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Those About to Die - Amazon

  • 19-07-2024 10:57am
    #1
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm prety sure there is a thread on this somewhere but the search doesn't bring one up.

    A blood and sandals series staring Anthony Hopkins and mostly directed by Roland Emmerich so you know what to expect from those two.

    Dropped today and watched the first two episodes so far it does what it sets out to do just and that's entertain with lots of over acting, sex and death and green screen.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvf6IS48eik&ab_channel=Peacock



Comments

  • #2
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,018 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    I'm hoping to catch an episode of it tonight, I had mentioned it on the Amazon Prime thread I think but no dedicated thread for it before now. Cheers.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #3
    delboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭delboy85


    I might give it a go but after reading numerous reviews my expectations are very, very low.



  • #4
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,808 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Just in case you're interested, this was mentioned in the general Amazon discussion thread, and also in the Gladiator 2 thread.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359319#Comment_122359319

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122363422#Comment_122363422



  • #5
    Homelander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,638 ✭✭✭Homelander


    Binged this all over the weekend.

    I was disappointed initially that it has a major element of soap opera to it rather than feeling real or grounded. It's most definitely not the HBO Rome.

    But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. There's some great scenes, the costumes and sets are good, and it's just rarely boring, though some of the CGI is suspect at times.

    Despite the soap opera feel, it's got quite a lot of violence/nudity/profanity, not entirely dissimilar to Spartacus in that sense.

    Overall I wouldn't disagree with the mid reviews, but it's still very much worth watching if you find Ancient Rome interesting.



  • #6
    Charlo30
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭Charlo30


    Watched the first 4 episodes. Its nonsense but enjoyable nonsense. Although as the above poster mentioned, the CGI is a bit dodgy at times



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  • #7
    Ashbourne hoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭Ashbourne hoop


    Watched the first two episodes. It's ok, enjoyable enough nonsense, but far too much green screen.



  • #8
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,694 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Watched 1st episode last night.

    Won't be going any further. Terrible acting, terrible dialogue, and has a generally tacky feel about it.

    Style over substance. There's too much content out there to persevere with rubbish.



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