What are You Watching? Year 2022

[Streeper541]

Watched The Two Popes last night on Netflix.
While I am not Catholic, I am a Christian and appreciated this film for what it was; the tale of Pope Benedict and the future Pope Francis during a trying time in the Catholic Church and an exploration of faith. Worth a watch. 4/5*

 

[mawnansmiff]

Then you might notice Lorraine Bracco is in Goodfellas and The Sopranos.

Link to that page.

Aha....thanks for that John, interesting site.

Actually, it was more her voice than her face that I recognised. So she was in Sopranos, well that must be where I saw her then.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[sablebrush52]

Been trying to watch Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, the latest StarWars spinoff. Trying, because it's so portentous and weighty that I can barely tolerate it. I probably shouldn't have sat through the opening montage of backstory from the bloated portentous and weighty prequels.

The experience reminds me of a scene from Amadeus, when Mozart is complaining how Italian opera is filled with gods and goddesses so stiff that they practically "shit marble". Same problem here.

When we first come across Leia playing hooky from a social engagement, the music has a grand majesty that immediately announces this kid as portentous and weighty, not with any youthfulness or humor.

Indeed so far there is little humor or brashness, qualities of the original Lawrence Kasdan scripts that made the original so enjoyable, in its place is so much spiritual importance that I'm looking for the slot in my TV when I should pay my tithe.

I'm not interested in worshiping at the altar of StarWars. I want to be entertained by it.

2 out of 5 - 5 out of 5 for the painstaking production and photography - minus 3 for the writing and scoring.

 

[markus]

Here are some brief reviews of shows that I watched recently .

1. The Strain - It's an older series about vampires and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. - 4 /5.
2. Outer Range on Amazon Prime (1st season) - About time travel, it's a little weird and hard to follow, so you have to pay close attention, but it's not bad. The ending to the 1st season is intriguing and probably pulled me in for the 2nd season. - 3.5/5.
3. Grant on The History Channel - Absolutely fantastic! very well done and researched, lot's of depth, very entertaining and informative. I'm a bit of a Civil War fanatic and this was fantastic, to get into the mind of the General. Lot's of great research material, including the letters he had written, speeches he made, risks and gambles that he took, breakdowns of the various battles and his decisions about how to fight them, and a very interesting look at his life before the war. - 5/5.
4. Theodore Roosevelt on The History Channel - Also very good, almost as good as Grant although more politically inclined, but still very well done and informative. - 4.5/5.
5. American Ripper on The History Channel - About the evil, eccentric and insane serial killer H. H. Holmes and the possibility that he and Jack the Ripper could have been the same man. Very well researched and informative with lot's of grisly details about the killings and the murder house that he built. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 5/5.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Thank you! It's a pleasure to have meat in the reviews, highlighting of title, and where/who's streaming. All of those!

 

[STP]

After making a casual comment on the thread 'RIP Ray Liotta', Chris aka smudgersmissingleg was astonished that I'd never seen the film Goodfellas, following comments from other members seemed to suggest I was the only person on the planet who had not seen this supposedly top notch mafia tale (I always assumed Goodfellas was a pizza company).

A DVD purchase was made via Amazon and I watched it last night. Way, way better than the Sopranos in my book (I had to stop watching that after disc 4 or 5 through boredom), this actually had a story you could follow and what a story it was though I don't understand why the black guy got shot.

Based on a true story, it's the tale of the rise and fall of a mafia guy who turned supergrass to save his own tail......but you all know that already don't you

My rating system gives it 8/10 or 3.5/5 in the US system......well worth the £2:46 it cost to buy so thanks Chris for the prompt.....and no, it won't be shoved up your nostril

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Also, having now watched it I recognise Ray Liotta from something else I've seen but can't put my finger on, also the lady who plays his wife Carrie, I recognise her too.

Regards,

Jay.

One of my all-time favorite movies?

 

[deleon]

Watching The Accountant starring Ben Affleck & Jon Bernthal.
Good movie great story! 4.5/5
Wish they'd make a sequel

 

[STP]

Stranger Things ?

My kid got me started… ha. Finished first half of season 4. It’s pretty entertaining. 4/5

 

[STP]

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Watching The Accountant starring Ben Affleck & Jon Bernthal.
Good movie great story! 4.5/5
Wish they'd make a sequel

Good movie. There has been some buzz about a sequel, but hasn’t reached pre-production yet.

 

[ron123]

Pistol, the mini-series about the Sex Pistols, is on Hulu - loved it 5/5. Just saw a negative review calling it more junk than punk though, so...ymmv. I thought the actors nailed the mannerisms of the musicians, especially of Steve Jones and John Lydon.


Watched Angelyne on Peacock, and didn't really care for it. 2.5/5. The whole thing was just kinda sad. Thumbs up to Emmy Rossum though. If you didn't know she was in it, you wouldn't have guessed it.


Watched Pam and Tommy on Hulu as well. 3/5. It has it's moments and I liked Nick Offerman in it. The character of Pam Anderson was really believable, but the Tommy Lee actor/character looked like a twerp.


Currently watching and about halfway through the series, 30 Rock on Peacock. Solid comedy series. 5/5. Not a fan of Alec Baldwin's politics, but he's a great actor.

 

[lelik]

SpongeBob SquarePants - 5/5

The Mandalorian - 5/5

 

[shanez]

I've been watching this on youtube with my 3 year old daughter:



As a parent I give it 4 out of 5 stars. It holds my daughter's attention well and I can watch it too or at least not be annoyed by it playing in the background.

I do like his (gecko's) accent and how the robots are called "mechanicals".

 

[mawnansmiff]

Though I bought this in August 2020 (along with The Pacific), I only just got around to watching it.

I am talking of the Band of Brothers boxset.

I'd read a few reviews on Amazon and thought it sounded like it might be a good series to watch. Well all I can say is WOW. This has to be the best without equal of all war films I have ever watched, it really was that good.

I binge watched it over the last 4 days and was hugely impressed. I've never been in combat but I reckon the scenes in this series were as close to the real thing as one is likely to get. None of the typical Hollywood overdoing of everything to the point of making it unbelievable, the battle scenes in Band of Brothers were just as I imagined they really were.

It was great to follow 'Easy Company' from their intense training all the way through their contribution to the allied war effort right up to the end of the war. It was also great to hear from the actual survivors from the group that were still alive at the time of filming. What a brave bunch of guys they were.

A very rare for me award of 10/10 for this absolute masterpiece.....this is how all films should be made.

Next up is The Pacific, also bought August 2020.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Just watched a movie from 1982 called Smithereens.
I'd never heard of it but when I read it starred Richard Hell and was set in post punk NY I thought i'd give it a watch. I really enjoyed it.

5/5

Link to full movie:

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I've re-upped my Disney+ subscription for a couple of months because I wanted to see Danny Boyle's Pistol and the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

I was looking around for other stuff to watch and saw Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was on there. Even though i've seen it a few times before it's one of those movies you can watch multiple times over the years.
Redford and Newman have such amazing chemistry.

Easy 5/5

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

All American on Netflix. This is far, far more than a serious about high school football. This series could be used to teach Sociology 100, 200 and 300. Best suits I've watched since Prison Break. 5 out of 5.

 

[RonB]

Better Call Saul season Six. The first five Seasons were excellent and I just started the last. 5/5 overall.

Das Boot TV Series. Not perfect but certainly worth watching. 4/5.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Saw this clip from a John Lennon interview where he's slating The Stones and Mick in particular. It's about 3 minutes long.

 

[scloyd]

Finished Stranger Things Season 4 a couple of days ago. I enjoyed it, but not as much as past seasons. I got bored with the lab scenes with Eleven and Dr. Martin Brennan (Papa), Matthew Modine. I also found the long haired pizza delivery guy really annoying. I rate it 3/5.

 

[Akousticplyr]

Barry - dark comedy available on HBO.

3.5/5

Barry | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com - https://www.hbo.com/barry

Disillusioned at the thought of taking down another "mark," depressed, low-level hit man Barry Berkman seeks a way out.

When the Midwesterner reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an actor who is bedding a mobster's wife, little does Barry know that the City of Angels may be his sanctuary.

He follows his target into acting class and ends up instantly drawn to the community of eager hopefuls, especially dedicated student Sally, who becomes the object of his affection.

While Barry wants to start a new life as an actor, his handler, Fuches, has other ideas, and the hit man's criminal past won't let him walk away so easily.