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Gopher_In_NYC said:
Watched the first two episodes of Bad Monkey which dropped on Apple.

Vince Vaughn plays a forlorn, wise ass ex-cop anti-hero. In tone, it much like Poker Face.

Takes place in The Florida Keys and is actually filmy there as well, which is unusual due to the weather and no tax incentives, thst GA & NC offer. The showrunner insisted that it be shot there, as the geography, essentially is another character in the show and really can’t be replicated elsewhere.
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Man, I just have very seldom liked a narrator in a movie or series.
 



Gopher_In_NYC said:
So a 👍 or 👎in this case?

I think it works okay here, due to the quirky/oddball tone of the series. I agree with you that I don’t like it most of the time either.
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It’s giving me Sam Elliott in The Big Lebowski vibes, which is probably my favorite use of the narrator, in large part because of the quirkiness/not taking itself too seriously tone.
 



coolhandgopher said:
It’s giving me Sam Elliott in The Big Lebowski vibes, which is probably my favorite use of the narrator, in large part because of the quirkiness/not taking itself too seriously tone.
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In addition to Elliott, I like how Alec Baldwin was used in The Royal Tenenbaums. Levon Helm in The Right Stuff, though it was used pretty sparingly was great. Another good one was Richard Dreyfuss for Stand by Me.
 



Gopher_In_NYC said:
I’d like to add Morgan Freeman from Shawshank as well.
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Totally agree, probably what spurred a 2nd career as voice over for commercials and narrator for documentaries/wild life TV shows.

I do sort of separate Freeman from the others because Red was also an essential character in the film itself with lots of screen time. Same would go for Ray Liotta in Goodfellas, also excellent in both aspects of the film.
 




Ope3 said:
In addition to Elliott, I like how Alec Baldwin was used in The Royal Tenenbaums. Levon Helm in The Right Stuff, though it was used pretty sparingly was great. Another good one was Richard Dreyfuss for Stand by Me.
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Check out the series and see what conclusion you come to on it.
 

Christian Bale in "American Psycho" stands out to me but nobody beats Morgan Freeman IMO. Other narrated movies/shows that were great:

"The Sandlot" - David Mickey Evans

"A Christmas Story" - Jean Shepherd

"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" - Boris Karloff
 

Slim Tubby said:
Christian Bale in "American Psycho" stands out to me but nobody beats Morgan Freeman IMO. Other narrated movies/shows that were great:

"The Sandlot" - David Mickey Evans

"A Christmas Story" - Jean Shepherd

"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" - Boris Karloff
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Great call on Jean Shepherd. I'm positive my father would agree. He also got snuck in as the Higbee's Department Store Santa.

You'll shoot your eye out, kid.
 




Ope3 said:
Great call on Jean Shepherd. I'm positive my father would agree. He also got snuck in as the Higbee's Department Store Santa.

You'll shoot your eye out, kid.
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As a little kid in the late 70s, I was enamored with the Hammer horror movies and iconic monsters.

When my Dad told me it was 'Frankenstein' narrating the Grinch, my head was blown. 🙂
 

Ope3 said:
In addition to Elliott, I like how Alec Baldwin was used in The Royal Tenenbaums. Levon Helm in The Right Stuff, though it was used pretty sparingly was great. Another good one was Richard Dreyfuss for Stand by Me.
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Slim Tubby said:
Christian Bale in "American Psycho" stands out to me but nobody beats Morgan Freeman IMO. Other narrated movies/shows that were great:

"The Sandlot" - David Mickey Evans

"A Christmas Story" - Jean Shepherd

"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" - Boris Karloff
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I should have also included A River Runs Through It / Robert Redford.

I also should have given that film as a whole more consideration in my Favorite List. So strong in all aspects.
 


Watched Season 2 Episode 1 of Tulsa King. Little painful sometimes watching Sly talking. Like the main plot. Plus they brought in Neal McDonough to play a character. Enjoyed him in Justified and Yellowstone.
 
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Is The Gemtleman on Netflix worth a watch?
 




TRF Guy said:
Thanks. Watched the first episode just now and I do like it
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Guy Ritchie

What more do you have to say? And although I'm not sure I've seen her before, I like the girl in that show, she plays a pretty good character
 


BleedGopher said:
Wonder Years perfected it, it's been hard to compare ever since.

Go Wonder Years!!
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Bleed, have to confess. Didn’t like it then either. Something wrong with me, I guess. Didn’t mind it at all in Shawshank Redemption and when Scorsese does it, doesn’t seem to get to me. Got me, just don’t dig it as much as everyone seems to. Obviously people enjoy it, which is great.
 

Never had access to Starz content, so unfamiliar with Heels, which is now streaming on Netflix. Stephen Amell (the Green Arrow guy) and Alexander Ludwig (Bjorn from Vikings) starring in the pro wrestling drama. Small town, indie type wresting trying to make a go of it. Been bingeing (binging?) on it. Like it.
 

fan of Ray Williams said:
Bleed, have to confess. Didn’t like it then either. Something wrong with me, I guess. Didn’t mind it at all in Shawshank Redemption and when Scorsese does it, doesn’t seem to get to me. Got me, just don’t dig it as much as everyone seems to. Obviously people enjoy it, which is great.
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We get it, you don’t like people talking to you😉
 


The Thin Red Line, one of my favorite movies, has a lot of fantastic voiceovers. There's not one central character/person who does the voiceovers, but Nick Nolte and Jim Caviezel are a couple.

Additionally, on an unrelated note, the score by Hans Zimmer is fantastic.
 

I watched the pilot episode of High Potential (the new Kaitlin Olson show). It was enjoyable.

I also have started watching the original version from France (English dubbed) called HPI (stream on Hulu). Audrey Fleurot is great as the lead. Olson was also solid in the American version.

The pilot episodes were almost identical. The one thing I want to see is how they handle the plentiful swearing in the French version.
 

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