Nick
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Is that the di caprio one?
Best TV shows or movies you can recommend (5 Viewers)
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Farmer Jim
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Went to see it last night and I agree with you,it was brilliant and the trailers really didn`t do it justice.
Considering it was 2hrs 40mins long, there was no point in the film where I became bored and switched off.
Dicaprio was his usual effortlessly brilliant self, with a terrific supporting cast and in particular Sean Penn, as the crazie Colonel Lockjaw, who was a massive pisstake send up of RFK Junior.
Completely in tune with what`s going on in Trumps America at the moment and took massive, yet subtle swipes at ICE and Trump, without naming him.
Well worthy of all the praise it`s getting and a shoe in for a bag full of awards.
Ccfcisparks
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Thought Del Toro was wonderful in it too.
Gynnsthetonic
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Might have take it in on your guidance
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Dead man’s shoes is on film4 at 10:50 tonight if anyone’s not seen it
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Enjoying Tulsa King
Otis
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Yeah. It is regurgitating scenarios to be honest, but they are pulling it off and it's still very enjoyable
Farmer Jim
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The Black Rabbit - Netflix.
Strange one this, as it had all the ingredients to be a good series, but it`s very average, to borderline rubbish.
Directed by Laura Linney, produced by and starring Jason Bateman, so you think the writing would be good.
It just feels like a poor attempt to mimic Ozarks, with some very sub standard camera work and a bad script.
Jude Law does his best, but even he can`t save it.
One to watch when you`ve got nothing else to watch.
Strange one this, as it had all the ingredients to be a good series, but it`s very average, to borderline rubbish.
Directed by Laura Linney, produced by and starring Jason Bateman, so you think the writing would be good.
It just feels like a poor attempt to mimic Ozarks, with some very sub standard camera work and a bad script.
Jude Law does his best, but even he can`t save it.
One to watch when you`ve got nothing else to watch.
Nick
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I was hoping it would be as good as Ozark but it's just...not.
Goes on for way too long.
Farmer Jim
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It`s dull and you don`t care about any of the characters at all.
Plus Jason Bateman is badly miscast in his role as the grungy low life slacker.
It`s a lazy reprisal of Marty from Ozarks, but who needs a good scrub.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Watched the first episode of How are you ? Its Alan partridge . Loved the scene with sidekick simon
AOM
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I already can't wait! Been waiting for this since it was announced last year
Otis
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Love Jason Bateman too, but there's little to work with and it just gets overdrawn.
Would have benefitted tremendously if they have chopped it down by two episodes or so.
Farmer Jim
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Steve - Netflix.
Starring and directed by Cillian Murphy.
This really won`t be for everyone, as it`s just bleak, unforgiving and very deep.
Set in the mid 90`s, Cillian Murphy, plays " Steve " the head of a reform school that`s on it`s arse, understaffed, chronically underfunded ( what`s new ? ) and with pupils who are more like wild animals than people.
The film covers 24 hrs at the school, as Murphy struggles with his own personal demons, whilst trying to keep the staff and the boys together.
I haven`t read the book it`s based on - Shy ( the name of one of the boys ) so I don`t know how faithful it is to the book, but Murphy is excellent and very believable, with a very strong supporting cast, inc Emily Watson and Tracy Ullman.
It`s real " thinking " film, I watched it with my missus, who fell asleep ( you have to bear in mind her favourite film is Dirty Dancing ! ), so I can safely say many will find it boring, but if you like a serious well put together film, this is for you.
Starring and directed by Cillian Murphy.
This really won`t be for everyone, as it`s just bleak, unforgiving and very deep.
Set in the mid 90`s, Cillian Murphy, plays " Steve " the head of a reform school that`s on it`s arse, understaffed, chronically underfunded ( what`s new ? ) and with pupils who are more like wild animals than people.
The film covers 24 hrs at the school, as Murphy struggles with his own personal demons, whilst trying to keep the staff and the boys together.
I haven`t read the book it`s based on - Shy ( the name of one of the boys ) so I don`t know how faithful it is to the book, but Murphy is excellent and very believable, with a very strong supporting cast, inc Emily Watson and Tracy Ullman.
It`s real " thinking " film, I watched it with my missus, who fell asleep ( you have to bear in mind her favourite film is Dirty Dancing ! ), so I can safely say many will find it boring, but if you like a serious well put together film, this is for you.
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Nick
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Dirty dancing is decent though.
Ccfcisparks
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Watched the strangers chapter 2 last night. Probably the worst film I've watched this year.
Gonna watch Smashing Machine some time this week.
Gonna watch Smashing Machine some time this week.
Farmer Jim
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Went to see The Smashing Machine last night.
Dwayne Johnson is just fantastic as Mark Kerr and if some had said to you five years ago, that Emily Blunt would be playing support to The Rock, you`d have laughed in their face.
it`s as much about his out of the ring life, as it is about him in the ring.
The only tiny criticism from me, would be that real life MMA fighter, Ryan Baeder, who plays his best mate and fellow fighter, Mark Coleman is a bit wooden - but so was Johnson when he first started.
But apart from that, it`s a wonderful film and Johnson has to be in the running for an Oscar.
Terry_dactyl
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I watched Caught Stealing last night. I’d seen the trailers in the cinema and thought it looked absolute shite.
Not as shite as I thought it would be. Daft but entertaining.
Not as shite as I thought it would be. Daft but entertaining.
AOM
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The first Strangers film in this current trilogy was also really poor I thought.
The only good Strangers film was the original. They seem to have run out of ideas
Farmer Jim
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AOM
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Yeah, I knew I recognised him from somewhere as soon as it started! Didn't realise it was Green Street
The writers always seem obsessed with making these serial killers weird sex symbols. It was the same with Evan Peters in Dahmer
Farmer Jim
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Yeah, I knew I recognised him from somewhere as soon as it started! Didn't realise it was Green Street
The writers always seem obsessed with making these serial killers weird sex symbols. It was the same with Evan Peters in Dahmer
It makes a mockery and devalues the whole thing and it`s also offensive to the families of the victims.
If you`re going to have someone portray a serial killer, at lease try and keep it as close to the facts as you can, like they did with Cameron Britton`s superb portrayal of Ed Kemper in Mindhunter.
AOM
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My thoughts as well. I'm not that familiar with the real case, but all the added concentration camp vision scenes felt a bit unnecessary and forced.
Massively agree with Mindhunter. I still think it's the best thing Netflix have put out, and it was such a shame they didn't commission a third series.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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D
Do you think another series of I'm Alan Partridge could work ?
AOM
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I thought it was really good. Wish they released one a week though as I've already finished it.
I think Mid Morning Matters is still my favourite Alan Partridge series though
AOM
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Spoilers!
No, the main character dog doesn't die in it, but there is a full skeleton of an older dog that died in the past shown. It is quite a depressing film overall tbh.
Apparently in the US, there is a mid credit scene where they show how it was filmed which I wanted to see, but it was cut from UK releases
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Well then , this could be very special