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Mellor · 08-07-2019 12:42AM

km79 wrote: »

Episode 4 &5 were a bit silly
The terminator .......

I'd assumed, given the entire show is one big homage to the 80s, that the fake-terminator was completely intentional. In fact, when the mayar was pressed for his name, he answered "Arnold Schwarzenegger"

Sleepy · 08-07-2019 09:22AM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Wish Netflix had a decent range of movies from the 30s,40s,50s. There’s basically nothing there at all.

On this theme, it's surprised me that Netflix haven't thought to include a section for public domain material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States

And similarly, one would assume that the license to show less popular older material would be extremely cheap to acquire? The catalogue would probably only appeal to a niche audience but for the sake of some hard-drive space and the ability to boost the size of their library compared to their challengers surely it'd be worth doing?

Or are the major studios all sitting on the copyright of such older films in the hopes of using them to pad out their own streaming offerings?

mikemac2 · 08-07-2019 11:50AM

Erin Brockovich

I saw this probably 10 years ago and decided to watch again.

I thought it was super and liked it a lot

thumbs up from me

I was trying to remember where I saw actor Peter Coyote who played the new lawyer partner in the firm and actually it’s a pretty small role. Ahh... it was his voice I remembered, he has been narrator on a lot of documentaries. Very distinctive voice

killbillvol2 · 08-07-2019 02:54PM

mikemac2 wrote: »

Erin Brockovich

I saw this probably 10 years ago and decided to watch again.

I thought it was super and liked it a lot thumbs up from me

I was trying to remember where I saw actor Peter Coyote who played the new lawyer partner in the firm and actually it’s a pretty small role. Ahh... it was his voice I remembered, he has been narrator on a lot of documentaries. Very distinctive voice

He narrated Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary a couple of years ago. Great voice and great documentary.

holly_johnson · 08-07-2019 08:10PM

Does anyone know if Outlander is on any region of Netflix?

PsychoPete · 08-07-2019 08:17PM

Watched Atomic Blonde yesterday evening. I did enjoy it, plenty of action and violence to keep me interested for ideal Sunday viewing

pcadhain · 08-07-2019 08:18PM

holly_johnson wrote: »

Does anyone know if Outlander is on any region of Netflix?

http://unogs.com/video/?v=70285581

holly_johnson · 08-07-2019 08:22PM

pcadhain wrote: »

http://unogs.com/video/?v=70285581

Cheers!

Azatadine · 08-07-2019 10:22PM

Just finished The Last Czars. Kind of disappointing overall for me and a takes a bit too much licence with hearsay rather than facts. The actor who played Rasputin was absolutely and totally miscast. What were they thinking.

Always Tired · 09-07-2019 02:51AM

Sleepy wrote: »

On this theme, it's surprised me that Netflix haven't thought to include a section for public domain material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States

And similarly, one would assume that the license to show less popular older material would be extremely cheap to acquire? The catalogue would probably only appeal to a niche audience but for the sake of some hard-drive space and the ability to boost the size of their library compared to their challengers surely it'd be worth doing?

Or are the major studios all sitting on the copyright of such older films in the hopes of using them to pad out their own streaming offerings?

I don't think it would be cheaper because it's not in the right format. It would all have to be digitized and converted. And they haven't done that yet even with films on vhs from the 80s or 70s which would be quite popular esp the 80s ones now that ST is such a hit.

And I don't think they will bother putting anything on that can't look good on HDTVs, its what people expect now esp younger viewers.

I just watched Maudie, my Love. Thought it was very well done, beautifully shot, truthful, excellent performances, a biopic about a truly amazing woman artist, though it is quite sad and the plot isnt exactly full of suspense and twists but thats what I liked about it - it was true to life and not overdramatized.

I would often refer to myself as a struggling artist but after watching Maud I would feel embarrassed to say that now.

Mellor · 09-07-2019 05:19AM

Always Tired wrote: »

And I don't think they will bother putting anything on that can't look good on HDTVs, its what people expect now esp younger viewers.

Why do you think it wouldn't look good on HDTVs?
35mm has more detail than HD digital.

Agent Coulson · 09-07-2019 05:29AM

Derry Girls added this morning.

peteeeed · 09-07-2019 07:05AM

Derry Girls: Season 1(as mentioned above)
Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully heartfelt, Lisa McGee’s sitcom about schoolgirls growing up during The Troubles is one of the best new comedies of the last decade.

Family Reunion
When the McKellan family moves from Seattle to Georgia, life down South — and traditional grandparents — challenge their new-age ways.

Aziz Ansari: RIGHT NOW
In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate

added today

Hurrache · 09-07-2019 08:45AM

PsychoPete wrote: »

Watched Atomic Blonde yesterday evening. I did enjoy it, plenty of action and violence to keep me interested for ideal Sunday viewing

It was surprisingly entertaining alright. I liked the look of it, and as someone else said, the sound track, despite some anachronisms. I had not long watch the Ronny/Lily episode of the fantastic Barry and the actor that played Ronny, Daniel Bernhardt, is one of the main bad guys in Atomic Blonde and I kept thinking of the Barry episode each time he fought.

Mellor · 09-07-2019 09:00AM

Hurrache wrote: »

It was surprisingly entertaining alright. I liked the look of it, and as someone else said, the sound track, despite some anachronisms.

Do anachronisms extend to soundtrack choices?
I wouldn't have thought so, but I suppose it depends on context.

pixelburp · 09-07-2019 09:06AM

I dunno, thought Atomic Blonde was distinctly 'all right' myself. There was one good fight scene but otherwise a bit dull, trading on its punchy name, while coasting on post 'John Wick' goodwill and superficial nostalgia kicks.

Boom_Bap · 09-07-2019 09:10AM

Dark Season 2 is a confusing but excellent bit of TV.
That ending :eek:

Hurrache · 09-07-2019 09:19AM

Mellor wrote: »

Do anachronisms extend to soundtrack choices?
I wouldn't have thought so, but I suppose it depends on context.

I would say no for this movie, it didn't bother me at all, but i was anticipating people who may be more anal than me!

Given the setting, the fall of the Berlin wall, some of the songs you heard in the clubs etc hadn't been release at that point, with others probably 'old' for that period.

Mellor · 09-07-2019 09:40AM

Hurrache wrote: »

I would say no for this movie, it didn't bother me at all, but i was anticipating people who may be more anal than me!

Given the setting, the fall of the Berlin wall, some of the songs you heard in the clubs etc hadn't been release at that point, with others probably 'old' for that period.

I suppose there's a difference between background soundtrack and music that the characters can hear themselves.

09-07-2019 04:05PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Dark Season 2 is a confusing but excellent bit of TV.
That ending :eek:

I've watched the first two eps' and was about to give up. Took me ep 1 to figure out what was going on again, and the second just didn't do it for me. It gets better?

cdgalwegian · 09-07-2019 04:55PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I've watched the first two eps' and was about to give up. Took me ep 1 to figure out what was going on again, and the second just didn't do it for me. It gets better?

It gets much better, but in the way that it depends on if you are in to that sort of thing; the drama in it (at the start) is ok, with some 'horror' moments, but it snowballs in the drama department when the stakes are made clear. The craziness of its ricocheting between timelines may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's like a logical puzzle. Some you like, some you don't.

TBH, I wasn't that gone on the first 2 episodes; the tone was a bit wonky, but it showed a lot of promise. For me, it lived up to its promise, and then some.

Always Tired · 09-07-2019 10:26PM

Mellor wrote: »

Why do you think it wouldn't look good on HDTVs?
35mm has more detail than HD digital.

Maybe new 35 mm film but most old films I've seen look like crap, other than remastered ones possibly. Which only gets done to classics, which probably wouldn't be cheap to get.

And Netflix seems convinced that their target market is woke millenials so a lot of older stuff they wouldnt want to put on as they tend to have stuff in them considered problematic today, casual sexism, racism, homophobia etc.

Mellor · 09-07-2019 11:41PM

Always Tired wrote: »

Maybe new 35 mm film but most old films I've seen look like crap, other than remastered ones possibly. Which only gets done to classics, which probably wouldn't be cheap to get.

Older films on TV look like crap because they were scanned (and re-scanned) into what ever format was suitable for broadcast and distribution at the time. Not necessarily because the original 35mm film quality is crap.

35mm > Copy > Copy > VHS Master > DVD > Digital Transfer
35mm > 4K Scan

Same source, and end format. But I'd be willing to be the quality if worlds apart.
I'm being simplistic of course. Depends how it's been stored and handled, as well as remastering costs involved.

10-07-2019 12:22AM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Dark Season 2 is a confusing but excellent bit of TV.
That ending :eek:

Deleted User wrote: »

I've watched the first two eps' and was about to give up. Took me ep 1 to figure out what was going on again, and the second just didn't do it for me. It gets better?

I followed the recommendations from this thread and took the plunge with Dark a few nights ago.

I'm up to episode 4 of season 2 now, I haven't binged a show like this in quite a while. Just great stuff.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-07-2019 01:08AM

I'm enjoying Stranger Things season 3 so far, better than 2, I think. But I have to ask, has Hopper always been so annoying? I'm only on episode 5 but I feel the urge to hit him every time he appears.

Always Tired · 10-07-2019 02:12AM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I'm enjoying Stranger Things season 3 so far, better than 2, I think. But I have to ask, has Hopper always been so annoying? I'm only on episode 5 but I feel the urge to hit him every time he appears.

Ah, but you would miss him if he wasn't on the show, wouldn't ya?

tigger123 · 10-07-2019 07:44AM

Mellor wrote: »

Older films on TV look like crap because they were scanned (and re-scanned) into what ever format was suitable for broadcast and distribution at the time. Not necessarily because the original 35mm film quality is crap.

35mm > Copy > Copy > VHS Master > DVD > Digital Transfer
35mm > 4K Scan

Same source, and end format. But I'd be willing to be the quality if worlds apart.
I'm being simplistic of course. Depends how it's been stored and handled, as well as remastering costs involved.

I remember watching a proper blue ray version of Jaws a couple of years ago and was stunned at the quality of it.

peteeeed · 10-07-2019 09:51AM

Family Reunion
When the McKellan family moves from Seattle to small-town Georgia, life down South -- and traditional grandparents -- challenge their big-city ways

Added today

Boom_Bap · 10-07-2019 09:56AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I've watched the first two eps' and was about to give up. Took me ep 1 to figure out what was going on again, and the second just didn't do it for me. It gets better?

I was in a similar boat, just because I loved the first season so much but was having difficulties remembering who is who, who is where, and where is who if you know what I mean.
Then it all fell into place and I started a binge after ep3.

strawdog · 10-07-2019 10:13AM

cdgalwegian wrote: »

It gets much better, but in the way that it depends on if you are in to that sort of thing; the drama in it (at the start) is ok, with some 'horror' moments, but it snowballs in the drama department when the stakes are made clear. The craziness of its ricocheting between timelines may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's like a logical puzzle. Some you like, some you don't.

TBH, I wasn't that gone on the first 2 episodes; the tone was a bit wonky, but it showed a lot of promise. For me, it lived up to its promise, and then some.

re Dark: Yep finished S2 last night, for me its a bit like the OA in that its a show I have really enjoyed myself but would be slow to recommend it to people as its quite an acquired taste. Really well made tho, score and the editing in particular are off the charts imo.

In terms of the confusion picking up the threads in S2, no recap so I didn't really have a bog what was going on again or who was who when etc (if I ever did!) til about 3 or 4 episodes in, probably why it felt a little bit uneven to start. Once it got going tho I was happy to let it wash over me and slowly come together

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