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

Oh wait also saw Hot Tub Time Machine. Man I'm almost 35 and grew up in the 80's...and I was very drunk when I watched it but it was hilarious!

Not a big comedy fan but this like Hangover really made me laugh.

Saw Predators the other week. I really quite liked it. The last say 20 minutes, especially


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were a bit weaker than the very fun/exciting first two-thirds but not enough to dull my enjoyment of it. Definitely my favourite Predator movie since the first one.

Next on my Must-See list - Inception.

I saw Inception. I liked it but wasn't in love with it. Although, I did see it at the midnight show and was extremely tired from the day before. I started explaining the movie to someone and realized how brilliant it really was. I saw the movie again and now I'm obsessed with it.

Tonight I watched "Before Night Falls," Julian Schnabel's adaptation of Cuban novelist Reinaldo Arenas's autobiography.

I have to say, although I pretty much detest Schnabel's paintings, I have to give him his props - between this film, "Basquiat," and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," - dude makes some really beautiful and affecting movies.

Exnhihil, I saw Before Night Falls when it came out at a film festival. Good story (my family is cuban).

Anti-Matter Eater Lad, I loved Inception. I have to see it again but I love a great movie that refuses to dumb down. This is what the Matrix should've been.

I agree. Although Matrix was great (not 2 & 3). Both it and Inception really made me see I should be shooting for loftier goals in life.

I think it's how we would have remembered The Matrix had they not made the sequels.

I was really impressed with Inception.

So I saw Inception and though I really liked it and was super impressed with the direction/story/acting/everything of it (and would definitely recommend it to people)... I didn't really engage with it on an emotional level.

Unlike say, The Matrix which I was completely emotionally absorbed in and had me leaving the cinema feeling like I'd been hit full-on in the face by the future, after Inception I just thought 'OK, that was a really well-made movie. Now, what are people talking about at Legion World.'

I read a criticism somewhere that the stakes weren't high enough in this movie - and I completely agree with that. In The Matrix we worried whether our heroes would save all of humanity or die in the process. Our only worries in this film were


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Those aren't the kind of stakes that have you on the edge of your seat rooting for a character.

Still a good movie though and that whole, hour-long 'wake-up' sequence was simply amazing and worth the price of admission alone.

Oh, and I also thought it was nowhere near as confusing as some people make it out to be. Unlike say, Mulholland Drive which practically demands you talk it over with someone afterward to see whether you've worked it all out properly or not, I thought Christopher Nolan spelled everything out in this film pretty clearly.

Right now I'm watching the miniseries adaption of Stephen King's The Tommyknockers on VHS. I only watched it once in its entirety.

...why did everyone see it necessary to make most Stephen King novels into TV miniseries back in the 90s. Note I say "most".

They got good ratings and made people a lot of money....

What the heck was that bum behind the dumpster? Death? What was up with the opera? and that box? lol. still like that movie...and yes it has a great sex scene.

Speaking of Stephen King I saw him a few months ago (April) at the grocery store in Sarasota...his winter home. Cool guy.

Haven on sci-fi...anyone else watching it? I'm a few episodes behind.

Speaking of series'....been loving True Blood. Damn I'm jealous of Alcide...was that Flash Thompson in the first Spidey?

Loving Entourage.

Tried watching season 1 of Mad Men...my wife and I keep falling asleep. Super boring. I'm only 3 episodes in but have no desire to watch more.

Not sure where else to post this, but AICN is reporting that Will Forte will not be returning to Saturday Night Live this season. Will was IMO the funniest and most talented of the more recent SNL cast and will be sorely missed. Hopefully, as has happened so many times, more will rise to fill his void. Funny how that always seems to happen!

I saw Agora with Rachel Weisz & Max Minghella. Film came out in 2008 in Spain & Europe.

It's funny I always tell my friends there are hundreds of true stories in history that most people do not know about...yet they are amazing.

And I always use the story of Hypatia as an example. Well guess what? Someone finally made an excellent movie of Hypatia.

Couldn't ask for a better cast. Rachel is amazing and Max is up and coming.

Check out Hypatia on wiki and Agora. I suggest it for everyone.

Besides Hypatia it is concerned with that period of time when the Roman empire fell and the dark ages are creeping in. We see the fall of the library of Alexandria...truly sad.

Saw Full Frontal. I've semi-boycott of Steven Sodebergh films after his Che film. Probably my biggest pet peeve is people romanticizing a murderer like Che.

BUT, Full Frontal was pretty good. I remember when it came out many friends loved. I love me some Catherine Keener.

The first season of the Morgan Freeman hosted Through the Wormhole.

A good thought provoking show that asks very interesting questions, and then gives you science based information to make your own hypotheses.

I've watched a lot of good movies lately:

Tombstone - probably the best western since "the Outlaw Josey Wales", it was iconic the moment it was finished. I've watched this movie probably 50 times and after a few years of not doing so, just bought it and rewatched it. The definitive, best take on Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday (even if it clearly is pro-Earp, which some historians don't like).

Detour - I got this really cool film noir set of films, all of which are more obscure than the traditional fare and this was the first one I popped in. What a great film! It's about a down on his luck piano player hitch-hiking from NYC to LA and along the way gets picked up by a bookie; through an accident, the bookie dies and the piano player knows he's going to get pinned for murder, so he gets rid of the body and assumes his identity *just* to get to LA. But he makes a mistake of picking up another hitch-hiker...who just so happened to recognize the car and is about to blow the whole thing--that is, unless he plays by her rules and helps make her some money. This is as noirish as it gets! Really, really cool film.

Valentine's Day - watched this with the wife and let me tell you, this is a total chick-flick in every way, so if you like those, you'll like this, if you don't, you'll hate it. For the most part it wasn't my cup of tea, but several performances were really top notch which made it easier to watch. Eric Dane (from Grey's Anatomy) has a smaller part that really gives the movie some meaning; Bradley Cooper & Julia Roberts add a really solid layer of meaning to the film with their story twists; George Lopez proves he's just too damn likable not to want to have in every movie; Taylor Swift is so cute that I wish I was in high school and dating her. Even Jamie Foxx, who IMO plays too many roles where he acts like he's "the man" does a really solid job here, with Jessica Biel, who does an equally good job at having a sense of humor about herself.

The Hangover - rewatched it. Yup, definitely the funniest movie of the last 10+ years. Possible 20 years. Possibly EVER.

I enjoyed that one but didn't feel it totally lived up to all the hype/buzz. For my money "40 Year-Old Virgin" is funnier.

Anyone watch the premiere of "The Event"? Was it any good?

I watched the first episode of The Event. It was okay, but I'm not thrilled by it.

It seemed to lack a good "point of view" character, as everyone seemed to know more about what's going on than the viewer does.

I skipped it. Will wait for huge amount of praise before I check it out. I found too many Lost-inspired shows in the past 2-3 years to be kind of lame.

I did end up watching "Lonestar" about the con man living 2 lives and deciding to try and make it work for real. I actually thought it was a solid beginning! Very well-written and full of tension--enough to make me very curious where it is going.

40 year old version is very good and actually IMO much funnier upon further rewatches. But I think Hangover is a lot funnier--personal tastes and all that.

Hawaii Five-O reboot looks promising!

Watched "Lone Star" because of Cobie's recommendation above, and, yeah, it was actually pretty good, though I have my doubts about it maintaining my interest long-term. Unfortunately, that might not be a problem, as it seems like it's already in danger of cancellation due to low ratings for the premeire. A shame, really, because it's a pretty unique show.

I think the actual delivery of the premiere episode was way better than the previews made it out to be. A shame, like you say! Maybe it will pick up some, though it appears that is the most competitive slot for new shows.

I've got to say, nothing on Tuesday night seemed good at all and nothing tonight seems to be worthwhile.

I need a new Lost! A show I live and die for.

Yeah, I think it's up against both Hawaii Five-O and Chase, both of which were pretty strong new shows as well.

I'm trying to watch the premiere episode of every new show this season, but nothing's really jumping out as the "must-watch" show of the season yet.