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Anyway, discuss films...
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T2 had the T-1000 or whatever it was called. The liquid metal terminator. That, alone, made it better. 
T1 Any Day For Me 
T2 does not have anywhere near the same amount of bad ass-ness to me. The mood does it for me.

Enjoy https://vimeo.com/100608034 
That Was A Formedable Post... 
 
Saw Mad Max Yesterday 
It was really good 😎👯 
Kung-Fury 
Showed up on swedish national tv streaming service...

Really bad, a series of special effect scenes with bad pacing and no sense of storytelling. Didn't expect much of a story though but maybe at least some laughs or something. Last five minutes or so (from animated sequence) was ok.

If you have to see some swedish 80s-vibe kickstarter B-Movie you're better off with Dyke Hard that at least has some charm, heart and storytelling (@ 1/100th of kickstarter funds). 
See?! 
inverse cost and quality law! 
Bad Movies 
Lucy

Oh god this was stupid. I could feel myself getting dumber watching it, which was almost ironic given the plot.

The Colony

Even worse! 
Oh Man The Colony :( 
Indeed that was really bad. Especially annoying because I liked the setting and premise.

But yeah, utterly fucked it up son! 
Mad Max 
Obviously cos everyone is spewing about "omgzor teh best action film evar", it isn't....but definitely a good fun film, early bits were a bit like "haven't I seen enough of this in the trailer", but it got more captivating throughout, pretty damn cool overall. 
So Shambler Looks Like We Agree 
I dont know whether I should be worried... 
Checks Out. 
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/true-detective-season-2-tv-802085

Unfortunately, none of that is especially riveting. Too much of the first two episodes are spent letting us know just how damaged everyone is.

Pizzolatto has inexplicably made every character in this season spout clipped and elliptical phrases. They begin to pile up so quickly that you soon realize there�s no flow to the characters, no realism to them. They seem like cardboard cut-outs.

(...) but like everything else in these early episodes, it all feels too stylized. 
Who The F Watches TV In Anno Domini 2015 
 
 
i'm often surprised how many people do, actually. 
Furiosa Road 
I think given what I'd read I was expecting it to be even more over the top. Still a pretty wild and entertaining ride, probably best not to think about it too hard (you certainly can't while it's all happening...) 
True Detective Season 2 
Fuck the hipster critics and their backlash, so far this is awesome and very much for the same reasons as the first season - the intense and modern post-industrial take on noir, the craft, the ominous mood, the depiction of the corruption of the environment as a problem no one could ever solve.... 
MM 
Yah - i have :) expectations about Mad Max. Theron is just the cream.

Just saw Exodus today. Hmmm - well below Scott's other movies. The totally irritating Child God was interesting, but the movie just never connected with me. 
Mad Max 
Seen it, not bad really, quite enjoyed.

I see a parallel with Dredd there in the approach, a "let's just get it done action movie". Which is the best.
One drawn out action mission, in the thick of it, start to end, not much fluff, nice setting/wacko characters. 
#TrueDetectiveSeason2 
 
Watched first episode of Mr. Robot. No idea if it turns out good but I am hooked. If you like Deux Ex music and Max Payne voice-overs, give it a try. So far those sold it for me, the rest is a bit so-so. 
Mr. Robot Is Fantastic 
The best show of summer so far, by a comfortable margin. It's paranoid viewpoint, the layer of unreality which covers pretty much every scene, the vast unpredictability...so many good things. 
Yup 
i agree, go map.. 
Recommendation 
Big Hero 6 is fun if you like animation movies with clich� but decent story and great if you appreciate good CGI (the lighting is really impressive). 
Yes. 
Spot on. Really nicely done film of it's style, and great animation.

Haaaiirry Baaaaby! 
Kingsman 
Monumentally silly, very obviously from the same people as kick-ass, not as good and gets the tone wrong IMO in a few ways, especially at the end. Pretty funny and definitely passes the time though. 
Chappie 
A bag of bits that doesn't really fit together all that well but certainly not boring. Better than Elysium for sure. 
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