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Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:32 pm
by Taipan
Don't bother!


Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 4:03 pm
by gremlin

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Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:18 pm
by Dodgy69
Guy Martin- proper job. New series Channel I've never heard of. U&Dave Ch 19 on ours. I find his shows very entertaining. 👍

Oh yeah..8pm tonight Sunday.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:49 pm
by Taipan
Champions. Good effort from the cast and well done Woody for taking such a role. Not sure i'd recommend it, but I did enjoy it.


Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:15 pm
by Yorick
Wowsers. Just watched The Six Triple Eight.

This true story just blew me away. So powerful.
If you cried during Lassie as a kid, be careful.

I'm glad I watched it alone.

10/10

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:13 pm
by Mr Moofo
Bank of Dave 2: Loan Ranger

Bank of Dave was a nice homely tale about a man who took on the banks and won. And with a bit of Def Lepard unnecessarily thrown in at the end.

Bank of Dave 2: Loan Ranger is a heap of shit and everyone involved should be embarrassed. Nobody sat in the editing suite and said "Wow".
Dave gets involved with payday loan sharks - who are american gangsters. Through some quirk of aboslutely awful script writing, Dave ends up in the USA to serve the writ on the gangsters, who try and kill him. And he is saved by Def Lepard !
And the government changes the legislation because of what he did. And then Def Lepard turn up a the celebratary karaoke. What a crock of shit!
The good bit was Def Lepard looking suitably embarrassed.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:14 pm
by Mr Moofo
Taipan wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:32 pm Don't bother!

This was absolutely terrible.
What were the two of them thinking

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:17 pm
by gremlin
Mr Moofo wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:14 pm
This was absolutely terrible.
What were the two of them thinking
I suspect they were thinking about the money.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:34 pm
by Count Steer
Just noticed an article about 'Earth Abides' being on Prime. Really liked the book. Anyone watched it?

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:32 pm
by Count Steer
Well, I watched Episode 1 of 'Earth Abides*' on Prime. It's OK but they've updated it to present day. Probably cheaper to film than making it the same era as the George R Stewart book of 1949. Prescient - virus has wiped out almost all of the humans on the planet.

Then, it says that to watch the rest of the mini-series (3 more eps) I have to subscribe to MGM+. I could do the 7 day free trial but...nah.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:18 pm
by ChrisW
Count Steer wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:32 pm Well, I watched Episode 1 of 'Earth Abides*' on Prime.
Saw the first episode - striking similarity to 28 Days Later in the first third.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:25 pm
by MrLongbeard
Wisting https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7875794/ep ... _eps_sn_sa
4 series to catch up on, but it's been a while since there was a decent scandi crime noir series to get my teeth into, no idea why they appeal to me, they just do.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:27 pm
by Yorick
MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:25 pm Wisting https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7875794/ep ... _eps_sn_sa
4 series to catch up on, but it's been a while since there was a decent scandi crime noir series to get my teeth into, no idea why they appeal to me, they just do.
I Googled that, but still no wiser :(

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:30 pm
by Count Steer

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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:34 am
by Mr. Dazzle
Heinous murders, great jumpers. :thumbup:

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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:50 am
by KungFooBob
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:34 am
Heinous murders, great jumpers. :thumbup:

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I was going to buy the wife a Dale of Norway jumper for Christmas, then he saw the prices.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:02 am
by Count Steer
I think the only series I've seen is 'The Bridge' - which is very Scandi (Denmark and Sweden) and very noir.

Don't remember jumpers being a big feature though. :D

Edit: does The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo count? I've seen that. (Both versions iirc).

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:26 am
by Mr. Dazzle
The jumpers are a Sara Lund thing, from The Killing ("Forbrydelsen" in the original language). That was the first scandi crime drama to make it big outside Scandinavia and it's still the best IMO.

I too looked into buying an actual Scandinavian woolly pully and baulked at the price :D

Oh BTW, with The Bridge you can replace "Jumper" with "Car".

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Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:43 am
by gremlin
Never before nor since has 'Sludge Green' been so cool.

Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:51 am
by MrLongbeard
Count Steer wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:02 am I think the only series I've seen is 'The Bridge' - which is very Scandi (Denmark and Sweden) and very noir.

Don't remember jumpers being a big feature though. :D

Edit: does The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo count? I've seen that. (Both versions iirc).
The millennium trilogy original films nearly count, not quite there though for me.
Never did see The Bridge, but can totally recommend The Tunnel https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711738/