Black Mirror

Discussion in 'Movies & Televison: Reviews, Discussions & Debate' started by Rainmaker, Feb 5, 2017.

  1. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    Yeah, compared to the others, this one was lame
     
  2. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King

    Ok. What it comes down to is the separate episodes in this series should likely be reviewed separately. Each one is essentially a mini-movie, with perhaps a very minor thread or reference connecting the world together.

    Seen two so far:

    USS Callister - Liked it a lot. Great setup, Great follow-through, so-so conclusion. 8/10

    Arkangel - Didn't like it at all. Good concept, lazy follow-through, problematic and non-nonsensical plot points throughout. Shitty conclusion. 4/10
     
  3. Rainmaker

    Rainmaker "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    I liked them all. All of them are at least an 8/10. I liked the first one and the last one the most.
     
  4. You've watched precisely none of them.
     
  5. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    Nothing this season was on the level of "shut up and Dance" "Hated the Nation" "15 million merits" or "white Bear"
     
  6. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    Man, I hated "White Bear".
     
  7. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    really? Why? was it an emotional one? You wanted to like her, but couldnt hate her? It was similar to Shut up and dance.
     
  8. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    I just didn't like her at all. It was a really shrill performance. She spent like the entire episode just screaming in her confusion. I had a headache from watching it like 20 minutes in. She never calmed the fuck down, and I found the whole reveal just silly and irredeemable.

    "Shut Up and Dance" was much more effective to me. The kid from that one is in "The End of the F*cking World", which is pretty damn good.
     
  9. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    AH i see.

    When did you get netflix? Wasnt i trying to convince you to get that for the longest?
     
  10. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

    "White Bear" was brilliant, I do get the criticism of her just crying and screaming throughout the whole thing but it makes sense with the story.

    "Shut Up and Dance" was great too.
     
  11. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    LOL, yeah I got it same time you were trying to convince me. Got the free preview when Comcast offered it directly through their cable service maybe a year and a half ago or so, and never cancelled it.

    If my cable system didn't pick it up, I would have never bothered with it.
     
  12. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    Lots of good stuff on there man.

    Check out Broadchurch and Wentworth
     
  13. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

    Check out Peep Show.
     
  14. Joe King

    Joe King WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Black Museum was awesome
     
  15. Rainmaker

    Rainmaker "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    It's terrifying.
     
  16. lb 4 lb

    lb 4 lb Fightbeat Gold Member

    Pretty sure I won’t check out this show.
     
  17. Just like Rainmaker, then...
     
  18. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    I actually think you will like it. Do you like twilight zone?
     
  19. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King

    Crocodile - Ahhh, Best thing I can say is great scenery. Shot in Iceland I'm guessing. Can't say I really liked this one either. The conceit I guess is, once you have something to actually lose, you can turn into a mass murderer at the flip of a switch. One thing bothering me about this episode. I feel like the end of this episode (which was ridiculous BTW) was used as sort of an anecdote during one of the past season episodes. Somebody with a better memory then me, please chime in. 6/10


    Hang The DJ -
    Pleasant enough. Not try-hard with a ton of overkill like a lot of the other episodes. Not exactly trying to be a mind-bender like other episodes. Just a simple, easy to digest story, with some actual likable people involved. 7.5/10
     
  20. The Twilight Zone shites over Black Mirror.
     
  21. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    Shut up Old Man. Plenty of shitty Twilight Zone episodes out there to.
     
  22. Yeah I know.

    But Black Mirror just focuses on fickle human-behaviour in relation to 'modern technology & society'.


    TTZ had more variety and explored more avenues.
     
  23. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    Thanks for the summary old man. I had no idea.
     
  24. No problem.


    AYW.
     
  25. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

    Of course it will, we're in the middle of the Information Age. Not every episode has a focus on technology though.
     
  26. Tales Of The Unexpected > Black Mirror
     
  27. lb 4 lb

    lb 4 lb Fightbeat Gold Member

    Yeah I do but this just doesn’t interest me as does pretty much nothing these days.
     
  28. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King

    Metalhead - Liked this one a lot. Probably seemed really nihilistic and "The Road" like to many, but they kept it very simple and didn't overthink it like they do with a lot of these . Just a simple chase episode, shot nicely with a great sense of perspective of the action. Not a "thinker", but I thought a nicely done action story. 8/10


    Black Museum
    - Probably the most involved "thinker" of the bunch. Intertwined story lines, multiple twists. Can't give too much away. I don't think I liked this one as much as many others. Just a bit too much going on for me. Still a solid episode compared to many of the others. 7.5/10
     
  29. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    Yup. It’s not even close really.
     
  30. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    Cool show
     
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