GOOD on Netflix STREAMING?

[Homercidal]

Agreed. They kinda lost me with all of the "Riddik this and that" after that movie, but Pitch Black was awesome! Less pretentious than the later films.

I appreciate the newer films (Still have to see the latest, but that is why I rented the first one for the young kid!), but they are different. I say good on them for trying to build a franchise around the character, but I wonder about the changes.

From what I recall he started out as a badass human with eye surgery, and then he later became a different race. A Furyan or something like that, from a different planet.

I'm still trying to figure out how the planets in PB could line up and cause an eclipse that quickly darkens the planet, yet doesn't continue on past and brightening it up again. I mean, you can WATCH the other planet rise up from the horizon in a few minutes. What stops it?? Does the planet suddenly stop turning?

 

[cheezydemon3]

I need to rewatch that. I don't recall that bothering me!

 

[Homercidal]

I need to rewatch that. I don't recall that bothering me!

Well don't let me ruin it for you.

I thought later on he was phrophesized to be some hero or savior, and I am pretty sure he mentions he is a Furyan, which *might* be a human who was born on a different planet.

Man, now I have to research his back story!

 

[cheezydemon3]

It might be on Netflix.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Season two of American Horror Story was disappointing. Not worth watching IMO...took forever.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

I had to force myself to finish Season 2. The plot sounded interesting enough...(spoiler) a nazi and a possessed nun screwing in an insane asylum with a serial killer and a reporter sounds like it couldn't be boring, but it was executed poorly IMHO.

Season 3 was a welcome change though.

 

[Homercidal]

Chronicles of Riddick last night. Not on Netflix or Hulu. Had to pirate. Even the Video Store downtown didn't have it! She said she gave the first two to her boyfriend because they didn't get rented.

Oh well, I solved the mystery of the Furian race and the movie was better than I remembered from last time. Now just have to rent the latest and I'm all caught up. Heard they are making a 4th movie.

 

[bleme]

Chronicles of Riddick last night. Not on Netflix or Hulu. Had to pirate. Even the Video Store downtown didn't have it! She said she gave the first two to her boyfriend because they didn't get rented.

I can't believe you still have a video store...

 

[cheezydemon3]

I can't believe you still have a video store...

Only one around here is called "Wild and Wooly" and has all kinds of obscure stuff, but yes, it is doomed.

 

[Homercidal]

I can't believe you still have a video store...

Yeah, and they don't offer Blu-Rays! Well, they are starting to again, sometimes. My town is kind of backwards. Most people were confused by the difference between BluRay and DVD. She got tired of offering BluRays and people complaining because they didn't work in their DVD player or they didn't notice a difference on their TV.

I think the traffic is definitely slowing down there, but we have enough people that can't get decent Internet that there is a demand.

We used to have two, but the one (Which was also a small Radio Shack store and tanning shop) closed down.

I like it. I can grab a new release if I want to and I enjoy stopping by to chat with the ladies (Lady now since the one moved to Louisiana) and joke around.

 

[Schemy]

Watched Restrepo over the weekend. That was a powerful documentary. Worth the watch imo.

 

[Accidic]

The Host

When I read that I almost gagged on my tongue trying not to laugh in the middle of a meeting. In hindsight, I vaguely remember watching a subbed film also called "The Host" IIRC but please oh please tell me you're referring to the Tweeny bopper film that the 56yo woman I work with almost cried over it being so terribad...

I'm still trying to figure out how the planets in PB could line up and cause an eclipse that quickly darkens the planet, yet doesn't continue on past and brightening it up again. I mean, you can WATCH the other planet rise up from the horizon in a few minutes. What stops it?? Does the planet suddenly stop turning?

I actually feel your pain on this one or at least felt it. We went to the theater to see it and it annoyed the crap out of me on many levels... Then bored at work on a 13hr shift, I stumbled across the promo website and it actually much better clarified all the holes and I've actually kind of liked it (the first one anyway) ever since. As a test, a friend of mine wanted to go see it and I had his gf read the website and him not and same result for him versus her really enjoying it. Go figure. My memory is fuzzy, but the website explained the orbits being altered due to planetary position and the binary stars altering position ever so slightly due to compound gravitational pull. Then after orbiting so many revolutions it would alter them just enough to result in the almost perfectly parallel orbits making a long term eclipse. I'm sure I'm conveying it poorly but it was made just plausible enough to let it go.

Only one around here is called "Wild and Wooly" and has all kinds of obscure stuff, but yes, it is doomed.

We've had one near our house that has seemed doomed for literally years and it still keeps on ticking in spite of being right down the block from a good 9 Redbox units in relative close proximity to each other. Turns out, they apparently expanded the entire shopping center and the guy who runs it does it for fun and the rent from the plaza would easily support it even if they closed their doors tomorrow and left the lights on. Still though, the guy charges the old $5 for 6 day rental period which I guess maybe if I'm ever going on a trip or I get tired of lines may seem appealing. Whether it'll ever close at this point I honestly no longer know. Sidenote, he also apparently liquidated a bunch of displays to free up a storage unit and made over $315,000 bucks from them so I suppose if you've been there long enough there could very well be some lucrative options.

 

[Accidic]

The Host

When I read that I almost gagged on my tongue trying not to laugh in the middle of a meeting. In hindsight, I vaguely remember watching a subbed film also called "The Host" IIRC but please oh please tell me you're referring to the Tweeny bopper film that the 56yo woman I work with almost cried over it being so terribad...

I'm still trying to figure out how the planets in PB could line up and cause an eclipse that quickly darkens the planet, yet doesn't continue on past and brightening it up again. I mean, you can WATCH the other planet rise up from the horizon in a few minutes. What stops it?? Does the planet suddenly stop turning?

I actually feel your pain on this one or at least felt it. We went to the theater to see it and it annoyed the crap out of me on many levels... Then bored at work on a 13hr shift, I stumbled across the promo website and it actually much better clarified all the holes and I've actually kind of liked it (the first one anyway) ever since. As a test, a friend of mine wanted to go see it and I had his gf read the website and him not and same result for him versus her really enjoying it. Go figure. My memory is fuzzy, but the website explained the orbits being altered due to planetary position and the binary stars altering position ever so slightly due to compound gravitational pull. Then after orbiting so many revolutions it would alter them just enough to result in the almost perfectly parallel orbits making a long term eclipse. I'm sure I'm conveying it poorly but it was made just plausible enough to let it go.

Only one around here is called "Wild and Wooly" and has all kinds of obscure stuff, but yes, it is doomed.

We've had one near our house that has seemed doomed for literally years and it still keeps on ticking in spite of being right down the block from a good 9 Redbox units in relative close proximity to each other. Turns out, they apparently expanded the entire shopping center and the guy who runs it does it for fun and the rent from the plaza would easily support it even if they closed their doors tomorrow and left the lights on. Still though, the guy charges the old $5 for 6 day rental period which I guess maybe if I'm ever going on a trip or I get tired of lines may seem appealing. Whether it'll ever close at this point I honestly no longer know. Sidenote, he also apparently liquidated a bunch of displays to free up a storage unit and made over $315,000 bucks from them so I suppose if you've been there long enough there could very well be some lucrative options.


Also, OitNB season 2 is on our list although we're grinding through the True Bloods presently which are pleasantly ridiculous. In a brief moment of desperation we even broke down and watched "Awkward!" if for no other reason than I mockingly repeated it every time we'd pass it as a joke. Then again, we got drawn into Justified for similar reasons but it was a far better end product.

 

[biereblanche]

The Host is a Korean monster movie. Not "scary," not great, but genuinely had me laughing at points intentionally. Cabin in the Woods and Tucker & Dale are more directly horror-comedies, but The Host certainly fits as well.

 

[Mongrel]

Just started watching Underbelly. Only a few episodes in, but really enjoying this series so far.

 

[cheezydemon3]

The Host is a Korean monster movie. Not "scary," not great, but genuinely had me laughing at points intentionally. Cabin in the Woods and Tucker & Dale are more directly horror-comedies, but The Host certainly fits as well.

Oh man! The HOST was good! I loved the creature.

Now, I am going to try and stay calm.

Tucker and Dale vs EVIL is on par with Shaun of the Dead.

Cabin in the woods is on par with SO I married an axe Murderer.

Mention them both in the same sentence again, and I will not be so forgiving.......

 

[HoppyDaze]

Watching The Host. Solid. Had this girl ever played a re where she's not dead? And now I'm realizing in talking about the same movie as you guys. Don't I feel like a horse's ass .

 

[HoppyDaze]

Was I supposed to laugh my ass off when they all fell down backwards crying at the memorial? Well, I did.

Watching the real one now

 

[cheezydemon3]

Was I supposed to laugh my ass off when they all fell down backwards crying at the memorial? Well, I did.

Watching the real one now

The "REAL" one??? From the makers of such classics as "TWILIGHT" *barf*

Tell me how it was....

 

[HoppyDaze]

The real one is the mutated fish, human smuggler.

I got 35 minutes into the other one and it's decent.

 

[cheezydemon3]

The real one is the mutated fish, human smuggler.

I got 35 minutes into the other one and it's decent.

Lol, I will need more than that!

Yes, the Korean mourning was hilarious!!

It was even funnier when the dad got offed and the daughter was starting her well-rehearsed "Fall down and weep incoherently" act but there was no time with bad guys closing in

 

[cheezydemon3]

We Are What We Are


Holy freaking christ. Most epic ending I have seen in a LOOOOOOONG time, and I very seldom use the word "epic". Awesome movie! Disturbing Horror, great suspense, original plot.

 

[Accidic]

You're a Tweener Hoppy? Wow, so many things came into focus just now.

 

[HoppyDaze]

I was unaware people still used the term "tweener". I bet you still refer to your "swag" when trying to hook up with girls, no?

 

[HoppyDaze]

Is there some sort of projection device that will me watch TV outside without bringing substantial equipment out? I understand I'll need power but I do t want cable cables; maybe something connected with wifi?

 

[Hello]

Is there some sort of projection device that will me watch TV outside without bringing substantial equipment out? I understand I'll need power but I do t want cable cables; maybe something connected with wifi?

Chromecast? Works with android and iOS devices.

 

[weirdboy]

There is a plethora of choices assuming you have wifi connectivity, but pretty much all of them assume that you are either watching content directly off the internet, or using a device like a slingbox.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Not talking about streaming. I'm actually talking about something that will project what's on my device onto a projection screen to create a big picture...

 

[weirdboy]

You mean, a projector?

Is this some kind of trick question?

 

[HoppyDaze]

well yeah, but with the software to run streaming videos