# Movies and TV, Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [October 3, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249 "2022-10-03T14:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/1 "2022-10-03T14:23:44Z")
I couldn’t find a pre-existing movies thread, so I thought I’d start one here. Firstly, [a new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z3QKkl1WyM) had dropped. Looks awesome. Secondly, on Friday my wife and I went to see the horror movie, _Smile_. It’s the first horror film in a long while i can honestly say creeped me out. Quite similar in tone to _It Follows_, for those who have seen that. Great stuff. My wife spent most of it with her face buried in my arm. 😄 So what’s everyone else been watching? ---
**Author:** ![NIQ\_m2](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/niq_m2/32/15708_2.png) [@NIQ\_m2](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/NIQ_m2)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/2 "2022-10-03T20:14:20Z")
We just finished Shaman King 2021 A reboot of my favorite childhood show, that has the canon ending this time [which wasn’t available at the time of the first series] ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/3 "2022-10-04T00:45:59Z")
For new movies we watched _Hocus Pocus 2_, _The Munsters_ and _Bodies Bodies Bodies_ this weekend. As for older movies we watched _Hocus Pocus_ and _Transylvania 6-5000_. Although we watch horror all year long, when October rolls around we gravitate toward Autumn and Halloween themed horror or the like. For someone how isn’t a huge fan of _Hocus Pocus_ I enjoyed _Hocus Pocus 2_ and was impressed with how the film made me feel. It’s not without its flaws but I had fun. _The Munsters_ was fun and very much in the spirit of the original. I think it didn’t benefit from being a film and the loss of classical TV sitcom elements like canned laughter which I tend to think can be a significant part of the experience of something like _The Munsters_. Despite this it’s clear they had a good time making it and that comes through. _Bodies Bodies Bodies_ was damn good fun. Funny and pack full of unlikable characters that are a joy to watch. All the performances were exceptional, the cluster phobic cinematography was superb and it’s just generally an entertaining twist on the murder mystery genre with a splash of horror. Naturally we rewatched _Hocus Pocus_ in preparation for the sequel. And we watched _Transylvania 6-5000_ because I haven’t seen it in ages. It’s written and directed by Rudy De Luca, a frequent Mel Brookes collaborator. Appropriately the best way to describe the film is a Brookes-esque outing that borrow a lot from _Young Frankenstein_ but that still manages to have some enjoyable moments. If there’s only one reason to watch this film it’s Carol Kane’s comedic genius, and she plays exceptionally well off John Byner’s slapstick schtick. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/5 "2022-10-04T09:21:15Z")
Anyone watching _House of the Dragon_ or _Rings of Power_? Despite each shows’ obvious quality, I just feel like the story takes too long to get anywhere. For example, in ep 7 of _HoD_, I feel like all the important stuff could have been done in almost half the time. If you cut out all the “meaningful looks” characters give each other you’d reduce runtime by a third! Maybe I’m just getting impatient in my old age, but I’m kinda sick of this “decompressed” story telling. ---
**Author:** ![WerqKween](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/werqkween/32/11704_2.png) [@WerqKween](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/WerqKween)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/7 "2022-10-04T23:19:12Z")
I need to finish this so I can cancel my Crunchyroll subscription, but I’ve been watching Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! That is very funny, and I strongly recommend it. Third season not so much, but the first two are hilarious kind-of-satire of magical girl (magical guy?) shows. Otherwise, now that I think about it, I rarely watch new TV. Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, and RuPaul’s Drag Race, that’s about it. I am excited for the new Futurama. We’ve been watching 80s and 90s sitcoms from our childhood to see how it feels to experience them as adults. We were watching Who’s the Boss, but whatever we were streaming that on pulled the earlier seasons, so we switched to 227. Lol, what a weird assortment of shows. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/8 "2022-10-05T07:52:47Z")
> @GlitchtheGameGremlin > This is honestly something I’ve been feeling with contemporary TV for several years at this point (and not just television, but video games and comic books as well). Netflix in particular is masterful in taking eight episodes to tell one episode’s worth of story. Have you watched Netflix’s _Sandman_? Every episode feels like it’s own thing, but part of the larger whole. I was really impressed with just home much of the original story they were able to get in there, I felt for sure some stuff would have been left out, but nope. Pretty much every plot point from the books is there, even if it’s truncated a little. It’s actually really impressive. > Modern superhero shows for instance, want to spend an entire 24-episode season on a single plot. I do wonder if the whole decompressed storytelling thing is very much an American thing as series from other countries don’t seem to do it as much. I do think the 24 episode format is a big reason as there is so much time to fill they have to stretch things out. Most UK shows are much shorter at 8-12 episodes, similar to many AU and Asian shows. Look at _The Boys,_ _Squid Game_ or (post-Chibnall) _Doctor Who_. All short-ish seasons, each episode packed with stuff that really pushes the stories along but still can be watched (mostly) on its own merit. In regards to superhero shows specifically, I think the Disney stuff has been really good in this regard with the possible exception of _Falcon and the Winter Soldier_. > In the comic book world this is called “writing for the trade.” As of the late 00s, it became common practice to use five or six issues to tell a story which would have previously been a one-and-done. Oh man, did you read Bendis’ _Ultimate Spider-Man_ when it game out? That bloke perfected the written-for-the-trade method. 😄 Didn’t help that every conversation went something like “Oh, hey, yeah. So, like, this thing, like, happened, and it was, you know, a thing.” “Yeah, I saw that thing. It certainly was thing. At first I didn’t think it was a thing, but the it turns out it was a thing. I even said, like, to my, like, friend, like ‘is that a thing?’ and there were, like, ‘yeah, I’m pretty sure that is, you know, a thing.’” SO frustrating. (Having said that, I do own all the _US-M_ trades and think it’s a great series, but it definitely reads better collected. Also, since leaving Australia for the UK I’ve gone 100% trade. Just easier.) I’ve not watched any of the _Star Wars_ shows as it’s not my thing but I have heard they are good. However, what you describe there is what pretty much every episode of the _Doctor Who_ revival has done and I’ve loved it. When the show didn’t do that (first Chibnall season) I, and many others, found it incredibly boring. ---
**Author:** ![FussyFennec](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/fussyfennec/32/10624_2.png) [@FussyFennec](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/FussyFennec)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/9 "2022-10-06T06:17:38Z")
This fall I’ll be watching the following anime: - [BOCCHI THE ROCK!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyMMZF5zNW4) - [Chainsaw Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4yLeNt-kCU) - [Do It Yourself!!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxRszOIy9eA) - [Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjvPiWmr8mo) - [KanColle Season 2: Let’s Meet at Sea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22slVOd2Ki0) - [Mob Psycho 100 III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah7lTT-NKMw) - [Pop Team Epic Season 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPV_toAr1ZU) - [SPY x FAMILY Cour 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR1L1EK3kN0) And this year I fell behind with superhero stuff so I guess I’ll spend the following weeks watching a few Marvel’s shows, _The Batman_, _The Sandman_, _The Boys_, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Girafro](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/girafro/32/11988_2.png) [@Girafro](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Girafro)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/10 "2022-10-07T23:02:59Z")
Few movies I’ve recently seen that I’d recommend: **Three Thousand Years of Longing** - Very chill, lovely bittersweet story, it’s a movie about telling stories and how stories bring people together, Idris Elba is a djinn and he kills it. Definitely recommend. **Bodies, Bodies, Bodies** - Everyone has made the “Among Us The Movie” joke and honestly, yeah, but it’s also a pretty good dissection of Gen Z and it offers tension and comedy is equal parts, well worth a watch. **X** - This one’s a bit adult, you’re gonna see some body parts usually reserved for private moments, since the story is about a group of pornographers renting a farm house and trying to hide from the elderly couple who rented it to them what they’re doing down there. It get’s weird, it gets gory, it’s a lot of fun! ---
**Author:** ![strwrsdbz](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/strwrsdbz/32/11749_2.png) [@strwrsdbz](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/strwrsdbz)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/11 "2022-10-12T01:12:48Z")
Started watching **Silicon Valley** for the first time. I’m enjoying all the techie/programming details they crammed in, and there’s usually a good laugh or two each episode. Also watched **Young Frankenstein** for the first time. I was really impressed with how well they emulated the style of monster movies from the 30s and 40s. ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/12 "2022-10-12T15:55:54Z")
I enjoyed _Bodies, Bodies, Bodies_ and _X_. Really looking forward _Pearl_ and _MaXXXine_, especially since they build on the story in _X_ and because everything I’ve heard about _Pearl_ says it’s even better than _X_. ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/13 "2022-10-12T16:03:20Z")
_Young Frankenstein_ is pure brilliance and a film that never stops being funny to me no matter how often I watch it. ---
**Author:** ![YABUKI](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/yabuki/32/12487_2.png) [@YABUKI](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/YABUKI)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/14 "2022-10-14T00:19:33Z")
ooooh yays movies ლ(╹◡╹ლ)I like to watch random things from time to time, so here are some favorites mixed with things I’ve seen recently: - [Paper Moon](https://letterboxd.com/film/paper-moon/): A comfort of mine. Just the most charming, watchable little adventure that never gets corny or cloying. Watch it with a group of friends to get the whole room grinnin’! - [Barton Fink](https://letterboxd.com/film/barton-fink/): A meticulously written tragicomedy where you wait for the punchline, but you just get really sad. Probably my favorite Coen brothers film. “A really good unboxing video” - [Memories of Matsuko](https://letterboxd.com/film/memories-of-matsuko/): Betchu 5 dollars you’ve never seen a like _this_ before. Decadent and colorful and joyful and fun, those images will stick with you forever. - [Castle of Cagliostro](https://letterboxd.com/film/lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro/): It is hands down the best thing that old grumpy ass sonova bitch Miyazaki ever put out. I could watch it time and time again and never get bored. So full of joy and silliness, ya gotta give it a gander! You do! Promise me, you’ll see it! Dubbed! I’m serious!! I suddenly remembered how much anime I’ve seen, and I gotta head out before the floodgates open. HYAAAAAAAAAAH!!! ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/15 "2022-10-15T02:15:39Z")
Watched _Halloween Ends_. Pretty abysmal end to a disappointing trilogy. Quality special effects and decent gore aren’t enough to cover the cliche plot that borrows heavily from other, better films, without an understanding of why those films work. Frankly the most interesting scenes are clips from films like the _The Thing_ playing in the background, or flashbacks to the original _Halloween_. ---
**Author:** ![shuufleur](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/shuufleur/32/10512_2.png) [@shuufleur](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/shuufleur)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/16 "2022-10-15T10:49:38Z")
I’m really hyped that the third series for Derry Girls is on my country’s Netflix now, as well as Cobra Kai’s 5th season. I plan to watch Sandman at some point since my friend (and a lot of people) told me it was really good and followed well the comics (which I loved reading!). Right now I’m watching Covert Affairs season 4. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/17 "2022-10-18T09:49:53Z")
> [@strwrsdbz](#): > > Also watched **Young Frankenstein** for the first time. I was really impressed with how well they emulated the style of monster movies from the 30s and 40s. Such a brilliant movie. My wife got me tickets to the musical production a few years back and it was utterly fantastic. Mel Brooks is a genius! > I’m really hyped that the third series for Derry Girls is on my country’s Netflix now It’s soooooooo good, and a really great end to the series! I recently watched _Dave Made a Maze_. It’s a indy comedy film about a guy who builds a cardboard maze and then he, and all his friends, get lost in it. It’s a bit uneven, but the creativity on display is wonderful. I’d recommend it for a lazy afternoon. Also currently re-watching _Peep Show_. I forgot just how brilliant the series is. It’s so hilarious and painful to watch at the same time. I’m not sure how well it would translate for cultures that don’t do self deprecating humour, but if you like British comedy it’s well worth watching. Loved the final of _She-Hulk_. It think it’s my favourite of the MCU series since Disney+ took over. Still kind of enjoying _House of the Dragon_, I just wish it would move a bit faster. Have given up on _Rings of Power_ because I found I just wasn’t really caring about any of the characters apart from Elrond. Only enjoying one forth of a show doesn’t make it worth following IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Girafro](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/girafro/32/11988_2.png) [@Girafro](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/Girafro)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/18 "2022-10-19T23:11:36Z")
Just finished watching **Severance** and I really recommend it! For whatever that’s worth, haha! It has a lot of commentary about work culture, CEO worship and meaningless work, while being very uncomfortable and tense. The filming techniques never let you settle in and it uses liminal space in such a cool and creative way. I don’t wanna say too much since the mystery is part of the fun, but it’s pretty cerebral and cool! ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/19 "2022-10-21T19:25:05Z")
So, I’m watching _Andor_ and I have to say, this is the first time I feel like Star Wars actually has something truly profound to say and I’m digging it. _Andor_ doesn’t feel like a nostalgia trip, it feels like something with ideas so solid it could exist as its own Sci-Fi story separate from the SW universe. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/20 "2022-10-25T08:09:17Z")
Watched Jodie Whittaker’s last _Doctor Who_ episode last night. It was one of the better ones of the Chibnal era, but all the best parts, apart from Sacha Dhawan’s Master, were callbacks to older episodes/ Doctors/ Companions. I’m not sure how I feel about the regeneration, but I’m interested to see where things go. It’ll make a lot of fans very happy, but as with most things I don’t follow the trend in that regards. As harsh as it is to say, I have to admit I’m glad this era of the show is done. It’s been pretty much a disaster, especially that first season. It slowly got better, but nowhere near the quality of previous _New Who_ eras. Hopefully RTD will get things back on track. ---
**Author:** ![BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/user_avatar/discuss.grouvee.com/bmo/32/16491_2.png) [@BMO](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/BMO)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/21 "2022-10-25T19:13:55Z")
I’m a pretty big fan of Ten so I think it’s fun, but I also think it’s good that it’s just a short run mini-series of sorts before the next regeneration. ---
**Author:** ![anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@anon30672897](https://discuss.grouvee.com/u/anon30672897)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249/22 "2022-10-25T21:13:02Z")
I’m under no illusions that I’m in the minority of people in regards to my feelings on Tennant. If they were to bring back any of the New Who Doctors I’d have picked Eccelston. [Next page](https://discuss.grouvee.com/t/movies-and-tv-anyone/10249.md?page=2)