Akin to the "Musical Picks" topic, I want to hear what your all time favourite movies/television shows are. It can be anything from action to drama to sports to romance (who watches that anyway though?). Don't be shy and don't be mean to other members, even if they really did enjoy Superbaby-Geniuses or whatever that piece of crap was called

 

I'll start off with a couple of my favs; I find most of the ones I put down are great films all together, but have shining endings.

 

Blood Diamond (Thriller/Drama): Leo DiCaprio picks up a sick south african accent in this eye-opening thriller/drama. Great music but if you're a Leo fan, you can probably already guess how it ends lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtPX2kXhu7I

 

Friday Night Lights (Sports): I'm not a football guy, but the cinematography and story made this a refreshing change to the typical, predictable, sports movie. Plus, the instrumental music by Explosions in the Sky fits perfect (note: the trailer is crap, watch the film).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzyp4qOW0F0

 

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (Fantasy): If you are on a Lego forum where Lego LOTR products are frequently discussed, you probably already know how awesome the films are. If you don't, I'll leave it up to the mods to immediately revoke your membership to BrickPicker (jk).

 

And last I'll just end with my favourite TV show, which is probably going into its final season this year, The Mentalist (crime procedeural): this murder-a-episode series focuses on a former psychic who is now tracking the serial killer who murdered his family. The show can be light and funny, but when the serial killer ("red john") gets involved, it can get pretty unnerving. The series has spent 5 years tracking down murderers so feels a bit tired, but it is still my favourite. And, I'll post a trailer for the 3rd season finally:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzejrms4YLk

 

Phew, if you got through all that... you don't get bored easily, do you? Now tell me your picks!

57 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

Daniel was/is the real bully

I'm glad to run into another believer.

I won't watch

10 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I won't watch

Non-believer.  You've been fooled by the lies.

34 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

Non-believer.  You've been fooled by the lies.

I stopped at Karate Kid 2.  Living in the land of sparkly clouds.

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On ‎3‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 8:46 PM, Darth_Raichu said:

Daniel was/is the real bully

Around 1:35....
"You're going to be my Karate teacher?"
"No.... I'm going to be your sensei."

....Sensei is teacher!

34 minutes ago, TheOrcKing said:

Around 1:35....
"You're going to be my Karate teacher?"
"No.... I'm going to be your sensei."

....Sensei is teacher!

He probably just wanted the boy to use term he preferred 

I actually liked "Ready Player One".  I haven't read the book, but it was right up my 80's kid alley.

My favorite part of the new “Deadpool 2” trailer.

Finally got around to watching Spider-Man: Homecoming. Great flick! It might be one of my favorites of the MCU films.

I’ve got Thor: Rag to watch next. Getting ready for Avengers next weekend and I fell behind on films (already got GOTG2, Doctor Strange and Black Panther watched). These were the last two I needed to see.

Finally got around to watching Spider-Man: Homecoming. Great flick! It might be one of my favorites of the MCU films.

I’ve got Thor: Rag to watch next. Getting ready for Avengers next weekend and I fell behind on films (already got GOTG2, Doctor Strange and Black Panther watched). These were the last two I needed to see.

You saved two great ones for last.

Anybody else feel the CGI on the Venom trailer looks dodgey?

She is so charming...

Infinity War = Super Epic

11 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

Infinity War = Super Epic

Agree 100%

8 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

Agree 100%

Made a thread in Movie and TV Talk because 2epic

I binge watched Cobra Kai (ie Karate Kid the series) over the weekend.  This is how sequel/spin off should be done, WITH RESPECT.  It is a great take on the characters 30 years after the movies, so we get to see old rivalries and new ones.  Johnny and Daniel are not treated like some 2nd rate cameos, they are big parts of the show.  Plus the show introduces new characters with personalities, whom audience can root for.  Oh and the new characters are as diverse as they come, but the show does not beat over audience' heads with it  
The show also has several callbacks to the original movies, some are obvious and others not so much.  Most are used to move the story forward.

Is it perfect? No, but it is easier to overlook flaws when the show treats its characters and the audience with respect   (unlike that other franchise from galaxy far far away ).  Seriously, the new series can poke fun at the old movies (or even at itself), just do not poop on everyone's nostalgia.

Ep 1 & 2 are free, the rest needs subscription but you can cancel in 30 days if you choose to

 

About 10 minutes in on Cobra Kai...definitely well done this far. Will be on my watch list

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Edited May 10, 20187 yr by LegoBro

On ‎5‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 9:22 PM, Darth_Raichu said:

I binge watched Cobra Kai (ie Karate Kid the series) over the weekend.  This is how sequel/spin off should be done, WITH RESPECT.  It is a great take on the characters 30 years after the movies, so we get to see old rivalries and new ones.  Johnny and Daniel are not treated like some 2nd rate cameos, they are big parts of the show.  Plus the show introduces new characters with personalities, whom audience can root for.  Oh and the new characters are as diverse as they come, but the show does not beat over audience' heads with it  
The show also has several callbacks to the original movies, some are obvious and others not so much.  Most are used to move the story forward.

Is it perfect? No, but it is easier to overlook flaws when the show treats its characters and the audience with respect   (unlike that other franchise from galaxy far far away ).  Seriously, the new series can poke fun at the old movies (or even at itself), just do not poop on everyone's nostalgia.

Ep 1 & 2 are free, the rest needs subscription but you can cancel in 30 days if you choose to

Binge watched it last weekend and I thought it was excellent. I boycotted it initially, as I do with most remakes.  After all the positive reviews, I had to check it out.  Well worth it!

This looks bad.  It tries so damn hard to be dark and gritty

 

4 hours ago, Darth_Raichu said:

This looks bad.  It tries so damn hard to be dark and gritty

A series made for yet another video on demand service. I honestly do not know how people are expected to keep up with them all.

Moving along, they aren't teens anymore it would seem. Robin here acts closer to Nightwing than Batman's sidekick or his in-between stage I guess. ....Okay they gave Starfire pink hair for some reason. I thought originally she was a redhead with an emphasis on red (except in Teen Titans Go! where her hair is suddenly pink). While I admit her original comic book attire accentuated her celestial curves more than anything, here she appears to be a 'lady of the evening'. Well at least Beast Boy is green and Raven looks surprisingly normal.