MetalDog's Movies I Haven't Seen

[mirth]

'Little people porn.' Barbarian.

My apologies, Short round.

[bayonetbrant]

Heads up on the SlingTV - you get a decent package of channels, but you still need to bring your own internet connection.

But - and here's the kicker that ruled it out for us after I looked into it very closely - $20 only gets you ONE stream.  You can only have 1 TV in your house on SlingTV at a time.  If you're on AMC in the living room, and the wife flips on Bravo in the bedroom, it cuts off AMC where you were watching.  Ditto if she's home and you flip on your Sling feed on the laptop on campus. 

It's basically a $20-one-TV-household-wherever-you-go, but it's a one-TV feed.

[MetalDog]

Thanks for the heads up Brant.

[bayonetbrant]

Thanks for the heads up Brant.

It honestly might work for you, with no kids at home.  For the me, no way.  Plus no NBC Sports = limited soccer games, so not interested.

[MetalDog]

So, my daughter wanted me to watch tv with her last night.  I agreed, if she let me pick a movie.  We fired up Netflix and as I scrolled through the titles, I saw it.  Blade Runner.  I knew right away, THAT'S what we were going to watch.

Now, you people give me crap for not having seen this 'cinematic masterpiece.'   I then remind you drain bamaged forumites that I DID see it as a callow youth of 13.  It was then that I discovered that I didn't care for the movie.  BUT, somewhere in these hallowed halls (quite possibly this very thread even), I said I would re-watch the movie to see if time and maturity had improved my opinion.

I can honestly say that I tried very hard to like this movie, but I still don't.  It reminds me of nothing more than a 50's detective story where the dame comes into the private dicks office and hires him to investigate the crime.  The outside world is almost pitch black and it never stops raining.  The acting is fairly craptacular and the story is pretty simple to figure out in how it is going to end.  Both my daughter and me fell asleep at some point during the movie.  And her criticism was harsher than mine.

Having said all that, mine is just my opinion.  If you like this and have fond memories of it, or consider it a masterpiece of genre filmmaking, then awesome for you.  You are certainly entitled to that opinion.  Mine will not change.

[Sir Slash]

I just saw, "The Departed" with L. De Caprio and Mat Damon from 2006 I think. Had it on DVR for a couple of months. I really liked it. Lenardo plays an undercover cop after Frank Costello played to a frightening tee by Jack Nicholson. Damon plays a cop on Costello's payroll and they end up after each other. Good acting and hard to predict the outcome. Great mob movie.

[MetalDog]

Sounds like another one to be added.

[Emeraldlis]

Ok here's a few I like :)

Shawshank redemption - can't believe this was on no ones list ?
Shutter island - this still leaves me wondering what's real and what's not !!
This boy's life - another Leo movie , but the acting between him and Robert de Niro is awesome Imo :)
Beautiful mind - it's Russell Crowe , but you never know , you might like it , the plot is great and a true story
Limitless - Bradley cooper , struggling author turned genius by the end of the movie !!!

I WONT add any chick flicks to this list , hahahahaha , as I'm sure you'd HATE them, although I am tempted !!!  ;D ;D I apologise in advance if you think my choice is lame  :)

[Sir Slash]

I'll second, "A Beautiful Mind" Mrs. Bob. Great movie. I also really liked R. Crowe in, "Cinderella Man", another movie done by Ron Howard.

[mirth]

So, my daughter wanted me to watch tv with her last night.  I agreed, if she let me pick a movie.  We fired up Netflix and as I scrolled through the titles, I saw it.  Blade Runner.  I knew right away, THAT'S what we were going to watch.

Now, you people give me crap for not having seen this 'cinematic masterpiece.'   I then remind you drain bamaged forumites that I DID see it as a callow youth of 13.  It was then that I discovered that I didn't care for the movie.  BUT, somewhere in these hallowed halls (quite possibly this very thread even), I said I would re-watch the movie to see if time and maturity had improved my opinion.

I can honestly say that I tried very hard to like this movie, but I still don't.  It reminds me of nothing more than a 50's detective story where the dame comes into the private dicks office and hires him to investigate the crime.  The outside world is almost pitch black and it never stops raining.  The acting is fairly craptacular and the story is pretty simple to figure out in how it is going to end.  Both my daughter and me fell asleep at some point during the movie.  And her criticism was harsher than mine.

Having said all that, mine is just my opinion.  If you like this and have fond memories of it, or consider it a masterpiece of genre filmmaking, then awesome for you.  You are certainly entitled to that opinion.  Mine will not change.

I figured you weren't going to enjoy Blade Runner today. It was a much bigger deal to see it back in the 80s. The whole future noir thing hadn't really been done until Blade Runner. Now it's a trope. If you're watching it today, you have to have an eye to the craft that went into it and made it something new and different at the time.

[Pelenise]

I'll second, "A Beautiful Mind" Mrs. Bob. Great movie. I also really liked R. Crowe in, "Cinderella Man", another movie done by Ron Howard.

No Im Mrs Bob,  is there something I should know? 

[Sir Slash]

Oh, I'm terribly SORRY Mrs. Bob and....Emeraldlis. Women confuse me so much more now that I am past puberty. If someone will hand me my dignity, I will leave the room. 

[mirth]

If someone will hand me my dignity, I will leave the room. 

You didn't have it when you came in.

[bob48]

<lolololol>

[Sir Slash]

Forgot. I left it at your house.