Recommended movies etc on Netflix/Amazon Prime III
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Jezzer
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I’ve just finished watching the 30 episode long ‘Three Body’ which is available on YouTube (I have a premium sub as the adverts were destroying my will to live). It’s a bit of a ‘slow burn’ in places but it’s utterly fascinating. It’s difficult to explain the plot without giving away spoilers but what starts as a bit of a whodunnit (as scientists around the world start committing suicide proclaiming ‘physics no longer exists’) escalates into something quite epic.
I went into the series with an awareness of the book and it’s ‘hard sci-fi’ leanings, but found it compelling enough to binge and complete within a couple of weeks.
Note: it’s in Mandarin (with subtitles) and, due to copyright infringement, there are a few jarring moments when they’ve had to replace the old (infringing) soundtrack with something else (and completely out of place). Also, there’s an entirely different adaptation coming to Netflix in early 2024 (I think they’re going to somehow squeeze this into 8 or 10 episodes). The show runners for the Netflix version were responsible for Game of Thrones….
I went into the series with an awareness of the book and it’s ‘hard sci-fi’ leanings, but found it compelling enough to binge and complete within a couple of weeks.
Note: it’s in Mandarin (with subtitles) and, due to copyright infringement, there are a few jarring moments when they’ve had to replace the old (infringing) soundtrack with something else (and completely out of place). Also, there’s an entirely different adaptation coming to Netflix in early 2024 (I think they’re going to somehow squeeze this into 8 or 10 episodes). The show runners for the Netflix version were responsible for Game of Thrones….
gez
pfm Member
I haven't read the thread so apologies if these have been said before:
The Days - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81233755
Hellbound - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81256675
The Days - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81233755
Hellbound - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81256675
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
As someone who has been deeply immersed in the Apache world for nearly 15 years, this offering on Amazon astonished me. No sugar-coating, no sickening yee-haw rubbish at all.
bor
queue jumper
Suburra Eterna -Netflix
Trouble is a-brewing in Ostia.
The foot soldiers are getting rebellious and loyalties are going to be tested.
OMG ! There are bodies everywhere!
Now Spadino HAS to return to the family, but will he be drawn into a turf war with the other families?
YES I think he will but whose side will he take??????
Trouble is a-brewing in Ostia.
The foot soldiers are getting rebellious and loyalties are going to be tested.
OMG ! There are bodies everywhere!
Now Spadino HAS to return to the family, but will he be drawn into a turf war with the other families?
YES I think he will but whose side will he take??????
cj66
pfm Member
I recently finished the series. Pretty decent on the whole.
droodzilla
pfm Member
Zounds!!
foxwelljsly
Me too, I ate one sour too.
This 80’s/90’s classic of social commentary is buried away on the iPlayer, just binged 3 episodes tonight. Quite a bit of period hi fi as well!
Suffolk Tony
Aim low, achieve your goals, avoid disappointment.
The new series of Slow Horses on Apple+ is stonkingly good. Jackson Lamb, the character played by Gary Oldman, is just superb.
cooky1257
pfm Member
Yes, it's a cracker.
ff1d1l
pfm Member
wow&flutter
pfm Member
Just started watching American Horror Story and now six episodes in. Thankfully the Sarah Paulson character has appeared so I’m expecting more intensity, so far ok!
foxwelljsly
Me too, I ate one sour too.
Afterglow on iPlayer. Woman gets cervical cancer diagnosis but insists her birthday party must go on, luckily she lives in Norway. All her friends relationships disintegrate. Brilliant bit of telly.