On 4/19/2024 at 7:58 AM, gargamon said:

While you're waiting, download John Adams, much better than the first 3 episodes of Franklin.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472027

Thanks @gargamon. I'll have a look at that.

Baby Reindeer

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13649112/     8.2 IMDB

 

Off the wall crazy, brilliant. Will not be for everyone

12 hours ago, Seppius said:

Baby Reindeer

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13649112/     8.2 IMDB

 

Off the wall crazy, brilliant. Will not be for everyone

Watched it until the end, but must admit was pretty bored with it by then.

40 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Watched it until the end, but must admit was pretty bored with it by then.

I enjoyed it but thought it should've been condensed into 5 episodes.

 

Thought 7 was a bit long.

Binged watched Rebel Moon part 1 & 2.

1 very entertaining,

2 Skip the first hour because blablabla and after that it becomes watchable ...

1: 7.5

2: 6.9

 

Spiderwick Chronicles complete season now out.

But beware, the family inheriting the old mansion house appear to have gone black.

3 hours ago, giddyup said:

Watched it until the end, but must admit was pretty bored with it by then.

I'm at ep 4 and it being a true story I had been planning on finishing.

Somebody mentioned the 1984 BBC series, Edge of Darkness, so I managed to find it on Pirate Bays and download it. Have watched the first 2 episodes and thought them very good.

 

The guy who plays Craven in the above has that certain something about him, which is intiguing (and great acting) therefore will be keen to see the remaing episodes I have downloaded.

 

I have seen the Mel Gibson movie of the same name and thought that was good also.

London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.

 

 

I've just finished watching season 1 of Wisting and it was very good IMHO. I'm just about to start seasons 2-3. It was recommended by @recom273. It's a Norwegian crime drama. Worth a look IMHO. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7875794/

Series 2 just started.

 

 

25 minutes ago, Will27 said:

Series 2 just started.

 

 

Isn't this an old doco from 2015?

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

Isn't this an old doco from 2015?

That's the first series.

 

Season 2 just started.

1 hour ago, Will27 said:

That's the first series.

 

Season 2 just started.

Where is it available, I see only the first series?

4 hours ago, giddyup said:

Where is it available, I see only the first series?

It's ok, found first episode on PB.

On 4/21/2024 at 12:45 PM, xylophone said:

Have watched the first 2 episodes and thought them very good.

I remember watching that in the UK when it came out. I thought it was good (then) but my memory of it is that it was very dark.

The theme tune is very memorable.

45 minutes ago, topt said:

I remember watching that in the UK when it came out. I thought it was good (then) but my memory of it is that it was very dark.

The theme tune is very memorable.

Eric Clapton & Michael Kamen

 

 

On 4/22/2024 at 1:34 PM, Will27 said:

Series 2 just started.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShYl5K8Nlq8&lc=UgwZSPHwkTyKBnr33qp4AaABAgaSs2EasesVsAesRszzxsexviet

 

I watched entire trial. Hated the DA. So annoying, rude, and condescending. He made me ask myself if people actually vote not guilty out of spite to a lawyer’s behavior.

 

 

On 4/21/2024 at 3:44 PM, Will27 said:

London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.

 

 

Good so far, thanks.

Secrets of the Octopus.

 

Thought this was terrific.

 

Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs. But there is so much more to these weird and wonderful animals.

 

Intelligent enough to use tools or transform their bodies to mimic other animals and even communicate with different species, the secrets of the octopus are more extraordinary than we ever imagined.

 

 

Fallout. Medium to slightly interesting, only because Goggins is so good. 

 

Saw "Civil War" today, pretty disappointing. 3/10

Civil War (2024) - IMDb

 

Also saw the Japanese tear-jerker "April Come She Will" that I thought was pretty good, 8/10

Shigatsu ni nareba kanojo wa (2024) - IMDb

 

Yet another delicious entertainment. 

 

 

I'm sure it's been mentioned, but I'll mention it again. Shogun is well worth watching and currently at a 9.0 on imdb.  I read the book a few times over the years as well as James Clavelle's other novels and I found this series to be highly entertaining and very well done.   

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/?ref_=ttep_ov

Saw "The Fall Guy", action/comedy today and was very pleasantly surprised. Decent story, good acting, great cinematography and soundtrack, nice stunts and whatnot. 8.5/10

The Fall Guy (2024) - IMDb

Saw "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" today and it was pretty good for what it was. Pretty epic visually, but I did not care much for the lead actors. It could have been shorter. 6/10

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) - IMDb

 

On 4/24/2024 at 11:48 PM, Jingthing said:

Yet another delicious entertainment. 

 

 

Thanks for the heads up, had never heard about this movie, but really enjoyed it.

Looking forward to this one.

June 2nd,

 

 

4 hours ago, Will27 said:

Looking forward to this one.

June 2nd,

 

 

I was very disappointed with Season Two after Season One.

23 hours ago, dhupverg said:

I'm sure it's been mentioned, but I'll mention it again. Shogun is well worth watching and currently at a 9.0 on imdb.  I read the book a few times over the years as well as James Clavelle's other novels and I found this series to be highly entertaining and very well done.   

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/?ref_=ttep_ov

 

It did get better as it went on. The 1980 original, however, is better. First, in the role of Mariko, the stunningly beautiful Yoko Shimada with the anime eyes is so much better than squint-eyed robo-cheeks Anna Sawai. And it's so much more enjoyable to watch Richard Chamberlain, a real actor, master his role, instead of the grunts coming out of Cosmo Jarvis. The original Shogun, too, was shot in Japan. The photography makes use of high contrast color, instead of the low contrast grayscaling in the new Shogun, where every day in Japan is made to look cloudy or rainy just like Canada where it was shot. I'll not go into storytelling other than to note that the TV and filmmakers of 40-50 years ago realized that every scene, shot, and line had one purpose--advance the plot--instead of quizzically drawn out shots that wallow around for no purpose.