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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 24, 2019 0:35:16 GMT
The dictaphone -- the hottest of all sex toys.
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Post by Dr Hugbine on Aug 25, 2019 17:56:28 GMT
Fred MacMurray. Even hotter. Certainly sweatier.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Sept 18, 2019 23:54:10 GMT
Rowr! ... oh wait, I may have misread that
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Post by Finntrovertigo on Apr 12, 2020 2:03:43 GMT
I recommend laughing in the face of the coronavirus. Try Hot Fuzz, for starters, and tell Covid-19 to suck it.
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Post by Finntrovertigo on Jul 23, 2022 3:38:27 GMT
A movie I remember upon its release and thinking, "What a stupid name," was Lucky Number Slevin. I finally saw it several months back (more than fifteen years after its release) and found out that it is a rather entertaining crime movie. While the title makes sense upon watching the movie, I still wonder if the name potentially hurt this film in terms of box office.
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Post by donavan on Jul 23, 2022 5:20:00 GMT
I like that film so much I've watched it slevin times.
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Post by Finntrovertigo on Jul 23, 2022 17:05:22 GMT
Slove at first sight.
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 25, 2022 2:32:46 GMT
Just watched Strawberry Mansion. It was very surreal but pretty decent.
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Post by Nonsuch Ned on Aug 8, 2022 17:31:11 GMT
(Hahaha!, I'm mad with power and you can't stop me! ...changed the title of the thread because it seems we've never done a "TV" thread... and I didn't want to make one)
Watching The Sandman on Netflix.
It can never match the books, but it's definitely entertaining. David Thewlis absolutely "kills" as Dr. Dee
The commitment to a diverse cast will at least guarantee that it won't have the same criticism of the books... the odd victimization of black women in it.
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Post by Mare on Aug 8, 2022 20:31:17 GMT
Good deal, Nonsuch Ned. My daughter took me to luncheon and a movie for my birthday, yesterday. I chose Bullet Train because it looked like my kind of film. I was right. I loved it. It is a mix of subtle humor combined with the sledge hammer type that fits into this scenario...more than adequately experienced hitmen on a Shinkansen/Bullet Train with a specialty anime (?) themed passenger car for kids. (I've seen these types of specialty rail cars on NHK's "Railway Journeys in Japan." Totally worth watching if you are a Rail Fan. I already want to go to Kyoto via rail and fulfill my lifetime wish to visit Japan. That is part of why I was excited to see this film.) Circling back around to the film... I was reminded of Guy Ritchie's films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Gentlemen and particularly RockNRolla in the Wham/Bam quick cut expositional inserts that explain situations after the fact. I love that stuff. No ska soundtrack, though. High adventure on a fast train with some character development and plot twists, several of which I guessed wrong on, just like I did on XTC lyrics. I like that...not predictable. It is based on a Japanese novel titled Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka (so sayeth Wikipedia's submitting writers.) The director has done a lot of stuff, but when I checked they were mostly things of which I've heard but only one have I seen-a season of The Wrong Mans, which I really liked. His name is David Leitch. The premise of doing the honorable family thing (even as a vengeful act) amid massive amounts of evil and selfishly motivated individuals working for their own goals can capture my attention, especially if the characters' development is multi-layered. And so yeah, Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends.
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Post by donavan on Aug 8, 2022 22:14:31 GMT
The Gong Show. Why do you do dat to those people? Or Sgt. Bilko. The only decent shows we got from you people.
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Post by Mare on Aug 9, 2022 16:41:38 GMT
The Gong Show. Why do you do dat to those people? Or Sgt. Bilko. The only decent shows we got from you people. I used to hurry home after school to watch The Gong Show...after all, I was 16 or 17 years old and it was brand new. Sometimes it was ridiculous what contestants thought their talents were. At other times, there were surprisingly interesting and wonderful. It was a crap shoot, but unexpected and unexplainable. I did not take it seriously...it seemed random and the fact that it was not is what made it genius to me. Theater Of The Absurd. Sgt. Bilko-the military behind the scenes Circus. Much more adult oriented humor than most afternoon re-runs, complete with schemers and snarkiness, I liked it. I haven't seen either film, I am content with my memories.
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Post by Mare on Aug 9, 2022 16:43:47 GMT
I have to hand it to British programing-my favorite shows for decades all emanate from Britain and run a couple seasons out on PBS. Monty Python was years behind, though. I am also starting to really enjoy the Walter's Choice series also on PBS which are from Continental Europe. There, I've got to say the original Belgian version with Koen De Bouw is my favorite Professor T. and one that makes me laugh and laugh and laugh because I can relate to it on differing levels. The U.S. gave you the original Hawaii Five-0...Saturday Night Live...original NCIS...sometimes the directors and producers we gave you were just as important...James L. Brooks shows like Mary Tyler Moore ...Carl Reiner...Norman Lear... You know what I really liked in the past couple years...The Wrong Mans and I especially loved the outro animation of what had happened in the episode.
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Post by peggs on Aug 14, 2022 0:56:38 GMT
Re: The Gong Show. I recall listening to an interview with the show's host, Chuck Barris, who stated that many of the stars on the show were high as a kite most of the time. Ahh, the 70s...
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Post by donavan on Aug 14, 2022 8:03:30 GMT
Re: The Gong Show. I recall listening to an interview with the show's host, Chuck Barris, who stated that many of the stars on the show were high as a kite most of the time. Ahh, the 70s... Which Probably made it even better 😃
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