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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Just got done watching the first season of The Gentleman on Netflix. That show was great. I thought the ending was slightly predictable though. There wasn't anything about all the pieces coming together that I went... nope... I did not see that one coming. But the acting was top notch and the rest of the story was just fantastic. There were so many scenes I really loved or was laughing my ass off about. Typical Guy Ritchie with the bouncing around a lot though but nothing that isn't hard to follow.
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"You know, they lay down with their ugly wives in front of their ugly children and just look at their loser lives and then they look at me and say, "I CAN'T PROCESS IT!" Well, no, and you never will. Stop trying. Just sit back and enjoy the show .... You know?" Carlos Irwin Estevez |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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So what did we think of the Bear S3? I listened to a podcast that brought it up and the impressing that I got was there was some in the media that thought it got caught up smelling it's own farts a little too much (not my words).
This damn thing has it's hooks in me. I tried not to binge it, but I did like the last 4 episodes because WTF ever, it's got me. I thought it was some really powerful filmmaking. Perhaps moreso than in prior seasons that leaned on dialogue. I thought it leaned into the Forks/Christmas Dinner episode a lot which is good...for me anyway. I'm not getting that level of filmmaking anywhere else in my life. And the shit is powerful. It affected my mood, especially when I binged the last bit. I had to gear up to watch it. I've been putting in a lot of hours and had to find the right headspace for this kind of show. I had some empty calories type shows that I put on when I was in the office needing noise. this isn't thing. And perhaps it's a good thing there isn't much in my life, because while watching compelling characters be miserable is powerful, a little goes a long way. I also thought the internal introspection of Carmy was a really really interesting look into the human psyche.
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It's probably not perfect. They glossed over some real decisions that would drive apart a partnership in real life, but they more than made up for it by hitting some of the details that other shows would gloss over. Zooming out a bit, I think one of the big complaints is nothing happened. Well **** you. You're watching a show about starting a restaurant. Not everything needs to solve the worlds problems. They made good television that I personally found really compelling off a fairly simple subject matter. Much like much of renaissance art, beauty can be found in the most mundane details. I'll continue to go to bat for this show. I see and acknowledge some of the criticisms here, but in today's environment, I'll watch a show like this - every time. That might all change if there is more of this, because like I said, it wasn't an easy empty watch. But the calories are worth it so to speak. |
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