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The last few posts have reminded me that there’s a (possibly boring ;) ) documentary called Sad Hill Unearthed on Netflix about some fans trying to restore the cemetery where the climax of The Good The Bad and the Ugly was filmed
 
I once tried to watch a godfather film. I dozed off at one point then spent 20 minutes wondering where sissy spacek wandering about a dusty landscape in a drab dress and hobnailed boots fitted into the mafia plot line.
I once dozed off during Paris, Texas, which I had seen before, so knew what happens.

When I awoke I saw a spaceship moving slowly away from a moon, which confused the fuck out of me, for fairly obvious reasons. Turned out to be a fly flying away from a globe nightlight, but for those few seconds…
 
How did you find westerns? There Will Be Blood, Once Upon a Time in the West, No Country for Old Men. Old school and modern stuff.
I absolutely love the good the bad and the ugly. I only saw Once Upon A Time in the West for the first time around 2005, so didn't hit me as hard as tGtBatU did (I taped the audio off the telly and would listen to it). I didn't really like there will be blood. I did like No Country for Old Men, (but I generally like Conen Brothers output). I don't 'think' I am particularly stuck on certain genres. Pretty sure I have enjoyed a few gangster films in the past (even if I find them a little tedious these days).
 
To those who like adult comedy animation series (which there seems to be a surge of atm), I would recommend Farzar as an acceptable and easily watchable 6.5/10 fodder. Get past the first episode and it gets decent enough, with a consistent story arc and plenty of quotes that sometimes make the likes of Rick and Morty feel like Peppa Pig. Certainly not for everyone.
 
The Secret is coming soon on Netflix I think.

True crime with James Nesbitt as Coleraine double murderer Colin Howell.

Nesbitt is very good: terrifying as the sex-mad sociopath, in fact.

Oh I've seen that recently, where would I have seen it I wonder? Maybe on one of the terrestrial channel streaming services I suppose. He is indeed excellent in it.
 
Its already on Netflix.

Ah that would be where I saw it then, I think this is a "different Netflix territories" thing then :)

I recommend to anyone for whom it is coming up soon if they like a good true crime based drama, this is a good-un - I love that sort of thing and I thoroughly enjoyed (well as much as you can, maybe "enjoyed" is the wrong word - it was very good anyway) :)
 
Ah that would be where I saw it then, I think this is a "different Netflix territories" thing then :)

I recommend to anyone for whom it is coming up soon if they like a good true crime based drama, this is a good-un - I love that sort of thing and I thoroughly enjoyed (well as much as you can, maybe "enjoyed" is the wrong word - it was very good anyway) :)
it was on ITV first so you may have seen it there or on its player
 
I'm loving it. I love legal dramas (I have a legal background, so the legal cases fascinate me) and really like to see neurodiverse characters (I'm autistic), so it's win win for me.

In that case, got any recs for legal dramas? Pretty sure I've seen most and the best ones (Boston Legal, Suits, The Good Wife, etc,.) more than once.
 
The last few posts have reminded me that there’s a (possibly boring ;) ) documentary called Sad Hill Unearthed on Netflix about some fans trying to restore the cemetery where the climax of The Good The Bad and the Ugly was filmed
I'll check it out.
 
Have abandoned S3 The Umbrella Academy - it's just shite. S2 wasn't great but I persisted.
I thought S2 was ok and had a cool and intriguing climax . . . which they immediately squandered in S3. It continued downhill from there. I'm not sure how it was possible to screw it all up so badly. Did someone else take over or something? Absolute trash. Despite the story and over arching mystery being crap, all the character motivations were terrible. People acting like jerks just to move the terrible script in the direction they wanted. . . or rather not move it, people acting like jerks to keep the dreadful script treading water.
 
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