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- Sat May 04, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2776
- Views: 146830
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: 2776
- Views: 146830
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: 2300
- Views: 216995
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: 2776
- Views: 146830
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: 61718
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: 61718
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: 2776
- Views: 146830
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: 2776
- Views: 146830
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: 193070
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: 193070
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.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:47 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
- Replies: 2300
- Views: 216995
Re: TV series worth watching/downloading
Twisted Metal is 10 x 30 minute episodes of post-apocalypse style road trip action. Guns, explosions, guns on cars, and humour and love story. Based on the old Playstation game, but there's no brutal car rollerderby action, and I can see that will maybe be the basis of the second season. Not sure i...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
- Replies: 2776
- Views: 146830
Re: The Recommended Movies Thread
A remake of the incredibly popular Swedish movie Let the Right One In (2008) which I now need to watch, Let Me In (2010) is an outstanding movie. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Richard Jenkins, this vampire flick has easily moved into my top 20. :D You were doing so well there, I was almost on the...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
- Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
- Replies: 179
- Views: 193070
Re: The 90 Day Report Thread
So, even more weird then. I read this morning on another forum that you can't, but I have a feeling that I did it online last time I returned too, although I can't remember. In that case there seems no explanation then why my attempt last week was twice rejected.
Thanks for the input guys.
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Thanks for the input guys.
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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
- Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
- Replies: 179
- Views: 193070
Re: The 90 Day Report Thread
I've checked my problem and now see that the first 90 day extension after leaving the country must be at an immigration office, not online. I'm sure I knew this but it's been a while since I flew overseas. Heigh ho!
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:23 am
- Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
- Topic: All imported goods now face 7% VAT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 926
Re: All imported goods now face 7% VAT
Amazed nobody has commented on this, it will affect all purchases from Lazada that are not local. That said, stuff may still work out cheaper from China ... got a feeling this is a knee-jerk reaction to the elephant pants fiasco. Please tell me about the 'elephant pants fiasco'! Actually, I'm now g...