Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.

[KungFooBob]

Anyone watched 'Silo'?

Just reading the book, 'Wool'. (First of a series?)

Weird (kills off several seemingly key characters very quickly!), but becoming quite compelling.

I've read the three books. The first is the best, make of that what you will.

Saying that I work in IT and felt a little demonized by the saga.

[Sunny]

Anyone watched 'Silo'?

Just reading the book, 'Wool'. (First of a series?)

Weird (kills off several seemingly key characters very quickly!), but becoming quite compelling.

Read all the books (it's a trilogy), really enjoyed the series too

<Edit> note to self, click 'next page' before posting

[Count Steer]

I keep picking up 'Wool' - and putting it back - in the local Oxfam books. Might have to give it a whirl.

What's 'Silo' showing on?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Read all the books ages ago. They're OK. I finished em for th University Challenge reason.

I believe the series is on Apple?

[Horse]

I keep picking up 'Wool' - and putting it back - in the local Oxfam books. Might have to give it a whirl.

What's 'Silo' showing on?

Yes, as said, Apple.

It's roughly 1/3 'Where is this going?', 1/3 build-up, the final chunk is ...

[Mr. Dazzle]

Just got back from watching Dune: Part 2.

Liked it alot, certainly one worth seeing in the cinema. The scenes on Geidi Prime are properly strange looking, I've just read why...they're filmed on IR film.

[Slenver]

Just got back from watching Dune: Part 2.

Liked it alot, certainly one worth seeing in the cinema. The scenes on Geidi Prime are properly strange looking, I've just read why...they're filmed on IR film.

I was supposed to go with some mates so I watched the first one in preparation but had to give up halfway though as nothing had happened.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It's one of the few modern firms (part 1 or part 2, either is fine for this point) which have held my attention for the whole thing

[Horse]

I finished em for th University Challenge reason.

Had to read that twice to get it

I used to have that principle, only ever stopped reading two mid-way (Name of the Rose, and another).

But now? Fuggit, move on.

Wool was close!

550+ pages of small print, and a confusing start (not really much of a spoiler to say about characters being killed off as soon as they're introduced and developed). But it had enough to keep me reading and I'm glad I did.

[demographic]

Another one who read the Wool trilogy.
It was OK but IMO The Expanse pissed all over it
As did Adrian Tchaikovskys Dogs Of War.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I actually preferred the TV series of The Expanse over the books, which is really saying something where I'm concerned.

Books have way too much fight and technical detail written by a 15 year old boy. As does the dialogue....people don't really speak like that.

[Potter]

Watched 2/3rds of Roadhouse last night and I couldn't finish it, it's genuinely appalling.
Jake Gyllenhaal is usually good and he carries it as far as he can but there is no way anyone could do anything decent with that cast and crew. In fact without Gyllenhaal I'd have switched it off within half an hour tops.

[wheelnut]

Watched 2/3rds of Roadhouse last night and I couldn't finish it, it's genuinely appalling.
Jake Gyllenhaal is usually good and he carries it as far as he can but there is no way anyone could do anything decent with that cast and crew. In fact without Gyllenhaal I'd have switched it off within half an hour tops.

It was appalling - I couldn’t finish it either.

It’s a shame as the original is a guilty pleasure of Mrs W and I.

[Sunny]

Watched 2/3rds of Roadhouse last night and I couldn't finish it, it's genuinely appalling.
Jake Gyllenhaal is usually good and he carries it as far as he can but there is no way anyone could do anything decent with that cast and crew. In fact without Gyllenhaal I'd have switched it off within half an hour tops.

I watched it all, but it was proper cheesy shite.

[Tricky]

Dunno if it's been posted before as I don't go into this thread much, but I've watched the recent Netflix incarnation of " One Day" over the last couple of weeks- I was a bit meh when the first episode went on but really enjoyed it , which is rare for me and that sort of series, I loved both main characters, and it made me both happy and sad in equal measure, which is good in my book!

[v8-powered]

Dunno if it's been posted before as I don't go into this thread much, but I've watched the recent Netflix incarnation of " One Day" over the last couple of weeks- I was a bit meh when the first episode went on but really enjoyed it , which is rare for me and non-factual telly, I loved both main characters, and it made me both happy and sad in equal measure, which is good in my book!

Agree - a bit soppy and fluffy but did actually enjoy watching it.

[gremlin]

Had a night in on my own a few weeks back and gave Rebel Moon (Netflix) a go. Half an hour into it I gave up, so poor was the acting and the pantomime plot.

I'm not against a bit of Sci-Fi, but fack me.....

[MingtheMerciless]

Had a night in on my own a few weeks back and gave Rebel Moon (Netflix) a go. Half an hour into it I gave up, so poor was the acting and the pantomime plot.

I'm not against a bit of Sci-Fi, but fack me.....

Agreed, awful.

[gremlin]

Only an hour long, but fuck me. What a powerful documentary:

Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods

A revealing and moving portrait of lives compromised by war, filmed exclusively by Ukrainian soldiers with extraordinary access to a tightly controlled front line.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xr50

I urge you to watch it.

[KungFooBob]

Only an hour long, but fuck me. What a powerful documentary:

Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods

A revealing and moving portrait of lives compromised by war, filmed exclusively by Ukrainian soldiers with extraordinary access to a tightly controlled front line.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xr50

I urge you to watch it.

I watched a clip of something on the BBC site yesterday, where a fella falls to the ground, says he's been shot and one of his fingers is missing, is it from that?