What are You Watching?

[Bowie]

I finished up True Detective Season 2. I liked it quite a bit despite the middling reviews it got. It differs greatly from Season 1, which may be why so many panned it.

S2 touched on a few issues that I found interesting, such as the impact of the choices we make even when dealt a terrible hand in life, corruption in urban politics, and some other topics that I'm reluctant to post about as they may touch on our rules against politics. Coin Farrell did a terrific job with his character.

4/5

 

[bullet08]

Blade Runner 2049. Much better than I was expecting. Saw Blade Runner Final Cut. Still great. But a bit depressing.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well, it was a while ago since I saw BR 2049, 2/5.

How did you rate it?

 

[bent1]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers, circa 1955

 

[prndl]

^ One of the all-time greats, bent1.

 

[bent1]

^ One of the all-time greats, bent1.

Was surprised how enjoyable it was. Liked it so much better than the sequel, more time was devoted to the characters than special effects.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Ah! Another Brit series I will spend hours on. On Prime right now.
Tamsin Grieg, who starred in Episodes- a 5/5 series- is also the leading lady, based on 5 minutes of viewing.

Fun fact: Belgravia is filmed in Edinburgh, with CGI. I guess the real Belgrave Square was too expensive. View attachment 33529

I used to attend a drug rehab clinic in Belgravia and it is indeed one of the most exclusive/expensive places in London.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

The Final Days on Amazon Prime.
It's a 1989 tv movie about President Richard Nixon's battle to cover up the Watergate break-in.
Lane Smith does a great job of playing tricky Dicky and there's a small cameo from James B Sikking who played the pipe smoking leader of the SWAT team Lt. Howard Hunter in Hill Street Blues. He doesn't smoke a pipe in this though ?

I liked it and give it 4/5

Trailer:

 

[pappymac]

About to check out the Perry Mason reboot on HBO. Premier was last night.

How was it?
I read the description on imdb.com and it said it takes place in 1932. The original tv show took place in the 1950s so I'm wondering if this is basically a "look" at Perry Mason before he became successful.

 

[tbradsim1]

I saw Perry Mason, film noire and really looks like it will be a hit, enjoyed the first episode, main character is the guy in The Americans, like his work.

 

[Akousticplyr]

I saw Perry Mason, film noire and really looks like it will be a hit, enjoyed the first episode, main character is the guy in The Americans, like his work.

How was it?
I read the description on imdb.com and it said it takes place in 1932. The original tv show took place in the 1950s so I'm wondering if this is basically a "look" at Perry Mason before he became successful.

Always enjoyed the original even with the campy inevitable “I did it” witness stand confessions.
This one is dark. I’m reserving judgement until I see more. The set up was Perry in a really dark place (which I like) but they really beat you over the head with it for the entire episode. I get it- life sucks for him. Figured that out after the first 10 min. Let’s get on with his character’s journey.

 

[dkmdvm]

Just finished season 3 of True Detectives on HBO. Season one was good, season 2 was worse and season 3 was laborious to finish.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Rating? (x/5)

 

[LOREN]

steve carell in "space force"
4 out of 5

 

[jpmcwjr]

Thanks. Ah, a snow bird! I grew up in Dwight, IL, and wintered near Venice, Fl. You?

 

[LOREN]

Thanks. Ah, a snow bird! I grew up in Dwight, IL, and wintered near Venice, Fl. You?

Chicago to The Villages

 

[LOREN]

Thanks. Ah, a snow bird! I grew up in Dwight, IL, and wintered near Venice, Fl. You?

I'm not a snow bird, I'm what they call a "frog". I'm here until I croak

 

[Pipelady20]

Watching Sherlock Holmes again, with Jeremy Brett in "The Bruce Partington Plans".
His brother Mycroft is in this one, too.

 

[rushx9]

Petey Wheatstraw (The Devil's Son-In-Law)
10/5

 

[marconi]

The Flying Greek-Double WW2 Ace Steve Pisanos talking about his life as a fighter pilot its on Youtube.
The real story is about how a young Greek boy from Athens ran away to sea to fulfill his dream of learning to fly by emigrating to America in 1938. Its very funny 5/5