Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations

Ryan

@john-folan cracker!

Ryan

@matt-wood Phew! I was going to say....

Cracking film, need to watch it again actually.

I'd have Gladiator and Van Wilder on my top 20 I think.

Martin

@john-folan yeah it puts you off ever paying full price for a game doesn't it!

John Folan

@martin Joshua has Gamepass it saves me a fortune. Ive got addicted to Prison Architect on the ps5 the last couple of days. Such a stupid fun little game. It’s bad isn’t it? Gamers are almost as moany as Star Wars fans and that’s saying something lol

Martin

@john-folan I've got Gamepass on Series S and love it but I don't get to play much, luckily it's only ever £1 a month. I agree about people moaning in gaming it's crazy, feel for developers they must get sick to death of it!

John Folan

Anyone got the new PlayStation Plus tiers? I’ve taken the extra as I won’t play the old stuff anyway. Actually pleasantly surprised by the stuff on there. Some absolute quality games. Despite all the bitching and moaning on social media. Can’t please anyone these days.

John Folan

@ryan said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations and Dad's Jokes:

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations and Dad's Jokes:

@john-folan Pans Labyrinth is a must, it will be right up your alley.

I'll throw some of mine is this here ring:

Rocky (1st one only, the rest were nowhere near as good),
Alien,
Terminator,
Goodfellas,
The Dark Knight,
Empire Strikes Back (but also the whole original trilogy really),
Inception (Nolan's best work),
Gran Torino,
Casino Royale
The Thing (1982)

Notables that didnt make it:
Jaws, Lock Stock, Saving Private Ryan, Heat, Pirates of the Caribbean (1st one), Pans Labyrinth, Million Dollar Baby, Warrior (Nick Nolte at his best), Jurassic Park (original), Superman(Christopher Reeve), The Matrix, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Escape from New York.

To be watched:
Under the Skin, Howls Moving Castle, K-Pax, Limehouse Golem, Parasite, Errementari, The Mule.

Would you add The Gentleman?

Arrgh I love the Gentleman. I need a top 20

Matt Wood

@ryan Yea now you mention I probably would add it to the notables, it's a great film.

Ryan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations and Dad's Jokes:

@john-folan Pans Labyrinth is a must, it will be right up your alley.

I'll throw some of mine is this here ring:

Rocky (1st one only, the rest were nowhere near as good),
Alien,
Terminator,
Goodfellas,
The Dark Knight,
Empire Strikes Back (but also the whole original trilogy really),
Inception (Nolan's best work),
Gran Torino,
Casino Royale
The Thing (1982)

Notables that didnt make it:
Jaws, Lock Stock, Saving Private Ryan, Heat, Pirates of the Caribbean (1st one), Pans Labyrinth, Million Dollar Baby, Warrior (Nick Nolte at his best), Jurassic Park (original), Superman(Christopher Reeve), The Matrix, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Escape from New York.

To be watched:
Under the Skin, Howls Moving Castle, K-Pax, Limehouse Golem, Parasite, Errementari, The Mule.

Would you add The Gentleman?

Matt Wood

@john-folan Pans Labyrinth is a must, it will be right up your alley.

I'll throw some of mine is this here ring:

Rocky (1st one only, the rest were nowhere near as good),
Alien,
Terminator,
Goodfellas,
The Dark Knight,
Empire Strikes Back (but also the whole original trilogy really),
Inception (Nolan's best work),
Gran Torino,
Casino Royale
The Thing (1982)

Notables that didnt make it:
Jaws, Lock Stock, Saving Private Ryan, Heat, Pirates of the Caribbean (1st one), Pans Labyrinth, Million Dollar Baby, Warrior (Nick Nolte at his best), Jurassic Park (original), Superman(Christopher Reeve), The Matrix, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Escape from New York.

To be watched:
Under the Skin, Howls Moving Castle, K-Pax, Limehouse Golem, Parasite, Errementari, The Mule.

Ryan

I watched the new Dr Strange one at the weekend, was a bit meh for me.

Wanda was brilliant though.

John Folan

@dr-steve-buckwell some good films there. I like Alien as well. Just prefer Aliens for some reason. Ripley alongside Sarah Connor is one of the strongest female characters going. Back before it was a ‘thing’ and before the powers that be decided the best way to have a strong female character was to belittle men. True equality. 1917 is genius as well. Never watched Pans Labyrinth so have added that to the must watch list.

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@john-folan Pans Labyrinth. Del Toros best work by a country mile and about the only foreign language film I can repeatedly watch (apart from das boot natch). Kill Bill if you like some quarantino type fun and Catch 22 if you loved the book. Limehouse Golem was scary fun with a great ending. 1917 if you like that sort of thing but spare me from any Marvel superhero garbage. Could go on and on but best stop there. Dark Star was and is the funniest sci fi spoof ever if you havent seen it check it out...Alien for that scene and Gravity for the bit where the heroine takes her suit off. I do rabbit on a bit..

John Folan

@richard-latimer good point. Amended

Richard Latimer

Do you not think End Game needs to be seen with Infinity Wars @John-Folan?

John Folan

My (new) top ten film list. No particular order. A couple of trilogies in there that need to be seen as one movie really.

Star Wars Original Trilogy
Aliens
Terminator
Elvis the Movie(2022)
The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
Superman(Christopher Reeve)
Avengers Infinity Wars/End Game
The Godfather Trilogy
Cloud Atlas

Pretty happy with that lot. Jaws nearly made the list as well.

John Folan

@dan-mackinnon it was just there. A bit too much of Tom Hanks character, but I’m guessing that was the point. The music is on point as you would expect.

John Folan

@james-rome said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations and Dad's Jokes:

Anyone got any TV show suggestions

Kenobi!! But I know you have watched that so check Apple TV
For All Mankind, Foundation and Slow Horses are all superb

Richard Latimer

@james-rome said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations and Dad's Jokes:

Anyone got any TV show suggestions

There's about a billion in this thread

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Anyone got any TV show suggestions