Stay close is watchable, watched 3 episodes last night, which is wayyyy more than I ever watch of anything in one sitting!
I watched the big short the other day, really good.
+1 Jojo Rabbit. Very well written.
[it's on Prime though, not Netflix]
Jojo Rabbit is a great film, agreed.
If you like zombie series, black summer is really good, more atmospheric and slow than your typical one, but more gritty and well done I thought.
if Don’t look up comes across as unsubtle you missed half of it.
it’s probably one of the most important films made for a while.
It scared the pants off me and should scare everyone - haven’t seen anything that scary since Threads
if Don’t look up comes across as unsubtle you missed half of it.
it’s probably one of the most important films made for a while.
It scared the pants off me and should scare everyone
It struck me as a smarter more up to date take on Idiocracy, which is still very relevant, which is terrifying, really.
My mate asked - is that the one with the comet/asteroid? I said, well yes, but that's more the background scenery rather than what the film is about.
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If you like zombie series, black summer is really good, more atmospheric and slow than your typical one, but more gritty and well done I thought.
I agree, I watch any half decent zombie series/ movies, love'em! Although it was a slow burn at times it was genuinely bloody creepy in places and I don't really do creepy anymore as I'm so attenuated to it.Lol
That hotel in the snowy waste lands. Sphincter clench time for me more than once!
Great series if you have any interest in the genre at all.👍
@mattyfez There are some great reviews which so spectacularly miss the main satirical points you almost think they must have been put out there by the script writers…then you realise they weren’t….then you get more scared.
Yep, Don't Look Up, a contemporary Dr Strangelove.
Just got round to watching Rocketman. Wow!
Probably mentioned before now, but This Way Up is on Netflix now and is very funny and real.
It's a post-Fleabag kinda sitcom.
I don't normally go for BBC mini series, but I'm really enjoying The Tourist on iPlayer. Reminds me of Red Rock West with Aussie humour, the opening was very much like Duel (1971) in a good way.
Give the Crowned Clown a go, it's another South Korean series, very well done if you can forgive some of the soundtrack fubars..
Jo jo rabbit is free on Disney fyi.
The OH and I watched The lost daughter (or something like that..oliva Colman.
Complete TRIPE…. Literally, going through the slide show my nan’s holiday snaps when we were 8 was more fun and interesting.
It should be called “slightly odd woman has beach nholiday and we film bits of it…”!
DrP
Silent Sea is excellent. Its a Korean Sci Fi mini series better watched in Korean with Subtitles as the dubbing is very wooden, but its a very good watch.
It's entertaining seeing the actors who usually play hard-bitten cops from downtown Seoul cast as astronauts.
But....what's going on with the gravity? They're on the moon, so gravity should be about 1/5th regular, and yet everything happens as though they're back here on earth. Or is there going to be some big reveal? At this point I'm mainly watching it for the hilarity factor.
DrP's nan has affair with professor shock! Steals a doll and upsets a child 😲
I thought The Lost Daughter was ok. Very actory and slow paced. But Olivia Coleman puts in a good performance. How they can have Jessie Buckley playing her younger self though when one has earlobes and the other doesn't, I mean you can't just grow earlobes! Attention to detail Ms. Gyllenhaal!
Jo jo rabbit is free on Disney fyi.
Free? 😄
If Don’t look up comes across as unsubtle you missed half of it.
it’s probably one of the most important films made for a while.
It scared the pants off me and should scare everyone – haven’t seen anything that scary since Threads
100% this. What is depicted is akin to our handling of Ebola and Bird Flu and the initial reactions to Covid19. Take comet and swap it for the climate crisis and it's a documentary rather than a parody.
I watched it on NYE, and woke up on New Year's Day in a bit of a panic!
It's definitely the least subtle satirical film i've seen for a while, it's not the kind of Iannucci scripted film, it's more the naked guns style but without the slapstick element!
Finished Arcane yesterday, absolutely loved every minute of it.
Glad it's not just me who was traumatised by Don't Look Up.
The OH and I watched The lost daughter (or something like that..oliva Colman.
Complete TRIPE…. Literally, going through the slide show my nan’s holiday snaps when we were 8 was more fun and interesting.
It should be called “slightly odd woman has beach nholiday and we film bits of it…”!
Good to know, I saw that on there after hearing Kermode and MAyo get a bit beard-stroky about it. Sounds like it's tailored to the critics in classic "but I'm *acting*!!" style
The OH and I watched The lost daughter (or something like that..oliva Colman. Complete TRIPE
It's based on the Elena Ferrante novella of the same name,( which is much better) and it got somewhat lost in the translation. I thought Maggie Gyllenhaal's direction was pretty poor which didn't help.
Finished Arcane yesterday, absolutely loved every minute of it.
Only watched a couple so far, but it's really slick.
The OH and I watched The lost daughter (or something like that..oliva Colman.
Complete TRIPE….
Dif'rent strokes !! I enjoyed it, even if there were no zombies or car chases.
Actually, thy bit where she stole the doll COULD have been the start of an awesome crime spree...
You know.. nick a doll...
Pocket some sweets...
Run away without paying for your gyros...
Get wrecked on ouzo and smash up the cinema.
But no.
Petty tiny tears kidnap was the highlight of the film.
"1/10.
Avoid - only one doll stolen."
DrP
Although.... dakota johnson... mmm
The Witcher.
Unbelievably bad acting (except for the bard)... rubbish storyline..... so why can't I stop watching it?
Am I turning into an angsty teenager?
Signed up to Netflix to binge Squid Game (I know I'm a little behind but been too busy to watch until now) just browsing what else they had and found Kung Fu Hustle. I've seen it before but it's been on my list to watch again, so many 'did I just see that' moments and laughs. There might be a little Kung Fu in it too if that's your thing. OK, everybody is Kung Fu fighting.
I liked The Tourist, some good running gags in there and I like the big American baddy, however there are a couple of lame part.
Currently watching 'Stay Close' which is Ok, but I feel that there's a whole load of loose ends that will get tied up rather hastily (based on the complexity of the story and having watched The Stranger), oh and the odd 'La La land' start to one of the episodes kind of ruined it.
I watched Triple Frontier.
It would have been pretty good if not for the utter silliness of the final 1/3. Handballing several tons of bags, with no obvious source of water or food, or proper equipment, over the Andes, was just too far fetched.
Really really enjoyed Dont look up!! Massive grinfest.
New series of cobra Kai not doing it for me. Lost the nostalgia now, it’s just shit.
Really enjoying Stay Close as well, proper twisty turny nonsense 😀
Signed up to Netflix to binge Squid Game
There are much, much better shows on there if you've not had NF before.
My all-time faves of theirs are Glow, The OA, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Narcos and Master of None.
+1 started 'Arcane' yesterday and loved the first two episodes.
+1 Don't Look Up. Enjoyed that.
-1 Tried 'Stay Close' last night and it was a steaming pile of turds, in my opinion. Poorly written, badly acted, predictable and no engagement of characters. Switched it off after 30 mins, which I'll never get back.
The Witcher.
is absolutely terrible; totally daft to no plot, awful acting, dreary exposition scenes...I've watched them all now, both series!
The Gentlemen was pretty watchable but don't expect Lock, Stock and Two smoking barrels quality.
Emily in Paris is an extremely guilty pleasure.
saw the Gentleman at the pictures in Westfields when working round there, then went to that pub where micky has a pickled egg! good film, watched it again when it popped up on the flix.
even charlie humnumb is bareable in this, but Hugh Grant is great!
Personally I preferred The Gentleman to Lock Stock, but I was never a fan of that faux geezer schtick.
I saw The Gentlemen at the cinema and really enjoyed it; need to watch it again now it's on streaming. It's never going to be quite as good as Lock Stock though, that's a stone-cold classic (which I also saw at the cinema!)
GR's latest film is absolute dog shit though.
The Witcher.
is absolutely terrible; totally daft to no plot, awful acting, dreary exposition scenes…I’ve watched them all now, both series!
Agreed. And I was also distracted by the yorkshire and lakes locations.
But I would say, having also bog-watched (better you don't ask) the more appalling Wheel of Fortune Time on Prime, don't underestimate the skill of the actors. I was utterly impressed by how almost all of them managed to keep a straight face whilst saying "Oh no! They've been caught by the trollocks!
(Actually in the witcher I thought they were talking about the evil Milf guard. Just my ears.)
talking about the evil Milf guard.
Are you sure you weren't watching this?
even charlie humnumb is bareable in this
I forget the film in which he has THE WORSE accent (or, range of accents)...
Oh hang on..Green Street!!!
It's sooooo bad it's lovable¬!!
DrP
