Netflix

[Gambit]

I watched it and enjoyed it. Splitting into two parts though is a clear Netflix trying to hold onto subscribers move. 

[Illyria]

I think it's pretty overrated, at least after season 1 when the novelty wears off.

 

(I'm still gonna watch all of it, because I started it, but it's not nearly as special as many make it out to be imo. But maybe that's just me!)

[ZOK]

I feel the same about it, @Illyria. I loved series one, and I liked series two, but I’ve no interest in visiting it ever again. The whole thing amounts to far less than the sum of its parts.

[The Disco]

The Pentaverate is really good.  Mike Myers on brilliant form.

[Scribblor]

Gosh, I think that's the only positive thing I've seen about it. Everything else I've read or heard has been unanimously bad.

[Festoon]

1 hour ago, Scribblor said:

Gosh, I think that's the only positive thing I've seen about it. Everything else I've read or heard has been unanimously bad.

 

It's incredibly cheesy and silly but I got a few laughs out if it.

[Gambit]

I only just noticed today that the first few seasons of Lucifer have been added. So the whole run is now available finally.

[ZOK]

On 26/05/2022 at 22:25, Professor Puzzles said:

IMHO the animation is better than the last season

Yes I think you’re right.

 

I am loving the theme song Secret Ceremony…I found it on iTunes but it’s a version with a terrible beat on it, what’s up with that?

[Bazjam]

It’s so good to have new Borgen.

[Vemsie]

I watched Interceptor which has the same super thin plot as your average 90's action B film but it moves along nicely and the female lead kicks ass.

 

As for ST S4 I'm four episodes in and really enjoying it. The finale of that was superb. Also, the budget for this must be enormous. It's a massive difference compared to the Disney+ series and these episodes are all over an hour.

[Festoon]

On 03/06/2022 at 21:33, Bazjam said:

It’s so good to have new Borgen.

 

What a great idea for a premise for it too. Genuinely a brilliant idea.

 

Great ADR in the first episode makes it bang up to date.

 

And: Babette Knudson is even better than ever. Hard to believe she's not given Oscar worthy roles.

[JohnC]

I see Blue Thunder was added last month. One of those popular around here but I’ve somehow not properly seen. 

[Bazjam]

18 hours ago, Festoon said:

 

What a great idea for a premise for it too. Genuinely a brilliant idea.

 

Great ADR in the first episode makes it bang up to date.

 

And: Babette Knudson is even better than ever. Hard to believe she's not given Oscar worthy roles.

She really is a fantastic actress. Baffling that she has not been in more stuff. She was great in The Duke Of Burgundy though.

[Festoon]

21 hours ago, Festoon said:

 

What a great idea for a premise for it too. Genuinely a brilliant idea.

 

Great ADR in the first episode makes it bang up to date.

 

And: Babette Knudson is even better than ever. Hard to believe she's not given Oscar worthy roles.

 

Four episodes in and I think this is the best Borgen has ever been. New characters like Asger are excellent.

[Gotters]

Well this is going to confuse some papers/people - woke Netflix doing a prog ridiculing snowflakes. They probably all end up with crushed avocado on toast though so order will be restored.

 

 

 

[Loik V credern]

And Netflix are losing subscribers are they. 

 

The other film by Joseph Kosinski is out today, Spiderhead, starring Thor and Miles Teller. 

 

I watched that celebration of comedy legends by current comedy greats, that was good, Mulaney talking about Robin Williams was great, but so was Jon Stewart on Carlin, with lots of best stand up bits sliced together. Dave Chapelle is incapable of not talking about himself so his introduction about Richard Pryor was a waste, 'if he didn't exist, they'd be no Chappelle' being the most obvious, trite thing a comedian can say, we already know that. Given I don't find Pryor's material often funny, I'd have liked some insight.

[Sabreman]

Does anyone else get weird picture quality issues with Netflix? I've noticed - particularly on their own new release movies - a kind of soupy layer that seems to shift about on top of the image. It's like a low bitrate problem but it's not confined to a simple resolution drop. I'd think it was my connection, but not only do all the other services I have come through perfectly, other stuff on Netflix itself does. It's very strange indeed.

[Exidor]

1 hour ago, Sabreman said:

Does anyone else get weird picture quality issues with Netflix? 

 

How are you watching it? I quite often get that using the xbox app but not on pc. Could be patchy wifi or could just be that some apps are a bit flaky.

[Sabreman]

Ethernet wired Apple TV 4K.

[Protocol Penguin]

I suppose the legacy Star Trek series are all going from Netflix this week, what with Paramount+ launching?  

[JohnC]

https://deadline.com/2022/06/two-actors-dead-six-injured-auto-accident-involving-crew-from-netflixs-the-chosen-one-1235048203/

 

2 actors killed and 6 crew injured in a van accident during the making of The Chosen One, based on Millar's American Jesus. Sounds like it was travelling between places rather than an accident during actual filming.

[jonamok]

Spiderhead. Just don’t.

[squirtle]

On 17/06/2022 at 17:54, Sabreman said:

Does anyone else get weird picture quality issues with Netflix? I've noticed - particularly on their own new release movies - a kind of soupy layer that seems to shift about on top of the image. It's like a low bitrate problem but it's not confined to a simple resolution drop. I'd think it was my connection, but not only do all the other services I have come through perfectly, other stuff on Netflix itself does. It's very strange indeed.

I don't get it with Netflix, but I do with Amazon Prime. 

[Mars]

15 hours ago, jonamok said:

Spiderhead. Just don’t.

 

I got through 10 minutes before sacking it off.  Absolute shit.

[Bazjam]

The new Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 was fantastic. I’m even starting to really like the new animation style. Maybe it’s just because I’m getting more used to it, but it doesn’t feel like the distraction that it did in season one.

[El Geet]

Why are Netflix movies generally so rubbish? They have budget and decent actors and, I assume, directors but more often than not they’re just not very good. 
 

Edit: there are of course a few notable exceptions. 

[Fierce Poodle]

They went through a phase of throwing money at respected directors to indulge their vanity projects, most of which turned out shite. Now they’re a bit more cautious with splashing the cash and seem content with spunking out bland, generic pap like Spiderhead and the Adam Project.

[Turino 73]

13 hours ago, El Geet said:

Why are Netflix movies generally so rubbish? They have budget and decent actors and, I assume, directors but more often than not they’re just not very good. 
 

Edit: there are of course a few notable exceptions. 

They essentially pick up Hollywood's rejections that have talent attached. Annihilation is a good example. It was rejected by every studio for obvious reasons (it sucks)

[Benny]

It does not suck.

[El Geet]

4 hours ago, Turino 73 said:

They essentially pick up Hollywood's rejections that have talent attached. Annihilation is a good example. It was rejected by every studio for obvious reasons (it sucks)

Yeah so that was one of the rare exceptions in my book!