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I'm just going to come right out and say it - The Godfather. I watched this again the other day (My 3rd watching, I think), and I just don't understand the following this movie has. The acting isn't really that special, the story isn't all that compelling, and the cinematography is certainly nothing to write home about. The only thing I can think of that lends to it's success and following is the fact that maybe it came out when there really weren't a lot of other "mob" movies? However, now we have films like Casino and Goodfellas that do a far better job, IMHO. What movies do you find overrated?

It's fair to say I'm a sucker for movies with a twist. In fact, about the only thing more satisfying in cinema than a great twist, is a twist that gives you all the information to piece it together, as opposed to the random left-field reveal. Take The Sixth Sense - it was all there, had you been able to make all the connections, which makes the reveal all the more satisfying. Which brings us to the current selection - Lucky Number Slevin. The first thing that needs to be mentioned is the cast - Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnet and Stanley Tucci. As expected, Morgan Freeman does the heavy lifting, but the entire cast is on point in this film. The second thing I find immensely satisfying in this film is the dialogue - Sharp and witty, with subtle dark humor throughout. And rounding out the package is the story - It is delivered in a semi Quentin Tarantino style, where you get a piece here and a piece there, and you find yourself awaiting the next piece. I really can't say much more without compromising the story and reveal, but rest assured, it will be worth your time!

that reminds me - I have the HD Tracks 92/24 download of Tool’s Fear Inoculum, and I have the CD....

I agree Rich - and that’s the first (and biggest) hurdle that came to mind, but I didn’t want to tip my hand right off. I'm curious know if there is a way to tell if the same master is used for say SACD and Redbook...? After all, I’m interested in more than just a surgical “this particular SACD sounds better than the CD” - I’d like to make a broader-based determination...

The speaker shootout last month (detailed in THIS thread) was so much fun, AND so informative, that I'm thinking of doing another one, only this time comparing digital formats (CD, FLAC, MP3, SACD and DVD-A). I have three (3) titles where I poses CD, SACD and DVD-A (and of course FLAC, from the CD) - Fleetwood Mac Rumors, The Who Tommy, and Donald Fagen Nightfly. I would also compare a few CDs to their respective SACD and DVD-A. The reason I am wanting to do this, is that I have seen it stated multiple times, on various forums, that there is no audible difference between SACD/DVD-A and Redbook CD. This is not my experience generally, but I have never done an exhaustive A/B comparison. If I do end up doing it, it would be methodical, much like the aforementioned speaker shootout - I may even enlist the help of my son, in order to do a blind comparison. Any thoughts from the group?

Thanks Dennis - I had not heard about this. I too loved the book - far and away King’s best work, IMHO. I was also immensely disappointed in the original mini-series.

Yessir!

Winner! you're up brother!

Oak Shmoak...

Ah yes, Yoko.... How could I have forgotten this Yoko inspired “gem”....🤮

You are correct, most people have not seen it - HOWEVER, it has been screened for critics, which is where all the adulations of “empowering women” sprang from. I also watched the ORIGINAL trailer (before Netflix replaced it with a “toned - down” version)... watch the current trailer for yourself, and you’ll get the sense that the concern is well placed. To put it succinctly, I don’t need to sip sour milk to know it tastes terrible....

Have any of the band members since shed any light on the controversy? I just always assumed it was a drug reference, lol...

I remember this one being quite controversial back in the day...

Correct Brian - I would find it much easier to put this garbage on "ignore", if it weren't for the fact that such a large swath of Cardi B's popularity lies with teen (and pre-teen) girls. It's heartbreaking to think of all the 12 year old girls listening to this toxic spew, thinking that is how women are expected to behave and expected to act. I'm not trying to claim the "moral majority" here, and I hate the way I sound when I talk about this crap. I'm a libertarian at heart, and I almost always believe people should be left to their own devices - but at the same time, I believe this crap is poison - and it's going to lead a large portion of a generation of girls/women down a sad, lonely and possibly abusive lifestyle, and for what? so a multi-millionaire rapper can make a few more million...?

Good insight, thanks. I too enjoyed several foreign offerings from Netfix in the past - one in particular being Black Mirror. This is one of my favorite all-time series on TV. Problem is, the last season they did was over a year and a half ago, and it was THREE (3) episodes... Love, Death and Robots was another great one - dead after one season...

Look, I’m not a prude by any stretch, but this “song” from “Cardi B” (currently topping the charts) is just plain vile - so much so that I’m not pasting the lyrics, but rather a link. Read at your own risk, you have been warned... https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cardi-b/wap.html

Well shit, that explains a lot - all this time I thought it was four more Carver items per week... welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard! I spent 4 months in CA this past winter for work, much of it in the Bay Area - Walnut Creek, Dublin and Milpitas. I acquired a very nice set of Carver Silver 9t amps from a guy in San Mateo, for a fellow Carversite member down in the LA area. Pretty country up there....

I agree Dennis, Prime is where it’s at lately for me too. I am anxiously awaiting the next season of Jack Ryan, and I need to get to season 2 of Hanna - just no time at the moment. Prime also seems to be much more stable on portable devices (in the hotel at night), and the Prime “suggested for you” algorithm seems to be more accurate (for me at least) than that of Netflix.

Yes, Unfortunately season 4 will be the last.

I thoroughly enjoy Ozark, and it’s most certainly a fan favorite with their subscribers - so what does Netflix do? You guessed it, they CANCEL it... unbelievable.

Unfortunately, I cancelled my Netflix subscription today. Netflix has been the source of hours of entertainment, and perhaps some of the best original content I have seen. Shows like House of Cards, Ozark, Narcos, Longmire, Haunting of Hill House and Santa Clarita Diet. There has not been anything new on Netflix that I have found interesting for some time, but more importantly, Netflix seems intent (rabidly, or so it would seem) to push a political ideology over the development of compelling content. This has been present at Netflix for some time, and I've met it with a mild annoyance. However, the current pace of politically correct programming spewing from Netflix has become more than I can bear. The straw that broke my back is the latest offering "Cuties" - a film that blatantly and unabashedly sexualizes not just minor girls, but girls as young as 11. It's a free world (for now), and if Netflix has enough interest in their audience for this drivel, then more power to them - I'm not angry, more sad, because I know what they are capable of, and I stand perplexed that they have sold themselves so far down the river of "woke culture". Or maybe it's just me...