Any good Netflix watches?

[+ Lucky]

You didnt allow enough time for the story to build. It was a 2 hr10 min movie...

I will continue tonight.

UPDATE: I did finish the movie and enjoyed it.

Edited December 13, 2020 by Lucky

[TruthBTold]

I liked the brief scene on television with a man signing "The Way You Look Tonight," a wonderful classic song about half way that movie on TV.

 

Wish the songs were much better

 

So a B-

 

Otherwise enjoyable and very charming.

 

Would watch again for Corden, but not Meryl, who greatly reminded me of Lucille Ball in "Mame.".

 

I agree with your rating, maybe a B. It was very Ryan Murphy. Do producers or musical writers not believe in "books" anymore? I guess you can tell I am a Sondheim fan. At any rate, when it had to come through it did but that is not enough. There were a couple of numbers that reminded me of the opening sequence of Hollywood that left you really impressed with how it was presented. But that always has the downside of being disappointed with much of the rest. I really liked the lead character, wonderful voice. She was there when she needed to be. I also like James Corden and Andrew Rannells who belted out their numbers when they were given them. Meryl was proficient in her role and WTF was Nicole Kidman even doing there. She can be a good actress but this was a big thumbs down. So in the end I would not run to watch it again if only for Meryl Streep talking about her ability to present a character to the public that the public had not heard about before . . . Eleanor Roosevelt. And in a musical that contains a hip hop number. Now I found that very funny.

[jjkrkwood]

I will continue tonight.

UPDATE: I did finish the movie and enjoyed it.

 

Good, I think it just leaves you happy at the end... And I think Meryl should ALWAYS be a redhead... she looked FAB.... The blonde always seems to "wash her out"...

[jjkrkwood]

I agree with your rating, maybe a B. It was very Ryan Murphy. Do producers or musical writers not believe in "books" anymore? I guess you can tell I am a Sondheim fan. At any rate, when it had to come through it did but that is not enough. There were a couple of numbers that reminded me of the opening sequence of Hollywood that left you really impressed with how it was presented. But that always has the downside of being disappointed with much of the rest. I really liked the lead character, wonderful voice. She was there when she needed to be. I also like James Corden and Andrew Rannells who belted out their numbers when they were given them. Meryl was proficient in her role and WTF was Nicole Kidman even doing there. She can be a good actress but this was a big thumbs down. So in the end I would not run to watch it again if only for Meryl Streep talking about her ability to present a character to the public that the public had not heard about before . . . Eleanor Roosevelt. And in a musical that contains a hip hop number. Now I found that very funny.

 

Agree that Nicole was "under used".... This was Not her Moulin Rouge followup. And YES, agree it was a VERY Ryan Murphy production. He has a way of infusing glitz and camp into every production, and the amount of Sequins in this movie didnt disappoint THIS drag queen ! i WOULD watch it again if I only wanted a "feel good" time. Otherwise I'm watching PORNHUB.... ?

[KrisParr]

If you want to see Nicole‘s chops, check out “The Undoing” on HBO. She sort of recreates the persona from “Eyes Wide Shut” that came out 21 years ago. Stellar performance; the woman never ages. Alas, Meryl was somewhat disappointing for me - a softened lens on the closeups would have helped as they did in “Let Them All Talk” also new on HBO. Very sorry, I know this is a Netflix thread; I’ve subscribed to so many streamers I can’t keep track of who’s where. Love Andrew Rannells, oh hell, do I ever.

[handiacefailure]

I watched the movie "holding the man" tonight. Never heard of it before but friend read the book and saw the movie and recomended it. Based on a true Story about an australian hight school football player who falls in love with someone on the

[+ WilliamM]

Actual Broadway musical stars make demands.

 

Mary Martin required a full-time limo,fresh flowers to give out at the stage door, and and a new designer gown each month to met her "many" fans.

Edited December 14, 2020 by WilliamM

[jjkrkwood]

If you want to see Nicole‘s chops, check out “The Undoing” on HBO. She sort of recreates the persona from “Eyes Wide Shut” that came out 21 years ago. Stellar performance; the woman never ages. Alas, Meryl was somewhat disappointing for me - a softened lens on the closeups would have helped as they did in “Let Them All Talk” also new on HBO. Very sorry, I know this is a Netflix thread; I’ve subscribed to so many streamers I can’t keep track of who’s where. Love Andrew Rannells, oh hell, do I ever.

 

 

YES, I am partial to Netflix for some reason....

 

[MscleLovr]

If you want to watch an excellent thriller, set in London and involving Japanese gangsters, with a gay male prostitute…

 

I highly recommend “Giri/Haji”. It was originally made by the BBC and is now on Netflix.

[+ EVdude]

I liked the brief scene on television with a man signing "The Way You Look Tonight," a wonderful classic song about half way that movie on TV.

 

Wish the songs were much better

 

So a B-

 

Otherwise enjoyable and very charming.

 

Would watch again for Corden, but not Meryl, who greatly reminded me of Lucille Ball in "Mame.".

Indeed enjoyable and charming. I needed a binge break from Ozark (1/2 way thru season 2). Quite a world of change going a little northeast from Missouri to Indiana!

[+ Lucky]

James Corden's performance in The Prom has been attacked as "homophobic!" I didn't think so, but read this:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-12-14/james-corden-the-prom-criticism-twitter

[marylander1940]

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

James Corden's performance in The Prom has been attacked as "homophobic!" I didn't think so, but read this:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-12-14/james-corden-the-prom-criticism-twitter

I don't think so either. I've always just assumed James Corden was gay

[TruthBTold]

James Corden's performance in The Prom has been attacked as "homophobic!" I didn't think so, but read this:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-12-14/james-corden-the-prom-criticism-twitter

 

There was also a discussion whether gay roles should ever be given to straight men (they did not mention the lesbians in the musical and what they would do with them). I just see why not. I was not sure if they were saying that directors should make sure there was full employment for gays. First does that mean a gay man could never play a straight man (and from the past we know the answer to that question). Or that a straight man has never credibly played a gay man. Sure there are gay men that can credibly play gay roles and because they have experienced certain things in their life bring that experience to roles. But straight men can "act" and be able to imagine what the emotions and actions would be performed in the role. Then of course what the hell do you do with those damned bisexuals. Just give them their unemployment checks and send them on their way.

[KrisParr]

I don't think so either. I've always just assumed James Corden was gay

 

well, there you have it - maybe he’s a gay man living as a straight man playing a gay man - just sayin’

[TruthBTold]

Here is a list of movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in January. If you are a fan of Last Tango in Halifax, Season 4 arrives on January 12th.

 

https://www.glamour.com/story/coming-to-netflix-in-january-2021?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss

[MscleLovr]

I made a quick scan so forgive me if it was mentioned earlier…

 

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

 

Great cast including Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman

[+ Kman]

Watching The Last Dance currently...originally aired on ESPN but I missed it.

 

I have seen every Jordan video from the 90s and every Bulls championship video but this series takes on a different side.

[TruthBTold]

I made a quick scan so forgive me if it was mentioned earlier…

 

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

 

Great cast including Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman

 

Talk about two powerhouse actors.

[+ Snbrd]

James Corden's performance in The Prom has been attacked as "homophobic!

Let's be careful about strict casting rules and the boomerang effect. It is called "acting." Do we want gay actors banned from straight roles?

[TruthBTold]

I fell asleep about 40 minutes into The Prom.

 

It is always hard to compare works that perhaps start out to do different things and to utilize different types and groups of actors but I watched Chicago last night not having seen it in quite awhile. Now this was just having seen The Prom not that long ago. Of course, if it makes any difference at all, The Prom seems to emphasize the necessity to be oneself even though it appears everyone else is against you. And it also shows that seemingly greedy actions can lead to actually helping others. Chicago has themes of greed and self-aggrandizement and how society as a whole, on every level, seems to help those who want, no need, the spotlight. However, Chicago is pure genius. Of course, you can't get much luckier than having Kander and Ebb write your score and Ebb and Fosse do your book. But the production itself is so creative and imaginative it just raises everything. I mean let's face it Richard Gere is not what you would call a star of the musical theater (despite being gorgeous to look at) the number he stars in "We both reached for the gun" becomes just genius, with hints of Nazism, and violence, and rampant media exploitation. At any rate, when I finished watching Chicago and then thought about The Prom I thought, "Boy, someone has a lot to learn."

[+ azdr0710]

just finished Dexter last night......I know, about ten years too late, but I only just got home wifi and Roku streaming last summer.....haunting, yet satisfying, ending.......apparently, a "season nine" is being made in 2021......

[samhexum]

just finished Dexter last night......I know, about ten years too late, but I only just got home wifi and Roku streaming last summer.....haunting, yet satisfying, ending.......apparently, a "season nine" is being made in 2021......

You know Dexter was married to his sister from 2008-2011, right?

 

I'd been a fan of Yvonne Strahovski's from CHUCK, so I was greatly attuned to her accent when she was on DEXTER, since she'd only dropped it once on CHUCK. She also did it only once on DEXTER, saying 'fort-yune' cookie.

[+ azdr0710]

You know Dexter was married to his sister from 2008-2011, right?

 

 

 

didn't know they'd been married during production......thanks for that tidbit.......I'd almost go straight for her!!

[cany10011]

Just started the 1st episode of Netflix's Bridgerton.. If you are a fan of period pieces with a modern twist... it is pretty good!