I'm watching Oliver Stone's Untold History Of The United States.
Episode 4 and so far it has been honest and unbiased. Lot's of little details I didn't know about.
It starts at the beginning of WWII and moves forward. Highly recommended.
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I'm watching Oliver Stone's Untold History Of The United States.
Episode 4 and so far it has been honest and unbiased. Lot's of little details I didn't know about.
It starts at the beginning of WWII and moves forward. Highly recommended.
I'm sorry, I watched the first episode last night and lost even more respect for that liberal hack. Was that the untold story of the US or the Soviet Union? He downplayed our role in liberating the Pacific, turning the tide of the war in Europe on the Western Front, liberating France, and doing all of this coming out of a depression. The USSR didn't exactly win WWII, they just threw so many bodies at the Germans that they would eventually be overwhelmed. Russia didn't really use tactics and military strategy that was innovative or world changing. "Go rush at those Germans or we'll shoot you!" Can't really do much else. Jhood, you are aware that Oliver Stone is fascinated with Communism, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by jhood001
Lego Movie was entertaining ... however the ham-fisted leftard propaganda bits were annoying (badguy is "President Business" ... if they named him "President Government" the movie would be a libertarian/objectivist propaganda film instead of a leftist one).
Godzilla today.......yawn.
I got tired of all the actors and "The Stare".........
The previews were all misleading. Brian Cranston.......c'mon, he was barely in the movie. Monsters where constantly changing scale in all scenes.
Wait for something else.
I suggest watching Gojira (the original) and then watching the new US version...Quote:
Originally Posted by TEAMRICO
+1.Quote:
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Godzilla and his nemesis are well done, but I couldn't help feel I was watching a monster version of the Titanic (albeit shorter). I read that the last 1/3 of the movie was supposed to be the best; but I felt robbed. Imagine watching an Ali/Frazier fight with Days of Our Lives interjected at the 5 minute mark of a round...
The only part I thought to myself "that's cool" involved a head and radioactive fire...
If your'e looking for a Host, Cloverfield, or hell, even Pacific Rim, this is not it. Wait for DVD/Netflix.
Ronin, I appreciate your viewpoint; but a good movie needs to stand by itself, regardless of it's heritage.
If you have Netflix, I highly recommend this movie. Just don't be prepared to be smile at the end...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= w7lBleOF9Pw
Anyone want to see an early spaghetti western, with Clint's character, but no Clint?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6It5ouqR40U
Watched Lone Survivor on demand last night, quite good but depressing.
Took my niece to see godzilla, kind of a let down. In a two hour monster movie there was about 8 minutes of monsters.
Do you know what ever happened to Bryan Cranston's character....I must have missed it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bitter Clinger
During the chopper evac after the cockroach escape stating "I told you so"...[LOL]Quote:
Originally Posted by TEAMRICO
From the guy who made 2016, this one looks pretty powerful and great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3_BYdrE37w
The premise- Imagine the world without America... Scary, right? I wanna see this.
As expected, another great Wes Anderson film. Even better than Star Trek III Search for Spock, that I also watched tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by <MADDOG>
This one I will probably 'brave' the crowds to see in the theater. I hope she does a good job with it.
They just don't make 'em like they used to!
http://youtu.be/ebHji2c_ciU
Just watched Sabotage... yeah, I'm not sure what to think, bad acting or worse writing, but over the top blood and gore, ridiculous "DEA" agents, terrible acting, and the most inconsistent shooting I've seen in a movie, ever. Avoid this movie.
Saw The Purge: Anarchy last night. So much better than the first one. (still not saying it was good)
Saw Guardians of the Galaxy last night. Really good movie. Fun to watch, cool story, great special effects. And Howard the Duck makes an appearance!
Watched Expendables 3 last night. Good Grief this cast should be in wheelchairs [facepalm]
Except Rhonda Rousey... [Love2][Abused]Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
I'll wait till it's on dvd. I liked #2. It's great to see a bunch of "headliners" parody them self while cashing a check.Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
So I just watched "Vanishing Point" (1971) last night... pretty awesome movie. It really makes me want to go out and get a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. Kinda funny watching it though, the whole time I was thinking that there was no way to pull that off in modern days... Oh and I didn't like the ending. But the blind character Cleavon Little (of Blazing Saddles fame) was pretty cool.
The guy being thrown across the bar towards the beginning. He's from Highlands Ranch. yeah i know useless trivia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
If you like some of them older (for you) movies. Check out The Killer Elite, with Robert Duvall and James Caan. Off beat ones. Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.
Netflix doesn't have Willow, Legend, The Sandlot, or Never Ending Story. How the hell am I supposed to raise my daughter? How?!
Any good alien, space, sci-fi, or ghost movie recommendations?
2001: A Space OdysseyQuote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Alien Quadrilogy
Prometheus
Attack The Block (British humor/action alien movie)
The Frighteners (Michael J. Fox ghost movie)
Species (horror alien movie, a series actually, about an alien/human hybrid that wants to procreate. As you can guess there is some adult content)
Sphere
The arrival
Starship Troopers
Cloverfield (alien?)
The Thing
Dreamcatcher (not many liked this, but I found it to be very well made)
Contact
The X-Files (the movie does well enough on its own, but if you have seen the show a lot more of it makes sense)
Slither
Star Trek and Star Wars(duh)
The new Godzilla is pretty bad ass. Watching it right now.
Watched Captain America The Winter Soldier earlier, good movie as well. Political thriller disguised as an action film.
Kind of an all in one, try "Event Horizon" ... creepy flick, surprised not many people have seen it.
I always loved Event Horizon.
Thanks for the list Ronin, didn't see it as I was out of town. I'm highly suspect of your list because it doesn't contain District 9.
Yeah I liked District 9. Still need to watch Prometheus even though I have it
Event Horizon has the best Sam Neill scream ever!Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6rtL_bOto
[LOL]
I excluded District 9 because I don't like the director... I enjoyed the movie, but then the dipshit went on to make that Matt Damon anti-capitalism flick that just plain sucked... Neill Blomkamp- he just comes off as too preachy. I want to enjoy a movie, not have someone try to persuade me a certain way.
Anyone see Fury yet? Or that other ww2 drama? Seems to be a few coming out all around now.
Someone on here mentioned Trollhunter on Netflix. I thought it was great. Not a great movie, but great nonetheless. Really looking forward to Interstellar.
The swedish or whatever one? Wierd but I liked it too.
DAS BOOT with english subtitles
Yeah. I've been reading troll stuff lately now. I think that done right, trolls are kind of underrated in the fantasy world.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitz19d
Tiny: A Story About Living Small.
This is a documentary about a guy with no construction experience, building a tiny house. His plot of land is in Hartsel, CO, and he actually builds the house in Boulder, CO. For a documentary full of what are mostly hippies, there isn't a real strong liberal message. They did a good job finding people that weren't crazy, and whose primary motives for living in tiny homes isn't environmental. It's only an hour long and I think worth the watch. It's nice to help re-evaluate priorities, without running out and forsaking all your belongings.
That's my pseudo if theres a divorce exit plan.
Yep, haha.
Also, I think it helps put things in perspective to measure a couple of your rooms before watching the documentary. They show a bunch of people smiling outside of their tiny houses, with the location and the square footage listed. If my memory is correct, the range is from 56 sq/ft to 255 sq/ft. Our smallest bedroom is larger than the smallest house. The room we watched the movie in is bigger than all but the biggest (by 5 sq/ft), and my single car garage is well over the size of everything in the film.