Amazon Prime Film/TV Series Recommendations

Man Vs ManUre · 19-01-2022 1:27pm

If you can develop an interest in the ‘all or nothing’ sports documentaries, and don’t mind watching it for different sports, then you got a lot of stuff to view. I have only watched the Man City one, it’s ok nothing great but an easy watch.

pixelburp · 19-01-2022 1:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118498869#Comment_118498869

Oh yeah, The Boys. That must be Amazon's big hit given how hard they have leaned into (proposed) spin offs and viral marketing. I've never got the impression Amazon have as large a slate of shows, even compared with small services like Apple TV.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 21-01-2022 1:43am

After me wondering about it only yesterday, I see S2 of Uploaded is arriving on March 11th.

Also, I see A Hero was added today. Directed by Asghar Farhadi, supposed to be really good.

Wrongway1985 · 21-01-2022 2:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118499398#Comment_118499398

Not part of All or Nothing but the Crystal Palace one When Eagles Dare is quite good.

Watched 'The Loft' earlier easy keep guessing type of watch but payoff bland enough it's about 5 lads who are in on an apartment a place they can stray away from wives, a mysterious death has the 5 keyholders questioning their friends and how they can get out of the predicament.

Only found out it was a remake of a Belgian movie afterwards which is perhaps better. James Marsden,Karl Urban, lad from Prison Break and Rachael Taylor were all in this one.

PsychoPete · 23-01-2022 1:11am

Started watching Key & Peele during the week, the two lads are excellent are sketches. Seen a good few clips on YouTube but said I'd watch the show, well worth a watch if you are into that kind of thing

someyoke · 23-01-2022 4:22am

Poor fare generally on prime these days alright, one decent watch I found recently was 'Accussed' directed by Jimmy McGovern. Stand alone hour episodes.

Wrongway1985 · 26-01-2022 6:55pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

A Hero (Original Title: قهرمان)(Amazon Original)(2021)

Accidents Happen (G.Davis)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Closed Circuit

David Brent: Life on the Road

Dear Tenant (2020)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Disappeared

Downstream (Original Title: On the line)

Federica Pellegrini - Underwater (2022)

God Help the Girl

The Great Escape

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Jewel

Lou

Making Monsters (2019)

The Man Who Invented Christmas

My Son (Foy/McAvoy)(Amazon Original)(2021)

Platoon

Pretty Woman

The Proposal

Real Steel (Jackman/Lilly)

Robocop (P.Weller/K.Smith)

The Rock

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Searching (Cho/Messing)

Signs (Gibson/J.Phoenix)

Sunshine (C.Murphy/R.Byrne/Yeoh/C.Evans)

TiMER

Unbreakable (Willis/S.L.Jackson)

Wakefield

As We See It (Amazon Original)(2022)

No Activity/本日も異状なし (Amazon Original)(2021)

Simeone: Vivir partido a partido(Amazon Exclusive)(2022) - Diego Simeone Documentary

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

The Golden Compass - 31/1

Vanilla Sky - 4/2

Trainwreck - 6/2

The Mindy Project (Season 1-6) - 3/2

Mickeroo · 28-01-2022 10:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118471478#Comment_118471478

I'm having this problem too, tried a few different devices but no joy. It's really annoying as I really want to watch it.

Anyone find a work around?

Wrongway1985 · 03-02-2022 5:30pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

About A Boy

The Age of Adaline (Lively/Huisman/H.Ford)

Bad Teacher

Copshop (Amazon Exclusive)(2021)

Dear John (Seyfried/Tatum)

Definitely, Maybe (R.Reynolds/E.Banks)

Divergent series :

Divergent
Insurgent
Allegiant

Escape Plan

The Fast and The Furious series :

The Fast and Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious
Fast 5
Fast & Furious 6

He's Just Not That Into You

The Lucky Ones (Robbins/McAdams/M.Pena)

The Impossible (Watts/E.McGregor/Holland)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Miss Bala

Notting Hill

Romeo + Juliet

Seven Pounds (W.Smith/R.Dawson/Harellson)

Sweet Home Alabama

There's Something About Mary

The Twilight Saga :

Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn Part 1
Breaking Dawn Part 2

Unstoppable (D.Washington/C.Pine/R.Dawson)

The Village (B.D.Howard/J.Phoenix/W.Hurt/Weaver)

War Horse

The Waterboy (Sandler/K.Bates)

The Legend of Vox Machina (Amazon Original)(2022) - First 3 Episodes (Batches of 3 Episodes weekly 'til conclusion)

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

Sicario - 7/2

Saving Private Ryan - 14/2

peteeeed · 04-02-2022 3:11pm

Lots of price hike stories flying around

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 04-02-2022 3:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118581369#Comment_118581369

The Irish price has always been way lower than others because you didn't get any of the benefits of Prime offered in the UK, or US. Not sure if that will change with the opening of an Irish warehouse though.

DrZeuss · 04-02-2022 3:27pm

Yeah seeing that too, if there is a price increase I'll probably drop it. There isn't an awful lot on the platform in terms of new releases, might be better to just get a month when something good pops up.

The Raging Bile Duct · 04-02-2022 3:39pm

I've dropped it already - it was handy for free deliveries but I'm trying to be a bit more prudent this year and I've gone months where I mightn't have watched anything on Prime. My sub runs out on Tuesday. Going to watch Reacher over the weekend and I'll sub for the month when the new season of Boys is up.

Xaniaj · 04-02-2022 7:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118581664#Comment_118581664

I cancelled it last month once The Expanse ended. I wouldn't mind watching Reacher but I'll wait until I have a few shows lined up and binge them for the month. Definitely the future of steaming will be cycling through the services

Tauriel · 04-02-2022 8:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118582844#Comment_118582844

Looks like all 8 episodes of Reacher are available which is surprising as I thought they were being released one at a time.

Wrongway1985 · 05-02-2022 11:32am

Marvelous Mrs Maisel back 18th of Feb too.

Watched Wrath of Man last night, pleasantly surprised me too defo worth an auld gawk.

Mantis Toboggan · 05-02-2022 4:29pm

Ms Maisel is only show that keeps me on prime.

RandomViewer · 05-02-2022 7:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118582986#Comment_118582986

Watched episode 1 last night, main character is a bit wooden but huge improvement on Cruise, fight scenes quite good

Tauriel · 06-02-2022 12:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118587408#Comment_118587408

Have watched 5 myself and enjoying them so far. Jack Reacher is definitely more suited to this mini-series format compared to the movies.

I would be a fan of Cruise but he was no Reacher. Definitely better casting in the series and much more realistic fight scenes.

The Raging Bile Duct · 06-02-2022 3:33pm

Don't think your man is wooden at all as Reacher. Really enjoying him and his interplay with the other characters. On episode 6 and we'll be finished it this evening. Totally recommend this.

RandomViewer · 06-02-2022 3:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118590600#Comment_118590600

Watched the second one last night, he has loosened up a bit,

Widdensushi · 07-02-2022 4:53pm

The last episode was dragged out, it had enough content for thirty minutes.

McGrath5 · 08-02-2022 11:04am

Finished Clarkson's Farm a few weeks back - while there are plenty of funny moments it did drag a little bit in parts. The first and last episodes were the highlight for me.

fryup · 08-02-2022 1:12pm

haven't seen Reacher yet, would it be on to 24 with Kiefer Sutherland?

RandomViewer · 08-02-2022 7:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118599511#Comment_118599511

No, monosyllabic hulk walks around ,asks questions, busts heads

fryup · 08-02-2022 11:03pm

so it is like 24😉

Tauriel · 09-02-2022 1:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118595920#Comment_118595920

Got to agree, the ending contained so much fluff but otherwise an excellent season 1 I thought.

rekluse · 12-02-2022 10:02pm

2 decent watches for me recently on prime. 'I want you back' solid indie rom com with Charlie Day. Sharp script and dialogue with some good laughs. Wouldn't usually be a genre for me but quite enjoyed it. 'Copshop' with Grillo and Butler , enjoyable brainless action movie with assault on prescient 13 vibes. Both 7/10 for me.

rekluse · 12-02-2022 10:02pm

Wrongway1985 · 16-02-2022 3:08pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

Belle

Borat

Braveheart

Bruno

The Hating Game (Amazon Original)(2021)

Hideous Kinky

I Want You Back (Amazon Original)(2022)

The King's Speech

Knowing

Law Abiding Citizen

Lying and Stealing (2019)

Miss Sloane

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Now You See Me

Now You See Me 2

The Peanut Butter Falcon

Prisoners

P.S. I Love You

Rooney (Amazon Exclusive)(2022)

Running with the Devil (2019)

Safe Haven

Spotlight

Reacher - Killing Floor (Amazon Original)(2022)

Scandal (Season 1-7)

Andrew93 · 16-02-2022 3:42pm

Having watched blue mountain state I'm finding it hard to take Alan Richardson serious in Reacher.

Can only see Thad Castle 😅

Wrongway1985 · 24-02-2022 4:43pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

Alex of Venice

Antigone

Awaydays

Bringing Down the House

Charms for the Easy Life

Confessions of a Shopaholic

The Courier (Cumberbatch/J.Buckley/Brosnahan)(2020)

Date Night (Fey/Carell)

The Day After Tomorrow

The Descendants

The Devil Wears Prada

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Fun with Dick and Jane

A Good Year

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Hacksaw Ridge

The Help

Holmes & Watson

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

I Am Not a Serial Killer

The Journey (Spall/Meaney/Highmore/J.Hurt)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Love on the Sidelines

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Misconduct (Duhamel/A.Hopkins/Pacino)

Miss Nobody

One Night Off (Amazon Original)(2021)

The Other Woman (C.Diaz/Mann)

The Right Distance (Original Title: La giusta distanza)

Road to Perdition (Newman/Hanks/Craig/Law/Tucci/J.J.Leigh/C.Hinds)

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021)

Spinning Boris (Goldblum/Schreiber)

Tapped Out

Terror in the Family (Swank)

The Twilight of the Golds

Unleashing Mr. Darcy

Walkabout

Walk of Shame

We Are Your Friends

Word of Honor

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 4)(Amazon Original)(2022) - 2 Episodes/weekly until conclusion

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

13 Going on 30 - 2/3

Erin Brockovich - 5/3

Whiplash - 7/3

Chaos Walking - 9/3

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 25-02-2022 3:13pm

Two Amazon Original shows returning in the next few months,

Uploaded S2 - March 11th

https://youtu.be/fMyRS5PGmb8

The Wilds S2 - May 6th

https://twitter.com/thewildsonprime/status/1496190634062868488?s=20&t=472GepmpGyMh66W2j7wHPg

S.M.B. · 25-02-2022 5:21pm

Is Uploaded worth catching up on before Season 2? I remember skipping it at the time of release because critics were a little luke warm but I could be wrong.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 25-02-2022 5:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118692395#Comment_118692395

You know, I'm struggling to remember most of it. I don't think it was hilariously funny, it was more like gentle humour? I completely forgot about it until a few months ago when I was watching something else with Robbie Amell in it.

Out of interest I went back through this thread to see if it was discussed before and there's one post from me saying I was 4 eps in and it wasn't what I expected but I was enjoying it 🤷‍♀️

I doubt that's much help to you but for what it's worth I don't finish things if I don't like them, so..... I guess I liked it.

S.M.B. · 25-02-2022 5:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118692535#Comment_118692535

That's exactly the type luke warm reaction I recall at the time. I think given Greg Daniels track record it was considered to be a bit of a let down.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 25-02-2022 6:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118692595#Comment_118692595

I had no idea it was one of his shows. For what it's worth, I started Space Force a few weeks ago and stopped after like 3 eps, so I'd definitely say Uploaded is better than that.

pixelburp · 25-02-2022 6:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118692395#Comment_118692395

It's all right. Distinctly "nothing special". Comedy's a bit flat, drama's a bit flat, satire's a bit toothless. It has a sweet heart though

cdgalwegian · 26-02-2022 10:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118686188#Comment_118686188

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 4)(Amazon Original)(2022) - 2 Episodes/weekly until conclusion"

Finally. Really looking forward to this.

gmisk · 26-02-2022 10:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118692395#Comment_118692395

I really enjoyed it more and more as it went along, very interesting concept

hold my beer · 26-02-2022 12:08pm

I watch about 2 or 3 episodes and thought it was ok, a bit of light fluff. Never bothered finishing it

Caquas · 27-02-2022 9:34am

The Father is a deeply moving story about an issue which affects very many families but which rarely features in films. I have never seen this theme handled more humanely.

Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman are tremendous as father/daughter struggling with his dementia. Hopkins deservedly won the Best Actor Oscar last year for his performance (while tucked up in bed in Wales!). Coleman is marvellous as his middle-aged daughter whose marriage is cracking under the strain of caring for her cantankerous and increasingly disoriented father. (She is wasted on that Lost Child mish-mash which only the critics and pseudos can love.).

A brilliant script makes The Father lively and engaging, never mawkish, but it is not an easy watch. Set design and cinematography subtly draw you into his world and its confusions.

Five stars!

Wrongway1985 · 08-03-2022 7:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118701261#Comment_118701261

Thanks for this rechecked it's now indeed playing for Irish users.

Wrongway1985 · 09-03-2022 1:48pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

12 Years a Slave

A Call to Spy (2019)

All the Money in the World

Biffy Clyro: Cultural Sons of Scotland (2022)

Broken City

Clementine (2019)

Detroit

Fast Girls

The Father (Colman/Hopkins)(2020)* - *now of use to Irish customers

The Front Runner

The Great Escape

I Do, I Do, I Do

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

London Has Fallen

Lucy and Desi (2022) - Amy Poehler documentary on Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz

The Misfits (Amazon Original)(2021)

Molly's Game (Chastain/Elba)

Muriel's Wedding

Olympus Has Fallen

Pan's Labyrinth (Original Title: El laberinto del fauno)

Persian Lessons

Red

Red 2

Sleeping with the Enemy (J.Roberts)

S.W.A.T.

Terminator Genisys

This Means War

Toto and Cleopatra

The Tourist

Transcendence

Walk the Line

The Watch

The Way Way Back

The Weeknd x Dawn FM Experience (2022)

Wild Hogs

The Boys Presents: Diabolical (Amazon Original)(2022)

Quantico (Season 1-3)

Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Season 1-4)

Star Trek: Picard - Season 2 (Amazon Original)(2022)(1 Episode,Episodes weekly 'til conclusion)

The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Wolf Like Me (2022)

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

IT Chapter 2 - 13/3

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 15/3

Costantine - 20/3

peteeeed · 10-03-2022 6:07pm

https://twitter.com/primevideouk/status/1501966108747649024?s=20&t=RQ70ZN9X4zEbep-nyBoNbQ

Mr Crispy · 10-03-2022 6:27pm

This has piqued my interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFj5K7WmwqI

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 11-03-2022 2:04am

I watched 2 very different but very enjoyable films on Prime today.

First was The Surprise, a Dutch film, which surprisingly was partly filmed here in Ireland. It's a slightly dark rom-com, I guess, but there's some surprises in there too. I saw it described as absurdist humour earlier, which might be more accurate than calling it a rom-com. It's funny, charming, sweet, kind of sad, and really very enjoyable.

Then I watched Blue My Mind, which is a terrible title, but a great film. Its billed as coming of age mixed with body horror, which is kind of accurate but doesn't paint the whole picture. I'm told the trailer spoils the whole film so I'd go in blind if you fancy watching it. It's a Swiss film, about Mia, a 15 year old girl who starts at a new school just as puberty hits and she finds herself going through some major changes. Probably not for everyone, there's some gore, I guess, but not too much.

Wrongway1985 · 25-03-2022 12:59pm

Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so

About Time

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Arsène Wenger: Invincible (2021)

Before the Revolution (Original Title: Prima della rivoluzione)

Burning at Both Ends (2021)

Clueless

Dark Eyes (Original Title: Очи черные)

Deep Water (Amazon Original)(2022)

Flatliners (K.Sutherland/J.Roberts)

Flatliners (D.Luna/E.Page)

Gladiator

A Good Woman (H.Hunt/Johansson)

The Green Mile

Grown Ups

Grown Ups 2

Hot Fuzz

Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)

Inglourious Basterds

Last Action Hero

Legend (T.Hardy)

Macbeth (Fassbender)

Metallica: Cunning Stunts

Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory — Three Nights in Mexico City

Ossessione (1943)

People I Know (Pacino/Bassinger)

The Postcard Killings (2020)

Robin Hood (1973) - Animated

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Shaun of the Dead

Slaughterhouse Rulez

Spencer (K.Stewart/S.Hawkins/Spall)(Amazon Exclusive)(2021)

Time Freak

The Wolf of Wall Street

The World's End

Zombieland

The Handmaid's Tale (Season 4)

Upload - Season 2 (Amazon Original)(2022)

Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)

Ammonite - 31/3

Dune (1984) - 31/3

The Losers - 1/4

Argo - 2/4

Requiem For A Dream - 2/4

The Goldfinch - 3/4

Con Air - 5/4

Dead Poets Society - 7/4

Wild Mountain Thyme - 7/4

S.M.B. · 25-03-2022 2:02pm

I didn't notice Spencer in the list above when I skimmed through it earlier but just saw it mentioned on their twitter.

Terence Rattigan · 29-03-2022 3:39pm

Wrath of Man, Jason Statham playing Jason Statham, a heist/revenge movie, thoroughly enjoyable action movie with an impressive body count. Scott Eastwood the spit of his Dad.

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