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fin12

Anyone watched Point Blank?

Mickeroo

fin12 wrote: »

Anyone watched Point Blank?

Watched it this evening. It was grand. Tone was a bit all over the place and it felt a bit cobbled together like they were making it up as they went along but Grillo is very watchable.

peteeeed

A Simple Favour
Thirsty for thrills, single mom Stephanie strikes up a friendship with the glamorous Emily, who asks for a small favor, then mysteriously vanishes

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pixelburp

peteeeed wrote: »

A Simple Favour
Thirsty for thrills, single mom Stephanie strikes up a friendship with the glamorous Emily, who asks for a small favor, then mysteriously vanishes

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Surprisingly entertaining, saw this in the cinema and was a bit bonkers. Completely schizophrenic tone between serious and farce, but I was never bored.

pixelburp

pixelburp wrote: »

Surprisingly entertaining, saw this in the cinema and was a bit bonkers. Completely schizophrenic tone between serious and farce, but I was never bored.

Really enjoyed this!!

Taiga

I've never seen Derry Girls but badly needed a laugh so chanced it there. 3 eps in and really enjoying it, very funny.

peteeeed

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
A teen haunted by the spirit of an old friend summons the other members of their childhood club to help fulfill the girl's final wish.

Gavin & Stacey Season 2

GRANBLUE FANTASY the Animation
In a world where islands float in the sky, Gran encounters a mysterious girl wanted by the Erste Empire for her ability to summon Primal Beasts.

Look Away
After enduring rejection at her high school, Maria trades places with her sinister reflection who exacts her revenge.

The Pages
When a former national security adviser threatens to expose a government cover-up, a steely politician sends her on the run for her life

Peanuts Season 1
Based on Charles Schulz's beloved comic strip, these animated shorts feature Peanuts favorites Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Sally, Lucy and more

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

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gmisk

peteeeed wrote: »

Gavin & Stacey Season 2

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I have been watching this over the last couple of weeks are you sure it wasnt already there?

FunLover18

gmisk wrote: »

I have been watching this over the last couple of weeks are you sure it wasnt already there?

Or is it Season 3, i vaguely remember Netflix only having Seasons 1&2 and the Christmas special.

peteeeed

yes season 3

pixelburp

Kai Mango Transition wrote: »

Really enjoyed this!!

Yeah, it's rare you watch a mainstream Hollywood movie that feels like it's flying by the seat of its pants. I suspected had Paul Feig & its cast not gelled quite so well, and been up for having some fun, the film would have just been an unholy mess.

Like, it was a mess, but carried with such unapologetic sincerity, it just about worked. The ending was still stupid mind you.

Ethereal Cereal

Watched Jessica Jones Season 3 over the w.e. (and last week). Have to say, I really enjoyed it, surprisingly.
Of the netflix marvel content, I've watched all of DareDevil, and season 1 of Jessica Jones, but thats all. I feel the 13 episode long seasons unbelievably drag out the season.

But this season was a really enjoyable low key characters study. All the various plot points intertwined in a way that felt logical and well wrote. It was interesting to see superpowered people flummoxed by a resentful non powered person. Also, it managed to pull off what Game of Thrones spectacularly failed in doing. JJ and GoT spoilers

Seeing a secondary character, Trish, recently powered, go completely off the rails shocked me. But as per her character arc, it felt earned and a natural progression.

I'm not sure I'd recommend it though, since 13 episodes can be long, but if you liked the first season then definitely give it a watch. And skip the apparently messy second season.

AidoEirE

Mickeroo wrote: »

Watched it this evening. It was grand. Tone was a bit all over the place and it felt a bit cobbled together like they were making it up as they went along but Grillo is very watchable.

Saw it last night and thought it was terrible. The plot waels all over the place. Think Grillo was the saving grace in it.
The ending lacked any real punch after what was watched.

Whoever picked the music needs to be get rid of, choices were horrendus with what they were trying to go for

bogmanfan

Is it just me, or is Derry Girls ridiculously overrated? Watched the first 2 episodes over the weekend, and thought it was very poor. Does it improve?

sweetie

bogmanfan wrote:

Is it just me, or is Derry Girls ridiculously overrated? Watched the first 2 episodes over the weekend, and thought it was very poor. Does it improve?

Not just you. Dunno but I won't be finding out.

Hurrache

bogmanfan wrote: »

Is it just me, or is Derry Girls ridiculously overrated? Watched the first 2 episodes over the weekend, and thought it was very poor. Does it improve?

Some people have different tastes and sense of humour. Nothing more to it than that.

batgoat

Ethereal Cereal wrote: »

Watched Jessica Jones Season 3 over the w.e. (and last week). Have to say, I really enjoyed it, surprisingly.
Of the netflix marvel content, I've watched all of DareDevil, and season 1 of Jessica Jones, but thats all. I feel the 13 episode long seasons unbelievably drag out the season.

But this season was a really enjoyable low key characters study. All the various plot points intertwined in a way that felt logical and well wrote. It was interesting to see superpowered people flummoxed by a resentful non powered person. Also, it managed to pull off what Game of Thrones spectacularly failed in doing. JJ and GoT spoilers

Seeing a secondary character, Trish, recently powered, go completely off the rails shocked me. But as per her character arc, it felt earned and a natural progression.

I'm not sure I'd recommend it though, since 13 episodes can be long, but if you liked the first season then definitely give it a watch. And skip the apparently messy second season.

Thought it was a way better season than the second and really enjoyed it this time round.

peteeeed

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
When actor David Harbour finds lost footage of his father's disastrous televised stage play of a literary classic, he uncovers shocking family secrets.

We Belong Together
A divorced professor shares a night of passion with a troubled student who quickly develops an unhealthy -- perhaps deadly -- infatuation.

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Ethereal Cereal

sweetie wrote: »

Not just you. Dunno but I won't be finding out.

Honest question... how can you confirm its overrated if you haven't watched it?

Personally I think its one of the best tv shows to come out of Ireland in the last 10 years. I have watched both seasons.

sweetie

Ethereal Cereal wrote: »

Honest question... how can you confirm its overrated if you haven't watched it?

Personally I think its one of the best tv shows to come out of Ireland in the last 10 years. I have watched both seasons.

I watched 3 episodes, was enough for me to see it wasn't for me. The question I answered was' does it get any better'
I much preferred Moone boy as a retro Ireland throwback.

gmisk

bogmanfan wrote: »

Is it just me, or is Derry Girls ridiculously overrated? Watched the first 2 episodes over the weekend, and thought it was very poor. Does it improve?

Its really good fun IMO, some great lines and has real heart...the gurning of the main girl can get on my wick, but thats about my only real criticism (bar the general overhyping of the show).
I think season 1 was stronger than 2, but it had some really fun episodes too.

gmisk

sweetie wrote: »

I watched 3 episodes, was enough for me to see it wasn't for me. The question I answered was' does it get any better'
I much preferred Moone boy as a retro Ireland throwback.

Each to their own I guess, I enjoyed moone boy but I felt it ran out of steam very quickly and it didn't have half as many laughs as Derry Girls for me.
Maybe Derry Girls hooked me in a bit more as it was set in the north.

inforfun

As filler Derry Girls isnt too bad.
Had a good few laughs, especially from Sister Michael

marklazarcovic

Pretty non plussed with stranger things now,some shows could be classics if left to.one season

Ethereal Cereal

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Pretty non plussed with stranger things now,some shows could be classics if left to.one season

I watched season 2, but dropped out at season 3.
Its basically the same story each season;

Unseen monster is in town, plucky group of kids fight it, parents\adults don't believe them. Shadowey organisation is somehow involved.

Tony EH

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Pretty non plussed with stranger things now,some shows could be classics if left to.one season

That's where I'm leaving it.

Thought S2 was pretty awful myself and won't bother with S3.

It's perfect as a self contained show in S1. There was simply no need to expand it and in doing so, they've just watered the whole thing down.

El Duda

Tony EH wrote: »

That's where I'm leaving it.

Thought S2 was pretty awful myself and won't bother with S3.

It's perfect as a self contained show in S1. There was simply no need to expand it and in doing so, they've just watered the whole thing down.

This is why I have high hopes for the next season of 'The Haunting of..."


Hill House was a perfect, satand alone season. Apparently the next season will be the same cast with a new story, new characters etc...


Exactly how it should be done.


Saying that, I hated Season 2 of Stranger Things and am having a really good time with Season 3. So it can work both ways. I'd rather Stranger things adopted more of an anthology approach tho.

peteeeed

I loved season 3 , great fun , as a child of the 80's it was made for me

Mickeroo

I still enjoyed season 2 but it was a step down for sure,. Season 3 is easily as good as season 1 for me though, thought it was brilliant.

pixelburp

Only halfway through Season 3 and finding it a much improved beast to the dawdling, baggy second season.

johnny_ultimate

Robin, Erica and the

Neverending Story

scene alone justify the existence of Stranger Things 3.

Tony EH

pixelburp wrote: »

Only halfway through Season 3 and finding it a much improved beast to the dawdling, baggy second season.

This seems to be the consensus amongst most people I know who've seen it. But, I just can't be bothered at this point. I can see myself maybe leaving it for some time when I've little else to be watching.

I left S2 off for a long time as well, only watched it this year, but it was very poor compared to S1 and that's kinda sealed the deal for me, I reckon.

Fysh

Finished watching Dark S2 last night - as with S1 it was excellent and brought in some intriguing new ideas, along with character developments.

The only downside is that due to the plot and spread of the cast, the recap for S1 doesn't really help get you up to speed if you watched the previous season ages ago. Best bet is to watch it all together - I'll be doing a rewatch ahead of next year's final season. There's also a Netflix minisite that is handy for checking who's who, but that may have spoilers (though they are good about spoiler warnings, including for which episode and season the spoiler would apply).

peteeeed

i think they worked out who to pair with who and there was some great comedic teams in season 3

Boom_Bap

Stranger Things 3 was grand, not enough Hal.
Murray and the Russian were great in it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

peteeeed wrote: »

i think they worked out who to pair with who and there was some great comedic teams in season 3

I agree with that to a point. But I wasn't loving Joyce and Hopper, although once they added Murray and Alexi it was much improved.
I think Jonathan and Nancy are really pointless though. It felt a bit like "well, these characters exist so we better put them somewhere or people will notice they're missing"
It's funny how from that group of older teens, Steve, who was supposed to be a one season character who stayed a jerk, is actually one of the most popular characters and serves a lot more purpose in the plot.

Fysh

Watching the first episode of Stranger Things Season 3 a day after finishing Dark Season 2 is a bit like following up a really good steak with a decent but unexceptional hamburger.

Like...there's nothing wrong with it, and I particularly like the score, but it's getting close to being empty-calories viewing and as season-openers go that wasn't great. I hope they can figure out something more to do with Hopper, because him as snarling ineffectual dad-stand-in is a bit dull.

CastorTroy

At least Winona seemed to have more fun this season.

Cakes and Ale

Stranger Things Twee. Creaky and uneven. The problem is, once you get rid of the retro nostalgic stuff, like Will binning Dungeons and Dragons, all you're left with is cheesy teen angst padding out the more dramatic sections.

peteeeed

https://twitter.com/FriendsAndFilm/status/1151218995594432512?s=20

Sleepy

Anyone else watching Jon Favreau's "The Chef Show"? The short animations between the scenes really begin to jar but the focus on the food is excellent and it's a nice follow up to the film and it definitely seems like Favreau has become a pretty decent cook.

Boom_Bap

Sleepy wrote: »

Anyone else watching Jon Favreau's "The Chef Show"? The short animations between the scenes really begin to jar but the focus on the food is excellent and it's a nice follow up to the film and it definitely seems like Favreau has become a pretty decent cook.

I absolutely love that show.
The last couple down at the BBQ place....oh my god, food heaven.
Lovely episodes with the Marvel folk as well, and Roy Choi is such an adorable guy.

Tea drinker

Not a recommendation but am looking forward to this
https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/80236236

Katee Sackhoff ... maybe not the best actress but she is in more good than bad sci-fi

peteeeed

Secret Obsession
When Jennifer wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack, her doting husband cares for her. But she soon realizes the danger is far from over

Porndemic
Through interviews and archival footage, this documentary examines the HIV outbreak that tore through the adult film industry in 1998.

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Mellor

peteeeed wrote: »

Secret Obsession
When Jennifer wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack, her doting husband cares for her. But she soon realizes the danger is far from over

Watched the trailer the other night. Feel like there’s no point watching the movie now.

peteeeed

Last Chance U season 4
Elite athletes with difficult pasts turn to junior college football for a last shot at turning their lives around and achieving their dreams.

Queer Eye sesaon 4
Grab some tissues! An all-new "Fab Five" serve up hip tips, emotionally charged makeovers and heartfelt reveals that bring out all the feels.

ਚy; mi madre!
When her estranged mother suddenly dies, a woman must follow the quirky instructions laid out in the will in order to collect an important inheritance.

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (new season)
Jerry Seinfeld's roving talk show combines coffee, laughs and vintage cars into quirky, caffeine-fueled adventures with the sharpest minds in comedy.

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants season 3

Iron Cowboy: The Story of the 50.50.50
A record-setting triathlete dares to complete 50 Ironman races -- a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run -- in 50 days in 50 states

Money Heist (La casa de papel) part 3
Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan.

Typewriter season 1
Three young friends in Goa plan to search an old villa for ghosts, but when a new family moves in, the home's buried past resurfaces in chilling ways.

SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac season 1
Seiya and the Knights of the Zodiac rise again to protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena, but a dark prophecy hangs over them all.

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Murph76

The Highwaymen on netflix is highly recommendable.
The plot is rather streched thin over the long duration, but the tension is superb

yourdeadwright

Murph76 wrote: »

The Highwaymen on netflix is highly recommendable.
The plot is rather streched thin over the long duration, but the tension is superb

Really enjoyed this

Agent Coulson

It won't affect us here in Ireland as it is free to air.

However Netflix picked up the rights to screen The Eurovision in the Americas for the next few years.


I wonder is this a testing ground to see what they can do with Live Streaming of major events.

pixelburp

Not necessarily on-topic, but apparently Netflix's US subscribers is way down compared to its forecast:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/18/20699037/netflix-earnings-report-q2-streaming-wars-disney-apple-warnermedia-international

The company saw its first major loss in US subscribers last quarter, and a mere 2.7 million paid customers added globally, nearly half of what was forecast. Stocks dropped by more than 10 percent just after the report came out. It’s a terrifying slowdown for a service that’s based on subscriber growth, and raises new questions about how long the company can justify its content spending spree.

Now, online outlets love hyperbole, but surely at some point these corporations realise that growth is not infinite, sooner or later the subscription numbers would taper off (then again, maybe CEOs presume to have their golden parachute by then).

Wonder if this is going to affect how it commissions productions, or indeed its approximate three-seasons-then-cancel policy. Could be a death-knell for their particularly expensive productions