TODAY I WATCHED... (Movies, TV) 2017

Look at my nickname, "King Of Kaiju".  And all that film gave me was "King of Kaiju totally obscured by anything and everything possible."

It reminded me of an animated bit from Monty Python's Flying Circus where a guy paid to see "full frontal nudity" but every time the person onstage was going to show "naughty bits" something got in the way.  Everything from concessionaires to ships to freight trains.

Today I watched probably the most significant episode of Babylon 5, Season 1. "Signs and Portents". It sets up what will be the long story arc over the remaining 4 seasons and introduces us to the eminently creepy "Mr. Morden".

Missus wanted me to watch with her:

Winter's Bone

"Slaughter's Big Rip-Off" (1973)


Sequel to "Slaughter," starring former NFL footballer "Gentleman" Jim Brown as the title tough guy and all around bad-ass. In the first film Slaughter broke up the Mexican Mob, this time it's the Southern California syndicate that wants him dead. (In a bizarre bit of casting against type, the vicious Mob boss is played by ... perennial TV second banana Ed McMahon!) There isn't much plot in this blaxploitation action flick, but a whole lot of honky heads get busted and some fine lookin' ladies take their clothes off so I was suitably entertained. As Slaughter himself might say, "Outasite, baby."

Celebrity Roast of Justin Beiber. I've watched this before but it's still hilarious.

Started another Scandinavian TV series with the missus last night.

Trapped

Watched the first two episodes, and so far it's quite enjoyable.

With my 9 year old this afternoon...

"Zootopia" (2016)


Disney's animated mega-hit about an ambitious country bunny who moves to the Big City of Zootopia and becomes its first-ever rabbit police officer. Her first assignment looks like a standard missing-mammals investigation, but soon she and her unwilling sidekick, a con-artist fox, discover that there's more going on behind the scenes.
It's Disney, so of course this is lushly animated, fast paced, frequently funny, and enjoyable for all ages. Some of the "everyone is equal, chase your dreams, and you can be whatever you want to be" rah-rah messaging might feel a bit heavy-handed for grown ups, but kids won't notice or care.

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Kevin Can Wait
Man With A Plan

The Middle
American Housewife

"Gunn" (1967)


Blake "Pink Panther" Edwards directed this "mod" movie update of the late '50s/early '60s "Peter Gunn" TV series, with Craig Stevens reprising his role as the smooth talking, smooth-with-the-ladies private eye. Gunn is hired to determine who murdered a notorious Mob boss, but some hit men sent by the ambitious wanna-be replacement Don want to make sure the crime remains unsolved.
Gunn seems like a cool cat, but this flick was pretty dry and talky, it didn't really get into gear till the last quarter. Interesting in a retro time-capsule sort of way, but not essential viewing by any means.

Babylon 5 - Season 1, episode 11.

Featuring this guy:

ROH

Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie (2015)

Speechless
Modern Family
Blackish

Babylon 5 - S1, E12

Featuring good ol' Jeffrey "Reanimator" Combs

I also watched the second half premier of Season 3 of Gotham. This show is starting to piss me off; the writing is getting as lameass as a WWE script.

Currently watching the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump.

Same here

Ditto...

I didn't see it. Was he wearing this shirt?

The inauguration parade.

I love bagpipe bands.

"Roger Corman's Death Race 2050" (2017)


Start your engines! It's time for the annual cross-country road rally, where colorfully costumed drivers score points based on how many pedestrians they can kill along the way. Reigning champion "Frankenstein" is back, facing off against a new crew of drivers looking to dethrone him. Mucho tongue-in-cheek carnage ensues.
This long overdue sequel/reboot (whatever you want to call it) to the classic 1975 dystopian black comedy is a ton of sick fun, it maintains the vibe of the '75 flick while giving it a 21st century update. Fans of the big-budget and far more serious Jason Statham "reboot" (and its two sequels) probably won't dig it, but if you liked the original you should get a few retro chuckles out of this one as well.

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Fat Freddy wrote:

"Roger Corman's Death Race 2050" (2017)


Start your engines! It's time for the annual cross-country road rally, where colorfully costumed drivers score points based on how many pedestrians they can kill along the way. Reigning champion "Frankenstein" is back, facing off against a new crew of drivers looking to dethrone him. Mucho tongue-in-cheek carnage ensues.
This long overdue sequel/reboot (whatever you want to call it) to the classic 1975 dystopian black comedy is a ton of sick fun, it maintains the vibe of the '75 flick while giving it a 21st century update. Fans of the big-budget and far more serious Jason Statham "reboot" (and its two sequels) probably won't dig it, but if you liked the original you should get a few retro chuckles out of this one as well.

I had no idea Roger Corman was still making movies!