If that happened in real life China would have nuked the aliens, proceeded to accuse the US of spying on even deathbed conversations, and then nuked the US too. The whole international policitcs in this movie felt very shallow. Indeed. 7 hours ago, Hurmm said: Hide contents You're referring to Interstellar as the movie with a similar twist? I didn't love Interstellar, but on balance I think that one pulled it off much better than this. Probably need to watch that one again though. Yep, that's the one, and I didn't love that one either, but yes, it pulled the twist in a better way, and the emotions felt more genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,375 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 The Lego Batman Movie - fantastically animated and a damn sight funnier than many recent 'adult' comedies. Just try to pick a screening that won't be full of bloody kids, the disruptive little shits will only ruin it (mine was a morning screening at which a guy had to take his kids out halfway through because they wouldn't just stay in their seats and watch the movie ... God knows what the afternoon ones will be like). 14 hours ago, Jay said: http://www.avclub.com/article/winona-ryder-turned-human-gif-last-night-249331 Ahh, I see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hidden Figures Terrific. Very cliche, of course ... that almost goes without saying! But wonderful feel good stuff, if not something that will live with me for quite as long as some other films. Costner is terrific too. Score and songs were very effective in the film, although a little boring on album. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Will said: Hidden Figures Terrific. Very cliche, of course ... that almost goes without saying! But wonderful feel good stuff, if not something that will live with me for quite as long as some other films. Costner is terrific too. I used the phrase "entertainingly old-fashioned" in my blurb earlier in the thread. Super enjoyable film. I was very impressed with the three lead actresses. I suppose Jim Parsons was ok too in the thankless role of the guy who wants to hold the women back from achieving positions of authority. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Just try to pick a screening that won't be full of bloody kids, the disruptive little shits will only ruin it Goes to a kid's movie, sad because there are kids there doing kid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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