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I haven’t read the books but I think someone said the last few books take place after another time jump and are mostly about Uhtred’s kids. And that the end of book 10 has a logical stopping point for the series. I can’t remember where I heard that though so I could be wrong. 

On 10/6/2021 at 8:03 PM, LazyPiranha said:

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Was anyone else confused by the cop sub plot?  The cop is looking for his missing brother, and the entire time it feels like someone who must have been missing fairly recently.  He obviously thinks that his brother is a recent contestant, yet his brother won the game in 2015.  Where’s the timeline for this?  His brother’s apartment is empty and the rent isn’t paid, he presumably hasn’t been missing for over half a decade, it just doesn’t add up.

 

Is that bad? It’s 28 less than Skyfall and 18 less than Spectre but given it’s still Covid times I assumed 60 was a decent number 

The payoff of the Uhtrer/Alfred arc is the single best thing in TV ever. I’ll fight people over this. 
 

Also yeah def read them and everything else Cromwell has written. There is no better “battle author” out there. Every book I continue to be amazed at the picture he paints when describing battles and fight sequences. 
 

For the love of god someone adapt Warlord Chronicles!!!!

3 hours ago, Bloodporne said:

I believe that's Hellraiser: Inferno? I remember this one being far less shitty than the other faceless sequels and vaguely enjoyable. 

Yeah I think I remember it had a kind of a Jacobs Ladder/Lovecraftian thing going on where the detective keeps seeing things no one else does. Pinhead doesn’t show up until the very literal end of the movie I think. 

This time of year? Yeah they’re all worth watching. Are they good? Fuck no, but all of them are at least fun. 
 

Oddly enough I really liked the one with the dude who plays the QB in The Program playing the detective. It’s plays out more like a thriller/mystery than the rest. I have no idea why but I always really enjoyed that one. 

19 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said:

The Last Kingdom - 6/10

 

It's a fun romp. Blood, guts, glory, etc. The cinematography is fucking amazing. Some of the battle scenes are really good, some are chopped to shit. The series actually got better once it became produced by Netflix, which is weird. Accents are all over the place. The time jumps and actor changes (or lack thereof) can be really jarring

 

I don't know, if you're looking for something pulpy and bloody with swords, it's worth passing the time. There is going to be a fifth and final season coming out probably some time early-ish next year.

This review is 4 points to low and thus must discarded as trash. I’m sorry it’s nothing personnel, just the rules. @Emblazon knows what I’m talking about.

H20 is decent. It’s a very 90’s teen horror movie but Jamie Lee Curtis elevates it. Then you’re in for a rough time after H20 😂

If Clive is involved then I’m interested 

God fucking bless the 80’s

Yeah Ana De Armas steals the show. Looks aside her character in general was fantastic. Loved that naive innocence paired with complete badassery. I needed more of that athletic ass kicking and would 100% watch a movie based solely on that character. 
 

Overall the movie is great. Fantastic send off for Craig’s Bond. Not better than Skyfall IMO. The main short coming being the villain. Remy does a fantastic job you just don’t get enough time with him to really give a shit about his motivations and he isn’t so over the top charismatic that you can’t stop watching him like Bardem. 
 

I also never had an issue with the length. Paced well, never dragged. Loved it. 

6 hours ago, DPCyric said:

 

Yeah I was super excited with Pike as Moraine seems perfect. I'm concerned they had to recast Matt for the second season. I really hope this hits near Game of Throne popularity and we get the entire series 

I would love for it to be that popular but I’ll be satisfied if it’s just good and we get the whole series haha. I’ll say I’m more confident in that with it coming from Prime than Amazon. They’re a bit better about letting shows run to the end. 
 

Im a but concerned about the Matt thing as well. However, 

17 hours ago, Kal-El814 said:

More thoughts later, but… what on earth was that? What a strange way to end this season.

I thought the multiple “x time later” jumps were def a bit odd. But other than that I didn’t find much odd. I thought it was a fantastic way to set up next season and end this one. 
 

I NEED an explanation for how fast Nate’s hair is greying!

Lol nice

Not much to pull from that other than it looks fantastic IMO. Rosamund Pike will crush the role of Moraine I’m sure. I like the looks of the other characters(Lan so/so) especially the 3 boys. We’ll see how they do. 

Just got tickets for a 1pm show tomorrow 

I got about 5 min into this trash and shut it off

3 hours ago, Kal-El814 said:

I really really liked this, aside from the literal very end where I thought the monologue was a little too long. Normally I wouldn’t mind but it made me laugh and just took me out of the moment. My only other “complaint” is that the makeup kind of gave away the game right away.

 

The actress that played Bev was so, so good. She absolutely nails the tone of that specific kind of person. I don’t think I’ve seen her in anything else which I found surprising considering how much she just kills this role.

Haha I’m only one episode but I IMMEDIATELY said to my wife, “that’s really weird that all the older characters are being played by middle aged actors with SNL level makeup on, something must happen to them”. Obviously I haven’t seen the series so that’s just a guess but your post seems to confirm it haha

The movie is 2 hours and 45 min long. 20 min longer than Skyfall and 15 longer than Spectre. Considering it’s a finale that’s not that bad IMO. Also why are some of you spending 4 hours in a theater for a movie less than 3 hours long?

I never understand the pushback on long movies. If it’s paced well and entertaining then who cares. I’ve watched 3 hour movies that flew by and 90 min movies that made me wanna tear my hair out with boredom. 

Well that trailer certainly shows a lot. I’m also pretty confident in exactly where this one will leave off 

October 7th - Monster Squad - 10/10

This has been an embarrassing hole in my horror library. No idea why it’s taken me so long to watch it. It’s perfect in every single possible way haha

October 6th - A Classic Horror Story - 6/10

November 24 is a stupid release date. I’ll watch that next year as part of my October marathon 

1 hour ago, EternallDarkness said:

 

and there is 97.8% chance it'll suck

All the games will have aggressive new lighting and Millionare style sound effects added to them. Dax Shepard will be the host 

I still can’t get over that the “Shame Nun” and Rebecca from Ted Lasso are the same  fucking person