What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2020)

[ExpatOilWorker 5,030]

On 7/11/2020 at 10:45 PM, tlcwaterfall said:

Watched Greyhound yesterday and thought it was great . Highly recommended.

It was good, but at 1:31 hours a bit short for a full feature movie. The Cruel Sea (1953) at 2:06 hours is still the king of the Atlantic, although the book is even better.

The movie raise the question, why did the US never deploy an aircraft carrier in the north Atlantic to protect the convoys?

Edited July 15, 2020 by ExpatOilWorker

[IvorBiggun2 923]

8 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

why did the US never deploy an aircraft carrier in the north Atlantic to protect the convoys?

They did. They deployed 'Escort Carriers'.

[MJKT2014 1,247]

10 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

good, but at 1:31 hours a bit short for a full feature movie. The Cruel Sea (1953) at 2:06 hours is still the king

My take is that is was made for today's short attention span viewers, best seen as an immersive experience on the big screen. Not a drop of real water was used, the movie mostly done by computer remote control, much like many of the oil patch workers jobs these days.

Edited July 16, 2020 by MJKT2014

[Will27 10,393]

Human Target

 

Found this one on RARBG the other day.
Plenty of action and laughs.
Not not to be taken too seriously.

Summary: A unique bodyguard protects his clients by secretly infiltrating their lives in order to draw out and eliminate threats.

 

 

[giddyup 16,316]

14 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

It was good, but at 1:31 hours a bit short for a full feature movie. The Cruel Sea (1953) at 2:06 hours is still the king of the Atlantic, although the book is even better.

The movie raise the question, why did the US never deploy an aircraft carrier in the north Atlantic to protect the convoys?

Not short enough.

[sanuk711 7,614]

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty----BBC Last Night 2 Episodes.

 

I Found this to be excellent watch, takes you right through his life and the power he has.

I remember in the 80s he took over an Exclusive Island Off of Queensland "Hayman Island" for 2 weeks...... and invited people who were known but not famous ....Tony Blair, just a back bench politician in a party that wasn't even in government...etc..... what was discussed was never printed but from that meetings many of the guests rose to powerful positions in their countries with the help of a certain media outlets around the world.

 

This only showed 12 hours ago, so maybe a day of so before the usual places pick it up.

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by sanuk711

[Saddic 135]

Alone Season 7 History Channel...  All the previous seasons were riveting too...

 

 

[xylophone 11,735]

Just watched a great little movie caller, "Irresistible" and can highly recommend it and all I will say about it is that it deals with a small mid-west town, party funding and elections, in a tongue-in-cheek way.

 

Watch out for the two "video sound bites" running in the credits at the end, as they are so on the button as to be untrue! So pleased I stayed with it after a fairly slow start.

[WorriedNoodle 7,077]

 

[sanuk711 7,614]

Shallow Grave (1994)

I know its an oldie ---but if you haven't seen it, a good thriller--good cast, I re watched it last night.......has about 10 seeds on the pirates.

Its worth a watch.

 

 

[JackSinclair 29]

May I suggest W1A

(it's the postcode for the BBC)

A mockumentry, kinda like the office, but takin thepiss  
about the BBC's diversity.
Oh - and Sarah Parish supplies the eye candy.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3610926/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

[sanuk711 7,614]

Or

1 hour ago, JackSinclair said:

May I suggest W1A

(it's the postcode for the BBC)

Not anymore Jack----they moved to Manchester...

But on a more serious note.

 

Auntie

4 part doco on the BBC takes you from 1922.....up to 1986

[Blue Muton 2,895]

Not sure if We Hunt Together has been mentioned before. A BBC six-parter from last month.

 

 

From IMDb:

"A gripping twist on a classic cat-and-mouse story, this British drama series explores the intoxication of sexual attraction and the dangerous power of emotional manipulation as two conflicted detectives track down a pair of deadly killers."

[faraday 11,647]

This is really very good, it's not some daft chick flick, & it has a great soundtrack.

 

Give it a go!

 

 

[faraday 11,647]

Brave New World 2020 is available; doesn't have particularly good reviews though.

 

I'll have a butchers, & report back.