The Official Last Movie You Saw Thread (Part 2)

[Blue Heaven]

Which parts were borrowed?

I mean Tolkien sort of invented an entire genre of fiction, but beyond that, what are we talking about?

(I say this having read both series and like both)

I didn't know GOT were books so you got me there

[Joneslab]

I didn't care for A Star is Born. I say this without having seen the originals, but it's a pretty pat storyline, the songs are just okay, Bradley Cooper's performance seems built out of clichés, and really the only thing I was impressed with was Lady Gaga's performance.

Skip.

[TrueblueCATfan]

I didn't care for A Star is Born. I say this without having seen the originals, but it's a pretty pat storyline, the songs are just okay, Bradley Cooper's performance seems built out of clichés, and really the only thing I was impressed with was Lady Gaga's performance.

Skip.

The original with Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson is better

[Spiritof96]

I didn't care for A Star is Born. I say this without having seen the originals, but it's a pretty pat storyline, the songs are just okay, Bradley Cooper's performance seems built out of clichés, and really the only thing I was impressed with was Lady Gaga's performance.

Skip.

From your lips to my wife's ears... I have no interest in seeing this.

[Dwight Schrute]

My favorite artist Jason Isbell wrote 'Maybe It's Time' that was sung by Cooper's character. He performed it when I saw him in Nashville last fall, it's okay but not my favorite. I may watch it if it comes on Netflix but I'm not going to go to any effort to see it.

Tried to watch Game of Thrones...got through the first episode and didn't get any farther. Fantasy stuff is too boring in the beginning for me.

I watched a Netflix Documentary called the Legend of Cocaine Island recently that I found pretty interesting. It starts out with a tall tale that turns out to be true from a guy who found a duffel bag of cocaine on an island off Puerto Rico and buried it in the sand, and winds up getting a guy busted with DHS and DEA in what seems like a pretty blatant entrapment scheme. I recommend it.

Also watched both Fyre Festival documentaries on Netflix and Hulu. Both are good and told just differently enough to be equally interesting.

[KCKUKFan]

I didn't care for A Star is Born. I say this without having seen the originals, but it's a pretty pat storyline, the songs are just okay, Bradley Cooper's performance seems built out of clichés, and really the only thing I was impressed with was Lady Gaga's performance.

Skip.

I thought this was a fine piece of crowd-pleasing entertainment. Obviously, we know the story beat-by-beat. But I thought it was good.

My wife adores it, so it serves a purpose.

[Blue Heaven]

Tried to watch Game of Thrones...got through the first episode and didn't get any farther. Fantasy stuff is too boring in the beginning for me.

The deal with fantasy movies/shows is that those first few episodes are SLOW. They have to set the characters up. Then it takes off. It's worth the time to suffer for a bit.

[KCKUKFan]

Tried to watch Game of Thrones...got through the first episode and didn't get any farther. Fantasy stuff is too boring in the beginning for me.

Fantasy might be my least favorite genre of entertainment on earth. Just painfully boring. With that said, "Game Of Thrones" is pretty damn entertaining if you just stick with it for a few episodes. Lots of female nudity, lots of gore, lots of backstabbing. I approve.

[Spiritof96]

Saw Avengers today. I was surprised how good it was. It lived up to or was better than infinity war. A masterpiece of a comic book movie.

[KCKUKFan]

If there's a way for something to simultaneously be both awe-inspiring and anticlimactic, last night's "Game Of Thones" episode managed.

[Spiritof96]

If there's a way for something to simultaneously be both awe-inspiring and anticlimactic, last night's "Game Of Thones" episode managed.

Without getting into spoilers. I feel the same way. I loved it in the moment, but I don't love that resolution to the problem, nor to I like the timing. I can't imagine where they go from here in a fashion that is as interesting as these first three episodes have been.

[40bill]

GOT followed the books more closely than any series I've ever seen, but passed the books long ago. Martin may never finish the series. Some of the same identical lines were used in both.

[Blue Heaven]

Saw Avengers today. I was surprised how good it was. It lived up to or was better than infinity war. A masterpiece of a comic book movie.

I liked it a ton but I don't think it was better than Infinity War. There just wasn't enough action in it for me. It was hard to live up to Infinity War. I feel they just missed the mark. I had other issues with it but will wait a while to discuss them as not to ruin it for anybody.

[Spiritof96]

I liked it a ton but I don't think it was better than Infinity War. There just wasn't enough action in it for me. It was hard to live up to Infinity War. I feel they just missed the mark. I had other issues with it but will wait a while to discuss them as not to ruin it for anybody.

I haven't seen Infinity War since it was out in the theater so... I don't remember it that well. I just don't think I left the theater as satisfied. Same with Empire Stikes back as a kid. I'm wouldn't argue that Infinity War wasn't the better stand-alone movie. I think I was taken with them finding a creative and interesting way to reslove the story.

[Spiritof96]

GOT followed the books more closely than any series I've ever seen, but passed the books long ago. Martin may never finish the series. Some of the same identical lines were used in both.

I don't think he will ever finish the books. Were I a book first fan, it would drive me crazy. Especially these big endings where I doubt that is what Martin had in mind.