Micro
Out of my box
I'm not really getting The Umbrella Academy
Not getting it or not getting why people like it?
It all makes silly sense in the end.
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Not getting it or not getting why people like it?
It all makes silly sense in the end.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I understand why people like but it's not grabbing me. I've watched 2 episodes and I don't have much impetus to watch any more. I don't think it's for me. I might give it one more though.
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Give it at least one more. I enjoyed Russian Dolls much more as a whole than I did in first few episodes. I really enjoyed the music too.
I’m watching Riverdale.
I’m watching Riverdale.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I started watching the Punisher, and the amoral ultraviolence doesn’t bother me as much as the number of people who are now emerging saying that they were fine being spooks or thugs in Afghanistan, it was the right thing to do, it was just when it got _corrupt_ that there were problems, and the plot seems to be backing them up rather than portraying this as just another self justifying delusion by vicious damaged men.
Micro
Out of my box
Is it not all part of the ‘he’s neither good nor bad’ thing? Total anti-hero.
I think it’s more that some of the non-military characters like Karen are too willing to look past that stuff and hold him up too high. And he actively discourages that, because he knows that deep down, he’s just a killer.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I think it was when the hacker guy was talking to his wife in flashback, saying (paraphrasing) "I took this job to be better than just a contractor", and the plot seemed to be supporting this view, that I got annoyed. There's a big deal about how fucked up Castle is to the point that he's beyond morality now, but that's fake IMO - the story itself is still celebrating some actions over others and saying that there really is a moral distinction.
cheesethief
Well-Known Member
Just finished season 1 of the Umbrella Academy - really liked it. Very silly nonsense, no point trying to rationalise any of it, but it's quirky fun. I liked the junky character with the S&M fetish. The violin playing woman looks like she needs a few good meals. Couldn't work out what the big guy's super power was, apart from being a bit big & hairy. Overall, 8/10.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
He had super strength before the big hairy thing...
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
I kept thinking 'he looks so familiar' on the first episode! He was in Misfits (Robert Sheehan), that's why. On episode 4 and really enjoying it, it really is fun to watch.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
notice the irish keep slipping out from under his attempt at american lol.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Yeah, it totally did, I especially noticed it last night, on episode 9 I think.
Just popping in to say thank you for so many good recommendations in this thread. You have lead me to some great films and programmes I would otherwise have missed. Particular thanks for Operation Odessa, Valley Uprising, Kingdom (hats and zombies!) and the Sam Cooke film. Thank you all.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
They really do have awesome hats.
I'm liking Umbrella Academy so far. Russian Doll is neat and all, but this is more to my tastes.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Get Out was brilliant and fully deserved its Oscar. Jordan Peel's new film 'Us' will be out soon and there's a trailer on youtube for it.
He's also doing the new Twilight Zone series that starts shortly too.
(and it was his production company that did Black KKKlansman, I think)
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Can’t be arsed to scroll through 119 pages so can anyone shout up any good films on Netflix? Anything noir, political, line of duty style cops etc
I note ‘Dolores’ is going to be in at the end of March.
I note ‘Dolores’ is going to be in at the end of March.
T & P
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ETA: I initially read your post as ‘not’ instead of ‘noir’, so my recommendations below are not good.
Bird Box for a great sci-fi thriller.
Dumplin (I think they spell without the G, but i’m sure you’ll find it either way) as a very enjoyable indeed feel-good comedy-drama. Don’t be put off by the presence of Jennifer Aniston in that one. It’s not a rom-com, and she’s not the main character anyway.
Bird Box for a great sci-fi thriller.
Dumplin (I think they spell without the G, but i’m sure you’ll find it either way) as a very enjoyable indeed feel-good comedy-drama. Don’t be put off by the presence of Jennifer Aniston in that one. It’s not a rom-com, and she’s not the main character anyway.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
The Big Short is a great fictionalisation / docu-drama about the financial crash of 2008/9.
Netflix has a few Coen Brothers films which are often noir-esque but annoyingly they don't have The Man Who Wasn't There which is their explicit noir homage. But there is a secret Film Noir category: Netflix so hopefully you'll find something there.
I see Nightcrawler is in that genre, and that's a great film, if you want to feel dirty. It's a feel-bad film, like the opposite of feel-good films, designed to show you a dark part of the world and make you feel uncomfortable about living on the same planet. Only saw it once a few years ago so hope I'm not overplaying it but I think I'll watch it again soon seeing it on netflix.
Looper is in that category as well - it's a cool sci-fi time travel film but I wouldn't have called it noir myself, perhaps I'm missing something or perhaps take the category with a pinch of salt?
(Netflix Secret Codes for more genres: Here are the secret Netflix codes that unlock tons of hidden movies and shows)
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Micro
Out of my box
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Yes, it's great. Not seen Gomorrah but I really enjoyed Suburra.
T & P
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Though presumably those of us who watch Netflix through a preloaded TV app on our TV set have no way of using this tip, since we do not access Netflix through a browser and no URL address is needed, or visible for that matter.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
You can still browse on [whatever device you use to browse u75] and then simply use the Search function on your TV set box to locate the film you have identified as worth watching.
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