Best TV shows or movies you can recommend (9 Viewers)

[Terry_dactyl]

Just finished Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland which is a 5 part BBC doc about The Troubles.

An absolutely fascinating watch and put together so well and really shows the human side and what it was like living through that period.

Best documentary I’ve watched in a while.

It’s incredible and harrowing.

My Mum is from Northern Ireland; I was surprised just how familiar I was with it all. Clearly those long summer holidays in County Down in the 80s, and listening to the lot of them ‘debating’ had an impact.

Apparently my mum didn’t want to watch it as she knew it would be too upsetting for her.

 

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[JAM See]

Greatest film of all time coming to an Odeon near you on Tuesday.

Don't miss it on the big screen!

2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

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[Terry_dactyl]

Greatest film of all time coming to an Odeon near you on Tuesday.

Don't miss it on the big screen!

2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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My 20 year old daughter still reminds me that I made her watch this when she was about 10…”what the fuck were you thinking? I didn’t have a clue what it was about”!!

She’s now at university studying film so I win.

 

[ajsccfc]

Watched the Luther film, it managed to take the overblown nonsense of the series, double it and then send it to the North Pole. Amazing, as long as you don't question the logic of pretty much anything anyone does in it

 

[Mcbean]

Watched the Luther film, it managed to take the overblown nonsense of the series, double it and then send it to the North Pole. Amazing, as long as you don't question the logic of pretty much anything anyone does in it

Netflix ?

 

[Flying Fokker]

Alone USA. On channel 4 player.

Straw sucking fly on the wall wilderness survival. What can go wrong? Some real hill billy /hunting mentality that shines through at times.

 

[ajsccfc]

Netflix ?

Yep

Watch Luther: The Fallen Sun | Netflix Official Site

Haunted by an unsolved murder, brilliant but disgraced London police detective John Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer.

www.netflix.com

 

[AOM]

Alone USA. On channel 4 player.

Straw sucking fly on the wall wilderness survival. What can go wrong? Some real hill billy /hunting mentality that shines through at times.

The UK version is on Channel 4 if you're interested. Been pretty good so far

 

[AOM]

Saw Cobweb at Showcase over the weekend. Enjoyed it overall, but it's one of those films where it's really tense and creepy for most of the film until what is "scary" is revealed and then it goes a bit mad.
Very similar to Barbarian which I think is the same director

 

[Flying Fokker]

The UK version is on Channel 4 if you're interested. Been pretty good so far

Yes, moved on to the US version. It’s a bit grittier. But also difficult to watch at times due to the pig-headed hunting mentality. Anything that moves is fair game…

 

[AOM]

Yes, moved on to the US version. It’s a bit grittier. But also difficult to watch at times due to the pig-headed hunting mentality. Anything that moves is fair game…

There was a previous series when some guy befriended a squirrel then had to kill it for food and he was genuinely heartbroken. This he quit soon afterwards..

I'm actually interested to see what would happen if there was a bear or wolf attack and if they're actually as alone as it seems. Guessing they would be done for

 

[Otis]

Watched the Luther film, it managed to take the overblown nonsense of the series, double it and then send it to the North Pole. Amazing, as long as you don't question the logic of pretty much anything anyone does in it

Yeah, loved it. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Just finished the Ricky Hatton documentary, really good his old man seems a leech though

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Greatest film of all time coming to an Odeon near you on Tuesday.

Don't miss it on the big screen!

2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Thanks for the heads up! Just back from the cinema. Great to see it on the big screen. Only a fiver too!

 

[SkyBlueCharlie9]

Loving Black Mirror.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

May derail the thread a little but have just seen this and thought it was interesting

 

[clint van damme]

May derail the thread a little but have just seen this and thought it was interesting

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Sopranos 4th, sweet Jesus!

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

May derail the thread a little but have just seen this and thought it was interesting

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Absolute bollox

 

[ajsccfc]

Peaky Blinders shouldn't be on the list even if it was four times the length

 

[eedyut]

The Prisoner should absolutely be on that list...top 3. An absolute masterpiece that is still revolutionary nearly 50 odd years later. Mighty McGoohan!

 

[eedyut]

Shout for a cheeky US black comedy drama, Hacks. It's on Amazon now. Might not be for everyone but beautifully written and Jean Smart is ace!

 

[SBT]

Shout for a cheeky US black comedy drama, Hacks. It's on Amazon now. Might not be for everyone but beautifully written and Jean Smart is ace!

First season is fantastic. Working through S2 now and it still has its moments, though not quite as good. Jean Smart is just great in everything.

 

[Otis]

How is Friends on there, but Frasier is not?

And Lost? It was awful pretty much after the 3rd series..

 

[eedyut]

First season is fantastic. Working through S2 now and it still has its moments, though not quite as good. Jean Smart is just great in everything.

Aye, the first season is so good, I think the second just lacks that initial surprise at how ongoingly enjoyable it is factor. But it does develop the characters and themes well and wraps it up nicely...even the tertiary characters are great...but yeah, Jean Smart

 

[AOM]

Any other Star Wars nerds out there been watching Ahsoka on Disney+? Not really interested in any of the previous animated series that are related to the story but episode 4 is some of the best Star Wars content I've seen for a while.
Really good so far. Up there with Andor

 

[chiefdave]

Not watched the latest episode but I've enjoyed it. I'm a Star Wars fan in as much as I've seen the films but definitely not enough to have watched anything animated so when people go nuts because someone from an animated series shows up its lost on me.

Enjoyed all the Star Wars series to be honest, well suited to that format.

 

[JAM See]

Just finished Painkiller (Netflix). It's about the Oxycontin epidemic in the USA.

Fucking bleak, but glad I watched it.

 

[clint van damme]

The final series of Top boy.
Superb show.

 

[CCFCSteve]

The final series of Top boy.
Superb show.

Just finished it. Wow

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Just started the Daryl Dixon spin off series , was ok I’ll give it another couple of episodes

 

[clint van damme]

Just finished it. Wow

It's getting mixed reviews, I thought it was great.

 

[Mcbean]

Just watched Barbie - mmmm not sure but some funny bits with Ken - Margot is eye Candy but the plot is shit

 

[CCFCSteve]

It's getting mixed reviews, I thought it was great.

There’s a few bits I could complain about (little OTT in places) but gripping/edge of seat stuff….especially end. Won’t say any more on here as likely to be spoilers !

In totality one of the best U.K. series made.

 

[LastGarrison]

Binged 5 out of 6 of the Channel 4 reality programme ‘Alone’ where they dropped 11 Brits in separate parts of rural Canada and they basically have to fend for themselves in amongst bears, wolves etc. and catch their own food.

Not the most ground breaking stuff but worth a watch and some interesting characters in their including one chap from Rugby.

 

[Ian1779]

Just watched Barbie - mmmm not sure but some funny bits with Ken - Margot is eye Candy but the plot is shit

I watched it the other week when it was the £3 cinema day. Thought it was relatively good fun without being serious in any way. Gosling is better than Robbie IMO.