• Re: THE GORGE

    From moviePig@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Sat Feb 22 15:48:16 2025
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    On 2/16/2025 4:28 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:

    The plot points alternate between absurd and impossible but the leads are likable and their short distance love story is fun to watch. It was a worthwhile waste of time.

    I thought it was better than Netflix's usual (and I'm crediting the
    director, Scott Derrickson, for that). Fwiw, the fact that it ticks a half-dozen genre-boxes, while living in none, is part of its charm.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sat Feb 22 21:53:47 2025
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    On Feb 22, 2025 at 12:48:16 PM PST, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 2/16/2025 4:28 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:

    The plot points alternate between absurd and impossible but the leads are >> likable and their short distance love story is fun to watch. It was a
    worthwhile waste of time.

    I thought it was better than Netflix's usual

    It was an Apple offering, not Netflix.

    (and I'm crediting the
    director, Scott Derrickson, for that). Fwiw, the fact that it ticks a half-dozen genre-boxes, while living in none, is part of its charm.

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 22 17:30:27 2025
    XPost: rec.arts.tv

    On 2/22/2025 4:53 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    On Feb 22, 2025 at 12:48:16 PM PST, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 2/16/2025 4:28 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:

    The plot points alternate between absurd and impossible but the leads are >>> likable and their short distance love story is fun to watch. It was a
    worthwhile waste of time.

    I thought it was better than Netflix's usual

    It was an Apple offering, not Netflix.
    ...

    Oops. Well, that bar is a bit higher, but still cleared imo.

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  • From Ian J. Ball@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 22 14:47:22 2025
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    On 2/22/25 1:53 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

    On Feb 22, 2025 at 12:48:16 PM PST, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 2/16/2025 4:28 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:

    The plot points alternate between absurd and impossible but the leads are >>> likable and their short distance love story is fun to watch. It was a
    worthwhile waste of time.

    I thought it was better than Netflix's usual

    It was an Apple offering, not Netflix.

    As I said in my rec.arts.tv WDYW? thread review, if Netflix has done
    this, it would have been utter crap (and likely would have had different leads).

    But because Apple did it, it was actually surprisingly decent.

    (and I'm crediting the
    director, Scott Derrickson, for that). Fwiw, the fact that it ticks a
    half-dozen genre-boxes, while living in none, is part of its charm.

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 16 21:28:43 2025
    The plot points alternate between absurd and impossible but the leads are likable and their short distance love story is fun to watch. It was a worthwhile waste of time.

    --

    Bill Anderson
    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Sun Feb 16 17:13:25 2025
    On 2/16/2025 4:28 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:

    The plot points alternate between absurd and impossible but the leads are likable and their short distance love story is fun to watch. It was a worthwhile waste of time.

    My queue sends its gratitude for a tolerable monster entry...

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