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[ctenidae]

Dr Horrible's Singalong Blog.

Funny, in a bizarre but creative way.

[BackLoafRiver]

Dr Horrible's Singalong Blog.

Funny, in a bizarre but creative way.

Awesome mini-series. Joss Wheadon did it when the writers were on strike a few years ago. NPH is incredible. They are making a sequel and I am super pumped for it.

I started watching Friday Night Lights last night and I am hooked, which is impressive since I am not a football fan.

[Nick]

Act of Valor---good movie and really makes you appreciate what the Navy Seals go through both in battle and on the home front.

I enjoyed that movie although the fps seemed too blatant like they were trying to appeal to COD fans, although I do suppose its fairly representativr

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[Edd]

Louie. I think it's an amazing show.

[bdfreetuna]

Louie. I think it's an amazing show.

Louie is the best new show I've started watching this year. Had a couple seasons to catch up on.

On Netflix I just finished watching the series Jericho... it was only 2 seasons but an overall excellent post-nuclear drama. A cliff hanger every 5 minutes... great characters, good love stories, non-stop action and a great plot. Acting was pretty good from a lot of the actors if a little cheesy a few times. Recommended.

And re: Breaking Bad, that's probably the best series to be on television for the last 5 years.

[legalskier]

The Station Agent
Starring Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale and Michelle Williams.
A quirky understated film that really held my interest. "Peter Dinklage's performance is poetic and pure as any you will ever observe on screen or off." - S.F.Chronicle

[riverc0il]

Station Agent was okay. That whole quirky so called indie genre has really worn thin for me. I can't stand dumb film and don't go for the big hits and I do enjoy the pseudo-indie stuff. But I can't stand the whole "let's film a quirky indie film just because quirky and indie are cool and big budget and not quirky are not artistic" blah blah blah. Quirk is okay if it makes sense for the characters and plot. But starting from "I have a great idea for a quirky independent film..." is just old and trite.

We watched True Romance last week. A little old by now, cool flick but I always have trouble with protagonists doing things that would be considered truly villainous if the film didn't portray them as the hero of the film. Feel good endings suck. If the ending had consequences, this film would have been on another level. I know that wasn't the film's "style" or "vibe" but films don't get a free ride for style and/or vibe ruling over substance even when they are intended to be empty.

[Edd]

We watched True Romance last week. A little old by now, cool flick

One of my favorites. If you like that and have never seen Badlands I recommend it. Its a Terrence Malick film that's actually watchable, though not as fun as TR.

[riverc0il]

One of my favorites. If you like that and have never seen Badlands I recommend it. Its a Terrence Malick film that's actually watchable, though not as fun as TR.

I'll add it to my queue. If it is "not as fun as TR" then I'll probably like it a little more. Well, I actually didn't mind the "fun" until the ending. TR pissed me off at the end. It could have been epic! It was just too convenient, tied up, and typical. I almost jumped up and cheered in the shoot out and then, well, *sigh* should have seen THAT coming.

EDIT: While reading up on WikiPedia, I just noticed there is an alternative Tarantino ending. Bet that one was much better. The ending didn't strike me as very Tarantino like so it surprised me a bit. Wish I had seen the alternative ending!

[legalskier]

Quirk is okay if it makes sense for the characters and plot.

That's where I thought Station Agent succeeded. Besides highlighting two new substantial talents (Dinklage and Cannavale), the story of the three main characters overcoming their separate isolation resonated for me, two having survived painful losses, the other having a challenging personal situation. "For 88 all-too-brief minutes, we get to hang out with very companionable people, eavesdrop on their small talk and come to know them intimately, perhaps more intimately than we can get to know our own family members." -Sacramento Bee