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What is this Greenland movie I am seeing a bunch of promo for? Is it any good / worth checking out?

Looks like its in early release while in theaters via most digital stores, like iTunes.
 
TV is boxed up and ready to return to Best Buy in 4 hours.

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I'd really love to be able to wall mount the new TV, but I at least know they used metal studs on that corner thing (why is there this corner thing on the basement wall ??🤷‍♂️) - because I tried to mount my other TV there when we moved in.


I think I'm gonna go with a Vizio OLED this time around. Need to stay right around the $1000 price point. Plus they have it in stock - and I can't use a TV with wide spaced feet..so this one seems to be the best for all 3 of those stipulations.

It also got decent ratings on rtings.

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kvetcha said:
A Hard Day’s Night remains a total joy, absolutely suffused with life.
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The Criterion blu ray is a great release.

kvetcha said:
Knives Out! ❤️
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I watched this with the other TV last night...and then again today with the new TV. The 4K blu ray has 2 commentaries, so I still have to watch it again to hear the last one.


But I also watched the first episode of Our Planet on Netflix. It looked nice in HD, but really good in 4K. Gonna have to watch the rest of the episodes soon.

It's gonna be a bit stormy here in the PNW the next few days, so at least I'll be home with some movies and music.
 
Decided to fire up Lincoln on HBO Max this fine Presidents Day. I forget how stacked this cast is. Lincoln might be my favorite Spielberg movie (obviously there is some stiff competition). It’s such a well done film. I love Daniel Day-Lewis.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Decided to fire up Lincoln on HBO Max this fine Presidents Day. I forget how stacked this cast is. Lincoln might be my favorite Spielberg movie (obviously there is some stiff competition). It’s such a well done film. I love Daniel Day-Lewis.
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The movie goes on about 5 minutes past its perfect ending shot, in classic latter day Spielberg fashion, but it is a lovely film.
 
I never watched much of MASH on TV. I didn't realize it was a movie first. It came on today at work.

I'm puzzled about what the film is trying to have me feel toward the protagonists (I guess it's an ensemble cast, but I'd say that Hawkeye, Trapper, and Duke are who the audience is meant to connect with).

I get that their carefree attitude is supposed to work in contrast to Maj Houlihan's and Burns' straight-laced character. But, honestly, they're dickish bullies.

I get the rebellious attitudes but it comes at the expense at those around them. The microphoned sex scene was whatever - I mean, definitely an invasion of privacy but came off more as boyish immaturity.

But the shower scene where they expose Maj Houlihan to an audience and completely humiliate her in such an intimate manner....is the audience still meant to root for them as the heroes of the story?
 
Lord Diaper Baby said:
I never watched much of MASH on TV. I didn't realize it was a movie first. It came on today at work.

I'm puzzled about what the film is trying to have me feel toward the protagonists (I guess it's an ensemble cast, but I'd say that Hawkeye, Trapper, and Duke are who the audience is meant to connect with).

I get that their carefree attitude is supposed to work in contrast to Maj Houlihan's and Burns' straight-laced character. But, honestly, they're dickish bullies.

I get the rebellious attitudes but it comes at the expense at those around them. The microphoned sex scene was whatever - I mean, definitely an invasion of privacy but came off more as boyish immaturity.

But the shower scene where they expose Maj Houlihan to an audience and completely humiliate her in such an intimate manner....is the audience still meant to root for them as the heroes of the story?
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I prefer Robert Altman’s MASH the movie to MASH the TV show. The movie has none of the sentimentality of the TV Show. It speaks more to the nihilistic philosophy these Doctors use to cope being forced to serve in a war that the characters don’t believe in. Sutherland’s Hawkeye and Gould’s Trapper John do what is required of them in the moment as in their Hippocratic oath requires but they don’t believe in what they are fighting for and find much of the military both pointless and hypocritical. They act like kids at a frat house mostly as way to stave off boredom (I obviously agree a lot of the goofing off and pranks done today would be inappropriate by today standards; but the movie premiered in 1970 and set during 1951 so by those standards they were probably risqué but likely not out of bounds). The movie is much lighter in tone than the TV show and I think many fans of the show come into the movie expecting something a bit more profound. I mean, the climax of the movie is a Slapstick Football game between units. The movie is more character driven than the TV Show so I think a persons enjoyment is based on how much you enjoy hanging out with Hawkeye and Trapper John. Alan Alda’s Hawkeye is the definitive Hawkeye IMO but Donald Sutherland is still more than adequate in the role and Elliott Gould’s Trapper John is my favorite version.

Ultimately, the movie lacks heart where the show had it in spades. So if you are a big fan of the TV show I think you’re bound to be disappointed by the movie.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I prefer Robert Altman’s MASH the movie to MASH the TV show. The movie has none of the sentimentality of the TV Show. It speaks more to the nihilistic philosophy these Doctors use to cope being forced to serve in a war that the characters don’t believe in. Sutherland’s Hawkeye and Gould’s Trapper John do what is required of them in the moment as in their Hippocratic oath requires but they don’t believe in what they are fighting for and find much of the military both pointless and hypocritical. They act like kids at a frat house mostly as way to stave off boredom (I obviously agree a lot of the goofing off and pranks done today would be inappropriate by today standards; but the movie premiered in 1970 and set during 1951 so by those standards they were probably risqué but likely not out of bounds). The movie is much lighter in tone than the TV show and I think many fans of the show come into the movie expecting something a bit more profound. I mean, the climax of the movie is a Slapstick Football game between units. The movie is more character driven than the TV Show so I think a persons enjoyment is based on how much you enjoy hanging out with Hawkeye and Trapper John. Alan Alda’s Hawkeye is the definitive Hawkeye IMO but Donald Sutherland is still more than adequate in the role and Elliott Gould’s Trapper John is my favorite version.

Ultimately, the movie lacks heart where the show had it in spades. So if you are a big fan of the TV show I think you’re bound to be disappointed by the movie.
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Yea no real attachment to the TV show.

so I did like their attitude toward being doctors in that scenario. For example where Elliot Gould’s character socked Duvall when he treated that other fella as if he had caused a loss of life and taking care of that baby.

I guess my biggest complaint would have been a way to show more of that character complexity to, not make some of their pranks excusable, but at least better demo the complexities of character

Again I watched it at work so some of it may have escaped me in that viewing.

good insight/write up!
 
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