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  1. Winston T. Boogie

    Netflix Series - Stranger Things 2 - Oct 27 2017

    I totally understand and respect your opinion, Tino. To me though, my opinion obviously, is he is not an interesting director. He is hired specifically because he won't do anything interesting or challenging, or different. He is hired because he will follow a formula to a T and deliver the most...
  2. Winston T. Boogie

    Netflix Series - Stranger Things 2 - Oct 27 2017

    Well, we're still brothers in Burt. :cheers:
  3. Winston T. Boogie

    Netflix Series - Stranger Things 2 - Oct 27 2017

    When I look at his career as a director --two Treks, two Star Wars, a Mission Impossible sequel, and his Spielberg knock-off Super 8-- the guy does not come across as anything but a gun for hire that does decent work on prepackaged sequel and reboot stuff. As a director...he seems to be nothing...
  4. Winston T. Boogie

    Netflix Series - Stranger Things 2 - Oct 27 2017

    OK, so before I get into this I want to say I have no issue with these things nor do I see them as any sort of problem. I won't guess at what the intent of the creators of the show might be nor what messages they may or may not have intended to send. This will be in spoilers for the sake of...
  5. Winston T. Boogie

    Netflix Series - Stranger Things 2 - Oct 27 2017

    I think the Duffer Brothers appear to do this better than J.J. does and it may have to do with the way J.J.'s work attempts to copy stuff but in Stranger Things they are more openly paying tribute. I think in trying to copy the seams show and you just can see it is just a copy whereas in...
  6. Winston T. Boogie

    Netflix Series - Stranger Things 2 - Oct 27 2017

    The thing about this show to me is it comes across as a "cover band" playing the greatest hits of the past. It certainly has that nostalgic feel because we have seen everything in this show before. I mean it seems to borrow or take everything in the show from other sources so watching it is like...
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