Oh, I would watch the crap out of that
But still, I don't think Dredd just appeals to me that much at all. Not my type of movie, really....
Oh, I would watch the crap out of that
But still, I don't think Dredd just appeals to me that much at all. Not my type of movie, really....
Shame. Like I said before, definitely one of the best comic book movies of last year, up there with Dark Knight Rises and Avengers.
Btw, did anyone else watch Utopia last night? Because bloody hell, that was just one of the darkest and strangest opening eps I've seen in quite a while. It's one of those shows where you're not entirely sure what's going on, but it's so well-made that you just don't care and ultimately want to watch more. Especially worth it for the characters, Wilson Wilson and Grant in particular.
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Watched the first couple episodes of Arrow. Holy shit, that's how you do Green Arrow. I love this damn show. The cast is amazing. (Dodge, John Barrowman is in it) And I like how they are protraying the Oliver Queen character. Really good start let's see them keep it up.
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WRN: Looper. It's ok so far. Will rate after I finish.
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watching: Le Temps de loup. The worst Haneke I've ever seen.
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bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Black Books. I forgot how funny and absurd this show was.
watching: Caché
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed on preferring time travel when it makes sense. I'd love to be able to write a time travel story myself, with cause and effect and stuff like that. I think, oddly enough, some of the best use of time travel I've seen was sitcom Red Dwarf. Hell, it even resolved one of the biggest cliffhangers of the show by applying extreme time travel logic to it!
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You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Sarah - no film really addresses time traveling paradoxes in the way that you want them to, it would be a futile attempt anyway ... like I said, the grandfather paradox is virtually unsolveabale.
Take Terminator 2 for instance - how can John Connor be the leader of the resistance if he isn't born til Kyle Reese goes back in time to impregnante Sarah? You just have to suspend belief even further and accept that the timeline is altered in some way.
I'm watching "Continuum" now. Interesting so far. Not sure what convention they're basing it on regarding timestream elasticity.
I'm watching Justified (current season) and the first season of Borgen, the Danish political series.
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Oh, as far as time travel mythology goes, that one makes sense, to a degree. To quote Lost, with Terminator 1 at least, the rule is, "Whatever happened, happened." Reese was always meant to go back in time, he was always meant to meet Sarah, the discovery of time travel was always meant to happen. In other words, it's a genuine neat little loop with enough logic to make it work, so long as you add Fate to the equation. It's only with the sequels that it starts to get a little messy, but since T2 is so fucking awesome, I can forgive that.
With Looper, I definitely agree with Sarah: the time travel mechanics don't work so well.
Spoiler:
So I do like Looper, but yeah, I was just a bit unimpressed with the time travel mechanics, especially the ending. That's why I only enjoyed it as a character piece. (And yes, I do take this time travel stuff very seriously, it's something I really want to explore in a short story or novel someday.)
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
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So who created the original John Connor that sent Reese back in time? Couldn't we just apply the "always meant to" ideology to Looper as well?
Need to watch it again though, I don't remember the intricacies of the plot so clearly.
I had actually bookmarked a discussion on IMDB about the ending back when the film first came out. Here is a post that stood out to me.
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Ah, that's a good point about the ending of Looper.
As for the Grandfather paradox and what's flexible and what's fate in time travel...this is why I'm really eager for you to get back to Who really soon, as the series 5 finale is full of 'em, not to mention that series 6's overall theme is fate and about choosing between trying to change it or face it.
Btw, WRN: Breaking Bad, S3 E10: Fly.
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Ohh, that was a good ep., James. I just finished Season 4 last (or the week before last?) week. Walt.
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I loved the ending of season 3. It really represents a clear image of Walter crossing the moral event horizon, imo. I'm eager to see what happens next in season 4, especially after that cliffhanger. Normally, I like to wait a month or so before watching the next season, but I think it might only be a couple of weeks this time. Really eager to see just how much darker Walter is going to get.
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Anyone watch that new show The Americans last night?
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
No, I missed it, but -- Ach! -- just the thought, that they are now setting historical dramas in periods that I clearly remember experiencing.
I thought it was pretty good. Let me know if you watch it.
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Watching my way through DW season 5 again. I love them so much...and I want a Rory. I really want a Rory.