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ShadowFrog
Overachieving Frog Hero
Train Dreams looks good in a Revenent or Dances with Wolves way but some media Netflix only while others big screen too.
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jack the frog
KMA
Monster: The Ed Gein story. NetFlix.
First of all, this is not a documentary, biopic or ”based on real events.” It’s strictly a fantasy piece. I would say it’s very well cast and well acted. It’s good, maybe really good. Nothing bothers me, and I really enjoyed it, but it becomes more bizarre the further down the rabbit hole you go. It might not be for everyone. Don’t let the Halloween season release date fool you. It’s not for kids and it’s as strange as you might expect from a fever dream creation about Ed Gein. Hard R.
First of all, this is not a documentary, biopic or ”based on real events.” It’s strictly a fantasy piece. I would say it’s very well cast and well acted. It’s good, maybe really good. Nothing bothers me, and I really enjoyed it, but it becomes more bizarre the further down the rabbit hole you go. It might not be for everyone. Don’t let the Halloween season release date fool you. It’s not for kids and it’s as strange as you might expect from a fever dream creation about Ed Gein. Hard R.
Looks like Train Dreams is a Novella. When you read The Revenant and understand the direct Native American connections that the author put into the eventual DeCaprio Character, you recognize during the movie that the Hollywooders twist, strangle, distort and flat out lie about these fur trappers relations with Indians.
The fantastic news about Train Dreams is that the script, production, cinematography and the rest is based upon a a novella. That novella is around 20% of a typical book and gives the Gen Y/Z kids 10% of a book to elaborate/input/exaggerate about on a script.
Joel Edgerton born in 1974 and Felicity Jones born 1983. An Aussie and a Brit. I'm not advocating for American born actors because these two are accomplished in their own right. I will, however, point out that the two are roughly 10 years apart. This will not conform with Hollywood standards as the money people in Hollywood want a less subservient female based on age. In this Train Dreams timepiece, it was typical for 25 YO guys to marry 15 YO girls. I will go to the theater for the 1st time in 4 years and watch.
PurpleBlood87
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You can see her tonight (Friday) in the new series "Sheriff Country" on CBS.
TxFrog1999
The Man Behind The Curtain
My brother and I took my son to see Tron:Ares. He didn't want to see the original or the sequel before we went, which I didn't think was a good idea, but it actually worked out for the best.
From an OG Tron fan this movie was soulless, laking many of the themes that made the first two films entertaining, instead focusing on a poorly developed and unfocused hero's journey primarily set in the "real world." The soundtrack was pedestrian (and I was really looking forward to the NIN OST), didn't elevate the film or support key moments; basically it was a non-entity in the entire production. The acting was bland, plot points were baffling, and the attempt to lean on nostalgia in the third act was hollow. Leto did a great job acting as a program—fit his range perfectly—but, he is not a lead. Also, I'm not sure if it was the director, but Greta Lee was wooden and uninteresting throughout. When she gets sucked into the grid (for all of about 5 minutes) I felt some tension, but once they were able to easily get past the threat I found myself not caring if she survived the second and third acts.
However, my son had a completely different take. Having never seen the other two Tron films he thought it was a good popcorn flick. The special effects drew him in and the paint-by-numbers plot held his interest until the end. He said it was predictable, but he liked the concept and enjoyed the visuals and action.
I think his perspective underscores how bad Disney is with developing IPs (even their own). With the rise of AI they could have done something ground breaking and forward thinking, latching onto the cultural zeitgeist of emerging technology like the original did in the 80's. But instead, they made a movie devoid of rules, with little explanation as to how things operate, peeling away from the technological aspect of the original movie, to deliver just another visually acceptable popcorn flick.
If you're a fan of the original this is a 4/10, but if you've never seen Tron or Tron:Legacy—and can ignore the poor acting—maybe you'll agree with my son and rate it a 7 or 8/10.
From an OG Tron fan this movie was soulless, laking many of the themes that made the first two films entertaining, instead focusing on a poorly developed and unfocused hero's journey primarily set in the "real world." The soundtrack was pedestrian (and I was really looking forward to the NIN OST), didn't elevate the film or support key moments; basically it was a non-entity in the entire production. The acting was bland, plot points were baffling, and the attempt to lean on nostalgia in the third act was hollow. Leto did a great job acting as a program—fit his range perfectly—but, he is not a lead. Also, I'm not sure if it was the director, but Greta Lee was wooden and uninteresting throughout. When she gets sucked into the grid (for all of about 5 minutes) I felt some tension, but once they were able to easily get past the threat I found myself not caring if she survived the second and third acts.
However, my son had a completely different take. Having never seen the other two Tron films he thought it was a good popcorn flick. The special effects drew him in and the paint-by-numbers plot held his interest until the end. He said it was predictable, but he liked the concept and enjoyed the visuals and action.
I think his perspective underscores how bad Disney is with developing IPs (even their own). With the rise of AI they could have done something ground breaking and forward thinking, latching onto the cultural zeitgeist of emerging technology like the original did in the 80's. But instead, they made a movie devoid of rules, with little explanation as to how things operate, peeling away from the technological aspect of the original movie, to deliver just another visually acceptable popcorn flick.
If you're a fan of the original this is a 4/10, but if you've never seen Tron or Tron:Legacy—and can ignore the poor acting—maybe you'll agree with my son and rate it a 7 or 8/10.
AroundWorldFrog
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Thinking about adding either Netflix or Apple TV to what I have. Apple TV appears to potentially have more shows I like for a few bucks/month less? Thoughts?
Probably do the Apple TV free trial.
Probably do the Apple TV free trial.
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Panther City Frog
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Apple tv has some quality shows if you go that route. Slow Horses, Severence, Silo, Foundation, are some of my favorites.
Prince of Purpoole II
Reigning Smartarse
Immediately watch the Slow Horses series
tcudoc
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My wife and I have enjoyed that show. I would not elevate it to the level of must watch TV, but it is solid content that is well acted with good story lines. The main character is a likeable slob that doesn't care about decorum or rules. Very well done by Gary Oldman. Definitely worth the watch. Severence is more of a mind bending adventure, as is Silo. Both of those had me wanting to see the next episode a bit more than Slow Horses. I liked all three quite a bit.
PurpleBlood87
Active Member
Apple TV has "For All Mankind" and "Ted Lasso"
AroundWorldFrog
Full Member
Doing the Apple TV trial. Started with Last Frontier which is pretty entertaining through 3 episodes.
Horned Toad
Active Member
Chief of War is pretty good
HFrog1999
Member
Amazon Paid Just $20 Million for the James Bond Franchise - IGN
Amazon, one of the wealthiest corporations in the world, paid a relative pittance for control of the James Bond franchise: $20 million. The revelation comes from a U.K. tax filing made by EON Productions, the former 007 franchise production company.
$20 million? That’s it? This sucks because you know Amazon is going to ruin James Bond.
Mean Purple
Active Member
maybe it's EON's attempt to save it from the politically woke idiocy going on across the pond?Amazon Paid Just $20 Million for the James Bond Franchise - IGN
Amazon, one of the wealthiest corporations in the world, paid a relative pittance for control of the James Bond franchise: $20 million. The revelation comes from a U.K. tax filing made by EON Productions, the former 007 franchise production company.www.ign.com
$20 million? That’s it? This sucks because you know Amazon is going to ruin James Bond.
Panther City Frog
Full Member
They already ruined it especially with the last movie.Amazon Paid Just $20 Million for the James Bond Franchise - IGN
Amazon, one of the wealthiest corporations in the world, paid a relative pittance for control of the James Bond franchise: $20 million. The revelation comes from a U.K. tax filing made by EON Productions, the former 007 franchise production company.
$20 million? That’s it? This sucks because you know Amazon is going to ruin James Bond.
FroggleRock
Active Member
Idk, of all the streaming companies, Amazon actually makes really good stuff. Unlike Netflix which seems to have trans or gay themes in literally every show.Amazon Paid Just $20 Million for the James Bond Franchise - IGN
Amazon, one of the wealthiest corporations in the world, paid a relative pittance for control of the James Bond franchise: $20 million. The revelation comes from a U.K. tax filing made by EON Productions, the former 007 franchise production company.
$20 million? That’s it? This sucks because you know Amazon is going to ruin James Bond.
HFrog1999
Member
I have enjoyed a lot of Amazon content. I’m just not optimistic about Bond. The previous owners did ruin it by killing him off though.
The Terminal List was pretty good.
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