Seen any good films/series lately

I've no illusions. Utd have the edge, I'm not kidding myself otherwise, but we're close enough to give them a game. That's all I can expect.

duffy 01 May 25 15:25 
Anyway, the final instalments of the best series I've ever seen on the telly start this week-end.

I refer of course to The Handmaid's TaleCoolCool

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It took me a whole season to be totally convinced but now a few episodes into season 2 I'm hooked. Elisabeth Moss exceptional as she was in Mad Men.
If you like your tv..... Grim, harrowing, cruel, with just a flicker of hope then look no further. Its a tough watch. Enjoy/Endure

Currently chomping my way through Yellowstone, had a lot to live up to following on from 1883 and 1923 and it took a while but completely hooked.

The daughter Beth is one of the best characters I've seen in a while

"Mr. Inbetween " is the absolute nuts and up there with the very best of series in recent years. I'm giving it a very worthy 9.5/10.

In other news (please don't laugh) but I shelled out a score to watch D.Dyer in " Marching Powder. " I was pressurised, it's a long story, into doing so.

Don't do it people, just don't.
You'll literally end up hating yourself.

if you have young kids or grand kids transylvannia 3 is excellent.. i enjoyed it very very clever and quite humourous. well worth a watch

I watched Marching Powder for free and still didn’t get my money’s worth!

Good to see you posting, Slippy. Hope the recovery goes well.

Sancho scores!  ... Well done Kenbo..

They were one nil down when I went to sleep just after half time. Surprised to see the final score. Won by four points. Talk about clinging on!

Watched the first episode of The Handmaid's Tale last night. It'll take a bit more to keep me watching, but I'm game... for a few episodes at least.

The Handmaid's Tale, seriously cranking it up season 2

I watched the first ten minutes the other night after good reviews on here. I’ve been certain for years it wouldn’t be my cup of tea so switched it off to try again another time.

I persevered with Mr Inbetween. While I didn’t dislike it, it wasn’t holding me enough to want to watch any more.

Just started Handmaid's Tale too. I think I did most of the first season a few years ago but it was just too grim.


My one question is - are all the seasons just based on the one book? I've got it on my shelf and it's on my list to read soon, but it's not the weightiest tome, and doesn't seem six series worth.

Not read the book so wouldn't know, stick with it PP, you won't regret it IMO

Baby Reindeer?  I'm on episode 3. Anyone watch it?

Yeah, it was good. She was brilliant; worth watching for her alone.

I think I liked it! Pretty fecked up for a true(ish) story.

Marching Powder,like Dyers acting is fcking sh1t.

Also meant to post,hope you're recovering well
Slippy Blue
   GL.

Kenbo!!! check your messages.

sofaking

Baby Reindeer?  I'm on episode 3. Anyone watch it?

Bluddy eck! sofa... Is this one of those wind-up posts?

Good to see Slippy back posting too..

You hated Baby Reindeer?

No, I found it disturbing in parts but engrossing too.. pretty sure this thread was all over it, for pages..

Sorry. I have replied, Emit.

Ok, I guess I haven't been following this thread closely.

Baby Reindeer is vey good. prepare to be repulsed... Oops! spoiler alert!

I was certainly repulsed by episode 4.

I was certainly repulsed by episode 4.

I’m not sure what the lesser of two evils would be. Sh@gging her or letting some bloke fondle you!

May 30, 2025 -- 3:52PM, s.kenbo wrote:

I’m not sure what the lesser of two evils would be. Sh@gging her or letting some bloke fondle you!

I'd have to go with shagging the fat chick.

not seen it but mrs d thought it was very good

I'm guessing it's not a re-telling of Bambi. In any case I think I'll give it a miss. "Reacher" is garbage even worse than the books (or the one that I managed to finish). Severance is funny at times, but too much of a slog to watch more than about 4 episodes. Silo is slow and nothing much happens, had to give up after 3 eps. From is weird but addictive. The first 2 series were very good.

That’s the exact response a closeted gay would give, Sofa!

I love all the Reacher books!

A good film, some of you may want to watch is... Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas. On Netflix. You won't regret it.

yes great film aspro one of micheal douglas best performance,,, great film and a must watch

May 30, 2025 -- 6:12PM, s.kenbo wrote:

That’s the exact response a closeted gay would give, Sofa!

I'm most definitely not one of those, kenbo.

A wee tangent but I had to slip it in.
Tom Cruise, and particularly the M.I. series, a no look for me.  Has to be one of the most over rated actors going.  Huge star he may be but not at all one I ever want to watch.

Funny, I just watched Rain Man, which I dont remember watching before. I thought that Tom Cruise was very good alongside DH

May 30, 2025 -- 5:46PM, Des Pond wrote:

I'm guessing it's not a re-telling of Bambi.  In any case I think I'll give it a miss. "Reacher" is garbage even worse than the books (or the one that I managed to finish). Severance is funny at times, but too much of a slog to watch more than about 4 episodes. Silo is slow and nothing much happens, had to give up after 3 eps. From is weird but addictive. The first 2 series were very good.

Reacher is quite ridiculous (I've watched the first two seasons) and the lead character is extremely wooden. I'll probably keep watching for mindless entertainment though.

I like Tom Cruise but don’t really like many of his films (ironically he plays Reacher in two films, they’re not bad). Rain Man was brilliant at the time.

I watched The Thin Red Line which is streaming on Disney+ atm.  Has an all star cast.  Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, John Travolta.  Some people rave about it but I just think it's OK.  It reminded me of Spielberg's series "The Pacific" which I think is excellent.

Official Trailer for The Pacific...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8CWsSFYpNY

Available on Sky

Woody Harrelson - another who I just can't watch with any enthusiasm.  Certainly can't be calling him a star.  Just my opinion.
And agreed, Cruise was surprisingly good in Rain Man but I just watched A Few Good Men and it was like man against a boy - Nicholson v Cruise.  The gulf in real acting ability and star presence was glaring for me.
Still Tom keeps laughing all the way to the bank, as we used to say.

Tom Cruise is actually a good actor. He's just spent the last ten years playing Peter Pan and trying to prove he can do mad stunts while in his eighties.

Watched Trainspotting 2 the other day. Seen it before but wanted to check it out again.


Firstly, got to say it's worth it just for the scene in the social club. That's just a great few minutes. But I don't think I've seen any sequel that spends such a high percentage of its time simply replaying scenes from the first film or at least making such overt nods back. Just felt like little more than a nostalgia-fest for fans of the original rather than any real progressing of the story.

Nicholson stole the show in a Few Good Men. His ‘You can’t handle the truth’ line is the first that springs to mind when you hear the film mentioned.

It was Dustin Hoffman who stole the show in Rain Man.

100% agree TS2 was a nostalgia-fest for the fans. Was pretty disappointing imo.

May 31, 2025 -- 6:06PM, PorcupineorPineapple wrote:

Tom Cruise is actually a good actor. He's just spent the last ten years playing Peter Pan and trying to prove he can do mad stunts while in his eighties.

Eighties?  that's a bit harsh. He's actually 71.

Is he indeed.  Wow!  And still as game as a pebble.
Still, he has more than twenty years to make up on the great Clint Eastwood.
What a stunning contribution he has made to the art of film acting!!!

He’s early sixties.

Just watched Shardlake...a good series and similar in style/content to The Name Of The Rose and Cadfael.
Only 4 x 55min episodes long.

I watched the Caitlyn Jenner documentary on Netflix, mainly about Bruce and the Olympics. Hadn't really taken much notice of it before, but found the documentary interesting. What a mixed up life.

Seen that a few years back - very interesting alright. To be honest I had never heard of the Jenners, but the idea of an olympic decathalon gold medalist having a sex change is quiet incredible and almost unimaginable.
There is some really good sports docs all under the name of "untold", some american stuff that would have gone under the radar to most of us. There was one called Johnny Football about a high school quarter back who was destined for the big time in the NFL and ended up p!ssing it all away - quiet entertaining.

I've watched a few of those Wicklow, but not the one mentioned so for next hour and 12 minutes, I'll be watching it.

I’ve seen a few of the ‘Untold’ stories. Pretty good, would be better if you enjoyed the sport though, I don’t.

I’ve mentioned on here before I think, but the best American Football/true crime documentary I’ve seen on Netflix is Killer Inside; The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. A crazy true story of a top NFL player accused of murder.

yah that was decent viewing alright Kenbo - but its nice to find something that doesnt involve a murder every now and then. Far too much off it on tv, even though I like them as much as anyone.

Anyone seen Mountainhead yet? Looks interesting and I might give it a go. From the same people that brought you Succession.

Yeah, need to get to that though I think the reviews have been mixed.

Rattled through Dept Q in the last few days.


Really enjoyed it. It's a cop show set in Scotland, but it's probably most similar in tone to Slow Horses. Misfit team lead by an irrascible boss, lots of backstory and multiple overlapping cases. It doesn't drag in the middle, writing is great and the cast are all relatable. Recommend.

I watched the trailer for Mountainhead. That was enough for me to give it a miss.

My missus enjoyed Dept Q. Will give it a go one day.

A Serbian film - a real family film

You don’t get enough paedophilla and necrophilla films in the UK!!

watched the film sinners last night- horror vampire based in usa in early 20th c. worth a look but not one to watch again . 6/10

I watched 'Take Shelter' on Prime. Held it in my favourites until free and that was a wasted wait. Over half way through and as boring as anything I've ever watched, but will finish it tonight (less than an hour) just to know what happens. My advice, don't start it!

Jun 6, 2025 -- 5:26PM, Aspro wrote:

I watched 'Take Shelter' on Prime. Held it in my favourites until free and that was a wasted wait. Over half way through and as boring as anything I've ever watched, but will finish it tonight (less than an hour) just to know what happens. My advice, don't start it!

Aspro, have you watched Dead in the Water on Prime?

No... boring too?

just had a look, 3 part series (which I prefer) and it looks watchable. Will let you know.

Jun 6, 2025 -- 6:05PM, Aspro wrote:

just had a look, 3 part series (which I prefer) and it looks watchable. Will let you know.

Yeah, it's decent. I'm half way through episode. I'll watch the remainder later.

episode 3*

I’ve just looked that up on IMDB, Sofa. The son (who was on the boat?) has actually left a review on there. Sounds good.

Jun 6, 2025 -- 6:37PM, s.kenbo wrote:

I’ve just looked that up on IMDB, Sofa. The son (who was on the boat?) has actually left a review on there. Sounds good.

Yes kenbo, it's worth checking out. 

Anyway, I'm currently a few episodes into Landman. It's been good so far.

I watched that 'Dead in the Water' last night sofa. A little drawn out, but still a worthy watch. Cheers for that.

Recently watched The World Will Tremble which is a true story of the first two Jews to escape the Nazi death camps and alert the world to the genocide that was occurring.


Hard watch at times but well made and almost unbelieveable if you didnt know it was a true account.

Worth a watch.

Another vote here for Dept Q. 3 episodes in - 8 in total and really gripping so far

I've joined the Q

okthanks will give it a whirl after the cricket today

Me too Aspro.

I've also stumbled across " The Strain". 7.3 on IMDb & 79% ST which I score it very similarly.

Just watched yet another scandi-noir....Fatal Crossing from Denmark,
Eight 60 min episodes. Not too bad. About two schoolgirls that go missing on ferry trip to the UK.
Nowhere near as good as The Bridge or Those Who Kill though.

mrs D watched Dept Q i gave up early on - very irritating and implausible lead character

Mrs D watched it right through and gave it 7/10

just finished This City Is Ours  8 episodes binged over 2 nights excelent 8.5/10

Finished all of Yellowstone, very good, following on from 1883 and 1923...8.5/10

I watched what I considered to be a pretty good new documentary on Netflix yesterday, namely Cocaine Air. 3 part series, French but dubbed in English and (imo) very watchable.

watched Equalizer 3 last night, predictable, mundane and slightly ridiculous plot.

glad its last of the franchise. disappoiting for such an iconic actor Denzel W

Murder 24/7 on iplayer

excellent

it is nobby. very good

Yeah Murder 24/7 very much follows the 24 Hours in Police Custody format

i watched the dhl murder last night... well worth a watch

I'll be starting that later tonight.

From the trailer they must have been very thick to think they could get away with it.

indeed

watched last night the one about the 81 year old  man and his dead wife of 80 and seriously disabled son- very sad watch

I'm on my third watch of Breaking Bad, just started season 4... it's addictive

.. I've done it twice and have been contemplating a 3rd for some time now...

Do we need counselling Emit?

i reckon u do

Breaking bad started off like a train, the pilot is one of my all time favourite hours of TV. And it had some fabulous characters thrown in along the way.


Well worth a re-watch

The beauty of BB is they limited it to 5 series to avoid overkill. Smart.

Yep, BB was great. Better Call Saul too.  Anyone here ever watch The Wire?  It's also great.

I was look at the IMDB rating and BB is top, but The Wire is also highly rated. Will follow up with Better Call Saul when this is finished and then I might just move onto The Wire thereafter. IMDB are usually reliable for ratings.

Still haven't finished BB and other cult shows that I started but couldn't get on with are The Wire, Soprano's and Mad Men.