Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)
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Watched Supersize Me 2 last night
Same bloke as the first film (Morgan Spurlock)
This time he is looking into opening his own fast food restaurant.
Very interesting to see how things in the industry work and how the marketing techniques work
Doesn't really follow on from the first film so you don't need to have seen it
Same bloke as the first film (Morgan Spurlock)
This time he is looking into opening his own fast food restaurant.
Very interesting to see how things in the industry work and how the marketing techniques work
Doesn't really follow on from the first film so you don't need to have seen it
hondafanatic said:
Watching episode 5 right now. Won’t spoil anything for anyone but one scene made me physically heave.
Just finished the series.Right up until the last 30mins I'd have been more effusive about it....but I thought it was very good. A bit "poor man's Tarantino", but very enjoyable.
Picture quality was great, production quality great, interesting storyline (none of it in that order
).Has made me want to take a look at other Prime stuff...maybe The Expanse next.
Murph7355 said:
hondafanatic said:
Watching episode 5 right now. Won’t spoil anything for anyone but one scene made me physically heave.
Just finished the series.Right up until the last 30mins I'd have been more effusive about it....but I thought it was very good. A bit "poor man's Tarantino", but very enjoyable.
Picture quality was great, production quality great, interesting storyline (none of it in that order
).Has made me want to take a look at other Prime stuff...maybe The Expanse next.
Tarantino-esque... yes definitely, especially the very end scene.
Watchman said:
I've just finished Hunters too and I'm undecided about it. There was enough to keep me watching but it didn't hold my attention throughout each ep - I found myself looking at my phone for a lot of it.
Tarantino-esque... yes definitely, especially the very end scene.
Pretty much sums up my view on it too.Tarantino-esque... yes definitely, especially the very end scene.
My view on what’s good is really wanting the next season to come along asap, on this case if it comes along great but not bothered if it doesn’t either.
kowalski655 said:
The Expanse is very very good
I’m in 2 minds as to whether to start on this.I’m not a greatly into sci-fi but can enjoy something that’s good.
In other words, is The Expanse really for those that are into sci-fi as opposed to the likes of myself who are more a casual sci-fi viewer?
Put it this way, some mates who are into sci-fi say Firefly is brilliant, I watched it and thought it was “OK I suppose”, probably wouldn’t be bothered about watching a 2nd series of it had it come along.
Dracoro said:
kowalski655 said:
The Expanse is very very good
I’m in 2 minds as to whether to start on this.I’m not a greatly into sci-fi but can enjoy something that’s good.
In other words, is The Expanse really for those that are into sci-fi as opposed to the likes of myself who are more a casual sci-fi viewer?
Put it this way, some mates who are into sci-fi say Firefly is brilliant, I watched it and thought it was “OK I suppose”, probably wouldn’t be bothered about watching a 2nd series of it had it come along.
I really really like the Expanse. I don't necessarily understand every bit of it but for me the characters are developed really nicely as the series moves along and I can still follow the plots and stories even if not to the depth my husband does!
Speckle said:
Anyone watching 'The Crossing'?
I binged the first 8 episodes yesterday and I'm really enjoying it. Starts off with hundreds of people appearing out of nowhere in the sea, many of them drown, only 47 survive. They claim to be from 200 years in the future and have travelled through time to escape a war that hasn't happened yet.
Good performances, interesting plot. Steve Zahn is great as the small town sheriff locking horns with 'the feds'.
I'd give it a solid 8/10 so far. Looking forward to seeing how it ends.
Just binge watched this over 3 days.I binged the first 8 episodes yesterday and I'm really enjoying it. Starts off with hundreds of people appearing out of nowhere in the sea, many of them drown, only 47 survive. They claim to be from 200 years in the future and have travelled through time to escape a war that hasn't happened yet.
Good performances, interesting plot. Steve Zahn is great as the small town sheriff locking horns with 'the feds'.
I'd give it a solid 8/10 so far. Looking forward to seeing how it ends.
Fully agree - Steve Zahn is surprisingly good.
Pretty good all round really - some odd silly plot conveniences, but don't detract from the story.
Well worth a watch.
Dracoro said:
kowalski655 said:
The Expanse is very very good
I’m in 2 minds as to whether to start on this.I’m not a greatly into sci-fi but can enjoy something that’s good.
In other words, is The Expanse really for those that are into sci-fi as opposed to the likes of myself who are more a casual sci-fi viewer?
Put it this way, some mates who are into sci-fi say Firefly is brilliant, I watched it and thought it was “OK I suppose”, probably wouldn’t be bothered about watching a 2nd series of it had it come along.
Like GoT it is complicated and multilayered, so requires investment and you can't watch it over a laptop/phone. The investment is however comfortably rewarded.
There are warring factions, political intrigue, deception, mysteries to be solved and a common enemy. It does struggle a little with the characters being a tad extreme, so it lacks the subtlety and richness of GoT, but then it's set in space so you can forgive it. It's also part of its charm
It's one of the few programmes that I'm genuinely gutted I've reached the end of. Definitely give it a go.
Can't find any mention of Too Old To Die Young in this thread...
Just finished Ep 1 & it's classic Nicolas Winding Refn, if you like his stuff. But can understand if you don't, as it's very Marmite.
Long silences in conversations, dark (& colourful at the same time), brief but intense violence. All about the visuals & great in 4K.
Let's see how the rest stack up - subsequent Googling has Refn suggesting it's a 13-hour movie.
edit: Oh, and I forgot: the Pink Panther cartoon theme music.......
Just finished Ep 1 & it's classic Nicolas Winding Refn, if you like his stuff. But can understand if you don't, as it's very Marmite.
Long silences in conversations, dark (& colourful at the same time), brief but intense violence. All about the visuals & great in 4K.
Let's see how the rest stack up - subsequent Googling has Refn suggesting it's a 13-hour movie.
edit: Oh, and I forgot: the Pink Panther cartoon theme music.......
Edited by JonChalk on Saturday 7th March 14:47
ben5575 said:
You don't have to like Fantasy to enjoy Game of Thrones. Likewise, you don't have to like sci fi to love The Expanse.
Like GoT it is complicated and multilayered, so requires investment and you can't watch it over a laptop/phone. The investment is however comfortably rewarded.
There are warring factions, political intrigue, deception, mysteries to be solved and a common enemy. It does struggle a little with the characters being a tad extreme, so it lacks the subtlety and richness of GoT, but then it's set in space so you can forgive it. It's also part of its charm
It's one of the few programmes that I'm genuinely gutted I've reached the end of. Definitely give it a go.
IIRC season 5 is on its wayLike GoT it is complicated and multilayered, so requires investment and you can't watch it over a laptop/phone. The investment is however comfortably rewarded.
There are warring factions, political intrigue, deception, mysteries to be solved and a common enemy. It does struggle a little with the characters being a tad extreme, so it lacks the subtlety and richness of GoT, but then it's set in space so you can forgive it. It's also part of its charm
It's one of the few programmes that I'm genuinely gutted I've reached the end of. Definitely give it a go.
Agree about the depth, lots of politics, not so much "pew pew" space lasers, especially with proper physics
Also Drummer is very hot
ZeroZeroZero
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332438/
Only watched first episode so far, seems ok, kind of a cross between Narcos and The Wire.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332438/
Only watched first episode so far, seems ok, kind of a cross between Narcos and The Wire.
quigonjay said:
ZeroZeroZero
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332438/
Only watched first episode so far, seems ok, kind of a cross between Narcos and The Wire.
Looks interesting but can't find it anywhere on Prime. You sure it's under that title?https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332438/
Only watched first episode so far, seems ok, kind of a cross between Narcos and The Wire.
21st Century Man said:
No idea why the belters have developed a Jamaican accent that would embarrass Jar Jar Binks.
Many melting pots have formed a patois language in (real) Earth history, so it's not a stretch of the imagination that the same might happen on the Belt. I watched an interesting video on YouTube a while back and they touched on this. There is constant tension in the production team of The Expanse between creating a fully-formed language that would need sub-titles, and keeping viewers on board with just using accented English. They concluded that there is no one "Belter" language but a whole load of accents and dialects, some more understandable than others to an English speaker.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I watched an interesting video on YouTube a while back and they touched on this. There is constant tension in the production team of The Expanse between creating a fully-formed language that would need sub-titles, and keeping viewers on board with just using accented English. They concluded that there is no one "Belter" language but a whole load of accents and dialects, some more understandable than others to an English speaker.
That was the same in the books though from memory. I think most belters were capable of making themselves understood in English but could also lapse into Patois. Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff