What have you seen recently? 3

[Quatermass]

I've finished watching the first volume of RWBY.

 

[Tonyblack]

Just watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2. What can I say - I'm a sucker for superhero movies! I really enjoyed this one (and the first one). Some genuine laugh out loud moments.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

You just have to keep the big red buttons away from baby Groot.

 

[Tonyblack]

I just watched Pacific Rim. Lots of action and great special effects - but the story-line was somewhat weak.

 

[RathDarkblade]

I recently gave in and tried watching Braveheart, just to see what all the fuss was about. Dreadful film. By the end of it, I was hoping that they'd do to Mel Gibson what they did to William Wallace (including the emasculation). >

 

[Tonyblack]

Mel Gibson is very loose with facts. In his film Apocalypso (sp) had the natives dying of smallpox BEFORE the Europeans arrived.

 

[Tonyblack]

Today I watched Ant Man, which was a hoot! And Logan which wasn't.

I did enjoy Ant Man and thought it was a good addition to the Marvel Universe. Logan though, was very dark. Without a doubt the best of the Logan/Wolverine trilogy, and possibly the best X-Men spin-off. It was brutal, and bloody, but also extremely good.

 

[RathDarkblade]

Mel Gibson is very loose with facts. In his film Apocalypso (sp) had the natives dying of smallpox BEFORE the Europeans arrived.

My goodness! I wonder how that is possible. *snerk* Now I'm glad I never watched "Apocalypto". (Although, Tony, I like your version better - it's the end of the world, but with Calypso music!) *G*

 

[Tonyblack]

Lol - I couldn't be bothered looking up the correct spelling.

 

[Sister Jennifer]

I didn't mind Pacific Rim.The story line didn't bother me, the Australian accents made me cringe though. I am interested in seeing Guillermo del Toro's latest movie The Shape Of Water.

Don't get me started on Mel Gibson's bullsh*t.

 

[RathDarkblade]

I'd like to see Mel Gibson do his version of an Aussie story - maybe Burke and Hare, or Ned Kelly - just so I could laugh at how amateurish his version is. ;-P

 

[Tonyblack]

I'm just back from the 2:30 showing of Black Panther. Excellent film with plenty of action and stunning locations.

 

[Tonyblack]

I watched Blade 2 last night. Really good sequel. I was amused to see Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf) playing one of the vampires. At least he's used to talking with prosthetic fangs.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I watched Blade 2 last night. Really good sequel. I was amused to see Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf) playing one of the vampires. At least he's used to talking with prosthetic fangs.

Tony the 3rd and final one is quite quite good as well.

 

[Quatermass]

I watched Blade 2 last night. Really good sequel. I was amused to see Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf) playing one of the vampires. At least he's used to talking with prosthetic fangs.

I'm surprised he, along with his castmates, are STILL doing Red Dwarf. I've gone off the series.

Anyway, I've been watching more of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, and recently watched an episode where a history teacher fights King Arthur (who is a girl in this franchise: the Nasuverse plays around with history as much as Mel Gibson does, though the end result is far more interesting). You'd think that it'd be the history teacher that comes off second best, but, well, he's an ex-assassin, and he has Medea enhancing his strength, speed, and durability, so...let's just say that it's one of the best fight scenes in the series, despite the one-sidedness, especially with the music...

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

 

[Tonyblack]

I watched Blade 2 last night. Really good sequel. I was amused to see Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf) playing one of the vampires. At least he's used to talking with prosthetic fangs.

Tony the 3rd and final one is quite quite good as well.

I'll keep an eye open for that one. I get most of my DVDs from charity shops.

 

[Quatermass]

I watched Blade 2 last night. Really good sequel. I was amused to see Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf) playing one of the vampires. At least he's used to talking with prosthetic fangs.

Tony the 3rd and final one is quite quite good as well.

I'll keep an eye open for that one. I get most of my DVDs from charity shops.

What, like Oxfam? Does the UK have a major secondhand/pawn shop franchise? Only, I get a lot of my DVDs and Blu-Rays cheap from the Aussie secondhand shop franchise Cash Converters.

 

[RathDarkblade]

Cash Converters are not bad, but don't always have what you're looking for (like all second hand stores).

 

[Quatermass]

Cash Converters are not bad, but don't always have what you're looking for (like all second hand stores).

True, but it's always worth a look. Hell, many of my anime boxsets and movies, I got cheap there. When one of my discs of Neon Genesis Evangelion got damaged (and by this point, it was no longer being sold in retail), I managed to find a replacement cheap at Cash Converters, and it's also where I got a boxset of the original adaptation of Fate/Stay Night.

 

[SpideyGirl]

Today I watched Ant Man, which was a hoot! And Logan which wasn't.

I did enjoy Ant Man and thought it was a good addition to the Marvel Universe. Logan though, was very dark. Without a doubt the best of the Logan/Wolverine trilogy, and possibly the best X-Men spin-off. It was brutal, and bloody, but also extremely good.

Agreed! X