What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2023)

[delgarcon]

1 hour ago, Daffy D said:

Is it this one ? 

About Time    IMDB rating  7.8

 

Downloaded today will watch it in the coming days 

 

Yes, I've watched it twice and will probably watch it again. Enjoy.

[Mutt Daeng]

18 hours ago, xylophone said:

I noticed on BBC iPlayer that there was a movie from the 80s, called "Manhunter", the title of which I vaguely remembered, but could remember nothing about the film itself, so I decided to watch it, and am so pleased that I did because it was a very entertaining/good movie IMO.

Thanks @xylophone. Quite a few familiar faces in the cast. Downloading now from TGx.

[recom273]

I was recommended Hierro a Spanish-French production from 2019, set in the Canaries, it reminds me of Plastic Sea, a whodunnit - one initial suspect, who it will probably turn out to be innocent, multiple characters who could all be suspects, cool scenery. All write ups on imdb are positive. Just started series one. 

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8337662/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

 

 

[xylophone]

Had an overwhelming urge to watch "The Accountant" again, so downloaded it and enjoyed it. Despite some poor feedback I have always like Ben Affleck, and another favourite of mine is, "Live by night" which I think is great, so if anyone hasn't watched it, give it a try and I think you will be surprised, despite an average ImDB rating.

[oxo1947]

 

I'm really enjoying ........ The Inheritance....definitely different (Better) then I thought---just 4 episodes --twisted plot.

and --- Hidden Assets season 2  The struggle over the drug importation--and the Killing goes on.

 

 

[Mike Teavee]

The Sixth Commandment 

Follows the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in the village of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, and the extraordinary events that unfolded in the following years.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20916306/

 

Can't believe this was based on real life events!!! 

[giddyup]

On 9/11/2023 at 12:23 PM, xylophone said:

I noticed on BBC iPlayer that there was a movie from the 80s, called "Manhunter", the title of which I vaguely remembered, but could remember nothing about the film itself, so I decided to watch it, and am so pleased that I did because it was a very entertaining/good movie IMO.

Always like the scene with the blind girl and the tiger.

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, Mike Teavee said:

The Sixth Commandment 

Follows the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in the village of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, and the extraordinary events that unfolded in the following years.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20916306/

 

Can't believe this was based on real life events!!! 

I really liked this short series and the acting was brilliant and the key character (the murderer) played the role so well as to really hate/despise him!!!

[giddyup]

I thought Jules with Ben Kingsley was an enjoyable movie. No gunfights or car chases, just an entertaining, heart warming movie. Available most places.

[Mike Teavee]

2 hours ago, giddyup said:

Always like the scene with the blind girl and the tiger.

I think you're thinking of Red Dragon... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289765/

 

I thought Ralph Fiennes was excellent in this... 

[giddyup]

41 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

I think you're thinking of Red Dragon... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289765/

 

I thought Ralph Fiennes was excellent in this... 

Nope, it was Manhunter with Tom Noonan, which was based on the novel Red Dragon, but the movie named Red Dragon had Anthony Hopkins. Joan Allen was the blind girl in Manhunter.

[Mike Teavee]

9 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

If we're talking about the Movie, then it was Red Dragon with Ralph Fiennes... 

 

Ignore me, I've just remembered that Red Dragon is a remake of Man Hunter but I remember Ralph Fiennes as Frances Dolarhyde more so the above clip came to mind

 

Funny but the black girl who played FD's GF in the original movie also came to mind when I thought of that scene... so I sort of 1/2 remembered them both ???? 

 

If I had to choose I'd say Manhunter was the better movie. 

 

 

 

[giddyup]

49 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Ignore me, I've just remembered that Red Dragon is a remake of Man Hunter but I remember Ralph Fiennes as Frances Dolarhyde more so the above clip came to mind

 

Funny but the black girl who played FD's GF in the original movie also came to mind when I thought of that scene... so I sort of 1/2 remembered them both ???? 

 

If I had to choose I'd say Manhunter was the better movie. 

 

 

 

I think FD's girlfriend in Manhunter was the blind girl (Joan Allen) who was white.

[Mike Teavee]

22 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I think FD's girlfriend in Manhunter was the blind girl (Joan Allen) who was white.

Lol, absolutely correct again & for anybody who's interested, here's the scene from Manhunter...

 

 

 

Now it's going to bug me why I got an image in my head of a Blind Black girl stroking a tiger when I thought of that scene :S 

 

[giddyup]

16 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Lol, absolutely correct again & for anybody who's interested, here's the scene from Manhunter...

 

 

 

Now it's going to bug me why I got an image in my head of a Blind Black girl stroking a tiger when I thought of that scene :S 

 

I put myself in her shoes and tried to imagine how it felt to run your hands over a huge tiger when you'd never ever seen one.

[oxo1947]

Black Cab---Thriller 4 episodes....CH 5....... England

 

There is very little info on this --No Youtube trailer---2 lines on IMDB  with no rating. First episode on TG & other places

 

IMDB blurb

It tells the story of Glenister, a Liverpool taxi driver who begins to form an unhealthy obsession and twisted world view of a late-night radio talk show host.

[Mutt Daeng]

Following recommendations by @LosLobo and @Mike Teavee, I downloaded seasons 1 & 2 of World on Fire from TGx. I'm currently half way through season 1 and I am enjoying it.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8001092/

 

[Jingthing]

Coming Out

1989

East Germany 

 

Historically significant film as the last film shown in East Berlin before the wall fell.

 

Surprising excellent! But dark and depressing as I guess fitting the place and time.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_Out_(1989_film)

[bobandyson]

Big Nothing (2006)

 

I already had this downloaded and had seen it twice already a while back. I was surprised when I came across this on youtube and just watched it again. Still funny.

Haven't ever seen a bad Simon Pegg movie yet.

 

Full Movie.

  

 

[Mike Teavee]

14 hours ago, giddyup said:

I put myself in her shoes and tried to imagine how it felt to run your hands over a huge tiger when you'd never ever seen one.

30+ years since I read the book but I seem to remember the story behind that scene was that one of the last things she saw before being blind was a Tiger so I can only imagine how it must have felt to her to touch one. 
 

 

 

[LosLobo]

On 9/10/2023 at 9:23 PM, delgarcon said:

For Bill Nighy fans, Page Eight might have gone under your radar, mine too, but I just watched it and I really enjoyed it. About Time is another of his best movies if you haven't seen it.

I watched Page Eight for the first time, last night and it was really enjoyable. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

I also watched About Time for the third time, it is a great movie.

[Mutt Daeng]

I'm currently downloading seasons 1 & 2 of Annika (from TGx) because Nichola Walker (who I like) is the main character in it. Anyone else watched it? Any good?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13643704/

 

[Will27]

17 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

I'm currently downloading seasons 1 & 2 of Annika (from TGx) because Nichola Walker (who I like) is the main character in it. Anyone else watched it? Any good?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13643704/

 

The imdb rating of 7.1 is pretty accurate IMO.

 

It's just Ok.

[Mutt Daeng]

2 minutes ago, Will27 said:

The imdb rating of 7.1 is pretty accurate IMO.

 

It's just Ok.

OK Ta @Will27.

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, Mutt Daeng said:

I'm currently downloading seasons 1 & 2 of Annika (from TGx) because Nichola Walker (who I like) is the main character in it. Anyone else watched it? Any good?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13643704/

 

I just wish it had subs, the accents can be a bit strong.

[xylophone]

I managed to find some real oldies on BBC iPlayer, so thought I'd give them a go: –

 

The first one was, "Scott of the Antarctic" which was made in 1948 and starred Jon Mills and Kenneth Moore, along with James Robertson Justice and others, and I nearly switched it off in the first few scenes when the backdrops were clearly painted to look like countryside scenery, however I kept on with it and was pleased that I did.

 

I had seen the movie "Amundsen", which I thought was very good, and in it they made mention of the Scott expedition and basically scoffed at the idea that the British were taking ponies and motorised sledges, neither of which had been really tested in the Antarctic, and they proved to be right, because they were the downfall Scott's expedition. So pleased that I kept watching it because it was a good movie.

 

I then found another oldie called, "The Big Country", a Western with Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives and others, and I'd never seen it before, so I watched that last night and enjoyed it, and I'm lining up another one called, "The Spy who came in from the Cold".

[Daffy D]

35 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I just wish it had subs, the accents can be a bit strong.

Subs available from   Addic7.com

 

https://www.addic7ed.com/show/8726

[Rimmer]

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

I just wish it had subs, the accents can be a bit strong.

 

I mostly use subs from Subscene-subtitles as my hearing is not what it used to be...

 

Its easy to do they are very small files, find the matching bitrate sub and download the file then extract it into the movie folder.

I believe there is also an automatic subtitle generator you can download, rather like youtube closed subs, I have never tried it so dont know more

 

 

[Will27]

PMTA AKA Red Lines

TPB

 

Halfway through this one and it's excellent.

 

Red Lines

Enter the complex world of the District Attorney’s office with up-and-coming attorney Marcelle Ben-David who believes in justice above all else, even the law. After convicting the head of a major crime family, she is given a promotion under the watchful eye of the highly-esteemed D.A. But when she begins working on her first assignment – a high profile case of mortgage fraud - Marcelle’s disregard for the rules of the D.A.’s rigid hierarchy opens a Pandora’s Box that threatens to shake the country’s entire legal system. As Marcelle digs deeper into the investigation, she discovers that this case is only the tip of the iceberg in a massive conspiracy. Going against her boss’s wishes, she will do whatever it takes to bring justice to those involved - no matter the cost. But when Marcelle finds out that those behind it are the ones closest to her, can she stop it all before she crosses too many red lines?

[BenStark]

7 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

 

I mostly use subs from subscene-subtitles as my hearing is not what it used to be...

 

Its easy to do they are very small files, get the matching bitrate sub and download the file then extract it into the movie folder.

I believe there is also an automatic subtitle generator you can download, rather like youtube closed subs, I have never tried it so dont know more

 

 

If you use VLC player for your movies and series, it is also easy to download subs in any language through the VLC app