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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan - Official Trailer

I really wanna see this movie but it's not out in France yet, anyone in Australia seen it ?

Looks promising.

Continuing the nostalgia theme with a few episodes of Chuck.

I just finished the first season of “The Boys”. Dude [X(] When a show starts with the consequences of running too fast (with an obvious reference to “The Flash”) and goes on with another character having to deal with sticks of explosives placed up his a**, you know that the experience will be hard core. I loved the concept of superheroes being presented half as celebrities, half as “rentable products” - complete with the Steve Jobs/Marvel Panel-like presentations of “new ones!” Then, of course, you see behind the façade and how things in real live are far different

Great acting all around, with Carl Urban firing all cylinders (finally a production which allows him to do so) and Antony Starr just perfect as Homelander - the very incarnation of a benevolent god who hides a seriously dark side. Now give us Season 2!

Just finished First Man with Ryan Gosling. He played Neil Armstrong very well in this biopic. Good supporting cast and seamless integration of actual preserved Gemini/Apollo artifacts with CGI. The moon shots were outstanding as well. All in all very nicely done.

MEDIEVAL MYTH BUSTING - Arrows vs Armour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBxdTkddHaE

Interesting test. Although it would have been even more interesting if the target had been moving towards the archer.

I watched the last episodes of Poldark (series 5) and The Handmaids Tale (series 3).

I have to say that Poldark's last series could have been a lot better, but at the end of the day, I thoroughly enjoyed the 5 seasons. The Cornish landscape was a star in its own right and, having watched the original series with mum and dad warspite, it was like the return of an old friend. Hopefully there will be some spin offs in the future.

The Handmade's Tale ended pretty strongly - although someone really needs to make the action more believable. Allowing the Martha to leave the house, really? And why didn't the guard being pelted with rocks call for back up? A bit silly but.....

Despite being sometimes ponderous and lacking in action, I would still recommend the series and look forward to season 4.

ORIGINAL: warspite1
The Cornish landscape

Was that like Nebraska about this time of year?
[&:]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I watched the last episodes of Poldark (series 5) and The Handmaids Tale (series 3).

I have to say that Poldark's last series could have been a lot better, but at the end of the day, I thoroughly enjoyed the 5 seasons. The Cornish landscape was a star in its own right and, having watched the original series with mum and dad warspite, it was like the return of an old friend. Hopefully there will be some spin offs in the future.

The Handmade's Tale ended pretty strongly - although someone really needs to make the action more believable. Allowing the Martha to leave the house, really? And why didn't the guard being pelted with rocks call for back up? A bit silly but.....

Despite being sometimes ponderous and lacking in action, I would still recommend the series and look forward to season 4.

Whatever happened to Robin Ellis? Apart from 1 episode of Fawlty Towers I don't remember him elsewhere.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1
The Cornish landscape

Was that like Nebraska about this time of year?
[&:]

warspite1

I've never been to Nebraska but if Nebraska is full of sandy beaches, craggy rocks and high cliffs and stunning sea views, plus the remains of the odd tin mine then yes - exactly like Nebraska [:)].

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

I watched the last episodes of Poldark (series 5) and The Handmaids Tale (series 3).

I have to say that Poldark's last series could have been a lot better, but at the end of the day, I thoroughly enjoyed the 5 seasons. The Cornish landscape was a star in its own right and, having watched the original series with mum and dad warspite, it was like the return of an old friend. Hopefully there will be some spin offs in the future.

The Handmade's Tale ended pretty strongly - although someone really needs to make the action more believable. Allowing the Martha to leave the house, really? And why didn't the guard being pelted with rocks call for back up? A bit silly but.....

Despite being sometimes ponderous and lacking in action, I would still recommend the series and look forward to season 4.

Whatever happened to Robin Ellis? Apart from 1 episode of Fawlty Towers I don't remember him elsewhere.

warspite1

Seems he's remained active

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Ellis

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1
The Cornish landscape

Was that like Nebraska about this time of year?
[&:]

warspite1

I've never been to Nebraska but if Nebraska is full of sandy beaches, craggy rocks and high cliffs and stunning sea views, plus the remains of the odd tin mine then yes - exactly like Nebraska [:)].

That last part definitely does not sound like Nebraska. But some of it does sound like around here . . .

Here is what happens when you reply to a scam email...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Uc-cztsJo

And this is how the IRS terrorises old ladies about their taxes ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ffRjzN ... I&index=11

Best wishes,
Steve

Just started watching BBC's Rise of the Nazis. I have to say that, one episode in, this is extremely well done. The first episode explained in remarkably clear terms, how Hitler (without a majority, with a party that had actually lost seats in the second 1932 election, and with money running out) was able to gain power.

How Hitler was able to actually become Chancellor has always been a hugely interesting part of the Nazi story - and this episode told that story very well with the use of reconstructions and different historians looking at, and providing commentary on, each of the key players (Hitler, von Schleicher, Hindenburg etc).

Well worth a look if you have access to the BBC iplayer.

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Just started watching BBC's Rise of the Nazis. I have to say that, one episode in, this is extremely well done. The first episode explained in remarkably clear terms, how Hitler (without a majority, with a party that had actually lost seats in the second 1932 election, and with money running out) was able to gain power.

How Hitler was able to actually become Chancellor has always been a hugely interesting part of the Nazi story - and this episode told that story very well with the use of reconstructions and different historians looking at, and providing commentary on, each of the key players (Hitler, von Schleicher, Hindenburg etc).

Well worth a look if you have access to the BBC iplayer.

Well put together and highly recommended. Looking forward to the next episode.

Best wishes,
Steve

I wonder if it is available elsewhere than England . . .

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

I wonder if it is available elsewhere than England . . .

warspite1

I hope you found it - second episode in (sadly only in 3 parts) and it remains excellent.

The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. Very atmospheric and eerie, well written with no gratuitous jump scares (but there are some when needed) and a cast of well rounded characters. I binge-watched the first three episodes, and the acting (both by the adults and their kids counterparts in the flashbacks) is top notch (again: kudos to the children; they convincingly sell the emotional payload of their characters while maintaining their diverse spectrum of personalities).

The creator, Mike Flanagan, has a strange career: every then and now he appears, drops a good-to-great horror movie (Absentia, Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake...) and everybody gushes about it; but, then, he just seems to disappear again from public consciousness. I hope that this series and the upcoming Doctor Sleep (a direct sequel to The Shining!) will put him more on the radar. I mean... to challenge STANLEY KUBRICK on his own turf you must have balls.[X(]

Thought I'd give Temple a go - as it features a strong cast: Mark Strong (Kingsman), Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty).

That was a mistake...... 8 episodes later (almost back to back) and I've finished the series. Absolutely bonkers bananas brilliant! [:)]

Well worth a look if you fancy the whole doctor sets up an illegal practice underground courtesy of a prepper he treated following a car crash and there, seeks to keep his wife alive - a wife that 'died' following an illness she was trying to cure with her friend who was having an affair with her husband....type thing.... [:)]