• Terminator Salvation

    From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to All on Tue Jan 14 23:26:16 2020
    I thought............... it sucked.

    Nick

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  • From Richard Miles@1:3634/24 to Nick Andre on Wed Jan 15 12:34:09 2020
    On 14 Jan 2020, Nick Andre said the following...

    I thought............... it sucked.

    Heh. Haven't seen that one. Did just pick up the newest one, planning on watching this afternoon if there's time.

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  • From Jimmy Anderson@1:116/17 to Nick Andre on Sun Feb 9 21:27:00 2020
    Nick Andre wrote to All <=-

    I thought............... it sucked.

    Nick

    Haven't seen it yet... I enjoyed Genesys though, and I understand
    this 'wipes that away' ?




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  • From Jimmy Anderson@1:116/17 to Richard Miles on Sun Feb 9 21:28:00 2020
    Richard Miles wrote to Nick Andre <=-

    On 14 Jan 2020, Nick Andre said the following...

    I thought............... it sucked.

    Heh. Haven't seen that one. Did just pick up the newest one, planning
    on watching this afternoon if there's time.

    Oh - Salvation - the older one... I thought it was fine! Not the best
    movie ever, IMO, but didn't suck.



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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Jimmy Anderson on Mon Feb 10 08:08:39 2020
    On 09 Feb 20 21:27:00, Jimmy Anderson said the following to Nick Andre:

    Haven't seen it yet... I enjoyed Genesys though, and I understand
    this 'wipes that away' ?

    As far as I'm concerned, only the first two Terminator movies were any good or had any merit. The rest were just milking it.

    Nick

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Nick Andre on Thu May 28 20:32:21 2020
    Re: Terminator Salvation
    By: Nick Andre to All on Tue Jan 14 2020 11:26 pm

    I thought............... it sucked.

    Nick

    I just saw it last weekend, I want a refund of my LIFE for seeing that movie. :( I kept watching and HOPING it would get better. boy was it a letdown...
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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Charles Stephenson on Thu May 28 21:41:08 2020
    On 28 May 20 20:32:21, Charles Stephenson said the following to Nick Andre:

    I thought............... it sucked.

    I just saw it last weekend, I want a refund of my LIFE for seeing that movi :( I kept watching and HOPING it would get better. boy was it a letdown...

    How anyone decided this was a good idea, how it got written, cast, filmed, produced, approved by a major studio is beyond freaking amazing.

    Its pretty hard to have any kind of a payoff with a central character being killed off at the beginning. And it just had an unnecessary "woke" vibe to it.

    Why couldn't everyone leave it alone after T2...

    Nick

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  • From Al@1:153/757.3 to Nick Andre on Thu May 28 20:36:18 2020
    Nick Andre wrote to Charles Stephenson:

    Its pretty hard to have any kind of a payoff with a central character being killed off at the beginning. And it just had an unnecessary
    "woke" vibe to it.

    Why couldn't everyone leave it alone after T2...

    Simple, money. Terminator 1 and 2 made so much money and they just wanted to make more. It was never about having a story to tell.. it was just money.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to Al on Sat May 30 22:06:21 2020

    The new Rambo wasn't much better. Some actors need to know when to hang up
    the sneakers and start focusing on roles that better suit their age.

    I did watch movie I really enjoyed, written by whomever wrote "I can only imagine," called "I still believe." True story about Jeremy Camp. Anyone
    who has gone through serious greiving as I have, would appreciate the movie.

    But normally I like spy, military, actionk and sports flicks. Frankly, I haven't seen any lately that really captured my attention.

    "The Way Back" with Ben Affleck was pretty good for a sports flick, but no Remember the Titans.

    "6 Underground" was entertaining

    "American Assassin" is fantastic actually, forgot about this one as I got through my netflix "watch it again" list ... thi sis the one I was looking
    for. It was based on a book written by Vince Flynn, my favorite Spy Novel Author who died a few years ago of Cancer. His books live on via a shadow writter. I felt this was incredibly well done, considering many major producers have stolen stories from his books, turned them into blockbusters, and changed the story to avoid conflict, completely jacking up the movie...

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  • From Al@1:153/757 to Doug Cooper on Sun May 31 18:06:00 2020
    Hello Doug,

    The new Rambo wasn't much better. Some actors need to know when to
    hang up the sneakers and start focusing on roles that better suit
    their age.

    I saw the original in the theater years ago. I thought it was OK and never looked at the others at all. ;)

    I liked all the alien movies although the original was the best.

    But normally I like spy, military, actionk and sports flicks.
    Frankly, I haven't seen any lately that really captured my attention.

    Recent movies I liked were Fury and Inglorious Basterds. Not exactly recent I guess.

    I like Sci-Fi also but I can't remember anything good I've seen recently.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Al on Sun May 31 21:56:54 2020
    On 31 May 20 18:06:00, Al said the following to Doug Cooper:

    Recent movies I liked were Fury and Inglorious Basterds. Not exactly recent guess.

    What a great movie, the Basterds. Have you seen the Hateful Eight?

    Nick

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Al on Sun May 31 21:57:38 2020
    On 28 May 20 20:36:18, Al said the following to Nick Andre:

    Simple, money. Terminator 1 and 2 made so much money and they just wanted to make more. It was never about having a story to tell.. it was just money.

    I remember when T2 came out, it was "the" movie of '91...

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Doug Cooper on Sun May 31 21:59:42 2020
    On 30 May 20 22:06:21, Doug Cooper said the following to Al:

    The new Rambo wasn't much better. Some actors need to know when to hang up the sneakers and start focusing on roles that better suit their age.

    Agreed. That new Rambo movie was.......... "meh".

    Richard Crenna or however you spell his name, was always a good counterpoint.

    Nick

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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to Al on Mon Jun 1 00:37:20 2020

    I saw the original in the theater years ago. I thought it was OK and
    never looked at the others at all. ;)

    I liked all the alien movies although the original was the best.

    I liked the first Rambo, don't remember the others, but the latest was forgetable. I couldn't tell you what it was about honestly, othe then Rambo.
    I also liked the first three Rocky Flicks .. but Stallone seems to be having seperation anxiety from his classic flicks. I never bothered watching Terminator Salvation. I didn't like any after Terminator 2. I like SciFi,
    but have to be in the mood to watch the genre, usually when ny dad visits
    since hes a huge trek fan .... my family and I really enjoyed Stranger Things ... the first season was pretty creative. I like the first three star wars, but the "episodes" I had trouble following .. maybe it was Jar Jar that turned me off that run of Star wars .. but .. my kids loved every one of them, so
    I've seen them all. I used to be a huge star trek fan, but haven't seen the latest released (Picard?) .. I suppose I'm more of a traditional action movie junkie ..

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  • From Jimmy Anderson@1:116/17 to Nick Andre on Mon Jun 1 13:06:00 2020
    Nick Andre wrote to Al <=-

    Simple, money. Terminator 1 and 2 made so much money and they just wanted
    to
    make more. It was never about having a story to tell.. it was just money.

    I remember when T2 came out, it was "the" movie of '91...

    I remember it being new and 'different' as well! Different from the first, different from other movies of the time!




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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Jimmy Anderson on Mon Jun 1 22:43:54 2020
    On 01 Jun 20 13:06:00, Jimmy Anderson said the following to Nick Andre:

    I remember when T2 came out, it was "the" movie of '91...

    I remember it being new and 'different' as well! Different from the first, different from other movies of the time!

    T2 was totally different and a game-changer. There wouldn't be anything like it at least for a couple years if I remember.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to NICK ANDRE on Mon Jun 1 19:09:00 2020
    I remember when T2 came out, it was "the" movie of '91...

    I honestly think that a good part of that was the fact that it had a new Guns-n-Roses song in it. :)


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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to Mike Powell on Mon Jun 1 23:45:00 2020

    I honestly think that a good part of that was the fact that it had a new Guns-n-Roses song in it. :)


    You just reminded me of one of my favorite movies of all time -- Armageddon.
    -- talk about an incredible soundtrack! Love the dude that looses it on the moon with the machine gun or whatever it was. Now I need to watch it again.

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/16 to Nick Andre on Wed Jun 10 00:45:00 2020

    On May 28th 10:06 pm Nick Andre said...
    How anyone decided this was a good idea, how it got written, cast, filmed, produced, approved by a major studio is beyond freaking amazing.

    Its pretty hard to have any kind of a payoff with a central character being killed off at the beginning. And it just had an unnecessary "woke" vibe to it.

    Why couldn't everyone leave it alone after T2...



    Totally agreed, it just went downhill after T2. It was like T3 they wanted to show viewers how far CG came. It LOOKED great, dead storyline.



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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/16 to Doug Cooper on Wed Jun 10 00:46:38 2020
    On May 30th 11:02 pm Doug Cooper said...
    The new Rambo wasn't much better. Some actors need to know when to hang up the sneakers and start focusing on roles that better suit their age.



    The newest Rambo I'm kinda undecided about it. I liked the storyline, til the cartel came to his farm which he turned into a little Vietnam warzone. It was sad what happened to his niece, and kinda 'real world'.



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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to Charles Stephenson on Wed Jun 10 07:42:49 2020

    The newest Rambo I'm kinda undecided about it. I liked the storyline,
    til the cartel came to his farm which he turned into a little Vietnam warzone. It was sad what happened to his niece, and kinda 'real world'.


    Yeah, it was just OK. I actually found his caves to be the coolest part of
    the movie, well .. at least .. I wanted one of my own :)

    I haven't seen many action movies that really have totally impressed me
    as of late, or they've been lesser known movies I just can't remember the
    names of .. I keep saying this .. but I will find time to go through my
    "watch again" list on Netflix and send some recommendations .. maybe I'll
    have time after classes today.

    Tomorrow, I think it's Disney, The Black Widow comes out. I'm also excicted
    to see the new Wonderwoman. Both hot chicks, both super hero flicks. Marvel normally doesn't disappoint. I'm also really really looking forward to watching the new Top Gun, but I'm unclear when/if it's releasing? It looks great based on how they filmed the pilots and flight scenes, including the actors actually being in the airplanes. Should really be some good special effects. If anyone knows it's release date, fire away!

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Doug Cooper on Thu Jun 11 01:04:06 2020
    On 6/10/2020 7:42 AM, between "Doug Cooper : Charles Stephenson":

    I haven't seen many action movies that really have totally
    impressed me as of late, or they've been lesser known movies
    I just can't remember the names of..

    For action, watching Charlize Theron in "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015) is practically non-stop action. The logistics to pull off most of the stunts looked amazing. I remember needing to pause the film a couple of times so that I could catch my breath.


    watching the new Top Gun, but I'm unclear when/if it's
    [...]
    effects. If anyone knows it's release date, fire away!

    December 2020, just before Christmas.

    Despite some criticisms I've heard of Tom Cruise in films (eg, the Jack Reacher ones, and Mission Impossible), I thought he's pretty good wrt performing his own stunts and as long as he has good lines to read.


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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Al on Thu Jun 11 01:16:48 2020
    On 5/31/2020 9:06 PM, between "Al : Doug Cooper":

    Recent movies I liked were Fury and Inglorious Basterds. Not
    exactly recent I guess.

    Wasn't that great - how each side would try to outwit the other.


    I like Sci-Fi also but I can't remember anything good I've
    seen recently.

    Try I AM MOTHER. A future where robots/androids take care of protecting the human race - or are they!



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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Doug Cooper on Sun Jun 14 19:50:28 2020
    On 5/30/2020 10:06 PM, between "Doug Cooper : Al":

    "American Assassin" is fantastic actually, forgot about this
    one as I got through my netflix "watch it again" list... thi
    sis the one I was looking for. It was based on a book..

    I watched this one at your recommend'n. The film moves along at a fast pace. It has a lot of "story" to cover based on the book - from the lead's first encounter with terrorists to a successful recruitment with special forces and a first international assignment.

    Not a bad attempt to package the novel as a film in about 100 minutes. Lots of punches and bullets. But I think the book would lead to a more "complete" story. I didn't quite understand the logistics how Mitch Rapp got out of the car that he drove/rammed into the narrowing tunnel until all the doors were blocked.


    written by Vince Flynn, my favorite Spy Novel Author who
    died a few years ago of Cancer. His books live on via a
    shadow writter. I felt this was incredibly well done,
    considering many major producers have stolen stories from
    his books, turned them into blockbusters, and changed the
    story to avoid conflict, completely jacking up the movie...

    Yes.. I recognized the lone/rogue hero type, avenging something. Can you say Jack Reacher or Bourne? But those are based on novels too. Right now, I can't think of an independent film that steals from that stereotype.

    If you ever get a chance, look up Clooney's "The American". It is from 2010.

    It is a very smart script. It's about an assassin who reluctantly accepts one more contract. The European locals add a great sense of mystery. There are some smart twists and turns.


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  • From Jimmy Anderson@1:116/17 to Charles Stephenson on Sat Jun 13 11:24:00 2020
    Charles Stephenson wrote to Nick Andre <=-


    Why couldn't everyone leave it alone after T2...



    Totally agreed, it just went downhill after T2. It was like T3 they
    wanted to show viewers how far CG came. It LOOKED great, dead
    storyline.

    Movies, at least before COVID, were made to sell tickets and put
    butts in the seats of the theaters. If it accomplishes that, it's
    a successful business venture. It doesn't have to 'hold up' in
    the long run.

    Sad, but true. LOL




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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to August Abolins on Sun Jun 14 22:20:25 2020

    I watched this one at your recommend'n. The film moves along at a fast pace. It has a lot of "story" to cover based on the book - from the
    lead's first encounter with terrorists to a successful recruitment with special forces and a first international assignment.

    Not a bad attempt to package the novel as a film in about 100 minutes. Lots of punches and bullets. But I think the book would lead to a more "complete" story. I didn't quite understand the logistics how Mitch
    Rapp got out of the car that he drove/rammed into the narrowing tunnel until all the doors were blocked.


    I'm a huge fan of Vince Flynn. He passed away from Cancer a few years ago
    and I think Brad Thor is ghost writing his books now, thank god. What I love about his books is that they all feature Mitch Rapp as the main character. I think any good book is hard to fit into a movie. Two great examples that
    just didn't stack up: DaVinci Code, and Enders Game. Both books required several pages to build to climax and suprising endings. Vince Flynn books
    are great reads, yet not as complex or lengthy as Clancy (who I love but have trouble staying focused on his 1,000 page books). I agree they could have
    made it two movies. Frankly, the story they told was 2 books in one -- the
    1st and 2nd Flynn wrote. The 1st barely touched the surface of Rapp, and focused more on the surrounding characters to prepare you for Rapp. The
    second was more about his recruitment and first mission. More time was spent on the recruitment side within the book so you really felt the pain and reasoning behind a college kid being so open to becoming an assasain for the CIA. And his mentor, forget his name at the moment, who trained him .. his personality is infectious within the books, much better illustrated. I do
    hope more come out and that the proper director takes over, as each book is film worthy. There have been two knock offs of terrorists taking over the white house, that I believe Flynn had to sue over -- one with Samuel Jackson
    I think ... If you like spy novels, I'd recommend the read, especially if
    youw want something a bit more simple yet detailed enough to intrigue, and
    full of action and great character development.

    -tg

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Doug Cooper on Mon Jun 15 10:37:00 2020
    Hello Doug!

    ** On Sunday 14.06.20 - 22:20, Doug Cooper wrote to August Abolins:

    Not a bad attempt to package the novel as a film in about 100
    minutes. Lots of punches and bullets. But I think the book would
    lead to a more "complete" story.

    I'm a huge fan of Vince Flynn. He passed away from Cancer a few years
    ago and I think Brad Thor is ghost writing his books now, thank god.

    Kyle Mills has taken up the baton to continue for Vince Flynn.


    What I love about his books is that they all feature Mitch Rapp as
    the main character. I think any good book is hard to fit into a
    movie.

    For me, a book can often "complete" the story when I've seen it as a film. The original book provides additional dialog/insights that a film often
    has to skip over.


    Two great examples that just didn't stack up: DaVinci Code, and
    Enders Game. Both books required several pages to build to climax and suprising endings.

    Never read DaVinci Code, but saw the film. Not interested in the book. However, many people love it for it's complexities and "connections" of
    one piece of the puzzle leading to the next and fuller explanations of the various historical elements.

    Enders Game: never saw the film. The book is rather complex, and I heard that the film leaves out a lot of salient or pivotal elements. Maybe that one might have worked better as a multi-episode tv series.


    Vince Flynn books are great reads, yet not as complex or lengthy as
    Clancy (who I love but have trouble staying focused on his 1,000 page books). I agree they could have made it two movies. Frankly, the
    story they told was 2 books in one -- the 1st and 2nd Flynn wrote.
    The 1st barely touched the surface of Rapp, and focused more on the surrounding characters to prepare you for Rapp. The second was more
    about his recruitment and first mission.

    The film ended with only a few short scenes of the next book "Kill Shot" about the Lybian president, as lead in for the next assignment. But the
    vast majority of the film *was* the plot in book 1.


    ...There have been two knock offs of terrorists taking over the white house, that I believe Flynn had to sue over -- one with Samuel
    Jackson I think ... If you like spy novels, I'd recommend the read, especially if youw want something a bit more simple yet detailed
    enough to intrigue, and full of action and great character
    development.

    I didn't know about the litigation.

    Can you imagine if the reverse could take place: publishers/authors sueing people that take ideas out of their stories? "The Night of Camp David"
    (1965) and "It Can't Happen Here" (1935), both depict leaders that
    seemingly become insane, believe that media is conspiring against them, become despots, etc.. Both books have elements of what is happening in
    the US right now.

    Anyway.. the book form is often the better choice to get into the
    character's heads and develop a better understanding of subsequent
    actions.

    I thought the book Life of Pi was unlike any other story I read before.
    The film was a respectable visual version too.. (primarily for its special effects), but the book had much more "thought processes" going on.

    But check out Clooney in The American, if you can. I think you might like its intelligent storyline (not based on any book that I am aware of), its European setting, etc.

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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to August Abolins on Mon Jun 15 20:58:35 2020

    Kyle Mills has taken up the baton to continue for Vince Flynn.


    Ah, I always get my names wrong. I thought Brad Thor was jumping in around
    the time of his death? I have 3-4 books since his passing to read. It's
    hard to find the time.

    For me, a book can often "complete" the story when I've seen it as a
    film. The original book provides additional dialog/insights that a film often has to skip over.


    Thats totally opposite of me; if I know the ending, the book isn't as enjoyable.

    Enders Game: never saw the film. The book is rather complex, and I
    heard that the film leaves out a lot of salient or pivotal elements. Maybe that one might have worked better as a multi-episode tv series.


    The movie fell very flat compared to the book. The repetitive training Ender endures is not exhaustedly portrayed within the movie, therefore the ending
    is not as surprising. My now 12 year old read the book 2 years ago and loved it, then watched the movie and was bored.

    Anyway.. the book form is often the better choice to get into the character's heads and develop a better understanding of subsequent actions.


    I like other spy authors but tend to prefer those that stick to the same characters in each book. For instance David Baldacci writes good stories, however my all time favorite of his is Saving Faith. I wish those characters had continued, but lost interest in his other books as they weren't quite living up. I did like "The Christmas Train," "Last Man Standing," and "The Hit." However his books are hit or miss for me. Same with Daniel Silva,
    great author, different characters ... So Flynn tend to be the books I keep
    and re-read most often. Dan Brown is OK, I felt DaVinci Code was excellent, but liked Angels and Demons better.

    But check out Clooney in The American, if you can. I think you might
    like its intelligent storyline (not based on any book that I am aware
    of), its European setting, etc.

    Tuning in now, not much going on the BBS's since we started opening back up. Looks like it's time to get "sick" of binge watching again.

    -D

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/16 to Jimmy Anderson on Sat Jun 20 07:49:43 2020

    On Jun 14th 5:00 pm Jimmy Anderson said...
    Movies, at least before COVID, were made to sell tickets and put butts in the seats of the theaters. If it accomplishes that, it's a successful business venture. It doesn't have to 'hold up' in the long run.

    Sad, but true. LOL


    I recently bought a very nice 4K TV because of COVID, got 2 MORE streaming services. I'd rather watch movies in Theaters ANY day!

    Can't wait til it's 'safe' to go back. I want to see Black Widow. Can't think of any other movies I want to see yet, but hopeful there will be something I want to see. One of the 'good' things about summer. alot of the good movies I tend to gravitate to, comes out during the summer.



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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Charles Stephenson on Sat Jun 20 09:41:00 2020
    Charles Stephenson wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

    Can't wait til it's 'safe' to go back. I want to see Black Widow. Can't think of any other movies I want to see yet, but hopeful there will be something I want to see. One of the 'good' things about summer. alot of the good movies I tend to gravitate to, comes out during the summer.

    I'm at the point now where I'll wait on romcoms, dramas, mysteries,
    etc. and watch them at home.

    If a film merits a big screen and theater audio, I'll go. I've
    recently watched Dunkirk and 1917 on my 46" home TV and I'm glad I
    saw both in the theater.



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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to August Abolins on Wed Jun 24 06:58:10 2020
    But check out Clooney in The American, if you can. I think you might
    like its intelligent storyline (not based on any book that I am aware
    of), its European setting, etc.

    What streaming service did you watch Clooney in The American? I didn't find
    it in searches, but did find Americans; which I've wathed 2/3 of the first season and it's getting pretty good. Also Yellowstone just started season 3, which the first episode was excellent. I'm trying to get used to this M-F 9am-9pm tech class schedule (9-5 plus coding homework after). Hopefully I'll have the weekends to get caught up on a few shows.

    doug

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Doug Cooper on Wed Jun 24 11:17:59 2020
    Re: Re: /american assassin (2017) /the american (2010)
    By: Doug Cooper to August Abolins on Wed Jun 24 2020 06:58:10


    What streaming service did you watch Clooney in The American?

    amazon and netflix have it... youtube seems to also have it for like $3.99US...

    https://www.google.com/search?q=streaming+george+clooney+the+american


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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to mark lewis on Wed Jun 24 17:33:09 2020
    amazon and netflix have it... youtube seems to also have it for like $3.99US...

    https://www.google.com/search?q=streaming+george+clooney+the+american


    Weird, I have all three! So much for the reliability of Alexa ....

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Doug Cooper on Wed Jun 24 18:43:00 2020
    Hello Doug!

    ** On Wednesday 24.06.20 - 06:58, Doug Cooper wrote to August Abolins:

    What streaming service did you watch Clooney in The American? I
    didn't find it in searches, but did find Americans; which I've wathed
    2/3 of the first season and it's getting pretty good.

    I saw Clooney's film direct on DVD.

    But I see that it is available on YT and GooglePlay.

    Crackle seems to offer it for free, but you may need a VPN.

    https://www.crackle.com/watch/3796/2507142


    Glad you seem to like the "Americans" series. I just finished the 2nd session a couple weeks ago.

    I've digressed a bit and decided to catch up on Mr Robot. I did not
    realize that I had missed the entire 4th (and last) season ending in Dec 2019. I am glad it is being concluded in about 3 more episodes.

    Killing Eve was another one that I was anxious to catch up with. The 3rd season is now done - with a cliff hanger.

    The Americans is a long running investment in time. 4 more seasons to
    catch up with! :/


    Also Yellowstone just started season 3, which the first episode was excellent.

    Yellowstone is on my list as well.

    In total.. that's a lot of idle time devoted in front of a TV!

    Another thing that is competing with my time is listening to music. I
    *just* discovered the material by Two Steps From Hell. It's like O Fortuna non-stop. Currently playing their Battlecry recording. It's so cool to just crank it up, lay back, close my eyes and just get immersed into the audio drama.


    I'm trying to get used to this M-F 9am-9pm tech class schedule (9-5
    plus coding homework after). Hopefully I'll have the weekends to get caught up on a few shows.

    But what about your gardening.. honey-do list.. etc! ???

    This course you're taking sounds insane with so many hours per day.




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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to August Abolins on Thu Jun 25 06:43:48 2020
    I saw Clooney's film direct on DVD.

    But I see that it is available on YT and GooglePlay.

    Crackle seems to offer it for free, but you may need a VPN. https://www.crackle.com/watch/3796/2507142

    So Alexa finally found it for me (I hate searching with a remote control) and "she" found it on HBO "free" if you sign up. I have streaming I don't use as is. I need to cancel Fox Nation as I never have time to watch the history shows I thought I'd have time to. BUT, then I watched the preview -- I've
    seen it. I don't remember the specics of the show as I used to buy every new release, every tuesday, back then. But will rewatch it this weekend as I
    seem to recall liking it. Another oldie but goodie was "Enemy of the state" with Will Smith; The Recruit with Colin Ferrel; and others along those lines
    I wish they had made sequels to. Sequels appear reserved to Tom Cruise, or
    any Clancy flick. As for TV shows, I'm anxiously awaiting Jack Ryan season
    3.


    Killing Eve was another one that I was anxious to catch up with. The 3rd season is now done - with a cliff hanger.

    Yeah, I still haven't made it through Ozark Season 3. These Java classes are leaving my brain mush at the end of each day. I look forward to the weekend so that I can catch up on a couple of shows, Ozark being one of them. I'll have to check out the preview to Killing Eve, Whats the genre and or premise? I have heard the name quite frequently, but for some reason haven't checked it out.

    The Americans is a long running investment in time. 4 more seasons to catch up with! :/


    Thats ok, at the pace I'm watching TV, not just having it on as background noise, that should only take about 24 weeks. haha! One worth watching,
    (just don't look at how many episodes there are) again is Dexter. Its
    twisted but very well done.

    I have had time during breaks to begin editing my BBS "about" and "history" page as you suggested. When I'm done, may I netmail it to you? I'd love
    your feedback. The one on the Telnet Guide was a quick free write, typos and all. However when I start building out my own page, I'll want it rather
    tight. You're more colorful with words then I.

    -Doug

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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Doug Cooper on Thu Jun 25 07:27:00 2020
    Doug Cooper wrote to August Abolins <=-
    had made sequels to. Sequels appear reserved to Tom Cruise, or any
    Clancy flick. As for TV shows, I'm anxiously awaiting Jack Ryan season
    3.

    I was pleasantly surprised by season 1 of Jack Ryan, got side-tracked
    halfway through season 2

    Killing Eve was another one that I was anxious to catch up with. The 3rd season is now done - with a cliff hanger.

    Great show - best since Orphan Black, IMO.




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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to KURT WEISKE on Thu Jun 25 16:22:00 2020
    Killing Eve was another one that I was anxious to catch up with. The 3rd >AA> season is now done - with a cliff hanger.

    Great show - best since Orphan Black, IMO.

    La-la-la-La-la-la-Laaaa.... :D


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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Doug Cooper on Thu Jun 25 22:13:00 2020
    Hello Doug!

    ** On Thursday 25.06.20 - 06:43, Doug Cooper wrote to August Abolins:

    I saw Clooney's film direct on DVD.

    So Alexa finally found it for me..

    ...BUT, then I watched the preview -- I've seen it. I don't remember
    the specics of the show as I used to buy every new release, every
    tuesday, back then. But will rewatch it this weekend as I seem to
    recall liking it.

    It's a nicely paced mystery/thriller. Clooney gives it a respectable
    class and believability. I have to watch it again too!


    Another oldie but goodie was "Enemy of the state"
    with Will Smith;

    Wow.. 1998. No theaters for miles around. OTA TV was (and still is) just two channels! Big-dish was phasing into scramble mode. :( I still have
    a big dish parked outside the house. Open mesh design, I like the idea of repurposing it as a sunshade or as a roof for a gazebo.


    The Recruit with Colin Ferrel; and others along
    those lines I wish they had made sequels to. Sequels appear reserved
    to Tom Cruise, orany Clancy flick.

    The Recruit from 2003. I like the lines "Nothing is as it seems.
    Everything is a test."


    As for TV shows, I'm anxiously
    awaiting Jack Ryan season 3.

    That one, I've missed.. or have been simply too busy with so many other shows. But I've seen JR reviews, trailers, entertainment interviews.
    Looks and sounds like a good one to get lost into.


    These Java classes are leaving my brain mush at the end of each day.
    I look forward to the weekend so that I can catch up on a couple of
    shows, Ozark being one of them. I'll have to check out the preview
    to Killing Eve, Whats the genre and or premise? I have heard the
    name quite frequently, but for some reason haven't checked it out.

    I thought Java was on it's way out. I don't think Firefox supports it anymore by default. Other browsers follow suit. So, why spend so much
    time on learning it?

    Killing Eve is a cat'n'mouse action. That is an intelligence officer
    tasked to track down a psychopath assassin. The task develops into an obsession. But it gradually becomes into an equal obsession of the psycho
    to find out more about the agent who tasked for the job. Meanwhile, there are interesting "assassination" assignments along the way. It plays like
    a dark comedy of sorts, but 90% is true thriller/mystery. The viewpoints from the psychopath's perspective must have been fun to write and perform.

    I think actors are getting paid too much for having fun.


    One worth watching, (just don't look at how many episodes there are)
    again is Dexter. Its twisted but very well done.

    The Jekyll and Hide premise from the classic gothic book by Stevenson intrigued me. I remember hearing about Dextor (back in 2006?) ..I had
    plenty of time but I did not have the resources to watch any material like that back then. Now, I may have access to the technology, but I am running out of time. Re$our$e$ are not in the best state right now either. :(

    I just got caught up with Mr Robot. The last few episodes were mindblowing
    as the "secret" to Mr Robot was unravelled. I thought Fight Club was
    pretty cool, and Sybil predates both of them. But Mr Robot had more
    layers or reality than any them. That one just tired me out trying to process it all. Now.. I'm going to get back to Burn Notice to relax.


    I have had time during breaks to begin editing my BBS "about" and "history" page as you suggested. When I'm done, may I netmail it to
    you? I'd love your feedback.

    Absolutely. I think I did a pretty good job proof-reading a fellow's sci-
    fi short story a few months ago.


    The one on the Telnet Guide was a quick free write, typos and all.
    However when I start building out my own page, I'll want it rather
    tight. You're more colorful with words then I.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    HA! :) I'll see where I can help, but I think your point form and facts
    are pretty good as they appear on telnetbbsguide. The word-wrapping is odd
    in places, but I guess that is telnetbbsguide doing that?


    ../|ug

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/16 to Kurt Weiske on Sat Jul 25 04:22:07 2020

    On Jun 21st 1:05 pm Kurt Weiske said...
    I'm at the point now where I'll wait on romcoms, dramas, mysteries, etc. and watch them at home.

    If a film merits a big screen and theater audio, I'll go. I've recently watched Dunkirk and 1917 on my 46" home TV and I'm glad I saw both in the theater.


    I'd have to agree with you. I'd much rather see it at home. I have a nice 4k setup I just upgraded. along with my own AC is 'cool' and cheaper!

    I watched both of those movies too, I really liked them!



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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Kurt Weiske on Tue Jul 28 03:59:50 2020
    Re: Re: Terminator Salvation
    By: Kurt Weiske to Charles Stephenson on Sat Jun 20 2020 09:41 am

    I'm at the point now where I'll wait on romcoms, dramas, mysteries,
    etc. and watch them at home.

    I'm waiting for Black Widow and 'Tenament' (I think that's what it's called). Those are the only 2 movies I've seen that I want to see this summer. Sucks that nothing is coming out because of this COVID-19
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