S1E01
"I gotta go take a shit."
ha. the one man's head exploded
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S1E02
Smile. Crack sandwich
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S1E03
Hahaha. It cuts to the parents laughing
Chuckle
Chuckle. bank robbery
People moan at the frog
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S1E04
Haha. Father.
That was actually an exceptional skit (NY boobs)
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S1E05
Hahaha. "Ask Whitney and Bobby." (Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown)
Ha. "I'd love some pussy before I go"
Chuckle. "soiled my pantaloons"
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S1E06
Hahaha. The giant penis on the baby
Is that a sideview of Denzel Washington?
Hehe. His girlfriend
Haha. Of course. "the next day your anus will hurt"
Real lighters being lit
Ha. The credits
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S1E07
The broom was rather smooth
That's a good ending to The Matrix spoof.
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S1E08
Ghost
I don't remember... have I seen Half Baked? I think I have
Hehe. "That's how I got this"
Smile. She puts her face into the popcorn
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S1E09
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S1E10
Haha. "I'm gonna piss on it."
Smile. That's a good parody track
Hahaha. That bit about taking was good (Paul Mooney)
Smile. Remix
Chuckle. "This ain't no skit bitch. Help!!!"
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S1E11
Hahaha. This is actually genius (turn it up skit; "Turn My Headphones Up")
That's a good skit. Mainly cause we know it's not real (cancer and basketball games)
That was confusing but got it. "Some would pay not to view."
Huh. Star Search
Feels like the best overall episode thus far
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S1E12
Chuckle. "Wrong batch man"
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S2E01
Hmm. I feel like it was only a half decent impersonation of Samuel L. Jackson
haha. Mrs. Kim is switched out when she takes off her shirt
haahahah. he squeezes the laundry detergent out.
Ah. It's Bill Burr!
Credits:
Oh Bill Burr was also in the Samuel L. Jackson skit
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S2E02
Decent "predictions"
Hahaha. The dead audience member
Clever. Niggar family skit.
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S2E03
Ooo. John Mayer. He looks young though
Chuckle. The one woman took her top off
Questlove
The Three Daves was decent
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S2E04
Hmm. The don't tell anybody would have been funnier to me as a subclause. Cause once it happened, she would have no reason to sign the confidentiality contract if she didn't want to
This Rick James story is a more elaborate skit. And so far this first half was entertaining. Kind of excited to see the second half.
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S2E05
Bill Burr again!
Hehe. A jury of your peers.
Hehe. Good Morning at 12
Oh shit. That dig at Wayne Brady [I watched a YouTube video where Wayne Brady talks about that skit and a follow-up skit that he did on the show as a response. It goes into detail on why the "joke" made here is not funny. Furthermore, he explains in detail why it is hurtful to the community.]
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S2E06
hahaha. Tom Hanks punchline
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S2E07
hahaha "I don't know"
hahaha guessed janitor correctly
haha "hell yeah" (also correct)
hahaha "Can they overcome?"
hahaha voting is incorrect
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S2E08
Haha. Gotcha
hahaha. the actual paintig
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S2E09
Snoop Dogg doing the voice? [yes]
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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Burn After Reading (2008)
20240728:
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 92% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.2/5
Instant Comments:
hehe. this scene is the trailer scene for the movie and it comes pretty early
hehe. she works at a fitness center
oh wow. sex on the first date (and it didn't even really hit it off)
hahaha. numbers and dates and numbers
hehe Ted trying to tell her that he likes her and she just doesn't hear what he's saying
hehe. "Maybe I can get a run in" (Monica)
oh right, his wife was the one who pulled the files
hehe. his memoirs
hehe. PC or Mac
"You are not ideological." "I don't think so"
hahaha. his secret project that he wouldn't show his wife is... does that exist?
hehe his instinct was to run upstairs instead of going back the way he came?
yikes. it happened. I was thinking in my head he would get shot, but I definitely did not envision a shot straight into the middle of the head to put him out; the previous two scenes in the movie foreshadowed (never had to discharge once)
Smile. Scrubbed of ID (we know cause he simply did not have ID to begin with)
This guy was also the head of intelligence in... [The Accountant]
Hehe. "Burn the body. Get rid of it."
WTF. Osbourne goes nuts on poor Harry.
Ha. "Good" (reaction to Osbourne being shot)
Hahahaha. Linda gets the surgeries she wanted
Watched 20240728 (Netflix, Instant)
Burn After Reading (2008) Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. 96 min
Relevant Links:
Burn After Reading (IMDb.com)
Burn After Reading (RottenTomatoes.com)
Burn After Reading (Wikipedia.org)
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 92% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.2/5
Instant Comments:
hehe. this scene is the trailer scene for the movie and it comes pretty early
hehe. she works at a fitness center
oh wow. sex on the first date (and it didn't even really hit it off)
hahaha. numbers and dates and numbers
hehe Ted trying to tell her that he likes her and she just doesn't hear what he's saying
hehe. "Maybe I can get a run in" (Monica)
oh right, his wife was the one who pulled the files
hehe. his memoirs
hehe. PC or Mac
"You are not ideological." "I don't think so"
hahaha. his secret project that he wouldn't show his wife is... does that exist?
hehe his instinct was to run upstairs instead of going back the way he came?
yikes. it happened. I was thinking in my head he would get shot, but I definitely did not envision a shot straight into the middle of the head to put him out; the previous two scenes in the movie foreshadowed (never had to discharge once)
Smile. Scrubbed of ID (we know cause he simply did not have ID to begin with)
This guy was also the head of intelligence in... [The Accountant]
Hehe. "Burn the body. Get rid of it."
WTF. Osbourne goes nuts on poor Harry.
Ha. "Good" (reaction to Osbourne being shot)
Hahahaha. Linda gets the surgeries she wanted
Watched 20240728 (Netflix, Instant)
Burn After Reading (2008) Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. 96 min
Relevant Links:
Burn After Reading (IMDb.com)
Burn After Reading (RottenTomatoes.com)
Burn After Reading (Wikipedia.org)
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
20240727:
I did not know (having really only watched the first three Godzilla movies in the Monsterverse) that a Godzilla movie could have so much depth.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 97% match. I decided to give the movie two thumbs up
Rating: 5.4/5
Instant Comments:
1a: Nice. This movie gets straight to Godzilla straight off.
1a: That doesn't make sense. If Godzilla is a known monster. Then people must have tried to kill it before. ("A 20mm gun is enough to kill anything.") [also the fact that "we're mechanics we don't know how to shoot" seems like a sily excuse. Just pull the trigger; maybe he meant mentally]
1a: He seems more like a huge t-rex here.
1a: What? Who lined the bodies up?
1a: "All because you didn't shoot." Well there's no guarantee that shooting would have done anything.
1a: Oh. Kamikaze pilot (but he didn't go through with it)
1a: Wow. What an interesting makeshift family. And he's willing to sacrifice his life for an advance pay for Noriko and Akiko
1a: He's a good shot. (He says just training)
1a: Aww... Akiko called him daddy and he told her he's not her father...
1a: Wow. Regeneration
1a: Wow. The drama and emotions in this movie are deep compared to Monster universe movies.
1a: I did not see that coming. Noriko saves him and sacrifices herself
1b: Resume at the 1hr15min mark
1b: "My war isn't over yet"; protagonist [KÅichi Shikishima] is a very complex character; very refreshing to see a protagonist that isn't the ideal brave and courageous hero
1b: Hmm. I'm not sure I would understand the message here. As he avoided kamikaze and now he is putting it back on the table. It would in essense redeem himself but again the message of the movie would then be one I don't understand
1b: Hmm. Kenji Noda gives a speech about not sacrificing lives and in the next scene they don't let the young one go
1b: Tachibana looks at the chair. Maybe he'll rig an ejector seat (which Noda mentioned in his speech) and no one has to die
1b: I feel my eyes swelling as he tucks Akiko's arms under the blanket...
1b: More feelings. He pulls out the photos and the drawing by Akiko
1b: Ah-ha. "One more thing" and it pulls away, but he taps the chair.
1b: Hmm. That's smart. Seems like they sent a decoy to burn his beam (there's probably a sort of cooldown on his ultimate)
1b: the subtitles call it a heat ray. says "heat ray charging"
1b: That's so clutch last second on the ejector lever
1b: Teary eye again as it shows the playback on the scene where Tachibana communicates the ejector seat addition
1b: Wow. I let out some breathes and a tear or two drops as Noriko asks "Koichi, is your war finally over?" I cannot remember the last time a movie drew such emotion from me. Maybe Toy Story 3.
1b: Hmm... they show Godzilla regenerating.
1b: The credits end with hearing Godzilla's footsteps
1a=20240727, 1b=20240728
Watched first half 20240727, second half 20240728 (Netflix, Instant) (English audio)
Godzilla Minus One (2023) Takashi Yamazaki. 124 min
Relevant Links:
Godzilla Minus One (IMDb.com)
Godzilla Minus One (RottenTomatoes.com)
Godzilla Minus One (Wikipedia.org)
I did not know (having really only watched the first three Godzilla movies in the Monsterverse) that a Godzilla movie could have so much depth.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 97% match. I decided to give the movie two thumbs up
Rating: 5.4/5
Instant Comments:
1a: Nice. This movie gets straight to Godzilla straight off.
1a: That doesn't make sense. If Godzilla is a known monster. Then people must have tried to kill it before. ("A 20mm gun is enough to kill anything.") [also the fact that "we're mechanics we don't know how to shoot" seems like a sily excuse. Just pull the trigger; maybe he meant mentally]
1a: He seems more like a huge t-rex here.
1a: What? Who lined the bodies up?
1a: "All because you didn't shoot." Well there's no guarantee that shooting would have done anything.
1a: Oh. Kamikaze pilot (but he didn't go through with it)
1a: Wow. What an interesting makeshift family. And he's willing to sacrifice his life for an advance pay for Noriko and Akiko
1a: He's a good shot. (He says just training)
1a: Aww... Akiko called him daddy and he told her he's not her father...
1a: Wow. Regeneration
1a: Wow. The drama and emotions in this movie are deep compared to Monster universe movies.
1a: I did not see that coming. Noriko saves him and sacrifices herself
1b: Resume at the 1hr15min mark
1b: "My war isn't over yet"; protagonist [KÅichi Shikishima] is a very complex character; very refreshing to see a protagonist that isn't the ideal brave and courageous hero
1b: Hmm. I'm not sure I would understand the message here. As he avoided kamikaze and now he is putting it back on the table. It would in essense redeem himself but again the message of the movie would then be one I don't understand
1b: Hmm. Kenji Noda gives a speech about not sacrificing lives and in the next scene they don't let the young one go
1b: Tachibana looks at the chair. Maybe he'll rig an ejector seat (which Noda mentioned in his speech) and no one has to die
1b: I feel my eyes swelling as he tucks Akiko's arms under the blanket...
1b: More feelings. He pulls out the photos and the drawing by Akiko
1b: Ah-ha. "One more thing" and it pulls away, but he taps the chair.
1b: Hmm. That's smart. Seems like they sent a decoy to burn his beam (there's probably a sort of cooldown on his ultimate)
1b: the subtitles call it a heat ray. says "heat ray charging"
1b: That's so clutch last second on the ejector lever
1b: Teary eye again as it shows the playback on the scene where Tachibana communicates the ejector seat addition
1b: Wow. I let out some breathes and a tear or two drops as Noriko asks "Koichi, is your war finally over?" I cannot remember the last time a movie drew such emotion from me. Maybe Toy Story 3.
1b: Hmm... they show Godzilla regenerating.
1b: The credits end with hearing Godzilla's footsteps
1a=20240727, 1b=20240728
Watched first half 20240727, second half 20240728 (Netflix, Instant) (English audio)
Godzilla Minus One (2023) Takashi Yamazaki. 124 min
Relevant Links:
Godzilla Minus One (IMDb.com)
Godzilla Minus One (RottenTomatoes.com)
Godzilla Minus One (Wikipedia.org)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
20240727:
Overall, I couldnt help but make the comparisons between this movie and the animated version. Objectively, even without the original, I would still complain about the dark scenes, the weird live animals, especially Flounder and Sebastian, but praise the songs. I did like Ursula and Scuttle in this film. I found the ending wasn't so exciting. So on its own maybe a 3.0 and in comparison to the animated film a 2.8.
Rating: 3.0/5
Instant Comments:
hmm live action but full of cg (waters probably and sea creatures probably and well mermaids)
real crab Sebastian looks ridiculous compared to animated Sebastian
shark chase is more exciting animated. this scene is so dark
Scuttle can just remain and speak under water
"gotta get some air"
Ariel is the youngest but it's not clear visually here that she is the youngest only cause Triton said so
hehe Awkwafini Scuttle brings a lot of personality
is this an extended reprise? did the origonal have a reprise? hmm Ariel on rock jn that scene is better
oh Sebastian explains she used her siren song to save him [20240824: why would a mermaid have a siren song though... sirens have siren songs; apparently an article says that the word siren used to be different but over time has become interchangeable and synonymous]
hmm they kept the lyrics of inder the see similar but none of the fun and actual instrumentation.
it's nice how this movie puts some focus on Prince Eric's story line (here he has a song)
yeah I just don't like how the characters dont have the same feeling as the movie. (triton destroys all ariels stuff) triton in the original looks huge and strong. i mean javier bardem is also strong looking but not nearly the size of triton.
hehe "the sea witch?" "the what?"
are there no eels in this movie
oh ok there are
hmm ursula looks more convincing than the mermaids
hehe "look at her stupid little feet"
hmm I like the suspense of sevastian and flounder having to help her tk the surface
the use of dinglehopper in original was charming. but here her eatin flower is charming
haha scuttle singing louder and sebastian telling him/her to dial it back is good
that's a cute reimagining of that name scene
independent tentacles. is that how real octopus tentacles behave? ["Each of the octopus's arms has a small cluster of nerve cells that controls movement, so the creature technically has eight independent mini-brains along with a larger central brain. Researchers have known about the octopus's unique biology for some time now"]
ha! "oh there it is"
oh the actress from Gilmore Girls [Alexis Bledel] is one of the guests [20240824: there are no credits on IMDb for her being in the movie]
hahaha. when Ursula took ariel and jumped off into the ocean, Mia shouted out "oh no"
they changed it to Ariel steering the ship?
Awkwafina's Scuttle credits went by so fast
Watched 20240727 (Disney+)
The Little Mermaid (2023) Rob Marshall. 135 min
Relevant Links:
The Little Mermaid (IMDb.com)
The Little Mermaid (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Little Mermaid (Wikipedia.org)
Overall, I couldnt help but make the comparisons between this movie and the animated version. Objectively, even without the original, I would still complain about the dark scenes, the weird live animals, especially Flounder and Sebastian, but praise the songs. I did like Ursula and Scuttle in this film. I found the ending wasn't so exciting. So on its own maybe a 3.0 and in comparison to the animated film a 2.8.
Rating: 3.0/5
Instant Comments:
hmm live action but full of cg (waters probably and sea creatures probably and well mermaids)
real crab Sebastian looks ridiculous compared to animated Sebastian
shark chase is more exciting animated. this scene is so dark
Scuttle can just remain and speak under water
"gotta get some air"
Ariel is the youngest but it's not clear visually here that she is the youngest only cause Triton said so
hehe Awkwafini Scuttle brings a lot of personality
is this an extended reprise? did the origonal have a reprise? hmm Ariel on rock jn that scene is better
oh Sebastian explains she used her siren song to save him [20240824: why would a mermaid have a siren song though... sirens have siren songs; apparently an article says that the word siren used to be different but over time has become interchangeable and synonymous]
hmm they kept the lyrics of inder the see similar but none of the fun and actual instrumentation.
it's nice how this movie puts some focus on Prince Eric's story line (here he has a song)
yeah I just don't like how the characters dont have the same feeling as the movie. (triton destroys all ariels stuff) triton in the original looks huge and strong. i mean javier bardem is also strong looking but not nearly the size of triton.
hehe "the sea witch?" "the what?"
are there no eels in this movie
oh ok there are
hmm ursula looks more convincing than the mermaids
hehe "look at her stupid little feet"
hmm I like the suspense of sevastian and flounder having to help her tk the surface
the use of dinglehopper in original was charming. but here her eatin flower is charming
haha scuttle singing louder and sebastian telling him/her to dial it back is good
that's a cute reimagining of that name scene
independent tentacles. is that how real octopus tentacles behave? ["Each of the octopus's arms has a small cluster of nerve cells that controls movement, so the creature technically has eight independent mini-brains along with a larger central brain. Researchers have known about the octopus's unique biology for some time now"]
ha! "oh there it is"
oh the actress from Gilmore Girls [Alexis Bledel] is one of the guests [20240824: there are no credits on IMDb for her being in the movie]
hahaha. when Ursula took ariel and jumped off into the ocean, Mia shouted out "oh no"
they changed it to Ariel steering the ship?
Awkwafina's Scuttle credits went by so fast
Watched 20240727 (Disney+)
The Little Mermaid (2023) Rob Marshall. 135 min
Relevant Links:
The Little Mermaid (IMDb.com)
The Little Mermaid (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Little Mermaid (Wikipedia.org)
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
1917 (2019)
20240723:
Beautiful visually and strong score. After watching the movie I read that the movie was filmed to look like was done in one shot but it's composed of many shots - some much longer than others.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.8/5
Instant Comments:
despite the saying of smaller, sending only two men to save - I don't quite remember - 1500 men or so, seems like a lot riding on the success. Even with the info that Germans have retreated, never know who or how many they left behind [1600]
Wonder if his hand will get infected being the end of him by the end of the movie. Or perhaps just an amputation. [I wonder if he could have covered his hand in some mud to help protect it]
(There that's the front line.) This is the second time the music has noticeably picked up to help create suspense.
Hehe. "Patch it up. You'll be wanking again in no time." "Wrong hand."
Uhuh. Fresh embers.
Holy Moly. They set a trap. How clever.
(They're discussing the medals) It's such a visual movie
Interesting. Just him saying "I don't like this place" sets an eerie mood.
Oh no. Why would there be a cow there.
Huh. He drinks the milk cause he's thirsty but what about why there's even a can of milk there.
Damn. They were trying to help him and instead he attacks... I had seen the knife. I think disarming him would have been a first step.
His face is so gray.
Good thing with all these problems and such that they didnt' wait until night. Even the short truck ride doesn't sound like it helped make good time as he's still worried about arriving late.
Holy moly. (shoot at each other)
Ah... baby in a drawer.
Oh my goodness. She took in a baby that's not hers. So nice.
Wow. He's so kind to supply them with his food. And what luck he collected the milk
Mercy puts him at risk, but he took it.
Holy shit. He just told this other man about ending the attack and there's no care for it. (just as the other officer told Schofield)
Ah. So this is Benedict Cumberbatch's role
Hehe. Movie started at a tree and ended at a tree.
Watched 20240723 (Netflix, Instant)
1917 (2019) Sam Mendes. 119 min
Relevant Links:
1917 (IMDb.com)
1917 (RottenTomatoes.com)
1917 (Wikipedia.org)
Beautiful visually and strong score. After watching the movie I read that the movie was filmed to look like was done in one shot but it's composed of many shots - some much longer than others.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.8/5
Instant Comments:
despite the saying of smaller, sending only two men to save - I don't quite remember - 1500 men or so, seems like a lot riding on the success. Even with the info that Germans have retreated, never know who or how many they left behind [1600]
Wonder if his hand will get infected being the end of him by the end of the movie. Or perhaps just an amputation. [I wonder if he could have covered his hand in some mud to help protect it]
(There that's the front line.) This is the second time the music has noticeably picked up to help create suspense.
Hehe. "Patch it up. You'll be wanking again in no time." "Wrong hand."
Uhuh. Fresh embers.
Holy Moly. They set a trap. How clever.
(They're discussing the medals) It's such a visual movie
Interesting. Just him saying "I don't like this place" sets an eerie mood.
Oh no. Why would there be a cow there.
Huh. He drinks the milk cause he's thirsty but what about why there's even a can of milk there.
Damn. They were trying to help him and instead he attacks... I had seen the knife. I think disarming him would have been a first step.
His face is so gray.
Good thing with all these problems and such that they didnt' wait until night. Even the short truck ride doesn't sound like it helped make good time as he's still worried about arriving late.
Holy moly. (shoot at each other)
Ah... baby in a drawer.
Oh my goodness. She took in a baby that's not hers. So nice.
Wow. He's so kind to supply them with his food. And what luck he collected the milk
Mercy puts him at risk, but he took it.
Holy shit. He just told this other man about ending the attack and there's no care for it. (just as the other officer told Schofield)
Ah. So this is Benedict Cumberbatch's role
Hehe. Movie started at a tree and ended at a tree.
Watched 20240723 (Netflix, Instant)
1917 (2019) Sam Mendes. 119 min
Relevant Links:
1917 (IMDb.com)
1917 (RottenTomatoes.com)
1917 (Wikipedia.org)
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Lucy (2014)
20240720:
I have mixed feelings about the movie. The philosophical tidbits were interesting, but it's unclear if the path taken was sensible. If there is meaning to it, perhaps the movie is saying that our journey for knowledge is filled with violence. But, for example, in the end, the one Korean drug boss was looking to kill Lucy. What is his interest in killing her? I think understanding character motivation is important when trying to process a story.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 2.0/5
Instant Comments:
His insistency on the situation makes it much more extreme than he's claiming it to be (and now with the handcuffs)
And after sending in Lucy, he's still sticking around outside... which makes it even more suspicious... why would he have her do the drop if he's gonna stand right outside?
Hmm. I guess this situation seems realistic (trusting what's in the case and the suspense of her opening it), but it's quite boring to watch
Apparently it's only a myth that we use 10% of our brains. According to articles, we typically use 100% of our brains across the day
Hehe. He offers her a drink
Oh snaps. (He broke open the drugs and her body is consuming it internally)
Hmm. I'm not sure what the impact of the drugs on her brain would allow her to have the courage to shoot people, even if she had the precision/accuracy to shoot people. Perhaps confidence?
Hehe. She's begun to synthesize the language... I suppose it's a visual cue. I think understanding would be possible, but not translation. Well, perhaps translation is a byproduct.
I guess her brain is like a machine learning algorithm. But how would her brain determine how to use weapons without a source?
Her reading of his mind is a cool visual
Huh. She didn't kill him.
In her talk with the scientist... it seems she's just passively creating knowledge with all the brain capacity she has
Whoa, she just changed her hair color
Why does she need the cops to stop these guys when she could herself stop them with but a thought
What is the value of the drug to the Koreans that they would enter this firefight... they should just let it go and cut their loss
Watched 20240720 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20240731)
Lucy (2014) Luc Besson. 89 min
Relevant Links:
Lucy (IMDb.com)
Lucy (RottenTomatoes.com)
Lucy (Wikipedia.org)
I have mixed feelings about the movie. The philosophical tidbits were interesting, but it's unclear if the path taken was sensible. If there is meaning to it, perhaps the movie is saying that our journey for knowledge is filled with violence. But, for example, in the end, the one Korean drug boss was looking to kill Lucy. What is his interest in killing her? I think understanding character motivation is important when trying to process a story.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 2.0/5
Instant Comments:
His insistency on the situation makes it much more extreme than he's claiming it to be (and now with the handcuffs)
And after sending in Lucy, he's still sticking around outside... which makes it even more suspicious... why would he have her do the drop if he's gonna stand right outside?
Hmm. I guess this situation seems realistic (trusting what's in the case and the suspense of her opening it), but it's quite boring to watch
Apparently it's only a myth that we use 10% of our brains. According to articles, we typically use 100% of our brains across the day
Hehe. He offers her a drink
Oh snaps. (He broke open the drugs and her body is consuming it internally)
Hmm. I'm not sure what the impact of the drugs on her brain would allow her to have the courage to shoot people, even if she had the precision/accuracy to shoot people. Perhaps confidence?
Hehe. She's begun to synthesize the language... I suppose it's a visual cue. I think understanding would be possible, but not translation. Well, perhaps translation is a byproduct.
I guess her brain is like a machine learning algorithm. But how would her brain determine how to use weapons without a source?
Her reading of his mind is a cool visual
Huh. She didn't kill him.
In her talk with the scientist... it seems she's just passively creating knowledge with all the brain capacity she has
Whoa, she just changed her hair color
Why does she need the cops to stop these guys when she could herself stop them with but a thought
What is the value of the drug to the Koreans that they would enter this firefight... they should just let it go and cut their loss
Watched 20240720 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20240731)
Lucy (2014) Luc Besson. 89 min
Relevant Links:
Lucy (IMDb.com)
Lucy (RottenTomatoes.com)
Lucy (Wikipedia.org)
Friday, July 19, 2024
Warcraft (2016)
20240719:
While I haven't played any games in the Warcraft series, I have played Heroes of the Storm which is a mix of characters from StarCraft, Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. As such, I was unable to tell whether or not the movie closely followed the lore of Warcraft, but I certainly have an opinion about the look of the characters. I felt the detail of the appearances of the orcs was great. I felt less impressed by the appearance of most of the human characters, including Medivh. There were some scenes where Medivh looked the part, but I felt generally he did not look the role of a powerful sorceror.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 2.8/5
Instant Comments:
Medivh. I recognize that name from Heroes of the Storm
Murky [oh, Murky is a murloc, and probably that was just a generic murloc]
Huh. I expected Medivh to look older or perhaps bigger.
He looks more the part with his clothes on
Ah. the caption says the sorceror orc is named Gul'Dan; he's a playable character in Heroes of the Storm
Huh. It seems she was the one born and saved by Gul'Dan; it seems her mother was executed though... and yet in the other seen we saw the one orc [Durotan] holding a child... I had wondered if that might be a flashback... but it wouldn't align with Garona saying her mother was killed for giving birth to her
In this scene, Durotan is likely a different orc type [clan] from Garona
A lightning shield... seems like a strange choice for a defensive spell.
Durotan's baby is green meaning it is infused with Fel...
Ah, same as Garona
hehe. "Do I go in?" "I don't know. It's never done that before."
Hmm.. "From light comes darkness" makes sense. As darkness is the absense of light. But "And from darkness light."
Hmm. Lothar believes Garona betrayed them while Khadgar doesn't believe it
the ending makes Go'el seem special but I didn't understand why. I looked it up and apparently Go'el is Thrall; I only know him as a playable character in Heroes of the Storm, but that would imply he's a key character in the Warcraft universe
Watched 20240719 (Netflix, Instant)
Warcraft (2016) Duncan Jones. 123 min
Relevant Links:
Warcraft (IMDb.com)
Warcraft (RottenTomatoes.com)
Warcraft (Wikipedia.org)
While I haven't played any games in the Warcraft series, I have played Heroes of the Storm which is a mix of characters from StarCraft, Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. As such, I was unable to tell whether or not the movie closely followed the lore of Warcraft, but I certainly have an opinion about the look of the characters. I felt the detail of the appearances of the orcs was great. I felt less impressed by the appearance of most of the human characters, including Medivh. There were some scenes where Medivh looked the part, but I felt generally he did not look the role of a powerful sorceror.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 2.8/5
Instant Comments:
Medivh. I recognize that name from Heroes of the Storm
Murky [oh, Murky is a murloc, and probably that was just a generic murloc]
Huh. I expected Medivh to look older or perhaps bigger.
He looks more the part with his clothes on
Ah. the caption says the sorceror orc is named Gul'Dan; he's a playable character in Heroes of the Storm
Huh. It seems she was the one born and saved by Gul'Dan; it seems her mother was executed though... and yet in the other seen we saw the one orc [Durotan] holding a child... I had wondered if that might be a flashback... but it wouldn't align with Garona saying her mother was killed for giving birth to her
In this scene, Durotan is likely a different orc type [clan] from Garona
A lightning shield... seems like a strange choice for a defensive spell.
Durotan's baby is green meaning it is infused with Fel...
Ah, same as Garona
hehe. "Do I go in?" "I don't know. It's never done that before."
Hmm.. "From light comes darkness" makes sense. As darkness is the absense of light. But "And from darkness light."
Hmm. Lothar believes Garona betrayed them while Khadgar doesn't believe it
the ending makes Go'el seem special but I didn't understand why. I looked it up and apparently Go'el is Thrall; I only know him as a playable character in Heroes of the Storm, but that would imply he's a key character in the Warcraft universe
Watched 20240719 (Netflix, Instant)
Warcraft (2016) Duncan Jones. 123 min
Relevant Links:
Warcraft (IMDb.com)
Warcraft (RottenTomatoes.com)
Warcraft (Wikipedia.org)
Thursday, July 18, 2024
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
20240824 Comment:
While not always laughing out loud funny, this comedy was a solid watch form end to end.
Rating: 4.4/5
Instant Comments:
haha shadow blow job funny
hehe 530
rest my asshole
smile. smiling in photographs. good point
hehe saving themselvrs for marriage... how strange
smile. guy gets crushed by ice...
hehe her job is purely nonmarital relations
hehe photographer blown up
hahaha "take your hat off boy that's a dollar bill" haha
hehe Back to the Future reference
ha he tried to grab at the other man's hat
smile. Ryan Reynolds gets a little part to be shot
haha "15 year old spinsters"
hmm... but she's a good shot. why leave it up to a duel...
I'd say the move would be to get on the train
chuckle Gilbert Godfried as abraham lincoln
hehe drugs in a group is the wisdom
hahahahahahaha. shooting gallery. I'll take a shot. punchline: people die at the fair
Credits:
fell asleep during credits
finished credits at daytime and there's an after credits scene. follows up after Jamie Foxx has killed the man, he says another two sentences while walking away. underwhelming. as the pre credits scene was way humorous, well setup by the movie fair sequence. but this post credits didnt really augment that joke.
Watched 20240718 (Netflix, Instant)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Seth MacFarlane. 116 min
Relevant Links:
A Million Ways to Die in the West (IMDb.com)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (RottenTomatoes.com)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (Wikipedia.org)
Rating: 4.4/5
Instant Comments:
haha shadow blow job funny
hehe 530
rest my asshole
smile. smiling in photographs. good point
hehe saving themselvrs for marriage... how strange
smile. guy gets crushed by ice...
hehe her job is purely nonmarital relations
hehe photographer blown up
hahaha "take your hat off boy that's a dollar bill" haha
hehe Back to the Future reference
ha he tried to grab at the other man's hat
smile. Ryan Reynolds gets a little part to be shot
haha "15 year old spinsters"
hmm... but she's a good shot. why leave it up to a duel...
I'd say the move would be to get on the train
chuckle Gilbert Godfried as abraham lincoln
hehe drugs in a group is the wisdom
hahahahahahaha. shooting gallery. I'll take a shot. punchline: people die at the fair
Credits:
fell asleep during credits
finished credits at daytime and there's an after credits scene. follows up after Jamie Foxx has killed the man, he says another two sentences while walking away. underwhelming. as the pre credits scene was way humorous, well setup by the movie fair sequence. but this post credits didnt really augment that joke.
Watched 20240718 (Netflix, Instant)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Seth MacFarlane. 116 min
Relevant Links:
A Million Ways to Die in the West (IMDb.com)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (RottenTomatoes.com)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (Wikipedia.org)
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
20240717:
Ada started this movie for Ben. I started watching it when I came downstairs.
20240720:
I determined that the other day I started watching at around the 10 minute mark. What I don't understand is how they just got a call to help Adventure City and somehow there's a new PAW Patrol Headquarters ready and waiting for them in Adventure City.*
Overall, the movie was overly simple and one-dimensional, but my son seemed to enjoy it.
Rating: 2.0/5
*Update: there's a scene where one of the puppies asks how they can afford the place and Ryder says from merchandise sales
Instant Comments:
1b: watched the first ten minutes
1a: started watching at the 10 minute mark
1a=20240717,1b=20420720
Watched 20240717 (Netflix, Instant)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) Cal brunker. 86 min
Relevant Links:
PAW Patrol: The Movie (IMDb.com)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (RottenTomatoes.com)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (Wikipedia.org)
Ada started this movie for Ben. I started watching it when I came downstairs.
20240720:
I determined that the other day I started watching at around the 10 minute mark. What I don't understand is how they just got a call to help Adventure City and somehow there's a new PAW Patrol Headquarters ready and waiting for them in Adventure City.*
Overall, the movie was overly simple and one-dimensional, but my son seemed to enjoy it.
Rating: 2.0/5
*Update: there's a scene where one of the puppies asks how they can afford the place and Ryder says from merchandise sales
Instant Comments:
1b: watched the first ten minutes
1a: started watching at the 10 minute mark
1a=20240717,1b=20420720
Watched 20240717 (Netflix, Instant)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) Cal brunker. 86 min
Relevant Links:
PAW Patrol: The Movie (IMDb.com)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (RottenTomatoes.com)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (Wikipedia.org)
Monday, July 15, 2024
The Flash (2023)
Instant Comments:
so much Batman. I feel like a Flash origin story would have been cooler
common trope would be he goes back and he is the one that kills his mom. though that's kind of dark
so Batman just leaves his computer unguarded?
ooo the old Batmobile. so was the old Batman Keaton? [yes, which is funny cause I took a break after this scene and I thought this parallel time universe would have been a great moment to bring back a previous Batman
ah ok. he's clean shaven and dressed. now recognizable as Keaton Batman
"yeah... I'm Batman"
what a badass going down with just his gluder no parachute
Kara Zorel is such a badass (spit breaks the statue)... has a kind of evil edge to her, great looking suit
past Barry having overheard... maybe he'll get in the way thinking it'll take his powers away
hahaha. cutting the ears off.
but I thought the speed suit has extra properties than just being a suit.
huh. ok so Barry tells past Barry his suit doesn't dissipate heat. but past Barry says what? this could foreshadow past Barry becomes the demon that attacks Barry in the speed force space whatever
smile. what if I just emperor this guy
different worlds
Nicolas Cage
sacrifice...
oh I didn't get it, why his father face was visible so i went to the internet but I didnt read the explicit answer, just that Barry was the one to make jt happen; that's when it clicked what Barry said, just can of tomatoes moved from the bottom shelf to the top shelf.
smile. they swapped out Ben Affleck with George Clooney (who was in fact a Batman)
hehe his tooth
Watched 20240715 (Netflix, Instant)
The Flash (2023) Andy Muschietti. 144 min
Relevant Links:
The Flash (IMDb.com)
The Flash (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Flash (film) (Wikipedia.org)
so much Batman. I feel like a Flash origin story would have been cooler
common trope would be he goes back and he is the one that kills his mom. though that's kind of dark
so Batman just leaves his computer unguarded?
ooo the old Batmobile. so was the old Batman Keaton? [yes, which is funny cause I took a break after this scene and I thought this parallel time universe would have been a great moment to bring back a previous Batman
ah ok. he's clean shaven and dressed. now recognizable as Keaton Batman
"yeah... I'm Batman"
what a badass going down with just his gluder no parachute
Kara Zorel is such a badass (spit breaks the statue)... has a kind of evil edge to her, great looking suit
past Barry having overheard... maybe he'll get in the way thinking it'll take his powers away
hahaha. cutting the ears off.
but I thought the speed suit has extra properties than just being a suit.
huh. ok so Barry tells past Barry his suit doesn't dissipate heat. but past Barry says what? this could foreshadow past Barry becomes the demon that attacks Barry in the speed force space whatever
smile. what if I just emperor this guy
different worlds
Nicolas Cage
sacrifice...
oh I didn't get it, why his father face was visible so i went to the internet but I didnt read the explicit answer, just that Barry was the one to make jt happen; that's when it clicked what Barry said, just can of tomatoes moved from the bottom shelf to the top shelf.
smile. they swapped out Ben Affleck with George Clooney (who was in fact a Batman)
hehe his tooth
Watched 20240715 (Netflix, Instant)
The Flash (2023) Andy Muschietti. 144 min
Relevant Links:
The Flash (IMDb.com)
The Flash (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Flash (film) (Wikipedia.org)