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The Lone Ranger – (2013 movie)

2016-01-09
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The Lone Ranger (2013) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210819/
https://movies.disney.com/the-lone-ranger

A child with an allergy to peanuts hallucinates an indian statue as Tonto telling him a story with the Lone Ranger.

Johnny Depp has started taking terrible cornball roles, and this movie is a steaming pile of shit. His native-American character feels cringeworthingly blackface-esque. I can see how the occasional comedic bit can make a movie fun, but the entire spirit of this movie feels just a touch too serious for there to be the right comedy-adventure feeling like that in Pirates of the Caribbean꞉ The Curse of the Black Pearl – (2003 movie).



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Akira – (1988 movie)

2016-01-09
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I’ll add notes when I re-watch this.

Akira (1988) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/
https://v-storage.jp/sp-site/akira/

In a future Tokyo which has survived a massive explosion, a highschool student motorcycle gang stumbles into a military research program whose earlier efforts lead to that disaster, and they become embroiled in the revived project.

A genre-defining movie on so many levels. It portrays a world unique to those unfamiliar with manga (a form of Japanese comics) and has both great storytelling and incredible animation.

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Stargate – (1994 movie)

2016-01-08
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Stargate (1994) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/
https://www.mgm.com/movies/stargate

An ancient discovery in Egypt, from before the pyramids, is found to be a gateway to another world which is still kept as a slave planet by Ra, a self-appointed god who is an alien just trying to get by.

A fantastic movie. Not exactly mandatory. Perhaps elements of it don’t feel like they have held up well, or maybe there has been so much excellent science fiction before, during and since its time.



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To Trap a Spy – (1964 movie)

2016-01-06
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To Trap a Spy (1964) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061098/

A non-secret organization learns of an assassination plot against the delegation of a new country, and brings on board the ex-girlfriend of the man in charge to save them.

Good enough to spark my interest in these old cheezy spy movies and shows.



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Stargate Atlantis – (2004 show)

2016-01-05
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Stargate Atlantis - (2004-2009 show) logo

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374455/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-atlantis

A stargate is shown to connect to another galaxy, but the trip proves to be one-way and fraught with new evils.

Fairly good, I guess. It’s definitely not as good as Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show) but is a mandatory view if you like that show.


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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – (1964 show)

2016-01-04
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TODO – There are other media related to this universe, and I’m not sure what order to watch them in.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968) poster

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057765/

A pair of secret agents do secret agenty-stuff.

Seems great so far.

  • Alternately called The Man From Uncle.

  • United Network Command for Law and Enforcement



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The Frankenstein Chronicles – (2015 show)

2016-01-04
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The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015-) poster

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4206804/

After a stitched-together corpse is found, it is determined that children have been going missing.

Featuring a Sean Bean who is restrained from acting, this plodding may as well-be documentary features people with an English accent doing stuff and caring about things. It is neither captivating nor even interesting.


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Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show)

2016-01-04
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Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007) poster

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-sg-1
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

Having discovered an interplanetary teleporter, humans bumble around by sending teams through to other worlds.

Pretty good. It’s definitely got the “TV series” feel to it, which explains how many seasons there are.

  • See Stargate viewing order. This series follows from Stargate – (1994 movie)

    • Watching that movie is not mandatory to watch this series.
    • This series has different actors.

  • The stylized “A” in the title (with the middle bar missing and the circle over it) is a reference to that symbol representing the Earth when programming a stargate.


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River – (2015 show)

2016-01-04
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River (2015-) dvd image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4258440/

A detective is haunted with hallucinations that include his dead partner, who was killed under mysterious circumstances.

I think some would find this movie slow and boring, and I did at first, but it very quickly revealed a depth and character that I haven’t seen in any television show before and I doubt I will again.

This isn’t a classic cop-and-mystery show. All I can say is give this a good chance, at least until the end of the second episode.



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