Film

[mickO)))]

I didn't find the main story terribly interesting and it was dragged out too much.  I thought the insights they gained from the interviews in season 1 were what made it so fascinating. Working on solving a specific case in season 2 changed the feel of the show. I also felt the side story with the son might have been explored more because it was a little half-hearted and sort of fizzled to nothing. I enjoyed it to a degree, though, because I like the characters.

I thought them working to solve the case made season 2 better than season 1. Great show and looking forward to season 3 the acting alone is top notch.

[John Kimble]

So I just watched Eli on Netflix, so the rest of you don't have to. Unless you're a fan of dull, derivative horror that is, in which case you may well want to check out the creaky acting, barely-there dialogue, and completely nonsensical 'plot-twist' at the end. Honestly, Netflix are really firing out the stinkers these days and I'm really beginning to wonder what the hell I'm getting out of this subscription.

[Eoin McLove]

I think film has gone to shit in the last ten years.  I've no doubt there must be good stuff out there that I'm out of touch with, and I have seen a very small handful of decent stuff to suggest it's being made somewhere,   but Jesus,  the general standard is muck.  I find myself watching ten minutes of something and turning it off.  I used to work in Xtra Vision and watched so many brilliant films, mostly from the European and independent shelves,  but nothing seems to interest me anymore. 

[John Kimble]

Ha yeah, worked in XV too for a few years while in college. Made frequent use of the staff rentals. Def enjoyed film much more back then, whether it was the more obscure arthouse stuff or even mainstream blockbuster fare. But I suppose I also enjoyed music more back then, for the same reasons. It's a clichéd old fart complaint, but everything is over saturated and too readily accessible. I mean, there was certainly plenty of straight to DVD muck back then as well.

[Eoin McLove]

Oh yeah, mountains of shite has always been the order of the day but I always seemed to find interesting stuff, too.  Might be fatigue.  Old man yells at cloud syndrome! With music at the moment I'm mostly just buying classic black metal stuff that I've ignored and find most new stuff I hear kind of ordinary and interchangeable.  So many clouds,  so little time (left).

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I met Alejandro Jodorowsky today and he gave a blessing to our son, Tristan Alejandro. Today was a good day.

[Carnage]

BSC wins the internet.

[Eoin McLove]

I watched around half an hour of Gremlins 2. Better left to my childhood.  Absolute and utter fucking dogshite.

[Ollkiller]

I think film has gone to shit in the last ten years.  I've no doubt there must be good stuff out there that I'm out of touch with, and I have seen a very small handful of decent stuff to suggest it's being made somewhere,   but Jesus,  the general standard is muck.  I find myself watching ten minutes of something and turning it off.  I used to work in Xtra Vision and watched so many brilliant films, mostly from the European and independent shelves,  but nothing seems to interest me anymore.

Same as. I make it through about 2 to 3 films a year now. Standard is just terrible. Used to be films were brilliant and tv shows weren't that good. It's gone full circle now.

[blessed1]

I watched around half an hour of Gremlins 2. Better left to my childhood.  Absolute and utter fucking dogshite.

Ah here gremlins 2 is decent enough. Its nowhere near as good as the first one but it still has its moments. Definitely wouldny consider it shite anyhow!

[Eoin McLove]

The muckiest muck that was even muckier than the last piece of muck that I rewatched to discover just what a big steaming bag of muck it really was. Irredeemably mucky.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

If you think modern cinema is shite (commercial cinema is, but plenty of good independent films being made) then why, when you turn to the classics, don't you choose a bit wiser than Gremlins 2!

[Eoin McLove]

It was on telly. I thought it might be fun in a Sunday afternoon Goonies kind of way.  It's not.

[Pedrito]

I think cinema always had a high ratio of muck but with the advent of the dvd I watched so many recommended classics that I find it hard to find interesting stuff anymore. So much of modern cinema is absolute rubbish, a total dearth of risk taking or new ideas. The odd interesting enough one might pop up but it definitely won't pop up on Netflix or Amazon or any of those grey, bland, offend as few people as possible streaming services.

[Scáthach]

I definitely echo the above sentiments regarding major movies. I now go about once a year to the cinema, last one was Once upon a time in Hollywood, with the next being The day shall come. (bumping up that average to 2 visits this year). Most recent films I enjoyed at home were A dark song and then Get Out.