Gyroscopic Investing

Tortoise wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:41 pm

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:52 pm Regarding Jesse Plemon’s (Todd’s) weight, he had to gain a lot of weight for Fargo and, I think, other roles.

When he was thinner, he kind of looked like Matt Damon. Now he looks more like he ate Matt Damon.

Yes, there were some cruel nicknames on social media. Originally Meth Damon (B.B.) and then Fat Damon (Fargo).

Tortoise wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:41 pm

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:52 pm Regarding Jesse Plemon’s (Todd’s) weight, he had to gain a lot of weight for Fargo and, I think, other roles.

When he was thinner, he kind of looked like Matt Damon. Now he looks more like he ate Matt Damon.

In the movie he almost looks like a blimp version of his series self.

Vinny

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:03 pm ILIZA'S NEXT SPECIAL IS ALMOST OUT! YAAAASSSSS!!!

https://youtu.be/ATDhYdHbvc0

I finally watched one of her specials last night. It’s funny!

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:12 pm

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:03 pm ILIZA'S NEXT SPECIAL IS ALMOST OUT! YAAAASSSSS!!!

https://youtu.be/ATDhYdHbvc0

I finally watched one of her specials last night. It’s funny!

Yes!!

The War Paint special on Netflix is my fav! Which one did you watch?

I saw 1917 recently; it was excellent. The first movie in years that made me want to go to a theater and take it in. It fits in perfectly with my current focus on World War I.

It's shot in the same style as Birdman, which I thought was just cool as hell.

Netflix ⇢ Dirty Money ⇢ "Slumlord Millionaire" (Jared Kushner) episode.
Jesus.

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:30 pm Netflix ⇢ Dirty Money ⇢ "Slumlord Millionaire" (Jared Kushner) episode.
Jesus.

I know what I'm watching tonight!

Btw, Smith, it looks like I never answered your q above about Iliza. It wasn't War Paint. Can't remember the title.

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:53 pm Btw, Smith, it looks like I never answered your q above about Iliza. It wasn't War Paint. Can't remember the title.

Her last one was just okay... I was honestly a little disappointed. Still good, just not great.

If you like cats (big ones) and crazy people, Tiger Kings is a very interesting limited docu-series.

It’s completely crazy.

The Dirty Gold episode of Dirty Money is quite interesting. Some people are just fearless.
I’d read about NTR Metals and Elemetal in a Bloomberg Article but this is way more interesting.
I’ll edit in a tantalizing screenshot later, and then you’ll notice this post.

Watched Q Ball last night.

Excellent!

Vinny

MangoMan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:18 am The Stranger is great. I had to use subtitles as British English is a foreign language, but what a great plot.

As a reader I ALWAYS use subtitles. And am greatly disappointed when they are not available. They put a ton in the subtitles that is impossible to hear in the dialogs.

Vinny

What Happened to Monday

Not normally the type of movie I'd choose to watch. But I am glad that I did!

A+!


Vinny

I have finished 4 seasons of Breaking Bad. Mostly by having it on in the background while doing calculus or working out.

It is a fantastic show. Holy crap it's good. It makes me think of Dexter, except that what the protagonist is hiding is drugs instead of murder.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:51 am I have finished 4 seasons of Breaking Bad. Mostly by having it on in the background while doing calculus or working out.

It is a fantastic show. Holy crap it's good. It makes me think of Dexter, except that what the protagonist is hiding is drugs instead of murder.

I gave every episode of every season my FULL attention. And, then went into Saul every season.

I had not watched any of either until last fall and winter. I devoured them quite quickly, watching many episodes in a sitting.

I first watched the movie, which made no sense to me because I had no background for it. But a few minutes after I watched the last episode of the last season I re-watched the movie. The second time around it made tons more sense.

I have a friend who watches the entirety of both Breaking Bad and Saul every winter.

Vinny

yankees60 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:11 am
I gave every episode of every season my FULL attention. And, then went into Saul every season.

I had not watched any of either until last fall and winter. I devoured them quite quickly, watching many episodes in a sitting.

I first watched the movie, which made no sense to me because I had no background for it. But a few minutes after I watched the last episode of the last season I re-watched the movie. The second time around it made tons more sense.

I have a friend who watches the entirety of both Breaking Bad and Saul every winter.

Vinny

JESSE JUST FIGURED OUT HOW HE ACTUALLY LOST THE CIGARETTE HOLY SHIT THIS SHOW IS AWESOME.

Blood Father...

...my kind of movie!


Vinny

Designated Survivor is just 24 and House of Cards mixed together into a single show.

Peaky Blinders is quite good. Someone sent me this really well done spoof of Tommy telling all his guys to self-isolate.

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:28 pm Peaky Blinders is quite good. Someone sent me this really well done spoof of Tommy telling all his guys to self-isolate.

He wiped his eyes! Really good though.

Killing Me Softly


Has a financial theme throughout it with the 2008 financial crisis playing in the background on TVs and radios.

Vinny

MangoMan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:17 am

yankees60 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:57 pm Killing Me Softly


Has a financial theme throughout it with the 2008 financial crisis playing in the background on TVs and radios.

Vinny

Is that on Netflix? Nothing with that title comes up in a search.

Yes. Sorry, the title is "Killing THEM Softly". I guess I the Roberta Flack song jumped into my mind as I typed the above!

For one of the portions where they were showing a few seconds of TV with Bush speaking my reaction was, "Whoa! I'm had been forgetting how really bad it was then. Worse than now in a lot of aspects."

Vinny

MangoMan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:33 am

yankees60 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:12 am

MangoMan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:17 am

yankees60 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:57 pm Killing Me Softly


Has a financial theme throughout it with the 2008 financial crisis playing in the background on TVs and radios.

Vinny

Is that on Netflix? Nothing with that title comes up in a search.

Yes. Sorry, the title is "Killing THEM Softly". I guess I the Roberta Flack song jumped into my mind as I typed the above!

For one of the portions where they were showing a few seconds of TV with Bush speaking my reaction was, "Whoa! I'm had been forgetting how really bad it was then. Worse than now in a lot of aspects."

Vinny

I didn't like it. I watched about half and then gave up.

Loved it! My kind of movie in just about every way.

Vinny

Anyone else been getting this error message? For the last several times I start the one movie I usually watch each night I get it...I then go back start the movie again and it starts with no further error message. I was attributing it to a guess that Netflix must presently be getting a lot more use than it ever has.

While I'm here....what percentage of you are strictly online? Strictly mail? Both? I am only online. I heard that the by mail selection is much greater?

Compared to Amazon Prime I find their genre categorization inferior. Don't like that you cannot see who the actors on in a scene like you can in an Amazon Prime movie. And, find it much more difficult to move trying to determine what movies are available in a certain genre. Too easy to slip to another genre or have TV series pop up.

Other than that once I'm on a movie I'm generally satisfied.

Vinny