tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post4937263951499817415..comments2024-03-28T01:36:10.408-04:00Comments on Dancin' Dan On Film: Thursday Movie Picks - Movies Based on a TV SeriesDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-91116874691624283812016-11-25T13:42:26.373-05:002016-11-25T13:42:26.373-05:00I love you for featuring In the Loop! Have you see...I love you for featuring In the Loop! Have you seen Thick of It? It's even more hilarious!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-990200952953146602016-11-24T06:40:11.051-05:002016-11-24T06:40:11.051-05:00Have not seen Lost in Space, both movie and series...Have not seen Lost in Space, both movie and series. Netflix is making a new series, so I'm looking forward to that. <br /><br />Get Smart - I love the tv-series, but pretty much stayed away from the movie. <br /><br />In the Loop - Wish I remembered it. It's a great pick! I would love to check out the Thick of it some time, but it's not really available here :(Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-21001730312884539742016-11-21T10:06:52.790-05:002016-11-21T10:06:52.790-05:00Couldn't agree with you more on all of this. I...Couldn't agree with you more on all of this. I didn't realize until long after I'd seen In The Loop that it was based on a Brit TV show. Peter Capaldi should have WON the Supporting Actor Oscar that year.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-1202787420858714882016-11-21T10:05:51.793-05:002016-11-21T10:05:51.793-05:00I've seen a couple of episodes of The Thick of...I've seen a couple of episodes of The Thick of It and it's really funny.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-31380091554726172152016-11-21T10:05:18.942-05:002016-11-21T10:05:18.942-05:00I wouldn't be surprised if most of the cast of...I wouldn't be surprised if most of the cast of the Lost in Space movie was drunk the entire time while making it lol. See In The Loop ASAP. It's GREAT.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-30700308019306365862016-11-21T10:04:15.743-05:002016-11-21T10:04:15.743-05:00Yup, Get Smart was indeed based on a TV series - a...Yup, Get Smart was indeed based on a TV series - and it is HILARIOUS. WAY better than the movie. Watch it!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-58571914014894562732016-11-21T10:03:12.868-05:002016-11-21T10:03:12.868-05:00I didn't think Hathaway was bad in Get Smart, ...I didn't think Hathaway was bad in Get Smart, but certainly not at the level of the original 99, Barbara Feldon.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-45885287880534485922016-11-21T09:54:11.383-05:002016-11-21T09:54:11.383-05:00Yeah, so much of the Get Smart movie just isn'...Yeah, so much of the Get Smart movie just isn't on the level of the show, even though it's enjoyable.<br /><br />In The Loop is tremendous satire, and incredibly funny to boot.<br /><br />Of your picks, I've only even seen pieces of Naked Gun. I need to watch the whole thing. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't seen The Fugitive, and despite my love for Joss Whedon, I've never seen even a second of anything Firefly-related.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-23569464282325158052016-11-21T09:51:58.918-05:002016-11-21T09:51:58.918-05:00In The Loop is so fucking great. Watch it ASAP.In The Loop is so fucking great. Watch it ASAP.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-13982969765364542422016-11-18T17:30:05.280-05:002016-11-18T17:30:05.280-05:00I agree, Lost in Space is terrible. I find it hila...I agree, Lost in Space is terrible. I find it hilarious that this cinematic masterpiece took down Titanic. Thanks for that tidbit. Get Smart was meh.<br /><br />I didn't know In the Loop was based on a TV show until after I saw it. I still haven't seen even a single moment of The Thick of It, but In the Loop is absolutely fantastic. Peter Capaldi was flat out brilliant. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-10346393274976906202016-11-18T10:56:31.013-05:002016-11-18T10:56:31.013-05:00In The Loop was fantastic! I have yet to watch the...In The Loop was fantastic! I have yet to watch the TV show it was based on, hopefully I'll like it. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-60601591964574105472016-11-17T12:41:39.256-05:002016-11-17T12:41:39.256-05:00When I came home from school, I would drop my book...When I came home from school, I would drop my books, turn the TV on and watch Gilligan's Island and then Lost In Space ("Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!). They were both hokey but fun. The big screen remake sucked big time! I love Gary Oldman and thought he must have been drunk when he signed on to play Dr. Smith. I have never seen the whole film of Get Smart but I agree with your assessment since I love the TV series which was brilliant. This appears to be fun but could have been anything. The last film, I have not seen and must see it asap!!Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-2452729371845398222016-11-17T12:03:02.671-05:002016-11-17T12:03:02.671-05:00Omg I had no idea Get Smart was based on a tv seri...Omg I had no idea Get Smart was based on a tv series. And thank god I'm not the only one who thought that movie was funny!Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-10934140523133024452016-11-17T11:00:59.391-05:002016-11-17T11:00:59.391-05:00Love these picks!! Of course Lost in Space - I was...Love these picks!! Of course Lost in Space - I was meant to pick it but forgot to. Hahahah I saw this at the cinema - twice! Get Smart wasn't my favourite (Hathaway ruins things) but In The Loop, was great.Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-52998495133341776862016-11-17T09:22:41.679-05:002016-11-17T09:22:41.679-05:00You know The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was the first one...You know The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was the first one that came to mind but I didn't use it since being so recent I thought it would be all over the place today but haven't seen it show up. Really liked the adaptation though.<br /><br />While I wasn't the biggest fan of the TV show it's heads and tales above that ghastly remake of Lost in Space.<br /><br />Any version of Get Smart that doesn't include Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 isn't worth existing!! However Carell does a good job as Maxwell Smart, not Don Adams good but he's okay. The rest is just so much filler and Hathaway isn't a patch on the divine Miss Feldon.<br /><br />Your last pick is new to me but sounds worth checking out. <br /><br />Since there were so many possibles this week I just went with the first three that came to mind rather than driving myself crazy.<br /><br />Serenity (2005)-Continuing the story of Captain Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his crew who are roaming the galaxy in their beat up spaceship Serenity from the short lived show Firefly. With a brother and sister who are being pursued by a hired killer, the ruthless Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) the group planet hop from place to place in their somewhat unreliable rust bucket. By turns light-hearted and tense.<br /><br />The Fugitive (1993)-Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is attacked in a home invasion and his wife murdered by a one armed man. Falsely accused of the crime he escapes after a spectacular train wreck and sets out to find the person responsible all the while pursued by the dogged efforts of Deputy Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones). Fasted paced and entertaining, TLJ won a best supporting Oscar for his work. Updated and slightly rethought version of the classic David Janssen series with some terrific action set pieces.<br /><br />Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)-There’s a plot to turn innocent people into assassins and through them kill prominent people including Queen Elizabeth II but the police are on it. The problem however is that the case has been assigned to Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) an utterly clueless detective who specialty is bumbling. Silly comedy turned formerly stern leading man Nielsen into a comedy mainstay. Based on the comic TV series Police Squad.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-61694109471297114742016-11-17T08:24:34.432-05:002016-11-17T08:24:34.432-05:00Oh man, I completely forgot about Get Smart. In Th...Oh man, I completely forgot about Get Smart. In The Loop I've had in my Netflix queue for ages, I really need to get around to that. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com