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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 23, 2021 8:59:29 GMT
Three episodes in and Hellbound is very good indeed. The only relation it has to Squid Game is that they're both South Korean and HB is a completely different beast. Directed by the creator of Train To Busan which may whet your appetite to give it a go. I'm on to episode two and still enjoying it As always PU ahead of the curve... First there was Squid Game. Now there’s Hellbound. Another South Korean fantasy horror series from Netflix has become an overnight global phenomenon, with the latter toppling the former as the most-watched TV show on the streaming platform. The series centres on a team of demons, who hunt down sinners who have been previously visited by a celestial being who has informed the victim of their date and time of death.www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/23/south-korean-horror-hellbound-takes-over-squid-game-as-most-popular-netflix-series-globally |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 25, 2021 19:53:23 GMT
I've completed Hellbound Pretty good - though maybe sagged a bit towards the end The ending sets up lots of possibilities for the inevitable second season I had to read this article to be reminded who the woman was at the very end of the final episode... Hellbound Ending Explained
Hellbound keeps the twists coming until the very end. Here's what happens in the final episode of the Netflix serieswww.denofgeek.com/tv/hellbound-ending-explained/ |
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Post by personunknown on Nov 28, 2021 13:28:43 GMT
Just a touch of disappointment on the wrapping up. Episodes 1 to 3 were excellent, 4 to 6 not so hot. Not much explained, obviously there is a second series on the way, where will it go? The rebirth of Ms Park, left me scratching my head.
This could end up like the series Lost, where the giant unseen thing in the trees teased you into episode after episode until you thought you were being had and switched it off.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 28, 2021 14:52:47 GMT
Just a touch of disappointment on the wrapping up. Episodes 1 to 3 were excellent, 4 to 6 not so hot. Not much explained, obviously there is a second series on the way, where will it go? The rebirth of Ms Park, left me scratching my head. This could end up like the series Lost, where the giant unseen thing in the trees teased you into episode after episode until you thought you were being had and switched it off. You could well be right PU Here's hoping not |
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Post by personunknown on Dec 2, 2021 17:55:22 GMT
Villain
Craig Fairbrass, Essex, shooters, 'facking leave it aht you cahnt', you know the drill.
5/10
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 2, 2021 19:49:05 GMT
I started watching an Israeli series called Hit and Run - got about four episodes in and gave up
The pacing was off and, from an interesting premise, it seemed to be veering into pretty cliched territory
I'm now underway with a series called Dead To Me which is much more like it
It's pulling off the remarkable trick of being sad, moving, tense and funny
Dead to Me | Season 1 Official Trailer
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Post by personunknown on Dec 3, 2021 18:24:34 GMT
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
I'm a sucker for the Japanese kaiju nonsense. This is OK, one dimensional humans with a flimsy eco catastrophe story line but the monsters CGI is fantastic. Moved on from the seventies and a bloke in a rubber suit.
6/10
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Post by personunknown on Dec 6, 2021 18:15:12 GMT
Women In Rock
Netflix has a series of Wolfgang Blud late seventies ealy eighties music docs at the moment. Slightly confusing as the concentration on women pioneers, Siouxsie, Slits and The Raincoats who get their message across yet the only all female band featured are Girlschool who just 'wanna rock'.
Worth it though for the fabulous live footage of the Banshees and Nina Hagen.
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Netflix
Dec 6, 2021 20:01:20 GMT
via mobile
Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 6, 2021 20:01:20 GMT
Thanks PU
Will give it a watch
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Post by personunknown on Dec 15, 2021 19:27:01 GMT
Hummingbird
Surprisingly decent revenge thriller with Jason Statham as traumatised ex soldier who finds himself down and out on the vice and drug ridden streets of London. Agata Buzek turns in a sublime performance as a conflicted Christian aid worker.
7/10
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Post by stu77 on Dec 15, 2021 23:37:10 GMT
Unforgivable [Sandra Bullock]
Engaging enough but with a quite lame ending.
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Post by stu77 on Dec 21, 2021 0:56:41 GMT
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Post by personunknown on Dec 26, 2021 20:35:09 GMT
Don't Look Up
Leonardo Di Caprio as a neurotic astronomer and Jennifer Lawrence his rebel protege discover a comet on its way to wipe out life on earth. However, government and media are more concerned with spin and approval ratings than the actual apocalypse. Clever satire on the vacuousness of the modern world.
7/10
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Post by wardance on Dec 26, 2021 21:57:32 GMT
Don't Look Up Leonardo Di Caprio as a neurotic astronomer and Jennifer Lawrence his rebel protege discover a comet on its way to wipe out life on earth. However, government and media are more concerned with spin and approval ratings than the actual apocalypse. Clever satire on the vacuousness of the modern world. 7/10 Next up on our watch list. The Power of the Dog. A slow-burner, but fantastic performances. |
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Dec 28, 2021 0:21:48 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Dec 28, 2021 0:21:48 GMT
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