No EL CAMINO thread???

JSHAW · Post by **JSHAW** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:23 pm

You regulars are slippin....

Do I even need to say what El Camino is about?

Saw it today, early morning for me was 10am netfix viewing time, I usually do most of my netflixing at night.

I loved it and everything about it. Seem some critics hate it. Whatever, I'm sure Vince Gilligan didn't make it for the critics approval anyway.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:25 pm

JSHAW wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:23 pm You regulars are slippin....

Do I even need to say what El Camino is about?

A car/pickup hybrid?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:29 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:25 pm
JSHAW wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:23 pm You regulars are slippin....

Do I even need to say what El Camino is about?

A car/pickup hybrid?

And here I checked myself from saying "I know the El Camino came first but I always preferred Ranchero, which, in turn makes me think this is knock off of Gran Torino" Both the Torino and the Ranchero came better engine. 351 for the win (Windsor or Cleveland). But now you done gone and let the cat out of the bag.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:24 pm

...and that would be wrong anyway.

The Ranchero was released in late 1956 for the 1957 model year.
The El Camino didn't show up on the scene until 1959.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:58 pm

El Camino soars!

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:24 pm

Tony Alva ripping!

I forgot all about this album.

GungHo · Post by **GungHo** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:30 pm

My brother in law is restoring a '78 El Camino.

Cool story, bro I know.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:14 pm

To be honest I'd lost interest in The Black Keys by this point.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:41 am

Watched this tonight. I liked it and thought it was a pretty good way to end Jessie’s story. I’m only sad that

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Scuzz · Post by **Scuzz** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:59 am

My dad owned an El Camino. We got good money for it when he died.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:15 am

Sadly, Robert Forster passed away today.

I loved him in Jackie Brown. I definitely need to watch El Camino to see him one last time.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:33 am

Just finished, really enjoyed it. It's not groundbreaking, but it was good to see some closure for Jesse. It was also a great reminder of how remarkably powerful Aaron Paul was on Breaking Bad. He doesn't miss a beat here.

I did think that

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Random side note: I didn't realize until tonight that

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Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:28 pm

Plan on watching it soon. Funny thing is, Netflix has a Christmas movie called El Camino Christmas that is totally not Breaking Bad

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:26 pm

Robert Forster died right before this came out.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/r-i-p-robert-forster/

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:34 pm

You don't say...

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:35 pm

I said what you said didn't I?..Oh boy. Sorry. I skimmed but skipped it seemed.

He seems SO damn familiar but not sure from what.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:10 pm

It definetly felt like Breaking Bad, but the story line seemed just basic and bland. It was cool to see the various characters from the past, but wished it offered more.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:29 am

naednek wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:10 pm the story line seemed just basic and bland.

Totally disagree.

naednek wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:10 pm It was cool to see the various characters from the past, but wished it offered more.

Totally agree. I mean I can see why it doesn't it, but it is such a tease to be back in this world for two hours and then have it go away again. I like Better Call Saul, but it's just not the same.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:43 am

It felt less like a movie about Jesse Pinkman post Breaking Bad as it did a nostalgic trip down memory lane. They tried to cram as many cameos of characters from the series into those two hours as they could, it seemed. Overall, I agree it felt bland, and I would go so far as to say it also seemed uninspired. It ultimately (for me) missed the mark as to why folks loved Breaking Bad so much.

And damn, it sucks that we lost a great one like Robert Forster. Such a wonderful actor. He's one of those rare voices I could immediately recognize with just one word.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:53 am

hepcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:43 am It felt less like a movie about Jesse Pinkman post Breaking Bad as it did a nostalgic trip down memory lane. They tried to cram as many cameos of characters from the series into those two hours as they could, it seemed. Overall, I agree it felt bland, and I would go so far as to say it also seemed uninspired. It ultimately (for me) missed the mark as to why folks loved Breaking Bad so much.

And damn, it sucks that we lost a great one like Robert Forster. Such a wonderful actor. He's one of those rare voices I could immediately recognize with just one word.

so you would say that you agree with naednek? ...

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:56 am

put it this way, if this movie was independent of Breaking Bad, meaning no ties, but about a guy escaping his captors, I don't think the reviews would be glowing. The fact that it had Breaking Bad to stand on made the movie interesting in terms of going down memory lane, but the story wasn't very interesting.

I felt the actors played their parts well and Jesse carried the role just fine, but the meat of the story was just bland.

My opinion, not to diminish your opinion in any way. I enjoyed it, but left kinda disappointed when it was done.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:00 pm

naednek wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:53 am
hepcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:43 am It felt less like a movie about Jesse Pinkman post Breaking Bad as it did a nostalgic trip down memory lane. They tried to cram as many cameos of characters from the series into those two hours as they could, it seemed. Overall, I agree it felt bland, and I would go so far as to say it also seemed uninspired. It ultimately (for me) missed the mark as to why folks loved Breaking Bad so much.

And damn, it sucks that we lost a great one like Robert Forster. Such a wonderful actor. He's one of those rare voices I could immediately recognize with just one word.
so you would say that you agree with naednek? ...

I agree with everything he said except "would you say that you agree with naednek?".

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:25 pm

So, in other words, just like most Netflix movies.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:23 pm

There's some gems on Netflix. I think they actually have more good than they do bad. And El Camino isn't really bad, it's just kind of "meh" when you consider its pedigree.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:52 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:23 pm There's some gems on Netflix. I think they actually have more good than they do bad. And El Camino isn't really bad, it's just kind of "meh" when you consider its pedigree.

Well, I've suffered through plenty of terrible Netflix movies, but I guess it would depend on what one likes, but my experience is that the bad outweigh the good. Their series on the other hand, I feel have a better track record. There are definitely some gems, but you really have to dig for them seeing as how much content is out there on Netflix.

Jaddison · Post by **Jaddison** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:36 pm

Just watched and I thought it was very good. I must be easy to please.

Jesse Plemons kind of through me off as he has gained a lot of weight. Other than that I thought the movie completed the Jesse arc nicely.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:26 pm

I'm getting on a plane tomorrow and have this one downloaded. Can anyone tell me if this is something that will get me in trouble if the kids are next to me? I don't want them looking over and seeing me watching some Westworld-style orgy. I'm assuming Gilligan wouldn't resort to that kind of stuff.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:39 pm

There is some violence but it’s not over-the-top and over pretty quickly. No nudity as far as I remember.

Jaddison · Post by **Jaddison** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:40 am

No nudity. There is a hooker scene but you see nothing and hear nothing. No real drug use and only one real scene of violence.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:42 pm

I liked it. It wasn't too ambitious and held my interest throughout. My favorites were Todd and Robert Forester's character. They were awesome.

Jaddison · Post by **Jaddison** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:41 am

I just realized that Skinny Pete has always been a true friend to Jessie, always been there when asked and always had his back. He may be the one character in BB that has always been true to his vision of loyalty and honor. Perhaps Hank's partner as well.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:24 pm

Definitely worth watching. It's not Better Call Saul, but has some great moments.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:43 pm

My biggest complaint was

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Jaddison · Post by **Jaddison** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:35 pm

But he was likely drunk/high at the time of the encounter so not that far fetched. Plus it was pretty clear that he thought Jesse was a pussy/weak....or at least that was my take when Jesse drove away.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:59 pm

Right, but I like it better that the character isn't a killer. He's just a guy who makes his living doing shady stuff.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:59 pm

My only disappointment was:

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McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:09 pm

Jesse was broken. He wasn't going to shoot because he knew others would die and that weighed heavily on him.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:10 pm

Finally got down to watching this. Meh. Quite an average quality Netflix movie. I never particularly felt like I needed more of Jesse's story to be told and was happy with the way the series ended things. Seeing this didn't convince me that it needed to happen as it never added anything significant to what we already knew. Just felt superfluous. Sure, it was fun seeing some of the characters again, but it never added up to being a must-watch.

I'd have perhaps found it more compelling had it focused on the White Family picking up the pieces and trying to get their lives back on track, leaving Jesse to a possible cameo.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:32 pm

Yeah, I saw this over Thanksgiving break finally. I thought it was good, and that Aaron Paul did a great acting job throughout. It was basically Jesse's long crawl to freedom, and I thought it did a pretty good job exploring Jesse's aftermath (mental as well as practical) of the end of the show. It's certainly not essential to the Breaking Bad story, but I thought it was a pretty good movie overall.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:54 pm

McNutt wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:09 pm Jesse was broken. He wasn't going to shoot because he knew others would die and that weighed heavily on him.

You know, too, that if he tried that gun would have gone "click click" and Jesse would have been totally screwed.