Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)
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I actually didn't mind Midway, but I went into it expecting the absolute worst, but ended up being quite enjoyable (extra points for a couple of great shots of Yamato in all her glory). At the very least, it is certainly no worse than a lot of very lazy Hollywood clunkers that were churned out before it (thankfully) shut down for the foreseeable..
Edited by chris watton on Wednesday 29th July 20:42
I think Midway gets a lot better about 45 minutes or so in.
They didn't really have the time, or budget, to properly depict the Pearl Harbour attack and so that felt lazy and cheap.
Once they get to the actual battle of Midway itself they give a fairly accurate portrayal of events and it is exciting and well done. A better movie would have started in the aftermath of Pearl harbour and missed off the Doolittle raid.
They didn't really have the time, or budget, to properly depict the Pearl Harbour attack and so that felt lazy and cheap.
Once they get to the actual battle of Midway itself they give a fairly accurate portrayal of events and it is exciting and well done. A better movie would have started in the aftermath of Pearl harbour and missed off the Doolittle raid.
boxst said:
DoctorX said:
Ooh, just noticed all of The Professionals and The Sweeney are on Prime. Must have missed that.
Even though The Professionals is (very!) dated I still like it. Some warm sensation of being a child and watching something so exciting.I watched Tag last night about a group of middle aged men who still play Tag. I quite enjoyed it, but did feel it ended up having a few too many stereotypical characters. (They were well cast and played though.)
It also had Isla Fisher in, so there's that too. An easy watch at the end of a busy day.
It also had Isla Fisher in, so there's that too. An easy watch at the end of a busy day.
louiebaby said:
I watched Tag last night about a group of middle aged men who still play Tag. I quite enjoyed it, but did feel it ended up having a few too many stereotypical characters. (They were well cast and played though.)
It also had Isla Fisher in, so there's that too. An easy watch at the end of a busy day.
We enjoyed that tooIt also had Isla Fisher in, so there's that too. An easy watch at the end of a busy day.
Janluke said:
louiebaby said:
I watched Tag last night about a group of middle aged men who still play Tag. I quite enjoyed it, but did feel it ended up having a few too many stereotypical characters. (They were well cast and played though.)
It also had Isla Fisher in, so there's that too. An easy watch at the end of a busy day.
We enjoyed that tooIt also had Isla Fisher in, so there's that too. An easy watch at the end of a busy day.
ds" documentary about where QT drew for his WW2 film.Riley Blue said:
Anyone watched 'Jexi'?
San Franciscan gadget geek gets a new phone with a mind of its own determined to take over every aspect of his life. It's hilarious, one of the funniest Prime films we've discovered.
It's utter, utter crap, IMO.San Franciscan gadget geek gets a new phone with a mind of its own determined to take over every aspect of his life. It's hilarious, one of the funniest Prime films we've discovered.
(Adds RileyBlue to 'PHers who can't be trusted' list)
V8mate said:
Riley Blue said:
Anyone watched 'Jexi'?
San Franciscan gadget geek gets a new phone with a mind of its own determined to take over every aspect of his life. It's hilarious, one of the funniest Prime films we've discovered.
It's utter, utter crap, IMO.San Franciscan gadget geek gets a new phone with a mind of its own determined to take over every aspect of his life. It's hilarious, one of the funniest Prime films we've discovered.
(Adds RileyBlue to 'PHers who can't be trusted' list)
ETA Given our dubious taste in films perhaps I shouldn't mention two more that we've enjoyed:
'What we did on our holidays' and 'The Boys from County Clare'
Edited by Riley Blue on Sunday 2nd August 06:35
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