OT: Capitals Cinema Club: TV and Movies

[Hivemind]

Regarding the SW prequels have to remember Lucas completely funded them himself so had ultimate creative power. As much as some people complain about creative interference by studio execs I do feel kinda feel a what if might have happened on someone calling on the terrible script.

Having people around to say "No" to Lucas during the original trilogy on some of his sillier ideas was definitely something that was lacking in the prequels.

 

[HTFN]

When it comes down to memorable moments they're neck and neck, possible edge to the prequels but it's hard to say if it's time and nostalgia doing that or if it's just the truth. New trilogy has to take the edge acting and visuals, they're competently made visually and there's less CGI to drag it down. The amount of times actors were on entirely green screened sets is yet another reason the acting is so stiff and odd, there's no scenery to really chew when you can't tell where anything is.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

The Tiger Woods doc on HBO is pretty good.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

The Tiger Woods doc on HBO is pretty good.

Needed to be three parts, IMO. I thought episode 1 was masterfully paced, and episode 2 incredibly rushed.

Part 1: Origin story and rise to greatness
Part 2: Dominance and the fall from the top
Part 3: Rock bottom, recovery and redemption.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

RIP Screech.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Cancer really blows.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

RIP Screech...

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I watched the reboot on peacock was sad he wasnt in the show

 

[Silky mitts]

HOLY SHIT at WandaVision!

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

He was good in a lot of things but he was perfect in Insideman.

 

[Ajax1995]

So is everyone buying into 50 year old, out shape, Queen Latifa kicking ass and taking names?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

So is everyone buying into 50 year old, out shape, Queen Latifa kicking ass and taking names?

that....is......absurd.

I was speechless when I saw that and I actually think she’s super talented, but that role.....HAH!

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

He was good in a lot of things but he was perfect in Insideman.

brilliant actor.

also Spinks, and now Pedro Gomez from ESPN.....RIP.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

So is everyone buying into 50 year old, out shape, Queen Latifa kicking ass and taking names?

When I saw the commercial I looked at my wife and said “I guess Queen Latifa is some sort of assassin now.” And she replied “yeah right.”

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

White Tiger on Netflix...fantastic. I'd highly recommend.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Not a HUSTLER fan growing up, not down with pictures of naked women peeing, but RIP.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

The Expanse season 5 is good. What a great show.

 

[tenken00]

I thought S2 was an attempt to keep some of the vibe/branding but acknowledge there was no way they could reproduce the genius of S1. Then in S3 they figured "f*** it, we'll just try to make this reminiscent of S1 without being totally derivative". Sort of like Abrams basically copying SW E4 in parallel when making E7.

Oh yeah, go WFT.

/on topic

Like you pointed out, Matthew McCounaghey is one of the biggest WFT fans out there so this is totally on topic.

 

[Corby78]

I feel that way about the Wire. Season one was sooo good it was just really hard to keep it going.

 

[g00n]

I feel that way about the Wire. Season one was sooo good it was just really hard to keep it going.

This has been on my backlog of unwatched shows forever.

 

[Ajax1995]

I feel that way about the Wire. Season one was sooo good it was just really hard to keep it going.

I thought the Wire beginning to end was pretty fantastic. Sure season 1 was the best but I still really enjoyed the rest also.

 

[tenken00]

I feel that way about the Wire. Season one was sooo good it was just really hard to keep it going.

Everytime I see Idris Elba - And he's everywhere now - I always have a voice shouting in my head yelling out "yo Stringer Bell!"

Even if he gets tapped as the new Bond, he'll always be Stringer Bell to me.

 

[Corby78]

This has been on my backlog of unwatched shows forever.

Epic, I highly recommend. You’ll never look at a copier again and not laugh

 

[Ajax1995]

Everytime I see Idris Elba - And he's everywhere now - I always have a voice shouting in my head yelling out "yo Stringer Bell!"

Even if he gets tapped as the new Bond, he'll always be Stringer Bell to me.

Agreed. Every reasonably important character in that show if I see them somewhere else I think of them as their Wire character. Avon, Stringer, Bunk, McNulty, Bubs, on and on...

 

[tenken00]

The Expanse season 5 is good. What a great show.

Is the season finished now? Still waiting on others to coordinate a day so we could all binge one lazy day.