Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

[MingtheMerciless]

Mickey 17, based on the book Mickey 7. Hopefully its captured the book.

[Taipan]

Bad Boys for Life. Will Smith film. About the only good thing I could say about twa it had a MT09 in it but even then I bailed after 1/2hour.

Unforgettable. As much as I like Katherine Heigl, this was like a Hallmark film and just crap. I assume its title is a malapropism...

[Tricky]

Got taken to see the latest Bridget Jones film last night- cinema was absolutely packed, but I was genuinely shocked to be one of only two males there - seriously- wall to wall, err, ladies

Anyway, it was absolutely cracking entertainment, great script with loads of laughs , and some quite touching bits in it too- far better than the trailer makes it look IMO



Highly recommended for miserable old feckers who still enjoy a good laugh (and don't like to admit they are a bit soppy really )

[Sunny]

Re watching the first season of Severance before the second season finishes and we can binge that (Apple TV).

It's excellent.

[Taipan]

Your Place or Mine with Reece Witherspoon and Ashton Kucher. Painful. Dont bother.

Freedom Writers. A predictable ending but is based on the true story of teacher Erin Gruwell who changes the lives of naughty ghetto types. Michelle Pfeiffer made a very similar film back in the 90s. Dunno if that was based on Erin Gruwell, but there are parallels to be drawn. I still enjoyed the film though, triumph over adversity and all that...

[Count Steer]

Started watching 'Virdee' on iPlayer. (I've read the books by A A Dhand, odd they've started with book 3 so they've mixed in some of Harry Virdee's family stuff).

It's a gritty police thing set in Bradford, drug gangs, serial killer, a DCI that bends the rules a tad...shades of one of the Silence of the Lambs things in places maybe too.

Bradford stars. It's changed a bit since I was there!

So far...

[KungFooBob]

Today I watched Jennifer's Body.

I feel like a proper old perv, but Jesus Christ was Megan Fox fit back in 2009.

[Mr Moofo]

Started watching 'Virdee' on iPlayer. (I've read the books by A A Dhand, odd they've started with book 3 so they've mixed in some of Harry Virdee's family stuff).

It's a gritty police thing set in Bradford, drug gangs, serial killer, a DCI that bends the rules a tad...shades of one of the Silence of the Lambs things in places maybe too.

Bradford stars. It's changed a bit since I was there!

So far...

Watched the first two episodes- seems like a Yorkshire version of Kin.
Gave up as it seemed very generic

[Taipan]

Four Good Days. An accurate performance of the effects of addiction, with stirling performances from Glenn Close and Mila Kunis. Harrowing, but unapologetic.

[Yorick]

Four Good Days. An accurate performance of the effects of addiction, with stirling performances from Glenn Close and Mila Kunis. Harrowing, but unapologetic.

That was powerful. Glad I watched it.

[Yorick]

Just watched Groundhog Day.
I can honestly say I was enjoying it do much, I didn't want it to end

[gremlin]

I know I'm late to the party, but I'm currently very much enjoying Ted Lasso on a free Apple TV trial.

I might bin off Netflix and sign up to Apple as Netflix is going downhill fast in terms of content.

[Taipan]

I know I'm late to the party, but I'm currently very much enjoying Ted Lasso on a free Apple TV trial.

I might bin off Netflix and sign up to Apple as Netflix is going downhill fast in terms of content.

We just joined Netflix and tbh I wish i hadn't. Its full of Hallmark type films or DeNiros multiple BOGOF offerings.

[MrLongbeard]

Must be an age thing, I've got Netflix because daughter has it, there's sod all on there so far that I've watched, but she'd not spend coin if there wasn't any value in it for her.

[Yorick]

We have Prime and it's absolute shite. Only about 30 films to choose from

[Taipan]

We have Prime and it's absolute shite. Only about 30 films to choose from

Gave up on Prime too. Anything I want to watch I have to pay for and that's on top of the prime membership. They can fook right off.

[gremlin]

We have Prime and it's absolute shite. Only about 30 films to choose from

Trouble is, the offering has been fragmented over multiple platforms as studios & distributors look to maximise revenue. So rather than have one or two platforms with a good offering we now have Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, etc., etc.

Probably better to flit from one to the other every few months as long as there's no lock in.

[MrLongbeard]

Just binned off Paramount, I'm all caught up with Yellowstone and Landman (I totally recommend) and there are no new Star Trek series due so bye bye.

But you have reminded me that the latest's series of Reacher is on Prime, so need to dip into that

[Yorick]

We have Prime and it's absolute shite. Only about 30 films to choose from

Trouble is, the offering has been fragmented over multiple platforms as studios & distributors look to maximise revenue. So rather than have one or two platforms with a good offering we now have Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, etc., etc.

Probably better to flit from one to the other every few months as long as there's no lock in.

We get Prime free. Only watch Clarksons Farm on it.

We did have Netflix for about a month until Mrs Y messed up the password

[Mr Moofo]

Talking of D'Niro BOGOFs , just finish watching Zero Day. A tad far fetched as usual but entertaining all the same