Movies/Films/TV - Opinions

[Stevelondon]

Straw
A woman has an ill daughter and she loses her job and unknowingly robs a bank very very good film

I enjoyed it. Not to ruin it for folk but watch it till the end.

[Waterhouse]

I’ve told you before. Don’t go watching stuff without asking me first. 🤷🏼

The way you go on about Afleck.
Anybody would think you were a cunt struck fanb……………. Oh let’s not go there again 

Good one, that man.  😂

[RandomGuy99]

Stick on Apple TV - not bad

[ulstersubbie]

Blaga's Lessons (2023). A retired teacher begins to lose her moral compass after being scammed out of her life savings. Bulgarian drama that is as bleak and heart wrenching as they come, the post communist corrupt society examined in all its harsh detail. Very grim but undeniably powerful, Blaga's Lessons is compulsive viewing. A-

Sew Torn (2024). A seamstress stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong, she's presented with three choices on how to resolve the situation but will she choose the right one? A splendidly loopy, zany comedy thriller that might just be the most original movie I have seen in many a year, I'll never look at needles and thread in quite the same way again.  A

[Steve2]

The wrath of Becky External Link/Members Only

Easy watching and quite violent

[webpunter]

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I didn't realise the enormity of the investigation & the perseverance of those involved

& moreover what the people of Lockerbie did to help relatives of those who died, a testament to the community 

IMO well worth a watch

[RandomGuy99]

Echo Valley on Apple TV - shite

[ulstersubbie]

Echo Valley on Apple TV - shite

Could you elaborate, why was it shite in your opinion? Mostly asking because it stars Julianne Moore, an actress I hugely admire.

[RandomGuy99]

Could you elaborate, why was it shite in your opinion? Mostly asking because it stars Julianne Moore, an actress I hugely admire.

Weak very unbelievable story.

[ulstersubbie]

Weak very unbelievable story.

Ok, thanks for that.   

[standardpostage]

The wrath of Becky External Link/Members Only

Easy watching and quite violent

Enjoyed it. Black humour in it 

[standardpostage]

Barbarian. Netflix. 2022 film. Horror / mystery. 
Unique horror film, I think. 8 out of 10.
Stars Bill Skarsgard and Georgina Cambpell.
Decent acting good story. Bit gory.
Certificate 18.
You need to be "age checked" only joking 

[Xtro]

Barbarian. Netflix. 2022 film. Horror / mystery. 
Unique horror film, I think. 8 out of 10.
Stars Bill Skarsgard and Georgina Cambpell.
Decent acting good story. Bit gory.
Certificate 18.
You need to be "age checked" only joking 

Good point; you know how the old video nasties turned people into cold blooded killers!
Video Nasties Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) Documentary - External Link/Members Only

[Waterhouse]

The wrath of Becky External Link/Members Only

Easy watching and quite violent

An okay sequel, good and enjoyable if you like this style of film (which I do), but not as good as the original Becky (2020) which I thought was excellent.  It’s currently still available on Prime Video.

[ulstersubbie]

Barbarian. Netflix. 2022 film. Horror / mystery. 
Unique horror film, I think. 8 out of 10.
Stars Bill Skarsgard and Georgina Cambpell.
Decent acting good story. Bit gory.
Certificate 18.
You need to be "age checked" only joking 

It was certainly different, enjoyable enough from what I remember.

[standardpostage]

The Equalizer 3. Netflix. Enjoyed it. 7 out of 10. Crime / vigilante / Mafia.

Stars Denzel Washington. 2023 movie. Set in Sicily.

[RandomGuy99]

28 Days Later - good

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[mr.bluesky]

The Equalizer 3. Netflix. Enjoyed it. 7 out of 10. Crime / vigilante / Mafia.

Stars Denzel Washington. 2023 movie. Set in Sicily.

Yes Denzil delivers once again. Saw this at the Cinema when it first came out. So much better than the John Wick films and a million times better than the bloody awful tv series which has a female playing the main part. She looks as menacing as a school dinner lady. 

[myothernameis]

The Dead Zone has just appeared on Prime tv

[WDFORTE]

ATLAS - Netflix.

The closest you are going to get to a Titanfall movie.  A solid 8/10.

In a bleak-sounding future, an A.I. soldier has determined that the only way to end war is to end humanity.

Stars J Lo, Mark Strong and a few others you may recognise.

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[catweazle]

Straw apparently the most watched film on Netflix in 2025.  Single mother has the day from hell, and ends up in a bank robbery.  Decent watch.

[Dickled]

I watched the Accountant 2. Enjoyed the brother relationship between Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal.
Apart from that I found much of it pretty incomprehensible.

[RandomGuy99]

I watched the Accountant 2. Enjoyed the brother relationship between Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal.
Apart from that I found much of it pretty incomprehensible.

The first one was much better. His support squad were a little too much like James Bond whereas the low key but highly capable onr from the first movie was good.

[webpunter]

I watched the Accountant 2. Enjoyed the brother relationship between Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal.
Apart from that I found much of it pretty incomprehensible.

I thought it was very good, proves how shallow i am 
Yep good call on the brother relationship
JB is much more entertaining rather than BA on the spectrum  💤
IMO JB has a CV heading in an upward trajectory: Wolf of Wall Street, The Punisher, Fury, Sicario [minor part] & The Accountant
BA as an actor is average
JB has a Jake Gyllenhaal feel about him

[catweazle]

The Cleaner sky cinema. Ex soldier turned window cleaner (the delectable Daisy Ridley) gets caught up in an eco-terrorist attack.  Fun, if you don't think too deeply about it.

[RedKettle]

I thought it was very good, proves how shallow i am 
Yep good call on the brother relationship
JB is much more entertaining rather than BA on the spectrum  💤
IMO JB has a CV heading in an upward trajectory: Wolf of Wall Street, The Punisher, Fury, Sicario [minor part] & The Accountant
BA as an actor is average
JB has a Jake Gyllenhaal feel about him

Yep i really enjoyed it as well, easy watching and fun.

JB was very good in Walking Dead.

[advent2016]

I'm enjoying Death Valley on BBC with Timothy Spall - Easy fun watch
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[Punterperson1971]

Once upon a time in Hollywood with dicaprio and Brad Pitt
Quite a good film but long but watchable

[webpunter]

Yep i really enjoyed it as well, easy watching and fun.

JB was very good in Walking Dead.

Films which tick these boxes will never win an oscar
Face  ... bothered

[scutty brown]

Blott on the Landscape

Brilliant BBC 6-part comedy drama from 1985
Binge watched the whole lot after finding it on ThePirateBay

Another BBC series that should be on iPlayer but isn't. I have a feeling it was shown once and never repeated

[Engl1shmuff1ns]

Blott on the Landscape

Brilliant BBC 6-part comedy drama from 1985
Binge watched the whole lot after finding it on ThePirateBay

Another BBC series that should be on iPlayer but isn't. I have a feeling it was shown once and never repeated

If memory serves, the Beeb did two Tom Sharpe serialisations, the other was Porterhouse Blue with the fabulously Machiavellian Ian Richardson and David Jason. EM

[Dickled]

Blott on the Landscape

Brilliant BBC 6-part comedy drama from 1985
Binge watched the whole lot after finding it on ThePirateBay

Another BBC series that should be on iPlayer but isn't. I have a feeling it was shown once and never repeated

Yes, I remember that, it was excellent.
There must be so much stuff in the BBC archives that never gets to see the light of day, drama, music, documentaries, etc.
I'd be happy to pay a monthly fee to gain access. I know there's a selection of stuff on iPlayer but that hardly scratches the surface.

[webpunter]

Another BBC series that should be on iPlayer but isn't

Reck one reason could be that the bbc could be concerned about historic attitude content
Easier for them not to have to review

DVD available online <£5 complete series
& if you're that bothered buy for £4 & then sell for £3 after watching it
The question is do i still have that dvd player in the loft ?

[scutty brown]

If memory serves, the Beeb did two Tom Sharpe serialisations, the other was Porterhouse Blue with the fabulously Machiavellian Ian Richardson and David Jason. EM

I think they did "Wilt" as well

[JontyR]

It was repeated, but possibly only once.

Sometimes this was contractual, I know that Dave Allen for instance always wanted it written into his contract that his shows wouldn't be repeated. A single repeat showing was the compromise that was usually made.

[WASA38]

Reck one reason could be that the bbc could be concerned about historic attitude content
Easier for them not to have to review

DVD available online <£5 complete series
& if you're that bothered buy for £4 & then sell for £3 after watching it
The question is do i still have that dvd player in the loft ?

Blowed if I can find any deal remotely like that. Best price £15.99 + £3.95 for a complete set. Amazon have Porterhouse Blue used at £4.09 + £1.25.

Please point out where to find a £4 deal and I'll be on to  it.

[JontyR]

Blowed if I can find any deal remotely like that. Best price £15.99 + £3.95 for a complete set. Amazon have Porterhouse Blue used at £4.09 + £1.25.

Please point out where to find a £4 deal and I'll be on to  it.

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[scutty brown]

If memory serves, the Beeb did two Tom Sharpe serialisations, the other was Porterhouse Blue with the fabulously Machiavellian Ian Richardson and David Jason. EM

And Porterhouse Blue is on PirateBay as well.
Looks like a old broadcast captured as DivX

[webpunter]

Blowed if I can find any deal remotely like that. Best price £15.99 + £3.95 for a complete set. Amazon have Porterhouse Blue used at £4.09 + £1.25.

Please point out where to find a £4 deal and I'll be on to  it.

£4.61 it shouldn't take you long to find - its not from the bloke who has had to move his wedding party in Venice its the other one 

[Ali Katt]

I think they did "Wilt" as well

I think Wilt was done by LWT and Talkback - pretty sure Talkback was owned by Smith & Jones at the time.

[Ali Katt]

And Porterhouse Blue is on PirateBay as well.
Looks like a old broadcast captured as DivX

Available on ALL4\Channel 4 for free and in pretty much DVD quality which is where I saw it. I'm sure it was shot on tape rather than film, so it's never going to look amazing.

[WASA38]

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[freeze44]

Warfare on Prime...true story and thought was worth watching and shows the horror of war and results of it. 7 out of 10

[Dickled]

Warfare on Prime...true story and thought was worth watching and shows the horror of war and results of it. 7 out of 10

Yes, very good, and after watching it, brought home to me how devastating combat must be between armed adversaries, both physically and mentally.
Different war and in so many other ways, but in that respect it reminded me of Saving Private Ryan.

[Steve2]

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3 episodes on Netflix. good documentary about Cocaine smuggling

[catweazle]

Warfare on Prime...true story and thought was worth watching and shows the horror of war and results of it. 7 out of 10

Watched that the other day. Almost abandoned it early on, but stuck with it, and was glad I did

[catweazle]

Binged on The Agency on Paramount plus.  Strong cast (Michael Fessbender, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville et al).   Confusing to begin with, but it all pulls together nicely at the end.Series 2 coming next year.

[ulstersubbie]

The Dark Hours (2005). Psychiatrist and her family are terrorised by an escaped mental patient. Bang average Canadian psycho thriller, ok if there's nothing else to watch.  C

A Desert (2024). Photographer/urban explorer discovers the darker side of the American southwest. Director Joshua Erkman gives us a ravishingly beautiful film to look at, but the story is a bit underwhelming and pans out in fairly predictable fashion.  C+

[Bangman]

Squid game, final season... Epic.. brilliant, emotional.

[ShadowProclamation]

I'm going to re-subscribe to Netflix just so I can watch Seasons 2 and 3 of Squid Game.