moggyonspeed
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Post by moggyonspeed on May 8, 2019 8:24:40 GMT
Mrs. Baloo forced me to try No Offence again the other night. It was utter, utter shite: the usual collection of public sector, mixed-race, disabled, downesy, gay characters in a sort of right-on everyman production where all men are bunglers or beasts and it needs a savvy twenty stone bird with dubious personal habits to save the day. It was like Tracy Beaker for older idiots. It's funny: it seems like they've found a magic formula that they know will keep churning out gumbo that people will keep watching. The problem is that, while Mrs. Baloo is far from being stupid, a number of her extended group of friends are. What they're talking about on Facebook is NOT a good guide to what we might enjoy. What, like Casualty or Holby City you mean? Agreed - programmes like that annoy the p*ss out of me too. |
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Post by perrykneeham on May 8, 2019 8:42:33 GMT
Yeah,it's on that grim continuum. Tedious.
Netflix is a great thing though. We've enjoyed loads of clever, refreshing, foreign language series and more than a few violent American box sets.
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Post by Repat Van on May 8, 2019 10:36:27 GMT
Adding it to my watch list. As Mids said, that's all you need to know. Ditto |
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Post by rick49 on May 8, 2019 21:03:52 GMT
2014s "Interstellar"
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Post by flatandy on May 8, 2019 21:31:01 GMT
I really enjoyed the bleak apocalyptic first half of Interstellar. The second half with a bit overblown and silly, even by Christopher Nolan's standards.
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Post by voice on May 8, 2019 21:44:50 GMT
I rather felt Interstellar disappeared up its own arse somewhat, not to say there were not some good concepts and ideas, but can't help feeling the overall thing was lacking.
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Post by mids on May 8, 2019 21:52:10 GMT
The neighbours. They should shut their curtains properly.
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Post by voice on May 8, 2019 21:58:22 GMT
temptation to creep over and peep too great for you mids...?
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Post by hammerhead on May 8, 2019 22:16:44 GMT
Oh I doubt mids would do that.
Probably got an exceptional pair of binoculars.
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Post by rick49 on May 8, 2019 23:47:18 GMT
Loved the music score of Interstellar. It really fit the movie. Loved the tidal wave scene, too. A waterworld ocean only knee deep.
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Post by rick49 on May 10, 2019 12:35:42 GMT
1961s "The Hustler" starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, and George C. Scott. Excellent.
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Post by moggyonspeed on May 10, 2019 12:45:26 GMT
Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven".
Typical Scott, playing fast and loose with the actual history, but a good yarn for a' that.
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Post by rick49 on May 10, 2019 14:06:16 GMT
Now watching 2017s "Murder on the Orient Express" Entertaining and great scenery, but I like the 1974 version better.
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Post by flatandy on May 10, 2019 14:17:05 GMT
I got about 10 minutes into that before the terrible gurning borderline-racist silly accents, particularly from the scenery-chewing Kenneth Branagh, became too grating and forced me to change to something less offensive on the flight I was on.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 16:07:59 GMT
Oh. Fleabag.
Don't really know what to say about it. Middle-class tosser scriptwriter/BBC trying to be naughty? Drawing on all the old cliches. Quite good comedy acting though, let down by non-existent plot. Plenty of fake schoolboy humping scenes with anal sex references. Yep, failed attempt at BBC emancipation.
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Post by perrykneeham on May 10, 2019 16:19:36 GMT
I think you'll find she's rather upper class TBH.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 16:22:00 GMT
Who, the screenwriter? In that case I'll add that the screenwriter's clearly patronising the audience.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 16:26:03 GMT
I think you'll find she's rather upper class TBH. f**k me. Just read her wiki. In which case she's stealing middle-class ideas and hogging the show!!! That'll teach me for not paying attention. |
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Post by perrykneeham on May 10, 2019 16:27:35 GMT
Haha. Yeah, I was just about to paste her biog (oo-err.)
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Post by voice on May 10, 2019 17:16:49 GMT
Not seen this version, though tbh I got tired of AC adaptations quite some time ago, posh people killing each other, all rather meh really
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