Amazon Prime Film/TV Series Recommendations

Debub · 18-06-2020 12:54pm

camz09 wrote: »

Just want to add 'Black Book' (the Dutch movie, not the TV show) on here. A Paul Verhoeven film Enjoyed it very much, it stars Carice Van Houten (Melisandre from GOT) Thought she was brilliant (as all the other cast) and the plot moved at a great pace for a period film, some brutal scenes though, be warned.

Is it with (English)subtitles?

camz09 · 18-06-2020 3:38pm

Debub wrote: »

Is it with (English)subtitles?

Yes. You can check the setting if not turned on automatically.

p to the e · 18-06-2020 4:21pm

Drumpot wrote: »

I really enjoyed that movie, didn’t fully understand it when I first watched it but enjoyed it none the less, particularly on repeat viewing as it sunk in. Broadbant was indeed great, as was grant, I originally missed one of his roles.

You'd be forgiven having missed some of the actors. I completely missed that Halle Berry played the character in bottom right. I really liked the book but couldn't figure out how they were going to film it.

cdgalwegian · 18-06-2020 5:34pm

For those that like Tom Twyker's stuff, they should check out the Netflix/Sky neo-noir Berlin 1929-set series. Great television.

18-06-2020 7:23pm

Im watching Wiseguy. I remember i was too young to watch it when i was a kid and it was on Sky One in the late 80’s. It was their main show for years.
Reminds me a lot of Crime Story. Great actors, good writing. A few 80’s US tv cliches (it was created by Stephen J Cannell and Frank Lupo), suitable for granny to watch cause theres no cursing. Great tv and hard not to tune in next week!! (I mean 4 seconds later)

mcgucc22 · 18-06-2020 7:35pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Im watching Wiseguy. I remember i was too young to watch it when i was a kid and it was on Sky One in the late 80’s. It was their main show for years.
Reminds me a lot of Crime Story. Great actors, good writing. A few 80’s US tv cliches (it was created by Stephen J Cannell and Frank Lupo), suitable for granny to watch cause theres no cursing. Great tv and hard not to tune in next week!! (I mean 4 seconds later)

Going to start this later. I vaguely remember it from years ago. Looks like it has a great cast.

camz09 · 19-06-2020 2:43am

Just watched The Witness. The story of Kitty Genovese and his brother's quest for answers (if there's any, really) It's still shocking and so sad and senseless, she was a real person beyond the footnote in a sociology/psych book. I didn't expect it be quite gut wrenching at some points, cried at a particular scene around 15 minutes before the end. Highly recommended.

cdgalwegian · 20-06-2020 11:07am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Watched The Vast of Night - a really interesting if somewhat messy indie sci-fi. Lots to like - great and unusual 50s setting; some very imaginative, sweeping camerawork and smart long takes; an admirably slow-burn mystery. It is an imperfect beast - despite the short length, some stretches seem overlong, and the visuals are inconsistent. Not entirely sold on the ending either. But it is a very distinctive and engaging debut feature at its best, so keen to see what director Andrew Patterson does next.

I love low budget sci-fi with well-executed clever ideas; this one's a little different. It's all about the director here, as the story has been told a thousand times already. The inventiveness here isn't in the sci-fi at all; it's the way Patterson draws us into the post WW II little-town America fueled by optimism and innocence, yet tinged with paranoia of the Other, setting us up in our knowingness for the inevitable 'will they show them or not?' question. Tbh, I was a little bored at the start, but it started shifting up the gears, and by the end I was enthralled.

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Not entirely sold on the ending either.

Yeah; could've done without that very last shot.

Thelonious Monk · 20-06-2020 9:30pm

I watched Cold War this evening. Best film I've seen all year. Beautiful cinematography and flawless acting from two very charming leads. Some great music too, jazz piano, my kinda thing. It's not often I complain a film is too short but that would be the only criticism if I had to choose one.

bystarlight · 21-06-2020 10:31am

Square One - Michael Jackson Documentary

Available on Amazon Prime now. Well worth the watch!

21-06-2020 8:51pm

Enjoyed 7500

Kinda like phone booth...except on a plane

Kinda

Rjd2 · 22-06-2020 5:38pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I watched Cold War this evening. Best film I've seen all year. Beautiful cinematography and flawless acting from two very charming leads. Some great music too, jazz piano, my kinda thing. It's not often I complain a film is too short but that would be the only criticism if I had to choose one.

Beautiful film, should have got the love that the absurdly overrated Roma got.

FunLover18 · 28-06-2020 12:55pm

Opened this on the PlayStation today where I usually watch it and my "watch next" list has disappeared? Anyone have the same problem?

EDIT: It appears to have been an app update which completely wiped "watch next" as well as my watchlist. Very frustrating.

Also started watching Future Man, entertaining in parts but the plot is really stretched thin.

Full_Circle_81 · 28-06-2020 4:32pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

Opened this on the PlayStation today where I usually watch it and my "watch next" list has disappeared? Anyone have the same problem?

EDIT: It appears to have been an app update which completely wiped "watch next" as well as my watchlist. Very frustrating.

Also started watching Future Man, entertaining in parts but the plot is really stretched thin.

My LG Amazon app got a recent update and now its more like the Apple TV app version. "Watchlist" is now called "Your Stuff" and it no longer tells you if what you are watching is UHD or just 1080p

FunLover18 · 28-06-2020 5:04pm

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

My LG Amazon app got a recent update and now its more like the Apple TV app version. "Watchlist" is now called "Your Stuff" and it no longer tells you if what you are watching is UHD or just 1080p

Yeh I have the My Stuff tab but it's empty

Notdeco · 29-06-2020 8:07pm

Good news, you can skip the promo now:)

FunLover18 · 29-06-2020 8:14pm

Notdeco wrote: »

Good news, you can skip the promo now:)

The interface is so bad I wouldn't mind the promos but they're always for either The Hunters or Angel Has Fallen. They need to mic them up more.

Agent Coulson · 29-06-2020 10:56pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Im watching Wiseguy. I remember i was too young to watch it when i was a kid and it was on Sky One in the late 80’s. It was their main show for years.
Reminds me a lot of Crime Story. Great actors, good writing. A few 80’s US tv cliches (it was created by Stephen J Cannell and Frank Lupo), suitable for granny to watch cause theres no cursing. Great tv and hard not to tune in next week!! (I mean 4 seconds later)

There is an 8 episode arc Dead Dog Records missing due to music rights in the second season

30-06-2020 10:44am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

There is an 8 episode arc Dead Dog Records missing due to music rights in the second season

Huh? 8 episodes are missing in season 2?

Thelonious Monk · 02-07-2020 9:43pm

Watched The Vast of Night. Thought it was pretty terrible. The way they spoke to each other was so annoying.

anniewilkes · 11-07-2020 7:15pm

Watching Man in the high castle - interesting concept but only okay so far.

pixelburp · 11-07-2020 7:34pm

anniewilkes wrote: »

Watching Man in the high castle - interesting concept but only okay so far.

The first season is slow and a bit unfocused; seasons 2 through to 4 really show a change in pace and direction.

anniewilkes · 11-07-2020 7:43pm

pixelburp wrote: »

The first season is slow and a bit unfocused; seasons 2 through to 4 really show a change in pace and direction.

Thanks! I will power on through so

ToxicPaddy · 11-07-2020 7:52pm

American Gods is good, bit weird to start but definitely worth a watch as you get more into it.

Hunters is excellent. I would recommend that one. I loved The Boys, thought it was very good. The first two seasons of Jack Ryan were also very good. Picard is excellent so is Alex Rider.

The Widow is a good watch but then again I'd watch anything with Kate Beckinsale in it

I saw the first two seasons of The Man in the High Castle, need to continue watching that.

Watched the first season of Threadstone and it wasn't bad, entertaining and some very good fight scenes in it. It's entertaining like the way Jason Bourne movies were and based on those obviously.

James May in Our Man in Japan was enjoyable.

Couldn't get into Good Omens, the concept is good, but not my thing.

Rewatching House atm, I forgot how good Hugh Laurie was in it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 17-07-2020 11:24pm

Started watching Upload, think a few people mentioned it when it was first released. I can see why there were comparisons with The Good Place but it's tonally quite different. I've only watched 3 episodes but I really like it so far.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 30-07-2020 11:15am

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford seems to have been added recently. Haven't seen it myself but have heard only very good things about it.

2smiggy · 30-07-2020 12:14pm

Probably been mentioned many times already, but Bosch is very good. Have watched 3 seasons now in a short enough space of time.

Also started watching Animal Kingdom. Was not sure after the first episode would it be very one dimensional , but it does get better and better.

Full_Circle_81 · 30-07-2020 3:36pm

2smiggy wrote: »

Also started watching Animal Kingdom. Was not sure after the first episode would it be very one dimensional , but it does get better and better.

Loved Animal Kingdom! But I started watching it thinking the show had finished, but its still going. Amazon only have the first 3 seasons, so hoping they continue to pick up subsequent seasons......

mcgucc22 · 30-07-2020 8:09pm

The Americans is brilliant. Haven’t been this hooked on a series in a long time.

anniewilkes · 30-07-2020 8:32pm

mcgucc22 wrote: »

The Americans is brilliant. Haven’t been this hooked on a series in a long time.

It's great isn't it - was delighted when I stumbled across it

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 31-07-2020 6:01pm

Knives Out has been added

The Raging Bile Duct · 31-07-2020 7:29pm

Watched Honey Boy last night. Written by Shia LeBouf about his relationship with his father. Well worth a watch, even if it kind of ends a tad abruptly.

cdgalwegian · 31-07-2020 9:03pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Watched Honey Boy last night. Written by Shia LeBouf about his relationship with his father. Well worth a watch, even if it kind of ends a tad abruptly.

Leboeuf is excellent in it, as is the boy, Lucas Hedges. It's a bit of a downer of a film, but as you say, well worth the watch.

crushproof · 31-07-2020 10:48pm

mcgucc22 wrote: »

The Americans is brilliant. Haven’t been this hooked on a series in a long time.

Terrific show, there's a dedicated thread for the Americans buried somewhere in the forum. Absolutely gripping show and baffling how it never gained a broader following

EoinMcLovin · 01-08-2020 5:20pm

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

Dades · 02-08-2020 9:50pm

Started watching The Boys over the weekend.

Quite enjoying it.

Thelonious Monk · 07-08-2020 3:40pm

I just finished the boys, thought it was great, homelander is such a great character. I'm not into superhero stuff at all either. Billy really butchers his accent though, it has to be one of the worst attempts at cockney since Dick Van Dyke!

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-08-2020 3:49pm

Super has been added. It's a great little film that got overshadowed by Kick Ass when it came out but it's definitely worth a watch.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 07-08-2020 4:33pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Billy really butchers his accent though, it has to be one of the worst attempts at cockney since Dick Van Dyke!

I only watched 2 eps of it but I could not figure out if he was even trying to do an accent, he just sounded Australian most of the time bar the odd weirdly pronounced word.

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-08-2020 4:40pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I only watched 2 eps of it but I could not figure out if he was even trying to do an accent, he just sounded Australian most of the time bar the odd weirdly pronounced word.

Yeah, I thought he was just doing his normal accent - he's from New Zealand originally.

pixelburp · 07-08-2020 7:55pm

I get the show is broadly liked but ye gods the accent is astoundingly bad. Borderline show derailing at times. Saved only by the díckhead charisma of Urbans performance.

Mr.Nice Guy · 12-08-2020 6:00pm

I watched Knives Out after seeing it recommended on here. Really enjoyed it.

khalessi · 12-08-2020 6:06pm

pixelburp wrote: »

I get the show is broadly liked but ye gods the accent is astoundingly bad. Borderline show derailing at times. Saved only by the díckhead charisma of Urbans performance.

I think his accent is deliberately over the top. Enjoyabe tv series, looking forward to season 2 in Sept

cdgalwegian · 12-08-2020 6:14pm

khalessi wrote: »

I think his accent is deliberately over the top.

You mean 'hammy', as in deliberately OTT for the sake of art. I think it's just sh1te. Deliberate or not though, it is annoyingly distracting.

Electric Nitwit · 12-08-2020 7:00pm

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I watched Knives Out after seeing it recommended on here. Really enjoyed it.

Agreed, watched it on the weekend. Wasn't what I was expecting at all. Quarter of an hour in I wasn't convinced at all but really enjoyed it once it found its stride

pixelburp · 12-08-2020 7:08pm

khalessi wrote: »

I think his accent is deliberately over the top. Enjoyabe tv series, looking forward to season 2 in Sept

If everyone else was playing it broad and OTT, then yeah I'd be inclined to agree. Everyone else appears to be keeping it straight, bar maybe The Deep; I think Urban is doing his best myself, the end result being a bloody awful Cockney droll. Maybe it's a defence mechanism and Butcher intentionally aping the accent. The twist being he's actually from Ohio or sommit

FunLover18 · 12-08-2020 8:14pm

I enjoy the first season of Preacher but I'm 4 epsidoes into season 2 and I'm really struggling.

cdgalwegian · 13-08-2020 11:10am

FunLover18 wrote: »

I enjoy the first season of Preacher but I'm 4 epsidoes into season 2 and I'm really struggling.

Loved season 1. Season 2, I struggled with to the end, but didn't bother with it after that.

howamidifferent · 13-08-2020 3:51pm

Any idea why Prime no longer sending Dolby Vision or Dolby Atmos for shows that had it? and if the video quality is still reduced due to Covid?

False Prophet · 13-08-2020 4:24pm

Tag is worth a watch, found it surprisingly decent and better then I expected.
Bit of hangover/game night vibe.

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