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[Mr. Impossible 410]

Witcher season 3 is pretty good. The episodes feel long for TV shows but in a good way. Pacing is far faster than expected but appreciated, even though I realized that I forgot much of season 2, so  I didn't even remember 2 of the bad guy characters. 

 

I hate season splitting, so have to wait for part 2. It sucks that Cavill won't be returning, it's going to be too jarring for some other dude to just step in and lesser Hemsworth is definitely not that guy that can make people forget anyone else. 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Mr. Impossible

[jehurey 3,238]

On 2023-06-30 at 4:05 AM, Mr. Impossible said:

 

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That the promoter/manger of the champion has a best friend get out of jail with a 0 professional record. In a last second card change for the fight he is promoting - he inserts his best friend with the 0 record in a world championship fight. Then challenges his best friend to a championship fight next. 

 

He wins the fight and gets a hero finish. No one would think this wasn't a set up. His fighter didn't even want a rematch for his championship title? 

 

As corrupt as boxing is, this would be a scandal to end all scandals. It was so absurd. 

 

I disagree about Majors acting. I hope he isn't guilty but if it turns out he is, Marvel has no chose but to release him. He's really good at giving expressive performances. You get there is more going and he did a good job of capturing a Cali goon. 

I had read some advice to watch that HBOmax show Lovecraft Country, but just the first episode.

 

And just leave it there, because the rest of the season becomes so underwhelming and downhill from there.

 

And I did, and it was pretty damn good first episode.

 

Jonathan Majors played a pretty good, if unrealistic, nerdy kid who grew up to be a smart, nerdy book-reading college student-slash-army-vet who has bulging muscles.

 

So I think that role stands out compared to his other recent roles.

[jehurey 3,238]

Saw Extraction 2 over the weekend.

 

And I'm going to say that I liked it more than the first movie.

 

The first movie feels more "real-time event over the course of a day" in its premise.

 

But the sequel feels more fleshed out, and it helps that they went to multiple locations, whereas in the first movie it almost always stayed in Bangladesh.

 

They made more narrative use of the team he was with. They're not the most interesting group of people, but the first movie doesn't give them any at all.

 

The action sequences are more outlandish, to the point that they feel a bit ridiculous. But they are definitely more creative than the first movie.

 

I wish the ending tied in with the first movie, but instead it hints at a third movie, with a "mystery". It annoyed me it ended that way, but ultimately I kinda like seeing this continue for one more movie.

 

 

 

Saw the first couple of episodes of the new third season of Party Down on Starz last night.

 

The first 10 minutes of the first episode really agitated me. Something about the setting, how much uglier the entire cast looks, and the dialogue was really off-putting.

 

And then the final 15 minutes, shit sorta clicked, and the show felt like classic Party Down again.

 

And the second episode definitely felt like classic Party Down. So I'm glad.  I'll probably knock out the final remaining four episodes tonight.

[z,warrior 155]

I’m watching stuff on Starz too while I’ve got a 7 day trial linked to my Amazon prime account. Never heard of Party down though, so far I watched Spider-Man home something 2 and 3 (still hate the 2nd and damn the extended version of 3 is long… the animated Spider-Man movies are better though)

 

watching Passengersfor the first time, liking it so far. And hopefully before the trial runs out I’ll watch Fury, and the newest Charlie angels and Men in Black movie (all again)

Edited July 5, 2023 by z,warrior

[Twinblade★ 3,930]

I un-enthusiastically started watching S3 of The Witcher. The first ep isn't bad but I completely lost when it comes to the story. Maybe it'll make more sense as it progresses.

[Substatic 421]

Can't stop The Cruise

 

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One - Rotten Tomatoes

98%

 

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Substatic

[madmaltese★ 2,588]

3 eps into Witcher S3. It's been decent enough. Nothing very special but also not bad. 

[Cooke 2,030]

8 hours ago, madmaltese said:

3 eps into Witcher S3. It's been decent enough. Nothing very special but also not bad. 

It's super gay this season. 

[madmaltese★ 2,588]

8 hours ago, Cooke said:

It's super gay this season. 

Only getting hints of gayness so far. 

[Cooke 2,030]

2 hours ago, madmaltese said:

Only getting hints of gayness so far. 

My gaydar was off the charts all season 

[z,warrior 155]

21 hours ago, madmaltese said:

3 eps into Witcher S3. It's been decent enough. Nothing very special but also not bad. 

No its definitely bad

[Twinblade★ 3,930]

5 minutes ago, z,warrior said:

No its definitely bad

 

Im on the 3rd ep and its struggling to keep my interest. I have it running in the background and am only half paying attention to it.

[Mr. Impossible 410]

19 hours ago, Cooke said:

It's super gay this season. 

 

There's literally one gay pairing the entire season, calm down. 

Edited July 7, 2023 by Mr. Impossible

[Substatic 421]

My main issue with this "Season" of Witcher,

 

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It ends half way and very abruptly. They say it was planned but that's obviously a lie, that wasn't much of a cliffhanger. They just split it for $$$ purposes, and it leaves a bad taste. Hard to score or judge half a season before it really got it's wheels turning.

 

Edited July 7, 2023 by Substatic

[Mr. Impossible 410]

2 hours ago, Substatic said:

My main issue with this "Season" of Witcher,

 

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It ends half way and very abruptly. They say it was planned but that's obviously a lie, that wasn't much of a cliffhanger. They just split it for $$$ purposes, and it leaves a bad taste. Hard to score or judge half a season before it really got it's wheels turning.

 

 

Not ending on a cliffhanger doesn't mean it wasn't planned tho. 

[Twinblade★ 3,930]

 

[z,warrior 155]

Saw No Hard Feelings and it was great! Not sure how it got the title "Rom com" its just a comedy not that all focused on Romance. J Law is great, but the young actor really carried his own weight too

[z,warrior 155]

Also rewatched Inglorious Basterds and its still my favorite Tarantino film. Saw it on Freevee which sucks cause of the commercials but still loved it, every scene is ace. 

[Playstation Tablet 1,729]

Burning out in Diablo 4 with a friend now.

[Mr. Impossible 410]

The movie 65 is as interesting as as it's title. It's one of the most boring movies I've ever seen. It's new to Netflix this weekend and it stinks. There's nothing there to even hate or troll watch for. The premise is sort of interesting I guess and they do the absolute least they could wit it.