What are you watching on Netflix and Amazon Prime?

[Ingomike]

She was an excellent character, excellently played.

Julia Garner is an excellent actress. Inventing Anna was well done by her.

Inventing Anna (TV Mini Series 2022) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama

1h 5m | TV-MA

www.imdb.com

 

[Gabriel]

I'm giving Obliterated (Netflix) a go.

I liked it. It's hard to describe how dumb it is while still being entertaining. They really went all out on the shock value during some scenes that I found hilarious (but probably not for most people on INGO).

 

[snorko]

It's pretty witty and funny, I just finished the series on netflix, season 3 just started on sci-fi (I don't have access).

I think the current season's episodes are available on peacock.

 

[chipbennett]

I have them on DVD if you would like! Just have to find a DVD player at an antique store.

I've got them all - extended versions - on BluRay. But most of my Prime Video and Netflix viewing takes place while traveling.

 

[chipbennett]

I liked it. It's hard to describe how dumb it is while still being entertaining. They really went all out on the shock value during some scenes that I found hilarious (but probably not for most people on INGO).

It is perfect for when I need some mindless entertaining.

 

[bgcatty]

Arctic Circle on Prime is great! Totally binge worthy!

 

[Expat]

Arctic Circle on Prime is great! Totally binge worthy!

Never heard of that

 

[gregkl]

I liked it. It's hard to describe how dumb it is while still being entertaining. They really went all out on the shock value during some scenes that I found hilarious (but probably not for most people on INGO).

My wife and I tried it. It was a no go for her.

I assume the entire season is a short time frame where they are mostly still drunk?

 

[Hawkeye]

Never heard of that

I hadn't either. But Google is our friend...

Arctic Circle (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Actually sounds kind of interesting. My wife and I watched another Finnish tv series. I think it was Borderlands - police show.

 

[Hawkeye]

Arctic Circle on Prime is great! Totally binge worthy!

And binge it you will have to. It leaves Prime in 3 days... (:

 

[Ingomike]

I read this is a very good depiction of where we are from a movie that is over twenty years old. It is pay to rent on Amazon. Going to watch soon…

The Second Civil War (TV Movie 1997) ⭐ 6.6 | Comedy, Drama

1h 37m | R

www.imdb.com

 

[Alamo]

Re-watched Hotel Mumbai on Amazon Prime.

Excellent dramatization of the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, specifically the Taj Hotel. It’s fiction, not a documentary, but it tracks very closely to the actual events. Highly recommended.

In fact I recommend you read The Seige: 68 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel first. This is a very detailed, long, but very readable factual account of the attack on Mumbai, particularly in the hotel. It covers the background and preparation for the attack, the attacks themselves, and the aftermath. The movie is not directly based off this book, but since they tracked the same events, it’s a very good representation of what’s in the book, but focused only on the attack itself.

Movies often seem to shortchange the real thing, but this was an excellent production, and the book is an excellent history.

Movie

Watch Hotel Mumbai | Prime Video

HD. Hotel staff risk their lives to protect their guests in this harrowing dramatization of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

www.amazon.com

Book

https://www.amazon.com/Siege-Hours-Inside-Taj-Hotel/dp/0143123750

 

[Gabriel]

My wife and I tried it. It was a no go for her.

I assume the entire season is a short time frame where they are mostly still drunk?

Yeah, it's all in roughly a day IIRC.

 

[Gabriel]

I just got Apple TV and have watched Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Hijack. Both are actually quite good.

Highjack takes placed during a seven hour flight that is hijacked (duh). It's seven episodes and is basically the hijacking in real time. I thought they did a good job of it and it was far better than I expected.

 

[mbkintner]

Just finished "Murder as the End of the World" on Hulu. It had a little bit of climate change BS in it and a few other subtle moments of "The Message" but not too bad compared to most stuff released recently. It's worth a watch.

 

[Ingomike]

Anyone watched Suits on Netflix? Just started it. Pretty good so far. What brought it to my attention was the fact that it was the most streamed show of 2023. Partly because it has 134 episodes it was watched more hours than any other show.

Anyone watch it?

 

[gregkl]

Anyone watched Suits on Netflix? Just started it. Pretty good so far. What brought it to my attention was the fact that it was the most streamed show of 2023. Partly because it has 134 episodes it was watched more hours than any other show.

Anyone watch it?

My wife and I watched the entire series. We liked it. Like most shows the writers strayed from the original intent in my opinion and the last couple we more or less endured to see how it ended.

After that we watched Boston Legal. We liked that quite a bit better overall.

 

[indykid]

I too watched the full series of Suits. Overall very good. The last season was a bit off, but too many times the series makers can't figure out how to end things.

 

[KittySlayer]

I have them on DVD if you would like! Just have to find a DVD player at an antique store.

I just bought my wife a bedroom DVD player for her birthday a couple weeks ago. Our old DVD player was dying and would not play BlueRays. There was not a huge selection when I was shopping but enough to choose from.

 

[Alamo]

Stalin croaked 71 years ago today on 05 MAR 53.

I’m going to celebrate by watching The Death of Stalin. Again. Excellent hysterical mocking of the commie bastards. Which I’m sure is why it was not made in Hollywood.

Prime has it for rent. The trailer is good but the movie is much much better for once. They don’t blow all of the best scenes in the trailer trying to prop it up.