kittyP
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I got the feeling that Reno was right from what I'd seen from the trailer.
It all looked to, light.
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I got the feeling that Reno was right from what I'd seen from the trailer.
It all looked to, light.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Does the chess thing get more interesting after episode 1? 
Reno
The In Kraut
I started to watch The Queen's Gambit, noticed how bad Anya Taylor-Joy's wig is and took that as an excuse not to have to watch a highly acclaimed series about chess, which I find just about the most boring subject matter imaginable for a drama. 
...I only gave it ten minutes though, I'm sure it's about much more than chess and I will give this another try when I'm in the mood for it.
...I only gave it ten minutes though, I'm sure it's about much more than chess and I will give this another try when I'm in the mood for it.
magneze
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YesDoes the chess thing get more interesting after episode 1?
T & P
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Undoubtedly episode one is the least good. It’s orders of magnitude better from now on, simply because from S2 onwards the main character is now older and played throughout the rest of the series by Anya Taylor-Joy, delivering a ridiculously fucking good and enjoyable performance.Does the chess thing get more interesting after episode 1?
Trust me, if you’re not really liking it by the end of Ep 2, properly hooked by the end of Ep 3, and fucking loving it and smiling like a fool from there on end, I’ll eat my hat.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Hmmm might carry on. Not really into the whole competitive person with a tedious drink or drug problem thing, but maybe the aliens will invade or whatever.
T & P
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For shameI started to watch The Queen's Gambit, noticed how bad Anya Taylor-Joy's wig is and took that as an excuse not to have to watch a highly acclaimed series about chess, which I find just about the most boring subject matter imaginable for a drama.
...I only gave it ten minutes though, I'm sure it's about much more than chess and I will give this another try when I'm in the mood for it.
You of all people (as a keen admirer of the cinematic arts, I mean) should give a widely talked-about series with extremely favourable reviews by experts and laymen alike the benefit of the doubt for a bit longer.It is actually the very fact that a series which main premise revolves around a minority subject most people don’t know or give a shit about has clearly managed to captivate most people and gained rave reviews that should be piquing your interest.
I didn’t give a shit about karate either and love Cobra Kai, as did most other people. Thrilling or entertaining with a wide-appeal premise or subject matter it’s not easy, but certainly not as challenging as trying to do the same with a minority interest premise.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
We gave up 20 minutes, it was just awful. The Hitchcock version is about a bazillion times better.
Reno
The In Kraut
I wrote that I will watch it. I have an aversion to anything to do with games or gambling, so I’ll have to be in the mood for it. But I get that it’s just the backdrop. I’m also suffering Covid-stuck-at-home-and -watch-something burnout and sticking to my comfort genre, horror. Started to watch The Third Day instead. There always is a gazillion things to watch these days.For shame
It is actually the very fact that a series which main premise revolves around a minority subject most people don’t know or give a shit about has clearly managed to captivate most people and gained rave reviews that should be piquing your interest.
I didn’t give a shit about karate either and love Cobra Kai, as did most other people. Thrilling or entertaining with a wide-appeal premise or subject matter it’s not easy, but certainly not as challenging as trying to do the same with a minority interest premise.
T & P
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Sorry to others for this brief cross-platform plug, but as you mention your current horror genre preference, I think you will like Aterrados (Terrified) on Shudder. A good, accomplished supernatural horror film.
Netflix has a decent catalogue of horror material from the last couple of decades, but perhaps not that many recent releases of decent quality.
Reno
The In Kraut
Thanks, but I’ve even got Aterrados on blu-ray.
...but yes, it’s good and very creepy.When it comes to horror I know almost everything that’s out there, I’m that much of a nerd.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Rim of the World.
Not sure how much I am recommending this. I think it's OK as a family film for early teens. . . however it seems to have fallen between two stools in that the protagonists are 13, the plot is very childlike, but the age rating is 15. To be honest, I can't see why it's 15, maybe the mild jeopardy and a couple of adult deaths (that are not gruesome at all).
What is annoying is that the internal logic of the film only exists (and changes) just so that it fits in with the plot. It's like watching a computer game. Monster can only run as fast as kids when they are on foot, but can run as fast as a car when they are in a car. One single alien? Chasing the kids 70 miles? Why? it doesn't know they have the key. Where did everyone disappear to so quickly? Co-ordinates are on a secret key that can only be used in a nasa base. . . why not just transmit the co-ordinates world wide as soon as you knew them? Alien is hard to kill, but then hand just falls off when a door is shut on it. . . etc etc. I could see some of the 'twists' or 'scares' beginning to bore my 13 year old daughter even towards they end, but on the whole she was entertained more than usual.
CGI monsters were a but shit too.
Nice characters, potentially interesting story, not sure why they let it get to the filming stage without ironing out the many many kinks, could have been an excellent film if given some real love.
Not sure how much I am recommending this. I think it's OK as a family film for early teens. . . however it seems to have fallen between two stools in that the protagonists are 13, the plot is very childlike, but the age rating is 15. To be honest, I can't see why it's 15, maybe the mild jeopardy and a couple of adult deaths (that are not gruesome at all).
What is annoying is that the internal logic of the film only exists (and changes) just so that it fits in with the plot. It's like watching a computer game. Monster can only run as fast as kids when they are on foot, but can run as fast as a car when they are in a car. One single alien? Chasing the kids 70 miles? Why? it doesn't know they have the key. Where did everyone disappear to so quickly? Co-ordinates are on a secret key that can only be used in a nasa base. . . why not just transmit the co-ordinates world wide as soon as you knew them? Alien is hard to kill, but then hand just falls off when a door is shut on it. . . etc etc. I could see some of the 'twists' or 'scares' beginning to bore my 13 year old daughter even towards they end, but on the whole she was entertained more than usual.
CGI monsters were a but shit too.
Nice characters, potentially interesting story, not sure why they let it get to the filming stage without ironing out the many many kinks, could have been an excellent film if given some real love.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Any (non spoilery) hot takes?
Reno
The In Kraut
Only watched the first episode, so far it’s stylish and intriguing. In the Wicker Man/Midsommar folk horror tradition. There are two threads here.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Just watched His House - a slightly surreal horror film which is as much about the trauma of civil war, grief, and ending up as an asylum seeker in the gears of the system here in the UK as it is about the supernatural. It is very well done with striking visuals and a claustrophobic atmosphere, and the main actors turn in a good performance. Well worth watching IMO, it might not be to everyone's taste (OH found it really depressing), but if you like horror that is in a different vein than the usual offerings, give it a go.
Binge watched the Queen's Gambit. Good and entertaining but not brilliant. I don't play chess so maybe if I did, I would think it was wondrous. But it's a bit shiny and superficial and the lead actress got on my nerves a bit with her wide eyed look. Still it seemed kind of genius when compared with the paucity of the other current Netflix offerings.
Reno
The In Kraut
This was excellent, the supernatural scares were genuinely unsettling. Reminded me of Under the Shadow (also on Netflix) in the way it tells a supernatural horror story against the backdrop of war. In both films the supernatural entity who haunts the protagonists is specific to their culture, which makes a nice change from your garden variety ghosts.
I've been fan of the Nigerian-British actress Wunmi Mosaku for a while, first noticed her in the horror film Citadel and the excellent BBC zombie series In the Flesh. Currently she also stars in Lovecraft Country. She's great in everything I've seen her in.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
She is excellent in Lovecraft Country!
I am watching His House again because it deserves another viewing - or maybe several more, it really is an excellent film. (IMO the best thing I have seen on Netflix so far, and most memorable - I first watched it on Thursday night/Friday morning and have been regularly thinking about it since)
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platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Fly-on-the-wall documentary as archaeologists uncover an unlooted 4000-year old tomb. I like that the team are 100% Egyptian, no Harvard experts overseeing things. Compared to e.g. Time Team when the highlight of a show might be discovering a coin, ancient artifacts are literally spilling out of the ground. It's great seeing their genuine reactions when they make a couple of particular significant discoveries, and also hearing the background of some of the diggers - seems like it's a job that's passed down the generations.
Fly-on-the-wall documentary as archaeologists uncover an unlooted 4000-year old tomb. I like that the team are 100% Egyptian, no Harvard experts overseeing things. Compared to e.g. Time Team when the highlight of a show might be discovering a coin, ancient artifacts are literally spilling out of the ground. It's great seeing their genuine reactions when they make a couple of particular significant discoveries, and also hearing the background of some of the diggers - seems like it's a job that's passed down the generations.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I started this late last night and fell asleep half way through but it looked really interesting. I’ll watch the rest of it this morning.
I finished The Queens Gambit yesterday too. That’s one of my favourite ever Netflix shows. Proper feel-good stuff.
smmudge
i know the smudge is true
We're in the middle of The Queens Gambit and really enjoying it too. I think what draws me to it most is that everyone is basically good (though not without their human flaws) and looking out for her. From her mum, orphanage, adoptive mum, chess oponents, there were so many opportunities for them to introduce evil people for her to battle against, but I like that they didn't go down that route.
This is off the back of finishing Ratched and Riviera though where it feels like everyone is just trying to screw everyone else over, feels like a breath of fresh air.
This is off the back of finishing Ratched and Riviera though where it feels like everyone is just trying to screw everyone else over, feels like a breath of fresh air.
T & P
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Yes, I was every pleased with that aspect of the story as well.
Thora
Differently Ethical
I’m only 2 eps in but have been on edge waiting for some horrific child abuse at the orphanage or adoptive family
T & P
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I enjoyed Vampires vs The Bronx. It pretty much is Attack the Block with, as the title suggests, vampires instead of aliens and set in the Bronx instead of a Sourh London estate.
But whilst not fully a children’s film, it feels more like one, and ultimately is a silly feel-good flick with a strong anti-gentrification message good for a Sunday afternoon.
But whilst not fully a children’s film, it feels more like one, and ultimately is a silly feel-good flick with a strong anti-gentrification message good for a Sunday afternoon.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Watched all of 'Close Enough' again for the third time. Top quality. Watched a bit of that 'final space' which is waaaay too try hard. . . just doesn't have the ease and natural mature flow of shows like close enough, bojack, etc. I hope Netflix realise final space = shit and close enough = ace.
T & P
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I wouldn’t describe Final Space as shit, but it’s certainly not great, and fully agree that Close Enough is a lot better. Though quite different genres within animation tbh.
But if we’re to compare animation series anyway, I actually enjoyed Close Enough more than some series that have achieved cult status, such as Bob Burgers.
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