Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)
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Before Sunrise
One of my all time favourites, but then again I'm a hopeless romantic. Jesse (Ethan Hawk) is an american inter railing around Europe who meets Celine (Julie Dephy
) on a train the night before he has to fly home to the US. Directed by Richard Linklater it is essentially two 20 somethings talking nonsense with one another, most of it is improv and that's about it.
Whilst undeniably cheesy at times (idealistic 20 somethings putting the world to rights) it is worth watching if only for the set up for Before Sunset which is the real time sequel set in their 30s (and sits much more comfortably with the cynical PH audience) and has one of my all time favourite endings.
If you're in your 40's you'll get it - the one that got away.
One of my all time favourites, but then again I'm a hopeless romantic. Jesse (Ethan Hawk) is an american inter railing around Europe who meets Celine (Julie Dephy
) on a train the night before he has to fly home to the US. Directed by Richard Linklater it is essentially two 20 somethings talking nonsense with one another, most of it is improv and that's about it.Whilst undeniably cheesy at times (idealistic 20 somethings putting the world to rights) it is worth watching if only for the set up for Before Sunset which is the real time sequel set in their 30s (and sits much more comfortably with the cynical PH audience) and has one of my all time favourite endings.
If you're in your 40's you'll get it - the one that got away.
dave_s13 said:
Goliath S2 was great. Not quite as good as S1 bit still really good.
Is there a 3rd season on the pipeline? Can't see how they could take down the evil protagonists without getting all stupid really. Those dudes seem to be genuinely untouchable.
I also really liked it - esp the middle eps. BBT was fab as usual. The argument after the meal was pretty much perfect, script and acting - though...Is there a 3rd season on the pipeline? Can't see how they could take down the evil protagonists without getting all stupid really. Those dudes seem to be genuinely untouchable.
I thought it petered out towards the end. And as for the plot holes... (unless I'm being stupid) - what the f
k was all that about the castle on the hill NOT being owned by Gabriel? Felt like they missed out some important scenes for whatever reason (so they should have lost more!) GetCarter said:
I thought it petered out towards the end. And as for the plot holes... (unless I'm being stupid) - what the fk was all that about the castle on the hill NOT being owned by Gabriel? Felt like they missed out some important scenes for whatever reason (so they should have lost more!)
Not that complicated, that was one of the more logical bits. k was all that about the castle on the hill NOT being owned by Gabriel? Felt like they missed out some important scenes for whatever reason (so they should have lost more!) It was part of a general cleanup getting rid of any evidence and witnesses.
As far as anyone checking up on the 'facts' would be able to tell if they went to the house the whole 'I went to Mexico with her to her drug lord brother's house and found out all this stuff' would just be a wild tale.
By the end all the co-conspirators were gone, all records and witnesses of who she really was were gone, and those would were left who knew the actual truth had no way to prove any of it.
Jonesy23 said:
GetCarter said:
I thought it petered out towards the end. And as for the plot holes... (unless I'm being stupid) - what the fk was all that about the castle on the hill NOT being owned by Gabriel? Felt like they missed out some important scenes for whatever reason (so they should have lost more!)
Not that complicated, that was one of the more logical bits. k was all that about the castle on the hill NOT being owned by Gabriel? Felt like they missed out some important scenes for whatever reason (so they should have lost more!) It was part of a general cleanup getting rid of any evidence and witnesses.
As far as anyone checking up on the 'facts' would be able to tell if they went to the house the whole 'I went to Mexico with her to her drug lord brother's house and found out all this stuff' would just be a wild tale.
By the end all the co-conspirators were gone, all records and witnesses of who she really was were gone, and those would were left who knew the actual truth had no way to prove any of it.
GetCarter said:
If that is the explanation then it's crap. No self respecting drug lord is that much of a pussy!
I'll give you that. As far as I can tell it was a way of getting around needing certain characters to be around if you wanted another season. So they did what they did as a workaround of how the drug lord could get clean away with it without somehow killing someone who knew everything, plus all the family and friends who also knew too much.
Mashing the nose of the woman who found the real name instead of just killing her was a similarly odd bit of logic but they needed to give motive for the bit with Billy Bob running around at the end. By their own logic she would have been dead or limbless but they had to have someone provide the info leading them to visit to show off the house changing owner. A house which logically they'd never have gone near given the men with guns and trouble last time he was there.
Plus the last bit of cleanup with the woman burning the one bit of leverage was 'necessary' for the ending they wanted but again made no proper logical sense.
To be honest the whole season 2 was b
ks with no real mystery as you knew basically everything early on then watched the characters go through the motions Columbo style to work out what you already knew. And no particular lawyering either, so they'd dumped a prime part of the concept.Plus it was all stupid anyway, not so much the big conspiracy but more that most of the plot was about going to complicated expensive lengths to clear up a tiny problem that could have gone away much more easily and quietly. But no, let's do a stupid plan and stir everything up.
At least Season 1 had gradual development where things came out over time. And made a little sense.
Anyone watching The Last Man on Earth?
Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
youngsyr said:
Anyone watching The Last Man on Earth?
Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
Gave up on it, not worth watching.Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
Stan the Bat said:
youngsyr said:
Anyone watching The Last Man on Earth?
Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
Gave up on it, not worth watching.Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
There's something that keeps drawing me back to it, like I want to see how it all ends up, but I'm not sure we ever get that answer, although there are 4 series of it, so there must be some development in the situation
SpeckledJim said:
bingybongy said:
The film The Death of Stalin is available on Prime.
Watching now.
What did you think?Watching now.
I’m a huge Iannucci fan, but I was very disappointed.
There were some good performances though.
youngsyr said:
Stan the Bat said:
youngsyr said:
Anyone watching The Last Man on Earth?
Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
Gave up on it, not worth watching.Checked the past few months postings but couldn't find any mention of it.
I'm a couple of episodes into the second season and am unsure what to make of it:
The main character seems to constantly be set up to fail in ways that are completely outside of his control and I find this more torturous than funny. E.g. he reluctantly marries the last woman on Earth, on her demand, in a sham ceremony, because she insists they, as the last two people, must bear the responsibility for repopulating the Earth.
Not a day later a super hot woman turns up and somehow everyone holds him to his vows, despite the fact that he never wanted to do it and wouldn't have done it with full knowledge. This pretty much sets the pace for every day of the guys life for the next year at least. It's excruciating at times.
There's something that keeps drawing me back to it, like I want to see how it all ends up, but I'm not sure we ever get that answer, although there are 4 series of it, so there must be some development in the situation
bingybongy said:
SpeckledJim said:
bingybongy said:
The film The Death of Stalin is available on Prime.
Watching now.
What did you think?Watching now.
I’m a huge Iannucci fan, but I was very disappointed.
There were some good performances though.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
The Death of Stalin
(Currently available on Amazon Prime Video)
I'm not really sure what I was expecting from this. From reviews in this thread I guess I was expecting some laugh-out-loud black comedy satire, but instead I found myself only smiling in wry amusement occasionally and at the end of the film, my overall feeling was simply "well, that was a film that I watched".
It was by no means a bad film, and I didn't hate it or anything. But it didn't leave me thinking "wow I really enjoyed that!" either. It was just... a film that I have now watched.
(Currently available on Amazon Prime Video)
I'm not really sure what I was expecting from this. From reviews in this thread I guess I was expecting some laugh-out-loud black comedy satire, but instead I found myself only smiling in wry amusement occasionally and at the end of the film, my overall feeling was simply "well, that was a film that I watched".
It was by no means a bad film, and I didn't hate it or anything. But it didn't leave me thinking "wow I really enjoyed that!" either. It was just... a film that I have now watched.
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