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by 404cameljockey
Sat May 04, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
Replies: 2776
Views: 146825

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, ...
by 404cameljockey
Sat May 04, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
Replies: 2776
Views: 146825

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...
by 404cameljockey
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...
by 404cameljockey
Sat May 04, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
Replies: 2776
Views: 146825

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...
by 404cameljockey
Sat May 04, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: VPN Recommendations and Discussion
Replies: 391
Views: 61707

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...
by 404cameljockey
Sat May 04, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: VPN Recommendations and Discussion
Replies: 391
Views: 61707

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...
by 404cameljockey
Sat May 04, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
Replies: 2776
Views: 146825

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 ...
by 404cameljockey
Fri May 03, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
Replies: 2776
Views: 146825

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.
by 404cameljockey
Wed May 01, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 193069

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...
by 404cameljockey
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 193069

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.
by 404cameljockey
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...
by 404cameljockey
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The Recommended Movies Thread
Replies: 2776
Views: 146825

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...
by 404cameljockey
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 193069

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.

TIT....
by 404cameljockey
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 193069

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!
by 404cameljockey
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: All imported goods now face 7% VAT
Replies: 8
Views: 925

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...