Why do they make mini series? Will they make new full series later on? It seems like it's on high demand if they still m
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megoobee — 11 years ago(July 08, 2014 10:42 PM)
The first season had more zombie action for sure. Season 2 and later focuses more on human interest story lines and the fight for survival. I am glad they finally moved away from the love triangle mess that was prevalent during the first two seasons.
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megoobee — 11 years ago(July 21, 2014 11:29 AM)
There are zombies wandering about but they are usually not the focus of the story lines. For example, if they need to get somewhere they may have to kill a few that get in their way but for the most part, they are like mosquitoes harassing them. Big ugly mosquitoes, just like the ones that attacked me in Florida.
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leonthecleaner-1 — 11 years ago(July 22, 2014 12:47 AM)
That's good to hear. I kind of like that guy in the series not sure of his name but he is in the Boondock Saints which are great movies IMO.
I like those kinds of hitman movies. Btw Non Stop wasn't very good if you haven't seen it yet. -
megoobee — 11 years ago(July 27, 2014 02:04 PM)
You might like "Shoot 'em up" with Clive Owen then. As the title indicates, there is a lot of gun play action. It's all over the top and none of it is believable. The story is fairly basic, the bad guys need to kill someone, the anti-hero steps in and saves the day plus gets the girl at the end. You'd probably like it if you haven't seen it already.
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leonthecleaner-1 — 11 years ago(July 28, 2014 11:33 PM)
I saw that long ago, it wasn't very good
But Revolver was very good for me for example. I like hitman movies but I don't like when it's super over the top. Realism is always better for me, like the Bourne series -
megoobee — 11 years ago(July 30, 2014 12:47 PM)
You'll need to scratch all three of the "Transporter" movies off your list. There not a lot of realistic anything in those movies. The car chases are fun to watch though.
Bourne 1, 2 and 3 were good but after Robert Ludlum's death, another author took over the writing. I don't care for the genetically enhanced new character they introduced in Bourne 4 (Bourne Legacy). -
leonthecleaner-1 — 11 years ago(August 01, 2014 04:54 AM)
I saw all transporters. Definitely not worth watching again IMO. Statham's movies rarely are.
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megoobee — 11 years ago(August 03, 2014 11:06 PM)
I dunno, something about Jeremy Renner I don't particularly like. He as Hawkeye was my least liked character on The Avengers.
Speaking of The Avengers, I hope they don't screw up the sequel. I've watched The Avengers at least 20 times, I enjoyed it that much. Same with Iron Man, I loved that movie. Iron Man 2 and 3, not so much. -
megoobee — 11 years ago(August 08, 2014 09:07 AM)
Most movies I don't watch more than once either which left me with a large library of once watched movies when I used to buy DVDs. Now with digital media available for download, I don't have that problem anymore. I still occasionally buy titles that I want to want more than once, The Avengers and Iron Man, etc.
With 4K TVs getting more popular and affordable, it is only a matter of time before 4K commercial media is released. Knowing George Lucas, he will be sure to re-edit and update all Star Wars movies to 4K. Lucas is severely disturbed if you ask me.
My personal opinion of Lucas aside, I need a new TV for the bedroom. I am looking at a 40" 4K model but with very little media available at this time, it's hard to justify the premium price. Since you seem to be versed in this area, what are your thoughts regarding 4K technology? -
leonthecleaner-1 — 11 years ago(August 25, 2014 01:08 AM)
Sorry for the late reply. Yeah I think not only there are very few 4K titles but also most computer software don't show up using correct scale at 4K which makes the UI super small/fine, so hard to read. I think 4K lcd monitors are good price right now and it will be even better in the future.
I am not suer about 4K TVs but AFAIK they are not better than 4K lcd monitors since the monitors have to have higher refresh rate if I am not wrong. TVs rae larger though.
If I needed I would love to get 2 4K monitors. Right now I have 2 30" lcd monitors which are beyond 1080p and covers my needs. -
megoobee — 11 years ago(August 25, 2014 11:06 PM)
I decided to go with a nice LG 42" 1080 monitor. With the lack of 4K media, everything you'll see is pretty much up scaled from 1080 anyway.
A lot of people seem to be buying 40" 4K TVs to use as monitors. Apparently 4K TVs are cheaper than 4K monitors I guess. -
megoobee — 11 years ago(September 17, 2014 10:02 AM)
It seems a lot of gamers are buying the 4K TVs as a cheaper alternative to 4K monitors. Some seem to like them, others complain about ghosting, tearing and jaggies.
Most 4K TVs have relatively low refresh rates (compared to monitors) because there simply isn't a need for it at the moment. With HDMI 2.0 being the latest standard at 60hz, I don't think there is any advantage other than bragging rights to have a TV with high refresh rates. Just about all media including BluRay is upcoverted to 4K. -
leonthecleaner-1 — 11 years ago(October 02, 2014 08:59 PM)
I think so too. TV tech seems to be changing too fast. Maybe in 5 years I can see myself changing my 30" lcd monitors with 4K lcd monitors. Nowadays the UI support is very bad so things look super small. So much for synchronization
Also recently I am listening Hans Zimmer soundtracks and while I knew some of them, King Arthur which I haven't seen the movie has an amazing music. Not sure if you have listened it? It has a lot of same elements as POTC which he made the music of too I think.
As for the last movie, not sure if you have seen The Raid 2, but it kicks ass. I have seen the first one long ago. Really good. But 2nd one is much better. -
megoobee — 11 years ago(October 05, 2014 02:42 PM)
Too many movies entitled "The Raid". I thought you were referring to this one which I didn't like:
http://www.imdb.com/board/11899353/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
But The Raid you are referring to, no I haven't seen it. Is it worth watching?
Changing gears, I just finished watching season 4 of The Walking Dead. I record the episodes during the year as they are aired and watch them all at once. All I can say is wow. The subject of children living in post apocalyptic world stories is rarely explored. It hit me by complete surprise when they tackled the subject head on this season. I can't say the results were enjoyable but the intent was to show the dark side of what could happen. (Note: They were not killed by zombies)
The Walking Dead writers are willing to tackle tough subjects, I think that is one of the reasons why it is back for a fifth season. The zombies wandering about are not the focus, they are just part of the environment. The focus is on human interest story lines and survival. The cast is always evolving, people die and new friends (foes) are found. Only 4 characters from the first season remain which adds to the realism that no one is safe. -
leonthecleaner-1 — 11 years ago(November 06, 2014 12:04 AM)
Sorry for the late reply. Yes that was the one. The first Raid is ok but second one was better still could be better.
I wanna watch the Walking Dead too so I only downloaded blurays so far. Hopefully I will see them later. I have 9 seasons of 24 also.
I am just watching simpsons now when I have some time since they are short so it's not a big time commitment and the story doesn't carry over. I never watched them before so that's good too. -
megoobee — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 07:36 PM)
I haven't seen Simpsons in a long time. I think I've only watched 20 episodes total since the series began. Same with South Park, just a handful of episodes.
The new season has started for The Walking Dead, I'm chomping at the bit to peek at the episodes. I'll wait though, I want to enjoy them all at once.
I saw the trailer for The Avengers and was a bit disappointed. They showed Thanos in the ending of the first movie which lead me to believe that he would be the next villain. Instead, the next villain appears to be a robot built by Stark that runs amok.