The Movie (and TV show) Watching Thread

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I have watched all the James Bond movies starring Daniel Craig, as well as the Mission Impossible series starring Tom Cruise on my Amazon Prime account. 

Currently deciding whether to watch the Matrix trilogy, or the X-Men series... 

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If we are talking about movies we watch in an actual movie theater, I am currently waiting on the release of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 next summer and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2 the following year.  And those two should be the last of the Mission Impossible series starring Tom Cruise.  

This is the end of an era in action films, as both he and Daniel Craig ride off into the sunset...  

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If we are talking about movies we watch in an actual movie theater, I am currently waiting on the release of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 next summer and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2 the following year.  And those two should be the last of the Mission Impossible series starring Tom Cruise.  

This is the end of an era in action films, as both he and Daniel Craig ride off into the sunset...  

I thought I was the only one excited for the last two MI movies. Everyone I bring it up with says they're tired of them, but I've always thought they get better with each film.

I am also a big fan of the James Bond series, at least with Daniel Craig in the starring role.  Speaking of which, I always wanted to have the Mission Impossible and James Bond franchises combine forces, if you will, against a foe that requires both teams to work together to overcome.  Imagine seeing Tom Cruise and Daniel Craig starring together as partners.  It is a big, missed opportunity.  

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Here is the latest trailer for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

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4.0* Prehistoric Planet (2022) - UK
Better than I expected. A Walking With Dinosaurs for a new generation. Sure some of it is speculative or a reconstruction based on some things we know (because of science) and some knowledge about animal life today. It will always be a reconstruction because it would be impossible to travel back in time with your camera, but I think it's exceptionally well done with good use of CGI and a good narrator. Some stuff definitely has been updated with recent findings in palaeontology. I liked the focus on extreme environments too.

I loved this program, though it is a shame that you can only watch it on Apple TV.  It would be nice if PBS could purchase it so it can be made more widely available.  

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I think I might see this:

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Coming to a theater near you starting on July 12.  Book your tickets now while supplies last:

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One gets a new teaser video

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Are any of you -particularly those who belong to the LGBTQ+ community- finding yourselves watching (or rewatching) the original 'X-Men' film from 2000?  I remember watching it when it first came out in movie theaters nationwide.  I highly recommend it.  If there is anyone in this movie series you find yourselves identifying with, I have to imagine it would be these mutants.  

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Damn, sexual orientation is not as obvious as huge adamantium claws or blue skin. It's hard to know that a person is from the LGBTQ+ until they say it themselves.

If you watch the film, you will find they look like everyone else at first.  That is what makes them mutants.  

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If you watch the film, you will find they look like everyone else at first.  That is what makes them mutants. 

I saw it, but that was twenty years ago, and as a normal comic book movie, it didn't make such an impression on me that I would remember it well. Nevertheless, I remember my general impressions and understand why you made this assumption. Still, this comparison is superficial. It will be appropriate in Chechnya, where homosexuals are hunted down as if they were Jews in the Third Reich, or in a Russian prison, although only passive homosexuals are humiliated there, that is, it's more about the difference in the desire to dominate or obey than about sexual orientation itself. In ordinary human society, there is no such gap between LGBTQ+ and straight people and never has been, if only in the minds of some individuals.

I wonder if they themselves would agree with you. 

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Thoughts?  I think I might see this: