• Re: What Did You Watch? 2026-01-01 (Thursday)

    From Adam H. Kerman@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jan 3 20:57:15 2026
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Soylent Green (blu-ray) 1973 movie starring Charlton Heston as a
    detective, in the future year of 2022, who is investigating the murder
    of a CEO who was murdered before he could reveal the secret behind the >world's main food supply. I watched with a commentary by the movie's >director and female lead.

    This was Edward G. Robinson's final major role, and he goes out on a
    high note. This movie has memorable individual scenes but isn't a good
    movie as a whole. I don't find all of it entertaining.

    Zardoz (blu-ray) 1974 movie starring Sean Connery as a...how to describe >him...savage killer living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. He and his >tribe worship a floating head called Zardoz. At the start of the movie >Connery sneaks into the head and kills the man behind the curtain, then
    he is taken to a futuristic society run by immortals who keep Connery
    around as an amusement. However, this has all been part of a plan and >Connery is secretly plotting to kill them all. I've watched this movie
    a few times over the years, and generally found it mediocre, but I think
    I liked it a lot more on this viewing. I think the commentary which I
    heard for the first time helped a lot. While this is not the first time
    I watched in the proper 2.35:1 aspect ratio and unedited, this time I
    was paying closer attention thanks to the commentary and appreciated it
    more as little details were pointed out.

    I find this movie unwatchable. I've never made it to the end.

    A Boy and his dog (blu-ray) 1975 movie. . .

    I keep meaning to watch this but after all these decades I never have.

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  • From shawn@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jan 3 17:02:01 2026
    On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 20:57:15 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Soylent Green (blu-ray) 1973 movie starring Charlton Heston as a >>detective, in the future year of 2022, who is investigating the murder
    of a CEO who was murdered before he could reveal the secret behind the >>world's main food supply. I watched with a commentary by the movie's >>director and female lead.

    Good movie.

    This was Edward G. Robinson's final major role, and he goes out on a
    high note. This movie has memorable individual scenes but isn't a good
    movie as a whole. I don't find all of it entertaining.

    Zardoz (blu-ray) 1974 movie starring Sean Connery as a...how to describe >>him...savage killer living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. He and his >>tribe worship a floating head called Zardoz. At the start of the movie >>Connery sneaks into the head and kills the man behind the curtain, then
    he is taken to a futuristic society run by immortals who keep Connery >>around as an amusement. However, this has all been part of a plan and >>Connery is secretly plotting to kill them all. I've watched this movie
    a few times over the years, and generally found it mediocre, but I think
    I liked it a lot more on this viewing. I think the commentary which I >>heard for the first time helped a lot. While this is not the first time
    I watched in the proper 2.35:1 aspect ratio and unedited, this time I
    was paying closer attention thanks to the commentary and appreciated it >>more as little details were pointed out.

    I find this movie unwatchable. I've never made it to the end.

    I think I've tried to watch it but never got far.

    A Boy and his dog (blu-ray) 1975 movie. . .

    I keep meaning to watch this but after all these decades I never have.

    And now you can watch it for free!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQRg11HvfJU

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