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The Spy is really good so far. It's been awhile since the last Jew sympathy flick and this one tells more of the story than I've previously experienced. There's also some cringey tension in a good way.
 
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I started watching The Bodyguard and man it's really fucking good. Give the first episode 30 minutes and it will likely have you hooked.
 
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Conefed said:
I didn't give it much a chance, but it started old and stale and lacking promise.
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I gave it more of a chance. I didn't finish it, but I didn't turn it off in disgust either.

It was just very odd. It's very ODD. In a way I respect that and it is 100% political commentary.

His main point seems to be "Hey, guys. Did you notice? EVERYONE IS FULL OF SHIT". It's not that I disagree...

I think, without having watched the back half, that I got exactly what he was going to be talking about in the first 10 minutes. He made his point in the first twenty. And there were a few witticisms in there... but, and I don't mean this in a bad way, it was kind of like watching a guy rant at a bar.

It felt more like attending the lecture of a visiting guest speaker than a show. Which again isn't an insult or intended to be.

Very odd.

If you consider his fanbase is aging new york blueish collar liberals (which is something that I just assume... fuck if I know, but it would make sense for a new york comic) then that hour is probably about as hard as he can possibly go without being MegaFamouse like Burr, Fansy, or Chapelle.
 
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iannis said:
I gave it more of a chance. I didn't finish it, but I didn't turn it off in disgust either.

It was just very odd. It's very ODD. In a way I respect that and it is 100% political commentary.

His main point seems to be "Hey, guys. Did you notice? EVERYONE IS FULL OF SHIT". It's not that I disagree...

I think, without having watched the back half, that I got exactly what he was going to be talking about in the first 10 minutes. He made his point in the first twenty. And there were a few witticisms in there... but, and I don't mean this in a bad way, it was kind of like watching a guy rant at a bar.

It felt more like attending the lecture of a visiting guest speaker than a show. Which again isn't an insult or intended to be.

Very odd.

If you consider his fanbase is aging new york blueish collar liberals (which is something that I just assume... fuck if I know, but it would make sense for a new york comic) then that hour is probably about as hard as he can possibly go without being MegaFamouse like Burr, Fansy, or Chapelle.
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Your review jogged more memory and I agree. In the short span that I saw, I figured it would be more of the same. I could see what he was saying, but it lacked luster and wasn't well executed. It was the same Colin Quin but aged and tired and unnuanced with content that had base-level yet also unbalanced observations. It was basically old uncle humor.
He was essentially anti-Bill Burr, not only in execution but content. Where Burr looks at the underside of majority, Quin looked at arcs of the majority. Roughly equivalent to a Greta joke. Where Burr leads, sets up, and then subverts/pays off; Quin drags through like he crashed in the desert and is stumbling his way out.
 
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Conefed said:
The Spy is really good so far. It's been awhile since the last Jew sympathy flick and this one tells more of the story than I've previously experienced. There's also some cringey tension in a good way.
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I'm on episode 6 of this and it's pretty good. Cohen doesn't really do a lot of serious roles so this is different but he's very good in this. Also learned some stuff as I didn't know much of the politics of 1960's Syria and the rise of the Ba'ath.
 
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I'm on episode 6 of this and it's pretty good. Cohen doesn't really do a lot of serious roles so this is different but he's very good in this. Also learned some stuff as I didn't know much of the politics of 1960's Syria and the rise of the Ba'ath.
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Just finished it. There's some forced name dropping, like really out of place almost like they were directed to emphasize.
But it was good.
 
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Between two Ferns - the Movie wasn't too bad. First 45 mins is really funny, then it kinda sucks till the end. The post credits outtakes is hilarious though.
 
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Caliane said:
yeah, I was probably overselling it, and was going to amend to be a bit more reasonable. But I went in blind with low expectations and was super impressed. 8/10 is probably more reasonable. Its like a SkyHigh, x10 better then it has any right to be.

If you need a palette cleanser after I-Land, Another life, etc... (i watched white chamber just before it. skip that one too.)
Sick and tired of poorly written pos, with horrible, and unlikable characters, plot contrivances, and constant nonsense? give this one a shot.


I think the ending works best as is. Any more, and would ruin it. Their budget couldn't afford it, and it would strip any mystery.
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wait, what Sky High are we talking about here?
 
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Conefed said:
The Spy is really good so far. It's been awhile since the last Jew sympathy flick and this one tells more of the story than I've previously experienced. There's also some cringey tension in a good way.
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Cohen impressed me in this. I dont recall seeing him in anything serious and I had apprehensions. He wasnt Oscar material, but he did a decent job.
 
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I feel like I just watched the entire movie. Why the fuck is that trailer that long? 3:17?!
 
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Unfortunately I burned Hereditary and Midsommar before October started and am short on good Horror / Horror’ish movies for this year. So, looking for recommendations. The only thing I’m not reallay in to is torture porn. Just got tired of it, but could probably revisit the original Saw. The Endless and Resolution were good, though not reallily horror or scary. The VVitch was good. Hmmm... maybe I’ll just go old school and dive in to some Hellraiser or Phantasm.
 
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A few horror/thriller movies I caught on Netflix for spooktober.

Creeped out season 2. this is a fairly weak Canadian attempt to do an "are you afraid of the dark/goosebumps". for kids. mostly lame. S2 was much better then s1, though. 7/10.
In the Tall grass. The best of the bunch. Basically, someone remade The Reeds. 7/10
Terrifier. Terrible campy slasher. Just an excuse for some tits, and great makeup/gore effects. but, bad acting, retarded plot/storyline, just a goreporn snuff film in the end. 4/10
Welcome to Willits. campy, stupid slasher. coked out hick kills teens who he thinks are aliens. 3/10
A.M.I. a black mirror episode made into a movie. average at best. 5/10.
Lifechanger. ok I guess. Skinwalker is obsessed with a girl. 6/10.
Marianne:s1. pretty decent. unlikable lead. Some decent creeping dread/lore. CGI effects when shit finally hits the fan is a bit silly looking. 7/10.
Deathhouse. I guess this was supposed to be some horror movie actor great get together. Movie is a total trainwreck though. 3/10.
A haunting at silver falls:the return. a mess. 2/10
The Heretics. decent. 7/10.
Head count. decent. 7.5/10.

Def more of a list of, what to not waste your time with.. a few ok ones. Nothing, must watch.

you watch The Ritual yet? thats still on netflix stream.
Honeymoon (2014iirc is the correct one) is great. not sure if its on streaming though.
 
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Caliane said:
A few horror/thriller movies I caught on Netflix for spooktober.

Creeped out season 2. this is a fairly weak Canadian attempt to do an "are you afraid of the dark/goosebumps". for kids. mostly lame. S2 was much better then s1, though. 7/10.
In the Tall grass. The best of the bunch. Basically, someone remade The Reeds. 7/10
Terrifier. Terrible campy slasher. Just an excuse for some tits, and great makeup/gore effects. but, bad acting, retarded plot/storyline, just a goreporn snuff film in the end. 4/10
Welcome to Willits. campy, stupid slasher. coked out hick kills teens who he thinks are aliens. 3/10
A.M.I. a black mirror episode made into a movie. average at best. 5/10.
Lifechanger. ok I guess. Skinwalker is obsessed with a girl. 6/10.
Marianne:s1. pretty decent. unlikable lead. Some decent creeping dread/lore. CGI effects when shit finally hits the fan is a bit silly looking. 7/10.
Deathhouse. I guess this was supposed to be some horror movie actor great get together. Movie is a total trainwreck though. 4/10.
A haunting at silver falls:the return. a mess. 3/10
The Heretics. decent. 7/10.
Head count. decent. 7.5/10.

Def more of a list of, what to not waste your time with.. a few ok ones. Nothing, must watch.

you watch The Ritual yet? thats still on netflix stream.
Honeymoon (2014iirc is the correct one) is great. not sure if its on streaming though.
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In the Tall Grass wasn't bad at all. Netlfix has a surprisingly good track record with Steven King adaptations between this, 1922 and Gerald's Game
 
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I second the Ritual and Honeymoon.

American Werewolf in London is on Amazon Prime.
 
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Look for anything from the A24 studio. I have not seen a single bad movie from them yet.
 
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Yeah Ritual was great. I’m actually pretty interested in the list Caliane Caliane as I do enjoy terrible movies. In the Tall Grass sounds good and The Reeds doesn’t sound familiar so those are two good possibilities. Good idea on just searching out a studio like A24, should be solid.
 
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