• What Did You Watch? 2026-07-10 (Friday)

    From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jul 11 04:30:41 2026
    I watched:

    A Gay Cruise Went To The Middle East. It Went Poorly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APDcRWvENj8
    [Ha-HA! (a la Nelson) What did these people expect?]

    Inmate To Roommate Is A Wild Show
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA6UOkppVa8

    IT'S ABOUT SENDING A MESSAGE ? The Odyssey Hypocrisy EXPLAINED, John
    Campea Virtue Signaling CRINGE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6tVBXO441k
    [Who the hell is Joihn Campea? He sounds like an alias of Moviepig.]

    Victor Davis Hanson: Graham Platner Threw a Wrench in the Democrats?
    Playbook. Can They Recover?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZyemrI8Z-o

    What did you watch?

    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.


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  • From Ian J. Ball@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jul 11 13:13:13 2026
    On 7/11/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    What did you watch?

    OK, on Friday, I watched:

    WC soccer - Disappointing.

    soaps - DOOL - IIRC, Stephanie originally dumped Alex because he messed
    with her phone, yeah?! Well, Stephanie, having forgotten her own
    history, deletes an important voice mail from Joy off Alex's phone -
    What are the odds she gets away with this one?! BoosterBrady kind of
    figures out that EJ must be messing with the test results (but doesn't
    suggest they out-source follow-up tests?!).
    GH - Lizzie keeps poking her nose into Willow's/Nina's sh*t - Jack
    Brennan covers for them, but who long can they keep Lizzie off the
    trail. Chase confronts Brook Lynn about framing Willow, and she stupidly
    cops to it - these two are probably through now! Awful Lulu confronts
    Carly, and for once I was on Carly's side - I don't know how Carly
    managed to restrain herself from punching the bitch! Josslyn sets up
    Valentin to reunite with Anna, figuring that ultimately that will break Valentin and Carly up.

    They Will Kill You (HBO Max) - A flick I think even BTR might like!
    Arthur is correct - this 2026 horror-comedy(?) is thematically very,
    very similar to "Ready or Not" (esp. RoN 2). I wondered if maybe this
    was based off a graphic novel or something that predated "Ready or Not",
    but it doesn't seem to be. (So, yeah! They must have ripped RoN off!)
    All that said, I actually enjoyed this quite a bit more than "Ready
    or Not 2". It's not that "Ready or Not 2" is "bad" - it's not. It's just
    that I thought "They Will Kill You" was more enjoyable (and delivered
    with better "flair"), despite having a very similar storyline to "Ready
    or Not 2".
    Gist: Ex-con Zazie Beetz (from "Deadpool 2", among other things),
    who abandoned her younger sister after shooting their abusive father,
    tracks the now-adult sister (Myha'la, from "Industry" and "Bodies Bodies Bodies") to a strange building in New York (that immediately gives off "Satanic cult" vibes!!).
    Well, go with the vibes!
    Soon enough, the ex-con is fighting for her life as some of the
    denizens of the hotel (including Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette
    as the head of housekeeping!) try to abduct and/or kill(?) her.
    I will say this, some of the (action) sequences in this are on par
    with "John Wick"-level stunt work, so kudos for that!
    Anyway, this was enjoyable (if pretty darn gory!) romp.
    IJB says "Check it out!"



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  • From Ian J. Ball@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jul 11 13:25:54 2026
    On 7/11/26 1:13 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    What did you watch?

    OK, on Friday, I watched:

    Forgot one thing:

    The Night Everything Changed (LMN) - This was probably a little better
    than I was expecting.
    Gist: Daughter (and her boyfriend) go missing, and her mom (and the
    dad, who the mom divorced) goes searching for them, along with the
    police. But it's clear that the daughter's "friends" know more about
    what happened than they are letting on.
    Still, this was one of those movies that felt like they ran out of screentime, so I felt that the movie's ending was abrupt and not fully complete or satisfying.



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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jul 11 13:46:25 2026
    On 7/11/2026 1:13 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    What did you watch?

    OK, on Friday, I watched:

    WC soccer - Disappointing.

    soaps - DOOL - IIRC, Stephanie originally dumped Alex because he messed
    with her phone, yeah?! Well, Stephanie, having forgotten her own
    history, deletes an important voice mail from Joy off Alex's phone -
    What are the odds she gets away with this one?! BoosterBrady kind of
    figures out that EJ must be messing with the test results (but doesn't suggest they out-source follow-up tests?!).
    ÿÿ GH - Lizzie keeps poking her nose into Willow's/Nina's sh*t - Jack Brennan covers for them, but who long can they keep Lizzie off the
    trail. Chase confronts Brook Lynn about framing Willow, and she stupidly cops to it - these two are probably through now! Awful Lulu confronts
    Carly, and for once I was on Carly's side - I don't know how Carly
    managed to restrain herself from punching the bitch! Josslyn sets up Valentin to reunite with Anna, figuring that ultimately that will break Valentin and Carly up.

    They Will Kill You (HBO Max) - A flick I think even BTR might like!
    ÿÿ Arthur is correct - this 2026 horror-comedy(?) is thematically very, very similar to "Ready or Not" (esp. RoN 2). I wondered if maybe this
    was based off a graphic novel or something that predated "Ready or Not",
    but it doesn't seem to be. (So, yeah! They must have ripped RoN off!)
    ÿÿ All that said, I actually enjoyed this quite a bit more than "Ready
    or Not 2". It's not that "Ready or Not 2" is "bad" - it's not. It's just that I thought "They Will Kill You" was more enjoyable (and delivered
    with better "flair"), despite having a very similar storyline to "Ready
    or Not 2".
    ÿÿ Gist: Ex-con Zazie Beetz (from "Deadpool 2", among other things),
    who abandoned her younger sister after shooting their abusive father,
    tracks the now-adult sister (Myha'la, from "Industry" and "Bodies Bodies Bodies") to a strange building in New York (that immediately gives off "Satanic cult" vibes!!).
    ÿÿ Well, go with the vibes!
    ÿÿ Soon enough, the ex-con is fighting for her life as some of the
    denizens of the hotel (including Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette
    as the head of housekeeping!) try to abduct and/or kill(?) her.
    ÿÿ I will say this, some of the (action) sequences in this are on par
    with "John Wick"-level stunt work, so kudos for that!
    ÿÿ Anyway, this was enjoyable (if pretty darn gory!) romp.
    ÿÿ IJB says "Check it out!"




    This is a two day catch up. I recently watched:


    Memento (blu-ray) 2000 movie written and directed by Christopher Nolan, staring Guy Pearce as a man with a form of amnesia that allows him to
    remember his past self, but not make new permanent memories. Pearce
    sets out on a vengeance fueled crime spree to track down and kill the
    man who did this to him. But even if he succeeds, will he remember?
    The movie is told in a reverse order that shows the outcome of events
    before showing the cause. The movie holds up well enough.


    Evil Dead Burn (theatrical) Sixth entry in the Evil Dead franchise.
    Although it is directly connected to all the movies in the franchise,
    this one more closely follows the events of 2013's "Evil Dead" and
    2023's "Evil Dead Rise." This time around the dead who happen to be
    evil aren't waiting around for anyone to say an incantation or play a recording of one. The dead who happen to be evil are on the warpath
    against a specific family who are standing in their way. This is an
    excellent entry in the franchise, and like the last two, it drops all
    humor and replaces it with hard core gore and violence. I think I spent
    half the movie with my eyes closed. This one also breaks a couple of
    taboos that even the hardest of hard-core horror movies usually won't break.

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jul 11 21:06:51 2026
    On Jul 11, 2026 at 1:46:25 PM PDT, "Arthur Lipscomb" <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    On 7/11/2026 1:13 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    What did you watch?

    OK, on Friday, I watched:

    They Will Kill You (HBO Max) - A flick I think even BTR might like!
    ÿÿ Arthur is correct - this 2026 horror-comedy(?) is thematically very, >> very similar to "Ready or Not" (esp. RoN 2). I wondered if maybe this
    was based off a graphic novel or something that predated "Ready or Not", >> but it doesn't seem to be. (So, yeah! They must have ripped RoN off!)
    ÿÿ All that said, I actually enjoyed this quite a bit more than "Ready
    or Not 2". It's not that "Ready or Not 2" is "bad" - it's not. It's just >> that I thought "They Will Kill You" was more enjoyable (and delivered
    with better "flair"), despite having a very similar storyline to "Ready
    or Not 2".
    ÿÿ Gist: Ex-con Zazie Beetz (from "Deadpool 2", among other things),
    who abandoned her younger sister after shooting their abusive father,
    tracks the now-adult sister (Myha'la, from "Industry" and "Bodies Bodies >> Bodies") to a strange building in New York (that immediately gives off
    "Satanic cult" vibes!!).
    ÿÿ Well, go with the vibes!
    ÿÿ Soon enough, the ex-con is fighting for her life as some of the
    denizens of the hotel (including Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette
    as the head of housekeeping!) try to abduct and/or kill(?) her.
    ÿÿ I will say this, some of the (action) sequences in this are on par
    with "John Wick"-level stunt work, so kudos for that!
    ÿÿ Anyway, this was enjoyable (if pretty darn gory!) romp.
    ÿÿ IJB says "Check it out!"

    BTR-Bob will indeed check it out.

    Evil Dead Burn (theatrical) Sixth entry in the Evil Dead franchise.
    Although it is directly connected to all the movies in the franchise,
    this one more closely follows the events of 2013's "Evil Dead" and
    2023's "Evil Dead Rise." This time around the dead who happen to be
    evil aren't waiting around for anyone to say an incantation or play a recording of one. The dead who happen to be evil are on the warpath
    against a specific family who are standing in their way. This is an excellent entry in the franchise, and like the last two, it drops all
    humor and replaces it with hard core gore and violence. I think I spent half the movie with my eyes closed. This one also breaks a couple of
    taboos that even the hardest of hard-core horror movies usually won't break.

    Cool. I saw the poster for this the other day. I may have to go to the movies next week.



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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jul 12 16:13:27 2026
    On 7/11/2026 1:25 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:13 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    What did you watch?

    OK, on Friday, I watched:

    Forgot one thing:

    The Night Everything Changed (LMN) - This was probably a little better
    than I was expecting.
    ÿÿ Gist: Daughter (and her boyfriend) go missing, and her mom (and the
    dad, who the mom divorced) goes searching for them, along with the
    police.

    The police were helpful? I thought this was a lifetime movie.

    But it's clear that the daughter's "friends" know more about
    what happened than they are letting on.

    Sounding a little close to current events.

    ÿÿ Still, this was one of those movies that felt like they ran out of screentime, so I felt that the movie's ending was abrupt and not fully complete or satisfying.




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  • From Ian J. Ball@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jul 12 19:43:04 2026
    On 7/12/26 4:13 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:

    On 7/11/2026 1:25 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:13 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 7/11/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    What did you watch?

    OK, on Friday, I watched:

    Forgot one thing:

    The Night Everything Changed (LMN) - This was probably a little better
    than I was expecting.
    ÿÿÿ Gist: Daughter (and her boyfriend) go missing, and her mom (and
    the dad, who the mom divorced) goes searching for them, along with the
    police.

    The police were helpful?ÿ I thought this was a lifetime movie.

    Mostly, no - it is a Lifetime movie!

    But the cops weren't as outright counter-productive here as they are in
    some of the Lifetime flicks.

    But it's clear that the daughter's "friends" know more about
    what happened than they are letting on.

    Sounding a little close to current events.

    ÿÿÿ Still, this was one of those movies that felt like they ran out of
    screentime, so I felt that the movie's ending was abrupt and not fully
    complete or satisfying.



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