Netflix - What gems have you found?

[AJB88]

Jonesy23 said:

Fuxake it's not that old!! 1995.

Utter bks in every way but fun.

I enjoyed that movie back in the day.

[D_T_W]

karma mechanic said:

smn159 said:

Just about half way through Hold The Dark. Set in Alaska, a child appears to have been taken by wolves and a wolf expert is bought in to track to down, but all is not as it seems...

Bit bleak, in a 'who would want to live there?' sort of way, but enjoying it so far.

Just watched it. The plot is almost incomprehensible, the camera work is excellent, the mood is as dark as the title. A sort of Scandi noir thriller in Alaska. I enjoyed it, although you might not if you want everything in a film to make sense. There are lots of clues about what is really going on.

More guns than expected, and impressively done.

Can you share what was going, because I've watched it twice now and I still don't think I really understood what the hell was actually going on!

[griffin dai]

D_T_W said:

Can you share what was going, because I've watched it twice now and I still don't think I really understood what the hell was actually going on!

I want 2 hours of my life back. That was bloody awful!

[Mark Benson]

MYOB said:

Elroy Blue said:

Series 2 of Travels with my Father is up. I really expected the first series to be crap but it is quite amusing

Great, looking forward to watching this. I like the father very much.

Watched the first one of S2 last night. But underwhelmed so far, not sure why as on the surface it's more of the same but I wonder if it's one of those programmes that was a good idea but doesn't stretch to a second series. Will give it a chance though as we enjoyed S1.

[defblade]

shirt said:

Oakey said:

Maniac was worth persevering with, it comes off as pretentious and bonkers at the start but by the end it was still bonkers but in a good way.

Loved maniac, one of the best things ive seen on tv in a very long time. Odd yes, but comes together brilliantly.

2 or 3 episodes in now, feels very Gilliam to me, Brazil in particular. This is a good thing

[Davie_GLA]

eezeh said:

Atlanta, might not be to some peoples taste but I liked it.

Atlanta was excellent and i love Glover as an Actor. I read somewhere a while ago S2 is imminent was that was a while ago.

[hbzboy]

Davie_GLA said:

Atlanta was excellent and i love Glover as an Actor. I read somewhere a while ago S2 is imminent was that was a while ago.

Season 2 is available now.

[karma mechanic]

D_T_W said:

Can you share what was going, because I've watched it twice now and I still don't think I really understood what the hell was actually going on!

Spoilered for those who want to give it a try, although I can't help thinking that a few more clues before watching it would help.

They are so isolated that they have more in common with the wolves than they do with the nearby village. They are siblings ('did you meet your husband in the village?', 'no, I've always known him'). They are insane.

Although Medora has killed the boy it is an act of kindness, she didn't want him growing up there. When Vern is back and the police guy says about her getting the needle when caught he shoots him, then everyone else that gets in the way, because his bond is still with Medora rather than the 'city guys'. He spares the wolf guy because Medora tells him that he understands, so he's not the enemy. Wolf guy gets to tell his daughter all about it, it is Medora's story. Guy with M60 is also insane, doesn't like big city cops interfering. Hasn't heard of San Diego, and Anchorage isn't really Alaska.

That's what I made of it anyway. I loved the 'feel' of it, the ever-present wind in surround sound, the landscapes, the darkness of it all. The plot was simply lost along the way, it became confusing and unbalanced. I still enjoyed it, as did my wife sitting next to me who was able to brief me about people's motives from time to time.

[Mafffew]

hbzboy said:

Davie_GLA said:

Atlanta was excellent and i love Glover as an Actor. I read somewhere a while ago S2 is imminent was that was a while ago.

Season 2 is available now.

Am I missing something, not seeing it on UK Netflix?

[Adenauer]

shirt said:

Oakey said:

Maniac was worth persevering with, it comes off as pretentious and bonkers at the start but by the end it was still bonkers but in a good way.

Loved maniac, one of the best things ive seen on tv in a very long time. Odd yes, but comes together brilliantly.

We tried watching this yesterday and lost the will to live. Didn't get it at all.

[putonghua73]

Jonesy23 said:

ATM said:

Hackers

Cheesy 80s with a very young Angelina Jolly

Fuxake it's not that old!! 1995.

Utter bks in every way but fun.

I would agree with the first part of Jonesy23's observation re: Hackers.

Am I the only one who is watching - and enjoying - El Ministerio Del Tiempo? IMDb preface: "Three officers from different eras work for a secret government agency, guarding Spain's past from time-travelling intruders trying to manipulate history for their own ends.".

I was unsure about this halfway through Season 1. I stuck with it and was rewarded with good characters, a narrative [Spain's past] that threatens to veer off but is pulled back and weaved into an exploration of how the characters deal with coming to terms with their own personal history - some still being written - and other wider narratives. It's interesting to view a European perspective rather than US Centric one, because more time is given to character development, and the Spanish are less prudish in terms of language and sexual relationships (Irene Larra - that arse ... ).

[Davie_GLA]

Mafffew said:

Am I missing something, not seeing it on UK Netflix?

S1 isn't even appearing. Wonder if i watched it elsewhere.

Confirmed, it's on Sky. not Netflix!

Edited by Davie_GLA on Monday 1st October 13:50

[Davie_GLA]

eezeh said:

Atlanta, might not be to some peoples taste but I liked it.

Not on Netflix.

[viggyp]

Davie_GLA said:

Mafffew said:

Am I missing something, not seeing it on UK Netflix?

S1 isn't even appearing. Wonder if i watched it elsewhere.

Without going back a few pages, are you guys talking about Atlanta? I think it was in iPlayer or something like that.

[ATM]

NordicCrankShaft said:

Just finished watching Balttlefish. Quite enjoy a series like this now and again.

Up to episode 5

[Davie_GLA]

viggyp said:

Without going back a few pages, are you guys talking about Atlanta? I think it was in iPlayer or something like that.

It's a Fox gig so on Sky or Hulu. I'm watching on now on Sky.

[viggyp]

Davie_GLA said:

viggyp said:

Without going back a few pages, are you guys talking about Atlanta? I think it was in iPlayer or something like that.

It's a Fox gig so on Sky or Hulu. I'm watching on now on Sky.

I think it was similar to The Wire as it was shown on terrestrial TV a while after it aired on Fox. I have Virgin and didn't watch it when it first came out but pretty sure it was on iPlayer as I was going to watch it via my Apple TV. May be wrong though.

[anonymous-user]

Davie_GLA said:

eezeh said:

Atlanta, might not be to some peoples taste but I liked it.

Not on Netflix.

It used to be

[Davie_GLA]

eezeh said:

It used to be

I wish it still was. The picture aquality on the fox channels is shocking.

[ATM]

Davie_GLA said:

eezeh said:

It used to be

I wish it still was. The picture aquality on the fox channels is shocking.

Should of not gone to spec savers.