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abduleez1:

They use twitter to make it seem as if there is actually a real life "The Boys Verse" and it's happening in real time. "Vought" actually has a verified twitter handle where they post stuff like like this, Deep also has an hashtag where he gives shallow thoughts and the hashtag is called #DeepthoughtswithTheDeep...the irony..

Top tier marketing strategy for the show if you ask me

Chibudollar:
what app is this

"Tv time".

Kaycee7:
Did you get Supernature on the high seas? If yes, point a comrade in the direction.

I have a link for it Chief...but for some weird reason, spam bot is only allowing me paste Gdrive links...so i made a note of the link and saved it in my Gdrive so you can copy it from there...so here it is https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m421F_vymWHkUQlf94rbv9_grKfH2uvC/view?usp=drivesdk

Moneyboyz:
The What Is A Woman on your list, judging from the title and pictorial illustration I guess it's some gay transgender woke shit..
And if yes, I wonder what that's doing on your list.

lmaoo a clear case of "the more you see, the less you know".

Quite the opposite of what you described.

I had ample time to see movies and shows this month, and it invariably meant "June" was my highest return yet in 2022. and the titles i picked where all on target.. ....zero misses from movies to shows to Docus.

Bring on July!

abduleez1:
For all who's wondering BARBIE'S plot. ↓↓
Looks promising if done right.

lmaoo....oh please....Greta Gerwig is going to Jail for this farce.

Baddestguyp:
never said it was poorly written...it's just not what I consider best written

The difference between both lists is enjoyment factor
A show can have the best writing but isn't that enjoyable to me
A comedy show can be my best show but can never be my best written show

You will run into trouble trying to prove this logic of yours. For example

"Barry", "Catastrophe", "Better Things" and "This is going to hurt" are all comedy shows with solid A1 writing, infact some of the best writing i have seen across any genre.

Baddestguyp:
what are your own favorite?
Top 3 or top 5

I don't do these "best list" but i have enjoyed quite a number of shows over the years and it's a very long list.

Baddestguyp:
just because I enjoy a show doesn't mean for me it's subjectively the best written

I enjoyed The Last Kingdom more than Severance doesn't mean it has better writing to me...

oh i wonder how you can enjoy a show enough for you to mention it as your "best" if it's poorly written..."best" should be "best" in everything.

Baddestguyp:
best shows...
Not best written oh

Best written for me
AOT
Breaking Bad
Mr Robot
Game of thrones (1-5)

Mannn....you are doing my head in lol ....who goes around asking "what's your best written show"? ....Your best show should obviously have good writing as well as other things been good.

So you have a "best written show list" and "best show list"? so i am wondering what qualities those in the latter have?

Baddestguyp:
AOT season 4 part 1 aired last year obviously
And part 2 aired this year...

24 is now my 2nd...
Mr Robot my 3rd



I'm not counting 24 legacies cos I'll never watch it

So AOT, 24 and Mr Robot are your best shows ever? Is a fact?

Baddestguyp:
I'm not criticizing 24 bro...
It's one of my favorite series of all time lol...(not based on writing even tho it has great writing)

It was my favorite of all time until last year

What happened last year?

Baddestguyp:
I watched 24 years ago...
But season 1 especially felt dragged af...
It wasn't the only season but that's the one I can remember for sure...
His family got kidnapped, escaped/rescued, kidnapped again so many times...

Giving..S1 was like a "test the water phase" but it wasn't bad and it picked up steam from there.

At bolded...you just described the premise of virtually every counter terrorism show, hostage and kidnapping is like 90% the plot, but good writing and delivery distinguishes the good from the bad..and 24 was solid from start to finish and stellar ratings and 20 emmy wins proves this point.

Baddestguyp:
season 9 has just 12 episodes...

And one thing I appreciate it for is it doesn't feel dragged like some previous seasons that drag it to force the 24 hours thing

The title is literally "24" and the writing of the show was done to encompass this fact...i don't remember any season be dragged to force a 24hours, they executed and sticked a good landing each season.

abduleez1:
Apple TV spending good money on their shows.
This might be what I pick up over that nonsense Foundation.

I wanted to ask few weeks ago why no one was talking about For All Mankind new season.

Man...Apple TV always goes all out for thier shows with big budget and this is one of them, but thier marketing is poor.

The show has solid ratings so i wonder why the low chatter...even the tv series subred you hardly hear mention of the show...i picked it up just cuz of my love for space themed movies or shows and i found out it was an actual top tier decent show.

DandeNumeruno:
Every set image of Barbie makes me more unsure of what this film will be about.

Each shot from it is more ridiculous than the previous..i respect Greta Gerwig's craft but this ain't it.

IbrahimMav:
Mehn you're encyclopedia of tv shows....you've watched everything.

you're on point about the cinematography. The attention is to details is amazing. Every shot has something to appreciate.

I haven't started S2 yet but I heard it's the best season, is this true?

lol I can't say i have seen everything but i have seen a "truck load" of shows .

If you enjoyed S1 then you are in for the same goodness dialed up a notch in S2..followed the same pattern of S1 but twice as good.

S3 just premiered three weeks ago, the premise focus on the "Private space trips" concept that Elon Musk is trying to champion with SpaceX.. I am letting it marinate and finish airing before i binge.

"Glamour Girls" (2022)

This was a cascading hot mess and utter garbage.

Nollywood has been revisiting old classics and trying to bring them back to screen with a modern twist and all have been a total fail from "Living in Bondage" to "Nneka the pretty serpent" and this is the latest.
This was a total misfire which came at an expensive cost with the props and scenes used in it. The plot was so disjointed and incoherent that i had a headache trying to figure out what was going on and i barely manage to get to the end which left me with more questions than answers.
Giving...The movie used some of the best visuals in recent time in this clime with excellent design set and locations which produced a stunning cinematography. It had good soundtracks too.
But the general editing especially the sound mixing was a total mess, it was so repulsive, it saddled with lot of background noises and one might think the editing was done by an amateur, on a phone and with "Vskit".
The acting and dailogues were so bland, the only person that seemed to know what they were doing in the entire cast was Nse Ikepe-Etim, I'm actually a fan of her craft but even she fell victim to the incoherent plot, the entire thing looked like various skit merged together to make a movie...no flow...no connections riddled with plot holes that at some point i was left wondering if these people were actually serious that this was the final cut of the movie .
Nollywood having the "Netflix money" now should have meant better movies from production, props, costume and most importantly plot, which if the latter is bad, having the others good will have no meaning. Seems the problem here is actually getting good script writers on thier payroll, i know a few writers who have a cache of good stories begging to be picked up by these production companies. These people will rather use the "Netflix money" to assemble an elaborate cast, acquire choice locations and employ the best costume designer to show the flamboyance and "Raz" of the "Nigerian life and lingua" without caring about the story it is trying to tell. I know of an indie writer that pitched a solid script to Mo Abudu for "Chief Daddy 2" , she liked it but did a 360 and thought to herself "script writing is easy, why should i pay"? So she wrote the laziest and incoherent script ever, assembled the "avengers of nollywood" as cast, acquired the best costume designers in the business and "Chief Daddy 2" turned out to be so so bad. This is a perfect example of where Nollywood are at the moment and it's sad for an industry that is about 30 years strong.

Finally "Glamour Girls" (2022) was a total fail that didn't know what story it was trying to tell in the entire runtime of "2hrs:05 mins" and Nollywood is not leaving the trenches any time soon.

IbrahimMav:
For All Mankind (2019)

Season 1....7/10

kind of tedious in the first few episodes as they lay the groundwork but it payed off towards the second half of the season.

Each season starts off with a painful "slow burn" but leads to a beautiful cataclysm towards the end.

One of the best Space themed tv serial in recent times and stunning cinematography too...i mean just look at a shot from S2 below.

Purpl3:
I thought analysts said Top gun would crack 1Bn?

Update...

DandeNumeruno:
Compound V grants you abilities and superstrength, but it does not teach you how to fight, you must learn that on your own, and it does not make you invincible. You can become exhausted if you overexert yourself, and you can bleed or even die if you are shot in a vulnerable area. If you abuse Compound V in order to have unlimited endurance, it destroys your heart. Compound V is a drug, and like all drugs, it comes with a disclaimer.

So, the answer is NO, Compound V is not doing all of the work.

SB blew his load, leaving him disoriented and exhausted, and when you consider that he isn't completely in control of his abilities, it's not a surprise that Homelander got the better of him 1v1.

Fairs and compelling point of view.

We need them squaring up again when Soldier Boy is in top shape to determine who is the fraud...on my knees for this to happen within the last two episodes.

DandeNumeruno:
I know, but the way he says it, you'd think he's a weaker Captain America, when in fact he's an overpowered amalgam of Captain America and Winter Soldier.

oh..got your point now.

Priapus69:
If Soldier Boy was not suffering from PTSD, do you think he would have wasted so much time blasting off his chest Cannon?

He clearly has no proper control of the chest canon as of now, and a supe like Homelander wouldn't wait around for him to do it or "get in the mood"...anyways i need them to square off again so bad.

DandeNumeruno:
The person who said SB is a cheap knockoff of Captain America couldn't be more wrong.

SB is a hybrid of Captain America and the Winter Soldier.

He's an upgrade.

The entire "The Boys" universe is clearly a satirical parody of existing comic super heroes.

DandeNumeruno:
The quotation mark is unnecessary because SB was clearly not at 100%.

They'll probably fight again at some point.

But the "fully fit" talk is in the air...does a Supe really need to be "fully fit" for any fight? On the basis of "The Boys" universe, isn't it the Compound V that is doing all the work? Just postulating here.

It's only fair we see a "fully fit" Soldier Boy face off against Homelander at some point again without any interference.


Homelander saw a supe tag team and my man dipped

"The Unbearable weight of massive talent" (2022)

An ode and perfect satirical gold to honour the talents and works of Nicholas Cage. The movie tried not to take itself serious with the tone but man it was a wonderful ride of somewhat adult lighted comedy showing that Nicolas Cage is "reborn" after a few bust project. The script is so light hearted, comfy and good...and Pedro Pascal delivered quite good and charming performance that almost stole the entire show...One of best flick of this year i must say imo....and the movie poster ties with "Everything Everywhere all at once" as my best movie posters of the year so far...truly elegant.

IbrahimMav:
Atlanta (2016)

Season 3....8.5/10

Another great season.

oh really? I thought the writing went side ways and the "filler" episodes were a tad too many and quite frankly unnecessary tbh

Kaycee7:
Happy Birthday Abduleez1. May doors open for you, may your workload reduce and may you get more free time. Many more happy years Bro.

Happy Birthday Abduleez1, Thanks for making this community of movie lovers as much fun as it is.

Champ, praying good things come your way...peace and light my brother...Cheers.

seankafor:
Hey guys, what's the difference between 1080p ×264 and ×265

1080p x264 old encode, less compression and can play on virtually every device that supports H.264, even older devices like Tvs made before 2013.

1080p x265, Newer compression, less in size than x264 but most times better quality. Can play on most Android devices from Kit kat (4.4) upwards with the aid of a third party player like Mx player cuz these have inbuilt encoders for most file encode, but won't play on Tvs made before 2016/2017, so basically only newer models of tv supports it.

Ishilove:
Buhahahahaha!! Please tell me this is a skit

I kid you not..from an actual real life documentary