Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex
Garland. The movie is set in the near future where the United States is
at the end of a brutal civil war. The plot follows 4 journalist as the
make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an
interview with the President. I went in not knowing what to expect
other than it was getting great reviews. I was taken aback by just how intense this movie is. It's like the opening of Saving Private Ryan
mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or pretty much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat waiting
to see who will die. This is almost non stop action and when the action
does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller. I think this
movie probably gave me PTSD! I also noticed, and I almost never notice
this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of the best I've ever heard
in a theater. This movie is definitely one for the theater, in the
biggest screen with the best sound possible.
On 4/12/24 10:12 AM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
I watched:
Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex
Garland.ÿ The movie is set in the near future where the United States
is at the end of a brutal civil war.ÿ The plot follows 4 journalist as
the make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an
interview with the President.ÿ I went in not knowing what to expect
other than it was getting great reviews.ÿ I was taken aback by just
how intense this movie is.ÿ It's like the opening of Saving Private
Ryan mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or
pretty much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat
waiting to see who will die.ÿ This is almost non stop action and when
the action does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller.
I think this movie probably gave me PTSD!ÿ I also noticed, and I
almost never notice this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of
the best I've ever heard in a theater.ÿ This movie is definitely one
for the theater, in the biggest screen with the best sound possible.
Not true!! All the home theater nerds will tell you that if you have a
good enough TV and sound system (IOW, top-of-the-line stuff), it will be better than any theater experience, save for IMAX.
I believe they are now correct on this point (especially with top-of-the-line OLED TV, and a Dolby 5-7+-whatever speaker sound system).
On 4/12/2024 11:16 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 4/12/24 10:12 AM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
I watched:
Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex
Garland.ÿ The movie is set in the near future where the United States
is at the end of a brutal civil war.ÿ The plot follows 4 journalist as
the make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an
interview with the President.ÿ I went in not knowing what to expect
other than it was getting great reviews.ÿ I was taken aback by just
how intense this movie is.ÿ It's like the opening of Saving Private
Ryan mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or
pretty much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat
waiting to see who will die.ÿ This is almost non stop action and when
the action does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller.
I think this movie probably gave me PTSD!ÿ I also noticed, and I
almost never notice this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of
the best I've ever heard in a theater.ÿ This movie is definitely one
for the theater, in the biggest screen with the best sound possible.
Not true!! All the home theater nerds will tell you that if you have a
good enough TV and sound system (IOW, top-of-the-line stuff), it will be
better than any theater experience, save for IMAX.
I believe they are now correct on this point (especially with
top-of-the-line OLED TV, and a Dolby 5-7+-whatever speaker sound system).
I generally agree. My home audio system (to my ears at least) is as
good or better than the local theater. That's why this sound mix stood
out so much. Granted I did see it in a Dolby Theater which is obviously >going to have a top of the line sound system/mix. But this one in >particular stood out like no other.
On 4/12/24 7:28 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 4/12/2024 5:49 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
What did you watch?
A 'How the Universe Works' rerun about dark matter and dark energy.
Basically we haven't got a clue what either one actually is.
The dirty little secret is that they are both basically "fudge factors"
in cosmology physics, to make the math work.
IOW, we know there is *something* there, because the math doesn't make
sense otherwise, but we have no idea what it actually is.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:
What did you watch?
Hey, thanks for asking!
NEXT EXIT (2022)
Suggested by obvious. I gave it a shot because it has Karen Gillan in it.
WARNING for Amy pond fans.
She literally phones in her part which was filmed separately and appears on TV screens.
A boring and wretchedly terrible movie. Amy Pond finds proof of the afterlife. Really stupid proof. A little kid says his father‘s ghost Plays a card game with him and no one but the dead father knew how to play this card game. Um,, I’m thinking the kid must’ve known how. And if nobody alive knew the rules how did they even know the ghost is doing it right?
So Amy Pond and San Francisco in a fancy building we’ve seen in Canadian sci-fi before is asking for volunteers to commit suicide. Two people are coming from New York and so they buddy up and it becomes a road trip movie. With four days left across the country the pond institute Rents these
people a car to drive. That’s absolutely ridiculous. And the route they take from New York to San Francisco. It just happens to go through where
both there estranged parents live one of which is in Arizona!
Stupid stupid stupid
Just avoid it
In article <1708409895.734631909.322976.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
LAW & ORDER - MOTHERSHIP
I thought I told the DVR to stop recording this after the last horrible
episode but apparently it didn’t listen.
A surrogate mother from Ukraine murders the mother, of the baby she’s
carrying so she can sell it to a higher bidder. And we’re supposed to feel >> sorry for her, because oh boo-hoo Ukraine. The female assistant ADA is
especially useless, and after accusing her of deliberately trying to throw >> the case they tell her to either hand in her resignation, or start doing
her job. She chooses the latter.
Maroun is gone?!?!
Damn!
Could have seen this coming. She's been taking the defense side of a lot
of cases for a while now. Maybe she and Erin Reagan can go hang out a shingle together and fight for New York's criminals.
We learned that whoever signs the birth certificate is the legal parent in >> New York even if they killed the mother and stole the baby.
That's not how it works. That's not how any of it works.
We also learned that if you put away the legal mother for murder, the baby >> will spend its entire life in the prison with her. This seems... unlikely.
See above.
On 4/12/2024 9:59 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:
What did you watch?
Hey, thanks for asking!
NEXT EXIT (2022)
Suggested by obvious. I gave it a shot because it has Karen Gillan in it.
WARNING for Amy pond fans.
She literally phones in her part which was filmed separately and
appears on
TV screens.
A boring and wretchedly terrible movie. Amy Pond finds proof of the
afterlife. Really stupid proof. A little kid says his father‘s ghost
Plays
a card game with him and no one but the dead father knew how to play this
card game. Um,, I’m thinking the kid must’ve known how. And if nobody >> alive knew the rules how did they even know the ghost is doing it right?
So Amy Pond and San Francisco in a fancy building we’ve seen in Canadian >> sci-fi before is asking for volunteers to commit suicide. Two people are
coming from New York and so they buddy up and it becomes a road trip
movie.
With four days left across the country the pond institute Rents these
people a car to drive. That’s absolutely ridiculous. And the route they
take from New York to San Francisco. It just happens to go through where
both there estranged parents live one of which is in Arizona!
Stupid stupid stupid
Just avoid it
You've seen, and reviewed, this before.ÿ I remember the "She literally phones in her part" bit.
On 4/12/2024 9:59 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:You've seen, and reviewed, this before. I remember the "She literally phones in her part" bit.
I watched:
What did you watch?
Hey, thanks for asking!
NEXT EXIT (2022)
Suggested by obvious. I gave it a shot because it has Karen Gillan in it.
WARNING for Amy pond fans.
She literally phones in her part which was filmed separately and appears on >> TV screens.
A boring and wretchedly terrible movie. Amy Pond finds proof of the
afterlife. Really stupid proof. A little kid says his father‘s ghost Plays >> a card game with him and no one but the dead father knew how to play this
card game. Um,, I’m thinking the kid must’ve known how. And if nobody >> alive knew the rules how did they even know the ghost is doing it right?
So Amy Pond and San Francisco in a fancy building we’ve seen in Canadian >> sci-fi before is asking for volunteers to commit suicide. Two people are
coming from New York and so they buddy up and it becomes a road trip movie. >> With four days left across the country the pond institute Rents these
people a car to drive. That’s absolutely ridiculous. And the route they
take from New York to San Francisco. It just happens to go through where
both there estranged parents live one of which is in Arizona!
Stupid stupid stupid
Just avoid it
On 4/12/24 6:03 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 4/12/2024 9:59 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:
What did you watch?
Hey, thanks for asking!
NEXT EXIT (2022)
Suggested by obvious. I gave it a shot because it has Karen Gillan in it. >>>
WARNING for Amy pond fans.
She literally phones in her part which was filmed separately and
appears on
TV screens.
A boring and wretchedly terrible movie. Amy Pond finds proof of the
afterlife. Really stupid proof. A little kid says his father‘s ghost
Plays
a card game with him and no one but the dead father knew how to play this >>> card game. Um,, I’m thinking the kid must’ve known how. And if nobody >>> alive knew the rules how did they even know the ghost is doing it right? >>>
So Amy Pond and San Francisco in a fancy building we’ve seen in Canadian >>> sci-fi before is asking for volunteers to commit suicide. Two people are >>> coming from New York and so they buddy up and it becomes a road trip
movie.
With four days left across the country the pond institute Rents these
people a car to drive. That’s absolutely ridiculous. And the route they >>> take from New York to San Francisco. It just happens to go through where >>> both there estranged parents live one of which is in Arizona!
Stupid stupid stupid
Just avoid it
You've seen, and reviewed, this before.ÿ I remember the "She literally
phones in her part" bit.
He has use the term before, yes, but not for an Amy Pond flick, AFAICR...
I myself have been tempted to use the term myself, in those Lifetime
pics from Hybrid where Eric Roberts, Jackee or Vivica are pretty much "phoning in" their lines, which are then spliced together into scenes
with the actors in those films who actually show up on set! later in editing.
On 4/12/2024 7:28 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 4/12/2024 5:49 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
A 'How the Universe Works' rerun about dark matter and dark energy.
What did you watch?
Basically we haven't got a clue what either one actually is.
Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex
Garland. The movie is set in the near future where the United States is
at the end of a brutal civil war. The plot follows 4 journalist as the
make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an
interview with the President. I went in not knowing what to expect
other than it was getting great reviews. I was taken aback by just how intense this movie is. It's like the opening of Saving Private Ryan
mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or pretty much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat waiting
to see who will die. This is almost non stop action and when the action
does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller. I think this
movie probably gave me PTSD! I also noticed, and I almost never notice
this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of the best I've ever heard
in a theater. This movie is definitely one for the theater, in the
biggest screen with the best sound possible.
On 4/12/2024 5:49 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
What did you watch?
A 'How the Universe Works' rerun about dark matter and dark energy. >Basically we haven't got a clue what either one actually is.
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex
Garland. The movie is set in the near future where the United States is
at the end of a brutal civil war. The plot follows 4 journalist as the
make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an
interview with the President. I went in not knowing what to expect
other than it was getting great reviews. I was taken aback by just how
intense this movie is. It's like the opening of Saving Private Ryan
mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or pretty
much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat waiting
to see who will die. This is almost non stop action and when the action
does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller. I think this
movie probably gave me PTSD! I also noticed, and I almost never notice
this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of the best I've ever heard
in a theater. This movie is definitely one for the theater, in the
biggest screen with the best sound possible.
Didn't realize this was out now. Thanks.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
What did you watch?
Hey, thanks for asking!
ARGYLE.
The first thing I found on Apple TV that they didn't make me pay all the
cart for. It looks silly and interesting and potentially fun, and I set it >aside to watch another time when I was't about to fall asleep.
On Apr 12, 2024 at 10:12:56 AM PDT, "Arthur Lipscomb" <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
On 4/12/2024 7:28 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 4/12/2024 5:49 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
A 'How the Universe Works' rerun about dark matter and dark energy.
What did you watch?
Basically we haven't got a clue what either one actually is.
Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex
Garland. The movie is set in the near future where the United States is
at the end of a brutal civil war. The plot follows 4 journalist as the
make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an
interview with the President. I went in not knowing what to expect
other than it was getting great reviews. I was taken aback by just how
intense this movie is. It's like the opening of Saving Private Ryan
mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or pretty
much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat waiting
to see who will die. This is almost non stop action and when the action
does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller. I think this
movie probably gave me PTSD! I also noticed, and I almost never notice
this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of the best I've ever heard
in a theater. This movie is definitely one for the theater, in the
biggest screen with the best sound possible.
Saw this last night. It was a lot better than I was expecting, especially given the protagonists were journalists. I was expecting long preachy monologues about 'progressive' politics. There was literally none of that in this movie and it was quite a refreshing change.
It was also a lot more action-oriented than I expected. I figured there'd be a
few action set pieces but not the constant barrage from one scene to the next.
In the scene with the soldiers burying the bodies in a mass grave, couldn't figure out why Dunst didn't just tell her husband to let them all go or he'd be sleeping on the couch for a long time.
It's still weird seeing Ron Swanson as the head of the entire massive United States bureaucracy.
As for the ending, it was all very exciting and all, but completely unrealistic.
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