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RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 3:17 pm
by AbwehrX
One of the worst Roman defeats in their history-
Crassus & The battle of Carrhae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVKbFqZfUc
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:25 pm
by Orm
I'll take a look at it soon. Thank you for sharing.
Historia Civilis made a very nice video about this battle.
The Battle of Carrhae (53 B.C.E.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR7VDPUj5AE
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:05 pm
by Orm
Finally got around to watch the excellent drama show The Wire.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 6:09 pm
by RFalvo69
ORIGINAL: Orm
Finally got around to watch the excellent drama show The Wire.
Maybe the best drama show ever. Many others followed, but
The Wire opened the road.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 5:10 am
by tentackle
Planet Earth II by BBC
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 11:00 am
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: tentackle
Planet Earth II by BBC
Just finished watching this with the kids. My goodness did that look nice in 4K! [X(]
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 3:15 pm
by Orm
Just watched the American Experience: The Battle of Chosin . Interesting enough documentary, however, I would have liked to see more from the other side. Although then, I suppose, it wouldn't have been the American experience of the battle.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 9:41 pm
by Chickenboy
Going to watch Come and See this weekend.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:57 pm
by Gmay
F Is for Family by Bill Burr and Michael Price.
It is an animated series.If you want to remember,or want to know, how was life before smartphones,personal computers,internet etc,
and you want to have a good time watch it.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:08 am
by comodi
RuPaul's Drag Race season 10. Walk that runway!
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 2:58 pm
by AbwehrX
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 4:37 pm
by RFalvo69
For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:16 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: RFalvo69
For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s
Better than
Captain Correlli's Mandolin, I hope? [;)]
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 3:02 am
by warspite1
Season 2 of Westworld. I think the writers have forgotten that having sympathetic characters the audience cares about is just a little bit important - not to mention that there is such a thing as making a plot too complicated and baffling the audience to the point of total confusion....
Still watchable but unlike Billions - which is absolutely brilliant - I don't know if I'm enjoying it that much.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 1:20 pm
by RFalvo69
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: RFalvo69
For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s
Better than
Captain Correlli's Mandolin, I hope? [;)]
God forbids! [X(]
No. It is a very good Italian movie: grim, cynic and very true to the actual events.
I have a book called "Fronte d'Africa: C'Ero Anch'io" ("African Front: I Was There"), sadly never translated in English. It is a great collection (700+ pages) of testimonies, diaries and letters of Italian soldiers that fought in the Western Desert. What hit me was the dignity shown in these tales (*). IMHO the movie used the book as his main reference in recreating the lives of the Italian soldiers just before - and then during - El Alamein.
(*) What
really hits the reader of the book is following the life of a soldier through his diary from, maybe, his arrival in Africa, to the life in his regiment, the first important battle, to...
...To nothing. The diary ends with his name and a Christian cross. A note tells how the document was preserved by a friend. The last annotation is about how finally they had good food in preparation for the skirmish to follow, and how he feels optimistic about the capabilities of his brothers in arms. And then...
In war, death doesn't follow "story arcs": the picture goes away all of sudden and that's it. Many a diary in the book ends like that.
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:06 pm
by Orm
ORIGINAL: RFalvo69
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: RFalvo69
For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s
Better than
Captain Correlli's Mandolin, I hope? [;)]
God forbids! [X(]
No. It is a very good Italian movie: grim, cynic and very true to the actual events.
I have a book called "Fronte d'Africa: C'Ero Anch'io" ("African Front: I Was There"), sadly never translated in English. It is a great collection (700+ pages) of testimonies, diaries and letters of Italian soldiers that fought in the Western Desert. What hit me was the dignity shown in these tales (*). IMHO the movie used the book as his main reference in recreating the lives of the Italian soldiers just before - and then during - El Alamein.
(*) What
really hits the reader of the book is following the life of a soldier through his diary from, maybe, his arrival in Africa, to the life in his regiment, the first important battle, to...
...To nothing. The diary ends with his name and a Christian cross. A note tells how the document was preserved by a friend. The last annotation is about how finally they had good food in preparation for the skirmish to follow, and how he feels optimistic about the capabilities of his brothers in arms. And then...
In war, death doesn't follow "story arcs": the picture goes away all of sudden and that's it. Many a diary in the book ends like that.
I'll add it to my watch list. Thank you for the recommendation. [:)]
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:07 pm
by Orm
Anyone seen Solo?
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:56 pm
by zakblood
no, but just watched Bruce Willis death wish, and a very good remake tbh
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 11:49 pm
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: Orm
Anyone seen Solo?
Napoleon Solo? [&:]
RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now?
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 5:48 am
by RFalvo69
ORIGINAL: Orm
Anyone seen Solo?
I did. It is very watchable: there is always something happening, and the story packs a lot of plot twists. The problem is that it doesn't add anything meaningful to the character; even worse, I wasn't able to connect the actor portraying Han Solo to Harrison Ford's Solo (if anything, he reminded me more of a surrogate for Captain Kirk as portrayed by Chris Pine).
The other actors are competent, but they basically play roles they could play in their sleep (Woody Harrelson is Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke is the Queen of Dragons from Game of Thrones, etc. The only real standout is Donald Glower as Lando).
Having said that, the movie sports some good sequences - exp. a train heist at breakneck speed.
It is like a Coke: nice, sparkling, under 13 friendly - but, at the end, only empty calories.