Amazon Prime streaming video recommendations thread

[ruffneck23]

One of my ex students (Toheeb) is in Ted Lasso!

That says wonders for your teaching

 

[nagapie]

Orphan Black, Borgen, Spiral, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, The Breakfast Show

I'm looking for something good to watch. Which of your list that I haven't seen would you recommend first? Not sure about Orphan Black though as I don't generally like sci fi.

 

[spanglechick]

That says wonders for your teaching

Highly motivated young man. Intelligent and works like a man possessed on his acting. He’s got a small part in the latest Wes Anderson and was the lead in Jimmy McGovern’s tv play “Anthony” a couple of years ago. Still not yet 25. We are very proud.

 

[teqniq]

I remember it used to be easy, I had handbrake on my Mac mini, it's how I got all my content. Lovey. I can't remember what happened, but (many years ago) it suddenly stopped being super easy.

It's still easy. Torrentquest dot com is my go to site and Piratebay proxy if that fails. Use transmission torrent client with blocklist enabled. No need to use Tor.

 

[T & P]

Cruel Summer. A crime/drama/mystery series. What’s novel and interesting about it is how it is narrated: each episode shows the events the main characters experienced on the same given day of the year, over a three year period (say the 20th of June in 1993, 1994 and 1995). On episode 4 and rather enjoying it.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

It's still easy. Torrentquest dot com is my go to site and Piratebay proxy if that fails. Use transmission torrent client with blocklist enabled. No need to use Tor.

Can't be that easy. . . . I don't understand the last two sentences at all.

 

[teqniq]

Well OK

 

[Elpenor]

much like AnnO'Neemus I signed up for 30 days as I needed a TV cable ASAP. Any decent movies or series for me to binge?

 

[Petcha]

The man in the high castle is good.

Philip K Dick's bizarre view on what might have happened if the Nazis won the war.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

For a couple of quid Wajib is worth the time. The film follows a Palestinian son and father driving around Nazareth attempting to organise a wedding.

 

[Orang Utan]

It's the worst thing I've ever seen I mean, the very worst.

Toe curling. What do you like about it? I assume you're not a football fan?

you seem to be making the mistake that the show is about football

 

[krtek a houby]

The man in the high castle is good.

Philip K Dick's bizarre view on what might have happened if the Nazis won the war.

Afaik, without giving away any spoilers, it's very different from the book. But yes, it's enjoyable and bizarre and Rufus Sewell is clearly enjoying himself.

 

[Petcha]

Afaik, without giving away any spoilers, it's very different from the book. But yes, it's enjoyable and bizarre and Rufus Sewell is clearly enjoying himself.

I've never read the book. But one good thing about Prime is that if you move the mouse it pops up with a bit of running commentary as to wtf is going on. It seems to reference the book a lot. I think it's a bit closer to his book than Blade Runner was.

And yes Rufus Sewell. I've got a bit of a man crush on him after this, the SS uniform is quite fetching.

 

[Petcha]

One little thing it did pop up with is that he was half way through a sequel to it, involving nazis and aliens before he passed away.

 

[ruffneck23]

much like AnnO'Neemus I signed up for 30 days as I needed a TV cable ASAP. Any decent movies or series for me to binge?

The boys.

 

[T & P]

Another endorsement for The Boys, Elpenor . It is really fucking good. And if you don’t like superhero stuff, definitely don’t let that put you off because this is actually an anti superhero series. Funny as fuck, great action, one-liners, and an engaging story with drama and twists for good measure.

Can’t remember which season or episode, but watch out for the ‘God is a cunt’ short monologue. Priceless.

 

[Spymaster]

much like AnnO'Neemus I signed up for 30 days as I needed a TV cable ASAP. Any decent movies or series for me to binge?

Bosch
Goliath
Underbelly
Gomorrah
Manhattan

 

[krtek a houby]

much like AnnO'Neemus I signed up for 30 days as I needed a TV cable ASAP. Any decent movies or series for me to binge?

Tales from the Loop

Beautiful and melancholic look at what happens to a small town when discarded tech interacts with the characters.

Slow sci-fi at its finest.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

I watched a cheesy disaster movie, Meteor Storm, then started watching Ice, a two-part climate change disaster movie/very short series. I don't know if it's just me but the acting is very hammy/dire, the wife and daughter are particularly wooden and others are dialling it in too. Still watching to the end though, because [Magnus Magnusson]I've started so I'll finish.[\Magnus Magnusson]

 

[Petcha]

Another endorsement for The Boys, Elpenor . It is really fucking good. And if you don’t like superhero stuff, definitely don’t let that put you off because this is actually an anti superhero series. Funny as fuck, great action, one-liners, and an engaging story with drama and twists for good measure.

Can’t remember which season or episode, but watch out for the ‘God is a cunt’ short monologue. Priceless.

I hate super hero films too. But this was good. The lead guy (Karl urban) is terrific, his dodgy American accent even funnier. Was he hamming that up?

 

[krtek a houby]

I hate super hero films too. But this was good. The lead guy (Karl urban) is terrific, his dodgy American accent even funnier. Was he hamming that up?

Dodgy American accent?

 

[Petcha]

Dodgy American accent?

I'm assuming he was trying to sound american and not australian? The whole thing is so tongue in cheek though that yes he does sound a bit like crocodile dundee 4 at times.

 

[krtek a houby]

I'm assuming he was trying to sound american and not australian? The whole thing is so tongue in cheek though that yes he does sound a bit like crocodile dundee 4 at times.

He supposed to be a cockney, afaik

 

[dessiato]

Wrong thread

 

[Orang Utan]

Dodgy American accent?

Karl Urban is from New Zealand but the character he plays is a Londoner. He uses British English/cockney idioms and slang. Urban is just shit at it.

 

[Elpenor]

I’ve mainly been watching films on Prime this week as I’ve not got the patience for a series. But the noise saying watch the Boys is loud enough for me to listen and will watch it next week despite thinking superhero stuff is for kids

 

[Petcha]

He supposed to be a cockney, afaik

Yes, sorry - been a while since I saw it! I just remember he had a comedy accent. But you're right, it was a mangled cockney accent. He's a good actor so I can't believe it was an accident, I think it was to add to the comedy. He manages a believable American accent in his other parts.

 

[Chilli.s]

I’ve mainly been watching films on Prime this week as I’ve not got the patience for a series. But the noise saying watch the Boys is loud enough for me to listen and will watch it next week despite thinking superhero stuff is for kids

It's definitely not for young kids. The death and gore is done with some sense of humor though. I really enjoyed it.

 

[T & P]

I’ve mainly been watching films on Prime this week as I’ve not got the patience for a series. But the noise saying watch the Boys is loud enough for me to listen and will watch it next week despite thinking superhero stuff is for kids

Oh, this is not for kids Apart from the violence, the are more instances of cunt and fuck than at a Tourette’s convention.

 

[Petcha]

Oh, this is not for kids Apart from the violence, the are more instances of cunt and fuck than at a Tourette’s convention.

I've honestly never seen a tv show with a higher 'cunt' count. I fully approve. American audiences must have been horrified.