What you watched last good or bad.

[redebreck]

Cracking film just starting/about to start on BBC channel 4 13/08/20 10:15 pm - "the Damned United".
Worth a watch if you've not seen it.

Bastards, they've changed it because of the fucking snooker

[Insidious]

Watched "Fury" with Brad Pitt.

It's a good enough film, a touch "paint by numbers" though, didn't reach the heights it could have and an element of "all been done before" but has a couple of moments of fine acting and cinematography.

[teesred]

Secrets of the Berlin Wall on BBC iplayer. Fascinating documentary about the GDR. I had nonudea how bad the stasi were.
Also watched the lost Nazi videos of WW2. Like all docs on the war its pretty grim and graphic in its content. The atrocities of Nazis never cease to shock me no matter how many times I see them. It was truly horrific but it also tells of the horror of the German people after the destruction of Hamburg and Dresden.
Always irritated me when Brits say "we won the war". Nobody won. Everybody lost.
Started Mandalorian season 2 also. Best thing on TV by miles.

[scientificred]

Watched 2 films..

Hostiles (2017)
And
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)

Both brilliant films and both portray different aspects of American history and culture.

[RedNoodle]

When I'm not watching YouTube videos, I'm either watching re-runs of classic Doctor Who or Star Trek TNG, or watching some football.

Most stuff that is released these days is at worst a load of 'propaganda' masquerading as p.poor 'entertainment' or 'comedy', and at best is something that has been massively overhyped and is a bit 'meh'.

I saw an ad for "WandaVision" as I was tuning in to tonight's match, and to be honest I can't even be bothered to check it out. I'll probably stick to watching clips of cats having late night 'mad half hours'.

[teesred]

I don't fancy that Wandavision. Neither of them seem like strong enough Marvel characters to warrant their own show.

[RedNoodle]

I don't fancy that Wandavision. Neither of them seem like strong enough Marvel characters to warrant their own show.

I think people are starting to get sick of endless superhero flicks/shows.

How about a good old fashion action film e.g. Predator (which I'm currently watching), Robocop, Terminator etc with infinitely more substance that style, which unfortunately is what films, shows, and the world in general have become.

[Insidious]

I think people are starting to get sick of endless superhero flicks/shows.

It doesn't help that female characters these days aren't allowed to be seen to be being physically beaten down by male opponents, nor to have any real character flaws.

If your protagonist can do absolutely everything, the stakes are lowered considerably and thus it's hard to be invested as a viewer.

Which is a real shame, particularly as, in explaining this, there's a crowd of people who will label you as "anti-women" for wanting to *shock horror* not see things so artificially portrayed.

[RedNoodle]

It doesn't help that female characters these days aren't allowed to be seen to be being physically beaten down by male opponents, nor to have any real character flaws.

If your protagonist can do absolutely everything, the stakes are lowered considerably and thus it's hard to be invested as a viewer.

Which is a real shame, particularly as, in explaining this, there's a crowd of people who will label you as "anti-women" for wanting to *shock horror* not see things so artificially portrayed.

Many modern TV shows and films are more about shoving certain political and social agendas down our throats (ruining established characters, or even trying to change history) than they are about providing interesting characters, ideas, and heaven forbid some actual entertainment.

Batwoman season 2 just started and has received some of the lowest ever viewing figures. If you do a quick search on YouTube you'll find tons of videos about it. The same thing has happened with the likes of Doctor Who, as seen in the Xmas special, which was neither special nor actually shown at Xmas.

[teesred]

I think people are starting to get sick of endless superhero flicks/shows.

How about a good old fashion action film e.g. Predator (which I'm currently watching), Robocop, Terminator etc with infinitely more substance that style, which unfortunately is what films, shows, and the world in general have become.

Totally agree. I'm a big Marvel fan but I'd had my fill of the movies after Black Panther, they have reached saturation point and I fear Disney will do the same with the Star Wars "franchise". I only just recently watched Infinity War.
Classic movies you mention there. Always loved them and those types of action/sci fi stuff.

[RedNoodle]

Totally agree. I'm a big Marvel fan but I'd had my fill of the movies after Black Panther, they have reached saturation point and I fear Disney will do the same with the Star Wars "franchise". I only just recently watched Infinity War.
Classic movies you mention there. Always loved them and those types of action/sci fi stuff.

What did you think of Infinity War? I also only watched it a little while ago. I cannot remember a single thing about it, which just shows how 'meh'/overrated it is. I watched the original 'Blade' again the other day (I saw it at the cinema when originally released) and it still holds up/entertains.

As for Star Wars, that's another franchise that has been killed (along with Star Trek). As far as I'm concerned there are episodes IV, V and VI, and that's all.

[redebreck]

When I'm not watching YouTube videos, I'm either watching re-runs of classic Doctor Who or Star Trek TNG, or watching some football.

Try watching Red Dwarf, if you can get it. Definitely on Netflix, may be elsewhere.

For the past few weeks, the wife and I have been watching "Justified" - it's a decent watch, based in Kentucky.
Similar in structure, IMO, to Sons Of Anarchy and Breaking Bad.

It's on More Four (Channel 4 catch-up) which is very easily accessible for most TVs and Computers.

[RedNoodle]

Try watching Red Dwarf, if you can get it. Definitely on Netflix, may be elsewhere.

For the past few weeks, the wife and I have been watching "Justified" - it's a decent watch, based in Kentucky.
Similar in structure, IMO, to Sons Of Anarchy and Breaking Bad.

It's on More Four (Channel 4 catch-up) which is very easily accessible for most TVs and Computers.

I already have all the Red Dwarf episodes, and when I say 'all', I mean before it started going downhill e.g. when Kochanski became a permanent fixture.

"Oh someone punch him out!"



As for 'Sons of Anarchy' and 'Breaking Bad', it takes a lot for me to watch a single program, never mind an entire series. The last one I did that for (and only after the hype finally found its way to me) was 'Game of Thrones' and we all know how that ended.

[Kev0909]

Fucking awful

Liverpool FC v Burnley

1/10

[RedNoodle]

Fucking awful

Liverpool FC v Burnley

1/10

What was the one for?