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Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 02, 2026 2:16 pm It Came From Outer Space! Gotta love a 1950s American B movie! :thumbup:


NOw you're talking. Them an hammer horror movies, yes please.
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I just watched Everything Everywhere All at Once (on C4 streaming).

What an utterly glorious movie. Totally ridiculous and beautifully charming.
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The Island with Matt Dillon. Quite wtf he made that film is beyond me. We lasted about half hour. :thumbdown:
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Just started the first series of Traitors to see what the fuss is about 😆
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Redeye. Well paced, mostly believable, well made, hoping that season 2 isn't just a rehash.

The Old Man: well made, draws you in, but Jeff Bridges isn't quite fully believable as an action star, (although he makes as good a fist of it as he can).
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Rockburner wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 10:24 am The Old Man: well made, draws you in, but Jeff Bridges isn't quite fully believable as an action star, (although he makes as good a fist of it as he can).
I've got series 2 of that to make a start on, but S1 was rather pedestrian in its pacing so it'll keep until everything else has been watched.
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Just watched the last part of 4 "Titanic sinks tonight". Fantastic insite into the real life experiences of those who survived. Brilliant. 👍🏻
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Redeye - second series was watchable
I’m a bit nonplussed by The Nightwatchman. Loved the 1st series - but this is just very low brow bang crash wallop …
I’m getting bored
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Pluribus, weird thing, not sure yet.
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:01 pm Pluribus, weird thing, not sure yet.
I’m with you there - it’s not really getting me that excited. But I cant see where it is going
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Delightful! Probably should have watched it at Xmas though...

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Tron Ares... Unless you're a massive massive fanboi of the genre, it's just a generic pile of shite.

The one with the Ducati was still vaguely interesting 10 or so years back... but this one is just a bit shite.

I'll watch until the end but i'm an hour or so in for now with very little to see
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weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:08 am Tron Ares... Unless you're a massive massive fanboi of the genre, it's just a generic pile of shite.

The one with the Ducati was still vaguely interesting 10 or so years back... but this one is just a bit shite.

I'll watch until the end but i'm an hour or so in for now with very little to see
It didn't improve.
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That sucks, I had it pencilled in for the weekend
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:01 pm Pluribus, weird thing, not sure yet.
Mr Moofo wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:08 pm
I’m with you there - it’s not really getting me that excited. But I cant see where it is going
I've watched it all and felt the same. I'm not quite sure why people are raving over it.

PS, as for where it's going
Spoiler
It's going nowhere this season
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Currently (re)watching Fargo - had forgotten how good it was (season one anyway - I've not had the opportunity to rewatch the rest yet).

Also Sherlock, that I never watched the first time around. Surprisingly good for that sort of thing (although not as good as the Homes and Watson fillum with Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly :D )
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McNab wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:11 am
weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:01 pm Pluribus, weird thing, not sure yet.
Mr Moofo wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:08 pm
I’m with you there - it’s not really getting me that excited. But I cant see where it is going
I've watched it all and felt the same. I'm not quite sure why people are raving over it.

PS, as for where it's going
Spoiler
It's going nowhere this season
And I suspect the following season will be similar ...
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Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:57 am
McNab wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:11 am
weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:01 pm Pluribus, weird thing, not sure yet.
Mr Moofo wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:08 pm
I’m with you there - it’s not really getting me that excited. But I cant see where it is going
I've watched it all and felt the same. I'm not quite sure why people are raving over it.

PS, as for where it's going
Spoiler
It's going nowhere this season
And I suspect the following season will be similar ...
Only 2 years to wait until we find out :roll:
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Sunny wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 11:06 pm Just finished Pluribus. Really enjoyed it. Kind of slow, but it builds. Alien virus, dystopian weirdness, Vince Gilligan's mind, what's not to like? 👍😎
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We'd be boring if we all thought the same though (see what I did there?) 🤖
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I bought a new DVD player the other week so I could rewatch some old Favourites again,the old DVD player died a couple of years ago..
Watched On any Sunday on Christmas day & TT Close to the edge NYD.
I also bought a box set of Breaking Bad,just started series 2,getting into it now :wtf:
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