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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 8:20pm On Mar 04, 2023

GloriousGbola:
So which one is better tho? Gran torino was lit. And Clint was a 101% badass to the end.

lol will totally depend on context tho. I absolutely loved Gran Torino but i will easily put this for a Family's movie night before Gran Torino.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 7:43pm On Mar 04, 2023

abduleez1:
Only Netflix is the profitable streaming platform at the moment. ONLY HBOMax could join them soon (2024) while the others still languishing in massive loss making.

These two just shows that being the cheaper streaming alternative doesn't necessarily mean you'll make money. You'll surely attract subscribers tho.

WBD is already prepping to launch it's combined HBOMax + DiscoveryPlus streaming service.

Probably because, Netflix is the only one among them truly available worldwide IMO.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 7:41pm On Mar 04, 2023

"Living" 2022

Live...Just Live!

This British remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1952 cult classic "Ikiru", is a heart felt and emotionally poignant effort. Armed with delicate cast delivery and a sombre score, it takes an existential look at life in the face of assured death. Bill Nighy as lead was so profound with a performance of substance and perfectly weighted melancholy that will just shatter your heart. More than deserved that Oscar Best Actor norm.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 7:39pm On Mar 04, 2023

A Man called OTTO "2022"

O.T.T.O.!

This strip down version of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino (2008) sees Tom Hanks play the titular character, a grumpy and solitary man whose grumpiness is explained through a side by side back story, with Tom Hanks actual real life son playing his younger version. His life is seemingly turned upside down when a new family moves in next to him. Despite his initial reluctance, Otto is drawn into their lives and learns the value of love, family, and community. Hanks is really solid as Otto and brings his warmth and humor to the role, while still maintaining plenty of grumpiness. But Mariana Treviño was the standout as Marisol one of the new neighbors. She brought an immense amount of charm to the role and makes her disarming of Otto's gruff exterior completely believable. The film has a warm hearted message along with some deeper themes of loss and longing, but at the same time it plays out quite predictably making the overall drama feel more generic than it is emotionally moving. It's a cute film nonetheless, and a pretty easy recommendation.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 10:37pm On Mar 02, 2023

Kaycee7:
This made me remember my dad too. Watching him deathly sick was worse than the experience of his eventual passing.

Back to topic, did Awkafina actually act here? Or was she just playing another version of herself?

Sad Sad...Hoping and wishing your Dad continue to find rest,my man.

She "did" act and it was good. it was a lot less than her usual "eccentric" persona.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 7:29pm On Mar 02, 2023

The Farewell (2019)

Heartwarming... Emotional.... Heartbreaking!

Lulu Wang's second directorial feature is a peak tragi-comedy that has made A24 a unicorn in the Indie movie lore.

A tale of love and loss about a Chinese family that learns that their grandmother has less time to live after a terminal cancer diagnosis, with the family keeping it from her and planning a hastily wedding for the whole family to spend the last few moments with her, with grandma in the dark all through. Balli played by Awkwafina, who held a special bond with her grandmother is not so down with the idea, seeing her grandmother happy to see the whole family but totally in the dark that her days are numbered.

The Farewell broke me, as it progressed to it's inevitable ending, i related with it more heavily, it got me reminiscing about when my dad passed on, after the doctors seemingly gave him a clean bill of health, i was glad i had more time with the man, only for me to be planning his funeral less than 2 months later...things left undone....words left unspoken...him gone in the cold abyss of death.

An A24 classic through and through. It is incredible how heartbreaking and emotional this movie was whilst been ridiculously heartwarming...

Hold your loved ones , you never want to lose them.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 7:51am On Mar 02, 2023

abduleez1:
Cc Oyaskii, shey na food wey we order be this?? Lol🙃🙃

Anyways, this controversy just made me more Interested. His work on Euphoria is solid, so I'll be watching. 😅

lol...Word on the street is that with 80% of the show done, "The Weeknd" decided that the show was too "female centric" and differs from his idea about the show as co-creator, so he approached Sam Levinson with his idea, that the show's sexual content meter should be raised to the max, Sam Levinson, who was already on the same wavelength with "Euphoria", was more than happy to be on board with the idea.

Feminist agendist will have a field day when the show airs, I'm sure. 🙃🙃

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 11:18pm On Mar 01, 2023

officialteemi:
Pls,i need a download link for CHINESE ZODIAC by jakie chan...
Tried so many,none is working

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10gePpVGNKJNxpA0ITokxuotfZnBBZc2E/view

Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by oyaskii(m): 1:19pm On Feb 28, 2023

franclinstiles:
pls how do i order stuff on aliexpress more than $20?

get a dom account or make use of dollar virtual cards offered by fintechs.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 11:16pm On Feb 24, 2023*

RE:Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

Your Optimism is misplaced, Asgardian!

Needed to cleanse my eyes off that quantum hullabaloo i saw last week and remind myself how good MCU used to be, so i decided to see this again for the upteenth time.

This was the peak of the MCU brand, they will never rise as high as this ever again i am afraid. A perfect CBM in every sense of the notion. The buildup from previous MCU movies leading up to it was unprecedented, it was like a puzzle, each piece from each preceding movie completing a Jigsaw that paid off hugely in the end , whilst introducing the Villian... unknown in the shadows but you could sense the fear.

I am a firm believer that a good CBM movie is only as good as its Villian and Boy did The mad titan deliver. Josh Brolin as Thanos, was some of the best villainous persona in movies across genres i have ever set my eyes on, He was fully up to what he was hyped up to be and as a good side bonus, he was dropping gem quotes like a careless jeweller, I was totally aligned with his goals ngl, albeit he went about it in the crudest way possible. To put it plainly, the performance was epic, made for the darkest and grittiest MCU movie till date, no time for that pulpy hero save the day shii we were used to before then in previous MCU instalment, simply went about his business of turning half of the world to dust, so the other half can smile 🙃, to buttress this point forward, After Thanos, seemingly achieved his goal at the end, a macabre score played out during the end credit scene...dark...cold....gloomy personified.

No wonder it was hugely successful critically and financially. A perfect motion picture true and true, and I can't sufficiently put into words how much i adore it. Perhaps it set too high a standard for the brand and i fear no movie in the MCU in the nearest future can rival it. I don't even care anymore, i will just hold on to the fond memory that this movie exists.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 9:55am On Feb 24, 2023

abduleez1:
Brace yourselves.... 😁

Bear dey "find purpose in Life".... 😂😂

Hmmm... The ratings for this has been so unstable since last night, it was 100% on RT critics score.and 4/10 on IMDB only for it to be 71% and 6.8/10 on IMDB.

Classic VOD movie for me so na to just chill 🙃

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 9:51am On Feb 24, 2023

abduleez1:
Yeah, it's better that way.

Thought Zaslav was kinda pushing it out when I first saw it ending after S4. Man said they could exploit Succession in an AVOD setup. Bringing in people who like it to pay for the premium ad-free service.
That was before I saw the writer's statement.
I'd join when S4 debuts. 😉 I don too postpone this show.

Zaslav should look elsewhere and not milk this. HBO and WB have a reputable brand and heritage in TV serial making, and as such a plethora of good tv serial makers and writers will go to them to be picked up...just see thier line up for this year alone.. their success rate is so so high.

As for "Sucession", yeah, it's best you wait till S4 airs, so you can be served the whole meal 👌👍...a certified banger show, i tell you.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 9:34am On Feb 24, 2023

abduleez1:
Ouch 😣

It's best they end it and end it on bang. Seeing S3, I was convinced that there is no writer in the world no matter how good that could spin it beyond S4 without it becoming bland.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 7:29pm On Feb 23, 2023

"Cunk on Earth" (2023)

Brilliantly idiotic🙃... Stupidly Elightening💡⚡

This brilliant mockumentary from the brilliant mind of Charlie Brooker the maker of "Black Mirror", deals with human history with a satirical flair that will leave you largely laughing whilst informing you as well.
Comedienne Diane Morgan reprises her role as "Philomena Cunk" from her BBC Escapades, chews through virtually all the facet of human history so far, from cavemen, to middle ages, religion, renaissance period, to slavery, to great inventions even to social media. Putting questions to actual experts of these fields in the most awkward and hilarious way possible.

So so brilliant....a solid 10/10✔️💯

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 4:48pm On Feb 23, 2023

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

I am Whitney Elizabeth Houston!

Bio-pics i think are one of the hardest genre of motion picture to make, This had it's flaws but still it was a big, lavish and grand ode to the most awarded female vocalist of all time. The movie took some surprising turns and the music direction was A1, it was the driving force of the movie.
Naomi Ackie whilst looking nothing like Whitney Houston totally ate and delivered a performance for the ages, She was the anchor, at times too oscar-baity but good overall. she gave a very convincing Whitney Houston regen. Still behind "Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)" for me as far as musical bio-pics go but i totally loved it all the same, i am now waiting for that long over due Micheal Jackson's bio-pic.

A fine tribute movie to "The Voice"..."Whitney Elizabeth Houston"

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 11:26am On Feb 23, 2023

abduleez1:
It might be funny or weird to some since I'm a big DC fan that I haven't really watched Smallville. I've seen a few episodes when I visit my friend in sec school back then but I didn't find anything special in his rave and love for Smallville and Flash.

It was a fun watch back then, like a "Superman Origin" story with other DC comic characters introduced along the way mixed with drama.i used to own DVDs of it. I doubt if i will have the time for a rerun at this point, it had a whopping 217 episodes spread across 10 seasons!.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 9:41am On Feb 23, 2023

Holav:
Watching smallville now, I understand now why some people always said is one of d Goat series.

Am watching season 4 now, d series is good,
My favourite character Clark kent, lex, chloe,Pete

I hate lana lang d character is 2 boring especially when she is talking to Clark I always forward d scene I hope they kill d character sef

I like chloe, she is funny i love how she is into reporting and finding stuff.

I will be thinking where is Lois Lane all d superman movies I watch Lois is always superman girlfriend, it can be dat boring lana,
Lois lane d character is superb 👌 .

My OG character Lex Luthor,mehn lex is damn good,I love d way he speaks,He's brilliant and fast thinker.
I always enjoy when he is arguing with is dad both of them battle with words,Lionel Luthor
You can't win Lex when u are challenging him 4 something, he is always one step ahead only his dad can match him in dat aspects.

I have dis issues with Clark always telling lex to stop investigating d accident he survived, but I understand dat clark want to protect his identity but about d accident Lex survived,Clark did not have right to tell him whether he should investigate or not someone survived an accident that can kill most people he survived and u want d person should not find how he survived.

Chloe journalism in d series I have being thinking when someone is into journalism is it a must someone must ask 4 permission b4 investigating someone?

Cus Clark always telling chloe he should stop investigating about him I will b like dis girl work na journalism shey na u go tell am wetin she go do ni but na acting sha.

My rating on d season 1 to 4 so far 7.5/10.

Smallville was is a GOAT series. It held good sway in the days were series was 22 episodes and you sure of a new season every year, not this time around, where series will do 10 episodes max and disappear for 2 years.

I share your sentiment about the Lana Lang character, hated it with passion, so boring and uninterested. Kristin Kruek the actress that played the character is actually like that in other roles, that's why her career didn't go far.

Michael Rosenbaum totally killed the role of Lex Luthor, his demeanor and dialogues were so so perfect.

Journalism in any form whether investigative or broadcast will need some form of permission from the source the journalist is getting the info from, they might choose to name the source or not according to the arrangement.

Funny enough, the actress that played the Chloe character, "Alisson Mack" was investigated in real life to be running a Sex trafficking cult and she's currently in Jail 😀.

The show began to deep after Season 7 because they didn't know how to end it but great show all round. One of my all time fave. Jealous of you just seeing it now, as i myself would have loved a re-run 🙃

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 11:00pm On Feb 22, 2023

abduleez1:
Netflix axe I guess.

Netflix dey mad gan? Expensive show to make?? I am wondering in what context. The show had a relatively good following. Netflix too dey gbà, wished it was HBO that picked it up.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 8:23pm On Feb 22, 2023

Blatantly obvious..Good grief...Kevin Feige is a dictator at this point fgs grin

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 9:22pm On Feb 21, 2023

abduleez1:
I don't think it's an A24 movie through and through. They probably just helped Apple TV produce the film. Just as they help Hulu with Ramy.

It's somewhat their production through and through just as it is Appletv+'s too. It's like a collabo, since they are an Indie company without a wide reach, they handled the movie's limited theatre run why Apple TV handled the VOD release. A24 seems to be doing this with thier releases recently.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by oyaskii(m): 9:32am On Feb 21, 2023

Finally....a closure 😔😔. David Fincher uninterested in moving forward with this masterpiece of a show is beyond me. Talmbout, "he wants to focus on other projects"..This man has had like just 2 project since then fgs 😭😭

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 8:33am On Feb 21, 2023

"Sharper" (2023).

You can't cheat a honest man, right?

For a second, "Sharper" was giving me all i needed in a crime neo-thriller about con artistes and scammers trying to make a honest living. Fabulous mix of cast, engaging and fun story told in a non-linear manner, like peeling an onion, with each layer told in the POV of the characters, it was all going brilliantly.
Unfortunately, they dealt their trump card too early, crossing every line of logic and overdoing the concept to make it look like the biggest plot twist of all on paper, but in reality was painfully obvious and predictable.

It didn't look like a proper A24 movie, didn't have that spark and charm thier movies have become accustomed to but are you really gonna skip a movie with Julianne Moore bringing out her cougar claws akin to her Don Jon (2013) performance and Sebastien Stan, in his new menacingly dangerous persona, scamming People? I think not. These two raised the movie to a respectable B+

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 10:16am On Feb 19, 2023

abduleez1:
The man na Agba cookist. 👌👌🙌.... Found out last night that he had a movie this year — The Killer. It's among the November killer slate and didn't know it was from him. Surely it's an awards flavoured film.
The man is really obsessed with gritty, dark and disturbingly psychological depressing films. 😁
My all time best from him has to be Se7en.

Yeah, I knew that with that kind of performance from Rosa, someone had to do a better or martian performance to beat her out of that Best Actress Award. Might check out "Still Alice" some time.
Yea, she's really reduced her output.

The man sabi die!...proper auteur filmmaker. Always dropping bangers 💣. "The Social Network" is my favorite movie of his, i detest Jesse Eisenberg acting style, but i couldn't even fault his performance in that flick, flawless biopic.

Yeah, totally check out "Still Alice", depressing as hell but a gem still, a proper Oscar bait but Julianne Moore did some very fine acting in it.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 6:33am On Feb 19, 2023

abduleez1:
Gone Girl (2014)....... 8.5/10

This is a damn good murder mystery/ psychology thriller from David Fincher. And man sure knows how to direct and evoke emotions.

Rosamund Pike basically killed the role as a psychotic calculating manipulative partner. She definitely deserves the Oscar nomination for this work. Ben Affleck did a brilliant job as well. Kudos to Carrie Coon for also delivering another layer of variety including Tyler Perry — his character was refreshing and dude really know how to act. Wonder why he just sticks to shitty TV projects these days.

There is no way in hell I'm spending another week with a psychopath like that under the same roof. After knowing about her game and twarting her plans, definitely there'll be a way to nail her for something or escaping her clutches.

So I just spent my whole day watching incredible depressing movies. No happy ending.....🥺🥺

David Fincher Supremacy 🙌🙌..Glad he has a movie out this year. Rosamund Pike fully bodied the role, save for Julianne Moore's excellent familial Alzheimer's disease portrayal in Still Alice (2014), she could have gotten the Oscar Best actress nod that year. So sad she doesn't seem to take up more roles since then.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 11:14pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
nah bro...
Please don't leave...

Come and explain Quantum physics and Quantum Realm for us...
Give us all the rules of these...
Tell us how it works...

When you're done, explain the rules of the Multiverse for us too

[b]As an MCU fanboy, it shouldn't be that hard, should it?

[/b]

You clearly don't know me on these streets, if you have the time, check my last 3 reviews MCU movies on this thread, heck that is too far, check my review on the Antman movie we have been banging about and let me know if it's the writings of a fanboy.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 11:10pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
if you cannot discern that the writer himself admitted not knowing much about Quantum physics and quantum physics not being properly explained or developed in the universe...
Then I can't help you

It's a similar situation to the Multiverse concept...
"we don't need to explain or develop it because the excuse is "not much is known about the Multiverse concept/ Quantum Realm"

What a lazy excuse...lmao

You are going in circles...so let me leave you be, cuz there's clearly no pov that will make you understand. Peace and light ✌️.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 11:08pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
Lmao...
Can't remember every shiitty popcorn movie so I had to google

Isn't this Dr Strange I see here?

MCU fanboys doesn't even know about it
Just like how he doesn't know anything about Quantum physics or quantum realm or Nanotech

Afterall MCU fanboys just swallow anything given to them...who needs explanation when you're an MCU fanboy

Lifted this of a fan site. The ancient one sent Dr. Strange's consciousness to various verse including the Quantum Realm, it wasn't the bane of the movie. Now your argument was Quantum Realm used to cover up bad plot and i still stand that only Ant-man and Endgame has had it as the bane of thier plot.

Next.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 11:03pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
nah...you're crying

Excerpt since you find it hard to read:
What knowledge of Quantum physics do you have to make these claims? I am asking this nicely.

Generally, not so much is known about Quantum physics, so there's no way they would write a correct movie that tally with reality, at least I'm not expecting such from them.

Now, post your reply to this post, let see if it made sense or in the tiny bit coherent.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 10:58pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
I mistook usernames...

Someone admitted something...I replied...then you quoted my reply...
I thought I was talking to the same person all along...
The post is there...
I mentioned the username...

Stop crying

He didn't admit anything wrong, he was trying to expose your ineptitude which flew past your head.

Not crying.... just here with the enough time to expose your fraudulence ✌️.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 10:53pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
funny cos Dr Strange did...
What if did
Agents of Shield did

If you go into the comics you'll have tons of titles...

If we add the second plot device that is "Nanotech"...😂😂

Dr. Strange dealt with the Multi-verse and not the Quantum Realm. The Quantum Realm is a portion of the Multiverse which Dr. Strange hasn't been to.

Next?

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 10:48pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
lmao...

Okay, i mistook you for Karleb since I wasn't checking usernames

Point still stands

You didn't mistake shii, you are only trying to spin like exposed DM after a brisk counter attack.....point still stands that your theory is that of a nut case ✌️

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 10:36pm On Feb 18, 2023

Baddestguyp:
in addition...
My issue wasn't even on the movie in particular...

My issue was on the concept in Superhero movies...
It's used as a convenient device to cover up lazy writing...

Even you don't know what it as as you admitted

I only admitted to your theory been a nut case theory man.

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