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Qwiss

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
Most of the names aren't really that big

That just adds to it I think. Feels a bit like Alexander or Gangster Squad.

goon

Watched Mountain Fever (or just Fever on Sky for some reason). Thought it would be a good watch, had a 5 star rating on RT.

Does a really good job of showcasing human nature. But I have to say, it’s a hard watch and thouroughly unsatisfying. Mainstream movies may follow a tired old format but watching a movie like this makes me wonder if it’s with good reason.

Claudius

Big ups to Netflix for expanding their catalog of movies so rapidly. But have you ever just tried to watch their movies that look like they could be decent on their surface. Things like Birdbox, IO, Close, etc.? At this point, their primary objective appears to be to build out quantity to solve for the high fees that studios are charging them for content

QuincyAbeyie

I hardly never watch movies anymore without "researching" it through IMDB ratings, reviews from people I trust etc. I'd recommend Mark Kermode on YouTube, he's probably my favorite reviewer.

Klaus

Claudius wrote:
Big ups to Netflix for expanding their catalog of movies so rapidly. But have you ever just tried to watch their movies that look like they could be decent on their surface. Things like Birdbox, IO, Close, etc.? At this point, their primary objective appears to be to build out quantity to solve for the high fees that studios are charging them for content

True, but they have also financed things like Roma, Beasts of No Nation and Annihilation. And documentaries like the excellent Winter on Fire. I think they're getting too much stick for this when their approach is no worse than any of the vertically integrated movie studios.

jones

Is Beasts of no Nation good? I saw a bit of the trailer and didn't think much of it. Great cast though might try it if it's worth it

Mirth

Average

Klaus

jones wrote:
Is Beasts of no Nation good? I saw a bit of the trailer and didn't think much of it. Great cast though might try it if it's worth it

I'm actually not sure. 😆 It's the only film I haven't seen of the ones I mentioned, but I included it because it has generated a lot of critical buzz. It's at least topically different from the kind of films they're often accused of making, which are likened to frozen tv dinners.

Claudius

Beasts of no Nation is decent. It isn't as good as the novel, which once you get past the patois is a gritty read. Annihilation was very enjoyable and stood out. I quit Bright and a few others a few minutes in. I've learned to do this after wasting hours of my life on the 100. 😆

QuincyAbeyie

Claudius wrote:
I've learned to do this after wasting hours of my life on the 100. 😆

Funny you should mention that. Started out as trash, especially the first half of season 1 iirc, and has eventually turned into a really enjoyable show once they stopped using every possible YA cliche. The last scene of season 5 is one of my favorite television scenes.

Claudius

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
Claudius wrote:
I've learned to do this after wasting hours of my life on the 100. 😆

Funny you should mention that. Started out as trash, especially the first half of season 1 iirc, and has eventually turned into a really enjoyable show once they stopped using every possible YA cliche. The last scene of season 5 is one of my favorite television scenes.

I really struggle with the YA genre. It was such a highly rated show so I was drawn by that. And at first I was taken in by the clever use of suspense, and the fact that the overall premise itself is an incredible starting point for a show. But after a while, suspense does not make up for poor character development, repetitive set pieces, overused character tropes, absurd science, etc. I heard season 2 was supposed to be worth it, but I quit halfway and read the rest of the plot for that season and was satisfied with my decision.
I had a moment in Lost a few years ago that taught me that you need to know when to quit. A wheel turned. And so did my stomach.

Big Willie

Haha, I finished Lost as well as countless other shitty shows (Fringe immediately comes to mind) because of a mixture of hoping it would get better with a bit of not wanting to admit defeat and cutting my losses.

goon

I cannot believe I finished Lost. Every single episode. I fully bought into their BS about there being a 'logical' explanation for it all at the end.

That being said, plenty of shows have poor/average first seasons or seasons in between that recover with some great material.

flobaba

It’s one of the things I’m working on improving in myself as a partner - I just can’t stand shitty shows. I can sniff them out early, and sometimes I tolerate them for the sake of the missus, but I’m usually done by the 2nd season if I even make it that far.

E.g. Luke Cage...

Eg 2: Handmaid’s tale...

Big Willie

goon wrote:
I cannot believe I finished Lost. Every single episode. I fully bought into their BS about there being a 'logical' explanation for it all at the end.

That being said, plenty of shows have poor/average first seasons or seasons in between that recover with some great material.

Exactly. Each season seemed to bring up more questions than answered. Up until that last season I still held hope that it might give us the answers to what the hell was going on.

Then in the last season you realise that they've turned it into yet another good vs evil type show but couldn't even fully commit to that when it came to an ending.

Big Willie

flobaba wrote:
It’s one of the things I’m working on improving in myself as a partner - I just can’t stand shitty shows. I can sniff them out early, and sometimes I tolerate them for the sake of the missus, but I’m usually done by the 2nd season if I even make it that far.

E.g. Luke Cage...

Eg 2: Handmaid’s tale...

I'm the complete opposite. I realise a show is shit but after investing x amount of hours into it the stubborn bastard in me won't let me quit until it's finished.

Jens

I’m with you flobaba, I have no patience for mediocre shows. I don’t care if it gets better a couple seasons in, thats way too big of a commitment. Lost and The Walking Dead are examples of shows I cut bait with around season 3 and when I get off theres no coming back. I’m at that point with Game of Thrones right now after the last three seasons and the last one in particular, but thankfully theres only six episodes left.

Gazza M

goon wrote:
I cannot believe I finished Lost. Every single episode. I fully bought into their BS about there being a 'logical' explanation for it all at the end.

That being said, plenty of shows have poor/average first seasons or seasons in between that recover with some great material.

lost completely fell off by the end, but it provided some fantastic moments during it's run. i don't regret watching it at all

Qwiss

Jens wrote:
I’m with you flobaba, I have no patience for mediocre shows. I don’t care if it gets better a couple seasons in, thats way too big of a commitment. Lost and The Walking Dead are examples of shows I cut bait with around season 3 and when I get off theres no coming back. I’m at that point with Game of Thrones right now after the last three seasons and the last one in particular, but thankfully theres only six episodes left.

I've become this way too for 99% of things. However the Walking Dead is an exception. Its bad but I've been watching it too long to let it go.

goon

Gazza M wrote:
goon wrote:
I cannot believe I finished Lost. Every single episode. I fully bought into their BS about there being a 'logical' explanation for it all at the end.

That being said, plenty of shows have poor/average first seasons or seasons in between that recover with some great material.

lost completely fell off by the end, but it provided some fantastic moments during it's run. i don't regret watching it at all

Those moments stopped somewhere after S3 for me. As more of the fog lifted, the more of a drag it become to watch and the more stupid things become and the good episodes become fewer and far between.

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