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I did! I had rented the first Terminator in 1988 because I love sci-fi and time travel, plus I'd seen Aliens in theaters and loved Michael Biehn as Cpl. Hicks. I was out of town on opening weekend, so I had to wait a little, but it was great and worth it.
A friend had a full set of trading cards and I recall one showing a deleted scene of Sarah Connor seeing Kyle Reese in a dream (I was kinda bummed when that wasn't in the movie). I enjoyed it a lot, full-on action, and inspiration to work out after Linda Hamilton's transformation for the role. (Glad I followed through on that.)
I've still watched the other entries in the series, but 1 and 2 will remain high points for me.
My SO has read some of them and really enjoyed them. I know that Connelly is very well regarded in the field, and he's won just about every major award in the genre (Edgar, Nero, Anthony, Shamus, Macavity, etc). I can't compare the series since I haven't read the books, but I really enjoy it.
I've read probably a dozen of the Spenser books and I enjoyed them, although if I read too many in quick succession then it could seem a little predictable, so I like to space them out. I've read nearly all of Carol O'connell's Mallory series, and I don't think that could ever be dramatized very successfully because you would lose the language and turn of phrase.
I may be misunderstanding part of your question (if so, sorry!), but are you saying that you don't think this is from a book or a book series? The Bosch series has about 20 books in it and is written by Michael Connelly. I don't know if you've seen "The Lincoln Lawyer," but that protagonist is Bosch's half-brother, although I'm not sure it gets mentioned in the movie.
I'll probably check out WWZ2, but I wasn't as sold on WWZ (1) as I was the 28 series. I didn't read the original book, but friends told me that it had a chain of narrators as the action moved around the globe instead of channeling it all through Brad Pitt's character. I don't know if I would have enjoyed that more or not, but it might have seemed more plausible....well, as plausible as anything could be for a zombie movie. :-)
Which episode of ST:NG? (It's been ages and ages since I watched, but I'd seen most of it at one point.). :-)
We really enjoyed it as fans of both lead actresses in other works. I thought that by the very final series it wrapped up a little fast, but I was enjoying the familiar characters so it didn't bother me. It's fun to see how many actors/actresses come back to work on other Sally Wainwright shows, creating an interesting, recurring patchwork.
Nicola Walker has a recurring guest role in, um, the third season? She was amazing.
I think Covenant still pre-dates the original "Alien" in the timeline (although for us viewers, Alien might feel like a hundred years ago, lol). It's hard to remember that characters wouldn't know that facehuggers come out of the eggs, although personally I don't think I'd go near anything on that darned planet after everything they'd just seen.
Thanks, I'll see next week if it matches up with any of my ideas and suspicions. I tend to really avoid spoilers overall, and fortunately I'm pretty bad about predicting things, even in predictable movies. :-) The good thing is that I'm always surprised.
I'll keep a little hope in the back of my mind since other films are getting followups even many years later (Trainspotting, the Alien franchise, Predator franchise, etc). I like how diverse Danny Boyle's production has been, but it would be nice if he got back around to the 28's. :-)
In terms of what the movie could cover...well, 28DL dropped us in the midst of chaos and it was a scramble for survival. 28WL showed society fall apart. Perhaps 28ML could show the kind of gradual success in the struggle which was kind of skipped over at the end of 28DL, the part where a corner is turned and humans make headway toward a solution.
One possible advantage of the "series" is that you could have a new cast again with new actors that ight appeal and bring in new viewers in addition to existing fans.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Man from UNCLE--wasn't really expecting much, but I found it fun. I liked the Sherlock Holmes films, too, so I'll give this a shot, even if it's just at a matinee.
No, that doesn't seem to be the case. If your spouse is deported, then there are options for annulling the marriage or even divorcing when they can't appear directly in court in America, but the marriage itself isn't automatically dissolved.
I enjoyed both, but I felt that Hidden Figures was more crowd pleasing, inspirational, you-go-girl of the two. Imitation Game was more somber in that the genius wasn't just quirky--he truly didn't fit in his time, and he suffered greatly for it.
I enjoyed both, but I felt that Hidden Figures was more crowd pleasing, inspirational, you-go-girl of the two. Imitation Game was more somber in that the genius wasn't just quirky--he truly didn't fit in his time, and he suffered greatly for it.
Respectfully disagree--Cooper as gay was complex and interesting. It was handled so deftly, nothing like a "very special episode" approach. He had such a tragic background with his father and girlfriend (and her murder). His emotions were so repressed, to the point that he couldn't even go on a weekend trip with a boyfriend, that it perfectly summed up everything about him. He was under pressure, trying to control it all, keep it contained, stay on top of it, and he could do it to a point until his substance abuse slipped away from him. I certainly haven't seen every show out there, but the character was interesting and unique to me.
Southland was truly excellent (and I loved The Shield). I really wish it had gotten more seasons.
I see them (A:C and GotG2) as very different animals. I believe I'll enjoy both (haven't seen A:C yet), but in very different ways. While both are sci-fi in nature, I see GotG2 as much more comic book/humor/adventure and A:C is horror. Even being so close together on the release calendar, I think they aren't really going after the same audience, even if there ends up being overlap.
Ditto -- thanks for the invite, but it doesn't have the depth of information I'm looking for. Lots of graphics, but text and historical info is what helps me most.
Hey, who cares how you stumbled on it -- you got the answer! Congrats. :-) (Robert Altman -- that's too funny.)
The description of gloomy piano/plaintive male makes me think of Tom Odell. His version of "Real Love" was used in one of the John Lewis Christmas ads (the one with the little penguin), so he might've had good luck with other ad campaigns.
Holy crap...