Jingthing Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 12:10 PM, The Hammer2021 said: 'Big Boys' a British coming of age comedy about two young men meeting at University - one is a shy but wry gay lad the other is a more worldly wise, rougher working class lad. Despite their differences they forge a friendship. Notwithstanding the woke story line this is not a patronising, preachy ideological production but has a lot of good laughs and is good entertainment. I am watching this and it's great. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm still pained to understand why you called it a woke story line. Really, why? Gays and straights can't be very good friends? False. Gay people having sex with other races is rare? False. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 This is High School Sort of a documentary Looking at a Canadian (British Columbia) high school with each episode focused on some troubled students. This Is High School (TV Series 2016) - IMDb This is definitely not must see t.v. The most interesting part was to see how the school's counselor's manage social media bullying. Some of the real life characters are memorable particularly the autistic guy. Overall the show confirmed to me what I already assumed, Canada is a much more civilized country than the U.S. I can't imagine that U.S. high school counselors and administrators have the same level of caring for their students as these Canadian ones. Comparing to my own cringe experience with a high school counselor, I feel that I was cheated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 7 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: Very disappointed with the new series of The Outlaws. Although it has glimmers of humour its weak, woke, unrealistic with unconvincing character development. Its storyline is banal and contrived - its not just unbelievable it is something you can't be bothered wanting to believe. Dreadful waste of talent. I haven't had time to watch it yet, however, I really enjoyed S01, and when It finished I was of the opinion that it was a good one shot mini-series, where the plot had come to a conclusion. I was quite surprised to see a second series. Wether or not its deemed "woke" doesn't seem to worry me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, recom273 said: I haven't had time to watch it yet, however, I really enjoyed S01, and when It finished I was of the opinion that it was a good one shot mini-series, where the plot had come to a conclusion. I was quite surprised to see a second series. Wether or not its deemed "woke" doesn't seem to worry me at all. I'm half way through series 2 and am enjoying it. All of this "woke" talk gets on my tits TBH. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 19 hours ago, Mike Teavee said: Ben Affleck's acting has really improved over the years... Yer I liked movie Paycheck also--I always thought that mid 90s-to--mid 2000s was a great time for movies--then comic book movies seem to take over. Affleck's directing is good--best director for Argo, But his first few movies didn't make him a millionaire Salary (17) Field of Dreams (1989) $30 Daddy (1991) $20,000 School Ties (1992) $30,000 Chasing Amy (1997) $7,000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Elephant Hospital---ch 5 ....2 parts ChaosTV............... Filmed in Thailand They are re-running this on UK TV , (from last night) its 2 years old, I saw it the first time around -- its interesting, over 4,000 Elephants in captivity in Thailand , & countless numbers roaming around. I had never been so close to an animal like that until I moved up to Issan, Travel the back roads on motorbike & you will always be amongst them. In season they will stop & "Tax" the sugar cane trucks before they let them pass. Magnificent animals. ----------------------- Filmed over four months, this series follows the work of a Thailand hospital devoted solely to treating and saving the lives of elephants. In the first episode, the team of vets are giving an elephant an endoscopy to check on the progress of her cancer treatment, and Paul O'Donoghue helps an elephant arriving with chronic diarrhoea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 8:55 PM, Will27 said: This looks like a bit of fun. I read something that this movie is for Nick Cage fans, which I thought was surprising: he has fans? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mutt Daeng Posted June 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2022 I've watched the first 3 episodes of season 1 Bosch: Legacy which IMHO is very good. Well worth a look. I think it's already been recommended by other posters in this forum. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14168162/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 hours ago, recom273 said: I haven't had time to watch it yet, however, I really enjoyed S01, and when It finished I was of the opinion that it was a good one shot mini-series, where the plot had come to a conclusion. I was quite surprised to see a second series. Wether or not its deemed "woke" doesn't seem to worry me at all. I thoroughly enjoyed Series 1. It was published at the time of its release that they had shot a series 2 also, due for release in June. I anticipated it with pleasure and referenced it in other posts. But series 2 is barely credible with absurd character changes that don't make sense. They storyline has no credibility and even its attempts to preach why 'woke' can be bad is patronising rubbish. Like so much well intentioned propaganda it preaches down to its audience. The various, numerous faults are so numerous its difficult to list them all. It's a wet, weak, woke, clichéd, lazy production almost embarrassing to watch and I suspect embarrassing to to be part of which shows in the actors' performances. It rates about 2 on 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 17 hours ago, dingdongrb said: Is that a requirement? If you look on IMDB it clearly shows the locations where it was filmed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7809420/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Some people might think so, however the change in scenery from something which was clearly shot in the US, to a next scene which looks like it was shot on another planet, does stretch credibility a bit. The Clint Eastwood "spaghetti movies" were shot in Spain (and the studio) where the scenery resembled aspects of scenery in the US, and it didn't jump around to different locations, so the continuity was intact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rimmer Posted June 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2022 Multiple off topic bickering and baiting posts have been removed, also replies. This forum is for discussing movies it is not for discussing your favorite hobby horse. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 The Duke -Jim Broadbent Helen Mirren A true movie about the theft of The Duke Of Wellington painting by Goya. A nice movie! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Did try to watch After Yang which had some 5 star reviews but not for me, managed about 20 minutes. Bit of aerobic dancing and music in that period was quite fun though.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor bigun Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 13 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: Very disappointed with the new series of The Outlaws. Although it has glimmers of humour its weak, woke, unrealistic with unconvincing character development. Its storyline is banal and contrived - its not just unbelievable it is something you can't be bothered wanting to believe. Dreadful waste of talent. just downloaded it and tried to watch it ,but your right its terrible ,such a shame . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 hours ago, ivor bigun said: just downloaded it and tried to watch it ,but your right its terrible ,such a shame . It is a shame- the whole drugs line - crack dealing sub plot seemed superfluous somehow especially with artificial matching of the business models, the unnecessary details about drug dealing, the doing it "to put money on the table" - stupidly repeated. The Outlaws' childish hysteria to drugs so hammily acted - it was embarrassing- The woke reporters 'out woking' the woke white YouTube influencer followed byb the speech by the black activist to defend the influencer and put down the woke media bullies was cringe worthy preaching that was embarrassing. And the 'fairy godmother' solves everything ending - a clichéd formula that again is just lazy and weak. Series 1 was excellent but Series 2 was dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangotango Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 1:05 PM, xylophone said: I am trying to download, "The Kings Man", however when I have seen it available on 1337x.to and Limetorrents, and then I download it, I get something completely different, and it seems to be something about betting?? I've tried deleting and reloading both of the above torrent sites, as well as doing the same with my uTorrent app, but to no avail, and not only that I can't seem to find this movie elsewhere – – suggestions most welcomed please? Torrentday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 4 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: Series 1 was excellent but Series 2 was dreadful. I thought series 1 of the Outlaws was barely watchable, could hardly finish it. I'll watch a couple of episodes of series 2 to see how bad it really is. Maybe it's so bad it's entertaining... There's a similar series from around 10 years ago called Misfits, very high quality entertainment. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seppius Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Just finished "Pistols" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13823494/ I like it, some good performances, particularly Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 3 hours ago, gargamon said: I thought series 1 of the Outlaws was barely watchable, could hardly finish it. I'll watch a couple of episodes of series 2 to see how bad it really is. Maybe it's so bad it's entertaining... There's a similar series from around 10 years ago called Misfits, very high quality entertainment. Highly recommended. Yes Misfits was great indeed and it was ten years ago during which time woke puritanical values have imposed themselves on productions so much they might have destroyed comedy. It's said that 'Friends' could not be made in the current climate because its now deemed 'offensive,' too white!, not diverse enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Looking forward to this one next month. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will27 Posted June 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2022 In 2016 a spate of brutal and mysterious killings grips the town of Krugersdorp. RAR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KhunLA Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, giddyup said: The simple title of, turns me off. I know what a woman is ... what you prefer to call yourself, is UP2U Woman = human homo sapien with the ability to give birth to human offspring. Man (so no confusion) = human homo sapien born with a penis UP2U what you call yourself, but don't try to convince otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) On 6/5/2022 at 10:42 PM, The Hammer2021 said: Great gangster series with Tom Hardy. Made before he was really famous. Available on YouTube. Based on the prolific author Martina Coles 'The Take' one of many of her books set in 60/70s East end. Hardy is FEROCIOUS in this well cast, gritty tough movie. https://youtu.be/vzB9w6GEU6Q Check it out. Thank you......watched "The Take" last night and thought it was great. I don't know anyone who does evil/nasty villains and criminals quite like Tom Hardy, and his acting in this miniseries was a testament to his acting craft. I did watch another of his movies called, "Locke" in which he was none of the above mentioned, but it was a superb performance by him. Edited June 9, 2022 by xylophone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosLobo Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 2:26 PM, truthman said: "The Boys" season 3 has commenced. Amzon prime doesn't seem to get as much publicity as netflix or hbo but it offers some well-made dramas. The Boys is sort of an anti-Marvel dark comedy about corporate created superheros. Just finished the first season of The Boys! The Boys (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb rating 8.7/10 Wow, incredible adult entertainment. Never laughed so much! Apologies for staying on topic and omitting ideological/political commentary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, xylophone said: Thank you......watched "The Take" last night and thought it was great. I don't know anyone who does evil/nasty villains and criminals quite like Tom Hardy, and his acting in this miniseries was a testament to his acting craft. I did watch another of his movies called, "Locke" in which he was none of the above mentioned, but it was a superb performance by him. Martina Cole wrote the book. She is a prolific author about the British criminal underworld especially the east end. There have been three other movies or series based on her books but I'm not sure if they are as good as The Take. You can always pick her books up cheap in second hand book shops. You can check which of her books has been filmed on wiki. One is called The Runaways I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I've just enjoyed watching We Own This City season 1, which is a crime drama set in Baltimore. It's well worth a look IMHO. This has already been mentioned previously by other posters in this forum. I got it from TGx. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14192504/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 2:25 PM, Thailand said: The Duke -Jim Broadbent Helen Mirren A true movie about the theft of The Duke Of Wellington painting by Goya. A nice movie! Thanks for that, it was excellent & I never would have found--just never heard of it. Watching it for moments there I thought I was a kid back home in the counsel house, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 6 hours ago, LosLobo said: Just finished the first season of The Boys! The Boys (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb rating 8.7/10 Wow, incredible adult entertainment. Never laughed so much! Apologies for staying on topic and omitting ideological/political commentary. The two are not mutually exclusive for those viewers who have a wider world view, an education and political sensibilities. A modicum of knowledge of semiotics or structural analysis knows that all media carries an ideological load. Its entirely natural that sometimes it will arise as part of a critique. But one section of people are keen to suppress this aspect of media analysis and appreciation. THEY PRETEND they don't make political comments but they even when virtuously claiming to be 'on topic ' - that is a statement in itself- pretending not to be a political statement. But its disingenuous. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said: I've just enjoyed watching We Own This City season 1, which is a crime drama set in Baltimore. It's well worth a look IMHO. This has already been mentioned previously by other posters in this forum. I got it from TGx. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14192504/ Yep I rate it as one of the best productions this year. Very , very harsh and more real than any documentary. I reviewed it in detail. And would recommend it. Its much better than 61st Street. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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