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It's been discussed already so won't go into that but finally drew up the courage to watch All Quiet On The Western Front. I'm not sure 'enjoy' is the correct word for the viewing experience unless I'm solely going off of the cinematography, acting, etc because it is, as many good war movies are, a gut wrenching experience but it needed to be seen.

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The scene in the pit where Paul stabs the French soldier--my spouse and I had a discussion afterwards about the psychology when one kills someone with a knife in battle as it is so physically close to the victim. When juxtaposed to General Foch in his cozy and warm abode, enjoying his meals as he discussed the war, it made my heart ache. I read the book in high school, but they captured the moment of Paul's emotions well.

 

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Finally got around to watching My Name Is Loh Kiwan, the Korean film starring Song Joong-ki (Vincenzo, Bogata: City Of The Lost, Space Sweepers) with supporting roles by Choi Sung-Eun (Start-up), Lee Sang-hee (Diary Of A Prosecutor, Love Scout), and Jo Han-chul (Vincenzo, Reborn Rich) among others.

Song plays a North Korean defector who lands in Brussels and through a chance encounter, begins to build a new life. It's violent and sometimes the plot seems a little far-fetched with respect to that chance encounter, but not bad.

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I thought Song and Choi as the male and female leads performed well enough, but the writing was...I'm not sure of the terminology here--loose? The scenes that showed how lonely and desperate the life of a refugee/defector is were, in my opinion, some of the best scenes. Weaving that together with the female lead and her issues occasionally seemed forced but overall we enjoyed the movie although I freely admit I covered my eyes during some of the more violent scenes.

I need to have a word with Netflix, however. Although I do enjoy watching a lot of international films and series, with Korean, Indian, and Chinese origins being my favorites, the algorithm has decided that is ALL I watch and it's getting annoying. I watch many of the other shows that are listed here but don't always comment on them but the recs on the streaming platform seem to ignore the action/adventure movies, foodie shows, and documentaries I also watch.

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I started the series on horse racing but made it about 15 minutes.  I've never seen a more shallow and status obsessed group of people.  When even the jockey started humble bragging about how big his house was, I ejected.

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6 hours ago, Derka said:

just started this red sox thing, and tristan casas is out here quoting bull durham and acting like it’s his own, original thoughts. gay.

 

2 hours ago, Not a cat said:

I started the series on horse racing but made it about 15 minutes.  I've never seen a more shallow and status obsessed group of people.  When even the jockey started humble bragging about how big his house was, I ejected.

That whole hard knocks formula type show doesn’t work for everything. I could see it working for baseball but they picked a terrible/most boring team to follow. It’s a complete flop, not even in the top 10 current shows I believe. The horse racing thing is even worse, imagine being a 5’2” man and thinking you’re cool. 
 

I’d love last chance u to come back. That first season at Indy college was the most unhinged and raw season of reality TV I’ve ever seen. 

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