Box Sets... The Next One ???
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Gone onto the 5th season of Boardwalk Empire. Its very good but I do have an awful craving for whiskey these days.
You know I'm going to lose,
And gambling's for fools,
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Pretty poor showing alright.Donny B. wrote:New X-Files is so bad that it's almost a parody of itself.
Seems like the script writers do not want to see another season - or is that just a conspiracy theory?
I started watching 'Narcos' over the weekend - enjoyed it so far.
Also looked at the first episode of 'Making a murder' -Meh, heavy on police corruption and working class middle america - seems likely to be a slow plod. Is it worth perseverance?
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It's worse than that. It's made me question why I watched and enjoyed the show in the first place. There's a study that showed people who believe Diana is still alive are more likely to also believe she was killed by MI6. The first show reminded me of that.Donny B. wrote:New X-Files is so bad that it's almost a parody of itself.
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Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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I thought the X-Files was quite sad as it made explicit the mental illness that Mulder suffered and how it destroyed his life, his relationships, career etc. Scully was worried and playing along with him while he had a manic interlude, anything you see could be from his perspective and not real.
Given how common conspiracy theory stuff is on the interwebs these years it seemed quite timely.
Given how common conspiracy theory stuff is on the interwebs these years it seemed quite timely.
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Well HBO's big new show Vinyl sucks ass.
Cliched, poorly written, overacted but mainly just really, really boring.
You'd expect better from Terrence Winter and Scorcese.
Cliched, poorly written, overacted but mainly just really, really boring.
You'd expect better from Terrence Winter and Scorcese.
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And Mickey Jagger involved also. You think they could have got better material out of a page of his diary at random. I enjoyed the new york dolls scene (mick lookalike david johansen etc.). But couldn't make it much further. They were sticking bits of 1976 into 1973 and using phrases that are from the last 10 years. (that happens so much in tv)
Sad that it only took 20 minutes to use up all the passes I gave it because I really wanted it to be good.
Sad that it only took 20 minutes to use up all the passes I gave it because I really wanted it to be good.
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When I first heard about it, I thought "sure-fire winner". Then I saw some trailers and I was more "uh-oh, but give it a chance". But with Mick Jagger involved we can't be too surprised it's terrible as he's never been a friend to the screen. Anything he's ever acted in or produced has generally been dire. Some may mention "Performance" but I thought that was a pretentious load of shite.johng wrote:And Mickey Jagger involved also. You think they could have got better material out of a page of his diary at random. I enjoyed the new york dolls scene (mick lookalike david johansen etc.). But couldn't make it much further. They were sticking bits of 1976 into 1973 and using phrases that are from the last 10 years. (that happens so much in tv)
Sad that it only took 20 minutes to use up all the passes I gave it because I really wanted it to be good.
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You are now on my enemy list. He isn't great in performance it's true (though I used to have the soundtrack and it had moments) but it was a nutty film. A grim English noir gangster every bit as gritty and seedy as Get Carter, but with an added psychedelic subplot and a classic cinema double switch.
Back at then he seemed to be the artistically daring one in the stones. He did soundtracks for Kenneth Anger around then too with earlyish synths. Sure Anger is pretentious, but he's also great fun and you have got to read Hollywood Babylon if American cinema history, in a kind of LA confidential way, is of interest to you.
His turn as Ned Kelly is rightly derided as the worst Irish accent ever. Mind you, is it any worse than Caine's Newcastle accent in Get Carter?
Back at then he seemed to be the artistically daring one in the stones. He did soundtracks for Kenneth Anger around then too with earlyish synths. Sure Anger is pretentious, but he's also great fun and you have got to read Hollywood Babylon if American cinema history, in a kind of LA confidential way, is of interest to you.
His turn as Ned Kelly is rightly derided as the worst Irish accent ever. Mind you, is it any worse than Caine's Newcastle accent in Get Carter?
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To the death then!!!fourthirtythree wrote:You are now on my enemy list.
If this is a defence of Jagger, it's a fairly weak one. For the prosecution, I also present Freejack, Bent and Enigma, which he produced. Great rock star and song writer no doubt but keep him away from TV or movies.fourthirtythree wrote: He isn't great in performance it's true (though I used to have the soundtrack and it had moments) but it was a nutty film. A grim English noir gangster every bit as gritty and seedy as Get Carter, but with an added psychedelic subplot and a classic cinema double switch.
Back at then he seemed to be the artistically daring one in the stones. He did soundtracks for Kenneth Anger around then too with earlyish synths. Sure Anger is pretentious, but he's also great fun and you have got to read Hollywood Babylon if American cinema history, in a kind of LA confidential way, is of interest to you. ke
His turn as Ned Kelly is rightly derided as the worst Irish accent ever. Mind you, is it any worse than Caine's Newcastle accent in Get Carter?
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I thought I was damning him with faint praise. But he isn't the star of that movie, James Fox was. And he was fantastic. Jagger just hammed it up as himself.
His music was the only part I was praising I thought.
His music was the only part I was praising I thought.
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Fox was actually good to be fair, but I still thought the overall film was shite.fourthirtythree wrote:I thought I was damning him with faint praise. But he isn't the star of that movie, James Fox was. And he was fantastic. Jagger just hammed it up as himself.
His music was the only part I was praising I thought.
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Preacher proving quite entertaining so far
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Where is that on? Cassidy looked dreadful in the promo.TerenureJim wrote:Preacher proving quite entertaining so far
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The InternetPeg Leg wrote:Where is that on? Cassidy looked dreadful in the promo.TerenureJim wrote:Preacher proving quite entertaining so far
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Watched the fourth episode last night, his accent has settled down a lot. Quite a way from nicking from Bettabuys all the samePeg Leg wrote:Where is that on? Cassidy looked dreadful in the promo.TerenureJim wrote:Preacher proving quite entertaining so far
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How does that work?TerenureJim wrote:The InternetPeg Leg wrote:Where is that on? Cassidy looked dreadful in the promo.TerenureJim wrote:Preacher proving quite entertaining so far
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Watched the first 2 episodes last night. It's okay, bit of a slow burner.
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Get Ad-block plus extension for your browser (defo available for Chrome and Firefox). Google putlocker.is or solarmovie.ph (neither of these are links so are legal AFAIK) Go from there.Peg Leg wrote:How does that work?TerenureJim wrote: The Internet
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Can't believe Penny Dreadful has stopped after just three seasons.
Look out Itchy, he's Irish
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Billions is interesting enough. 4 or 5 episodes in and its setting itself up nicely.
Edit: and never really went anywhere. All a bit meh.
Edit: and never really went anywhere. All a bit meh.
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