Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION The Anywhere Machine So what are you WATCHING?

Last week, inspired by some wags on another board, I treated myself to watching one of the world's crappiest films on YouTube.

It was from the 1970s and it was called--- [drumroll]

DEATH BED: The Bed That Eats!

Uh... if you like slamming back lots of tequila while staring in disbelief and wondering how/why certain films ever saw the light of day, well... this may be the film for you.

I can't really review it in any way which would do it justice, but you all know how search engines work anyway.

Looking For Mister Goodbar. One of those movies which I've long meant to watch, but just plain never got around to.

The original version is almost two hours long, so I watched the first half yesterday evening while dinner was cooking. I will probably save the second half for next Friday evening.

Is it as bad as "Manos: The Hands of Fate"?

Man of Steel. Or Man of Meh. Either works.

I prefer the latter.

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In all honesty, I think it was worse. The prisoner/narrator dude can't even come close to matching the charisma and plausibility of Torgo.

Really, as I told the people I was riffing along with, it's like they made The Creeping Terror over into furniture, and passed the savings on to YOU!

I really liked MoS when I first saw it at the theater. I think, though, that it's less some of the controversial plot choices made but more the lack of any real soul that has struck me since then.

LOL

Good way to put it. Lack of soul.

I've moved on to A Knight's Tale, my favorite Heath movie. The dance scene set to Bowie's Golden Years nearly brought me to tears thinking of all the loss this movie now represents.

There were so many deliberate choices that Goyer and Snyder made that tell me they just don't "get" Superman. Snyder's fooled me enough times now that I won't bother to see any of his future films, which is sad, as I've been waiting a long time for a DC cinematic universe, and I'll be getting... this.

I haven't SEEN BvS, but a friend tgold me everything and I'm not that surprised. Trailers amde it seem like it'd be more of Snyder trying to be "deep" and again not "getting" his source material. Oh, and more of his cinematography that makes for good wallpapers... and that's it. I might catch it soon with a friend to pass time between classes, but I'd, rather watch anything else and not support the DCEU.

I only recently watched Whiplash. Amazing performance by JK Simmons, great sound mixing, great story as a general plot (the actual progression feels weird pacing-wise).

Finished season 2 of Daredevil about three days after it released (stupid assessments) and it was really good. Had some issues and not as well directed as the first season, but still pretty good. Still better than Jessica Jones.

I've got The Theory of Everything sitting here, but don't wanna watch a depressing movie (I THINK it's suppose to be depressing?). But I really like Felicity Jones, so... I'll get around to it.

Feel like rewatching BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, because that was something I watched when I was finishing high school, and it really spoke to me when I was going through some stuff. But don't wanna ruin my nostalgic image of it xD

Also wanna rewatch FLCL since it's getting a second season. Love this show, I watched it at an important time in my life and it's very rewatchable, with great music and voice acting (dub). Great to watch and just chill -- or rock -- out to.

So this past year of movies has for one reason or another been one of the best in a long time! I know this because my wife and I recently watched most of the highly praised movies and were delighted to find that most of them deserved all that praise.

I mentioned the awesome Trumbo in the thread earlier and I have to reiterate how incredible it was. Bryan Cranston is simply one of the most watchable actors on television, and it helps that the script was befitting a movie about such an iconic screenwriter. The rest of the cast was awesome as well, and the topic—the Blacklist—remains relevant.

Brooklyn, which I only watched after my wife convinced me, was equally terrific. A somewhat small scale romantic drama in 1950’s Brooklyn, I was mesmerized by the movie from start to finish. Tightly scripted, wonderfully acted and beautiful to look at. This is a movie that absolutely deserved all the praise it received. And while it is romantic, it is about so much more, and is wonderfully complex.

Bridge of Spies is everything you hope a Stephen Spielberg / Tom Hanks movie would be. One of the tightest Spielberg movies in recent years, it does what he does best by showing realistic heroism that is masculine yet not macho. Loaded with great performances and super-high tension, I loved it.

I also loved The Big Short. I’ve long been a fan of books by Michael Lewis (including the incredible Flash Boys, who should be made into a film and the awesome Money Ball) and director Adam McKay is one to watch: great at what he does but with a comedy background that lends itself well to intense moments followed by great comedy relief. Of course, the marquee draw is the awesome cast and they do not let you down. All of these things contribute to an excellent story that does a great job explaining the economic crisis, yet does so in an entertaining way. At my job I had to face the problems of mortgage backed securities and credit default swaps day in and day out for several years and I’m amazed at how succinctly and enjoyably the film is able to explain these hugely complex financial instruments. While entertaining, it definitely isn’t a feel good movie considering the true ending, but that certainly is the point.

While all of these were incredible, the best of the year though simply has to go to Spotlight, which was amazing. Dealing with the uncomfortable subject matter of the group of reporters who first started to bring the pedophilia in the Catholic Church in Boston, it never flinches from revealing the incredible story how this was done, yet makes you care about every one of the characters all the way through. Terrific cast—highlighted by Mark Ruffalo’s best performance thus far in his career—it is a movie that will restore your faith in journalism.

The first season of The Six Million Dollar Man. If you haven't heard the original intro by Dusty Springfield, you just gotta. I cannot accurately describe it... It's either awfully good, or horribly awful.

The Dresden Files. Guy that is on Arrow played dresden. Not a great fit, and they changed a LOT for the show, but not bad either.

The Animaniacs are on Netflix!!



Watching gems like "Back In Style," in which Hanna-Barbera and Filmation get completely savaged, is one of those things that makes life totally worthwhile.

Still plugging IZombie. Set up and pulled off a great final. Worried a bit they may have messed up a great baddie but he's too popular the way he was, they'll find a way.

I think I actually like the shows version of 'Bob' than the one from the books! Heresy, I know.

For new stuff, been watching the new series Wynona Earp, which is kind of like Supernatural, with a lady protagonist (who acts a lot like Jessica Jones).

DC's Legion of Collectors:



Marvel's Collector Corps:



Same product. Same company partner. (Funko)

Why is Marvel's ad so much better?

Because DC really just can't get out of their own way. The marketing for B v S was so relentless about how dark it was ("Hey everyone, this is a "dark" film, It's cool because of that, right?"), that even something that's a light hearted take on it, is still tome-deaf. It's not fun or funny to just see Funko figs re-enact the same grim scene from BvS, they should have done something funny or silly to subvert the scene more, but I suspect no one from DC would sign off on that. I'm sure they shake their heads every time a light-hearted LEGO Batman trailer airs, but it's tolerated because it will make them scads of cash.

I borrowed the DVD of The Returned Season 1 from the Library. It is a French show (although I think A&E did an American version) It is in French with English Subtitles. It is about a small city in the French Alps. About 5 people have returned from the dead after being dead for a number of years. They don't remember dying. One of the returned is a serial killer. Other strange things are happening in the city also.

Very good.

I just finished the last 2 episodes of the current season of Bates Motel. All I can say is....

I didn't think the show would go there with one more season still to go, I really didn't. Shocking....

Vikings. Just started Monday and am halfway through the first ten episodes of season four. Now I'll have to wait until the second half airs sometime later this year. It loses steam in season three but the first two were some of the best tv I've seen in a while.

Rush Hour

The actors and characters I like, really fun with great chemistry and the camera work, the fight scenes all great but the writing, UGGHHH! Shame this will die on a vine with so much potential.

No Game of Thrones watchers?