Finished Ozark. So what's the verdict? Like it or no?
Finished it last night.
It wasn’t the way I wanted it to end but it is in-line with how I guessed it would end. That’s all I’ll say, for now, to allow others to watch without getting into any spoilers.
As far as like/dislike, I enjoyed it all the way through although I will say I just wish the writers would have taken a more realistic approach with how the final big events occurred.
Re: What Are You Watching?
Posted: 09 Jun 2022 02:21
by wallyuwl
Most of this thread is about tv, but just saw Top Gun: Maverick today (finally used the two free tickets I had from 2019). It is incredible. Maybe the best sequel of any movie ever. They honored the original story (and soundtrack) and expanded on it (including Peggy, the admirals daughter mentioned twice in the original). The flight scenes are similar but even a little better (makes you marvel at how they did the flight scenes in the original, during filming in 1984 or 85 - movie came out May 16, 1986). From what info I have read it seems like the military was a lot less cooperative with this movie than the first related to things that would make the flught scenes better. It doesn't quite have the 80's romanticism of the original, but different times. The acting itself is much better in the new one.
I didn't, but if you can watch it on the larger screen with Atmos sound do it. I might go back in a few weeks to do so.
I bought the original and new one bundle on Vudu already (not released streaming yet but it is a pre-sale).
Finished Ozark. So what's the verdict? Like it or no?
Finished it last night.
It wasn’t the way I wanted it to end but it is in-line with how I guessed it would end. That’s all I’ll say, for now, to allow others to watch without getting into any spoilers.
As far as like/dislike, I enjoyed it all the way through although I will say I just wish the writers would have taken a more realistic approach with how the final big events occurred.
I think the end was too "this is what you don't want to happen so that is what we are going to have happen". You also kind of have your evolution of villains in these shows. BCS has done it perfectly. Ozark was on the perfect path through 3 seasons, but all that stuff with the nephew and sister pissed me off. I assume that is what you were getting at with the realism comment. I liked it, but the final season was a bit of a bummer compared to the rest of the show.
Finished Ozark. So what's the verdict? Like it or no?
I thought the message was deeply cynical and nihilistic. I guess if that's the story they wanted to tell, cool, they succeeded. 'Not for me, I guess. The story was coherent, not a GoT-caliber ending that drove the narrative and character development into a ditch in ways that didn't make any sense, but there was also nothing really that special about it, either. I certainly didn't like what they did with one particular fan favorite, but my issues with it run deeper.
Just very meh on it.
Re: What Are You Watching?
Posted: 06 Aug 2022 13:24
by salmar80
Some Finns made a pretty good video about what an ayahuasca trip is like,
Funnily it's in English, with Finnish subtitles that may seem psychedelic, but are not.
Re: What Are You Watching?
Posted: 15 Aug 2022 22:15
by paco
Better Call Saul finale was very good. I like the ending, which is rare for me.
Better Call Saul finale was very good. I like the ending, which is rare for me.
It was going to be tough to meet my expectations for all the different ways they could have went. I think it was OK, but I think it came up a little bit short for me. We were told that Walt and Jesse would not come back just to make cameos, but that is what it ended up feeling like to me. Maybe once the dust settles I will be fine with everything. Like I said, I pretty much knew it would not meet my expectations because I expected the world. I loved the show and its tough to come to the realization that we have reached the end.
Re: What Are You Watching?
Posted: 16 Aug 2022 13:23
by APB
Re: What Are You Watching?
Posted: 17 Aug 2022 06:29
by APB
Finished BCS last night.
I was happy with how the producers ended it. I also felt more of a cameo presence of Jesse and Walt. I didn't recognize the context of the scene where Saul and Walt had their conversation about regret. Was that pulled from an episode of BB and I'm just not remembering or was that all original to BCS?