Netflix recommendations

[Epona]

Oh it's definitely uncomfortable, that's not always a bad thing imo.

It's a good thing if you learn something from it. I'm not sure I have a lot to learn from a film about women being leered at and objectified! Hence me suggesting that maybe the film isn't actually really aimed at me.

EDIT to add - not suggesting that the film is doing the leering and objectifying, but the examination of that isn't something that is educational or enlightening to me, it just feels cringe and awkward.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Absolutely! Brand new big budget film that dropped today: Red Notice. It’s about cat burglars with a heavy James Bond feel. Ryan Reynolds, The Rock, and Gail Gadot star. Apparently it cost shit loads to make.

Haven’t finished it yet but so far very silly but enjoyable.

Absolutely awful

 

[Aladdin]

Started The Unlikely Murderer.

Fictional dramatization of how a man claiming to be a witness at the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme may have gotten away with murder.

If you like Scandi series you might enjoy this

 

[Sweet FA]

Reviews of Red Notice universally excoriating

Red Notice review – Netflix’s biggest film to date offers little reward

Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and a spectacularly annoying Ryan Reynolds quip and steal in a disposable, and ludicrously expensive, action comedy

www.theguardian.com

‘Red Notice’ Review: When the Stars Don’t Shine (Published 2021)

This globe-trotting heist thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot is yet another vacant bid at franchise creation.

www.nytimes.com

Red Notice movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert

Rarely have I seen a movie that feels more processed by a machine, a product for a content algorithm instead of anything approaching artistic intent or even honest desire to entertain.

www.rogerebert.com

 

[Badgers]

Enjoying Maid thus far.

The format is quite US drama (Breaking Bad) which is not my favourite platform. Still a good watch and only a few episodes in.

 

[krtek a houby]

I find rogerebert(dot)com's review spot on. It's a nice movie but I feel like there's something missing for it to be remembered...a franchise sounds great but its missing like a WOW factor for me to wait for the 2nd one (if they are planning one)

Kinda movie that goes well with a gin and tonic

 

[rubbershoes]

Wild Bill.

Many of the faces you'd expect from a British gangster film. Nicely done

 

[The39thStep]

Wild Bill.

Many of the faces you'd expect from a British gangster film. Nicely done

Underrated that film

 

[T & P]

Reviews of Red Notice universally excoriating

Red Notice review – Netflix’s biggest film to date offers little reward

Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and a spectacularly annoying Ryan Reynolds quip and steal in a disposable, and ludicrously expensive, action comedy

www.theguardian.com

‘Red Notice’ Review: When the Stars Don’t Shine (Published 2021)

This globe-trotting heist thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot is yet another vacant bid at franchise creation.

www.nytimes.com

Red Notice movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert

Rarely have I seen a movie that feels more processed by a machine, a product for a content algorithm instead of anything approaching artistic intent or even honest desire to entertain.

www.rogerebert.com

I was left rather disappointed at the end after my initial post a third of the way in, though for what is worth I wouldn’t describe it as excruciatingly bad either. It’s certainly not particularly worse than a number of the Fast and Furious films. And distinctly better than most of the Transformer films.

I would have been mightily pissed off if I’d paid to watch it because at the end of the day it’s a crap film, but nowhere near Cats bad. I suspect the fact that it is a mega budget film tends to change one’s expectations, and to be fair it’s a monumental, mind boggling use of $200m.

As an aside, I have long come to consider Guardian reviews as so completely random and incomprehensible you can’t really take them seriously. The reviewer’s thoughts on Ryan Reynolds made me laugh. He has a right to dislike him or his acting, but he’s certainly not any more ‘himself’ than in anything else he’s been in.

 

[Epona]

Not a new programme, but we've just watched The Lion's Share, a documentary charting the history and origins of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (originally "Mbube", by Solomon Linda) and investigating what, if any, proceeds from the various subsequent versions and releases of the song - including the version used in Disney's Lion King - ended up with the composer's family.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Not a new programme, but we've just watched The Lion's Share, a documentary charting the history and origins of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (originally "Mbube", by Solomon Linda) and investigating what, if any, proceeds from the various subsequent versions and releases of the song - including the version used in Disney's Lion King - ended up with the composer's family.

Yeah it's good that.

 

[MBV]

Finished You season 3. All pretty daft in the end but still enjoyable.

 

[Idris2002]

Watched more Inside Job. It's good, but it has an intensely bleak view of the world.

 

[Aladdin]

Started The Unlikely Murderer.

Fictional dramatization of how a man claiming to be a witness at the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme may have gotten away with murder.

If you like Scandi series you might enjoy this

The poor makeup / wigs and odd eyebrows were enough to detract from this for me.

Watched it ... but only for the snow and seeing Stockholm.

Sigh...

 

[girasol]

7 Prisoners,
“To provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca. But when he and a few other boys become trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking, Mateus will be forced to decide between working for the very man who imprisoned him or risk his and his family's future.”

 

[Chz]

Finished off Midnight Mass. Have to agree with most of you - a great series up 'til the ending and then... wtf? I'd rather have watched a 5 minute slo-mo of Bev exploding in the sunlight. Would have left me a lot happier.

 

[Numbers]

Reviews of Red Notice universally excoriating

Red Notice review – Netflix’s biggest film to date offers little reward

Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and a spectacularly annoying Ryan Reynolds quip and steal in a disposable, and ludicrously expensive, action comedy

www.theguardian.com

‘Red Notice’ Review: When the Stars Don’t Shine (Published 2021)

This globe-trotting heist thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot is yet another vacant bid at franchise creation.

www.nytimes.com

Red Notice movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert

Rarely have I seen a movie that feels more processed by a machine, a product for a content algorithm instead of anything approaching artistic intent or even honest desire to entertain.

www.rogerebert.com

I rather quite enjoyed it.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I rather quite enjoyed it.

It was silly fluff and less objectionable than a lot of more serious stuff

 

[T & P]

Finished off Midnight Mass. Have to agree with most of you - a great series up 'til the ending and then... wtf? I'd rather have watched a 5 minute slo-mo of Bev exploding in the sunlight. Would have left me a lot happier.

Bev really is perfectly odious isn’t she? A proper antagonist, and the most memorable character in the series for me

 

[Mattym]

Chestnut man

 

[Supine]

Chestnut man

What about it?

 

[Mattym]

What about it?

We liked it. Very tense & dark.

 

[chandlerp]

I was watching Star Trek: Discovery but all Star Trek Discovery series have been removed without notice.

Paramount have decided to only offer it on their own streaming service...which is only available in the USA. Genius.

And this is why pirating shows is still a thing, willing to pay but not given the option.

Oh and they waited until the big Star Trek Convention in the UK finished yesterday before doing it.

 

[T & P]

I gave up months ago checking on Netflix for S11 of Archer, as it still wasn’t on ages after it’d come out in the US. So imagine my delight when I noticed today not only that S11 is now a available (when did that happen?) but S12 is coming on 1 December

 

[bendeus]

Flicked on Arcane - an adult(ish) rated animation series blending steampunk, deep social inequality and tension, political machinations and magick and was immediately absolutely hooked.

The style, execution, voice acting and sheer beauty of the visuals are quite exceptional. E3 and 6 in particular blew me away for sheer adrenaline and pace. Genuinely could not rate highly enough.

E2A - apparently it's based on League of Legends, a computer game. Don't let that put you off, though. It's amazing.

 

[Idris2002]

I gave up months ago checking on Netflix for S11 of Archer, as it still wasn’t on ages after it’d come out in the US. So imagine my delight when I noticed today not only that S11 is now a available (when did that happen?) but S12 is coming on 1 December

Thanks for the heads up on this one, I hadn't heard it was coming back. Watched the first episode of S11 now, and doesn't quite have the magic of the old ones, but still stands up.

 

[T & P]

Thanks for the heads up on this one, I hadn't heard it was coming back. Watched the first episode of S11 now, and doesn't quite have the magic of the old ones, but still stands up.

I for one thought it is much better than series 7-9 at least. Back to form and ‘reality’.

 

[spanglechick]

I’m watching Happy, which for the uninitiated is a gritty underworld thriller with a slightly occult undertone… and an imaginary unicorn donkey cartoon sidekick.

It’s absolutely weird. Like a fever dream. I’m not sure it’s any good, though I’m now on season two - but I’m really glad something so… utterly unlikely - got commissioned and then recommissioned.

 

[T & P]

I’m watching Happy, which for the uninitiated is a gritty underworld thriller with a slightly occult undertone… and an imaginary unicorn donkey cartoon sidekick.

It’s absolutely weird. Like a fever dream. I’m not sure it’s any good, though I’m now on season two - but I’m really glad something so… utterly unlikely - got commissioned and then recommissioned.

Is that the one about the imaginary unicorn? Funny as fuck! Love it

 

[The39thStep]

Been watching the first two episodes of Gloria which is the first Portuguese series written for Netflix. Its a sharp thriller espionage story, you can get it in English but in my view its better with English subs on it. For those wishing to give it a bash the setting won't be familiar to most. It's set in the 1960s under the Salazar regime in Portugal. Its focus is the American/Russian Cold War in which the Salazar regime hosted the American's radio monitoring and broadcast systems. The American controlled broadcast centre produces propaganda that is broadcast to Russia, the Russians with the assistance of the PCP (the Portuguese Communist Party) attempt to block and disrupt the Americans. The main character is the son of the secretary of state for the Salazar regime but he is in fact a double agent working in support of the PCP.

The first episode is a bit of a slow burner carefully revealing the scene but it's worth bearing with . There are two things that might assist with the context, firstly there was a long war for independence in the African states controlled by Portugal, secondly, if the dialogue seems clipped and business like its because Portugal at that time was full of informers for PIDE , the Salazar's regimes secret police, (the state and many people were paranoid, (you even had to get a license for a lighter in case it was used in arson attacks against the state).

Anyway it might be me appreciating it as I live here but I think it's worth a watch.