📅 This Week Nov 4-10 2024
Added 2024-11-04 21:57:26 +0000 UTCHope everyone had a great spooky season and Halloween!
I'm excited for this week's picks - a couple of Seins, we're gettin our RINGS on (Extended Edition), the END of Season 5 of TREK, and Leon The Professional. FYI for Leon, the version I have has runtime 1:49.
You guys are the absolute best for being here. You have no idea how much I look forward to watching cool stuff with you here and reading your comments! THANK YOU!!
Hope everyone has a great week! ♡♡♡
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Jen ♡
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Comments
Anybody know what happened with the Band of Brothers poll? Was really looking to that
Matt T
2024-11-13 05:31:51 +0000 UTCStill no Seinfeld...?? 🥲 I'm sure it will be worth the wait -- but I can't wait!
Michael T
2024-11-13 00:09:42 +0000 UTCThis week brings us to one of the top 5 TNG and StaTrek franchise episodes. Personally, it’s my #1, with darmok and Yesterday’s Enterprise in close proximity
Michael Tuffin
2024-11-07 22:52:00 +0000 UTCOh, k, cheers. Yes, I thought you meant Leon. 👍 Extended LOTR is awesome.
Jason Scade
2024-11-07 13:43:23 +0000 UTCC'mon Sein!
Respect the Cockerel
2024-11-06 17:38:25 +0000 UTCI'm so very excited for LoTR!
Nilly Willy
2024-11-05 20:43:33 +0000 UTCLast night, I submitted my limit of 2 movie request for November at jenmurrayxo.com. I also went through and upvoted other movies.
Clay F
2024-11-05 20:20:22 +0000 UTCWell worth the rewatch, especially with extended. You will pick up more and will be fresh. Will be gratifying for the reaction audience. I read The Hobbit as a kid. I watched the LoR theatricals 20+ years ago. I watched Two Towers in the theater. In the last 2 years, I watched the extended versions a few times and absorbed so much more and truly grown to love LoR.
Clay F
2024-11-05 20:17:10 +0000 UTCI mean Jen's website is one big user-generated poll. There's dozens of movies just been added to vote for. A poll winner will get about 200 votes, there's no reason a recent addition can't fly to the top if it's popular
Respect the Cockerel
2024-11-05 19:17:24 +0000 UTC"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" (1991) is still my favorite Gary Oldman movie. It has 3 votes on https://www.jenmurrayxo.com/ ...
Grga Pitic
2024-11-05 19:05:55 +0000 UTCI saw original theatrical when they came out 20+ years ago. Im sure i forget a lot & never seen the extendeds
Jen M
2024-11-05 15:07:55 +0000 UTCGoing by her voting website, it looks like Jen has seen it and this rewatch will be with a friend? Im not sure
Mark McKeown
2024-11-05 13:51:55 +0000 UTCHaha, okay... that made laugh for some reason; why are people (we) so weird? :-)
Erik Lundmark
2024-11-05 13:51:05 +0000 UTCI may not do a poll every week. Sometimes it seems to do more harm than good
Jen M
2024-11-05 13:10:27 +0000 UTCI must be dreaming; my 2 favorite people are doing Fellowship, And Twin Peaks The Return Part 8 (@ReelFood) Also, no poll this week? Later post perhaps?
Erik Lundmark
2024-11-05 07:07:28 +0000 UTCI can't believe you've never seen Lord of the Rings, well it's not on the list. can't wait. any excuse to watch that masterpiece movie series.
zynjams
2024-11-05 04:55:10 +0000 UTCI think the 1 hour 49 minute (theatrical) version of Léon: The Professional is the way to go. It flows better. If you really love the movie and want more fleshed out character dynamics then the extended edition could be a future consideration. Good choice 👍🏻
Amarant Coral
2024-11-05 04:00:58 +0000 UTCI can’t recall Jen have you seen LOTR? Just not the extended edition?
Brett Delbridge
2024-11-05 03:40:27 +0000 UTCYAY! FELLOWSHIP is my favorite LOTR entry, my favorite fantasy movie, and my favorite "extended edition"/"director's cut" ever! What a wonderful thing it will be to rewatch with you! So excited!
sarCC
2024-11-05 03:33:09 +0000 UTCIm guessing you think Im referring to Leon, im not - LOTR, where it specifically says extended version on the image lol
Mark McKeown
2024-11-05 03:10:15 +0000 UTCNo women, no kids.
Jason Scade
2024-11-05 03:05:13 +0000 UTCJen isn't doing the extended cut. It's going to be the theatrical release. 110 mins.
Jason Scade
2024-11-05 03:04:19 +0000 UTCIt seems to be theatrical release. Not the extended version.👍
Jason Scade
2024-11-05 03:02:43 +0000 UTCI wonder which version of Leon? The one the sanitized for Americans, or the triple-shot strength one?
SnabbKassa
2024-11-05 02:50:37 +0000 UTCGary Oldham in 'Slow Horses'. An ongoing UK spy drama series. Series 4 recently ended. S5 & S6 have been greenlit. It's critically acclaimed. A sort of anti-James Bond. Superb stuff! ❤️🏆
Jason Scade
2024-11-05 02:05:55 +0000 UTCYaaaay, finally going back to Middle Earth, that's awesome
JPDotCom23
2024-11-05 02:04:20 +0000 UTCI guess it's down to me to be the "sh1t" of the comments section - I didn't realise Leon was such a short movie
Anthony Peterson
2024-11-05 01:50:23 +0000 UTCI'm not usually a fan of extended cuts of things as they are rarely worth it, but the LOTR extended is very much worth it. ST:TNG is always great. Leon, or "The Professional" as I remember it being advertised as when it came out in the U.S., was surprisingly good. The performances of a kid Natalie Portman was impressive and Gary Oldman is great in everything he's in. He has played so many very different characters. Even the voices he uses. Considering this, Dracula, The Fifth Element, the Harry Potter movies he was in, the Batman movies, Darkest Hour (as Winston Churchill), Sid and Nancy (as Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols), JFK (as Oswald), I could go on... So versatile.
Zapp Rowsdower
2024-11-05 01:40:31 +0000 UTCOkay... I'll brown bag it.
Major Peril
2024-11-05 01:34:12 +0000 UTCI'm doing the banquet for it. But due to rampaging Uruk-hai and orcs disrupting supply chains, our list of ingredients grows thin.
Jason Scade
2024-11-05 00:54:43 +0000 UTCBest week I've seen so far!
jonguy77
2024-11-05 00:53:40 +0000 UTCIn all honestly, I don't necessarily *mind* the extended cuts, but I think the theatricals play better overall. There are maybe one or two extra scenes per movie that I think would have made the theatrical cuts close to perfect. At any rate, I'm glad that both exist and remain available (well.... aside from the weird color grading changes PJ made to the recent remasters).
Bryan Tuck
2024-11-05 00:34:33 +0000 UTCReinforcing what you said: *Jen will be watching the original theatrical cut.* (Not the later extended version with 25 additional minutes.)
Happy Hanukkah
2024-11-05 00:26:55 +0000 UTC"I'm excited for this week's picks - a couple of Seins" I'll open up my eyes to watch the Seins.
Happy Hanukkah
2024-11-05 00:24:33 +0000 UTCWhat a fantastic week! I am so excited for The Professional, great Star Trek episodes and I haven’t seen the extended cut of Lord of the Rings so I’m looking forward to the company for a watch along!
Kristen
2024-11-05 00:22:26 +0000 UTCUgh, as if these movies weren't long enough.
Joe Blankenship
2024-11-04 23:56:35 +0000 UTCLOTR is my favorite movie of all time! And a masterpiece! Glad to watch it with you Jen!
Mastervodo
2024-11-04 23:55:59 +0000 UTCGlad you're watching the theatrical cut of LEON / THE PROFESSIONAL. Contrary to popular belief, that is the version that was originally released, even in Europe. The longer version was based on an earlier preview cut, but it didn't come out until a couple of years later, and IMO it's not quite as good. Sometimes less is more. :)
Bryan Tuck
2024-11-04 23:19:21 +0000 UTCYeah, the Extended Editions each include a number of names from the official Lord of the Rings Fan Club at the end of the credits. Basically, depending on what tier of membership you paid for at the time, you got your name into one, two, or all three. But in terms of actual extra footage - Fellowship is about 30 minutes longer than the theatrical, Two Towers about 45 minutes, and Return of the King a whopping (and IMO excessive) 50 minutes or so.
Bryan Tuck
2024-11-04 23:10:00 +0000 UTCNever seen the extended cuts before so sounds like the perfect opportunity!
Mark McKeown
2024-11-04 22:56:47 +0000 UTCThank you that sounds great! -Mike
Mike
2024-11-04 22:52:52 +0000 UTCI am watching Seinfeld weekly on Patreon. I am having a bulk of episodes edited for a long YouTube video. When it is ready I will post early access here.
Jen M
2024-11-04 22:51:22 +0000 UTCI noticed seinfeld is announced every week for the past few weeks but no seinfeld youtube edits. :( Will there be more seinfeld youtube edits at any point in the future?
Mike
2024-11-04 22:49:55 +0000 UTCAll I can say is I am SOOO here for Leon The Professional!
Over50Gamer
2024-11-04 22:41:03 +0000 UTCBoth of these STNG episodes are burned into my childhood memory. Can’t wait!
PIG
2024-11-04 22:40:04 +0000 UTCAs much as I love STNG, I really want to see what you think about The Ring
PIG
2024-11-04 22:38:16 +0000 UTCHave a very Frodo-week everyone. 😁 I'm booking my seat at the Council of Elrond right now!
Major Peril
2024-11-04 22:33:36 +0000 UTCExtended is more like 3h 48m but a good 20+ mins is credits
Batguano
2024-11-04 22:30:15 +0000 UTCWhat's the runtime on the extended edition of LotR? The copy I have is 2h 58m.
Joe Blankenship
2024-11-04 22:27:52 +0000 UTCyour very welcome jen I really enjoy all the watch alongs
john reed
2024-11-04 22:23:14 +0000 UTCOh, yeah, this is going to be a good week
Thomas Yanez
2024-11-04 22:16:05 +0000 UTCGreat week. Very much looking forward to your reaction to The Fellowship of the Ring. Lord of the Rings is a favorite of mine. Extended Edition is the best for all 3 movies. Looking forward to The Inner Light (as you know, a famous episode). I am behind on the Seinfeld reactions but I love Seinfeld.
Clay F
2024-11-04 22:10:17 +0000 UTCEVERYONE!
Carlos Perez
2024-11-04 22:10:15 +0000 UTCFor Frodo! And Jen! 💜 Also, "No women, no kids.".
Jason Scade
2024-11-04 22:05:10 +0000 UTCHad a great Halloween, hope you did too! Looking forward to this week 😊
Christian Malbeuf
2024-11-04 21:59:56 +0000 UTCWow, we're almost to TNG Season 6!
Bret K
2024-11-04 21:59:30 +0000 UTCWow awesome week ahead you're the best Jen 🔥💙
Ian
2024-11-04 21:59:20 +0000 UTCCool week
Daryl
2024-11-04 21:58:01 +0000 UTC
