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Watched Despicable Me.
Incredibly funny, in a very simple manner. Made me a kid :cool2:
Never laughes so much in an animation movie.
P.S: Downloaded Cars 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2 bluray rips. Haven't watched Cars 2.
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Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
idha sonna nammala payithiyakaaran-nu solrainga :mad:
Breaking Bad - Season 1 to 4
Kicks ass & is set for a masterful closure in 5th & final season. IMO, meaningful series should wrap up by 5th unless it takes up Columbo-like 1-half hour procedural mode. With "Mad Men" & now this, AMC have set the bar. Not a sucker for Zombies flick, but might even get around to "Walking Dead".
Btw, I agree with Sid. 'Dexter' has waned out badly. The writing is usually very ordinary. The nemesis for each season seems to be dependant on what guest actor they get. Like, oh wow, we got Lithgow, let's redo his Blowout killer routine. Creepiness comes naturally to him. Oh we got Stiles, let's get some steaming chemistry going. Of course, I undermine greatly (As I think they do get it right in some episodes, some 'whoa' moments.) Take this season, Colin Hanks seems well cast, but the thread seems funny than freaky. The constant parallel(s) get boring after a point. Check out the sister parallel to Deb/Dex. The whole religious aspect is going to uncork a can of worms. All in all, Dexter has has gone progressively worse, as against BB, which has become complex & layered with each episode, nevermind a season. So good in fact that they could have closed with the final exterior shot as the metamorphosis is nearly complete. Of course, both are very different in mood, plot, tone & cinematic treatment, BB is on a different plane (as with all AMC shows)! But the USP of both shows is in its opposite treatment. Without going too much into plausibility route (Which would chalk off Dexter as against elephant memory of BB) Dexter's dark passenger is born out of traumatic childhood episode. And is made into a controlled Frankenstein with Harry's code of law. Much of its charms resides in the lead character's continual self-debate & existential realm (something they bank heavily on Hall's v-o than having to get it out of his face per se). A messed-up animal with disturbing rituals, he might be, but it very heavily puts out the charismatic lead performance to win the audience over. Besides of course the whole vigilante angle of the code. On paper, it's a monster finding his humanity, which is the exact opposite of BB (Mr.Chips to Scarface as they expertly market it), you still don't feel riveted by multiple qualifications wired into our response to sort of get by Dexter. In BB, you have a thoroughly conscientious individual who is finding the monster take over him & who gradually seems to thrive in that amorality. The Life-threatening situation & familial pressures leading to crystal meth seems far more relatable (I'm not going to latch out the dirty word 'realistic'). Each mistake play out dialectically - not entirely predetermined - playing out on various factors. The challenge is surfaced beautifully by Cranston's transformation, matching the highly refined writing. We're now closer to Scarface than Mr.Chips. Hopefully, we won't see the hammy perf. & continually be amazed by textured expression (of fear, desire, emasculation, bravado & vanity) as Cranston only could.
Also, both series ride on evasiveness of the lead character. And both have this aspect cut out for 'em with family dynamic, Debra/Dexter as against Hank/Walter. Neither Hank or Debra seem 'dumb', in fact, it'd be plausible to assume part of their subconscious sort of know it already. It'd be fascinating if they (at this point, Hank more likely than Debra) delibarely let it be. In BB, it pretty much wipes out the Cartel & in-house (Fring) movement in Albuquerque. In Dexter, he wipes out the city clean. So much so that you would assume it's Gotham! Debra as Miami's Gordon. LOL.
Re.BB's season finale. As someone already said, it's literally titled. But we knew that already with the deliberate s-rs pattern of Walter-Gus throughout the series. Both men have a dark half/side, while put out a more dignified, straight face. "Face off" literally tears off both theirs. Gustavo's ugly half is exposed physically, but Walter's is too, with that shot of Lillies.
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P.S: Fring's blatantly obvious homosexual relationship & his vengeance sort of all winds down to 'what does a man do?' question posed to Walter. His valiant fight for honor humanizes the monster somewhat. Esposito, the actor, gives a truly controlled performance that deserves Emmy/GG, etc. Also narratively, Cartel Vengeance just took it to a whole new level. But I await what they do with the german conglomerate next season. Also, Walter must have left bread crumbles for Hank to pick on. IF Walter hadn't already got his hands on Fring's personal CC footage. Also, Mike is due return. Pinkman's manipulation without his knowning might be the killer. He might be the one to put Walter out. A closure that matches up to the best of roman mythology. The whole Kafkaesuqe episode isn't just to play out Fring-to-Walter, but as much Walter-to-Jesse, which ultimately reflects back to Fring-Walter parallel. Brilliance. Vince Gilligan :clap:
^neenga oru vizhani sir :clap: the final season should have Walt been let loose against Jesse+Mike.. A-Team's handling of Ted was :lol: think it has left enough trails for Hank to nail Walt.
Megamind.
Sumaar. Oru thadava parkalam :)
Walt isn't going to be content about the 700k dished out by Skyler (who is now very much an accomplice & accessory after a fact.)Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Heisenberg would take over Walter completely.
Mike to work under Walt, unless he's part of German conglomerate. Mike's past is a thing of interest. It's something to be explored on. There's something very Teutonic & covert ops about that man!
Batman: Year One
Faithful adaptation. Only problem might be that the comic's Gotham texture isn't translated fully, has that 'sheen' of 2-D animation, something that the yanks need to learn from anime-manga. Possibly, the most influential book on Nolan & world of Batman, to lay out absolute fundamentals.
Essential viewing to 'get' Gordon-Batman. Very briefly we see Harvey Dent here, but it's much more sensible for Batman to have known him. And to have kept him in the loop. OTOH I felt the triangle in TDK less characteristic of both Dent & Wayne.
Hopefully Nolan wouldn't 'refine' Selina/Catwoman. Sylvia-Selina & child prostitute angle is absolutely essential. And Selina's obsession & opportunism with regards to Batman will have to be translated too.
P.S: Cranston does Gordon's voice.
wow..just noticed Mike's last name..Ehrmantraut :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
Wow. Didn't know that. It's going to be something else! Actually now, the Kafkaesque-ness is gone a notch above. Bring on the krauts!
Btw, (breaking) bad habits don't change. We did see Mike's granddaughter. Walt would do anything now. It's just gone totally balls out. This is really like that dialogue “He has been ten steps ahead of me at every turn,” 'he' being Vince Gilligan!
Batman: Under the Red Hood (Animated series) on HBO.
Was it released directly on DVD? Worth a watch. The typical mystic fragrance of darkness and battle royale.