Netflix recommendations

[Mrs Miggins]

The Apostle. Not bad, not great and not nearly as gruesome as the reviews made it out to be. Still worth watching if you like horror films.

I liked it a lot but....

Spoiler

This is why I don't want to say much about it. It's not awesome and to go in with high expectations would probably ruin it.

Oh and Dan Stevens' acting is bloody awful

 

[mystic pyjamas]

The Apostle reminded me of The WIcker Man, a cult living on an island practising strange rituals to appease their Gods.
The main progananist inwardly tortured and on the edge.
The island setting also had that eerie haunting feeling similar to a community gone “native”.
The lord of the flies I think is another
Work in that genre.

 

[krtek a houby]

The first one is the best because of Billy Bob.

Although...

 

[Reno]

The Apostle reminded me of The WIcker Man, a cult living on an island practising strange rituals to appease their Gods.
The main progananist inwardly tortured and on the edge.
The island setting also had that eerie haunting feeling similar to a community gone “native”.
The lord of the flies I think is another
Work in that genre.

Yup, it clearly was patterned after The Wicker Man.

The director Gareth Edwards is Welsh, but so far he has made all of his films in Indonesia. His most famous films are The Raid and its sequel. He previously made a half hour horror short called Safe Haven for the second VHS anthology film, also based around a cult. It goes batshit crazy and I think it’s more effective and scary than The Apostle.

 

[krtek a houby]

Yup, it clearly was patterned after The Wicker Man.

The director Gareth Edwards is Welsh, but so far he has made all of his films in Indonesia. His most famous films are The Raid and its sequel. He previously made a half hour horror short called Safe Haven for the second VHS anthology film, also based around a cult. It goes batshit crazy and I think it’s more effective and scary than The Apostle.

Edwards or Evans?

 

[Reno]

Edwards or Evans?

Yup, you are right. There goes my pretence of being all knowledgeable !

Gareth Edwards, also British, made Monsters, Godzilla and Rogue One.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I was going to say that Apostle could become another Wicker Man as it does have a similar feel but like I've said, I don't want to big it up too much before people watch it as I think it deserves to stand on it's own merit without a weight of expectation.

I can't stop thinking about it. It makes me smile.

 

[Reno]

I was going to say that Apostle could become another Wicker Man as it does have a similar feel but like I've said, I don't want to big it up too much before people watch it as I think it deserves to stand on it's own merit without a weight of expectation.

I can't stop thinking about it. It makes me smile.

Its feeling is very different from The Wicker Man, its plot is very similar though. Apostle feels like a gothic horror film from the start with its grimy period setting and tortured characters. The Wicker Man is deceptively joyful for most of the time, being basically a folk musical. All the characters apart from the cop are friendly and accommodating as they set their trap.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Its feeling is very different from The Wicker Man, its plot is very similar though. Apostle feels like a gothic horror film from the start with its grimy period setting and tortured characters. The Wicker Man is deceptively joyful for most of the time, being basically a folk musical. All the characters apart from the cop are friendly and accommodating as they set their trap.

I think I meant more that it could potentially be held in the same regard as it has a similarly pleasing level of whatthefuckery about it.

 

[Reno]

I think I meant more that it could potentially be held in the same regard as it has a similarly pleasing level of whatthefuckery about it.

I doubt it because the reason why The Wicker Man is a classic is because it’s a true original. I’ve even seen better horror films indebted to The Wicker Man like Kill List and this year’s Hereditary. Those films only took elements from The Wicker Man though, while Apostle is a pretty straightforward retreat of that story.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I doubt it because the reason why The Wicker Man is a classic is because it’s a true original. I’ve even seen better horror films indebted to The Wicker Man like Kill List and this year’s Hereditary. Those films only took elements from The Wicker Man though, while Apostle is a pretty straightforward retreat of that story.

Fair enough

And I loved Kill List. Haven't seen Hereditary.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Just for the record....I enjoyed Apostle a lot more than the Haunting of Hill House that really, really needed a good editor IMO and was at least 4 episodes too long.

 

[Reno]

Just for the record....I enjoyed Apostle a lot more than the Haunting of Hill House that really, really needed a good editor IMO and was at least 4 episodes too long.

I thought Apostle was an ok time waster. It was never as good as Hill House at its best and never as bad as Hill House at its worst.

 

[Saffy]

Anyone watched Sabrina yet on Netflix?
I've got it on my list to watch over half term.

 

[danny la rouge]

We’re watching Hill House. I think Mrs LR is enjoying it, but I’m bored.

 

[Dragnet]

We’re watching Hill House. I think Mrs LR is enjoying it, but I’m bored.

How far are you in? I'm up to episode eight. It's been alright so far, took a while to get going. And the actor playing the dad in the flashbacks I thought was shite - the kids are much better.

 

[danny la rouge]

How far are you in? I'm up to episode eight. It's been alright so far, took a while to get going. And the actor playing the dad in the flashbacks I thought was shite - the kids are much better.

Episode one. Mrs LR said at the end “that was good!” So she enjoyed it. I was bored stiff.

 

[Dragnet]

Episode one. Mrs LR said at the end “that was good!” So she enjoyed it. I was bored stiff.

I think it took a good couple of episodes for the story to get going. iirc the more 'horror' elements kick in a bit more the further you get into it - might be worth hanging on if you're a fan of that sort of thing. Still, nothing groundbreaking.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think it took a good couple of episodes for the story to get going. iirc the more 'horror' elements kick in a bit more the further you get into it - might be worth hanging on if you're a fan of that sort of thing. Still, nothing groundbreaking.

I just didn’t care about the characters or the scenario. Or the storytelling.

 

[kittyP]

Anyone watched Sabrina yet on Netflix?
I've got it on my list to watch over half term.

I'm on the first episode.
It's quite American teen but I am liking it.
Quite a few familiar British actors in it too.

 

[kittyP]

Saffy did you used to watch the kids TV show of it in the 90's?
I did. Was probably just young enough to still get away with watching CITV on occasion and old enough to enjoy some humour that was more directed at adults.
I have just found out it was originally a comic in the 70's.

 

[Saffy]

I did but I think I was probably older than the audience it was aimed at.

 

[kittyP]

I did but I think I was probably older than the audience it was aimed at.

I probably was too

 

[Saffy]

I've put the first episode on now.

 

[Saffy]

Finished the first episode and I'll keep watching but I hate the blurry shots.

Plus Salem doesn't talk.

 

[kittyP]

I had seen Norsemen available on Netflix but assumed it was something like Vikings. "Serious" drama with lots of sex and violence.
But then I caught a bit of the trailer (when you hover over the programme) and saw that it was a comedy.
I looked it up on IMDB and saw that it was written by Norwegians and all the actors were Norwegian but then when I watched an episode it was all in spoken English, not dubbed.
I was a little confused.
It seems to be a bit of a satire/piss take of both misconceived ideas about Vikings and also modern social issues. The comedy coming from the clash/juxtaposition of the two.
I have watched the first series and still don't really know what to make of it to be honest.

Having just looked at the Wikipedia page for it, it seems that they simultaneously filmed the whole lot in Norwegian and English. Like the Beeb did in both English and Welsh for, oh damn it what was it called... Hinterland.

There are a lot of familiar faces from the brilliant Lilyhammer if anyone saw that.

Sorry if this has already been discussed at length and I missed it

 

[Thimble Queen]

kittyP and Saffy I'm watching it too and really enjoyed the first epi.

Back in the day, my dad would watch sabrina with me sometimes. We also liked Clarissa Explains It All and Alex Mack.

 

[DotCommunist]

new sabrina is 'dark' and less sit-commy. Its aright tho.

 

[DotCommunist]

kittyP and Saffy I'm watching it too and really enjoyed the first epi.

Back in the day, my dad would watch sabrina with me sometimes. We also liked Clarissa Explains It All and Alex Mack.

'hey sam'

 

[Chz]

I'm on the first episode.
It's quite American teen but I am liking it.
Quite a few familiar British actors in it too.

I wasn't going to, until someone at work talked me into watching the trailer.

I like that they've kept some of the charm from the 90s series. Yes, it gets very dark, but it's also quite light-hearted in places and still more about being a teenager than about being a witch. Sort of Buffy that way, without the Scooby gang. Also, Michelle Gomez.