Recommended movies etc on Netflix/Amazon Prime II

[cooky1257]

BFI Player The day the earth caught fire. Fab sci-fi with some real current resonances

 

[tiggers]

Contagion and Outbreak seem to be trending

 

[Stunsworth]

Andy, have you heard this? It’s also brilliant.

The episode with uninterrupted coms is nail-biting. All the better for being audio only as mission control would have heard it.

Stephen

Series 2 is now available - it covers the Apollo 13 mission.

 

[andyoz]

Series 2 is now available - it covers the Apollo 13 mission.

Oh boy!

 

[stephen bennett]

Series 2 is now available - it covers the Apollo 13 mission.

It's be nice if they did the last landing—the Apollo 17 and focussed on the science.

Stephen

 

[Stunsworth]

Oh boy!

I've only listened to the first 10 minutes of the first episode, but it's very, very good so far.

 

[vuk]

rather liked runaway jury with gene hackman ahd dustin hoffman on prime

i find it remarkable that straight-to-video films (or close) are suddenly great when presented via netflix.

 

[mikechadwick]

Better Call Saul - Season 5 (only 1 episode per week though ) (imho if you haven't watched this Seasons 1-4 are essential viewing)

 

[garyi]

Can I just say homecoming on Amazon Prime is bloody amazing. Julia Roberts is a superb actor anyhow but the whole crew is brill and the recording, music, general ambiance is on point. Watching episode 7 with, I think the opening music to the Thing, or escape from newyork one or the other, great stuff!

Really worth the watch this one. I feel Amazon seems to be more about quality than Netflixes quantity.

 

[Suffolk Tony]

Better Call Saul - Season 5 (only 1 episode per week though ) (imho if you haven't watched this Seasons 1-4 are essential viewing)

Someone I recommended this to felt it was "A bit slow". Not for me it's not, it's just brilliant with real characters, properly developed. Good to see Hank back on the scene!

 

[SteveS1]

Someone I recommended this to felt it was "A bit slow". Not for me it's not, it's just brilliant with real characters, properly developed. Good to see Hank back on the scene!

I prefer it to Breaking Bad, much more sympathetic development of characters.

 

[Big Tabs]

Having a hard time finding something new that fits our bill, we are watching older films (again) -

Escape From Alcatraz (1979) Clint Eastwood

Entertaining to watch this again, we have both been to Alcatraz (separate occasions) which adds something.

Sparse soundtrack, but effective. Patrick McGoohan plays a convincing baddie.

Currently available on Amazon prime

 

[cutting42]

rather liked runaway jury with gene hackman ahd dustin hoffman on prime

One of the best Grisham books and a pretty good adaptation. Moving from smoking to guns was probably a good idea and certainly more resonant currently.

 

[Aethelist]

Just watched (grimaced through) Midway on Amazon prime rental.

Quite possibly the worst movie I've ever seen.

What a load of complete and utter guff.

I want my money back.

Avoid.

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

New and exclusive to Netflix - Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom Farm. Shaun the Sheep’s long been a favourite series (even without children in our house) so seeing this appear was a nice surprise.

Mick

 

[stephen bennett]

Colossal is a pretty unique take on the whole monster/invasion genre.

Some nice nods to Japanese Monster movies too.

It's on Netflix.

Stephen

 

[stephen bennett]

Speaking of unusual and weird SF. Lexx is on Prime just now. It's a kind of Krautrock/Lynchian version of Trek ...

Or a space Singing, ringing tree.

This is not for kids ...

Great ship ...

Horny robot head.

Stephen

 

[andyoz]

This doco now Free on Prime.

Colin Hay... Men At Work

Very interesting guy, handy songwriter and funny as fook storyteller

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N24AP14/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

 

[madmike]

Just happened upon a French spy thriller called "The Bureau" on Prime. Its very good, starts slow and builds up into a nice drama. No gratuitous violence or sex (well one bottom) but a very taught thriller. French secret service and their assets in Algeria. Lead actor so French he could be the man from the stella advert.

 

[madmike]

Speaking of unusual and weird SF. Lexx is on Prime just now. It's a kind of Krautrock/Lynchian version of Trek ...

Or a space Singing, ringing tree.

This is not for kids ...

Great ship ...

Stephen

I thought it was Mark Knopflers guitar !!!