Amazon Prime streaming video recommendations thread

[Sir Belchalot]

Think that this one's on Prime, documentary about a couple who move from Holland to an almost abandoned village in Galicia in Spain to get back to the land but it all goes wrong:

Santoalla

 

[T & P]

This is now thirteen years old so not exactly a new release but we decided to finally give a go to The (US) Office and are loving it. As recommended by multiple sources we skipped S1, and while it took two or three episodes to take off for me, i’m now hooked

It’s also nice to see for a change that it was free to watch with a standard Prime account. There are loads of payable series and films on Amazon, which it’s taking the piss a bit and highly annoying imo.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Inception is available on UK Prime at the moment (and downloadable for offline viewing)

 

[Nivag]

Just noticed today that Startup season 3 is on Prime, so far so good.

 

[yield]

If you like alternative world type stuff you'd love 'Counterpart', might not be a Prime show but it's whole premise is an alternative world is found in Berlin at the end of WW2 and the UN built an office over the 'portal' between the 2 to monitor it, but then it goes a bit wrong, with people from the other side coming over to do dastardly deeds. Very interesting, as both sides diverge from the original timeline of 1945 slowly over time to become 2 very separate realities.

Thanks for that. On the third episode good so far

 

[T & P]

Finished Homecoming. I felt it started to peter out as the series progressed, and the end was rather underwhelming for me. Still, points awarded for the unusual cinematography and aesthetics .

The creator and/or director certainly seems to have a hard-on for symmetrical shots.

 

[Spymaster]

Salyut 7: The True Story of The Soviet 'Apollo 13'

Well worth a watch if you liked Apollo 13. At times it's so close to A13 it feels like a bit of a rip off but it's a true story, well acted and the CGI is superb.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I have just finished Forever. It's an 8 part 'comedy/fantasy' about long term relationships.

It's got a quirky, indie flick feel full of quirky indie flick actors (including indie god Caterine Keener) and I should have hated all the characters (I did a bit), but it's been a good watch. Episode 6 is a completely stand alone episode and is the best of the whole season. It successfully achives in 30 minutes what the whole show attempts to deliver in a bigger and more existential way.

There are laughs to be had, it's really well shot, has a good soundtrack, and a pedigree cast...and it just arrived out of nowhere without fanfare.

Doesn't need another series, but I wouldn't be surprised if one appears...

 

[Orang Utan]

Anyone seen this?
"Snake Outta Compton: a rap group on the verge of signing their first record deal is the city's only hope in a battle with a giant mutating snake monster"

 

[Spymaster]

Molly's Game is superb. A true story with a surprising ending and Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain are brilliant.

 

[butchersapron]

Automatic weapons eh? Blimey.

 

[Spymaster]

Automatic weapons eh? Blimey.

I have to stop posting Amazon links whilst I'm still logged into my account. I've done that a few times now.

 

[cybershot]

No doubt already mentioned, just started the marvlous (American's can't spell) Mrs. Maisel. Very good.

 

[Nivag]

Molly's Game is superb. A true story with a surprising ending and Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain are brilliant.

I enjoyed watching this too

 

[Throbbing Angel]

How have I just stumbled across this thread?

Anyway, I'll be back for your suggestions. I added a load of mad shit to my watchlist the other night when I couldn't sleep. Paradox of choice innit. I'm sure all of your suggestions will be better than the majority of what I found in the Amazon Annals.

This is a good example of the bottom of the barrel, 0 to 4 stars shite on there...

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Space 1999!!

 

[chandlerp]

Is it not included in Prime sub then?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Nooooooo
I think I'll just buy the season anyway.
Got all excited and posted it without checking.

 

[chandlerp]

I bought it on DVD years ago but no longer have a player. Awesome series

 

[mwgdrwg]

I'm on season 2 of The Mentalist.

Excellent no-brainer "murder of the week" garbage. I love it.

 

[butchersapron]

Army of Crime now on.

 

[chandlerp]

Bit late to the party but really enjoying The Looming Tower at the moment.

 

[Mordi]

Army of Crime now on.

The opening scene shot from a bus carrying captured resistance fighters through the streets of a disinterested Paris is unforgettable.

 

[sojourner]

Salyut 7: The True Story of The Soviet 'Apollo 13'

Well worth a watch if you liked Apollo 13. At times it's so close to A13 it feels like a bit of a rip off but it's a true story, well acted and the CGI is superb.

Got a month of Prime so watched this last night - excellent. Missed it completely at the time, like!

 

[Orang Utan]

Watching a hell of a lot of films on Prime at the mo. They have a much better selection than Netflix, though you have to pay for some of them.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Hotel Coolgardie is a very interesting and somewhat shocking documentary about 2 Finnish backpackers who get bar jobs in an Australian outback pub.

As mentioned on the Netflix thread, I watched Patrick Melrose on a plane this week and thought it was probably one of the best series I've ever seen. Highly recommended.

 

[sojourner]

Watching a hell of a lot of films on Prime at the mo. They have a much better selection than Netflix, though you have to pay for some of them.

Give us some recommendations for 'included with' then please OU

 

[Spymaster]

Got a month of Prime so watched this last night - excellent. Missed it completely at the time, like!

Check out Molly's Game, and Land of Mine.

 

[sojourner]

Check out Molly's Game, and Land of Mine.

Molly's Game doesn't look like something that would interest me tbh, but tother one does, ta

I loved the Salyut 7 film cos I'm a bit obsessed with all things space.

 

[Orang Utan]

Give us some recommendations for 'included with' then please OU

What do you mean by 'included with'?
I saw Love Simon on Prime recently, which i thought was a great teen coming out drama.
I've been watching a bunch of old cult movies on there too, have a look at the moviedrome thread for recommendations from there.
I have also added on the Mubi and Sony classics channels, so have quite a big selection to choose from now. I like how you can filter out tv shows on Prime. Netflix doesn't do that