Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)
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I like my global disaster films to not have a ‘hero’ character and to see the actual realistic angle. Big characters should die! There should be losses of life, and suffering.
To many ‘end of the world’ films don’t show enough actual pain and loss. I don’t want a hero.
I’m fed up of seeing buildings being wiped off without the huge smoke and dust clouds. Fires without smoke.
We’ve seen tsunami strike in real time live, yet a Hollywood tsunami always looks like something a surfer would love, a great cresting wave.
One of the most interesting stories about true global disaster similar to Greenland would be the after story.... the desperate struggle for survival after the events. It wouldn’t be Mad Max. It would be back to the Stone Age with most people starting to death because they don’t have a clue how to hunt food or grow it.
Perhaps these type of stories can only be told in books, too complex for lowest common denominator movie audiences.
To many ‘end of the world’ films don’t show enough actual pain and loss. I don’t want a hero.
I’m fed up of seeing buildings being wiped off without the huge smoke and dust clouds. Fires without smoke.
We’ve seen tsunami strike in real time live, yet a Hollywood tsunami always looks like something a surfer would love, a great cresting wave.
One of the most interesting stories about true global disaster similar to Greenland would be the after story.... the desperate struggle for survival after the events. It wouldn’t be Mad Max. It would be back to the Stone Age with most people starting to death because they don’t have a clue how to hunt food or grow it.
Perhaps these type of stories can only be told in books, too complex for lowest common denominator movie audiences.
TTmonkey said:
I like my global disaster films to not have a ‘hero’ character and to see the actual realistic angle. Big characters should die! There should be losses of life, and suffering.
To many ‘end of the world’ films don’t show enough actual pain and loss. I don’t want a hero.
I’m fed up of seeing buildings being wiped off without the huge smoke and dust clouds. Fires without smoke.
We’ve seen tsunami strike in real time live, yet a Hollywood tsunami always looks like something a surfer would love, a great cresting wave.
One of the most interesting stories about true global disaster similar to Greenland would be the after story.... the desperate struggle for survival after the events. It wouldn’t be Mad Max. It would be back to the Stone Age with most people starting to death because they don’t have a clue how to hunt food or grow it.
Perhaps these type of stories can only be told in books, too complex for lowest common denominator movie audiences.
What you're describing is the UK as opposed to the American type of disaster movie.To many ‘end of the world’ films don’t show enough actual pain and loss. I don’t want a hero.
I’m fed up of seeing buildings being wiped off without the huge smoke and dust clouds. Fires without smoke.
We’ve seen tsunami strike in real time live, yet a Hollywood tsunami always looks like something a surfer would love, a great cresting wave.
One of the most interesting stories about true global disaster similar to Greenland would be the after story.... the desperate struggle for survival after the events. It wouldn’t be Mad Max. It would be back to the Stone Age with most people starting to death because they don’t have a clue how to hunt food or grow it.
Perhaps these type of stories can only be told in books, too complex for lowest common denominator movie audiences.
US:
Hero recognises impending disaster in advance and divides his time between trying vainly to warn the authorities and attempting to get the more photogenic members of his family to safety.
UK:
Hero wakes up and realises the disaster has already happened while he was otherwise engaged, spends his time trying to rebuild civilisation to the point where he can get a decent cup of tea.
EG 28 days later, day of the Triffids.
colin_p said:
I didn't find anything on Amazon itself or Netflix last night, but did find myself starting a subscription to Disney+.
Nothing on there either except the Mandalorian, of which I binged the entire first series and very good it was too, well worth the £5.99 on its own. But I'll be cancelling the D+ today and obviously let the month run out. I've also noticed that NowTV has appeared on Amazon so might give that another try, I wonder if that, through Amazon, is it full HD/4K with Dolby Digital sound? The dedicated NowTV I've had for years is only something like 720p with Pro-logic sound.
And going back to Greenland, beggars cannot be choosers in the current drought. I love a disaster film and that ticked all of the boxes. For those that didn't like it, I'm sure there is plenty of more cerebrally challenging fodder out there to not moan about and not hate.
Not a Disney man myself but Gordon Ramsay uncharted on there is good as is the imagineering show that shows behind the scenes of parks and design.Nothing on there either except the Mandalorian, of which I binged the entire first series and very good it was too, well worth the £5.99 on its own. But I'll be cancelling the D+ today and obviously let the month run out. I've also noticed that NowTV has appeared on Amazon so might give that another try, I wonder if that, through Amazon, is it full HD/4K with Dolby Digital sound? The dedicated NowTV I've had for years is only something like 720p with Pro-logic sound.
And going back to Greenland, beggars cannot be choosers in the current drought. I love a disaster film and that ticked all of the boxes. For those that didn't like it, I'm sure there is plenty of more cerebrally challenging fodder out there to not moan about and not hate.
Dr Jekyll said:
UK:
Hero wakes up and realises the disaster has already happened while he was otherwise engaged, spends his time trying to rebuild civilisation to the point where he can get a decent cup of tea.
EG 28 days later, day of the Triffids.
See also "Cozy catastrophe"Hero wakes up and realises the disaster has already happened while he was otherwise engaged, spends his time trying to rebuild civilisation to the point where he can get a decent cup of tea.
EG 28 days later, day of the Triffids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptic_and_post...
Epitomised by the aforementioned Day of the Triffids.
blingybongy said:
Wandavision is worth a watch and hopefully you noticed there are two series of The Mandalorian as the second is
excellent.
Yes, series two is lined up for this evening. excellent.
Had a look at Wandavision and only made it through about 15 minutes of the first episode. Does it get better or start to make any sense at all, or does stay like "I love Lucy"?
colin_p said:
Yes, series two is lined up for this evening.
Had a look at Wandavision and only made it through about 15 minutes of the first episode. Does it get better or start to make any sense at all, or does stay like "I love Lucy"?
If you are a Marvel fan, stick with it!Had a look at Wandavision and only made it through about 15 minutes of the first episode. Does it get better or start to make any sense at all, or does stay like "I love Lucy"?
First 2 episodes are 60s based, then episode 3 is in colour and starts to get you thinking what is going on.
Im loving it now, but then I have a soft spot for Elizabeth Olsen
TTmonkey said:
I like my global disaster films to not have a ‘hero’ character and to see the actual realistic angle. Big characters should die! There should be losses of life, and suffering.
To many ‘end of the world’ films don’t show enough actual pain and loss. I don’t want a hero.
I’m fed up of seeing buildings being wiped off without the huge smoke and dust clouds. Fires without smoke.
We’ve seen tsunami strike in real time live, yet a Hollywood tsunami always looks like something a surfer would love, a great cresting wave.
One of the most interesting stories about true global disaster similar to Greenland would be the after story.... the desperate struggle for survival after the events. It wouldn’t be Mad Max. It would be back to the Stone Age with most people starting to death because they don’t have a clue how to hunt food or grow it.
Perhaps these type of stories can only be told in books, too complex for lowest common denominator movie audiences.
I'm not sure watching millions of people descend through utter chaos into death through a slow starvation is particularly entertaining.To many ‘end of the world’ films don’t show enough actual pain and loss. I don’t want a hero.
I’m fed up of seeing buildings being wiped off without the huge smoke and dust clouds. Fires without smoke.
We’ve seen tsunami strike in real time live, yet a Hollywood tsunami always looks like something a surfer would love, a great cresting wave.
One of the most interesting stories about true global disaster similar to Greenland would be the after story.... the desperate struggle for survival after the events. It wouldn’t be Mad Max. It would be back to the Stone Age with most people starting to death because they don’t have a clue how to hunt food or grow it.
Perhaps these type of stories can only be told in books, too complex for lowest common denominator movie audiences.
biggbn said:
popeyewhite said:
Almost the same plot as The Day After Tomorrow. Which was much better.
Jeez, Greenland must be dire then because Day After Tomorrow was a truly awful film...Bwahahahahahahahaha....yeah. It's VERY s
t.John Cusack and Woody Harrelson should be ashamed. Oh, and everyone else that was in it.
RC1807 said:
biggbn said:
popeyewhite said:
Almost the same plot as The Day After Tomorrow. Which was much better.
Jeez, Greenland must be dire then because Day After Tomorrow was a truly awful film...Bwahahahahahahahaha....yeah. It's VERY s
t.John Cusack and Woody Harrelson should be ashamed. Oh, and everyone else that was in it.
Pistom said:
Looks like there's plenty who didn't enjoy Greenland as much as I did and I have to agree with all the comments of why it was crap but despite that, I still enjoyed it. I think I must have been in a brain switched off mood.
As per my first post. I enjoyed it. But in the same way a starving man will enjoy a three week old cheese sandwich. 
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