Amazon Prime Film/TV Series Recommendations

Agent Coulson · 24-07-2021 7:34pm

Jolt just felt like another full movie there to set up a Universe just an over long pilot episode.

Kate Beckinsale is of course easy on the eye to watch just like Milla Jovovich they have fallen into the B movie action roles and they are both much better than that.

gmisk · 24-07-2021 8:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117654575#Comment_117654575

Absolutely bizarre film ...she is better than this crap.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 24-07-2021 9:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117657333#Comment_117657333

Yeah, like the basic idea is fine, maybe even interesting, with all the shady people secretly pulling strings, but as a stand alone story it didn't even make sense.

Sugarlumps · 26-07-2021 2:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117657145#Comment_117657145

They deserve better? Neither can act. Sharknado beckons for both.

gmisk · 27-07-2021 10:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117663637#Comment_117663637

Beckinsale can definitely act, brilliant in love and friendshipnin particular.

She was also good in that TV show the Widow (even though the show itself wasn't great).

But she needs to be slightly more choosey with her roles

gmisk · 30-07-2021 7:46am

Fun little film added today called shadow in the cloud

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 30-07-2021 9:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117681344#Comment_117681344

Chloe Moretz one? I've been wanting to watch this for a while, heard very varied reviews on it.

gmisk · 30-07-2021 10:57am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117681913#Comment_117681913

That's the one I enjoyed it, fun popcorn film, best to go in not knowing much.

Her accent is a bit dodgy I will say...

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 30-07-2021 2:44pm

Do Hulu shows usually end up on Amazon here?

Wrongway1985 · 30-07-2021 5:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117683542#Comment_117683542

Usually is a stretch but have had a better strike rate here than the other platforms for their content yes, still find it odd that it appears to continue to do so after Star on Disney Plus launched (Nine Perfect Strangers coming to Prime next month).

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 30-07-2021 5:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117684230#Comment_117684230

I was wondering about Only Murders in the Building but it seems to be listed as Disney Plus, now that you mention it.

Wrongway1985 · 31-07-2021 11:44pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

The 5th Wave

Albatross

Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening

Dark Shadows

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dear John (Seyfried/Tatum)

Divergent

Four Brothers

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Marriage Fool

The Next Three Days

The Other Guys

The Pineapple Express

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

Shadow in the Cloud (Moretz)(Amazon Exclusive)(2021)

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Drop the Dead Donkey (Season 1)

The Grand Tour (Presents...Lochdown)(Amazon Original)(2021)

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

The Imitation Game - 5/8

Paddington - 6/8

Cop Car - 8/8

Miss Congeniality - 8/8

Vacation - 11/8

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 04-08-2021 9:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117682244#Comment_117682244

Watched it tonight. I really enjoyed it. It's a lot, I will say, but I liked it a lot.

Full_Circle_81 · 05-08-2021 4:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117707567#Comment_117707567

I watched Shadow in the Cloud because of the positive comments here but thought it was disgracefully bad on so many fronts. I actually wanted to turn it off half-way through but forced myself to watch it till the bitter end.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 05-08-2021 6:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117711526#Comment_117711526

😃I don't know what to tell you, I did say it had very varied reviews.

Mantis Toboggan · 05-08-2021 6:21pm

Loving Clarkson's farm.

pixelburp · 05-08-2021 6:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117711938#Comment_117711938

Glad it hit Amazon cos it was something I was meaning to check out. Not surprised the views are so extreme cos just in the space of the trailer, I was unsure if I loved or hated what I saw.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 05-08-2021 6:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712045#Comment_117712045

I feel like it's definitely something that's best watched as blind as possible, but at the same time it's probably one that some people would need to be prepared for. Without spoiling anything, it starts out as one thing, has a very unexpected reveal in the middle, and then just changes genre, tone, pace, direction, everything, for the second half. Personally I really enjoyed it, I thought it was a lot of fun, but I can see why some people wouldn't like it. I'm not sure if it counts as a B movie, but it's definitely not one to take too seriously.

Full_Circle_81 · 06-08-2021 7:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712091#Comment_117712091

I get that. I may have been a little more receptive to it, had I been a bit more prepared beforehand (even though I usually prefer to go into most films blind). I'll refrain from going into detail here, as I don't want to keep dragging this thread off course too much.

Wrongway1985 · 06-08-2021 2:25pm

Shadow in the Cloud tried to be too many things, the

creature feature

element reeked of The Twilight Zone the one the Simpsons ripped.

The Raging Bile Duct · 06-08-2021 2:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716003#Comment_117716003

Well, that spoiler tag worked...

Watched it myself. It was complete nonsense and far too cluttered but I enjoyed it in a having a beer and pizza and switching the brain off kind of way. There were parts that were totally preposterous but I was hooked to the screen with the tension.

Wrongway1985 · 06-08-2021 4:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716046#Comment_117716046

Ha, Ah this new boards innit 😔

Ya it's fine for a one time only watch, I was similar kept me relatively entertained for it's short duration but ultimately when it's been processed can't say it would be something I'd recommend myself.

Wrongway1985 · 06-08-2021 4:25pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

A Bucket of Blood

Alex of Venice

Allegiant

The Angry Birds Movie

A Bear Named Winnie

Beautiful Creatures

Boy Wonder

Cold Comfort

Conan the Barbarian (Momoa)

Crank: High Voltage

Deep Impact

Escape Plan (Stallone/Schwarzenegger)

Evolution (D.Duchovny/J.Moore)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

The Ex

Fighting (Tatum/T.Howard)

Highwaymen

I Am Not a Serial Killer (C.Lloyd)

The Impossible (E.McGregor/N.Watts)

Killerman (L.Hemsworth)

The King's Speech

Knowing (N.Cage/R.Byrne)

Law Abiding Citizen

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

The Lucky Ones (T.Robbins/R.McAdams)

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Ocean's Eleven (Clooney/B.Pitt/Damon)

Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Thirteen

Papillon (McQueen/Hoffman)

Rob the Mob

Short Term 12

Twilight

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

World's Greatest Dad (R.Williams)

30 Rock (Season 1-7)

Comic Book Men (Season 2-7)

Cruel Summer (Season 1)(Amazon Original)(2021)

Duncanville (Season 1)(2020)

Making the Cut (Season 2)(Amazon Original)(2021)

The Mindy Project (Season 1-6)

Reef Break (Season 1)(2019)

Rookie Blue (Season 1-5)

S.O.Z: Soldados o Zombies (Spainish Language)(Amazon Original)(2021)

Will & Grace (Season 1-8)

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - 15/8

Moon - 15/8

Sneakers - 15/8

Sweeny Todd - Demon Barber... - 16/8

Zodiac - 17/8

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 06-08-2021 5:04pm

From that list I highly recommend Short Term 12 to anyone who hasn't seen it. It's a great film but also the ultimate "before they were famous". It's got Brie Larson, Kaitlyn Dever, LaKeith Stanfield, Stephanie Beatriz, and the guy who played Freddie Mercury.

I Am Not A Serial Killer is also very good.

Mr.Nice Guy · 07-08-2021 9:03pm

Is that SoZ series worth a look? I see it has the guy who plays Oso from Snowfall in it.

Mantis Toboggan · 07-08-2021 9:18pm

Watched the film Room tonight, very good, quite sad at times but well worth a watch.

spookwoman · 07-08-2021 9:31pm

Trawling amazon at the moment and found Scum with Ray Winston. Harrowing but brilliant movie.

dalyboy · 07-08-2021 9:40pm

Half way through series “upload”

kinda comedy , kinda drama , kinda mystery’ show.

Good performances from the unrecognised actors and pretty entertaining.

8/10 (so far)

S.M.B. · 08-08-2021 9:57am

Anyone going to give Cruel Summer a go?

I've heard there's plenty to like about the show even though it has its flaws.

I shall watch the first episode at least.

stampydmonkey · 10-08-2021 8:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117722912#Comment_117722912

Yeah gave it a go. Lashed through. Easy enough watch with enough to keep us interested anyway. There are some pointless arch's but 6/10 for me.

greasepalm · 10-08-2021 8:44pm

Just watching Jolt wow Kate Beckinsale kicking ass again liked it a lot.

Rated adult as must be all that kicking ass.

EoinMcLovin · 11-08-2021 2:05pm

https://youtu.be/LfRCwf1VtBE

Coming out this Friday

ShamoBuc · 11-08-2021 2:51pm

I like the look of that! Definitely something to pass the time with.

The Raging Bile Duct · 12-08-2021 11:17pm

Boss Level is fantastic fun.

EltonJohn69 · 12-08-2021 11:19pm

I’m glad Amazon didn’t buy into the cancellation of Mel

johnny_ultimate · 12-08-2021 11:44pm

LOL Mel Gibson has been ‘uncancelled’ for many years. He’s been working regularly in productions big and small since 2010 - he was off the radar for a relatively short amount of time.

Frankly, given his repugnant racist, anti-semitic and homophobic remarks over the years, he got off pretty damn easy as far as these things go.

VonLuck · 13-08-2021 7:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117745643#Comment_117745643

It doesn't really bother me if someone is an asshole - if they make good movies, I'll watch them!

johnny_ultimate · 13-08-2021 6:51pm

After eight years of waiting, Evangelion 3.0+1.01 is finally out on Prime today. Watched it earlier and it was worth the wait: the sort of insane, epic, baffling, thoughtful mix of introspection and spectacle that only Hideaki Anno can deliver. It really is quite the trip - 160 or so minutes of pure Evangelion. It really gives the filmmakers the time to explore what they want to - a quiet sojourn to a rural village takes up a good hour of the running time, and the extended finale has plenty of time for surrealistic interludes alongside the quite frankly preposterously large scale battles.

The '3.0+1.01' title is of course confusing as all hell for anyone unfamiliar with the series, and maybe even those who are! This is the fourth and final film in the 'Rebuild' series, which is basically a cinematic reimagining of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion tv series and End of Evangelion film (both of which are on Netflix). Amazon has been thoughtful enough to add the three other Rebuild films today as well, so you can watch them all. It's definitely recommended to watch the original series and film first (it's all great, but EoE is particularly stunning), although these new films are certainly watchable as their own thing - but there's a lot of stuff that makes a lot more sense if you've seen the original series through as well. If you want to dive straight in to the new series of films though, the order is 1.11, 2.22, 3.33 and then finally this new one 3.0+1.01.

https://youtu.be/GZfuWMDEJpw

Wrongway1985 · 14-08-2021 11:36am

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

Bend It Like Beckham

Boss Level (Grillo/Gibson/Watts)(Amazon Original)(2021)

The Double

Dreamscape

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Find Me Guilty (V.Diesel)

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada

Happythankyoumoreplease

Jumanji (R.Williams/Dunst)

Looper

Miss Sloane (Chastain/Strong)

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Next of Kin

Now You See Me

Peter Rabbit

Prisoners (Jackman/J.Gyllenhaal)

P.S. I Love You

The Runner

The Secret Life of Pets

Sicario

Trainwreck

The Trials of Cate McCall (Beckinsale/Nolte/J.Cromwell)

Welcome to the Rileys (K.Stewart/Galdolfini)

What a Girl Wants

Why Stop Now?

The Woman in the Window

Zombieland

DC's Stargirl (Season 2)(2021)(Amazon Exclusive) - Episodes weekly till conclusion

Impastor (Season 1-2)

Modern Love (Season 2)(Amazon Original)(2021)

Some Girls (Season 1-3)

Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 2)(2021)(Amazon Original) - Episodes weekly till conclusion

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

The True History of the Kelly Gang - 21/8

Get Smart - 23/8

Call Me by Your Name - 25/8

Pan - 25/8

The Prestige - 27/8

Charlie19 · 14-08-2021 12:13pm

Cruel Summer is good, it's probably an episode or two too long but the last two episodes made up for it.

stampydmonkey · 14-08-2021 3:17pm

Boss level is pretty well done. Great fun

pixelburp · 15-08-2021 4:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712091#Comment_117712091

Literally just finished it this morning. Man it's short, barely 80 minutes of movie; quite the runtime whiplash after the needlessly long (but enjoyable) The Suicide Squad.

I've no idea what to make of it at first blush, but it sure was something. Not least, a girlboss movie written by outed sex pest Max Landis. Can't fault it for never flinching on its premise though. I'd like to see what the director does next.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 15-08-2021 6:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117758366#Comment_117758366

They spoke about the Landis connection last year when it screened at TIFF. They (the director, and Chloe Moretz who was a producer too) said that the script was hugely rewritten after Landis left the project. He claims it's still his. I dunno. I felt like the extremely sexist opening scenes were probably his, beyond that, I dunno. I do remember reading more about it at the time but I can't remember all of what was said.

spookwoman · 16-08-2021 1:36am

Sicario is a good one, wonder when the 2nd one will be on.

Mantis Toboggan · 16-08-2021 6:51am

Finished Clarkson's farm, fantastic, can't wait for season 2.

hold my beer · 17-08-2021 11:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117600736#Comment_117600736

Just watched it. Absolutely ridiculous but I enjoyed it too. Chris Pratt is a terrible actor but he's so likeable. I think it's because I love him in Parks and Rec.

stampydmonkey · 21-08-2021 5:52am

Just flicked on 9 perfect strangers last night. The casting is excellent and 2 episodes in, its very good.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 21-08-2021 9:41am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117783481#Comment_117783481

I watched all 3 eps that are up. The cast is great but I wasn't overly impressed with it as a whole. It just kind of felt like something I've seen done before and done better. It kept my attention but I wasn't really invested in any of the characters, ad the fact it's now gone to weekly episodes makes me wonder if I'll even finish it.

Wrongway1985 · 23-08-2021 3:22pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

The 6th Day

Admission (T.Fey/P.Rudd)

The Bank Job

Beat the Devil (Bogart)

Bronson (T.Hardy)

The Emperor of Paris (Original Title: L'Empereur de Paris)

Flatliners (K.Sutherland/J.Roberts)

Flatliners (E.Page/D.Luna)

Fool's Gold

The Glass Man

Greenfingers

Hacksaw Ridge

Hollow Man

In Search of A Midnight Kiss

Jack Reacher

Kansas City

Kill Command

The Last Movie Star

Legion

Machete

Road Trip

Spacewalker (Original Title: Время первых)

Spotlight

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Too Late

Trumbo

Walking Out

House M.D. (Season 1-8)

Nine Perfect Strangers (Amazon Exclusive)(2021)(First 3 episodes, rest following weekly until conclusion)

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

Seven - 29/8

Miss You Already - 31/8

The Gentlemen - 2/9

pixelburp · 23-08-2021 3:33pm

I know it's not a film, but I wish Halt and Catch Fire came back; as is often the way with our modern streaming world you can halfway through a season when ... poof! The show disappears.

Amazon Prime Film/TV Series Recommendations

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