2012 media you're looking forward to

[Zooggy]

Hoy,

Samcks hugely of the underrated Jericho (well, the first series anyway).

The TV show or the belgian comics/graphic novels?

Cheers,
J.

 

[Ronin Storm]

The TV show or the belgian comics/graphic novels?

The TV show, I believe (though I never saw it so I don't know how appropriate the comparison is).

 

[Ronin Storm]

More for movies:

Gangster Squad [9 November 2012]

 

[Panda with issues...]

Hoy,



The TV show or the belgian comics/graphic novels?

Cheers,
J.

I meant the TV show.

 

[Ronin Storm]

Flight [UK release: 25 January 2013]

 

[Panda with issues...]

Just saw The Raid.

Best action film I've seen in years
Best martial arts film I think I've ever seen.
(Possibly the most violent film I've ever seen, along with one of the most gory)
Well paced, decent sound, great build up of tension in places.
Decent acting and plot for a martial arts film.

 

[Panda with issues...]

Saw god bless america, and it was just as rage inducing and cathartic as I thought it could be. Solid film.

 

[comrade_phil]

Agree with both reviews by Panda... Thoroughly enjoyed The Raid, highly entertaining, fairly gory in parts, even if only implied. God Bless America was exactly as Panda put it too, both worth a watch though.

In other news, picked up an album by Zulu Winter the other day, was very impressed. Not sure how to classify it, but the band have drawn comparisons to Foals, which are probably referred to as indie rock, though not pop in the slightest. So worth checking out anyway, song called Silver Tongued was a personal highlight.

 

[Panda with issues...]

Saw Cosmopolis tonight. Hated it, despite liking the book. Very poor adaptation, wooden performances, feels shallow compared to the source material.

 

[Ronin Storm]

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And a music edition:

Rank 1, Jochen Miller, Sarah Bettens - Wild and Perfect Day [Cosmic Gate Remix] (Released: 6 Feb 2012)

Cosmic Gate, JES - Flying Blind (Released: 2 Apr 2012)

Super8 & Tab - Black is Back [Classic Vocal Mix] (Released: 7 May 2012)

Porter Robinson - Language (Released: 12 July 2012 UK)

 

[Panda with issues...]

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The new Fables is great, as always.

Music wise I'm currently digging DEEP into the back catalogue of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but someone did play me some Paloma Faith the other day that I thought was good.

 

[Panda with issues...]

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Saw Killer Joe.

Great film, tense, filled with black humour and extreme violence. Good performances all around.

Well worth seeing unless you have a weak stomach. Film is punctuated with moments of EXTREME violence, as well as graphic nudity (in a non sexy way) so if you can't handle that, best avoided, but you'll miss out on a great film.

 

[Panda with issues...]

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More stuff I want to see:

 

[Panda with issues...]

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839417/

Only 6 episodes, but very funny.

 

[Panda with issues...]

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[Panda with issues...]

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The Newsroom is the finest piece of TV I've seen since series 1 of the wire.

 

[Panda with issues...]

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[Panda with issues...]

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So, I caught the first two episodes of revolution yesterday. It sucked, hard. Poor script, performances, characterisation, very derivative, ludicrous science (even for tv).

Well worth missing.

 

[Ronin Storm]

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So, I caught the first two episodes of revolution yesterday.

I'm not quite so disparaging as Panda, but I've also watched the first two episodes and I don't think I'll watch any more. I could forgive it for all the things Panda mentioned if it showed a bit of liveliness, some real heart, but it doesn't. Rather leaden, really.

 

[Panda with issues...]

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if it showed a bit of liveliness, some real heart, but it doesn't. Rather leaden, really.

There's just nothing there is there?

It's simply an awful remake of Jericho, which was actually rather decent.