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- Mon May 06, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
The Thai film Hunger is maybe too long for some at 2 hrs 20 mins, and subtitled. Apart from the twisted driven chef of the five star restaurant (think The Menu ) and the two gross food eating scenes (think Raw but without the cannibalism) it's about eating as an act of hunger for status versus eatin...
- Mon May 06, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Digital Realm
- Topic: Android TV box
- Replies: 1
- Views: 119
Re: Android TV box
Is he not fussed about Android version, processor, connections (how many USB ports, HDMI, SD card slot), LAN port, etc.? Lazada is the best way to browse. I use mine as much to play files from an external drive as I do for IPTV. If he really can't wait I would have thought you should get one in Mark...
- Mon May 06, 2024 6:04 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
- Replies: 2303
- Views: 217338
Re: TV series worth watching/downloading
Granite Harbour was quite good, a suspected murder wrapped up in three one hour episodes, second series already out. A Jamaican ex royal military policeman wants to be a detective and joins the Scottish constabulary as a probationer, but doesn't want to waste time toeing the line.
- Mon May 06, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
The turn off for me was the pre-1940s way the movie was made. I never gave the story a chance :oops: It was slightly more advanced than Keystone Cops to look at, which was probably quite clever cinematography in 1980. I'm sure there must be something special for 404cameljockey to have had it as his...
- Sun May 05, 2024 8:15 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
- Replies: 2303
- Views: 217338
Re: TV series worth watching/downloading
Spy/Master is worth watching (unless you're not a subtitles person, they're needed although most dialogue is in English). The first three episodes are really excellent 1970s Eastern European spy work, the last three episodes are pretty good too.
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
I'm a bit wary of recommending anything other than films with guns and explosions, or sci-fi now. But for anyone interested in Charles Dickens' personal life and his heavily suspected affair with Ellen Ternan, The Invisible Woman is a lovely film with a great cast. The romance is handled correctly, ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
Younger people do I think mainly because they're scrolling their phones all the time and find it easier to check the subs than pay attention to all of the dialogue. :D For me it's quite the opposite: I don't like subtitles, because I'm often watching while doing something else, like cooking or hous...
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
- Replies: 2303
- Views: 217338
Re: TV series worth watching/downloading
Two others I've got lined up are Granite Harbour , a Scottish police drama, and 16th century English whodunnit Shardlake ... I know, but not much new sci-fi about at the moment! I've got both on my hard drive too, thankfully I see my Granite Harbour has subtitles, probably needed for the first coup...
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
I'm not a person for subtitles, so haven't bothered with Raise the Red Lantern. I believe that more and more people watch even English language TV and films with subtitles on, even my son (in his 30s). For some I'm sure it's the mumbled speech in US films, or the dialect in Scottish/Irish films. Yo...
- Sat May 04, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: Digital Realm
- Topic: VPN Recommendations and Discussion
- Replies: 391
- Views: 62638
Re: VPN Recommendations and Discussion
After several months of faultless working, Express VPN started playing up again last night. Trying to access iPlayer. Is anybody else experiencing the same please? Dannie Boy, I'm particularly interested in how you are being affected, if at all. BBC may have extended their range of blocked IP addre...
- Sat May 04, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: Digital Realm
- Topic: VPN Recommendations and Discussion
- Replies: 391
- Views: 62638
Re: VPN Recommendations and Discussion
I've used WiTopia's PersonalVPN since 2007. They are not the cheapest (not a Cheap Charlie although I'm poor 555) but their instant online service support is superb, and I've never been let down (they couldn't crack NZTV but promised to keep trying!). They issue a custom VPN server address for iPlay...
- Sat May 04, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
BB your last two posts have been to firmly slate films that I endorsed! I'm not complaining, I just think we can agree that we have varying tastes. I'm eclectic, and find that while I often enjoy the films making box office, I also like left field films if they're well made, and Asian films (harder ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2782
- Views: 147374
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
The first 20 minutes of Love Lies Bleeding looks like a hot girl on girl film, but it's setting up the story for a dark and violent love story, with some humour too. I thought it was great.
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
- Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
- Replies: 179
- Views: 193242
Re: The 90 Day Report Thread
So maybe I reported too soon, But surely the online system wouldn't know that anyway? However they were happy to do the 30 day renewal at Bluport today! No skin off my nose in the long run. I think the online system would know - this morning I received an email from immigration reminding me that my...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
- Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
- Replies: 179
- Views: 193242
Re: The 90 Day Report Thread
So maybe I reported too soon, But surely the online system wouldn't know that anyway? However they were happy to do the 30 day renewal at Bluport today! No skin off my nose in the long run.