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Title: altered carbon
Post by: stooge on February 11, 2018, 12:39:53 PM
very blade runner-ish new netflix flagship
looks good for sure but the story is a little thin -  no real thrill
lotsa tits and violence though
Title: Re: altered carbon
Post by: Dylan Thomas on February 12, 2018, 04:55:33 PM
I saw a little of it at the bar last night, it looked cool, and I couldn't really figure out what the hell was going on.  Women were taking off their clothes and fighting with swords?
Title: Re: altered carbon
Post by: Dave J on February 14, 2018, 10:06:22 PM
Six episodes in and I'm still watching it. I don't like some of the plot turns, but I am still interested in the mystery and some of the science fiction creativity. The idea of torturing someone in virtual reality I thought was pretty unique. I haven't given it a final grade yet.
Title: altered carbon
Post by: amadkins on February 15, 2018, 02:02:10 PM
^^^

Agreed, some cool concepts throughout even if the execution isn't always spectacular.
Title: Re: altered carbon
Post by: stooge on February 16, 2018, 07:23:49 AM
actually i decided to quit after episode 5
good looking but somehow too boring
maybe ill give the season finale one last try
Title: Re: altered carbon
Post by: EaterofBirds on February 18, 2018, 11:33:13 AM
The first half hour of the very first episode was actually pretty well done. It's hard to sustain that for a season, and I dropped off as well. EVERYTHING these days is derivative, and almost redundant in this genre, but some of it, instead of paying homage, gets the eye roll reflex going. Duncan Jones [Moon} has a new one coming "Mute" that borrows heavily but looks a little tighter from the trailer.

Title: Re: altered carbon
Post by: Dylan Thomas on March 04, 2018, 10:04:41 AM
Quote from: stooge on February 16, 2018, 07:23:49 AM
actually i decided to quit after episode 5
good looking but somehow too boring
maybe ill give the season finale one last try

Yeah, I agree.  The show has serious pacing problems.  It's boring because it hasn't really figured out how to shift gears, it's just balls to the wall all the time and that gets really stale. It's a bit of an overload.