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This is the series that proves that it doesn't have to end in one season or in a few episodes to be a quality product.
To think I nearly gave up on it after a disappointing s3.
It had its downfalls then.
OT: Let's talk about movies (and TV shows)... Part XIX
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To think I nearly gave up on it after a disappointing s3.
It had its downfalls then.
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"What are you gonna do Ben?
You're gonna kill me?
You think that scares me?
My son died... He died in my f***ing arms.
So, what in God's name do you think you could do to me that I haven't done to myself?
A million times.
I've been in pain, my entire life.
And maybe that's what makes people think that I'm weak
And maybe that makes people treat me like some sort of receptacle for all their grief... and rage... and disappointment.
And I'm f***ing sick of it.
I just wanna live a different life.
I wanna live a different story.
I'm still young.
I can be someone else, someone who deserves love.
Someone who can be happy."
You're gonna kill me?
You think that scares me?
My son died... He died in my f***ing arms.
So, what in God's name do you think you could do to me that I haven't done to myself?
A million times.
I've been in pain, my entire life.
And maybe that's what makes people think that I'm weak
And maybe that makes people treat me like some sort of receptacle for all their grief... and rage... and disappointment.
And I'm f***ing sick of it.
I just wanna live a different life.
I wanna live a different story.
I'm still young.
I can be someone else, someone who deserves love.
Someone who can be happy."
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Got my hands on the unreleased episodes of "Sharp Objects" earlier today and watched it all. To be honest I'm disappointed given the hype I built up in my head. The show was on the right track for its first half but then fell so so short IMO. it failed to capture the spirit of the novel and Adams' talent was largely wasted here IMO.
ArtPeur
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That movie suddenly got more interesting
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To think I nearly gave up on it after a disappointing s3.
It had its downfalls then.
Sorry to hear that. I know how much you were looking forward to it, you had posted several trailers as I recall.
I tried to watch it but found it too slow so I let it go. Now my decision may have been made easier.
I liked the first season but will admit that for myself anyhow, season two has been tough. Episode 8 was great stuff though and the finale wasn’t bad.
Shogun world was a colossal waste of time despite some great actors (I am a big fan of Hiro Sanada). You are closing in on that arc right now.
That said, if you watched season one and you’re now 20% done season two, you may as well watch the rest. Even though I think season 3 is confirmed and the show definitely leaves it open for more, at the same time, the finale also felt, um, it felt very final to me. It kills off a half dozen regulars and when it ends, the story seems wrapped up for many of them. The end game planned all season was more or less achieved.
For the finale, when it is over, stick around for after the credits.
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Yeah, it's a bummer.
The positives about "Sharp Objects" are its camera/editing/sound work. It set the bar to be reached by anything that follows IMO. It's the best I've seen in any TV series to date, no question. it really captures the feel of Wind Gap as described by Flynn.
EDIT: The acting is very strong throughout as well. it's just that I feel the actors were caged by the writing.
Grate n Colorful Oz
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Plunged right into it and am liking it again. Highlight for me was Kim Wexler's verbal assault on lawyer Howard in his conference room, from Episode 2. It encapsulated everything that Saul's brother was about and how he was continuing to belittle Saul from the grave, through Howard. She left Howard speechless.
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My thoughts are that it's too much of a soap box for Gilligan to be enjoyable. I quit on the show early in its second season. I might re-visit at some point, but it's not at the top of my TV priorities given what I'd seen.
P.S. That said, "Five-O" is one of the best singular episodes of any TV series I've ever seen. It stands out head and shoulders above the rest of the material I watched.
Grate n Colorful Oz
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Yeah, it was also my favorite scene from the first two episodes. I wonder what will happen to Kin before the serie ends. She wasn't there for Breaking Bad, so I always wondered if they'll fill her off, or maybe even Howard (great actor too).
Grate n Colorful Oz
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Five-o is also one of my favorites.
So you didn't see Chuck's breakdown in season 3, episode 5. It's epic. Worth watching the whole series to get to that episode.
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I don't buy the concept of powering through something that's not enjoyable just to get to highlights.
There is too much good stuff out there that doesn't require this kind of commitment. I'd rather spend my free time with it.
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I'm about to check out "Chance". Been on my back-burner list for too long now and I can't wait to see Gretchen Mol. Always had a crush on her. 
Anybody got any suggestions for a movie tonight? Not one in the theatres.
Currently considering:
Kong Skull Island
Call Me by You Name
The Commuter
The Mountain Between us
Any input? Other suggestions would be appreciated as well
Currently considering:
Kong Skull Island
Call Me by You Name
The Commuter
The Mountain Between us
Any input? Other suggestions would be appreciated as well
Grate n Colorful Oz
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Skull Island was so pointless
An excuse for a Kong movie. The whole shamballah thing is so pre 1950, theosophical society bent.
i know that it's part of the original Kong mythos, still, they could've actualized it much better.
The whole added HP lovecraft flavor was a bit too much.
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I'm about to check out "Chance". Been on my back-burner list for too long now and I can't wait to see Gretchen Mol. Always had a crush on her.
Saw it a while back when it came out. I enjoyed it but it's been too long.
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You know how sometimes you enjoy that fast-food chain burger while knowing full well it's a piece of crap that you're stuffing down your throat?
It's exactly the same feeling I am having right now watching "Second Chance".
The writing is so damn awful, you can't even imagine a person in their right mind to have written this diarrhea. The acting cast is just lost in it. Yet I think I'm going to inhale the one season this Frankenstein of a creation (pun intended) survived though.
IQ does not need to apply.
It's exactly the same feeling I am having right now watching "Second Chance".
The writing is so damn awful, you can't even imagine a person in their right mind to have written this diarrhea. The acting cast is just lost in it. Yet I think I'm going to inhale the one season this Frankenstein of a creation (pun intended) survived though.
IQ does not need to apply.
Thanks man, seen them both. Billboards was really really good, moon I didn't love.
Thanks, will take a miss on that one then.
Grate n Colorful Oz
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And I'm far from a movie snob, but I'm not a huge fan of the uber monster genre a la Godzilla. If you're trippy over those type of movies, you might like it, otherwise it's pretty much the kind of movie you stick Samuel Jackson in it as a bad guy to get good one liners. That and the CGI are probably it's two most endearing qualities, it's two only qualities. Oh and that babe, who was it, Amber Heard? 3 only qualities (four depending from your pov because of Amber, or whoever it was).
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