Damnit! I can't remember the name of that movie, but it was hilarious, lol

I had a lengthy discussion with my brother about why the very base of the premise is flawed in this movie but it is too far off topic for me to discuss in this thread suffice to say that it wouldn't work at all.

Disaster Movie.

Diaster Movie and it was a putrid pile of crapola served with a plate of....emm....chips.

I'm in the same boat as Kiln; I saw one trailer and thought 'that looks like a completely moronic premise. I'll give that film a miss.'

Just watched After Earth. It was alright but I wouldn't give it any awards. Definitely not one of Smith's best films and honestly he's hardly involved in the movie.

His part is mainly blank stares and emotionless lines.

It was the thought that scared me, not "oh, this could actually happen" lol

Just knowing that we're always on the bottom of everyone's list simply because of our circumstances.

I was never saying it was, I was simply remarking the intial premise is both absurd and insultingly stupid.

And on your second point, that's why we need a revolution. To the Winter Palace, I say! Hang the Tsar!!

The Ice Man- The true story of Richard Kaklinski.

The man killed about 100 people and lived a life as a family man. His family had no clue he was a Hitman for the mob. Great movie. Better than I thought it would be.

Still watching Magnum. Today I saw the first episode with Agatha. Well, it was the same actress who plays Agatha, but she was playing a different character. Still a friend of Higgins though. I noticed that happens a lot, actors and actresses returning to play different characters. WK Stratton (Casey from Baa Baa Blacksheep) is in the first season as a naval officer - with the same job Mac later has. In season two he is a local cop. There was this stone cold hottie who was in the first season as the rich girl who liked to play games, she comes back as the mysterious ghost woman in white. Lance LeGault appears a couple times as different characters too as I recall.

I started watching Airwolf too. Funny thing is, WK Stratton who I mentioned above is in the pilot episode as a bad guy. Did I mention that Magnum, Black Sheep, and Airwolf were all done by Donald Bellisario? Once he found someone he liked, he put them in all his shows. James Whitmore Jr. (Captain Gutterman from Black Sheep), is also in Magnum, and shows up in Airwolf too. For that matter Larry Manetti (Rick from Magnum) was in Black Sheep, and so was Jeff Mackay (Mac in Magnum).

Well, not so much "now watching" as just watched, but, Iron Man 3.

Bloody good film.

I can't stop watching Bad Lip Reading's take on Game of Thrones. It just...I can't stop.

Watching The Vikings. Right from the start I was impressed. Not by the battle scene (which struck me as kind of a stock, unimaginative hollywood movie fight rather than being a realistic depiction of viking warfare), but by the ravens. The huge clouds of them circling the field and descending upon the dead set a wonderful mood. Even better was seeing Odin walking among the dead. It is very refreshing to see something in tv or film that acknowledges that there are religions other than Christianity for a change.

So far the rest of the episode is living up to the beginning. Ragnar and his old lady are likeable, and the world they live in has the look and feel of Scandinavia. Speaking of which, the land is simply spectacular. The fjords are amazing, and the mist-wreathed peaks hauntingly beautiful. Like in the movie Trollhunter (which was shot in Norway), this is a land of gods and giants. I will have to look up to see where it is filmed.

Gabriel Byrne comes across as a good early villain, and I am enjoying the conflict between him and Ragnar. I was also impressed with Ragnar's plan to sail west with his bearing dial and sunstone. Real life vikings sailed all across Europe and to North America using nothing more complicated than things like that. It was good to see props given where it is due (to paraphrase McB).

The siedman seem really over the top, more like something I would expect from LOTR than Scandinavia. And I was expecting that guy who was executed near the beginning to be outlawed instead (and probably eventually show up in Ragnar's band). But so far those are not deal-breakers either.

Hysterical Literature on YouTube. They have some really lovely ladies on there.

I can't wait for season 2. I won't spoil it if you haven't gone that far but it looks good. The earl was a good antagonist, I agree. In the end he is a family man who also suffered some loss.

But Rollo . . . I'm a fan of Rollo. Ragnar's brother is just the grey character I enjoy.

In response to your comment about religion, I also have to agree. Though as a Christian myself it is interesting seeing other beliefs, though spoiler alert there are Christians in the show. Particularly, a priest. You might enjoy the verbal confrontation between him, Ragnar and the other Vikings.

I just finished episode 2. So yes I finally met Athelstan. I do not mind that there are Christians in the show. I just like seeing something other than Christianity also being shown. It is a breath of fresh air. It probably does not help that I like horror films, and in they are just rife with God and Satan, and almost never a Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto, Yoruban, etc... based story.

I can see why you like Rollo. He makes a good villain too. He has Sean Bean's voice! If I had my eyes closed, I would swear he was playing the part.

Also we get Vladimir Kulich in episode 2! I have been a big fan of his ever since he played Beowulf in The 13th Warrior.

And I found out that it is filmed in Ireland, but with some exterior shots done in Norway. That explains the fjords. But both are beautiful countries.

I'll tell you were it was filmed,very close to me(or Canada and maybe Western Norway,it was filmed in a few places)like less than an hour away.

I watched The Vikings a couple of months ago. It turned out to be quite the good series, and I liked the character development throughout. There were very few cardboard cutouts here, and each character had the potential to grow in unexpected directions. I hated that Hulu did not have more episodes of it, as I felt the story was really beginning to go somewhere after the sixth episode. I agree with SubRosa that this was one of the more accurate representations of Viking culture and customs I had seen in a long while.

I've heard of The Vikings but have never watched it. You all are making me curious about it. I may to go find this.

Do you live in Ireland then? Wikipedia says they filmed in several locations in the green isle, including a mountain range.



For all I nitpicked it in my first post (and held back from nitpicking several more things), it is a good show, and is indeed the most accurate portrayal of Vikings I have seen. A far cry from the days of Ernest Borgnine as Ragnar Lodbrok in The Vikings from the sixties. (Though I did love the running on the oars by Kirk Douglas). I have not gotten to the episode it is in yet, but I saw a clip of a battle with the Vikings in a shield wall which I absolutely loved. Now that was a realistic depiction of Dark Age warfare.



It just came out on dvd (which is why I am finally watching it). Netflix has it, and I am sure you can find it many other places. It seems to have been really popular.

Now I'm getting curious about it.

*Checks Amazon*

Released February 2014? Looks like I've a while to wait.

Season Two airs in February. Season One is out on dvd now. I have been pricing it. The History Channel wants $50, but Best Buy only wants $40.

Not in the UK. So I have to wait.



On a related note, is anyone else slightly annoyed by the horned helmet worn by the viking emoticon?

Well move to America. Problem Solved!

Nope. I like sterotypes

Watched a couple of episodes of "Revolution" last night. Turned out to be a pretty interesting series despite me going in without much enthusiasm.

Going back towards Vikings, I've just been watching The 13th Warrior.

Antonio Banderas going along with a bunch of Vikings, what's not to like?

The fact he doesn´t speak Swedish

Like Callidus, I am going back towards The Vikings too. I am watching The Vikings instead! Not the tv show, but the movie from the Sixties with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, and Ernest Borgnine. It is dated, but still has its charms.

Very often it´s the old movies that have the greatest charm and atmosphere

I'm not thrilled with the Venus of Willendorf/"Kill the mother" business. That nearly ruins the movie for me.

Yeah this bugs me also but overall the movie was quite entertaining to me.

Yeah, but after seeing Shrek 2 I can't help thinking of him as Puss in Boots at times



I'm going to be geting hold of that at the weekend. Planning to borrow that and V for Vendetta off a friend, the latter of course for November 5th.



*Googles Venus of Willendorf*

Yeah, that does seem a little out of place.

I'll be honest, I mostly watch it for the fights and vikings.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the show just called Vikings and not The Vikings?

You call that a glow stick?

Still watching The Vikings. Is it just me, or does it look like King Aelle is being played by Peter Jackson?

Do we really need a picture of the great Peter Jackson?

Here's Vikings, season 2 trailer if you haven't seen it already.

Geez, if what happens in the trailer actually plays out in the season, that's a hell of a spoiler.

Underworld: Awakening

Doctor Who marathon this afternoon. Well, perhaps not a marathon. As many as we can watch before something interrupts.

You had to mention Dr. Who. Allons y!

Alonzo!

I had forgotten all about Alonzo until I watched that clip again!

Horrible film. Rise of the Lycans will always be my favorite.

I didn't think it was that bad.

I did not like Awakening either. The way they danced around Michael was just painful, and the plot was well... not any better.

I liked Rise of the Lycans for the look into how the story was started. But since Kate Beckinsale is only in a tiny cameo at the beginning, it isn't my favorite. The first movie is the one I like best.

What time is it? ADVENTURE TIIIIME!!

As Good as it Gets.

Jack Nicholson plays an OCD afflicted writer. I love it.

Yeah. It seems they tried to get it into a new direction but it failed. More or less like Resident Evil.

I liked it because it was in the ancient days and instead of seeing vampires and werewolves duke it out with guns it was just swords and axes. And Michael Sheen's Lucian is a favorite of mine, as well. While I like Kate Beckinsale, I can't help but have the hots for Rona Mitra.

Speaking of Michael Sheen, I just finished watching Timeline. The movie of the book written by Michael Critchon.

I liked that movie, though as usual, the book is better.

I never read the book but I imagined that was the case.