i thought i remembered some tossed off thing about the other guy leaving and the new guy showing up.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:08 (ten years ago) link
New terrible movie discovery of the weekend -- Solar Crisis!
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Solar_Crisis/60001494?locale=en-US
As I put it last night:
So back in 1990 a film called _Solar Crisis_ about blowing up a solar flare with an asteroid or something, filmed with a bunch of generoactors plus Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Charlton Heston and Jack Palance, was made for $55 million and barely released. But joy! It's on Netflix! It also pretty much predicted every last original movie SyFy has ever released, and includes a Salvation Army band of THE FUTURE playing in front of IXL Headquarters, located in Las Vegas. So, a documentary.
And it's ALMOST ILX as the evil company, so.
The Wikipedia details of the plot really don't do it justice. Palance essentially does a riff on Crazy Dennis Hopper in the Desert.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:10 (ten years ago) link
and obviously the wayans guy would have been nick's childhood friend too if he had stuck around. i just went with it. i'm used to that happening from pilot to first episode anyway.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
There was no explanation to what happened to old guy, that's why I was so baffled. At first I was like, is this supposed to be the same character, only they changed the actor, since I know that can sometimes happen in TV series.... But when it turned out the new guy's name and background were different to the old guy, I figured it must be a new character, the old character had just mysteriously disappeared.
― Tuomas, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:15 (ten years ago) link
no, they did have a line in the second episode about Coach (Wayans) having to move away blah blah blah
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Monday, 7 October 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
it does happen a lot-- I remember in the pilot episode of "Raising Hope" they had a cousin living at the house, then in the second episode they mention that the cousin joined a cult and moved away.
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Monday, 7 October 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
Don't Trust the B woman, as Jess's co-workers
― Nhex, Monday, 7 October 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
oh yeah, thanks for reminding me that i have to give The Mindy Project... another chance... for Adam Pally
― Nhex, Monday, 7 October 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
A character vanished after the Weeds pilot, banished offhandedly to "boarding school in Mexico". Happens all the time.
― i too went to college (silby), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
I guess no one has repped for Ice-T's doc the Art of Rap yet? It's surprisingly great. Just rappers talking about their craft and rapping acapella.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:12 (ten years ago) link
I've been waiting to see that, the stuff I'd read about sounded like it was going to be p cool
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link
more like the cart of crap
― balls, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:17 (ten years ago) link
Watched Crips and Bloods: Made in America the other day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4pP-1NWoA
It was decent. I watched an independent, very low-budget documentary on them a really long time ago on YouTube that was grittier and really placed you into their world. I forgot the name of it, but it was better.
I'll probably watch World's Most Dangerous Gangs next, which is about MS-13.
But I really want to see Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GY1H6tbnY
― c21m50nh3x460n, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:35 (ten years ago) link
wanna watch something with the kids tonight and i have a hard time finding stuff that i wanna watch and that they would like. we watched war games last week. that was fun.
― scott seward, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:55 (ten years ago) link
time bandits?
― ian, Friday, 11 October 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
looove time bandits
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:05 (ten years ago) link
def one of my fav movies as a kid and its still great
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:06 (ten years ago) link
yeah we watched that. its still the best.
― scott seward, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:08 (ten years ago) link
Goonies?
― c21m50nh3x460n, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link
Just finally watched The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. Amazing.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:39 (ten years ago) link
what about One Crazy Summer or Better Off Dead?
I've been on a Savage Steve kick, they sure are fun to revisit
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:48 (ten years ago) link
XP I KNOW RIGHT?? I had no idea.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:55 (ten years ago) link
better off dead is probably too dark for kids
― Nhex, Saturday, 12 October 2013 01:40 (ten years ago) link
we watched crappy animated things. and now the netflix won't work for some reason. cheapo computer animation can look sad. cute big-eyed animals don't look as cute. they get b-actors to do the voices. we watched a chinese-made kung fu rabbit thing and it was tom arnold and michael clarke duncan and napoleon dynamite and rebecca black!
― scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 01:47 (ten years ago) link
ohh I know the one you mean; I saw a trailer for that & it looked vv weird & creepy
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 October 2013 01:59 (ten years ago) link
Is that the one with the animals trying to give a very special environmental message to the humans?
― Moodles, Saturday, 12 October 2013 02:30 (ten years ago) link
nah, its just about a chinese rabbit who makes sweet cakes and how a dying monkey gives him the ultimate power of kung fu.
― scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 02:37 (ten years ago) link
netflix customer service thing:
http://imgur.com/e0LcT6J
― scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
lmao
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Saturday, 12 October 2013 08:27 (ten years ago) link
Haha awesome
― badg, Saturday, 12 October 2013 13:31 (ten years ago) link
That Panzram documentary was very good.
Watched the Tupac documentary Thug Angel, as well. I quite like it. It was really interesting that they kept comparing and contrasting the 17-year old 2pac with his older self through interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4v1zOq3cBE
― c21m50nh3x460n, Saturday, 12 October 2013 22:26 (ten years ago) link
tonight watching The Dunwich Horror.
― ian, Sunday, 13 October 2013 02:36 (ten years ago) link
Best title sequence ever.
― play on, El Chugadero, play on (Jon Lewis), Sunday, 13 October 2013 02:44 (ten years ago) link
Tried to watch Park Avenue (doc) but found it really obvious and elementary.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Sunday, 13 October 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
Took Ian's advice and watched Time Bandits this evening with my son. Still an enjoyable film.
― Moodles, Sunday, 13 October 2013 03:42 (ten years ago) link
watched Darkman last night holy shit worst film ever jesus christ the absolute worst
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 13 October 2013 13:35 (ten years ago) link
On second episode of American Horror Story. Avoided it orig. because I HATE Glee. OMG this is amazing. It's a bit over the top, squeezing every single horror trope and cliche into every minute, but it's really really well done, smartly done. And despite being a "TV" show, and basic cable at that, it's pretty much R rated surprisingly. Not sure how they get away with it but it's way bloodier and more sexual than anything I've ever seen on basic cable. Good October watching.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 13 October 2013 13:48 (ten years ago) link
The Liam Neeson Darkman? That movie's awesome.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 13 October 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link
darkman is a classic
― just sayin, Sunday, 13 October 2013 15:36 (ten years ago) link
^^
― Nhex, Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:00 (ten years ago) link
Dark man sequels horrible. Original awesome.
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:01 (ten years ago) link
DIE DARKMAN DIE
― ian, Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:13 (ten years ago) link
ok, that one might be ok, title saves it
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
no it's shit.
― ian, Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
at least we'll always have the title
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:04 (ten years ago) link
is it meant to be that schlocky/cheesy/camp/wooden? Just terrible.
HUGE HUGE laughs at several points though, "TAKE THE FUCCCCCCKKKHHHINNN EEEELPHANT" being the highloght.
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
Obviously you are not terribly familiar with vintage Sam Raimi (or Robocop or Larry Cohen or any number of a million things that are great and campy/schlocky) but yeah it's supposed to be. If you were expecting On The Waterfront I guess you'd be disappointed.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
Darkman is AWESOME
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 14 October 2013 01:51 (ten years ago) link
why havent i seen darkman
why
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 October 2013 01:58 (ten years ago) link
That's a very good question! DARKMAN is the shit.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 14 October 2013 02:00 (ten years ago) link