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mp3manager

4,254 posts

195 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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I must admit I'm enjoying it, even if I'm not clued-up enough to nit-pick certain historical aspects. I think it's beautifully shot, (despite the ShakyCam now and again), with an equally beautiful score, even if it is ever so slightly formulaic with a tip of the hat, (pun intended), to similar alternate realities like V For Vendetta.

As for looking too gloomy....buy a better TV. On my Pioneer Kuro, which is one of the finest TV's ever made, it looks sublime.

Edited by mp3manager on Wednesday 1st March 03:00

e600

1,315 posts

151 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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I was really looking forward to this interpretation of a Nazi occupied England, however, I am struggling to stay engaged. The BBC are normally very good at this type of drama but I feel they are lacking something that engages the audience.

I accept the gloom as trying to reflect the period, but am annoyed at the sound quality of the lead actor, as evidenced by all on the last Gogglebox.

It's no Man in the High Castle, I'm out.

troc

3,739 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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mp3manager said:
I must admit I'm enjoying it, even if I'm not clued-up enough to nit-pick certain historical aspects. I think it's beautifully shot, (despite the ShakyCam now and again), with an equally beautiful score, even if it is ever so slightly formulaic with a tip of the hat, (pun intended), to similar alternate realities like V For Vendetta.

As for looking too gloomy....buy a better TV. On my Pioneer Kuro, which is one of the finest TV's ever made, it looks sublime.

Edited by mp3manager on Wednesday 1st March 03:00
Me too. Seems we are in the minority though!

All looks fantastic on my 4k Samsung and I've never had an issue with the audio.

Super Slo Mo

5,368 posts

197 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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troc said:
mp3manager said:
I must admit I'm enjoying it, even if I'm not clued-up enough to nit-pick certain historical aspects. I think it's beautifully shot, (despite the ShakyCam now and again), with an equally beautiful score, even if it is ever so slightly formulaic with a tip of the hat, (pun intended), to similar alternate realities like V For Vendetta.

As for looking too gloomy....buy a better TV. On my Pioneer Kuro, which is one of the finest TV's ever made, it looks sublime.

Edited by mp3manager on Wednesday 1st March 03:00
Me too. Seems we are in the minority though!

All looks fantastic on my 4k Samsung and I've never had an issue with the audio.
Looks fine to me too and I do this stuff for a living.
My audio is stereo, played through an Arcam amp into a pair of kit built floorstanding speakers, which are ok but not top of the range audiophile stuff.
The audio is fine as far as I am concerned.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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troc said:
mp3manager said:
I must admit I'm enjoying it, even if I'm not clued-up enough to nit-pick certain historical aspects. I think it's beautifully shot, (despite the ShakyCam now and again), with an equally beautiful score, even if it is ever so slightly formulaic with a tip of the hat, (pun intended), to similar alternate realities like V For Vendetta.

As for looking too gloomy....buy a better TV. On my Pioneer Kuro, which is one of the finest TV's ever made, it looks sublime.

Edited by mp3manager on Wednesday 1st March 03:00
Me too. Seems we are in the minority though!

All looks fantastic on my 4k Samsung and I've never had an issue with the audio.
I don't have a top end TV like you lot, Samsung HD about 5 years old now, but don't have an issue with the image, it's set up properly based on the movie picture mode, and no problem with the sound despite being an old fart who does have hearing issues picking out speech in noisy environments.

Don't have an issue with the smoking, not that old, but as a kid the smoke on top decks of buses was like a fog, and I reckon if you were having a bit of a questionable discussion with Nazis around you wouldn't be doing a Brian Blessed.

Riley Blue

20,912 posts

225 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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I've just watched episode two and both picture and sound seem OK to me. As most of the action takes place at night or indoors in a country occupied by an oppressive regime I wouldn't expect the lighting and camera work to be bright and cheerful; to me it seems spot on given the secret and sinister nature of the plot and characters.

The sound quality is OK too; better to my ears through my TV than my stereo system but I didn't adjust the tone controls which might have improved it. It can hear every word and as I mentioned before, my ears are 67 years old and not prefect.

I didn't expect an all-action, wham-bang production so I'm not disappointed at its treatment of Nazi occupation as dark, moody and malevolent.

Mr_Yogi

3,278 posts

254 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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Well I enjoyed tonight's episode, a bit more going on and some good scenes. Douglas seems to have developed a bit of a personality smile

LittleBigPlanet

1,115 posts

140 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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I gave up on last night's episode frown

Sounds like I should have given it more time!

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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LittleBigPlanet said:
I gave up on last night's episode frown

Sounds like I should have given it more time!
It all happened in the last 10mins

p1doc

3,111 posts

183 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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I gave up as well last night-watched drunk history on planner lol

marcosgt

11,011 posts

175 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Mr_Yogi said:
Well I enjoyed tonight's episode, a bit more going on and some good scenes. Douglas seems to have developed a bit of a personality smile
Definitely picked up the pace this week.

My wife gave up 10 minutes into episode 2, but I felt it hit its stride this week and set up a great next episode, potentially.

M.

mikal83

5,340 posts

251 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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watched ep 1 last night on iplayer. Sorry but was too slow and was disappointed.

skinny

5,269 posts

234 months

Friday 10th March 2017
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Me and the missus just can't get on with the lead actor. Looks about 25, sounds about 65 (with a life on cigarettes). He's got a really bizarre voice, doesn't come across as natural at all

Steve_W

1,486 posts

176 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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I must have missed a part of the story. How did Rhind-Tutt's character get caught? Was he some sort of go-between?

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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Steve_W said:
I must have missed a part of the story. How did Rhind-Tutt's character get caught? Was he some sort of go-between?
That's more of the intrigue isn't it. I think it was his own people who did it to make it look like the Germans. Remember he said he was being followed and they could have killed him to prevent him from telling the germans under interrogation.

speedking31

3,543 posts

135 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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But weren't those cigarette burns all over his hands and arms? Seems unlikely that his own side would torture him before silencing him.

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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They could have done that post death to make it look like torture.

Jonesy23

4,650 posts

135 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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FourWheelDrift said:
They could have done that post death to make it look like torture.
Wounds and injuries made pre- and postmortem can be identified as the body reacts differently. So would become obvious to the pathologist etc.

Though that doesn't mean that isn't how they wrote the story in this case!

I have a suspicion that the English (?) guy with the glasses who was on the phone (can't remember his name) is playing both sides & can't be trusted.

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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Steve_W said:
I must have missed a part of the story. How did Rhind-Tutt's character get caught? Was he some sort of go-between?
I have not seen last nights episode yet and I dont want to comment from the book because it may or may not be in the screenplay or if it is may not yet have been shown.

The major criticism of Len Deightons work is that there are often questions left unanswered and there is a pattern in his books that things get to a certain point full of confusion and then all of a sudden the reveal starts coming as it hurtles towards the end.

RicksAlfas

13,354 posts

243 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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