The Netflix Thread
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I looked into it and the book is based on the wife's account of the story. That's why we don't see him killing anyone or doing anything crazy. It's basically only the stuff she had first/second hand knowledge of at the time.
They did a few wonky things like not show her discovering parts of his kill kit to add suspense. Essentially they made it like we're supposed to go "oh man is he guilty or innocent!!? I dont know!!" but the audience in this case isn't stupid. Everyone knows what he did.
They did a few wonky things like not show her discovering parts of his kill kit to add suspense. Essentially they made it like we're supposed to go "oh man is he guilty or innocent!!? I dont know!!" but the audience in this case isn't stupid. Everyone knows what he did.
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Spoilers dude, what the fuck! Kidding, obviously. However, there were people who were mad when someone spoiled the ending of Lincoln on twitter and people who got mad when you told them “the boat sinks” for Titanic.
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I watched The Highwaymen;
And enjoyed it well enough. 7/10
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Gamma Rays
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Any word on that new Netflix movie "Rim of the World"
I haven't watched it, the trailer poped up on the opening page it looks kinda okay. But that's not anything to go by, they're good at hiding a shit movie behind a good trailer.
Plus it seems to center on a bunch of early teens, so that's a strong reason for my doubts.
I haven't watched it, the trailer poped up on the opening page it looks kinda okay. But that's not anything to go by, they're good at hiding a shit movie behind a good trailer.
Plus it seems to center on a bunch of early teens, so that's a strong reason for my doubts.
Slaanesh69
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I watched the trailer twice, and if it is more than 4/10 I will eat my shorts. I can't sacrifice myself to watch it for you though, sorry. I think It has a black kid from a terrible YTV young "sitcom" and what looks like a perfect archetype cross section of kids - nerd, anxiety, jock, black kid, girl. And the effects look objectionably bad.
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Yeah, it started up the trailer again when I went to Netflix just now.
And I agree with you, the kids do have that mass appeal cross-section look, and the effects just seem to be a blink and you miss it, something goes whoosh past at high speed.
Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on it to confirm my growing suspicions.
And I agree with you, the kids do have that mass appeal cross-section look, and the effects just seem to be a blink and you miss it, something goes whoosh past at high speed.
Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on it to confirm my growing suspicions.
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Watched it. 3/10 at best. Every trope imaginable every 2 minutes. CGI looks like it's from 1996. It really can't decide what it wants to be and the story is stupider than...
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Yeah, I kinda have a thing for end of the world scenario film / TV.
The whole 'what would you do?' question(s)
So the trailer thing showing what looks like a large scale Alien invasion grabbed my interest. I might still give it a watch when I feel like bad movie night.
The whole 'what would you do?' question(s)
So the trailer thing showing what looks like a large scale Alien invasion grabbed my interest. I might still give it a watch when I feel like bad movie night.
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One of the best parts of that great movie (and book) "The Road" is when Vigo asks the old man if he tried to prepare for it , and the old man says "What would you do? Even if you knew what to do you would not know what to do"
I like collapse style movies too, shame there are not that many good ones around.
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Slaanesh69
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Ditto. Post apocalypse, post plague, post environmental collapse, alternate history/future, dystopias, I eat them all up. Through the 90s and early 00's I ate up just about every book on these subjects on the market.
And you know what started me on it - Not Mad Max 1 and 2, surprisingly, although 2 is one of my fav movies, but the Stephen King book The Stand. That got me hooked in the late 80s.
There have been few movies to capture the right atmosphere though, but The Road was well done (but depressing as shit). The Postman got Kevin Costnered into mediocrity. Children of Men was okay, Book of Eli got Denzel'd although not as badly as Costner ruined the Postman. Could go on and on. Should make a thread about it. "WHat's Your Favorite Post Apocalypse/Dystopian Future Movie".
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Caliane
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yeah, Rim of the world is not a Alien invasion movie really.
Its basically an attempt to do a modern Monstersquad, or The Explorers.
A bunch of teen boys have an out of this world adventure.
Its hard to judge as an adult. on the surface, its pretty bad. bad cg, bad tone, bad story. But I also can't quite imagine being 7 again...
As an adult I found much of the tone to be all over the place. A number of adult jokes, seemed out of place. "put in my box". like, teen boys staring at tits, and other coming of age sex jokes ok. but that one seemed really off.
Overly violent murder of every adult. again, I suppose some of the movies I loved as a kid, had alot of this... Killer clowns, the gate, etc..
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Caliane
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This is REALLY weird. It seems to be more of a romance movie, working under the assumption Ted was not guilty. Like tons of time is spent on Liz feeling guilty. But like no evidence against him is actually shown at any point. all interacts with police are shown as if Ted is being mistreated, poorly represented by lawyers, etc.
Googling, it seems this is based on Liz Kendall's Memoirs. Which explains some of it I guess. her doubts, and lack of directly following. I wonder what the memoirs actually say?
"the film is based on Kendall's memoir The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy. "
