What are you doing right now?

I’m watching The Dig on Netflix.

I fear I may owe Magic an apology. There was me thinking archeology was all running and whipping people and generally being uncouth. It seems it’s actually a lovely way for an English gentleman to spend an afternoon. I wish he’d have made it clearer that he goes to work in a waistcoat and tie. I’d have found it all much more estimable.

Marmaduke wrote:I’m watching The Dig on Netflix.

I fear I may owe Magic an apology. There was me thinking archeology was all running and whipping people and generally being uncouth. It seems it’s actually a lovely way for an English gentleman to spend an afternoon. I wish he’d have made it clearer that he goes to work in a waistcoat and tie. I’d have found it all much more estimable.

Urg. Fine. I suppose I have to watch it. -_-

It would be entirely remiss of me not to update you on the contemporary archaeological scene, though. No longer is the gentleman or lady antiquarian suitably attired, but now must rather demean themselves with the donning of hi-vis most vulgar. Unconscionable!

Magic J wrote:

Marmaduke wrote:I’m watching The Dig on Netflix.

I fear I may owe Magic an apology. There was me thinking archeology was all running and whipping people and generally being uncouth. It seems it’s actually a lovely way for an English gentleman to spend an afternoon. I wish he’d have made it clearer that he goes to work in a waistcoat and tie. I’d have found it all much more estimable.

Urg. Fine. I suppose I have to watch it. -_-

It would be entirely remiss of me not to update you on the contemporary archaeological scene, though. No longer is the gentleman or lady antiquarian suitably attired, but now must rather demean themselves with the donning of hi-vis most vulgar. Unconscionable!

I wouldn’t rush yourself. I’m not convinced it works terribly well as a film, I feel like it has a lot of potential as a period drama a-la Downton Abbey. Instead, it sort of skips across the intrigue and feels very slow in places. The lead acting is lovely, there’s some lovely cinematic framing in places, but it’s not a great film.

Marmaduke wrote:feels very slow in places

Yeah, they got that bit right.

I'll add it somewhere towards the bottom of the list, then. The Snowpiercer series is the current focus, and that has explosions and stuff. Much more exciting.

Was there an explosion in Snowpiercer? I can’t remember an explosion.

René wrote:I accidentally saw a bit of that when Brenden was watching it. Big mistake. Had to jump on the remote and kill the TV to make it stop. Still traumatised.

Is there a particularly horrifying scene that I'm not remembering, or did you just think it was that terrible?

Marmaduke wrote:Was there an explosion in Snowpiercer? I can’t remember an explosion.

Yurp. Just a small one, though. Series 2, fairly major plot point.

René wrote:I was referring to the movie.

Oh yes, there's some very artful ultra-violence in the film. Disturbingly surreal. The TV series is significantly less so.

Brenden wrote:René has such a weak constitution he couldn't stand to see a person's arm frozen solid and then smashed with a hammer.

Oh that scene is in the series too. Josie has a hard fucking life in the series. Things as they are now, having her frozen arm smashed off isn’t even the worst thing that has happened to her.

Maybe don’t let René watch the series.

Brenden wrote:René has such a weak constitution he couldn't stand to see a person's arm frozen solid and then smashed with a hammer.

Fair enough. I think the most disturbing part is the fight with the masked security forces, personally. That mental juxtoposition with the New Year celebrations kind of enhanced the brutality or something.

René wrote:Come to think of it, I do believe I declared that anyone who enjoyed that movie can only be deeply evil and worthy of death without further delay.

Brenden! Get out of the house!

René wrote:Come to think of it, I do believe I declared that anyone who enjoyed that movie can only be deeply evil and worthy of death without further delay.

That's slightly less fair. The film presents an extremely nihilistic vision, that's the properly dark part, to me.

Severelius wrote:

René wrote:Come to think of it, I do believe I declared that anyone who enjoyed that movie can only be deeply evil and worthy of death without further delay.

That kind of judgement should only be reserved for people who enjoy Adam Sandler movies.

Brenden! Get out of the house!