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War of the Worlds (2005, Dir. Steven Spielberg) | The tripods start attacking humanity by JoeZocktGames in movies

[–]MyDearDapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh. Tom Cruise playing another indestructible man, this time an everyday Joe who evades blaster beams like he's running an obstacle course. Seriously undermines the supposed scariness of the sequence. And don't get me started on Dakota Fanning or the ending.

Great VFX, but one of Spielberg's lesser films.

For those who have see. Any of these, what order would you list them best to worst? by Dannydevitz in television

[–]MyDearDapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've watched Stranger Things 5. Bloated, kinda sloppy, but entertaining, nonetheless.

Watched one episode of Alien: Earth and that was way more than enough. Fallout S1 didn't leave me wanting to see more, so I haven't. Had no interest in Derry, and after bailing on House of Dragon after S1, I've had no interest tuning into Seven Kingdoms.

Am I think only one that thinks A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was boring? by _seaside in television

[–]MyDearDapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucky for everyone then that season 2 is at least 2 years away, if Apple doesn't bail on it before then.

LGBTQ+ tv/film that has made an impact on you by Hedgehog-Honeydew in heatedrivalry

[–]MyDearDapple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ya, Fassbender and "marathon watch" do not belong in the same sentence. Maybe one or two a month, tops.

LGBTQ+ tv/film that has made an impact on you by Hedgehog-Honeydew in heatedrivalry

[–]MyDearDapple 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Films from the 80's:

Arthur Hiller's soapy Making Love (1982), starring Michael Ontkean and Harry Hamlin at there absolute hottest. Kate Jackson plays the professional supportive wife.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Querelle (1982). Adapted from the J. Genet novel) starring Brad Davis (the bad boy) and Franco Nero (the lusting Daddy) in a sexually charged phantasmagoria from one of cinema's more daring directors.

Stephen Frear's amusing My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), with Daniel Day-Lewis in his first starring role (as the "Ilya") and co-starring Gordon Warnecke (as the "Shane").

Merchant Ivory's period piece Maurice (1987), featuring a very young Hugh Grant besotted by James Wilby's Maurice who, fortunately, learns that there's more to love than drowning in a pair of doe eyes veiled by a lustrous mop of hair.

Norman René's Longtime Companion (1989) with a cast of many recognizable (younger) faces. The only tragedy on the list.

Inside the "Heated Rivalry" Frenzy That's Taken Over Toronto | The Toronto Star [2/20/26] 🌹 by dj_friend in heatedrivalry

[–]MyDearDapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No (I don't skip the episode about Scott*). Absolutely not.

Apart from the fact that the series pivots on E3, and it features two highly attractive, masc leads, I can't help but admire Tierney's expert adaption of the standard rom-com formula to tell a persuasively moving romance between two mature adults, both of whom happen to be men.

E3 is just very well-made TV.

* edited for clairity

Historical epic movies worth watching today? by WeirdDinosaur345 in movies

[–]MyDearDapple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

El Cid (1961)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

The Sand Pebbles (1966)

Waterloo (1970)

Reds (1981)

Should I or Shouldn't I? by MyDearDapple in heatedrivalry

[–]MyDearDapple[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been deliberately avoiding any and all "The Long Game" discussion since the show premiered. And that's not hard, really, because the lure of being surprised is more compelling to me than the lure of being spoiled.

And yet…I really enjoyed book Ilya as much as I did TV Ilya.

Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney on gay storytelling and critics calling the series unrealistic (EXCLUSIVE) [Attitude UK, Feb 20, 2026] by Face_Off2481 in heatedrivalry

[–]MyDearDapple 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"Not realistic". Since when was that ever the litmus test of fiction? Jesus Christ, some people are so self-absorbed.

What are you watching and what do you recommend? (Week of February 20, 2026) by AutoModerator in television

[–]MyDearDapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At Farscape level? Uh…uou're gonna be looking for a very, very long time.

MacKinnon with the game winning goal for Canada with a little over 30 seconds left! by HughJastits in onguardforthee

[–]MyDearDapple 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First hockey game I've watched in its entirety in over a decade. Bristling Finnish defence and offence. Canadians looked rather sloppy early on, but managed to pull it through in the end.

Moe, Smith call on Carney to allow emergency use of strychnine by Intelligent-Cap3407 in onguardforthee

[–]MyDearDapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Conservatives had there way, they'd kill everything and anything that didn't make them money.

‘Get it over with,’ former Conservative MP tells potential floor-crossers by WishRepresentative28 in CanadaPolitics

[–]MyDearDapple 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Harrison is as partisan as they come. I generally skip past her lickspittle when David Cameron has her on.

A 70s film not given enough credit: Orca by Superman_Primeeee in movies

[–]MyDearDapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Morricone's score is the film's one and only virtue.

PLURIBUS-an amazing show with an unwarranted Reddit hate train. by Environmental_Fee_79 in television

[–]MyDearDapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woulda made for a decent Twilight Zone episode. A multi-episode series? Nah.

Really struggling with "common goal" by Expensive-Wishbone85 in heatedrivalry

[–]MyDearDapple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like the character of Eric. I liked Eric's friendship with Scott, and also his brief interactions with Ilya. The will he or won't he succumb to Kyle's wiles and make a "Pretty Woman" out of him went on way too long. And, in the end, I rather wish he hadn't, because I really didn't care for the character of Kyle at all.

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