What movies or TV shows are you watching now?

[giddyup]

3 hours ago, tukkytuktuk said:

Saw the Grand Tour latest episode. By far the greatest TV show on television at the moment.

Still, I am missing a good horror movie. Watched the Exorcist original the other night. But want some thing new and scary as sh1t. The Conjuring 2 was okay with the scary Nun. Japanese, Korean horror bores me. Anyone know of a good horror movie that will actually scare me.

Too much silliness on The Grand Tour and too little about actual cars.

[BookMan]

Two movies showing in Thai cinemas now that i will go and see this week.  

La La Land

and

Lion

 

 

 

[newatthis]

Just watched the first 2 episodes of "Sherlock"  season 4.

Not sure how I would rate this season so far. Maybe, far-fetched but compelling could be good verdict.

[i claudius]

1 hour ago, newatthis said:

Just watched the first 2 episodes of "Sherlock"  season 4.

Not sure how I would rate this season so far. Maybe, far-fetched but compelling could be good verdict.

 

sorry but i think they are going downhill fast .

[GinBoy2]

 
sorry but i think they are going downhill fast .

I watched this and personally wondered if it was made for a teenage audience

Nothing in it made me want to watch again

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[Will27]

Movie - Elle

 

I really enjoyed this one.

IMDB: A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.

 

 

[Frank James]

Unforgotten, Season 2

 

I really enjoyed the first season of this fine show, and Season 2 looks like there will be no letdown in quality of acting or script. Nicola Walker is one of my favorite British actresses. She's got a great "careworn" face, and really cares about obtaining closure and justice in cold missing persons cases.

There are so many recognizable actors here from other British "cop shows."  Walker and Adeel Aktar were principal characters on "River," my favorite "police procedural", and young Joseph Altin, also from River, plays a very similar role here. Also in the cast are the guy who played the rat b------d police commissioner who did my darling Keely Hawes wrong in Line of Duty. Several other cast members also look very familiar, so I've been cross-reffing IMDB to see where I "know them" from.

 

I'd really like to see the return of Stellan Skarsgard as River, but meanwhile he is fantastically good in the Norski film "In Order of Disappearance." That film is one of the best I've seen in quite a while.

 

Anybody know when Line of Duty will return? These British police dramas are SO much better than the American ones! And it's great the way they wrap things up in 6 or 8 episodes, always leaving us hungry for more.

 

TEN

[Will27]

7 hours ago, Frank James said:

Anybody know when Line of Duty will return? These British police dramas are SO much better than the American ones! And it's great the way they wrap things up in 6 or 8 episodes, always leaving us hungry for more.

 

TEN

Sometime next year.

 

The good news is that some eye candy has been added.

 

Thandie Newton joins the cast of Line of Duty as AC-12’s “most devious opponent yet”

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-24/thandie-newton-joins-the-cast-of-line-of-duty-as-ac-12s-most-devious-opponent-yet

 

 

[newatthis]

23 hours ago, i claudius said:

 

sorry but i think they are going downhill fast .

 

Don't be sorry, i claudius, "far-fetched" was the kindest word I could think of.

On another note, I will try "Silent Witness" [an old favourite returning] tonight and see what it is like.

[Frank James]

Jay Leno's Garage (Youtube)

 

I never cared much for the "Tonight Show," no matter who the host was. It was a tired concept, with the host sitting at a desk, interviewing an endless parade of celebrities, while a sychophantic  2nd banana spouted banalities from the sofa, occasionally rescuing the host if the guests proved too stupid. They kept this going for 50 years, with Jack Paar, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, and Leno.

 

After he retired, Leno was able to indulge his passion, collecting and restoring classic automobiles, motorcycles, and other mechanical oddities such as a working steam engine from the early 19th Century.  His collection contains almost 200 cars, from every category. With a personal fortune estimated at over 300 million $$$, he has access to the best of the best, with a steady stream of owner/entusiasts appearing on the show with their unique rides.  For a few years now he has shared his collection with us, the gearheads who never grew up. His knowledge of all things automotive is truly impressive, and he brings on guest experts to augment what little he doesn't know.

 

The highlight of every show is Jay, having a ball test driving the vehicle out on the road. His enthusiasm is contagious. ""Yeah!", he says, putting the pedal to the metal, "she goes pretty good! Let's see if she'll do a burnout ! "

 

It's a great show, in high rez on Youtube. Happy Motoring, with Jay!

 

TEN, redlined to the max!

[Pdaz]

Just watched the first episode of "Taboo"

Seems very promising. Nice to see dark, serious adult drama.

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, Frank James said:

Jay Leno's Garage (Youtube)

 

I never cared much for the "Tonight Show," no matter who the host was. It was a tired concept, with the host sitting at a desk, interviewing an endless parade of celebrities, while a sychophantic  2nd banana spouted banalities from the sofa, occasionally rescuing the host if the guests proved too stupid. They kept this going for 50 years, with Jack Paar, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, and Leno.

 

After he retired, Leno was able to indulge his passion, collecting and restoring classic automobiles, motorcycles, and other mechanical oddities such as a working steam engine from the early 19th Century.  His collection contains almost 200 cars, from every category. With a personal fortune estimated at over 300 million $$$, he has access to the best of the best, with a steady stream of owner/entusiasts appearing on the show with their unique rides.  For a few years now he has shared his collection with us, the gearheads who never grew up. His knowledge of all things automotive is truly impressive, and he brings on guest experts to augment what little he doesn't know.

 

The highlight of every show is Jay, having a ball test driving the vehicle out on the road. His enthusiasm is contagious. ""Yeah!", he says, putting the pedal to the metal, "she goes pretty good! Let's see if she'll do a burnout ! "

 

It's a great show, in high rez on Youtube. Happy Motoring, with Jay!

 

TEN, redlined to the max!

IMO one of the best motor shows there is, none of the silliness as on The Grand Tour, it's all about the cars.

Edited January 11, 2017 by giddyup

[Encid]

On 16/12/2016 at 7:52 PM, Frank James said:

Shut Eye

 

If I don't care for a series or a film, I usually won't bother writing about it. However...Shut Eye, from Hulu is a special case. I watched all ten episodes because the writing seemed fresh and original, and I had hopes that at least one of the main players might do a moral turnaround. That didn't happen. Give it credit in having just enough suspenseful twists to hold my interest.

This show is as close to pornography as anything I've ever seen on "premium cable." The only thing missing was an appearance by Porno SuperStar Ron Jeremy, but I guess he's now too old for such work. At least, with his dark looks, he might pass as Roma, unlike most of the actors on this show, particularly Isabella Rossellini as the GodMom of the Marks Clan. Ridiculous.

The depiction of the Roma community (once called 'gypsies') is unflattering, to say the least. I'm sure that community, which has battled oppression everywhere, will be mightily offended by their portrayal here.

If you're looking for lots of ultra-violence, gratuitous sex, and non-stop cons and double crosses, this might be for you. I didn't save it for a second viewing, and won't be waiting for its sequel.

 

SIX

 

Sounds like something I'd like.

But I can't find it on any of my usual sources.

Any hints as to where I could find this?

 

/Edit: I just found it on extraT.cc

Edited January 11, 2017 by Encid
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[Caps]

Just been and watched Patriots Day, thought it was a good film, they seem to have used some of the original footage


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[Wilsonandson]

Those posters who don't like the Grand Tour, we're not forcing you to watch it. I like the silliness, it's the car bits I don't like. Boring.

[BookMan]

2 hours ago, Pdaz said:

Just watched the first episode of "Taboo"

Seems very promising. Nice to see dark, serious adult drama.

 

Looking forward to watching this

[canuckamuck]

21 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Those posters who don't like the Grand Tour, we're not forcing you to watch it. I like the silliness, it's the car bits I don't like. Boring.

I really really want to like the Grand Tour. But I am having a hard time. Too many jokes are flat, too much of - I've seen it before.  And there are a couple of features that are really weak, like the dead guests. I think the show was wonderful but I am afraid it is running out of gas. I have seen 3 episodes, I will endevour to watch the whole season, but it is almost a pity date at this point.

Edited January 11, 2017 by canuckamuck

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, Wilsonandson said:

Those posters who don't like the Grand Tour, we're not forcing you to watch it. I like the silliness, it's the car bits I don't like. Boring.

You're entitled to your opinion as I am mine. If I want to watch silliness I'll watch Monty Python or the Three Stooges.

BTW, I fast forward all the stupid segments on The Grand Tour and only watch the bits that are actually about motoring.

Edited January 11, 2017 by giddyup

[transam]

 

[BookMan]

3 new 'true stories' sports movies available.

Best of the bunch is Queen of Katwe. About a Ugandan girl from the slums who becomes Uganda's first chess Master.
It's a good watch in it's predictability. At the end you see the actors next to the real life protaganists

Dangal. About an ex Indian Wrestling champion who trains his daughters to become champions themselves, t=with one of them going on to win Commonwealth games gold.
My copy was in Hindi with subtitles borrowed form a second site. I believe there is a dubbed version available somewhere.

Greater. The worst of the 3. About an American football player who..ZZZzzzzzzzz... blah blah blah... messages about God...something about maybe dying... Yawn.

[Ulysses G.]

6 hours ago, giddyup said:

You're entitled to your opinion as I am mine. If I want to watch silliness I'll watch Monty Python or the Three Stooges.

 

 

Try "Trailer Park Boys" from the beginning of the series. As silly as you can get, but great characters It has become one of my favorite TV shows of all time.

Edited January 11, 2017 by Ulysses G.

[JB300]

Continuum - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954347/

[giddyup]

10 hours ago, Ulysses G. said:

 

Try "Trailer Park Boys" from the beginning of the series. As silly as you can get, but great characters It has become one of my favorite TV shows of all time.

Watched a few early episodes, but must admit I got bored with it.

[Ulysses G.]

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

Watched a few early episodes, but must admit I got bored with it.

 

You are not the only one, but i have met some real fanatics. I have watched all ten seasons plus all the film's. I am sure that I will watch them over again someday.

[tukkytuktuk]

 

Try "Trailer Park Boys" from the beginning of the series. As silly as you can get, but great characters It has become one of my favorite TV shows of all time.

How to be Deadly (2014)

A bit like this movie I watched last week. Very funny.

With the odds against him, underdog supreme, ultra-local here Donnie Dumphy enters a mini-bike competition to win back his girl and totally shag-up a bunch of bad guys. On the eve of the biggest dirt bike competition of the year, working class hero and utterly ‘unique human’ Donnie Dumphy cashes his welfare cheque, tours the sketchiest regions of town, loses the love of his life Brenda, has tea with his Nan, eats fish n’ chips, almost drowns, performs his trademark gibberish rap at the biggest party in town and sleeps with his social worker. ‘How To Be Deadly’ is a hero’s journey with a Newfoundland twist, because on the east coast, you’re only as good as your last story.

[Wilsonandson]

Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia

Three-part documentary series in which Martin Clunes explores Australia's many islands. Martin encounters rare wildlife, discovers unique cultures and sees how pearls are formed.

[newatthis]

Watched "Maigret" with Rowan Atkinson last night.

Very Enjoyable

[Caps]

Went and watched "Arrival" yesterday.  Not a bad film, a little slow in places, kept me intrigued in others then the end confused me a bit....maybe I wasn't concentrating enough 

[i claudius]

22 hours ago, giddyup said:

Watched a few early episodes, but must admit I got bored with it.

 

I watched a few to ,then i started to watch paint dry ,which i thought was better .

[KC 71]

Watching 'Samsara' -youtube
Good doccu about Buddhism
No talking


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