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Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Wed January 11, 2023 12:46 pm
by Bi_3
VinylGuy wrote:i guess ill watch the first ep at least. But i havent played the game and im so fucking tired of this narrative, not sure if its for me right now.
Fair. For me, it was TWD that killed zombie stories when
- Spoiler: show
- Negan killed Glen.
never watched another episode after that. Only Train to Busan has felt interesting since then (and Anna and The Apocalypse, but obviously that's a different genre).
...
**I have not played the game so no spoilers please**
What I'm hoping for is Station Eleven with zombies.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 1:15 am
by psychobain
Lets go
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 7:21 am
by Ensign9
Bonus points for Depeche Mode.
I do have mild concerns about production values and directing but this was still a solid start. (A nitpick: the “big event” that closes out the prologue needed another beat or two before the time card came up. Let the audience sit with what happened and then wallop them with the time jump.)
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 12:35 pm
by Bi_3
Ensign9 wrote:
Bonus points for Depeche Mode.
I do have mild concerns about production values and directing but this was still a solid start. (A nitpick: the “big event” that closes out the prologue needed another beat or two before the time card came up. Let the audience sit with what happened and then wallop them with the time jump.)
Agree. There were a couple spots where we jumped in mid-action, but it wasnt jarring just a second or two to reorient. Overall fantastic start with Pedro crushing it.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 1:27 pm
by Monkey_Driven
I'm in.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 5:14 pm
by Bi_3
I have NOT played the game before, but damn (WARNING episode 1 spoilers):
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 5:32 pm
by Monkey_Driven
They nailed that scene.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 7:21 pm
by Coach
Great first episode, I was worried about played out themes but so far so good
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 7:44 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 9:29 pm
by Revelator
I think I'm the only one on the internet who wasn't feeling it. I'll give the next few episodes a chance though. Pascal was great but Ramsey as Ellie is just not doing it for me...not yet anyway...
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon January 16, 2023 10:23 pm
by psychobain
i loved it
im a huge fan of the game and wasnt let down
Pascal is amazing everywhere: GOT, Narcos, Mandalorian and now this
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue January 17, 2023 2:31 pm
by Rob
Monkey_Driven wrote:tree_ wrote:I would recommend to them to just play the games.
Have you ever watched a person unfamiliar with dual analog sticks navigate a 3D space? Horrifying.
Lol. I’m familiar with them and it’s still horrifying.
I don’t know the story, never played the game, but episode one was very entertaining. I loved it, tho I am a sucker for anything dystopia and zombies/monsters of any kind.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue January 17, 2023 2:59 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Revelator wrote:I think I'm the only one on the internet who wasn't feeling it. I'll give the next few episodes a chance though. Pascal was great but Ramsey as Ellie is just not doing it for me...not yet anyway...
A few of the reviews I read mentioned the series gets better as it goes along. Hope it sticks with you.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue January 17, 2023 3:11 pm
by Bi_3
Monkey_Driven wrote:Revelator wrote:I think I'm the only one on the internet who wasn't feeling it. I'll give the next few episodes a chance though. Pascal was great but Ramsey as Ellie is just not doing it for me...not yet anyway...
A few of the reviews I read mentioned the series gets better as it goes along. Hope it sticks with you.
Yeah, don't want to over-hype it so that it cannot live up to expectations, but this is the first series in a while that has gone
up on Rotten Tomatoes after the premiere.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue January 17, 2023 4:45 pm
by tree_
Just watched Ep. 1. I thought it was OK.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue January 17, 2023 10:05 pm
by Simple Torture
Shout out to Big Head.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue January 17, 2023 10:19 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Simple Torture wrote:Shout out to Big Head.
Kind of took me out of that scene for a bit! I thought that exposition worked pretty well. Wonder how that scientist's research will come back into play down the line.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Wed January 18, 2023 2:01 am
by psychobain
Btw, i love Anna Torv
She was great on Fringe and Mindhunter
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Wed January 18, 2023 2:01 am
by Revelator
Monkey_Driven wrote:tree_ wrote:I would recommend to them to just play the games.
Have you ever watched a person unfamiliar with dual analog sticks navigate a 3D space? Horrifying.
spot on. This is my older brother to a tee. Trying to make him a convert on TLOU since he's got a brand new PS5 but he's pretty much only into racing games...from the PS2 era. Starting to question his purchase decision
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Wed January 18, 2023 4:30 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.