brephophagist wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:20 pm Cowboy Bebop redo is pretty decent. It's not as subtle as the cartoon, and spends a little too much time being referential, but I do like how Faye Valentine is less aloof and "male fantasy".

About that...

I finished the third season of What We Do In The Shadows. This show gets all the points for funny.

kmc wrote: Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:44 am

brephophagist wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:21 pm

emmanuelle cunt wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:21 pm

I know absolutely nothing about but it looks like fun but it comes in two versions, is the non-anime version worth anything?

I don't think it's as bad as people on the internet make it out to be (the non-anime version), but it's nowhere near as good as the animated version.
(Admittedly, my standards here are pretty low because of the whole Ghost in the Shell Scarlett Johansson thing)

I was referring to the non-anime version in my original post. It worked for me, but clearly didn't work for Netflix since it was cancelled upon release.

Just a sort of "Speaking Generally..." bit on that...

It's kind of like "Comics..."/"Live Action..." with Preacher or The Boys.

Quite a few of these sorts of adaptations work as there own thing even if they are a clear "This is going to start an argument..." as adaptations.

Personally, I felt like it was ok even with some obvious issues as an adaptation.

I agree that the live action adaptation is definitely its own thing. I remember disliking both Preacher and The Boys (the TV shows), so maybe it is weird that I'm OK with the Bebop remake.

The original animated series is much better at showing rather than telling. the "Green Bird" scene kind of sums that up for me. All the exposition about Spike's history dominates the episodes preceding that scene in the Netflix version. In the animated series, that scene is a visual mystery that the show resists explaining thoroughly until almost the very end of the show.

I felt like they did a good job of getting the essence of Spike and Jet as characters, and I liked some (but not all) of the changes they made to Faye Valentine. My girlfriend generally dislikes any anime that isn't Miyazaki, and she liked the live action series enough that she got interested in the animated Bebop. To me that's a net positive.

Verge of Light wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 12:11 pm Recent recommendations from my website: Mars at Sunrise (Netflix), The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (Amazon), Riders of Justice (Hulu), and Frailty (Amazon).

Other stuff: The series Dopesick is really good. I also watched the first episode of Stan Against Evil last night (very much in the Evil Dead 2 vibe - cheesy fun). Both are on Hulu.

Panique on Criterion Channel is also excellent.

I refreshed the posts on https://anomalouscinema.com/ - every movie is still up on it’s respective service.

How do you find these movies you list on your website? Into the Earth was pretty good. But then I much prefer low-budget sci-fi to big budget.

Who else is on the Station Eleven train? Not typically into hyper realistic dystopian plot lines, especially nowadays, but the first three episodes are some of the most striking and efficient world-building in recent memory.

kmc wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:08 am Who else is on the Station Eleven train? Not typically into hyper realistic dystopian plot lines, especially nowadays, but the first three episodes are some of the most striking and efficient world-building in recent memory.

That's interesting. The book was terrible (if well-received). Curious to know how much surgery they might have done to pull a decent show from it.

A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:38 am

kmc wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:08 am Who else is on the Station Eleven train? Not typically into hyper realistic dystopian plot lines, especially nowadays, but the first three episodes are some of the most striking and efficient world-building in recent memory.

That's interesting. The book was terrible (if well-received). Curious to know how much surgery they might have done to pull a decent show from it.

I haven't read the book but I have heard that the series strays quite a bit from the book.

enframed wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:56 am

Verge of Light wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 12:11 pm ... I refreshed the posts on https://anomalouscinema.com/ - every movie is still up on it’s respective service.

How do you find these movies you list on your website? Into the Earth was pretty good. But then I much prefer low-budget sci-fi to big budget.

I keep my eyes out for movies that look interesting, then do a little research to see if they're worth watching. IMDB searching with filters, user ratings, and reviews usually help me narrow it down. The JustWatch app is very handy too, but their info isn't always accurate. I also have many hand written lists from reading cinema books. The Psychotronic Video Guide is a treasure trove (too bad it's $$$ these days).

I'm 49 years old now and spent most of my 20s watching SHITTY movies, so I don't mess with stuff that looks like it might suck (unless I am desperate / drunk).

The stuff that ends up on the site are movies that I end up rating at about 8/10 or higher on IMDB.

I like low budget stuff too, unfortunately I haven't found too many cheap Sci-fi films that are worth recommending AND available on the streaming services I cover.

If I think of any I will post them here. I have to imagine some good ones are available on YouTube.

Thanks for your interest Enframed!

Andrew wrote: Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:38 am

gaetano dimita wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:36 am The Shrink Next Door is superb. Great story, great acting.

Disagree re: story. As one review I saw said, the show is less than the sum of its parts. The dynamic between the shrink and Marty is completely predictable with no twists or turns. Everything you expect the shrink to do (based on his narcissistic, wildly unethical egotism) he does and it has exactly the anticipated effect on Marty's character and life. Still have a couple episodes left but I'm not sure my partner and I will even finish it. Also, it sucks they cut the Kathryn Hahn character (Marty's sister) out of a bunch of episodes as the series goes on.

Wow, we definitely have different opinions on this one, but I suggest you watch it to the end, as Hahn's character makes a comeback. I don't know, I found the story not at all predictable, and told in a really clever way, apparently straigthforward, on close look very refined. And both Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd are at the top of their game.

Landscapers, also based on a true story, is a must-watch.
Take care!