TV/Movies Megathread

[Malthus]

Seriously I think The Secret Life of Pets is adult watchable, but definitely no Pixar film.

I think it was designed to be fast, colorful, cute and goofy, to keep the tykes happy. Adults can watch if they like, but I do think it was engineered with mostly the little ones in mind. 

[Savonarola]

Seriously I think The Secret Life of Pets is adult watchable, but definitely no Pixar film.

I think it was designed to be fast, colorful, cute and goofy, to keep the tykes happy. Adults can watch if they like, but I do think it was engineered with mostly the little ones in mind.

Yeah, I agree.  I meant adults won't be bored to tears by it; not that it's a film aimed at adults.

[The Minsky Moment]

I wad going to recommend the British show "the last kingdom", about Alfred the great and the norse invasions and colonization. Available on Netflix.

It's not a bad choice, I think Malthus likes it too.

But I can't get over past it being set around where I live, yet the visuals are all clearly shot in places like Ireland.   

Too much development in England now.

[Malthus]

I wad going to recommend the British show "the last kingdom", about Alfred the great and the norse invasions and colonization. Available on Netflix.

It's not a bad choice, I think Malthus likes it too.

But I can't get over past it being set around where I live, yet the visuals are all clearly shot in places like Ireland.   

Too much development in England now.

Finally, something good will come out of Brexit! 

... future seasons of this show can be shot in mongers' back yard, once all that obnoxious visible economic development is gone.   

[mongers]

I wad going to recommend the British show "the last kingdom", about Alfred the great and the norse invasions and colonization. Available on Netflix.

It's not a bad choice, I think Malthus likes it too.

But I can't get over past it being set around where I live, yet the visuals are all clearly shot in places like Ireland.   

Too much development in England now.

I think it's do able with careful selection of camera lines, but I suspect the real reason is it's just too expensive to film in England vs Ireland and when you chuck in tax-breaks it makes abroad a compelling option.

I should add, filming it in Normandy/Brittany would have gotten a better result and possibly still accrued some financial benefits?

Polanski shot 'Tess' there, perhaps for other reasons, but the results were a very good approximation for rural Southern England 130 years ago.

[Sheilbh]

Last Kingdom was largely filmed in Hungary

Tax is why loads of films are done in the Isle of Man though.

[mongers]

Last Kingdom was largely filmed in Hungary

Tax is why loads of films are done in the Isle of Man though.

Well that makes it even more 'foreign'.     

[Josephus]

Surprised "Isle of Man" is still a thing. You'd think by now some ultra liberal has gone on how it should be Isle of Person

[crazy canuck]

Finished binge watching season 2 of Marco Polo.  It is a much better Game of Thrones then Game of Thrones.

[celedhring]

Finished binge watching season 2 of Marco Polo.  It is a much better Game of Thrones then Game of Thrones.

Bold statement. I thought season 1 was uneven but I will give 2 a go, then.

[Sheilbh]

Surprised "Isle of Man" is still a thing. You'd think by now some ultra liberal has gone on how it should be Isle of Person

Ultra liberal on the Isle of Man is opposing corporal punishment for petty crimes. Liter.

[celedhring]

The Best Offer. One of those twist ending films where you can see how everything is going to unfold 15 minutes in.

[Habbaku]

Surprised "Isle of Man" is still a thing. You'd think by now some ultra liberal has gone on how it should be Isle of Person

Ultra liberal on the Isle of Man is opposing corporal punishment for petty crimes. Liter.

Liter?  Does the Isle of Person also refuse to use the metric system?

[celedhring]

The world is doing a lot of scary news again and I'm not sure what will happen anymore. I think now is a good time to re-watch The Fugitive. If I know anything for certain, it is that Dr. Richard Kimble is innocent.

[Duque de Bragança]

Watching the biggest reptilian conspiracy ever: V!

Michael Ironside inside.