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Rebel Ridge on NetFlix. Late to the party I know. Thought it was great, wonder if they’ll do another one.
Yeah, agree, solid action thriller, done quite well, enjoyed it.
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I got 2 episodes into Kaos (which was very well reviewed) but just didn’t gel with it at all. Binned that off.
Whereas I'm now 6 episodes in and absolutely gripped! Very much horses for courses though - it's quite "clever" (as in, it thinks it is), so I can see why it's not for everyone.
Wolfs is a great weekend film for watching with the OH, solid 7/10 all round. Which, frankly, is getting harder to find these days on streaming platforms!
Hearts of Darkness on C4, the making of Apocalypse Now by Coppola's wife. Must have watched it 30 years and only just spotted it was available.
(Forgive the casual sexism - Eleanor Coppola, plus a couple of others).
Nobody wants this, Seth and Veronica Mars go dating. It's not perfect but enjoyable.
Whereas I’m now 6 episodes in and absolutely gripped! Very much horses for courses though – it’s quite “clever” (as in, it thinks it is), so I can see why it’s not for everyone.
Enjoyed Kaos for its contemporary retelling of Greek myth, even got a mythology Q correct on The Chase because of it 😉
Great cast but there won't be a second series on NF
3 episodes into Sweetpea (Now/Sky):: British drama with dark humour about a bullied wallflower turned killer... enjoying it, gets going fairly quickly too
Why do Netflix buy up crap from ITV / Channel 5 and present them as a fab new mini-series?! As Outer Range had petered out to an end, we tried "The Cuckoo" as it was high in the chart. Oh my god, what garbage. I'm sure it must've been on C5 to start with.
Not sure where to go next as Netflix is full of old rubbish. Partner doesn't have Sky or BBC, as I've started Sweetpea , which seems good. And The Penguin which is fab.
By the way, Ella Purnell, star of Sweetpea is also the main character in Fallout - which IMDB says has a second series coming.. yay!
bullied wallflower turned killer
Spoilers! 😛
Brassic if you've not seen it. Just bombed the lot. Quite funny but goes a bit OTT in the end like Derry Girls did a bit
Brassic if you’ve not seen it. Just bombed the lot. Quite funny but goes a bit OTT in the end like Derry Girls did a bit
yeah agreed. we started watching this one, got a couple of episodes in and just thought meh, cant be bothered with it anymore.
Breaking Bad. Started watching it last night. Pretty good so far, 2 episodes in.
Am I a bit late to the party?
Am I a bit late to the party?
I was just thinking of rewatching it, it's up there with The Sopranos and The Wire as one of the greatest shows ever. I rewatched The Sopranos and Battlestar Galactica a few months back, they both held up well. Amazing that a reboot of a cheezy 70s show could turn out to be so good.
I found it a bit formulaic. Gravel bike was welcome, but I didn’t make it to halfway before giving up
That's interesting, as I found it to be quite against the norm. Mrs P has zero tolerance for formulaic action and very little tolerance for predictability in films and she loved it. It kept us guessing, and had much more suspenseful impending threat rather than just shootouts.
I felt the writers wanted to go against the grain with controlled non-lethal stuff. There was even a slow-speed car chase at the end 😀
New third series of Industry on iPlayer.
Watched 2 eps last night and they've maintained or improved the quality from S2.
Still plenty of swearing, drugs and filth, obvs.
Yeah I've really enjoyed this series of Industry, have one more episode to watch. Agree it's upped it's game since the last series.
Anyone going to admit to that they'll be watching Rivals (starts tomorrow)? From what I've read about it so far it looks like it will be a lot of trashy fun.
It looks as though a new season of What We Do in the Shadows starts next week, but not sure if that's in the OK or not.
That’s interesting, as I found it to be quite against the norm. Mrs P has zero tolerance for formulaic action and very little tolerance for predictability in films and she loved it. It kept us guessing, and had much more suspenseful impending threat rather than just shootouts.
I felt the writers wanted to go against the grain with controlled non-lethal stuff. There was even a slow-speed car chase at the end 😀
Yeah, Rebel Ridge is definitely an unconventional action film. I was expecting it to go all First Blood and it deliberately didn't.
But I supposed you'd never know if you only watch half of everything.
It looks as though a new season of What We Do in the Shadows starts next week
Fab, didn't know that was coming
Also got S2 of Alma's Not Normal on my watchlist, the first series was one of the best things the Beeb has done for years.
Also got S2 of Alma’s Not Normal on my watchlist, the first series was one of the best things the Beeb has done for years.
id never heard of this til i heard an interview with sophie willan on 6 music the other day. watched both series over the last few days, excellent viewing. siobhan finnery (sp) steals the show 😀
id never heard of this til i heard an interview with sophie willan on 6 music the other day.
I don;t know much about her, but the music choices in it are exceptional too.
Just started watching Gangs of London on iPlayer last night.
Blummin eck, it's a bit on the violent side. A fight scene with a dude with a meat cleaver in the first episode properly made me squeamish.
Seems like it might be good though, albeit quite disturbing.
I quite enjoy cartoon violence, but this is all a bit plausible...
Rebel Ridge; just checked Rotten Tomatoes to see if we were talking about the same film 🙂
The critics loved it (95%), I'm clearly in the 28% of audience reviewers 🙂
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rebel_ridge
Just started watching Gangs of London on iPlayer last night.
Netflix I meant.
Just started watching Gangs of London
I'm pretty sure I watched that but it was so forgettable, I can't remember what happened.
KLEO ! ... only mention I can see is johnx2 a few pages back, but it is bloody excellent. Traces of Killing Eve, but has more layers, so I actually think it's better. Few to go on series 1 and 2 is there waiting for us. Superb 🙂
Hellbound is back for a second season of Korean dark fantasy.. really enjoyed S1 - may have to re-watch beforehand.
Silo season 2 next month too!
Oh and Generation Z on Chan 4 is Ben Wheatley's new horror if you haven't caught it. Not watched yet, so can't truly recommend, but its gotta be better than his Rebecca!
Alma’s Not Normal
First series was just great.
Not gelling with the 2nd series though - something is missing that I can't quite put my finger on. Maybe too many characters now.
even Danny Dyer is decent
I'm not sure we can trust anyone who says this!! o_O
Watched and enjoyed A Man Called Otto over the weekend. Always happy to watch Tom Hanks do his thing, but some good supporting performances as well. Not read the book, but think I will now. Also - and I make no excuses for this populist choice 🙂 - watched The Fall Guy as well. We both thought it was well done popcorn fun.
Has anyone been watching Disclaimer on AppleTV ? It seems like a winner - Cate Blanchett in the lead role, some saucy soft porn with Greta Scacchi’s daughter. But it’s just so incredibly boring. The plot is ridiculous and you end up just wanting all the characters to die so the thing can end. Disclaimer? Disappointing more like.
Doesn’t Disclaimer feature Jung Ho-yeon? I’ve not managed to gather sufficient enthusiasm to watch it myself mind, but that would be why I’d try and persist…
I’m not impressed with Apple TV, I’ve a 3 month free trail but can’t see me paying for it…
On Netflix I’ve been immersed in k-drama as per usual.
Currently on Knight Flower. A bit weak and more or the usual (costum Joseon drama) but not offensive.
Watched Love Next Door (it has Jung So-min of Alchemy of Souls as the female lead). Not bad (but kind of BAU k-drasma fare).
Started Eve, its a little dark but, Seo Ye-ji is lead character so I’ll get back to it.
Enjoyed the Atypical Family although it was nonsense.
Been rewatching some my old faves:
Our Beloved Summer (with Kim Da-mi). Two school kids covered by reality tv show and the next 10 years.
See you in my 19th Life (Shin Hye-sun and Ha Yoon-kyung) about reincarnation/past life trauma.
Shin Hye-sun also features in Welcome to Samdal-ri about a photographer (and her 2 sisters and haenyeo leader uma and her childhood friends). Definitely a firm favourite! She is excellent.
Queen of Tears I enjoyed (again, a bit tough going due to the k-drama trick of adding implausible issue upon implausible issue) but Kim Ji-won makes it for me.
Gyeongseong Creatures second series as ridiculous as the first (but enjoyable trash 🙂 )
Doesn’t Disclaimer feature Jung Ho-yeon?
Yes but very minor role. AppleTV has some good stuff on - Slow Horses alone is worth the subscription. Heck, the line where Gary Oldman says "the next sound you hear will be me expressing confidence <farts> " is worth the subscription.
I did watch first three seasons of Slow Horses (and enjoyed them) but got stuck on season 4.
Maybe just overloaded on it?
Only a minor role? Okay, that’s a nail in that particular coffin 🙂
Should have mentioned in Welcome to Samdal-ri that it also features Kim Mi-na as Sam-dal’s little sister. The interplay with her and her daughter (the worldliest of the four of them!) is truly heartwarming. The kid is awesome!
And I missed Crash Course in Romance. Roh Yoon-seo is awesome in it (again the world weary ‘daughter’ role). Again nonsense plot lines but really engaging and excellent the cast gels so well. This also features one my favourite all time k-drama scenes when Hae-yi asks if she can call Heang-seon ‘uma’… I blubb every single time…
Don't Move is a decent film on Netflix ATM
I am re-watching Band of Brothers for the umpteenth time. It is the best tv drama ever? Probably.
Whilst recovering from my broken collarbone I have also been watching
The Legend of Vox Machina (very good)
Batman Capes Crusader (excellent)
Tomb Raider The Legend of Lara Croft (boring)
Agatha All Along (Marvel finally gets a series ptched just right)
The Diplomat (worthy but not very exciting)
Nobody Wants This (very good romcom series, excellent acting and witty dialogue)
The Bruce Springsteen Road Diary documentary on Disney+ was an interesting watch. I saw him on this tour so it was fascinating to see how he put the tour together, the setlist, rehearsals and so on.
Graham Hancock's second season of Ancient Civilisations. Fascinating. I'm not sure what to make of him though.
Has anyone watched Seoul Busters (on Disney+)?
I’ve only seen a 20s clip on an IG reel but it looked worth finding out more.
Course I’d need to sign up to Disney+ mind….