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Orphan Black - (2013 show)

2018-04-22

British-accent television, dead, entertainment, fiction, forced-progressivism, liked, reviews, science fiction, science fiction television, television, the present

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/
http://www.bbcamerica.com/orphan-black/

An underclass punk, returning from a ten month flight from the country, happens upon a suicide that reveals that she is part of a larger picture.

The lead actor is particularly good, as is all the acting. The story is poor in a number of places, and it is particularly jarring to have literal-faggotry forced into it. I don't mind there happening to be gay characters, but when they're gay characters being gay because gayness yay gay gay as opposed to just being people who happen to be gay, it's so obvious and so insulting as to taint the whole fucking show.

I'll flag this as liked and lightly-recommended. It's really not all that awful, but it rubs me the wrong way. It's like girly science fiction drama-whatever.

See also Dark Angel - (2000 show)

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Orphan Black - season 1 notes

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Ready Player One - (2018 movie)

2018-04-18

casual misandry, entertainment, fiction, games, liked, Movies, movies inspired by books, movies inspired by video games, reviews, ruined world, ruined world movies, science fiction, science fiction movies, the future

Nerd.

Entertainment > Movies, Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/
http://readyplayeronemovie.com/

In a dystopic future akin to Brave New World - (1932 book), by Aldous Huxley, everyone is lost in a virtual reality, playing a game to take control of the world's largest corporation.

This movie is parasitic to the childhoods of old men and permanent-children. It's worth a watch if you're over 40, otherwise it'll be a fairly confusing mess of references.

Inspired by Ready Player One - (2011 book), by Ernest Cline

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Last Knights - (2015 movie)

2018-04-13

alternate past, Clive Owen, drama movies, dramas, entertainment, fiction, liked, Morgan Freeman, Movies, movies inspired by books, reviews, samurai entertainment, samurai movies, Shohreh Aghdashloo, sword and board, sword and board movies

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2493486/

Inspired by the story of the forty-seven rōnin. If you don't know it, then don't look that up. I can't give a description without spoiling it. Consider yourself lucky to have a fresh mind.

This is a patient yet tense movie. I have next to no notes, because there's really nothing to write or even think about. Recommended, though not "highly recommended", as there are a lot of movies which execute this general manly-man theme extremely well. Though it's not among its number, anyone who likes the samurai genre should give this a watch.

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Mute - (2018 movie)

2018-04-13

disliked, entertainment, fiction, foreign language entertainment, foreign language movies, German language entertainment, German language movies, Germany, Movies, movies inspired by movies, neo-noir, neo-noir movies, Netflix originals, reviews, science fiction, science fiction movies, the future

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464763/
http://www.liberty-films.com/project/mute/

In a futuristic Germany, a mute guy has relationship troubles.

An interesting world, but generally terrible writing.

German is unnecessarily sprinkled throughout this movie.
Intended as a spiritual successor to Moon - (2009 movie), though I don't see how.

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Atomic Blonde - (2017 movie)

2018-04-13

casual misandry, Charlize Theron, Cold War, Cold War movies, disliked, entertainment, fiction, Germany, Movies, movies inspired by books, reviews, spies, spy movies, the past, Wilhelm scream

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2406566/
http://www.atomicblonde.com/

As a commentary on Edward Snowden or WikiLeaks or some such, a list, that somehow exists, is out in the clear and being hunted by various spies.

It would have made a huge difference had this not been portrayed as a flashback/debriefing. Because of this complete failure in storytelling, there was no sense of risk at all; an important part of a spy movie like this.

Based on The Coldest City - (2012 comic), by Antony Johnston

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Singularity - (2017 movie)

2018-04-12

artificial intelligence, disliked, entertainment, fiction, Movies, reviews, robot movies, robots, ruined world, ruined world movies, science fiction, science fiction movies, the future

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7312940/
production company page

Artificial intelligence is created, but they forgot to Send a philosopher, so things go to shit somehow there are survivors.

It borrows from various other things, but doesn't execute anything very well. It just comes off as being badly written. I should have guessed based on the production company's amateur-night page.

The title is a play on the singularity.
See also Terminator Genisys - (2015 movie).

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Groundhog Day - (1993 movie)

2018-03-28

Bill Murray, comedy, comedy movies, drama movies, entertainment, fiction, liked, loved, Movies, reviews, the present, time travel, time travel movies, todo

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/

An asshole anchorman is sent to a little town to do a fluff story on Groundhog Day, but karma bites him in the ass when the town gets snowed-in.

A fantastic movie not just for the usual things, but for the execution of its idea. Unlike so many movies that have its elements, this one stays grounded and accessible. This movie is well-loved and highly recommended.