Snowpiercer wasn't bad, I had trouble getting behind the story though. Some cool stuff though :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05TDsoSg2Y
(spoils entire film)

Just watched Kaguya Hime, that was as incredible as I had expected. 

I liked the scenes, the concepts and the premise. It introduced a number of unique ideas and was visually appealing.

An uncommon movie where the first half and the second half are entirely different movies.

The whole was a bit less than the sum of its parts. The end raises some questions, but I probably shouldn't explain. 

I had trouble getting behind the story though They had to fit a square peg in a round hole, but what movie doesn't. At the end of the movie, I'm not sure how the "good guy" isn't worse than the "bad guy" ... his motivations are irrelevant and whether the "bad guy" is a 'bad guy' but someone that has to make the tough decisions and mentally compartmentalize.

Just watched Kaguya Hime, that was as incredible as I had expected.

Could you be a bit more specific, Google is showing several possibly relevant variations from various years. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576852/?ref_=fn_al_tt_9 

Snowpiercer was cool in parts but it raises a lot of questions that kind of spoil the premise but ... it's fun to watch and visually I thought it was cool. 

Snowpiercer worked best IMHO when it stuck to black comedy. It did not have anything beyond superficial depth to sustain any dramatic tension for the serious bits.

I agree that it had some nice ideas but they were all wafer thin in their implementation.

Overall I found it decent but considering who made it, I was also a little disappointed. 

Definitely his weakest effort so far, Memories of Murder and Mother were much better, and even The Host worked better as a weird genre-mixing affair. 

Snowpiercer was also riddled with logistical issues of just living on the train. So to get from A to B, basically, the entire train needs to pass through the classroom cars ... all the time. You really had to turn off your brain for some parts of it. 

Star Trek Continues

Episode #3 - The imitation of Spock is not too bad. And the imitation of William Shatner/Kirk isn't too bad either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJf2ovQtI6w 

Film was a solid 8/10 for me right up until it took a complete nosedive in the third act with that plot-twist, which would have been hokey in an episode of the Twilight Zone, let alone a supposedly "hard" sci-fi film.

Kinda like how Sunshine jumped the shark at the end, but worse.

Oh dear. 

Neither thrilling nor entertaining. Yawn from start to end. 

I don't see why it's praised so highly.

I thought the hotel setup was pretty fun, but apart from that, dull. 

Anchorman 2: Somehow some moments were funny but it seems awfully cut/edited? Turned off after enduring one hour. Then watched the first episode of

Daredevil: Which has super annoying shaky cam all the time and a lack of style. Otherwise not bad. 

 

Nineties. I'm not sure how I feel about that movie... 

Better Call Saul, season one:
A great first season. I appreciate the sense of restraint the creators have employed. Building the history of Jimmy McGill stone by stone. I suppose with Vince Gilligan at the helm, there was no chance this wasn't going to be good.

Fortitude, 9/12 first season episodes:
I'm very much enjoying this one. Can't beat the location, which is very much a character unto itself; the frozen arctic wasteland, where polar bears are such a threat the carrying a rifle is legislated.
I am highly intrigued by the plot. It has definitely gone in unforseen directions; introducing elements of the mythic and science-fiction that I would not have guessed in something that seemed relatively straightforward. Looking forward to finishing up the episodes sitting on my DVR.

The Walking Dead, season 5B:
Not as strong a slate as 5A (which was the best run the series has ever had), but still a decent series overall, especially the middle episodes. I do appreciate that this season began to suggest that things could be different in this world; maybe it won't end in darkness.

Shameless, season 5:
Not as strong as the prior season, but still hilarious on a reliable basis, chock-full of its trademark audacity.

Game of Thrones, season 5, episode 1:
What more could be said about my favorite show on TV? I always wondered how the showrunners would condense two books into one season. After one episode, it's become very clear; cutting to the bone, while still retaining s clear sense of plot trajectory.
At the close of season four, I thought Sansa's storyline was going to edge into 'Winds of Winter' territory, but the premiere suggests that instead she'll be filling in for another 'Dance with Dragons' character who was cut from the show.
Anyway, I have no objectivity when it comes to this show. It's just great. 

Better Call Saul:
I've actually been really disappointed in this, pretty much the only part of it I've really liked is Mike's storyline and I basically wish the show was about him. It had its moments, but in no way do I think it's replicated the admittedly uneven brilliance of Breaking Bad.

Justified, final season:
Now that the series is over, the clear high point for it was the first 2 seasons; the way they disposed of all the new characters at the end of the season was getting formulaic and messy (6th time they've done this, who's Raylan fighting next week?). 4 great seasons with better arcs would have beat 6 seasons of decreasing quality, but despite the messy writing it still wasn't a bad ending.

New Game of Thrones: As someone who thought the story lost its way in the last two books, I'm happy to see how fast they are moving - it's pretty clear now that we'll finally get a real ending to this story, and probably sooner rather than later (another 2 or 3 seasons and that's it). I like that they are now free to reach the finish line the way they want; they have the success, popularity, budget, and creative freedom to take whatever risks they choose. Not only have they cut a lot from the books but many scenes I remember from the books are actually better in the show. I similarly have no objectivity, at this point I hugely respect these show writers, more than GRRM anyway.

House of Cards Season 3: Cast is still great but kind of a let-down, especially since they can do whatever they want now (apparently the original UK series only went for 1 season); but they haven't dealt with issues from past seasons and the politics seems like a sabotaged, aimless deadlock more than ever. But that said, the guy who played Putin stole the freaking show.

Trailers:
Batman v Superman - Okay, this looks pretty great to me. I like how they seem to be continuing with the "First Contact" theme of distrust between species; looks like Man of Steel meets Watchmen; I'm down for that.

True Detective Season 2:
Colin Farrell, playing a brooding corrupt detective with a giant moustache, puts on brass knuckles and punches someone in the face. What could be noir than that? So yeah, this looks great. 

Fantastic. Far stronger first season than Breaking Bad's was. Jimmy's character arc is pure finesse from start to "end". 

"Far stronger first season than Breaking Bad's was."

Yes, this. Breaking Bad started out weak where Saul is starting out strong. I have high hopes... 

Batman v Superman trailer - I like that this is looking dark, much darker than Nolans trilogy. I'm very glad it's following Man of Steel and keeping Henry Cavill in that role, I would hope for many movies to come. Don't need to keep Zack Snyder directing though.

TWD season 5b... while 5a was great, I thought the last half season sucked big time. Are they intentionally turning all the main characters we've been following for 5 seasons into ASSHOLES, or is it just poor writing? 

Oh and i recently finished watching Agent Carter:
Don't know why this rated so highly, probably the most boring modern comic tv series yet. Nothing happened throughout 8 episodes.

and Alphas: I quite like the way it turned out, not the cliffhanger ending but just the last several episodes with a leading character dying, Rosen and Cameron going a bit rogue and getting quite dark, Parish becoming a pretty good villain. Shame it got cancelled after 2 seasons as it's better than most Syfy series'.

What's everyones fav tv shows at the moment? For what I'm watching currently I'd have to say Buffy, which I never watched when it was first on. I always thought it looked too budget, made for horny teenage boys with an overrated main character who isn't even that pretty (that nose?!). But actually, after watching 6 seasons it is a very well written series and while just about every female that's featured in more than 2 episodes on the series is prettier than Buffy (except Tara), her character is the coolest. 

'nuff said. 

Watched all three hunger games movies on the plane. Kinda fun, kinda dumb. Would like to see a version not targeted at teenage girls I guess :) First took the setting at face value a bit much and was predictable, second was by far the best, third was mostly a boring war movie.

Also watched/slept through LOTR, first time I'd watched in a whlie. They've aged a bit, but I still think they're pretty good really. 

Jesus, how long was that flight? :P 

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