Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120348423#Comment_120348423

I was enjoying it until it got the final act in the house, the effects got very very poor and it got a bit silly, with the countdowns and it was all a bit too poor mans James bond as I said. There will definitely be another one going by the ending....but it looks like it's leaning in to Bond more than gritty grimy Luther which is the essence of his and the shows quality I believe.

Snake Plisken

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120348655#Comment_120348655

I hope it doesn't go the spy route, I'm hoping some special unit tracking down terrorists)Serial Killers which would be more to the Luther we are used to from the series.

Fysh

The problem with the ending of the film is that the dangling sequel-bait thread sets up a sloppy resolution to the central conflict in Luther's character that drove the series - namely, the high-minded desire to catch criminals vs his ever-accumulating set of debts and obligations which force him to break the law and become a bent copper.

For example there's a bit in the 2nd series where

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Luther rescues a teenage girl from being forced into a porn shoot, and cuts a deal with the producers in which IIRC he threatens a witness in an upcoming trial to get him to withdraw his testimony in exchange for the girl's freedom.

That sort of thing works when he's a cop who has to try and hide his dodgy dealings from his boss and colleagues, and contributes to the tension when he's trying to solve whatever case he's working on. But if you change that and have him just as a sort of Crap Batman on the Serial Killer Task Force or whatever, you get a fundamentally less interesting character and dynamic.

Having said that, the film already feels a bit like an attempt at soft-rebooting the character from the above internal conflict to a lazier, more boring version of the "breaks rules but gets results" cop trope, particularly considering the way Season 5 wraps up:

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The relationship between Luther and Alice Morgan reaches its inevitable conclusion, they fight (after she murders a couple of Luther's colleagues) and then falls to her apparent death; all of his dodgy dealings and lies collapse and he is arrested for several murders.

Fysh

On a different note, I finally got around to watching No Nos Gusta Capitan Morcilla! (We Don't Like Captain Sausage!), a Spanish documentary about the 80s home computer game industry in Spain and the development of Capitan Morcilla - later renamed to Capitan Sevilla in Spain and released elsewhere in Europe as Captain S. If you have any memories of growing up playing ZX Spectrum, Amstrad or Commodore games it's a pretty interesting watch.

holly_johnson

Delighted to see Naatu Naatu from RRR won best song at the Oscars. What a romp that musical scene was!

flasher0030

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120348423#Comment_120348423

Ya, I really enjoyed it. I hadn't known anything about Luther before watching the film. It was really entertaining as a stand-alone movie.

peteeeed

Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle (2023) Shameless -- and shirtless -- as ever, Bert spills on bodily emissions, being bullied by his kids and the explosive end to his family's escape room outing..

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sweet tooth season 2 airs april 27th

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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023) Featuring interviews with performers, activists and past employees, this documentary offers a deep dive into the successes and scandals of Pornhub...

The Law of the Jungle season 1 (2023) (Spanish) Twelve people abandoned in the jungle must work as a team, or sabotage each other for a cut of a jackpot. Every player has their price -- what's yours?.

Marmaduke (2010) When the Winslows relocate to the sunny climes of California, their big-hearted Great Dane gets a taste of the ideal dog's life.

Adele: 30 Greatest Moments (2022) This documentary counts down Adele's career highlights with stories from friends and colleagues who've known the singer from childhood to stardom

Hotel Transylvania (2012) Hotel Transylvania owner Dracula pulls double duty as an overprotective dad when an unwelcome suitor shows interest in his teenage daughter.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) It's love at first sight for Dracula when he meets Ericka, the charming but mysterious captain of the monster cruise that Mavis plans for the family..

Keeping Up with the Kardashians season 2 (2016) The Kardashians try to put family first as they manage their growing fame, expanding empires, high-profile relationships and more in this reality

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 2 (2022) The hit reality franchise takes up residence in Beverly Hills, where well-heeled frenemies fight, drink and primp their way to maximum drama.

Below Deck season 2 (2016) As staff on a luxury yacht, a young crew navigates life at sea as workplace romances, demanding guests and waves of drama threaten their happy voyage.

Million Dollar Listing New York season 2 (2016) 2 Seasons [12] [New Episodes] Superstar brokers vie for their piece of the Big Apple in this Emmy-nominated reality show about the dog-eat-dog world of New York luxury real estate

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hold my beer

Below Deck has been on there for ages no?

peteeeed

Shadow and Bone season 2 (2023) The series, based on Leigh Bardugo’s worldwide best-selling Grishaverse novels, finds us in a war-torn world where lowly soldier and orphan Alina Starkov has just unleashed an extraordinary power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the monstrous threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she knows to train as part of an elite army of magical soldiers known as Grisha. But as she struggles to hone her power, she finds that allies and enemies can be one and the same and that nothing is what it seems.

Still Time (2023) (Italian) In this time-jumping dramedy, a workaholic who's always in a rush now wants life to slow down when he finds himself leaping ahead a year every few hours..

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Fysh

Just saw that The Farewell is leaving after this weekend, which might actually nudge me into watching it.

FunLover18

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365953#Comment_120365953

It's a very good film, would recommend it

bodhrandude

Watched Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, found it fairly interesting and worth a watch.

peteeeed

Agent Elvis season 1 (2023) In this adult animated comedy, Elvis trades his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret spy program to stop villains from destroying the world

The Magician's Elephant (2023) A determined boy accepts a king's challenge to perform three impossible tasks in exchange for a magical elephant -- and the chance to chase his destiny.

In His Shadow (2023) (French) After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences

Noise (2023) (Flemish) After moving his family into his childhood home, a man's investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets.

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket. (2023) This sports documentary examines India's biggest match-fixing scandal, the icons caught in its web and the journalists who uncovered the corruption.

Sky High: The Series season 1 (2023) (Spanish) When her husband dies, Sole decides that the best way to take care of her son is to become a crime boss -- even if that means being her father's enemy

Dance 100 season 1(2023) To win $100,000, eight choreographers must create increasingly complex routines for an ever-growing number of elite dancers -- who are also the judges...

Informa season 1 (2023) (Japanese) A struggling tabloid reporter and a loud, well connected ex-yakuza informant team up to get the story on a series of shocking murders.

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Man Vs ManUre

I watched Fall, it was good enough, although the very very end of it was too rushed, it seemed to be missing an important 10mins of the story. It reminded me a lot of Frozen, not the cartoon but the film about the ski chairlift stopped with few kids stuck in it.

peteeeed

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) A hunch and the defunding of his laboratory prompt a geology professor to set off for Iceland in search of a portal to Earth's core. (Now staring an Oscar winner )

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jj880

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120372059#Comment_120372059

Good watch. A movie that really excels in 3d though. Excellent for anyone with 3d TV / VR headset.

CastorTroy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120369336#Comment_120369336

Every time I see Sky High the series listed I instantly think they made a series of the Disney movie then am disappointed when I realise it isn't that.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120372948#Comment_120372948

‘Extraordinary’ isn’t a million miles off - a world where everyone has powers but this one girl doesn’t. Irish actress too… think it’s on Disney+ in Ireland.

CastorTroy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120374362#Comment_120374362

Watched it and enjoyed it. But I liked Sky High as well. Maybe Disney+ will do a sequel of some sort.

apache

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120344476#Comment_120344476

I've never watched the series before either but am going to try out the film and see how it goes... I don't have too much invested in it.

Edit - Ah no I had to turn it off.

McGrath5

Hustle - starring Adam Sandler has been available for a while but I only watched it over the weekend, a decent watch if a little formulaic at times but I always an enjoy a basketball story.

Fysh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120376386#Comment_120376386

What put you off, out of curiousity? I'm interested to hear what someone who hasn't seen the series made of the film.

SCOOP 64

Haven't seen the series just watched the film, still a good watch just that I didn't know why Luther was in prison in the first place but that didn't put me off the film . It's been said and agree James bond feel about it especially ending.

flasher0030

I had never heard of the Luther series until a couple of days before watching the movie, but I thought the film was very enjoyable. I'm sure there were plenty of plot holes and exaggerations, but for what it was trying to be, it was very entertaining. Plenty of action, decent story, a credible baddie etc.

I didn't feel like I was missing out on any back-story. There didn't seem like there was meant to be any connection between the Robey story and anything that may have gone before, at least nothing obvious anyway.

peteeeed

We Lost Our Human (2023) (interactive story) There's been a glitch -- all the humans are gone! Can you help pampered pet siblings Pud and Ham journey to the center of the universe to fix it?...

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pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120384218#Comment_120384218

Man, you'd think by now services and Hollywood would stop front-loading these plans til the proof of concept passes muster & succeeds. Save shared universe stuff til the audience shows they're interested, lads!

ShamoBuc

I had watched all the Luther series - really enjoyed them.

Luther the film - quite watchable. Not necessary to have seen the series, but it does help somewhat.