Netflix - What gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS) (Vol. 2)

[Cotty]

Budflicker said:

Mafffew said:

CardinalBlue said:

Something a bit different I've been enjoying Home Game

From Netflix "This docuseries profiles unique and dangerous traditional sports from around the world, as well as the communities and cultures where they thrive."

The Italian game in episode 1 looks brutal - a cross between bare-knuckle boxing, wrestling, rugby and football.

Really enjoyed this, thanks for the heads up.

Didn't they look fecking tough....!

Very interesting programme.

Watched this last night, those guys are brutal

[quigonjay]

pidsy said:

quigonjay said:

irocfan said:

ajprice said:

rider73 said:

quigonjay said:

The Old Guard

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7556122

Action/fantasy film based on a graphic novel, starring Charlize Theron
Released on July 10th, this Friday, looks like my cup of tea

Charlize Theron - thats good enough for me....

I don't know the graphic novel, but the poster is staying close to it...

Just finished watching this - really enjoyed it and it does have some nice touches.

Also thought it was pretty good, knew nothing about the novels but I thought they did a good job of portraying a bunch of immortals without making them out to be some sort of superhero types, just normal people for the most part but with a few skills that come with having lived for so long

Not a bad watch at all.
Wonder if they’ll carry on with the series.

Does seem like it was being set up for a sequel with the final scene where the one that has been stuck at the bottom of the ocean for hundreds of years suddenly turns up

[Davie_GLA]

Derry Girls S2. Brilliant writing and good sense of humour tackling really sensitive subjects and not taking any of it seriously.

Brilliant.

[SistersofPercy]

daqinggregg said:

Innocence Files

Like many on PH, I moan about our unduly lenient British criminal justice system. However, after watching the documentary “Innocence Files” I know which system I prefer. Plea bargains, witness coercion, shoddy law enforcement investigations. I can recommend watching this, it will leave you thinking, how the hell could that happen, and how many more people are innocently are locked up.

Started watching this on the back of your post. That dentist is a deeply unlikable bloke isn’t he?
I wouldn’t like to be tried in the USA at all.

[pidsy]

https://youtu.be/PtHswQWbcCA

S3 Norsemen trailer. A week to go!

[daqinggregg]

SisterofPercy said of the Innocence Files.

"Started watching this on the back of your post. That dentist is a deeply unlikable bloke isn’t he?
I wouldn’t like to be tried in the USA at all."

Dr West is a despicable, unapologetic, self promoting scumbag, responsible for the incarceration of many people on unreliable evidence.

[Carl_Manchester]

Finished watching the Sinner Season 3.

It is very stressful to watch, don't dive in without some Prozac handy.

I thought it was harder hitting than the previous 2 and slightly different in flavour but all the main ingredients were there.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

RichFN2 said:

blingybongy said:

Magnetic.
Docu-film about various adrenaline junkies.
The first two sections about the lunatics surfing huge waves near a lighthouse in Portugal and the jet ski drivers who keep them alive, and the madmen who ski/board literally down mountains are absolutely beautiful to watch in a jaw gaping way.
There are further sections about kite surfers and mountain bikers but they come across as a bit tame until the final section which is about some certifiable New Zealanders who parachute down mountains but trying to skim the ground while doing aerobatics.
I only put it on to kill an hour and a half but ended up transfixed at the antics and even more so the fantastic filming.

If you haven't seen these then i recommend the 3 Don't Crack Under Pressure films.
Literally carbon copies of Magnetic, but i enjoyed them for all the reasons you listed above and the wing suit jumpers are insane! all the above look in great in 4K

Try Riding Giants and The Billibong Odyssey as well

[blingybongy]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

RichFN2 said:

blingybongy said:

Magnetic.
Docu-film about various adrenaline junkies.
The first two sections about the lunatics surfing huge waves near a lighthouse in Portugal and the jet ski drivers who keep them alive, and the madmen who ski/board literally down mountains are absolutely beautiful to watch in a jaw gaping way.
There are further sections about kite surfers and mountain bikers but they come across as a bit tame until the final section which is about some certifiable New Zealanders who parachute down mountains but trying to skim the ground while doing aerobatics.
I only put it on to kill an hour and a half but ended up transfixed at the antics and even more so the fantastic filming.

If you haven't seen these then i recommend the 3 Don't Crack Under Pressure films.
Literally carbon copies of Magnetic, but i enjoyed them for all the reasons you listed above and the wing suit jumpers are insane! all the above look in great in 4K

Try Riding Giants and The Billibong Odyssey as well

Thanks, I'll look them out.

[JagLover]

Finished Dark Season 3

Not going to go into spoilers on this thread but it seemed to me they managed to bring it to a successful conclusion. It wasn't a perfect ending I would say but they did a far better job of bringing it to a successful conclusion than Lost ever did.

If anyone hasn't watched Dark yet I would highly recommend it. One of the best shows, if not THE best show, of the last few years.

Edited by JagLover on Sunday 12th July 15:01

[Butter Face]

quigonjay said:

pidsy said:

quigonjay said:

irocfan said:

ajprice said:

rider73 said:

quigonjay said:

The Old Guard

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7556122

Action/fantasy film based on a graphic novel, starring Charlize Theron
Released on July 10th, this Friday, looks like my cup of tea

Charlize Theron - thats good enough for me....

I don't know the graphic novel, but the poster is staying close to it...

Just finished watching this - really enjoyed it and it does have some nice touches.

Also thought it was pretty good, knew nothing about the novels but I thought they did a good job of portraying a bunch of immortals without making them out to be some sort of superhero types, just normal people for the most part but with a few skills that come with having lived for so long

Not a bad watch at all.
Wonder if they’ll carry on with the series.

Does seem like it was being set up for a sequel with the final scene where the one that has been stuck at the bottom of the ocean for hundreds of years suddenly turns up

Just watched it, very enjoyable and the premise was very good.

[JonChalk]

New Lucifer, season 5, August 21;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mTh2joPPj8

[Watchman]

Butter Face said:

quigonjay said:

pidsy said:

quigonjay said:

irocfan said:

ajprice said:

rider73 said:

quigonjay said:

The Old Guard

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7556122

Action/fantasy film based on a graphic novel, starring Charlize Theron
Released on July 10th, this Friday, looks like my cup of tea

Charlize Theron - thats good enough for me....

I don't know the graphic novel, but the poster is staying close to it...

Just finished watching this - really enjoyed it and it does have some nice touches.

Also thought it was pretty good, knew nothing about the novels but I thought they did a good job of portraying a bunch of immortals without making them out to be some sort of superhero types, just normal people for the most part but with a few skills that come with having lived for so long

Not a bad watch at all.
Wonder if they’ll carry on with the series.

Does seem like it was being set up for a sequel with the final scene where the one that has been stuck at the bottom of the ocean for hundreds of years suddenly turns up

Just watched it, very enjoyable and the premise was very good.

Sincerely hope it is the start is a series - TV series or series of films... don't care, but it's too good not to continue.

[ben5575]

Watchman said:

Sincerely hope it is the start is a series - TV series or series of films... don't care, but it's too good not to continue.

Quote snipped but yes an enjoyable film and set up nicely for more.

[lexusboy]

It’s an older film but I watched The Man With The Iron Fists at the weekend.

Properly loved it, a throwback to the cheesy martial arts films of the 70s/80s

[pidsy]

Snowpiercer finished - really enjoyed that. Not renewed yet but hoping it gets the green light.

[anonymous-user]

Watchman said:

Sincerely hope it is the start is a series - TV series or series of films... don't care, but it's too good not to continue.

It was just formulaic averageness. The concept is just Highlander with newer weapons.

[pquinn]

pidsy said:

Snowpiercer finished - really enjoyed that. Not renewed yet but hoping it gets the green light.

Pretty sure they've basically finished filming Season 2, and maybe even renewed for Season 3? Season 2 was ordered a year before the first episode premiered.

[SistersofPercy]

JonChalk said:

New Lucifer, season 5, August 21;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mTh2joPPj8

Think I've worn out the pause button

Really enjoying The Reckoning. Not the fastest paced of shows but an intriguing watch thus far.

[Lynchie999]

pquinn said:

pidsy said:

Snowpiercer finished - really enjoyed that. Not renewed yet but hoping it gets the green light.

Pretty sure they've basically finished filming Season 2, and maybe even renewed for Season 3? Season 2 was ordered a year before the first episode premiered.

yeh, i've enjoyed it too ... sort of like lost...

Yes, I read Sean bean is playing Mr Wilford ... just seen that on IMDB for S2 actually... which is a spoiler in itself... I wonder what his fate will be ...