Administrators CP_Admin Posted April 3, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 3, 2023 Attention Movie and TV Lovers! Talk about your favorite movies and TV shows in this section. Everyone here loves a good movie and to critique bad ones. Share great movie clips here in this section or write a review! Are there any good movies these days? Be civil and polite please. The Combat Pilot Team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalCustard Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I'm a big sci-fi fan and two shows over the years have been real standout for me are the reimagined Battlestar Galactica 2004-2009 and more recently, the Expanse 2015-2022. Both shows had some wonderful performances and some really great story telling, with admittedly a little bit of fall off from Battlestar Galactica towards the end of the show. The most standout thing about these two shows was the amazing lack of rampant and partisan political messaging and activism that is pumped into television and movies these days. Most of the major sci-fi franchises have been destroyed over the last few years and season 1 and 2 of Picard were dreadful. However maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel as season three of Picard was actually extremely good and paid real service to the fans. Fingers crossed moving forward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I'm still hoping the new Babylon 5 series will happen, but I've had my hopes dashed too many times since Memory of Shadows and Legend of the Rangers' ignominious collapses. If you missed the anti-Iraq stuff in the BSG reboot, I'm surprised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalCustard Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 59 minutes ago, JediMaster said: still hoping the new Babylon 5 series will happen Babylon 5 was an amazing show with probably one of the best story arcs in sci-fi television, let down only by some poor special effects. 1 hour ago, JediMaster said: you missed the anti-Iraq stuff in the BSG reboot, I'm surprised. I didn't miss it, but to be honest with you it certainly wasn't anywhere near as rampant as the shove in your face propaganda that we see in modern television and movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalCustard Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Moving on to movies, I think it's almost impossible to pick a favorite film as there are so many good choices. One film that I've enjoyed very much from a few years ago was Ford versus Ferrari. The original theatrical version of Blade Runner is most certainly in my top 20 and I don't care what Ridley Scott says, Deckard is not a replicant The first Alien and Aliens is up there as a classic couple of movies as well. Two of my very favourite films are the Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo and Toshiro Mifune is one of my favourite actors. But I think my favourite director of all time has to be Alfred Hitchcock and my favorite film of his Rear Window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) Just finished watching the 4 hour NBC commercial fest or as it was blatantly misrepresented for the last month The Indianapolis 500. The last two laps were definitely exciting from a viewer standpoint but in deference to the overall safety of the drivers I think the last Red flag was one too many. Wheels Edited May 28, 2023 by wheelsup_cavu 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 I just watched the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven with Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, & Vincent D'Onofrio. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404435/ Even with that cast I was not expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised with it. There are definitely a lot less entertaining ways to spend 2 hours and 12 minutes. Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Khandahar https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5761544/ Good popcorn movie. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBPencil Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Another sci-fi fan here, mostly watched B5, SG-1 and some Star Trek back in the day but Farscape was my favourite by far. However a tv show I feel was massively underappreciated would be 'Counterpart' from 2017. It only ran for two seasons and is technically sci-fi but really is a well written spy thriller, intelligent and all the actors nailed it while the lead (J.K. Simmons) was bloody awesome.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4643084/ Quote Skins, missions, campaigns and historical references for flight sims: http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/news.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Been watching Evening Shade on Amazon Prime the past couple of day. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098790/ Seems that Amazon is missing about half the episodes though. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golani79 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) The King It´s a movie about Henry V of England - although it has some historical inaccuracies it is very well done otherwise! Great soundtrack and atmosphere and the fighing scenes / battles feel kinda authentic. If you like medieval stuff and can overlook some stuff / changes you are in for an entertaining movie! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984766/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Edited June 5, 2023 by golani79 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Watched Air on Amazon Prime a couple of days ago. It was fun to see Ben and Matt working together again. Plus I thought the movie was pretty good. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 The Good Cop on Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7183074/ It first aired in 2018 and only had one season and 10 episodes. Main Cast: Tony Danza Josh Grobin Monica Barbaro (Pre Top Gun: Maverick and FUBAR) Considering episode 10 ended with a cliffhanger of sorts I have to believe that the cast and crew were expecting a season 2. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Strategic Air Command once again. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048667/ Wheels 4 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Only about 7 years behind everyone else but I gave this one a watch yesterday afternoon on Amazon Prime. Sully https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3263904/ Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I've not seen it, but I do find it funny when a 3 minute event is stretched to a 2 hr movie. This wasn't some event that had a ton of planning beforehand, it was just an everyday takeoff that went horribly wrong with a very atypical ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 The movie Sully was mainly about the NTSB hearings that took place after the event. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enceladus Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 It was enjoyable but I didn’t like the mischaracterization of the NTSB. The investigators determined that it was technically possible for them to have returned to LaGuardia or landed at Teterboro but they never criticized Sully for landing on the Hudson River. Every movie needs a villain, yes and not every movie about a real event can stick entirely to reality, but how the investigators were portrayed for the most part was wrong. The antagonist of the story should have been Sully dealing with stresses after the flight. Really, the only instance I can think of where the NTSB was like how they were portrayed in Sully is the flight in my signature… also known as the Hoot Gibson story and initially he received as much praise that Sully did. Quote Author of Liars in the Cockpit? The near crash of TWA flight 841 and Shrouded in Clouds: the crash of TAROM flight 371 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 No Time to Die https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2382320/ I enjoyed the movie but I will never consider it a true Bond movie. If you have seen the movie you will likely understand my sentiment. The movie is just about three years old but I do not want to discuss my reasons for my sentiments as I do not to spoil the movie's plot points for anyone who might not have seen it yet. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissTheSky Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 4 hours ago, wheelsup_cavu said: No Time to Die https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2382320/ I enjoyed the movie but I will never consider it a true Bond movie. If you have seen the movie you will likely understand my sentiment. The movie is just about three years old but I do not want to discuss my reasons for my sentiments as I do not to spoil the movie's plot points for anyone who might not have seen it yet. Wheels Having watched it, I agree completely. It is NOT a true Bond movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Went retro and watched Dr. No with Sean Connery on Amazon Prime. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055928/ Still a darn good Bond flick. Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Can't go past the original 'Bond, James Bond'! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 The Wackiest Ship in the Army. Jack Lemon and Ricky Nelson Still watching mid 20th century offerings. Jack Lemon IS the movie. This is supposed to take place during WW2 but early in the film you catch a quick glimpse of the Essex class carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) after her angled deck conversion. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Uncle Buck https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098554/ Still funny after all these years. Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissTheSky Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, wheelsup_cavu said: Uncle Buck https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098554/ Still funny after all these years. Wheels A timeless classic, I say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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