Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)

Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)

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Lazermilk

3,523 posts

81 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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bexVN said:
Cotty said:
Just noticed that Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Long War Round is on Amazon Prime.
Even if you are not into bikes this is a great watch. Two guys riding round the world (with backup).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barnaul-to-Western-mongol...
Watched that when it first came out. Was a really good series.
Yeah I’ve watched them a few times since they came out, there’s the long way down also in case anyone hasn’t seen it.

Shame they never did the long way up from south to North America they hinted at.

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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13 Strong

Chris Hemsworth, supposed to be based on a true story.

Started well, got a bit Hollywood gung ho silly at the end.

Well filmed though and some good explosions.

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

253 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Lazermilk said:
bexVN said:
Cotty said:
Just noticed that Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Long War Round is on Amazon Prime.
Even if you are not into bikes this is a great watch. Two guys riding round the world (with backup).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barnaul-to-Western-mongol...
Watched that when it first came out. Was a really good series.
Yeah I’ve watched them a few times since they came out, there’s the long way down also in case anyone hasn’t seen it.

Shame they never did the long way up from south to North America they hinted at.
A brilliant character study of non-reciprocal jealous bromance.

Charlie’s response to the arrival of Mrs Ewan was absolutely hilarious.

Lazermilk

3,523 posts

81 months

Sunday 7th July 2019
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SpeckledJim said:
Lazermilk said:
bexVN said:
Cotty said:
Just noticed that Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Long War Round is on Amazon Prime.
Even if you are not into bikes this is a great watch. Two guys riding round the world (with backup).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barnaul-to-Western-mongol...
Watched that when it first came out. Was a really good series.
Yeah I’ve watched them a few times since they came out, there’s the long way down also in case anyone hasn’t seen it.

Shame they never did the long way up from south to North America they hinted at.
A brilliant character study of non-reciprocal jealous bromance.

Charlie’s response to the arrival of Mrs Ewan was absolutely hilarious.
hehe

Indeed

gareth_r

5,720 posts

237 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Series 1 to 4 of Chicago PD (& 5/6 if you pay).

I caught an episode of S6 on 5 USA, so I've started from S1E1 on Amazon

It's not another Justified, but it's one of the better cop shows, I think, although the crossovers with the other "Chicago" programmes and Law & Order SVU (which are not on Prime) are a bit of a pain.

stuarthat

1,049 posts

218 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Bosch is good few seasons in .

Clockwork Cupcake

74,510 posts

272 months

Friday 19th July 2019
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Rocketmen

This is listed as a film, but it's actually all the episodes of a short web TV series, with a total running time of just over an hour.

It's about the members of the 'Department of Municipal Rocketry' - "men with rocket packs on rooftops in every city, alert and waiting to save their neighbourhood from menaces guaranteed in the coming century". Or that was the idea when it was formed in the 1940's, but they have actually been forgotten about and only continue to be funded due to bureaucracy and nobody really knows they still exist. And they've never had a budget increase or new kit.

The SFX and dialogue are deliberately shonky, but it has a certain charm about it and is quite sweet and amusing. It doesn't take itself seriously and neither should you. smile

Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocketmen-Basil-Harris/dp...


Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 19th July 13:59

Pickled

2,051 posts

143 months

Friday 26th July 2019
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The Boys - Karl Urban as a British, foul-mouthed ex-spy, trying to unmask the dark side of superheroes, very dark and funny!

irocfan

40,379 posts

190 months

Friday 26th July 2019
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Pickled said:
The Boys - Karl Urban as a British, foul-mouthed ex-spy, trying to unmask the dark side of superheroes, very dark and funny!
been looking forward to this!

defblade

7,428 posts

213 months

Friday 26th July 2019
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Pickled said:
The Boys - Karl Urban as a British, foul-mouthed ex-spy, trying to unmask the dark side of superheroes, very dark and funny!
He veers off into Australian sometimes... took us a while to decide he was aiming for Danny Dyer smile

Only watched first ep so far, very good start!

Pickled

2,051 posts

143 months

Friday 26th July 2019
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defblade said:
He veers off into Australian sometimes... took us a while to decide he was aiming for Danny Dyer smile

Only watched first ep so far, very good start!
I did think he was playing an Oz to start with as well - Think Dominic Cooper might have been a better choice to play Butcher

bingybongy

3,872 posts

146 months

Friday 26th July 2019
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Pickled said:
defblade said:
He veers off into Australian sometimes... took us a while to decide he was aiming for Danny Dyer smile

Only watched first ep so far, very good start!
I did think he was playing an Oz to start with as well - Think Dominic Cooper might have been a better choice to play Butcher
Got it. Homelander is Sheriff Lucas Hood from Banshee, still the most PH series ever.

snake_oil

2,039 posts

75 months

Sunday 4th August 2019
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I've finished The Boys now. I really enjoyed it and would recommend. Suitably off the wall and I found Shue's performance particularly good!

Also watching Urban made me revisit Dredd (again), so win win really!

Davie_GLA

6,521 posts

199 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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The Boys was excellent. i really enjoyed that.

Got legs for more, they even hint at it during an episode "sequel after sequel after sequel..." Brilliant.

Although, the airplane scene was pretty poorly thought out.

when homelander opens the door from the ourside without a single spot of damage and no oxygen masks drop on depressurisation.

also thanks to whoever pointed out that homelander was the cop in Banshee. Was doing my nut in.

maccas99

1,704 posts

188 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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The Boys is the best thing I've seen for a long time, so refreshing to see something different.

Season 2 started filming this summer - https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a28550599/the-b...

Bullett

10,880 posts

184 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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Seems to be a new series of Preacher, not watched it yet.

skinny

5,269 posts

235 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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Hadn't seen it before so not sure if recent or not, but Bob's Burgers is on prime, S1-9.
Love this show, very funny but in a very nice way too.

Big Nanas

1,347 posts

84 months

Tuesday 6th August 2019
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We've just enjoyed the first two episodes of The Boys, suitably dark and entertaining.
However I do have a question that hopefully someone can clear up..

Has Starlight applied for (and got) a job as one of The Seven, rather than working her way up through the ranks? What about all the other superheroes that have been working, don't they get promoted? Seems a bit odd that someone with zero actual experience and without even meeting the other Seven can get a job on 'the board'. Or have I missed something?

MOBB

3,604 posts

127 months

Tuesday 6th August 2019
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Bullett said:
Seems to be a new series of Preacher, not watched it yet.
That's me sorted, loved the last series :-)

Alex

9,975 posts

284 months

Tuesday 6th August 2019
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Big Nanas said:
We've just enjoyed the first two episodes of The Boys, suitably dark and entertaining.
However I do have a question that hopefully someone can clear up..

Has Starlight applied for (and got) a job as one of The Seven, rather than working her way up through the ranks? What about all the other superheroes that have been working, don't they get promoted? Seems a bit odd that someone with zero actual experience and without even meeting the other Seven can get a job on 'the board'. Or have I missed something?
The Lamplighter has retired, so a replacement Seven member is recruited through an audition/interview process. Starlight is the successful candidate.