Unlike the other comments, I find this enthralling and very watchable - very different from the usual American fare which I've stopped watching almost entirely. It may go on a little too long - I'm in the middle of the 2nd series - but some person below said that 'if the Brits were doing it, it would be one series and very watchable'. Mm. The Brits are good, most of the time - and when they get it right, they are absolutely spectacular. But most of the stuff on UK TV is total crap.
After the hype I heard, that Bezos wanted something to match GoT, this series felt like a wet squib. They are trying, I'll say that for them, but mostly it's very trying.
Anyone who uses the term 'woke' or 'wokeness' when it doesn't mean awake or awoke, immediately gets the thumbs down from me. The most irritating term ever.
I have watched 30 minutes so far of this remake and doubt if I'll watch any more. It is filled with every single hackneyed Disney film formula they could fit in. Come on, Disney - this doesn't even reach 3/10 for me.
Mm. I watched it to the end, and that's about all I can say. I really think Hollywood (and/or the Chinese) should do something else. Like go and create children's toys. The poster was good, though.
I had no idea what this show would be about when I decided to watch it. I was pleasantly surprised by the first episode and think it's been getting ever more interesting as it goes along. It's nice to see some thoughtful programs still being made, and as it's set in the 70s (at least the first episodes were) there still an excuse for the idea that America still has to be pre-eminent. After the last 4 years, I think that may have sunk without a trace but hey, empires never last ...
Fairly poor. It's not a patch on Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - which, though an old film now, has at least four times as much interest and four times as much story. Don't know why they bothered with this, and I don't think you should either.
I was very confused for about 4 episodes and then they started pulling the stories together. It was extremely disjointed and, not having read the stories, I wasn't too sure what was going on at the beginning but wasn't disappointed with the characters, as others have been. All scifi/ fantasy (apart from Dune) seems to be very derivative now. If they aren't copying Star Wars or Lord of the Rings (or GoT), they're nicking the titles off His Dark Materials, and it shows.
It's probably a good thing that I didn't realise it was that Strike, as I'd read a couple of Galbraith's books - aka Rowling - and thought they were so appalling that I gave up in the end. It seemed to me that Rowling was trying to prove to her readers that she doesn't only write children's books, but her adult books are really horrible. The TV series seems a lot better. Tom Burke is always watchable and I'm glad he's not a villain in this series.
I rate Joaquin Phoenix normally but think he was totally miscast as Napoleon. And as for the film focusing on his relationship with Josephine - wtf, WHY??? It left me utterly cold, to the extent that I was not interested enough to watch more than 1/2 hour of it. I'm surprised Ridley Scott made such a mess of this film... what a waste of opportunity.
I thought the first two episodes were ok, but then in episode 3 it turned into a anime which I thought was terrible. It seems other people think the anime was good and the actual real life action was awful - oh well, horses for courses.
I thought it was one of the poorest Eastwood films I've ever seen. First because of the ra-ra American shit, and second because it was so bloody predictable. The only thing I wasn't sure of was whether the pilot (Gant) would be killed in the end. In fact I think that would have made a better ending.
Hokum... and it so pisses me off with its American stance. If I were the Independence creatures, I'd want to wipe the humans off the earth.
This was mentioned on facebook and sounded like a worthwhile watch. I have been in Malawi and other countries in Africa, so I was interested to see how the place would figure in the film - but it was a shock to see the extremes of weather the villagers had to deal with. The film itself was excellent and I was glad to see Netflix had picked it up.
Yes, it was quite a slow-paced movie, but it's profound and the acting makes up for the slow pace. There's also a sting in the tail. Definitely worth watching.
I've watched 3 of these and so far am impressed. Someone said the acting is 'over the top' - mm, I wouldn't have said that and I usually really can't deal with over-acting. Or maybe it isn't the same. Either way, it's an interesting idea and the sets (even if it's all CGI) are really impressive. It also makes a nice change from the normal Hollywood pap.
I didn't think I would stick with this series, but I have (well, I'm nearly at series 4. I'm a little teed off that they seem to be resorting to sci-fi, when they could have just let everyone go to hell in a hand-basket all by themselves. Hey-ho. Still, it looks like the whole thing will be finished in about 6 episodes, so I will probably stick with it that far.
It's a good thing he wears a helmet the whole time, because I really thought he has the weakest face I've seen in a long time. I really watch it because of Baby Yoda, and I do hope the stories don't start repeating themselves.
I began watching this and after five minutes wondered why they bothered. The Watchers as walking (well, no, lurching rocks? Oh, please. The Watchers were supposed to have mated with humans - can't see them doing much mating, can you? And the dialogue ...!!!
This was a really great film - it's so rare to find an intelligent look at science and quantum physics through the eyes of people who were there at the time. It was beautifully acted, and thoughtfully edited, too.
I really enjoyed the first Enola Holmes but this is probably the biggest bore out. I don't think I'm going to be able to finish it, it is so tedious.
I had a ball with this film. It's unlike anything I had seen before and I found it great fun - most of all for the weird, fantastic Heath-Robinson machine / sets which were really inventive and kept on getting weirder as the film went on. 'London' was a bit ho-hum although a bit of a giggle, and the storyline was nothing new (boy meets girl, boy is a bit of a wally, but girl decides she likes him in the end of course. But finding a film like this was a tiny fabulous bloom in a sea of Hollywood shit. Now all I have to do is wait for Pandora 2...
This is one of those absolute must-see films. I h; haven't watched the remake but really don't think it'll be a patch on this. As for some idiot below saying that he thought 'The pace felt way too slow for a movie of this type' - well, duh. Obviously someone below the age of 18 with an attention span of 30 seconds maximum.
A friend told me about this program and I'm enjoying it - though I'm surprised there are so many episodes. My system is having difficulty finding 1x3 let alone anything more! I'll carry on trying to get some more. I am not enjoying the emphasis on money, but what can you expect ... with the world we live in now. I love opals so atm it's worth it, seeing the amazing stones emerge.
Interesting. I had no idea what to expect with this film, but was pleasantly surprised. At least many of the production team were Japanese, so it had more intelligence behind it than most recent offerings (which have me avoiding anything with American accents). I wonder, if the film were made today, with the same production team, would the cast appear slightly less plastic? Also I'm not sure whether the rest of the series (of which there appear to be quite a few) will stand up to similar scrutiny. I see a comment below which I resonate with - a great opportunity and a very interesting film- though I didn't think the opportunity was completely lost. It was certainly a breath of fresh air after some of the recent sh*t offered in the form of fantasy or sci fi.
Oh My God. This is so unbelievably hackneyed - I mean, yeah, it's obvios that Hollywood (or whoever) have badly run out of ideas, but I can't understand how anyone can get money for this trash.
I wouldn't say this is the worst film I've watched recently, but it sure comes near the bottom. I did at least watch all of it, by watching a bit, having a rest and then watching a bit more. But I'm so over American films. I think I'll start looking at Scandinavian/Icelandic series as at least they come up with something different every now and again. Sigh.
So far so good. The scenery is gorgeous, the acting isn't too awful and the story - well, nothing to complain about so far, and I'm pretty fussy.
THIS IS TRULY AWFUL. And, as usual, the baddies are English and the goodies are American. Oh, FFS!! I am beginning to avoid anything made in America, whenever.
These (Magical Creatures) are such strange films. The settings are amazing, the attention to period detail wonderful, and the little beasties are gorgeous - but somehow the films just don't land - at least, not for me. Unlike the Harry Potter series, where you could somehow believe in their world, here it too obvious that it is all total fiction. Sorry, JK - I'll watch them, but I'm waiting for Pandora 2, 3, 4 and 5, that is if I'm still around....
