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I've actually been looking forward to that. I'm definitely going to watch it tonight and not fall asleep half pissed about 40 minutes in.
 
Don't be put off by the crypto-currency thing, that's only a backdrop to it all really. I got suggested this and watched it keybored - wasn't expecting much but actually really enjoyed both seasons, so much so that I then downloaded season 3 as it's not on Netflix. It's a strange mix of a thing, the story seems crap and predictable at first, but actually has some interesting sub-plots going on, and some of the actors are actually very, very good imo - Martin Freeman really does well as a very dysfunctional FBI agent, and the actor that plays Ronnie Dacey is brilliant.

It can't seem to quite decide what it is; it's sometimes light hearted and seems like easy watching almost action trash, but it also has some really quite dark moments as well, and some great storylines. And actually does OK out of it, and gets better as it goes along.
Agree. Very watchable, Freeman does creepy excellently. Not gone as far as downloading s3 but bingewatched the first two seasons over a week - love Ronnie, you can't help rooting for him. The drama is done well, some I didn't see coming and some good action scenes I thought. Some I couldn't watch also.

I did get annoyed at the amount of sex, it never added anything to the plot and the scenes weren't good enough to be worth watching! It got to the point I would pause, go make a cup of tea and then fast forward to the next relevant bit. But overall pretty decent I thought.
 
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Well, when I saw the running time of Army of the Dead I was a bit concerned, but the first 15 minutes of the film have been well entertaining and encouraging, and the premise for the rest of the film very appealing, so happy so far :)
 
Watched "The Last Nazis". . It's a series of 3 documentaries by 3 different filmakers.. If you want to watch it I would recommend doing so in reverse order. The first episode was pretty dire - it involved Nazi hunting in Chile with very little happening. The second episode was by some guy who clearly fancies himself as Louis Theroux. There were alot of clips of ex-Nazi's in their 90s serving goulash to the filmmaker and his young female translator, shots of the translator looking unnerved, with very little questioning happening. Something later commented on by the filmmaker.

The final episode is really interesting and affecting on the Lebensboren - children 'bred' by the Nazi's to be part of the new race.. definitely worth a watch..
 
Well, when I saw the running time of Army of the Dead I was a bit concerned, but the first 15 minutes of the film have been well entertaining and encouraging, and the premise for the rest of the film very appealing, so happy so far :)

Blimey, at 2 and a half hours I am never going to get the OH to sit and watch it. Let me know how the rest of the film goes, I've found your recommendations are often to my liking.
 
Well, when I saw the running time of Army of the Dead I was a bit concerned, but the first 15 minutes of the film have been well entertaining and encouraging, and the premise for the rest of the film very appealing, so happy so far :)

i have a bad feeling of the reviewer is on urban during the watch. If it was good you wouldn’t be :)
 
Blimey, at 2 and a half hours I am never going to get the OH to sit and watch it. Let me know how the rest of the film goes, I've found your recommendations are often to my liking.
I was out off by it but it is fast paced and doesn’t drag fwiw
 
i have a bad feeling of the reviewer is on urban during the watch. If it was good you wouldn’t be :)
I do that all the time to the annoyance of my OH. I guess at heart it’s a subconscious desire to be the first in to mention a film or series that might be a talking point.

Anyway, you liked Halston and I did the same :p
 
Never understood the adverse reaction to films that are over two hours. Especially now, when people can (and do) binge on entire series.
I don't mind, but my OH can't sit still for that long (mostly because he is in physical pain) - about 1hr 30 is his sweet spot for films. He can't binge watch TV series either. I daresay you would understand it better if you were in physical agony :)
 
I don't mind, but my OH can't sit still for that long (mostly because he is in physical pain) - about 1hr 30 is his sweet spot for films. He can't binge watch TV series either. I daresay you would understand it better if you were in physical agony :)
Sorry, didn't realize. Am regularly on painkillers for various ailments, so can empathize.
 
Enjoying Love Death Robots s2, I want the Snow episode expanded to a mini-series.

Very surprised to discover "Shadow and Bone" is much better than I expected. I only started watching after reading how much the author liked the dramatisation.
 
Finished Halton. Really enjoyed it, and believe it or not Ewan McGregor is really fucking good in it.

I loved it, watched the entire thing in 1 day (it also benefits from not being a massive number of episodes).
I watched Halston today and loved it. It's a great rise and fall story and I thought Ewan McGregor was great in the later episodes as he started to implode becoming vicious and self destructive.

The most important thing though...where do I get a fabulous red trench coat from?
 
I watched Halston today and loved it. It's a great rise and fall story and I thought Ewan McGregor was great in the later episodes as he started to implode becoming vicious and self destructive.

The most important thing though...where do I get a fabulous red trench coat from?
It sent me on a Tears for Fears revival tour - after Pale Shelter got played on (I think) the last episode. I really enjoyed it, although I had never heard of Halston...
 
It sent me on a Tears for Fears revival tour - after Pale Shelter got played on (I think) the last episode. I really enjoyed it, although I had never heard of Halston...
It was the obscure Yazoo track at the end of ?ep 4 that got me. I absolutely love that song. Then Cocteau Twins at the end. Brought a tear to my eye that did.

I've heard of Halston because of the Studio 54 connection and I saw a documentary about that Versailles fashion show that I'd completely forgotten about. A very important moment in fashion history which I don't think the episode quite got across.
 
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