TV and Movie Chat

Necron 99 · Post August 6th, 2022, 10:50 pm

Glad you watched it and was able to give the review. It's sounds like it's about what I expected, wah-man power for the sake of wah-man power at the expense of some common sense and logic.

Necron 99 · Post August 15th, 2022, 1:40 pm

Drinker reviews Terror on the Prairie.

Ancalagon · Post August 19th, 2022, 1:13 pm

Nearly 2 decades (gawds, has it been that long already?) since the release of Return of the King, Theoden's speech leading up to the charge of the Rohirrim still gives me chills to this day. THAT is a Lord of Men, a King in action!

Necron 99 · Post August 20th, 2022, 10:25 am

Saw this posted on one of my FB groups and thought it was pretty cool info.

Necron 99 · Post August 22nd, 2022, 3:23 pm

Lol. If Game of Thrones came out in the 90s.

Ancalagon · Post August 30th, 2022, 9:47 pm

Saw this comment under one of the Rings of Power trailers and thought it funny.

It began with the forging of the great films. Threads were given by Tolkien, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Rights were granted to Jackson, great miner and craftsman of the mountain of lore. And nine, nine hours were gifted to the race of men, who above all else, desire quality. But they were all of them deceived, for another show was made. In the land of Amazon, in the fires of Mount Prime, the Dark Lord Bezos forged in secret a master flop. And into this show he poured his money, his greed and his will to dominate all film. One show to ruin them all.

Necron 99 · Post September 6th, 2022, 9:10 am

This article compares the current two, big dawgs on the playing field right now, GoT: House of Dragons and Rings of Power. Not a hit piece or review of either one, but a look at both of the series and something of a comparison to what we're seeing in our modern society today.

I found it to be a good read. I agree with the title and underlying sentiment of the article when the author says, "It's time to remember Tolkien."

Article Link: HERE

It is somehow fitting that the great cultural confrontation of the moment is between George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien. Within weeks of each other, two of the most expensive television series of all time debuted on competing networks. HBO is broadcasting House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel. Amazon Prime is streaming Rings of Power, a prequel to Lord of the Rings.

I’m not here to compare and contrast the two shows. I’ve seen the first few episodes of both, and enjoy them both, but it’s way too early to know what either show will ultimately become. When Game of Thrones debuted on HBO in 2011, its good (but not great) pilot didn’t exactly forecast that the show would eventually become a world-spanning pop culture phenomenon.

Instead, I want to talk about the spirit of the two authors, and the ethos of their two worlds, and why America desperately needs to remember Tolkien again. Back in 2017, just before the premiere of season seven of Game of Thrones—when the show was at the apex of its influence and quality—I wrote a cover story for National Review magazine about the reasons why it had become a sensation.

Why does America need to remember Tolkien again? Because we’re mired in Westeros, playing the game of thrones. When you hear words like “fight fire with fire,” or “make them play by their own rules,” or “punch back twice as hard,” or “wield power to reward friends and punish enemies,” you’re hearing an ethos that declares, “win or die.”

Tolkien wasn’t naive. He knew that world. He’d confronted it directly. That’s why characters like Boromir or Fëanor resonate so strongly. In the quest to confront the enemy, you become the enemy. Yet faithful people understand, in Faramir’s words, that they “do not wish for such triumphs.” Instead, they fix their eyes on the “high beauty” that is forever beyond the shadow’s reach.

That’s not a retreat. In many ways, it’s the most courageous form of confrontation. It’s an act of faith that often defies our senses. Everything in us screams at us to claim the ring—to reach for power—and in our frailty, we often yield to that call. But there are no stakes high enough for such a compromise. Even if America is “falling in ruin” and we alone could save her, using the instruments of darkness “for her good and [our] glory,” we cannot become what we oppose.

Necron 99 · Post September 22nd, 2022, 9:56 am

Saw this pic in one of my FB groups, fan of both these guys, cool to see them back in the day.

Necron 99 · Post September 23rd, 2022, 1:35 pm

Just watched the new Fletch movie. Confess, Fletch is now the third movie in the series, the original two (Fletch and Fletch Lives) starred Chevy Chase back in the day. The weren't any great hits, they were low-key, mystery-action-comedies and fit right along side most other 80s flicks. This one stars Jon Hamm and he does a fantastic job emulating the character that Chevy had back then and the dead pan humor is spot on. This feels the way a Fletch movie should feel, which, in this day an age is a big surprise compared to all of the terrible remakes that have been coming out.

Enjoyed watching this one a lot.

Necron 99 · Post September 27th, 2022, 6:52 am

From The Goldbergs, a scene that starts a fight for a, because there can be only one, Highlander club. Hilarious that Clancy Brown mentions the "misunderstood" Kurgen...