Hey you, yes you, what did you watch on this turbulent week? (11/02-17/02)

Yes, it has been Stone. I'm still trying to wind down. Once again, I haven't seen any of yours. Two of mine :

Brokedown Palace https://moviechat.org/tt0120620/Brokedown-Palace I found myself surprisingly drawn into this drama of two high school girls facing the nightmare of being imprisoned abroad after being exploited by a con man. I really liked Bill Pullman as the attorney struggling with this Gordian knot which spanned years. He came across as human, real, conflicted, impassioned. 6.5/10

Cold Creek Manor https://moviechat.org/tt0331468/Cold-Creek-Manor I really don't understand this movie's low rating. I thought it was a taut little thriller with an entirely plausible premise and some good acting. An entertaining watch. 6.5/10

Ooh, I like your review of The Cloverfield Paradox! The way you broke it down was entertaining.

As Time Goes By (1992-2005 UK TV series) Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) and Jean (Judi Dench) fell in love years ago at the time of the Korean War (keep in mind this series began in 1992). They lose touch due to a lost letter, but 38 years later they meet again by chance when Lionel hires a secretary from Jean's secretarial business. Dench is wonderful, as always. She and Palmer have good chemistry which makes this a great series. I enjoy this series because it is a true sitcom - it's the different situations and the characters' response to them that makes it so much fun. The production values of the first series are not up to par, but if you stick with it I think you'll like it. 9/10

Frasier (1993-2004) I'm making my way through all the Frasier seasons and I'm up to season 4. I missed most of Frasier on its first run because it was broadcast on my bowling night (also why I never watched Friends during its original run). I haven't had broadcast TV for years so I wasn't able to watch reruns. Besides, I'd rather watch episodes in order. Hilarious series, one of the best comedies of all time! 9/10

Broadchurch (2017) Season 3 - I thought the story line was a bit preachy and almost like a public service announcement in places. Still enjoyed this UK crime drama. 7/10

Possessed (1947) - Joan Crawford was nominated for a Actress Best Oscar for playing a woman suffering from schizophrenia who becomes obsessed with a man who wants nothing to do with her. The plot was a bit far fetched and I thought the ending was weak

Out of the Past (1947) - Robert Mitchum plays a PI who is trying to escape his past and run a small town gas station. A very good movie with plenty of twists and turns in the plot. Kirk Douglas is also great as a mafia figure. 8/10

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Probably the best film noir movie of them all. Sam Jaffe plays the mastermind behind a heist which goes off as planned until bad luck and double crosses causes everything to unravel. Good performances from Louis Calhern, Sterling Hayden and James Whitmore. 8.5/10

The Naked City (1948) - A narrated film noir covering two NYC detectives as they investigate the apparent suicide of a young woman. Solid all around with a largely unknown cast. 7/10

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) - A 'Mike Hammer movie. One of the worst movie I ever seen with a plot which is hard to follow and a very bad ending. The whole premise of the movie is never explained. For some reason this has a 7.7 rating ?? 5/10

Agree with you Cloverdale it was a mess.
I will wait to see you final judgment on Altered Carbon.

I haven't seen any of the ones you watched. This week I watched:

Fifty Shades Freed (2018) 7/10
The Animal Project (2013) 7/10
Touchy Feely (2013) 4/10
Boynton Beach Club (2005) 7/10
Me Before You (2016) 7/10
Ride Along 2 (2016) 7/10
Fish Tank (2009) 9/10

No Man's Land-2001- A war movie about 2 soldiers. One Bosnian and one Serb.
They are trapped in a trench in between the two fronts. In the middle of no man's land.
Oh yeah, there's also another person in the trench who is booby trapped.
A superb movie about the ridiculousness of war. 8

DownFall-2004. About the final days of Hitler in his bunker. Mesmerizing movie. 8.5

The Cheaters-1945- A family take in a homeless man during Christmas.
A nice feel good movie.- 7

Wings of Desire.-1987- An angel falls in love and wants to become human.
One of my favorite movies ever. 9.5

Key Largo- 1948. Might be my favorite Bogart move. Him and Bacall make magic again.
Throw in Edward G. Robinson and it's perfection. 8.5

None of yours this week SK.

One is planned, one is accidental, but we really are on the same page this week SK!

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
When you smash elementary particles together terrible things happen. Coincidentally, the same thing happens when you smash a random movie with the Cloverfield “franchise”. The silliness on the station was fun, with the arm and the lady in the wall, etc. But it looked like a made for tv thing, and felt so as well. And the husband on Earth bit was just pointless uselessness. Nothing special and not nearly as silly as to make it proper fun for this gal. That final monster tho, LOL.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Disclaimer: I’d forgotten I didn’t care much for John Wick: The First One
Assassining is some fancy ass shit, yo! And everyone and their mum are in on the action! Here we have Keanu failing to be convincing in English, Italian, Russian _and_ Sing Language. He’s just not that good with language I guess. But what he’s good at is shooting people. Which is all he does. Why was this movie so boring I ask? The dialogue was uninteresting, and I don’t find shooting people in movies all that exciting either. Keanu is good at the martial arts, there should’ve been more of that. Also, why is Hollywood trying to make Ruby Rose a thing? She isn’t “thing” material. I liked the neon colours though and that they made an efford in the world and mythos building (even if it was stupid IMO).
Points deducted for still not using Baba Yaga properly. Baba literally means gradmother/old woman. Stop appropriating my culture wrong Hollywood! Unless the Russians were being sarcastic and weren’t really afraid of John Keanu, but making fun of him. Final score: 15 out 87 angry babas. And a 5/10 just for you SK.

P.S. He not only DON’T HAVE A WIFE ANYMORE, but HE DON’T HAVE A DAMN PHOTO ANYMORE EITHER!

watching "Waco" miniseries now, I got no life, tried to grasp the plot of "Interstellar" but fastforwarded through some parts of it because it was too long. I need a life though, think i finished 3rd season of "Bojack Horseman" and watched the Simpsons crossover with Familyguy again, haven't seen it since it came out.

Also trying to catch up with "Mr. Robot" but the characters are starting to annoy me.