• What Did You Watch? 2024-12-23 (Monday)

    From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 24 04:30:40 2024
    After an arduous workout, I watched:

    Nothing.

    What did you watch?

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  • From Ian J. Ball@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 24 09:43:43 2024
    Yesterday, I ran errands, and took it easy. So I actually didn't do
    much, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie:

    soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to
    ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop
    shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems
    likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers
    JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like
    Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it
    can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.

    Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long).
    Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of
    weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I
    was a mom...
    Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly
    filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer
    Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
    Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to
    the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse
    action) being probably the best of the lot.
    The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial
    killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the
    former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
    That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't
    say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit
    wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise" department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term project.
    There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints
    at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.

    The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film
    is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for
    whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet
    unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for
    this one to be released.
    Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who
    calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!),
    David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana
    Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to
    "protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all
    in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless
    they stay.
    It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo" supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
    This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing
    in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat
    similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.


    What did you watch?

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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@21:1/5 to Ian J. Ball on Tue Dec 24 12:32:41 2024
    On 12/24/2024 9:43 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    Yesterday, I ran errands, and took it easy. So I actually didn't do
    much, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie:

    soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop
    shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers
    JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like
    Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it
    can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.

    Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long).
       Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I
    was a mom...
       Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer
    Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
       Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to
    the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse
    action) being probably the best of the lot.
       The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial
    killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the
    former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
       That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't
    say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit
    wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise" department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term
    project.
       There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints
    at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.

    The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film
    is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for
    whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet
    unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for
    this one to be released.
       Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who
    calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!),
    David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to
    "protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all
    in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless
    they stay.
       It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo" supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
       This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing
    in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.


    I have Hulu now, but haven't watched anything on it yet. Let me add
    this to the Hulu watch list.


    What did you watch?


    I watched:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.


    Misery (4K disc) 1990 movie starring James Caan as a best-selling author
    who writes a final novel killing off his main character. He then meets
    a woman (Kathy Bates) who is his number one fan, and is obsessed with
    him. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery
    to his life, including holding him hostage and forcing him to write a
    new novel to bring the character back while killing anyone who discovers
    the truth. But while everyone thinks he's dead, the local sheriff
    suspects he's really alive and sets out to find him.


    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and
    misery to her life.


    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.


    Obsessed (blu-ray) 2009 movie starring Idris Elba as a man who meets a
    woman (Ali Larter) who becomes obsessed with him. She does many wild
    things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life, inlcuding traumatizing the family child. Unlike "Fatal Attraction" Idris never
    actually sleeps with Ali. She's just a total psycho from the start who
    gets it in her head she's in a relationship with him. But Idris'
    character is married to Beyoncé, and in an epic cat fight to end all cat fights, Beyoncé beats that idea out of her by the end of the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCR6t4Qy4bE


    Silent Night, Fatal Night (Lifetime) A best-selling author writes a
    final novel killing off her main character. She is then kidnapped and
    forced to write a new novel to bring the character back while the
    kidnapper kills anyone who discovers the truth. But while everyone
    thinks she's dead, the local sheriff suspects she's really alive and
    sets out to find her. I should mention, the novelist also has a number
    one fan who plays a part in plot. I think I might have watched a
    different movie with a similar premise once.


    What If...? (Disney+) - "What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" - Agatha Harkness goes to Hollywood. This was worse than the first one!

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Arthur Lipscomb on Tue Dec 24 22:02:28 2024
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the >family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.

    You should pair this with Disclosure, and enjoy the genre of movies in
    which women want to harm Michael Douglas!

    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and >misery to her life.

    The Calvin Klein underwear model?

    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.

    This is a fun movie. Denise Richards' acting skills peaked in this
    movie!

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to Arthur Lipscomb on Tue Dec 24 23:04:05 2024
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.

    You really buried the lede with this one, whose most spectacular and
    notorious feature was the girl-on-girl three-way between Campbell, Dillon,
    and Richards.

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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Tue Dec 24 17:22:58 2024
    On 12/24/2024 2:02 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.

    You should pair this with Disclosure, and enjoy the genre of movies in
    which women want to harm Michael Douglas!


    I don't have Disclosure. I think I might have watched it once, but I
    don't remember it. I was tempted to watch Basic Instinct, but all the
    movies I watched, have one main thing in common. Except for the life
    time movie, they were movies I bought on disc but never got around to
    watching. Some were newer purchases, but some of them were sitting on
    the shelf in shrink wrap for a lot of years. And I really just wanted
    to finally watch them.

    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and
    misery to her life.

    The Calvin Klein underwear model?


    The guy who travels with a funky bunch.


    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.

    This is a fun movie. Denise Richards' acting skills peaked in this
    movie!

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to Arthur Lipscomb on Tue Dec 24 18:31:19 2024
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
    On 12/24/2024 9:43 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    Yesterday, I ran errands, and took it easy. So I actually didn't do
    much, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie:

    soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to
    ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop
    shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems
    likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers
    JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like
    Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it
    can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.

    Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long).
       Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of
    weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I
    was a mom...
       Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly
    filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer
    Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a
    important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key
    supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
       Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to
    the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse
    action) being probably the best of the lot.
       The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial
    killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the
    former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
       That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't
    say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit
    wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise"
    department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term
    project.
       There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints
    at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.

    The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film
    is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for
    whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet
    unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for
    this one to be released.
       Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who
    calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!),
    David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana
    Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to
    "protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all
    in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless
    they stay.
       It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo"
    supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
       This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing
    in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat
    similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.


    I have Hulu now, but haven't watched anything on it yet. Let me add
    this to the Hulu watch list.


    What did you watch?


    I watched:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.


    Misery (4K disc) 1990 movie starring James Caan as a best-selling author
    who writes a final novel killing off his main character. He then meets
    a woman (Kathy Bates) who is his number one fan, and is obsessed with
    him. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery
    to his life, including holding him hostage and forcing him to write a
    new novel to bring the character back while killing anyone who discovers
    the truth. But while everyone thinks he's dead, the local sheriff
    suspects he's really alive and sets out to find him.


    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery to her life.


    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.


    Obsessed (blu-ray) 2009 movie starring Idris Elba as a man who meets a
    woman (Ali Larter) who becomes obsessed with him. She does many wild
    things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life, inlcuding traumatizing the family child. Unlike "Fatal Attraction" Idris never actually sleeps with Ali. She's just a total psycho from the start who
    gets it in her head she's in a relationship with him. But Idris'
    character is married to Beyoncé, and in an epic cat fight to end all cat fights, Beyoncé beats that idea out of her by the end of the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCR6t4Qy4bE


    Silent Night, Fatal Night (Lifetime) A best-selling author writes a
    final novel killing off her main character. She is then kidnapped and
    forced to write a new novel to bring the character back while the
    kidnapper kills anyone who discovers the truth. But while everyone
    thinks she's dead, the local sheriff suspects she's really alive and
    sets out to find her. I should mention, the novelist also has a number
    one fan who plays a part in plot. I think I might have watched a
    different movie with a similar premise once.


    What If...? (Disney+) - "What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" - Agatha Harkness goes to Hollywood. This was worse than the first one!



    I watched the first one after you mentioned it and it wasn’t very good. So there are a bunch of abominations on the loose and the avengers built giant Mecha suits to beat them and the abominations win and kill all the avengers
    so the second and third string avengers hop in the apparently undamaged
    Mecha suits and … win. Yeah, that makes no sense at all.
    Then the abominations all go breed at the north pole and return by the thousands and a software upgrade for the suits by Bruce Banner lets them transform to become infinitely powerful.

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Tue Dec 24 18:31:20 2024
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.

    You should pair this with Disclosure, and enjoy the genre of movies in
    which women want to harm Michael Douglas!

    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and
    misery to her life.

    The Calvin Klein underwear model?

    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.

    This is a fun movie. Denise Richards' acting skills peaked in this
    movie!


    Christmas comes but once a year.

    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 24 20:41:26 2024
    On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:31:19 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
    On 12/24/2024 9:43 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    Yesterday, I ran errands, and took it easy. So I actually didn't do
    much, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie:

    soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to
    ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop
    shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems >>> likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers
    JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like
    Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it >>> can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.

    Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long). >>>    Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of >>> weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I
    was a mom...
       Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly
    filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer
    Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a
    important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key
    supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
       Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to
    the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse
    action) being probably the best of the lot.
       The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial
    killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the
    former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
       That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't
    say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit
    wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise" >>> department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term
    project.
       There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints
    at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.

    The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film
    is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for
    whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet
    unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for
    this one to be released.
       Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who
    calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!),
    David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana
    Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to
    "protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all
    in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless >>> they stay.
       It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo" >>> supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
       This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing
    in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat
    similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.


    I have Hulu now, but haven't watched anything on it yet. Let me add
    this to the Hulu watch list.


    What did you watch?


    I watched:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.


    Misery (4K disc) 1990 movie starring James Caan as a best-selling author
    who writes a final novel killing off his main character. He then meets
    a woman (Kathy Bates) who is his number one fan, and is obsessed with
    him. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery
    to his life, including holding him hostage and forcing him to write a
    new novel to bring the character back while killing anyone who discovers
    the truth. But while everyone thinks he's dead, the local sheriff
    suspects he's really alive and sets out to find him.


    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and
    misery to her life.


    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.


    Obsessed (blu-ray) 2009 movie starring Idris Elba as a man who meets a
    woman (Ali Larter) who becomes obsessed with him. She does many wild
    things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life, inlcuding
    traumatizing the family child. Unlike "Fatal Attraction" Idris never
    actually sleeps with Ali. She's just a total psycho from the start who
    gets it in her head she's in a relationship with him. But Idris'
    character is married to Beyoncé, and in an epic cat fight to end all cat
    fights, Beyoncé beats that idea out of her by the end of the movie.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCR6t4Qy4bE


    Silent Night, Fatal Night (Lifetime) A best-selling author writes a
    final novel killing off her main character. She is then kidnapped and
    forced to write a new novel to bring the character back while the
    kidnapper kills anyone who discovers the truth. But while everyone
    thinks she's dead, the local sheriff suspects she's really alive and
    sets out to find her. I should mention, the novelist also has a number
    one fan who plays a part in plot. I think I might have watched a
    different movie with a similar premise once.


    What If...? (Disney+) - "What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" - Agatha
    Harkness goes to Hollywood. This was worse than the first one!



    I watched the first one after you mentioned it and it wasn’t very good. So >there are a bunch of abominations on the loose and the avengers built giant >Mecha suits to beat them and the abominations win and kill all the avengers >so the second and third string avengers hop in the apparently undamaged
    Mecha suits and … win. Yeah, that makes no sense at all.
    Then the abominations all go breed at the north pole and return by the >thousands and a software upgrade for the suits by Bruce Banner lets them >transform to become infinitely powerful.

    It wasn't quite like that. The Alpha was able to create more of it's
    kind and apparently had been doing that since the last battle up under
    the ice caps. Why it did that and cared enough to attack humanity is a
    question they never addressed. Also they never addressed how the
    software upgrade changed the suits into transformers, or Power Ranger
    suits. Only way that would make sense is if the suits were designed as transformers from the beginning, but then only Bruce Banner knew that
    was part of the design?

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to shawn on Tue Dec 24 23:00:27 2024
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:31:19 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
    On 12/24/2024 9:43 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    Yesterday, I ran errands, and took it easy. So I actually didn't do
    much, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie: >>>>
    soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to
    ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop >>>> shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems >>>> likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers >>>> JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like
    Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it >>>> can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.

    Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long). >>>>    Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of >>>> weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I >>>> was a mom...
       Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly >>>> filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer
    Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a >>>> important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key >>>> supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
       Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to >>>> the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse
    action) being probably the best of the lot.
       The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial
    killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the
    former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
       That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't >>>> say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit >>>> wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise" >>>> department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term
    project.
       There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints >>>> at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.

    The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film >>>> is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for
    whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet
    unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for >>>> this one to be released.
       Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who >>>> calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!),
    David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana
    Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to
    "protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all >>>> in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless >>>> they stay.
       It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo" >>>> supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
       This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing >>>> in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat >>>> similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.


    I have Hulu now, but haven't watched anything on it yet. Let me add
    this to the Hulu watch list.


    What did you watch?


    I watched:

    Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man
    who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with
    him. Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the >>> family child. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear
    and misery to his life.


    Misery (4K disc) 1990 movie starring James Caan as a best-selling author >>> who writes a final novel killing off his main character. He then meets
    a woman (Kathy Bates) who is his number one fan, and is obsessed with
    him. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery
    to his life, including holding him hostage and forcing him to write a
    new novel to bring the character back while killing anyone who discovers >>> the truth. But while everyone thinks he's dead, the local sheriff
    suspects he's really alive and sets out to find him.


    Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl
    who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her.
    His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the
    family child. He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and >>> misery to her life.


    Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school
    guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and
    Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape. As he plot unfolds with
    various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing
    but fear and misery to his life.


    Obsessed (blu-ray) 2009 movie starring Idris Elba as a man who meets a
    woman (Ali Larter) who becomes obsessed with him. She does many wild
    things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life, inlcuding
    traumatizing the family child. Unlike "Fatal Attraction" Idris never
    actually sleeps with Ali. She's just a total psycho from the start who
    gets it in her head she's in a relationship with him. But Idris'
    character is married to Beyoncé, and in an epic cat fight to end all cat >>> fights, Beyoncé beats that idea out of her by the end of the movie.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCR6t4Qy4bE


    Silent Night, Fatal Night (Lifetime) A best-selling author writes a
    final novel killing off her main character. She is then kidnapped and
    forced to write a new novel to bring the character back while the
    kidnapper kills anyone who discovers the truth. But while everyone
    thinks she's dead, the local sheriff suspects she's really alive and
    sets out to find her. I should mention, the novelist also has a number
    one fan who plays a part in plot. I think I might have watched a
    different movie with a similar premise once.


    What If...? (Disney+) - "What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" - Agatha
    Harkness goes to Hollywood. This was worse than the first one!



    I watched the first one after you mentioned it and it wasn’t very good. So
    there are a bunch of abominations on the loose and the avengers built giant >> Mecha suits to beat them and the abominations win and kill all the avengers >> so the second and third string avengers hop in the apparently undamaged
    Mecha suits and … win. Yeah, that makes no sense at all.
    Then the abominations all go breed at the north pole and return by the
    thousands and a software upgrade for the suits by Bruce Banner lets them
    transform to become infinitely powerful.

    It wasn't quite like that. The Alpha was able to create more of it's
    kind and apparently had been doing that since the last battle up under
    the ice caps. Why it did that and cared enough to attack humanity is a question they never addressed. Also they never addressed how the
    software upgrade changed the suits into transformers, or Power Ranger
    suits. Only way that would make sense is if the suits were designed as transformers from the beginning, but then only Bruce Banner knew that
    was part of the design?


    Too bad he didn’t do something in time to save the actual Avengers.

    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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