Movie Thread

[Irving]

Okay, so watching Orange is the New Black on Netflix. It is a Netflix original series and it is great. If you have Netflix, check it out.
It's so good that it has a record 14 Emmy nominations which is more than any tv show ever in history. There is another Netflix original with Kevin Spacey that we'll probably check out as well.
If all the other premium channels would be available independently like Netflix, I'd be all over it.

[Ah Pook]

Olympus Has Fallen FUCKING sucked (yes FUCKING). I hate button pushing movies. That's all it was.

A Place Beyond The Pines was one fawked uped movie.

Samara/ Baraka? Watch the Quatsi triliogy. That is where it all started.

[cstone]

Okay, so watching Orange is the New Black on Netflix. It is a Netflix original series and it is great. If you have Netflix, check it out.
It's so good that it has a record 14 Emmy nominations which is more than any tv show ever in history. There is another Netflix original with Kevin Spacey that we'll probably check out as well.
If all the other premium channels would be available independently like Netflix, I'd be all over it.

We have one TV in the house and we mostly watch Netflix offerings through the Roku.

I watched Weeds all of the way through and now wish I could have my time returned to me. While there were bits and pieces of the story that were interesting, the story arch was improbable and seemed immature. I started watching Orange is the New Black and after three episodes I had the strange feeling that I was watching a similar spin from a different angle on the lives of white, female, drug dealers. It took me a few seconds on Google to realize that both shows were produced and written by Jenji Kohan. Born and raised in Beverly Hills and educated at Columbia University, here is a short piece that provides a little insight into Kohan - http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywo...he_stereotypes

Unlike Weeds, I don't think I will finish Orange... Perhaps I'm all tapped out on the paradoxical, supposedly middle class, drug lord. IMO, Breaking Bad is better written, better development of characters, and more complexity to the plot. Just my $.02, and worth exactly what you paid for it.

[cstone]

I just finished watching The First Grader directed by Justin Chadwick and released in 2010. The movie is currently on Netflix and being rated PG-13, I watched it with my wife and 15 year old daughter. While few movies can do true justice to real history, this movie does a noteworthy job of accurately depicting the story of Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge, an 84 year old man who spent many years in captivity while fighting for freedom from British rule over Kenya. The movie tracks the true story of how he entered elementary school at the age of 84 because of his desire to learn to read. I found the story uplifting and not overly preachy. The emphasis on learning, perseverance, and caring for others was a nice change from so much of what has become my everyday focus. This movie was well worth the hour and forty minutes it took to watch. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790663/

[Irving]

After watching the last episode of Orange, I can see what you mean. Listened to an interview with her and she definitely talked about liking to put people of different backgrounds together in situations where there is no room to retreat so they have to deal outside their comfort zone.

After watching Weeds, then Orange having characters who muled drugs I could see how it would feel redundant.

[Lex_Luthor]

I've been meaning to check out Sons of Anarchy on Netflix for a while. Anyone know when Breaking Bad is supposed to resume?

[StagLefty]

I've been meaning to check out Sons of Anarchy on Netflix for a while. Anyone know when Breaking Bad is supposed to resume?

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/64453-An...g-Breaking-Bad

[blacklabel]

I've been meaning to check out Sons of Anarchy on Netflix for a while. Anyone know when Breaking Bad is supposed to resume?

Sons is my favorite show of all time. Breaking Bad started up again a couple Sundays ago.

[Bailey Guns]

Watched "Olympus Has Fallen" today. Maybe it was just me but I thought it was "Die Hard" all over again with a slightly modified plot. The action was OK. 2 stars, tops.

[<MADDOG>]

My neighbor said he never seen this movie- I almost spit out my beer..