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[Redondo]

Just finished all 3 seasons of Lilyhammer

 

Quite predictable. Lacking in certain episodes and can be really far fetched.

 

But writers did a good job keeping it going and tying all the craziness together. Had some good laughs along the way. Scenery was nice to see since I live in  the desert.

[JAHV76]

I watched from From Dusk to Dawn with my son yesterday. Keitel and Clooney are classic in that movie.

Edited March 14, 2016 by JAHV76

[mrwicked]

I watched from From Dusk to Dawn with my son yesterday. Keitel and Clooney are classic in that movie.

 

love dusk til dawn!

i put it on every other month or so after bar hopping or in the background while I'm cleaning.

the soundtrack is awesome too.

but the Satanico Pandemonium scene always needs your full attention.

 

[eaterfan]

Just watched Silicon Valley seasons one and two. It's very enjoyable and pretty funny. The only criticism I have of it is that it's a little like entourage. Things are going according to plan, something goes wrong, deus ex machina, problem solved.

[Jay]

X-Files mini series

 

Started off ok, then episode 3 was kind of eh...

 

the last 3 episodes were pretty solid, especially "Babylon"

 

epic cliff-hanger in the season finale

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Triple 9 - 3.5/5

I thought I posted this already, guess not. It was a good film, not great. I went in with high expectations but lowered them a bit with initial reviews. I saw it opening weekend and left somewhat satisfied yet knowing there was so much more that could have been. For me, its easily in the lower half of John Hillcoat's films. I had such high expectations for this at one point...I would recommend it, but don't expect a truly great crime drama ala Heat or Training Day. Lower your expectations and expect a Harsh Times type of film.

 

10 Cloverfield Lane - 4/5

I literally just got out of this film. I never saw the first Cloverfield; but I was told that it was not necessary for this film. The first 2/3 of the film were incredibly good. John Goodman was exceptional. The last 3rd of the film kind of lowered my score a bit but I still highly recommend it. Its a short film that flies by, as well.

 

The Town (alternate ending) - 4.25/5

I'm much more partial to the alternate ending to the Town. Its much more likable and believable, IMO. Spent yesterday watching two films with my Wife. She had never seen this film before. Still a damn good film.

 

Gone Baby Gone - 4/5

This is the other film I watched with my Wife yesterday. I guess it was a Ben Affleck kind of day? Damn! Should have watched Gigli! Solid solid film. I prefer Casey Affleck to his brother in terms of acting. I wonder when they'll make a movie together?

 

House of Cards: Season Four - 4/5

After season 3, my expectations were in the gutter. I felt the first two seasons were extremely solid and last year completely fell on its face. This season was much better than the third but also had moments where it fell on its face. With that said, I still enjoyed it. I really do hope Kevin Spacey gets some sort of accolade for his portrayal of President Underwood. He's such a phenomenal actor.

 

Now, bring on Daredevil season 2 this Friday!

Edited March 14, 2016 by Ducks_Make_Me_Drink

[Mark68]

Casey & Ben have acted in two movies together: Chasing Amy and Good Will Hunting.

 

Ben directed and co-wrote the screenplay for Gone Baby Gone, in which Casey played the role of Patrick.

 

Gone Baby Gone - 4/5

This is the other film I watched with my Wife yesterday. I guess it was a Ben Affleck kind of day? Damn! Should have watched Gigli! Solid solid film. I prefer Casey Affleck to his brother in terms of acting. I wonder when they'll make a movie together?

 

Edited March 14, 2016 by Mark68

[Ray McKigney]

Gone Baby Gone is a great movie. I greatly prefer Casey's acting to Ben's. Ben's a great director though.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I should have clarified a little better, I'd love to see them in an upcoming movie with similar dark tones to GBG or Town.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I got my tickets for Batman vs. Superman for the Saturday night of opening weekend. I'm excited.

[Brandon]

Triple 9 - 3.5/5

I thought I posted this already, guess not. It was a good film, not great. I went in with high expectations but lowered them a bit with initial reviews. I saw it opening weekend and left somewhat satisfied yet knowing there was so much more that could have been. For me, its easily in the lower half of John Hillcoat's films. I had such high expectations for this at one point...I would recommend it, but don't expect a truly great crime drama ala Heat or Training Day. Lower your expectations and expect a Harsh Times type of film.

 

10 Cloverfield Lane - 4/5

I literally just got out of this film. I never saw the first Cloverfield; but I was told that it was not necessary for this film. The first 2/3 of the film were incredibly good. John Goodman was exceptional. The last 3rd of the film kind of lowered my score a bit but I still highly recommend it. Its a short film that flies by, as well.

 

The Town (alternate ending) - 4.25/5

I'm much more partial to the alternate ending to the Town. Its much more likable and believable, IMO. Spent yesterday watching two films with my Wife. She had never seen this film before. Still a damn good film.

 

Gone Baby Gone - 4/5

This is the other film I watched with my Wife yesterday. I guess it was a Ben Affleck kind of day? Damn! Should have watched Gigli! Solid solid film. I prefer Casey Affleck to his brother in terms of acting. I wonder when they'll make a movie together?

 

House of Cards: Season Four - 4/5

After season 3, my expectations were in the gutter. I felt the first two seasons were extremely solid and last year completely fell on its face. This season was much better than the third but also had moments where it fell on its face. With that said, I still enjoyed it. I really do hope Kevin Spacey gets some sort of accolade for his portrayal of President Underwood. He's such a phenomenal actor.

 

Now, bring on Daredevil season 2 this Friday!

 

Pretty solid reviews.

 

I thought you copied and pasted my review for Triple 9 at first. Spot on....I feel like they left some on the table or could have made some tweaks that had this be at the Town/Heat level.

 

Haven't seen Gone Baby Gone in a while, but that movie is awesome. One of the few that every viewing had me talk about it with the person I watched it with. 

 

Haven't seen Cloverfield 10 and not into that genre, but the reviews are pretty solid.

 

The Town is probably my favorite movie, definitely one that I've watched the most. I've seen the alternate ending on Youtube because I can't find the collectors edition with the alternate endings. The only movie I have two copies of.....reg and blu-ray.

 

House of Cards 4 was similar for me. Really well done and a solid boost after season 3.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Pretty solid reviews.

 

I thought you copied and pasted my review for Triple 9 at first. Spot on....I feel like they left some on the table or could have made some tweaks that had this be at the Town/Heat level.

 

Haven't seen Gone Baby Gone in a while, but that movie is awesome. One of the few that every viewing had me talk about it with the person I watched it with. 

 

Haven't seen Cloverfield 10 and not into that genre, but the reviews are pretty solid.

 

The Town is probably my favorite movie, definitely one that I've watched the most. I've seen the alternate ending on Youtube because I can't find the collectors edition with the alternate endings. The only movie I have two copies of.....reg and blu-ray.

 

House of Cards 4 was similar for me. Really well done and a solid boost after season 3.

 

I have two copies of The Town on blu ray because I have issues. Do you ever visit bluray.com ?

 

I saw 10 CL based off of a few friends reviews. That really isn't my genre either, but I really enjoyed it. 

[Brandon]

No, I actually stopped buying movies a long time ago because I just got tired of the clutter. But The Town was on HBO or one of the movie channels pretty consistently about a couple months back and aside from already having watched it so many times (one of the few movies in my life I've seen multiple times while it was in theaters), I decided to grab the blu-ray one day at Target knowing I'd at least watch it. I think the blu-ray version is called the collectors edition and that's how I found out there is an ultimate collectors edition with a bit more behind the scenes stuff and the alternate ending.

 

After I posted I looked up the movie again and agree with the reviews that I saw. Just a perfectly paced movie, solid character development, and the perfect mix with the drama/action/romance, and one of my favorite soundtracks....the score is just top notch (the track that plays during the main heist is one of the best and perfect songs for a scene) and it even has a great Ray LaMontagne song play during the credits.

 

I'm always watching crime flicks and own a bunch of these on the scroll bar, but wanted to give a viewing to some of these....mainly the older ones or foreign films:

 

best crime movies

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

X-Files mini series

 

Started off ok, then episode 3 was kind of eh...

 

the last 3 episodes were pretty solid, especially "Babylon"

 

epic cliff-hanger in the season finale

 

Overall I liked the miniseries and will definitely watch next season.  As far as episode 3 goes it was completely out of left field and corny which is in line with some of the episodes they had from the original seasons.  Every now and then they seemed to have fun with an over the top episode that had nothing to do with the overall plot line and episode 3 seemed to fit that perfectly.    

[Angel Dog and Beer]

I was excited to hear of the X-Files mini series, but thought episode 1 was a serious letdown. Terrible acting (Scully is good though) and corny dialogue, but the storyline seemed interesting enough. I just haven't had the interest to getting around to watch the remainder. Good to hear that it gets somewhat better, that gives me hope. 

[mrwicked]

i never saw the town. sounds like i need to finally check it out. my cuter half loves it too.

[Lou]

Bosch season 2 is out now on amazon. Gotta find time to watch it with my wife.

Never even heard of the show.

[Lou]

House of Cards S4 was great. Much better than S3, obviously.

I disagree with whoever said it ended a the wrong time.

[Sam Sanchez]

If you enjoy The Town and feel like checking out an older 70s movie...would recommend checking out The Friends of Eddie Coyle starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle. Pretty clearly one or the inspirations for The Town.

[Brandon]

But do they wear nun masks?

[NrM]

House of Cards S4 was great. Much better than S3, obviously.

I disagree with whoever said it ended a the wrong time.

I just didn't like how it ended on a huge cliffhanger. Should've scrapped some of the filler side stories that no one cares about and wrapped things up better. There are a lot questions left unanswered headed into s5, which is probably what they were aiming for.

 

Overall great season though. I'm just nitpicking.

Edited March 16, 2016 by Mr. Meeseeks

[Brandon]

Uh, yeah. They already announced there was going to be a season 5. Every season has been a "cliffhanger", so no different.

 

The only thing different is nothing will be as badass as a season ender where a dude knocks on his desk twice. Oh, and when Frank does his solo camera talks someone else is in it.

 

The only thing I didn't like of the season (and this goes for any show) is the dream sequence/hallucinogen type stuff. Seemed random and thrown in. 

[Tank]

Indiana Jones 5 is coming your way in July, 2019. Ford and Speilberg both set to return.

This will either be a really fun conclusion to the series (Ford is 74 right now) or it'll really blow.

[JAHV76]

Jones probably gets knocked off by his now turned evil son

[Amazing Larry]

This will either be a really fun conclusion to the series (Ford is 74 right now) or it'll really blow.

 

I'm going with the latter.