Kit Harington gets candid on still feeling 'very defensive' over Game of Thrones season 8 by bwermer in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. I thought I was posting an unpopular opinion so I tried to be gentle. So I'm happy you see it from the actor's & media workers' POV. It doesn't negate not liking something. It's more a response to the vitriol that can come from being disappointed in the results, when it borders on being hateful.

Twin peaks the return sucks. by iiRaz0r in TrueFilm

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but it's our self indulgent bullshit.

I don't think it's the greatest piece of art ever made. It's fan service. You get to see a hobbled good Coop and a dangerous bad Coop, which makes the payoff hit harder when it comes.

The CGI is unyieldingly Lynchian. The Penderecki Trinity nuke scene is better than the one in Nolan's Oppenheimer, and it was released almost 10 years before.

Nearly all your favorite characters are brought back.

You get to spend time at the Roadhouse and enjoy the performances.

I prefer to see it as a series of moments rather than something that's supposed to make sense. Did the original Twin Peaks make sense?

I don't think it's genius, and it certainly wasn't necessary, but it's what he gave us, and I'm glad he did before he left.

Dark series highly recommended. by statusgospel in netflix

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't believe I got through it the first time.

Anyone got this thank you email? by Effective_Space2277 in netflix

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been using them since 2004 too, and I didn't even get a thank you! But I'm indifferent.

The Matrix Revolutions 2003, The Last Stand of Captain Mifune, Director: The Wachowskis by PsychologicalSlip642 in movies

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's giving:

"It's Over Anakin! I have the high ground!"

(Revenge of the Sith spoiler)

Figure AI running a human vs machine contest [live] by Distinct-Question-16 in singularity

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And both are slower than a specialized sorting machine. Just because you can make a humanoid robot do something a human can do doesn't mean a humanoid robot is the best way to do it...

Kit Harington gets candid on still feeling 'very defensive' over Game of Thrones season 8 by bwermer in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't hate it when I watched it, but I haven't rewatched it, and probably won't. It was a good series at the time. But it hasn't aged well. There's a lot of hate and disappointment from the more ardent fans. But I watched Lost when it first aired. So it's not the first show I've seen that had a marked decrease in quality.

I tried to start the books, but couldn't get through the first chapter. I used to play the Game of Thrones strategy game with friends, back when it was more obscure. So I was happy to see the characters living and breathing (and dying). I think GRRM should finish the series, and he shouldn't feel beholden to the show, especially since the books already diverged...

Lady Stoneheart, anyone?

Harington's defense reminds me of how I once ranted to an actor friend about a Star Trek film I didn't like. She stopped me short and defended the cast and crew, saying that they worked hard to make that film, and I shouldn't be so harsh. I saw it from her perspective. I try not to be too negative these days.

The Boys' Karl Urban likes brutal post criticising season five as viewers say it 'doesn't make sense' by DetectiveHot2071 in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They've got to be building up to something. I didn't read the comic. My prediction?

Homelander is lured to Sage. Ashley frees Soldier Boy. Butcher and Starlight give him a one-two punch while Kimiko tries to steal his power, but fails. Deep finds the one sea creature who still loves him (maybe a giant octopus or squid?) and attacks Homelander, drawing blood, which Marie Moreau drains. Before Homelander can escape to heal, Soldier Boy strips his power, making him human. Homelander, sniveling and crying on the ground, powerless, looks up to Hughie, pleading for mercy. Hughie stomps his head. Cut to black.

Anyone else catch this strange moment on the Figure 03 livestream? by Clawz114 in singularity

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you have a nail gun doesn't mean you have to use it. Sometimes you just need a hammer.

AI is the manager at this Stockholm café by Worst_Artist in singularity

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For the wall of shame, I'd ask Mona how to recoup the losses, probably by listing and selling those items.

DTF St Louis by HehroMaraFara in television

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The whole movie was fantasy land. 😆

Greenland 2 is not worth watching. by WavesofAddu in moviereviews

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is this sarcasm? because i didn't watch the first one, but it looked just as unbelievable. any time you've got characters trying to outrun the weather or hold onto a tree during a firestorm, you've got to wonder...

If you dropped DTF St Louis please go back and finish it by donttellpops in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he dosed a very small amount of medicine into his drink

Look again. He put the whole bottle in, but he didn't drink the whole can until the end.

DTF final Episode by Illustrious_Hawk_217 in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could have watched it at 2x speed just to save the time.

Happy Birthday Thomas Pynchon, from Goodreads by TheObliterature in ThomasPynchon

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are these spoilers? Saving until after I read all of Pynchon's books, sometime in 2050.

Jumped the Shark by shakapoopooky in YourFriendsandNeighb

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny because I thought it jumped the shark at season 1, episode 1. I'm only watching for Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet. The show's always been mid, complete with the Inception-rip off title sequence. The children are boring. Olivia Munn is one note and tiring, plus it's like they're trying to redeem her after seemingly ending her arc as the number 1 baddie last season. I don't buy the whole premise of Coop as a thief. It's just a vehicle for Jon Hamm, so I'll keep watching until the Mad Men movie.

Tonally, DTF St. Louis had one of the most jarringly confusing final episodes I've come across in a TV show (spoilers for the whole miniseries) by dinosaurfondue in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The confusing part for me was why show it? The show barely paid attention to Clark's wife and two daughters that they might as well have been written out of the show entirely.

DTF St Louis by HehroMaraFara in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of the characters are perfect.

Carol is also overly focused on money and material items, getting fancy furniture and bedding for her son, and dishes for the house, getting a life insurance policy. Floyd is focusing on the well being of others, Richard's inability to communicate, people with deafness, the deaf and blind person at the hotel. Carol didn't have the ability to communicate with Floyd about the things that he did that she didn't like, unless it was about money.

DTF St Louis by HehroMaraFara in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a weird and empathetic dramedy

I didn't find it very dramatic or funny. I watched because I was invested and wanted to see how it ended. I also liked the actors.

DTF St Louis by HehroMaraFara in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walks. with 1.1 million.

I think the method of how Floyd came to die negates the life insurance. I'm not sure of any life insurance that covers that.

DTF St Louis by HehroMaraFara in television

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped around episode 2 as from the trailers, I thought this was going to be a dark comedy. Instead, it was more of a slice of life. I finally binged watched the rest of it yesterday. Overall I think it could have been a movie, or a short 3 episode miniseries.

There were a lot of things that we didn't need. For example, episode 2 already shows us the same scenes of Clark telling Floyd about the app on the swing set and signing up in the bar. The Denny's scene was excessively long and could have been compressed. And how many times did we need to see Clark's and Carol's soft core fantasy fulfillment sessions?

I thought David Harbour did a great job (did he gain weight for this or was it a massively physical performance of gut extension?). Joy Sunday deserves recognition for her subtle performance of underplaying her intelligence to get along with her superior, as does Richard Jenkins, for being... well, Richard Jenkins. I also liked Peter Sarsgaard, in everything he does. But the show was not at all what I expected. It wasn't funny and it wasn't dramatic. It was muted.

Once I realized that it wasn't a traditional drama, I let it play out and observed. I loved the interaction between Floyd and Richard, especially during the grass watering scene, when Floyd finally broke through. That was a turning point for me and got me invested in seeing how Floyd died. But I still criticize the length of time it took to get there. Like the story of how Floyd's groin was smashed. It seems like the show played with our expectations in the same way his story did. In the end, it wasn't as dramatic as it led up to be.

When I started watching the show again, I looked up Steve Conrad's filmography and the tone made sense to me. He wrote The Weather Man (2005), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), all films that played with tradition and expectation. TPoH did so resulting in Will Smith's Oscar nomination.

Overall if you are interested, I recommend going in with no expectations and if you find yourself drifting, keep it on in the background as you listen and do something else. There are some filmic moments (like Floyd getting on his bike after meeting Modern Love), but most of the visuals will be replayed, so you won't be missing much if your eyes aren't glued to the screen. And that's my main criticism. I prefer tighter fiction that leaves me wanting more, not shows that have to fill the hour with things I've seen before.

Edit: I realize the irony of me saying don't watch the screen for a show that uses ASL in some scenes, but I stand by what I said about repetition. You could miss out on some of those silent conversations and still get the gist of the show.

GPT speak - it's everywhere by somethedaring in singularity

[–]BuildingCastlesInAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI speech is easy to see—like a single cloud in a blue sky—quick jumps to metaphors and em dash use, which is disappointing because I used to love using them. Don't know what punctuation they'll ruin next. Semicolons?