TV/Movies Megathread

[Josquius]

I suspect I might have seen it but honestly don't remember it.
Sounds a shame as I do remember in the Robin Hood books I read as a kid there definitely were anti-French elements, though it made sense as part of the context of Hood being one of the few remaining anglo-saxon nobles, in tune with the people, and the big nasty Norman rulers who...weren't.  But that sounds like they got that completely wrong.

[Syt]

That 'ol 80's Robin of Sherwood series from the UK/ITV is also a good version I think.  That might be mostly nostalgia talking though.  (still think the actor portraying the Sheriff of Nottingham was fantastic though)

As kids we thought Nasir, the dual wielding Saracen assassin was the coolest thing.



https://robinofsherwood.fandom.com/wiki/Nasir

[celedhring]

I have very very vague recollections from that show. Besides Marian being one of the first female leads that I remember thinking was really pretty.

[Duque de Bragança]

I suspect I might have seen it but honestly don't remember it.

Given that Network DVD, the UK publisher of the series (among many), has gone into liquidation recently, that show will probably be harder to find soon in the British Isles, anyways.

[mongers]

I suspect I might have seen it but honestly don't remember it.

Given that Network DVD, the UK publisher of the series (among many), has gone into liquidation recently, that show will probably be harder to find soon in the British Isles, anyways.

Damn, that's annoying as that company did some great dvd releasese.

Thanks Duque for the bad news. :-(

[crazy canuck]

The had the ITV version on BBC for Kids when my boys were pre-teen.  They loved it, and the best part was The Naked Chef, with a very young Jamie Oliver, came on right after that.  The boys adored Oliver and that got them interested in cooking.  Which Mrs. CC and I continue to benefit from.

[viper37]

It had this weird anti-French thing in it. No I don't mean like Saxon peasants resenting their Norman-French overlords or something. Like the Angevins and Alienòr d'Aquitània were all freaking out the true born son of England Jean Sans-Terre was being seduced and corrupted by the evil French trollop Isabelle d'Angoulême.

It was so weird. The House of Anjou all freaking out by being corrupted by continental values!

It was a bad movie, not Ridley Scott's finest moment.

[Sheilbh]

He's always a bit hit and miss.

But still really looking forward to his Napoleon

[Josquius]

I finished Beef.
It's decent though really loses the comedy trail. The ending is Meh.

In other news... I'm oddly looking forward to Catherine tates new sitcom

[viper37]

He's always a bit hit and miss.

But still really looking forward to his Napoleon

Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, I think for a while, he had a good run.

[Josquius]

Black Hawk Down I barely remember which leads me to deduce its meh.
Kingdom of Heaven is one of the historic "It should have been great" movies. Such a waste that ended up thoroughly meh.

[The Brain]

His good run was The Duellists, Alien, and Bladerunner.

[grumbler]

His good run was The Duellists, Alien, and Bladerunner.

[Sheilbh]

His good run was The Duellists, Alien, and Bladerunner.

Also Thelma and Louise which I think is in that sequence.

I think he's been hit and miss in the 2000s but when he's good, is still very, very good.

[Admiral Yi]

Black Hawk Down is not meh.