HBO's Recount

Thorpe · 04-15-2008, 12:23 PM

HBO: Recount

Recount (2008) (TV)

After how good John Adams has been, I'm really looking forward to this. It looks like HBO is kicking into high gear now and I can't wait to enjoy the ride.

Hopefully a series or two are soon to follow.

Frax · 04-15-2008, 04:18 PM

If you like historical/biographical movies, a few years ago two movies on HBO I thought were excellent:

The Path To War (About LBJ and Vietnam, excellent acting by Michael Gambon)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (excellent acting by Geoffery Rush (Capt Barbossa from PoTC))

Thorpe · 04-16-2008, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Frax

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (excellent acting by Geoffery Rush (Capt Barbossa from PoTC))

I really enjoyed it when I first saw it. Charlize Theron, Emily Watson & John Lithgow were really good in it and of course Rush was amazing.

fat12 · 04-16-2008, 07:16 AM

Longford has been my favorite HBO movie recently. This one sounds kinda gay though.

Sole · 04-16-2008, 07:26 AM

Something the Lord Made was awesome as well. Alan Rickman is the man.

I'll definitely be checking out Recount... if Spacey is in it I'll watch anything.

Gwen Rockpounder · 05-27-2008, 10:24 AM

Was this any good, I believe it was transmitted on Sunday night?

It's not popped up on usenet yet so I could be talking out of my hat though

Thorpe · 05-27-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Gwen Rockpounder

Was this any good, I believe it was transmitted on Sunday night?

It's not popped up on usenet yet so I could be talking out of my hat though

I didn't get a chance to watch it when it aired, but I'm sure I'll check it out sometime this week OnDemand.

Haka Shakamalakabalsaka · 05-27-2008, 03:27 PM

I'd be interested in this as well, John Adams very good and I like 95% of HBO's stuff.

It's not on TV Torrents yet, but I'll keep an eye. Too bad I can't get HBO here.

Thorpe · 05-27-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Haka Shakamalakabalsaka

I'd be interested in this as well, John Adams very good and I like 95% of HBO's stuff.

It's not on TV Torrents yet, but I'll keep an eye. Too bad I can't get HBO here.

I'll just watch it OnDemand but here's a link for a torrent.

Recount 2008 TVRip XviD AC3 kAtO : TV Shows > Other - Mininova

Millie · 05-27-2008, 05:23 PM

Saw this the other day when it first aired. It was decent. A little slow. Laura Dern was great in her role, but nearly everyone else was pretty bland and forgettable. I'd say it's a serviceable TV movie, but nothing special.

Grimey · 05-27-2008, 05:55 PM

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Saw this the other day when it first aired. It was decent. A little slow. Laura Dern was great in her role, but nearly everyone else was pretty bland and forgettable. I'd say it's a serviceable TV movie, but nothing special.

I kinda agree with this, but I think the acting overall was pretty good. I think the blandness and unforgettably comes from the roles themselves. None of those people were particularly interesting or compelling, unlike John Adams where nearly all the main characters are very interesting people that have multiple books written about them.

I think Laura Dern stood out because she played a crazy bitch who I'm amazed even got elected. Everyone else was way too "normal."

Faille · 05-27-2008, 11:54 PM

I liked it, but man did the ending suck 8(

Agraza · 05-28-2008, 03:31 AM

worst ending ever

Gwen Rockpounder · 05-28-2008, 12:17 PM

Got to see it today, was surprised to see 3 Brits playing Yanks as it went along.

Was an interesting television piece, from this side of the pond it appeared biased as hell towards the Democratic side. Before anyone starts jumping up and down, that's only because I don't know all the story behind what really did happen. I remember 8 years ago, before the internet was the medium it is now, the way it was mostly presented over here was that Gore seemed to be acting like a bad loser. If even half of what happened in Recount actually happened, then wow. Was the Florida Secretary of State really that waffy?

But anyway, as far as Recount goes. Decent cast and was very watchable. Hell of a lot better than the Andromeda Strain anyway! The mixing of old footage and new filming was done well. Some of the cast looked very like their counterparts who were shown during the end credits. It could have done with one of the standard "Fred went on to become a congressman, Daniel was convicted of buggering donkeys" etc for all of the major characters and not just a couple of them. Still, I guess thats what the internet is for!

Kaio · 05-28-2008, 01:53 PM

I'm not sure if i can sit through a movie like this, already downloaded the first half but haven't viewed it yet.

I remember 8 years ago the biggest issues with florida voting wasn't just what was covered by most of the media. There were also a large group of disenfranchised black voters or something that would have skewed the vote in gore's favor. There were also a bunch of other irregularities.

Also it's just fucking sad that Diebold (now calling themselves premier election systems) continue to exist. It seriously is not that hard to make a good freaken electronic voting booth.

04-15-2008, 04:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frax Not So Hopey Changey Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Axis of Evil Posts: 2,713	If you like historical/biographical movies, a few years ago two movies on HBO I thought were excellent: The Path To War (About LBJ and Vietnam, excellent acting by Michael Gambon) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (excellent acting by Geoffery Rush (Capt Barbossa from PoTC)) __________________ Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan 40th president of US (1911 - 2004)

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Gwen Rockpounder Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ing-Ger-Land! Posts: 408 +4 Internets	Was this any good, I believe it was transmitted on Sunday night? It's not popped up on usenet yet so I could be talking out of my hat though __________________ General online ADD sufferer >.<

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Faille Fires of Heaven Officer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,658 +13 Internets	I liked it, but man did the ending suck 8( __________________ Faille Fires of Heaven http://www.fohguild.org/forums/uberw...lopment-forum/

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Gwen Rockpounder Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ing-Ger-Land! Posts: 408 +4 Internets	Got to see it today, was surprised to see 3 Brits playing Yanks as it went along. Was an interesting television piece, from this side of the pond it appeared biased as hell towards the Democratic side. Before anyone starts jumping up and down, that's only because I don't know all the story behind what really did happen. I remember 8 years ago, before the internet was the medium it is now, the way it was mostly presented over here was that Gore seemed to be acting like a bad loser. If even half of what happened in Recount actually happened, then wow. Was the Florida Secretary of State really that waffy? But anyway, as far as Recount goes. Decent cast and was very watchable. Hell of a lot better than the Andromeda Strain anyway! The mixing of old footage and new filming was done well. Some of the cast looked very like their counterparts who were shown during the end credits. It could have done with one of the standard "Fred went on to become a congressman, Daniel was convicted of buggering donkeys" etc for all of the major characters and not just a couple of them. Still, I guess thats what the internet is for! __________________ General online ADD sufferer >.<

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04-16-2008, 07:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
fat12 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 183 +0 Internets	Longford has been my favorite HBO movie recently. This one sounds kinda gay though.

04-16-2008, 07:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sole Registered Abuser Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 437 -3 Internets	Something the Lord Made was awesome as well. Alan Rickman is the man. I'll definitely be checking out Recount... if Spacey is in it I'll watch anything.

05-27-2008, 03:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Haka Shakamalakabalsaka Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 68 -2 Internets	I'd be interested in this as well, John Adams very good and I like 95% of HBO's stuff. It's not on TV Torrents yet, but I'll keep an eye. Too bad I can't get HBO here.

05-27-2008, 05:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Millie Loves the Powerglove. It's so bad! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,783	Saw this the other day when it first aired. It was decent. A little slow. Laura Dern was great in her role, but nearly everyone else was pretty bland and forgettable. I'd say it's a serviceable TV movie, but nothing special.

05-28-2008, 03:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
Agraza Full Retard Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,423	worst ending ever

05-28-2008, 01:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Kaio Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,026 +5 Internets	I'm not sure if i can sit through a movie like this, already downloaded the first half but haven't viewed it yet. I remember 8 years ago the biggest issues with florida voting wasn't just what was covered by most of the media. There were also a large group of disenfranchised black voters or something that would have skewed the vote in gore's favor. There were also a bunch of other irregularities. Also it's just fucking sad that Diebold (now calling themselves premier election systems) continue to exist. It seriously is not that hard to make a good freaken electronic voting booth.