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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2020 9:21:55 GMT
Hereditary
The reviews of this have cited this film as the 'scariest movie ever made" and 'it's so frightening that I couldn't sleep for days'.
An elderly woman of a family plagued by problems dies but the oration by her daughter doesn"t appear to be too kind to her.
Consequently, suspicion and dysfunctional behaviour increase as the daughter tries to come to terms with her mother's death, her mysterious past and the effect its having on her children.
Sound good eh?It isn't.
Without giving to much away, this film is just typical of what the horror genre has descended into today; set piece'scares', contrived plotting and an absurd sense of it's own 'greatness'.
Some atrocious over acting by Toni Collette and a non part by Gabrielle Byrne who is far too old to play her husband.
And best for last, the most ridiculous ending I've seen in a long time.
Kinda like The Wicker Man meets the Lord of the Rings.
2/10.
Worth watching for a laugh at the end.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 28, 2020 9:33:45 GMT
I'd ditch Netflix if my kids would let me
I could happily get by on BBC4, iPlayer, YouTube, Film4, Talking Pictures and the odd DVD
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Jun 28, 2020 9:50:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2020 9:50:15 GMT
Aye, it's getting to that point where you struggle to find anything worthwhile other than what other people have recommended because they've sifted through the dross.
It's became too bloated and it's mostly for so called millennials now.
I was looking for my copy of Boys from the Blackstuff last week after Michael Angelis died and found lots of classic DVD's so might go back to them.
Mrs Roguepunk has got Amazon Prime(which I rarely watch as I refuse to fund Amazon)and it's just as bad although to be honest there some good punk documentaries on it.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 28, 2020 9:55:43 GMT
Yep. Actually I could probably get by without any TV. I'm happy reading which is what I spend a lot more time doing that watching TV.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2020 10:19:44 GMT
Aye reading is good for the soul and increases your literacy and intelligence.
It's a form of personal private study which is always good for the human mind and mental well being.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 28, 2020 10:41:51 GMT
I think of lot of younger people struggle with it given the competing attractions of their devices
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2020 11:00:34 GMT
The digital generation struggle with focussing on anything which isn't on a phone.
A lot of kids don't even watch the telly anymore.
Bloody Hell.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2020 22:59:53 GMT
After Life.
I've always found Ricky Gervias a bit hit or miss but I've just about finished the first series of this and I'm really enjoying it.
Gervias plays a man called Tony who seems to have given up on life after his wife dies of cancer.
He's tried to commit suicide a few times and basically believes that human's are nothing but a shower of horrible bastards and treats them accordingly.
Lots of gallows humour that works most of the time but what's really good about this is the way Gervais plays the main character;insightful, estranged from just about everyone and with a healthy degree of pathos.
Mrs Roguepunk remarked that certain aspects of this reminded her of someone she knows...wonder who that could be🙄
Series 1-9/10
Looking forward to Series 2.
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Post by personunknown on Jul 4, 2020 17:20:40 GMT
Poor fare on Netflix at the moment.
Last Days of American Crime
The Courier
Ridiculous, retarded action movies with no saving graces whatsoever. How the fuck do these get commissioned?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2020 19:08:33 GMT
Finished series 2 of 'After Life'.
Bitter sweet but crudely funny in parts.
Still, gives you a wee glow at times because of it's humanity.
A great supporting cast too.
8/10
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Jul 7, 2020 18:59:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2020 18:59:31 GMT
After 'After Life', we've started on 'Extras' which I watched a couple of times when it was on years ago.
Certainly has it's moments but not as good as 'After Life'.
7/10
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 8, 2020 7:43:23 GMT
I'm still working my way through BBC's... I May Destroy You ...on iPlayer Best thing I've seen this year - and getting better and better I'm up to episode 9 - 12 episodes in all
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Post by personunknown on Jul 12, 2020 18:55:14 GMT
Equaliser 2
I quite enjoyed the first one but this is a lifeless affair which even the great Denzel Washington can't save.
3/10
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2020 21:53:44 GMT
Finished 'Extras' series 2 and the Christmas Special from a few years back is absolutely brilliant.
A cleverly written satire on the'merits' of so called 'fame and fortune'. It's absolutely absorbing.
Any doubt about Ricky Gervais as a writer have been blown out the water as far as I'm concerned as he's a very clever, clever comedian.
Ashley Jensen brilliant as Maggie too.
10/10.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 31, 2020 15:24:51 GMT
 I'm halfway through the second episode of Netflix's three parter... Fear CityAnyone come across it? It ticks a lot of my boxes... 70s/80s Mafia New York Undercover work
I'm enjoying it
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia, Netflix’s three-part series on law enforcement’s quest to bring down New York’s mob in the 1980s, starts with a sequence straight out of a high-level Law & Order episode: “Five untouchable Mafia families hold the city in their grip,” a title card reads. A bloodied body lies on the street; a newscaster reports an abandoned railroad tunnel held a mob grave for over 60 people. The tone is urgent, climactic – fitting for a subject which has been so obsessively mythologized and cemented in American cinema and pop culture.
But while Fear City occasionally leans into the sepia-toned flashbacks of mob power, its re-enactments, interviews with former FBI agents and replaying of old wiretaps ground the mob’s far-reaching, profit-directed practices in the methodical, if often mundane, legal strategy to dismantle them. “Most mafia stories are told from the perspective of the mobsters,” Fear City’s director, Sam Hobkinson, told the Guardian. “We wanted to tell our story from the perspective of law enforcement,” with an emphasis on the tricky, unglamorous work of handling early-stage digital surveillance technology, to make the show “a spy thriller as much as it is a mob series”.Rest here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/22/fear-city-new-york-mafia-netflix-docuseries |
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