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weeksy wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:19 pm We watched Pixels, with Adam Sandler, it's terrible, but in a great way.
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weeksy wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:19 pm We watched Pixels, with Adam Sandler, it's terrible, but in a great way.
That looks hilarious, especially if you know those games. Will see if it's on Prime.
You should give Ready Player One a whirl for some most excellent pop culture references.
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MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:30 pm
weeksy wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:19 pm We watched Pixels, with Adam Sandler, it's terrible, but in a great way.
Count Steer wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:28 pm
weeksy wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:19 pm We watched Pixels, with Adam Sandler, it's terrible, but in a great way.
That looks hilarious, especially if you know those games. Will see if it's on Prime.
You should give Ready Player One a whirl for some most excellent pop culture references.
Yup. Seen that one. :thumbup:
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I watched Spencer the other night. Hasten to say it wasn't my choice.

It was absolutely awful - Kirsten Stewart should know better. Dreadful acting, dreadful story an in case you didn't know, Diana was a victim or a royal conspiracy ( but she came over as a completely self absorbed egotist).

And she was nominated for an Oscar - is that how low the oscars have sunk?
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Havin failed to get to the remote first I am half watching the biggest steaming pile of a film I've seen in years. Take a bow 'Left Behind' and Nicolas Cage, your score of 0 on Rotten Tomatoes was over generous.
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Squid Games.

Way overhyped, but decent enough
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MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:14 pm Squid Games.

Way overhyped, but decent enough
Working through that. :thumbup:

Did you watch Parasite?
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slowsider wrote: Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:17 am Did you watch Parasite?
Nope, never heard of it
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MrLongbeard wrote: Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:46 am
slowsider wrote: Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:17 am Did you watch Parasite?
Nope, never heard of it
Similar kind of Korean dystopian thing.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/
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It only won four Oscars.
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MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:12 pm
Count Steer wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:31 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:12 pm Picard series 2 has started
Mmmmmmmmm 7 of 9 has aged very well
Now we're a few episodes in, what's the general opinion?

I'm a bit ambivalent even though it has 'borginess' - Picard seems to be declaiming from a Shakespeare script, the Borg queen appears to have developed a wry sense of humour, which is a bit :hmmm: and the timey wimey stuff has a few paradox bending problems.

S'ok but slightly disappointing.
I'm enjoying it :thumbup:
Through which medium / service are we watching Picard?

Also gutted the most recent series of Discovery isn't on Netflix, was really enjoying that.
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The Martian wrote: Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:32 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:12 pm
Count Steer wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:31 pm

Now we're a few episodes in, what's the general opinion?

I'm a bit ambivalent even though it has 'borginess' - Picard seems to be declaiming from a Shakespeare script, the Borg queen appears to have developed a wry sense of humour, which is a bit :hmmm: and the timey wimey stuff has a few paradox bending problems.

S'ok but slightly disappointing.
I'm enjoying it :thumbup:
Through which medium / service are we watching Picard?

Also gutted the most recent series of Discovery isn't on Netflix, was really enjoying that.
Amazon Prime.
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Pandorum on Prime.

An Alien, Zombie Apocalypse (even has Norman Reedus in it :D ), Event Horizon type mashup.

Bearing all that in mind, it's all right. :thumbup:
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Watched 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' on amazon last night, bloody brilliant.

Shae Labouef stars as a down on his luck redneck who bumps into a aspiring wrestler with Downs Syndrome who has just escaped a mental health institution and a road trip ensues.
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Finished The Split on iPlayer. More holes than swiss cheese and, for me, a disappointing ending, but an open one for series 4? I did enjoy it though and my wife loved it. She actually sat up late and watched series 3 all the way through! Considering she is someone who'll be right into a gripping film and will then aay it's late, i'll finish it tomorrow, and goto bed, that must say something for it! :D
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Just watched Bone Tomahawk. Man that was gruesome at times! :wtf: Not what I was expecting from a Western, but bloody bits aside, it was okay, if a little cliched in the dialogue...



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Greenman wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 8:54 am Watched 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' on amazon last night, bloody brilliant.

Shae Labouef stars as a down on his luck redneck who bumps into a aspiring wrestler with Downs Syndrome who has just escaped a mental health institution and a road trip ensues.
Watched that at the weekend. Enjoyed it.
Even bland can be a type of character :wave:
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Throttle Out



It's kind of like Top Gear for bikes. I'm watching it on Discovery+, but I think it's on Prime too.

I watched that first episode and now I NEED a monkey bike.
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I'm on the 3rd episode now. They've put a Banshee (350LC) engine in an R3 and are trying to race it against all the other Junior Super Sport bikes... it's a fuck ton faster, but first the gear change fell off, then it violently ejected a spark plug :)
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Started to watch Suicide Squad. I stuck with it for as long as I could, but just could not get into it.
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Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:13 pm Started to watch Suicide Squad. I stuck with it for as long as I could, but just could not get into it.
Suicide Squad or The Suicide Squad?