A Place for Movies (My third favorite site.)
Jan 2, 2017 20:49:49 GMT -6
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Post by Charles1952 on Jan 2, 2017 20:49:49 GMT -6
I like movies, but I don't like movie theaters. I can't afford places like Netflix and even if I could there is just some creepy, midnight scary, feeling about it (Sort of in Mystic Wanderer territory). I understand that downloading films can be legally risky, and how can one tell if there is a copyright protection in place?
What to do? Oh, what to do?
I've found a spot that allows you to watch movies without downloading them. The site is free and requires no registration of any sort. There are films from the silent era through to today. They even have "Rogue One" listed as available while it's still showing at #1 at the box office. (No, I haven't watched it.) My guess is that they have about 5,000 films.
In addition to movies they have television series for shows I had never heard of, as well as some more popular such as "Thunderbirds," "Scooby Doo," "Ellery Queen," "Perry Mason," etc., etc., etc.
You can search for films by keyword (from the title or actor). Entering "Rex" would get films with Rex Harrison or the famous dinosaur. You can also search by category or country.
I have found some gems which I strongly recommend (but only if you want to see the sort of thing I like).
"The Middleman" tells of a struggling artist who is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine. It stars Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar. It is categorized as Sci-fi, Comedy, and Drama (but the comedy and pop culture references are the real stars).
"The Booth at the End" was produced by Fox UK. It is shot entirely within a diner (except for the opening few seconds which show the diner from the outside), nothing can be seen outside. There is a man who never moves from the back booth and always has a special book. From the description: "Everyone wants something. There is a mysterious figure who sits in the booth at the end, who you make a deal with to get what you want. You do the task or you don't - that is up to you, but..." He can deliver absolutely anything you want, including the eradication of an entire religion, all its adherents, and any memory of its existence. Do you want a dead relative to come back to life? That can be done too. But first, you must perform a task. The greater your wish, the greater your task. It's all up to the person making the wish. Great acting, excellent moral dilemmas, some fascinating twists on how the wishes are delivered. Great stuff. BUT, FAIR WARNING. The beginning of the first season has a number of one minute clips introducing some characters. At the end of each minute, the credits are shown. I don't know what that's all about, but it's worth getting through it.
"Bar Karma." Again from the description: "Set in the titular bar that exists at 'the edge of the universe' the series presents tales of people whose lives have taken unexpected turns and find themselves in the bar, at happy hour. Why? To change their fates and thereby save themselves and/or the world. The series premiere finds internet mogul Doug Jones leaving a tryst with a married woman. When he steps through her door he finds himself in bar and then things get weird." And weird is le mot juste. Going out the door you came in by may return you to your starting place, but it's more likely to be locked or to lead to another place or another time. I found the last couple of episodes to be inferior, but that's just my taste not a reasoned judgment.
"Ex Machina" has, unfortunately, a fair amount of unnecessary full nudity, but if you can get past that it is a good examination of humanity vs. artificial intelligence with enough plot twists for any mystery.
Others I like include "Hot Fuzz (some graphic violence but largely a comic mystery)," "The Last Detective," "An American Carol (A very politically incorrect comedy with Kelsey Grammer playing Gen. Patton), "The Throwaways," The Equalizer (series),"The World's End (A group of men are led to recreate their High School days by drinking at all 12 pubs along the Golden Mile. They end up getting chased and trying to save their lives. Several very funny moments.) And many more.
Are there downsides? Of course, this is the real world after all. Some of the films just can't be watched due to technical or legal problems. Some load so slowly that you might have to walk away for twenty minutes while enough loads for you to start watching. You can search by category, keyword, or country, but you can only search for one. You can't search, for example, for Comedy and for "Helen" within comedy. Many of the films are Asian and there is a lot of Anime. While going through the films one at a time, I've run across a half-dozen that are at least R-rated and a couple of X-rated, but you can't search for "Adult" or anything like that. You'll know which to avoid, they have thumbnails of the film cover.
I suppose it's only fair to provide you with a link to the site, OK:
Watch32.is
What to do? Oh, what to do?
I've found a spot that allows you to watch movies without downloading them. The site is free and requires no registration of any sort. There are films from the silent era through to today. They even have "Rogue One" listed as available while it's still showing at #1 at the box office. (No, I haven't watched it.) My guess is that they have about 5,000 films.
In addition to movies they have television series for shows I had never heard of, as well as some more popular such as "Thunderbirds," "Scooby Doo," "Ellery Queen," "Perry Mason," etc., etc., etc.
You can search for films by keyword (from the title or actor). Entering "Rex" would get films with Rex Harrison or the famous dinosaur. You can also search by category or country.
I have found some gems which I strongly recommend (but only if you want to see the sort of thing I like).
"The Middleman" tells of a struggling artist who is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine. It stars Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar. It is categorized as Sci-fi, Comedy, and Drama (but the comedy and pop culture references are the real stars).
"The Booth at the End" was produced by Fox UK. It is shot entirely within a diner (except for the opening few seconds which show the diner from the outside), nothing can be seen outside. There is a man who never moves from the back booth and always has a special book. From the description: "Everyone wants something. There is a mysterious figure who sits in the booth at the end, who you make a deal with to get what you want. You do the task or you don't - that is up to you, but..." He can deliver absolutely anything you want, including the eradication of an entire religion, all its adherents, and any memory of its existence. Do you want a dead relative to come back to life? That can be done too. But first, you must perform a task. The greater your wish, the greater your task. It's all up to the person making the wish. Great acting, excellent moral dilemmas, some fascinating twists on how the wishes are delivered. Great stuff. BUT, FAIR WARNING. The beginning of the first season has a number of one minute clips introducing some characters. At the end of each minute, the credits are shown. I don't know what that's all about, but it's worth getting through it.
"Bar Karma." Again from the description: "Set in the titular bar that exists at 'the edge of the universe' the series presents tales of people whose lives have taken unexpected turns and find themselves in the bar, at happy hour. Why? To change their fates and thereby save themselves and/or the world. The series premiere finds internet mogul Doug Jones leaving a tryst with a married woman. When he steps through her door he finds himself in bar and then things get weird." And weird is le mot juste. Going out the door you came in by may return you to your starting place, but it's more likely to be locked or to lead to another place or another time. I found the last couple of episodes to be inferior, but that's just my taste not a reasoned judgment.
"Ex Machina" has, unfortunately, a fair amount of unnecessary full nudity, but if you can get past that it is a good examination of humanity vs. artificial intelligence with enough plot twists for any mystery.
Others I like include "Hot Fuzz (some graphic violence but largely a comic mystery)," "The Last Detective," "An American Carol (A very politically incorrect comedy with Kelsey Grammer playing Gen. Patton), "The Throwaways," The Equalizer (series),"The World's End (A group of men are led to recreate their High School days by drinking at all 12 pubs along the Golden Mile. They end up getting chased and trying to save their lives. Several very funny moments.) And many more.
Are there downsides? Of course, this is the real world after all. Some of the films just can't be watched due to technical or legal problems. Some load so slowly that you might have to walk away for twenty minutes while enough loads for you to start watching. You can search by category, keyword, or country, but you can only search for one. You can't search, for example, for Comedy and for "Helen" within comedy. Many of the films are Asian and there is a lot of Anime. While going through the films one at a time, I've run across a half-dozen that are at least R-rated and a couple of X-rated, but you can't search for "Adult" or anything like that. You'll know which to avoid, they have thumbnails of the film cover.
I suppose it's only fair to provide you with a link to the site, OK:
Watch32.is
