Got through Outlier on Walter Presents quite quickly, just your standard Scandi Noir, quite enjoyed it though. Dark Woods next. Hidden Assets on iplayer too.
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Got through Outlier on Walter Presents quite quickly, just your standard Scandi Noir, quite enjoyed it though. Dark Woods next. Hidden Assets on iplayer too.
Yeah that’s on the list! Funny thing is he goes on about going to Hollywood to do Star Wars and Matt Berry is in the new Bobba Fett seriesQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Grieves
Has anyone watched the Puppet Master on Netflix yet?
I love Toast of London.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Grieves
Must be one of those marmite sort of things though because I've recommended it to a couple of folk and they hated it.
The Clem Fandango scenes always cracked me up.
Just watched this, unbelievable how he manages to dupe people with his ridiculous lies, don't understand how people fall for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
I watched it, I was already aware of it from listening to various podcasts, but the whole story is mental. None of the people interviewed came across as particularly gullible, but I can’t get my head round how anyone could believe such nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Hi - can you hear me? Just watched it all - mental but funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartie
I've just finished it, not sure what I put it down to, the guy is clearly very manipulating but think the people involved maybe lacked street smarts, anyone I know would have pished themselves laughing at him and told him to **** off with the stuff he was sayingQuote:
Originally Posted by EH6 Hibby
Started watching Crime by Irvine Welsh.
Brilliant stuff indeed.
After life season 3 :top marks
Gervais is a masterclass
Re - the Tourist
Just finished and loved it. I thought it was very Coen brothers too. Coincidentally it's the work of another team of writing/producing brothers who also did Baptiste and the Missing. Bit of a departure in style for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Very much so. I liked Baptiste but it was a totally different pace and style to The Tourist.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens
I watched Joel Coen's 'Tragedy of Macbeth' the other night (on Disney or Apple Tv cant remember which) with Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. Its his first work without his brother, Its bonkers, a visual feast. Must be in line for loads of Oscars. I must confess Shakespearean dialogue leaves me behind sometimes but even if you're not picking up all the dialogue its just a work of art. highly recommend.
I'm 4 episodes in and said this to my wife last night - definite Fargo similarities.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens
I hated it. The 5th ep was beyond me I found it all a bit deflating and unnecessary as it went on. Really liked the first episode but for me it wasn't great after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs
Same as me , Never enjoyed it at all , Each to their own and all that tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by J.S
It wasn't as good as it promised to be, still trying to work out how the American guy got out the well! 🤔Quote:
Originally Posted by J.S
It’s on Apple.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
I watched the trailer and suggested to the Mrs that it was a film that was certain to be a favourite of the luvvies..esp. that ‘Bollah from .net…[emoji2957]
Not sure it’s my cup of tea but sure many will love it.
I was gonna wander into the thoughts of a black MacBeth in the days of actors being called out for not being gay when playing gay parts or not disabled when doing a disabled part or Helen Mirren not being Jewish so getting called out for being cast as Golda Meir or Will Smith not being black enough to play a black person but maybe I won’t [emoji33]
Only explanation is there was a ladder - no other way was possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY
I noticed a couple of plot holes too. One was.... if the Greek guy wanted his money, why was he trying to have Elliott killed in the first episode?Quote:
Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY
And I hate things that are explained by dream or trip sequences :greengrin (see also Soprano, T).
Would've still been a tough climb the nic he was in! 😀Quote:
Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs
There’s been a few films now where non white actors play traditionally white roles (ianuccis take on David copperfield springs to mind) to the point where I’d stopped noticing the colour of the actor while watching. Denzil Washington is just Macbeth. The character’s (presumably white) Scottishness wasn’t really relevant to the story. McDormand steals the show to such an extent him being black really didn’t feature for me mentally anyway. I think it’s just healthy and natural to see past that, and has nothing to do with PC or wokeness, for me anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
There is a case about disabled characters not being portrayed properly (the recent Peanut Butter Falcon movie was a welcome change) which I think has merit, but which like you I don’t really want to go into. The Jewish thing and the will smith thing sounded like Twitter generated news so I ignored it.
Yeah I’m with you on this. I like Denzel and I’m sure he’s excellent in the part. And personally I quite like these challenges on traditional roles but so do wonder what the reaction would be if reversed. Anyway a rather deep topic that probably is the last thing to try and debate on a message board!Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Btw Peanut was a great movie, one of those genuine surprises where you don’t expect much but end up watching a great movie that is just that bit different to stuff that has came before.
:agree:PBF is just great, i must watch it again. Probably my favourite genuine ‘road movie’ along with Midnight Run. (This should be on the film thread!)Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Shakey plays are a bit different in that they've been done so many times that unless you go to the RSC or a school play it's rare to find them set in their "traditional" context. It's not like it's a random historical film about a Scottish king and Denzel is struggling into Mel-speak.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
I suppose the question would be could a white actor play Othello (without the ridiculous Olivier style blackface :rolleyes:)? Then again, racism is pretty important to the story. Maybe you could have a white Catholic Othello in an Orange Venice?
I'm halfway through it and it is indeed. OutstandingQuote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
Smashing through the second season of Billions, it's great!
Agree with this. I think it suffered because some off the main characters from the first two seasons were missing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Boy
I binge watched the new season of Ozark. Best yet IMO.
The two kids of the woman whom he fooled - I can understand, even the son had him sussed out within a few weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
The students who went "on the run from the IRA"??? Lacking street smarts is a good way of putting it and even that is huge understatement.
Surely anyone with any sense/street smarts would have...
Told him to piss off within 10 minutes...
Asked him if they could meet his MI5 bosses within a week...
Sussed out he was at the ham within a fortnight....
I felt for them in their plight but ffs they didn't half make it easy for him.
Billions is great last couple have season have been a bit disappointing, new one just out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
Just watched the first episode of The Responder, some performance from Martin Freeman so far.