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GregB · 2012-07-02T16:06:34.000Z

CLWheeljack:

What I liked about Chasing Ghosts is that because it had the group of people to focus on, it felt more like it was telling a specific story, and its good luck that there was really a lot of story to tell. I also loved how differently each of their lives turned out. It just an amazing cross section of the weird variety life can have.

Special When Lit just felt like another documentary to me, it didn’t have any kind of special hook to draw me in. But as you said, it totally did what it set out to do.

Chasing Ghosts was worth it alone for the part where Captain Awesome explains how Missile Command is a more macho game than Pac-Man.

Jag · 2012-07-05T15:02:16.000Z

Immortals is on streaming. Any good?

Houngan · 2012-07-05T15:37:38.000Z

Jag:

Immortals is on streaming. Any good?

Meh. I can’t really recommend it unless you are a huge fan of 300-style melodrama and action. Considerably less action, at that.

malkav11 · 2012-07-05T15:59:56.000Z

Jag:

Immortals is on streaming. Any good?

No, but it’s super-pretty.

And while it evokes 300 pretty strongly in a lot of ways, I think it’s a better movie. Which is not saying much because I thought 300 was utterly terrible.

Houngan · 2012-07-05T16:04:48.000Z

malkav11:

No, but it’s super-pretty.

And while it evokes 300 pretty strongly in a lot of ways, I think it’s a better movie. Which is not saying much because I thought 300 was utterly terrible.

It had the Matrix thing going for it, in that it was the first movie of its particular type (stylistic beefcake combat slowmo drama.) Immortals is the second, and while I do actually kinda dig the depiction of the Gods in action until the final battle, it just has no luster.

ReptileHouse · 2012-07-05T16:12:56.000Z

Jupiter Jones:

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles : Extremely watchable doc from 2011.

Watched this last night and quite enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation.

Felt it went on a bit long towards the end, but overall, pretty well done and entertaining.

Stepsongrapes · 2012-07-05T17:33:18.000Z

malkav11:

No, but it’s super-pretty.

And while it evokes 300 pretty strongly in a lot of ways, I think it’s a better movie. Which is not saying much because I thought 300 was utterly terrible.

I thought 300 was way, way better than Immortals. Immortals is derivative and the plot is downright idiotic and full of crazy holes. A lot of bad things can be said of 300, but it was at least clear, innovative in some ways, and action-packed.

malkav11 · 2012-07-05T17:46:18.000Z

Stepsongrapes:

I thought 300 was way, way better than Immortals. Immortals is derivative and the plot is downright idiotic and full of crazy holes. A lot of bad things can be said of 300, but it was at least clear, innovative in some ways, and action-packed.

300 is dumber than a sack of hammers. Immortals is too, of course, but at least it has a really killer sense of visual style and some mildly interesting supernatural battles.

Houngan · 2012-07-05T18:34:26.000Z

malkav11:

300 is dumber than a sack of hammers. Immortals is too, of course, but at least it has a really killer sense of visual style and some mildly interesting supernatural battles.

I dunno, all I remember about is mud and rock and brown, except for the gods. It sits in my memory like a Quake level.

Also: I didn’t care for the depiction of the Titans.

Edit: Since I’m frequently incredibly wrong about things I remember I started watching it again. In the first ten minutes there are literally no other colors than white/gray/black, reds, and gold. I think my memory is correct, blue, yellow, green, and purple make no appearance in this film.

malkav11 · 2012-07-05T18:47:53.000Z

I’ll take Tarsem for visuals over Zack Snyder any old day. I think The Fall is probably the only actually good movie he’s made, whereas Snyder’s done a couple, but he knows how to make things striking and pretty. At least for my tastes. Also, Immortals has Mickey Rourke chewing the scenery as King Hyperion. He’s wasted, of course, but he still brings a certain something to the proceedings.

Anyway. That’s about enough arguing over the relative merits of bad movies for me.

Houngan · 2012-07-05T18:51:39.000Z

malkav11:

I’ll take Tarsem for visuals over Zack Snyder any old day. I think The Fall is probably the only actually good movie he’s made, whereas Snyder’s done a couple, but he knows how to make things striking and pretty. At least for my tastes. Also, Immortals has Mickey Rourke chewing the scenery as King Hyperion. He’s wasted, of course, but he still brings a certain something to the proceedings.

Anyway. That’s about enough arguing over the relative merits of bad movies for me.

Edit: I’m backing this whole thing out, I forgot there’s a proto-minotaur story involved. Still, they’re playing fast and loose with mythology.

double edit: Now I’m watching the damned thing again, and they animated a left-handed bow instead of right-handed as the character is drawing it. How do I get a job in Hollywood as a “guy who knows about these things?”

malkav11 · 2012-07-05T18:58:56.000Z

Houngan:

Edit: I’m backing this whole thing out, I forgot there’s a proto-minotaur story involved. Still, they’re playing fast and loose with mythology.

Well, yeah. Honestly, I’m not sure what the point of involving the real mythology at all was, but it’s not like it had a coherent script.

And no hard feelings are involved. I just feel kind of silly arguing about whether one bad movie is better than another when they’re both pretty bad. :)

tomchick · 2012-07-05T19:28:15.000Z

You guys should see that movie Minotaur, in which Tom Hardy fights a minotaur.

-Tom

Houngan · 2012-07-05T19:37:08.000Z

Tom Chick:

You guys should see that movie Minotaur, in which Tom Hardy fights a minotaur.
-Tom

Does he have a proper-handed bow? These things matter.

ElGuapo · 2012-07-13T09:16:21.000Z

Recommend Goon, starring Sean William Scott. It’s about what you’d expect with some great fights and some pretty decent hockey action. The part that made it watchable is that instead of a real goon, Scott plays a really nice guy who just happens to be dumb as a brick and absolutely tough. A nice film about what it means to be on a team and respect the team, as well.

Not a spoiler per se, but I love the scene where another guy spits on the seal of the team on the locker room floor and he gets on his hands and knees, silently, to wipe it up.

Omniscia · 2012-07-13T12:55:59.000Z

How does it compare to Slap Shot?

forgeforsaken · 2012-07-13T18:34:00.000Z

Omniscia:

How does it compare to Slap Shot?

It’s the best hockey movie since it.

Rock8man · 2012-07-15T23:12:38.000Z

Netflix just got updated with new episodes of Breaking Bad (Season 4) and Louie (Season 3, I think, I haven’t checked yet).

ElGuapo · 2012-07-16T08:00:42.000Z

Breaking Bad yes, Louie no. False alarm with their “Recently Updated” banners.

Rock8man · 2012-07-16T08:43:34.000Z

Yeah, sorry. I was watching both yesterday, and last night they both suddenly had the “New Episodes” tag on them. I checked Breaking Bad to make sure, but didn’t double check on Louie.