Seen any good films/series lately

I really enjoyed Better call Saul... I do remember eagerly looking forward to each new series... Wouldn't give it a second viewing though. 

Did I ever tell you guys how much I enjoyed Game of Thrones? ..

If early stage dementia hits me, I'll deffo give that a 3rd watch..

Never saw GoT, not even a scene

I was anti GOT for years.. Until one summer in a beer garden with the mrs, I overheard a conversation with 2 young men.. One said, he was jealous of the other because he'd never watched game of thrones.. because it's so fantastic and he knew what he had to look forward to...   (something like that)

I gave it a go and to be honest, It took me at least 3 episodes to get snagged..

Never watched GOT either. Maybe I'll give it a go one of these days if I'm bored.

me too... one day

I was another one that didn't watch GOT from the outset but eventually succombed, my advice to those yet to succomb would be to succomb as soon as possible.

House Of The Dragon pretty good as a prequel too.

Have recently taken a liking for Person Of Interest, which you probably watched, new, about thirteen years ago.
Absolute tosh but so well done.

got was brilliant but too lomg

I’ve never seen a scene either and haven’t been impressed by the love affair that varied tv personalities have shared with it.

Breaking Bad I thought at the time was best series I'd ever seen. Then Better Call Saul came along, not much between them I would say. Soprano's, GOT, Dexter ( Give it 2/3 episodes you'll be hooked ). Line of duty all top notch IMO

surprised at the love for BCS on here maybe i missed something but i found it tedious and boring and a really bad follow up on BB.

Maybe i should revisit it.

Just on GOT i did not watch it from the begginning but think i picked it up around mid seasion 2.

i found it totally compelling and binge watched it for a considerable period.

The only critisim i wd have of it was that it was too long (8 seasons) i think and it ran out of steam towards the end. I also found the end a tad dissappointing. Overall an iconic series and defo worth the watch.

For Clarkson's Farm nerds

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Of you say so Dragon then I'm persuaded.

if u do give it a go LH let us know what you think

I see there's a bit of divide re BCS but my son told me about 5 years ago to try it - I watched a couple of episodes and thought it was crap but being an insomniac I was looking for something to watch during the night and gave it another go and glad I did. Very good show 8/10 for me with its predecessor BB getting 9.5/10.

ps Another who hasn't seen a single scene of GoT

Currently watching The Gold on iplayer - very good show

Thought The Gold was decent enough.

For those with a strong stomach I can highly recommend, The Mortician about a Californian undertaker who took some liberties.

Be warned you are unlikely to forget what you hear.

New Grenfell Uncovered documentary out on Netflix today. I will be watching.

I feel envious of anyone who hasn't read the GOT books. They are long, but they are an absolutely fantastic read. I've read a few fanatsy/sci fi books, but I wouldn't rate any of them more than a 6.5/10. The GOT books are 9, maybe even 9.5/10. So far ahead of anything else in the genre. And they don't take long to read, despite their length and density.

I enjoyed 1st season of The Gold and had been looking forward to watching the 2nd but after viewing the 1st episode was rather underwhelmed so probably won't persist

i watched 11 minutes Americas deadliest mass shooting last night a doc about the mass shooting at a country and western concert in los vegas, it has 4 episodes.

it is harrowing to say the least and inclused extensive footage of the shootings as it happened and how individuals responded to it.

very well made and a must watch.

awfully sad.
its on iplayer

I saw that too.  Staggering stuff.  Really made it real as opposed to the usual shock horror terrestrial news reports which do not even get close to telling the human story.

Just finished Dept Q. Thought by ep8 it was maybe dragging on a bit but final ep strong so overall very good indeed.

Dept Q had some good characters but the idea of ****ing someone ** in a ********** for  4 years was piss-poor.

But that's the problem with cop shows, everything has been done so the new stuff is ridiculous.

I liked Dept Q but expect an improvement if I am to keep watching. Isn't (yet) a patch on slow horses.

Anyone watch Nine Perfect Strangers on Prime?

not seen it sofa but kidman doesnt normally bobbins stuff

Just watched Saltburn a film on BBC 1 last nite.......really enjoyed it...well worth a watch

Sofa unfortunately I watched a couple of episodes of season 1.

Not really my bag.

DancingBraveTheBest 23 Jun 25 14:28 
Just watched Saltburn a film on BBC 1 last nite.......really enjoyed it...well worth a watch

Maybe won't be everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it also

Jun 23, 2025 -- 2:36PM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:

Sofa unfortunately I watched a couple of episodes of season 1.Not really my bag.

I'm about 6 episodes in and yes, it's a bit odd. I'll probably finish season 1 though. Sunk cost fallacy and all that.

I'd recommend Polk: The Trial Of Philip Polkinghorne.  3 Part Documentary on Sky of possibly the biggest murder trial in New Zealand of the 21st Century

Better Call Saul is very good; not quite up to Breaking Bad but holds it own. The only anomaly, is watching it straight after Breaking Bad where the characters are clearly older and chubbier, which being a prequel is a bit odd, but if you can overlook that then it's up there.

Landman is very good. Not for the woke snowflakes amongst us though.

'Heretic ' on prime worth a watch, great first hour or so, Hugh Grant isnt me cup of tea but is excellent in this.

yup i enjoyed that one MM

Agreed. Also think the first hour was better than the end of the film.

Jun 29, 2025 -- 5:15PM, s.kenbo wrote:

Agreed. Also think the first hour was better than the end of the film.

was a bit scooby dooish to say the least

just watched DEEP COVER with Orlando Bloom  and Sean Bean. light hearted good fun easy watch

Watched The Mule and Patriots Day on Netflix enjoyed both ,Patriots Day especially.

Anyone bother watching the last part of Squid Game?

And is Fargo series 2 worth watching?

watching the Tim Burton seies WEDNESDAY on Netflix - pretty good so far and very different for sure.

i enjoyed both of them snowy.

Swiftynifty, All the Fargo series are excelent. Enjoy

27 Years Later..

Apparently the first instalment of a trilogy. I found it a bit of a slog and was wondering if I was watching a comedy most of the time. Had a lot of trouble finding any credibility in the plot and the script and the young actor 90% of the time..

5/10.. But I'm looking forward to part 2!

I watched the first instalment of the second series, Swifty. I watched about five minutes of the latest one and gave up. I won’t go back to it.

Another one I won’t be watching either, Emit.

I may be a bit behind the curve, but Better Call Saul, and Ozark are both brilliant.
If you want a laugh, Friday Night Dinner is a work of genius

mesi cheers, I enjoyed series 1, so will give 2 a go.

s.kenbo, I suffered through all of the first half of the final series, thought it was poor, but wondered whether worth finishing the whole thing, probably not.

JRAS, enjoed both of those.

It was a big let down considering how enjoyable the first season of Squid Games was.

Money Heist was great too. Their other seasons were also good. The spin off featuring Berlin was poor.

Watching, The.Farthest.Voyagers.Interstellar.Journey and then I'll move on to The Planets

I bought The Farthest so I could always have it to hand. Watched it 3 times already. For me, it doesn't get boring.

Yes some amazing science and I have to say there must be some right clever bastards at the JPL to guide something the size of a bus to the north pole of Neptune!

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer: House of Secrets is v good. 3 episodes. Some really bizarre and unique interviews with his wife and daughter in the house he allegedly killed 7 women in. Bloke hasn't even been tried yet but looks like they have him bang to rights with a new DNA technique.

Mad that in the US they can make stuff like this without any notion that it could influence a jury or affect a fair trial. You see it with their politicians over there too, assuming guilt upon arrest. Totally different over here. Looks like they have him bang to rights on a new DNA technique but the wife and daughters' DNA was found on some of the victims. Long unsolved case. AKA LISK - Long Island Serial Killer.

Daughter is interviewed by BTK/Dennis Rader's daughter at the house in the last episode and she stands by him. Some unique interviews. Think her and the mother have both changed tack since it was made.

Has anyone seen "The Brutalist?"

I do like Adrien Brody I must say and it's a mammoth 93% with R.T.
I'll try and make room to watch it over the next week or so. (3 hours 34 minutes so I may do it in shifts.)

Titan The OceanGate Submersible Disaster. Amazing the lengths someone will go to keep face. The main guy from a privileged background who doesn't take well to anyone not seeing things his way. Assembles a crew with a few experts and many novices to build and navigate an under water craft to transport paying customers to the stricken wreck of the Titanic. What could possibly go wrong?

Yeah, the deep sea submersible guy reminded me a lot of Elon Musk.

not seen itSB but the trailer looks good

Jul 4, 2025 -- 9:24AM, SlippyBlue wrote:

Has anyone seen "The Brutalist?"I do like Adrien Brody I must say and it's a mammoth 93% with R.T.I'll try and make room to watch it over the next week or so. (3 hours 34 minutes so I may do it in shifts.)

I gave it a go but switched off after around 40 minutes. Not quite sure why it couldn't hold my attention.

Thanks gents, It's on my "to do" list.

If ever you are in need of a laugh just search Jim Carrey on YouTube

BBC i players has "The Lakes" by Jimmy Mcgovern on.Quality drama.

Ballard is out on Prime

I enjoyed The Heretic thanks to the recommendation on here.  Agree with some that Hugh Grant wasn't my favourite actor by any means, but I think that was because of the type of film/roll he played.  This is the second production I've seen of him off type and he has won me round.  He's very good playing dark roles which brings me to a recommendation.  "The Undoing" starring Grant, Kidman and Donald Sutherland

From Wiki ... The Undoing is an American mystery psychological thriller television miniseries based on the 2014 novel You Should Have Known.  The Undoing was the first HBO show to gain viewership every week over the course of the season, and was the biggest American series to launch on Sky in the United Kingdom, beating the record previously held by Game of Thrones.[4] It was the most-watched show on HBO in 2020.

Available on Sky I believe

As posted on Politics thread, I'm currently watching 'Attack on London' on Netflix and I'm 3 parts in of 4. A good documentary imo, which I will finish this evening before turning my attention towards Heretic. Keep 'em coming lads.

the Undoing is excellent and well worth a watch, both Kidnam and Grant are excellent 8/10 for me.

Plenty of twists

if u havent seen it ..watch it

I've been convinced by the reviews on here re: The Undoing, downloaded the first episode on Sky Atlantic, I'll report back!!

I finally got round to watching "The Brutalist" on Sunday and I thought it was absolutely excellent. Three and a half hours, but five hours in total if you include a few breaks for assorted food and beverages. I don't think I would have liked it as much at the cinema where you had to tough it out with no break.

Brody was absolutely outstanding in the lead role as Laszlo Toth, a truly admirable performance. I'd heartily recommend making time to watch it and it's a very solid 8/10 in my book. However, it's not a film I'd ever wish to see again, once is sufficient.

Finished Attack on London... interesting. Also now finished Heretic and, in the main, enjoyed it. It certainly keeps you hooked and Grant, surprisingly, fit the bill.

Watched Titan werbie , fella had a death wish IMO

hope your well Slippy , Cant send or read messages on FB keeps asking me for a security  Pin , Fook knows whats going on

The first role I saw Hugh Grant in where I enjoyed his performance and the film was, The Gentleman (or Gentlemen, can’t remember). It was completely different to his usual roles and he was great.

Hugh Grant was excellent as Jeremy Thorpe in A very English Scandal

Two episodes in to The Undoing...ok...ish, needs to pick the pace up a bit.......as a side interest I've had a little side bet on that copper knobbing Nicole Kidman

With you Sir Norbert.  Hadn’t rated him much before I saw his performance. in it.

Spot on Nob , Great Acting Performance , I wouldnt mind watching it again ,,

Hugh set one of the Biggest mysteries of Man Kind in motion , Why was he getting a **** off a Hooker in his Car

when he was With Liz Hurley ?

The greatest  minds that ever lived would not be able to Solve this mystery

UKTV Play are currently streaming all 156 episodes of Eldorado for free. Me and my better half are enjoying it no end.

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Spot on Nob , Great Acting Performance , I wouldnt mind watching it again ,,

Hugh set one of the Biggest mysteries of Man Kind in motion , Why was he getting a **** off a Hooker in his Car

when he was With Liz Hurley ?

The greatest  minds that ever lived would not be able to Solve this mystery......Are you nuts?...Did you seem them lips?

Wow... 30 years later and she looks a lot more attractive than i thought at the time...

Who doesn't want a relaxing handjob in a car?

Me!... Thanks for the offer.. (I think)

Just finished 7 series of "The Shield" (on advice from here) 2002-2008,excellent raw Cop show with some great cameos who appear for a season like Forest Whitaker,Glenn Close and Michael Penna amongst others,never heard of the main baldy cop before Michael Chiklis but he was the glue that kept it all going     Solid 9.5/10

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Before that "Homicide-Life on the Street" 7 series 1993-1999,another great series that was not as gritty but more character driven,Andre Braugher,Ned Beatty and cameos from James Earl Jones,Michael Penna,Chris Rock,Robin Williams,Elijah Wood,Jake Gylnhall and many others.

9.25/10
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Firstly I watched "NYPD Blue" 13 series 1993-2005,first of my binge watches that got me back in love with the cop shows.Dennis Franz outstanding as the boozy uncaring cops who gets his act together to be the backbone of the show,Jimmy Smits and David Caruso are a great back up in it.

Cameos by Dean Norris,Michael Pena -again among a huge cast.

Outstanding 10/10

Jul 12, 2025 -- 1:32PM, Emitdeb wrote:

Wow... 30 years later and she looks a lot more attractive than i thought at the time...

My dude, that's a man.

... OMG!... Now I remember...

Beggars cant be choosers...

Hugh always thought it was a laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqCbgHM5MqU

Finished The Undoing, yep, good, solid 7/10, Agree, very good performance from Grant, plays it very well, one bug bear, we were led to believe that the woman defending him was best in class, but her complete OTT panic when the wheels came off wasn't right.

I watched The Undoing when it first aired. Pretty sure I liked it, but I couldn’t tell you anything about it today.

Watched "A man named Otto" last night starring Tom Hanks, made in 2022 and apparently a remake of a 2015 Swedish film. Thought was a really good enjoyable, funny but sad film about a grumpy older man attempting to kill himself. Very emotional and brought a few tears and Tom Hanks once again marvellous. If you haven't seen it then i do recommend it but have the tissues ready. One scene was virtually taken from "It's a wonderful life."

National Geographic have a 50 years anniversary Jaws documentary available, watched it last night, lot's of unseen stuff in it and stuff I didn't know, I didn't know for instance that the chap who played  Brody's oldest son in the film died at 37 from a heart attack, his real life brother now runs a shop at Martha's Vineyard selling merchandise from the movie and in honour of his brother and to celebrate 50 years he did a big giveaway earlier this year......

Todd Rebello, Chris (Michael Brody) Rebello’s brother is doing a fantastic worldwide giveaway for the 50th Anniversary of JAWS! This is what he wrote on June 3rd on Facebook......

In Memory of my Brother Chris Rebello aka as Michael Brody I’d like to announce our 50th anniversary giveaway. I’ve enjoyed the memories of the summer Chris and I were blessed with the opportunity to be in the Movie Jaws. Over the years I’ve collected many items related to the Movie. I want to celebrate this anniversary by giving away most of it to the people that carry the same love for such an historic summer blockbuster. Included in this giveaway will be rare autographs of Chris. As most know he passed away some 25 years ago and hopefully a few collections will be completed. Please understand that we will not sell anything signed under any condition. We want everyone to have the same opportunity. We will be giving everyone an opportunity to participate. One way is during the up coming weeks come by our store South Beach Apparel and fill out a slip with contact info and share a story. Second, for the people who can’t travel to the island you can send in a letter with your info and maybe a note of what the movie meant to you. We will have a box to draw from from each group. We will pay for shipping to the winners. Over the next week I will post pictures of some items and all the info to get us your letter in the drawing box. All we want is to keep this wonderful journey going.
Todd Rebello

I watch the 50 years of Jaws documentary. If you ignore the usual Hollywood self-congratulations bollox it was a very interesting program

Finished watching Ballard, two points;

It is no replacement for Bosch, far too superficial and sentimental

2nd thing, we never saw Bosch shirtless in 7 seasons yet the director has Ballard flashing her bra in nearly every episode. We get it, she is a girl, she has tits!

Coincidentally I watched the Jaws documentary this morning. Was good.

I’ve seen Ballard advertised on Prime. Hadn’t realised it was the Renne Ballard from the Bosch books.

Maggie Q is worth seeing shirtless. The geezer isn’t!

Just read a few reviews on Ballard. This one stuck out, Nobby!

Ok I am two minutes in and Ballard is taking her top off in a carpark and is down to her bra. I've watched every episode of Bosch and Bosch Legacy and I've yet to see Titus Welliver get his kit off.

s.kembo

Maggie Q is no Chesty Morgan!

no chest maybe a better description

Never heard of Chesty before. Just watched a few minutes of her work. She’s aptly named!