What are you watching?

[BigBrother]

Watched F1, really enjoyed it. Audiovisually fantastic and the soundtrack is solid too. Plot is fairly straightforward but it fits the movie. Was a bit surprised that we didn't see more of the likes of Hamilton or other drivers that were more involved in the making of it, quite impressed that they weren't shoehorned into speaking roles as I took that happening as a given.

I need to see it but I have no enthusiasm for it (I can't do Drive To Survive because it's just...contrived?).

There are a few things (one section in particular) you'd need to be lenient with if familiar with the sport in terms of realism, certainly utilises a few tropes too. But I enjoyed it. I haven't watched Drive to Survive but it seems like that is an over-dramatising of the reality of some real-life events, while this is a fictitious storyline within the real setting of F1. I have an interest in DtS but it does seem like it is a bit heavy on that typical Netflix documentary style of being a bit over the top and stretching the realms of truth where they can, but that's probably unfair of me given I'm making a guess. At least this is simply its own storyline.

Yeah. The initial season of DtS is really, really good (our lord & saviour Romain Grosjean especially). I watched one of the more recent series where they tried to portray Nikita Mazepin as likable and didn't really touch at all on why everyone wanted him out the sport. They also faked a call from Horner to Perez where he offered him the RBR drive after he was released by Racing Point.

I think I'll get a kick out of the technical aspects, but plot....well....it's not going to be Rush!

[NateDog]

Watched F1, really enjoyed it. Audiovisually fantastic and the soundtrack is solid too. Plot is fairly straightforward but it fits the movie. Was a bit surprised that we didn't see more of the likes of Hamilton or other drivers that were more involved in the making of it, quite impressed that they weren't shoehorned into speaking roles as I took that happening as a given.

I need to see it but I have no enthusiasm for it (I can't do Drive To Survive because it's just...contrived?).

There are a few things (one section in particular) you'd need to be lenient with if familiar with the sport in terms of realism, certainly utilises a few tropes too. But I enjoyed it. I haven't watched Drive to Survive but it seems like that is an over-dramatising of the reality of some real-life events, while this is a fictitious storyline within the real setting of F1. I have an interest in DtS but it does seem like it is a bit heavy on that typical Netflix documentary style of being a bit over the top and stretching the realms of truth where they can, but that's probably unfair of me given I'm making a guess. At least this is simply its own storyline.

Yeah. The initial season of DtS is really, really good (our lord & saviour Romain Grosjean especially). I watched one of the more recent series where they tried to portray Nikita Mazepin as likable and didn't really touch at all on why everyone wanted him out the sport. They also faked a call from Horner to Perez where he offered him the RBR drive after he was released by Racing Point.

I think I'll get a kick out of the technical aspects, but plot....well....it's not going to be Rush!

I love Rush! Need to rewatch that again, been a few years.

[BigBrother]

I saw F1 last night. It's fucking dreadful, but I did thoroughly enjoy it.

Spoiler:

Had so much love for Fernando Alonso congratulating Brad Pitt on crashing into people causing three safety cars. Shithousery at its finest: Fernando knows EL PLAN C.

Not a huge fan of them including the Martin Donnelly crash though. That's a horrific impact and visual (if anyone isn't aware, the crash that Sonny had that's referenced/shown is a real crash; but it happened in practice, not the race - it's part of the Senna doc if any newer F1 fans are looking for other things to watch...

[NateDog]

Rewatched Memento last night. I remembered pretty much nothing about it (ironically), but I thought it was great.

[Dirty Duck]

Rewatched Memento last year when I showed it to my girlfriend and her housemate. Hadn’t seen it since school so was worried it might not hold up but I enjoyed it just as much as when I watched it back then and they loved it too. Great film.

Watched The Shrouds yesterday and thought it was great. Any fans of Cronenberg should try and catch it in the cinema. Such a personal film without feeling at all self-indulgent. Super weird and super fun.

[NateDog]

Got out of a showing of In The Mood For Love for it's 25th anniversary a few hours ago. I've had this on my list for years, but it's one of those that I kept delaying on buying because I was hoping I'd get the chance to see it in cinema. Tried ever so hard to make it work at the Prince Charles Cinema in London on recent visits but it always collided with my main reason for visiting, but my favourite cinema had it on in my favourite screen today. I was due in work, and I basically always use all my leave days for appointments for family members, but I said screw it and took the day off for it.

Definitely feels like one of those that will linger with me for a long time. Utterly gorgeous to look at too. Unfortunately I had to rush out so I missed the short that played after it with Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung but I'm hoping we'll get a new release including it soon.

[BULUPTAX]

I saw Superman the other night

I was really excited for it for someone who doesn't know a whole lot about DC and is a but burnt out on superheroes in general. But I thought the movie was quite good, maybe a tiny but too wacky but overall it was a really fun time and I definitely want to watch it again

[st3ve]

I'm currently watching House MD. It's pretty good, but the episodes to tend to be very formulaic. It may be  an entertaining formula, sure, but I wish there were more episodes that switched it up a little. Other than House, I'm rewatching both Father Ted and Frasier, both classics.

[Dirty Duck]

I'm currently watching House MD. It's pretty good, but the episodes to tend to be very formulaic. It may be  an entertaining formula, sure, but I wish there were more episodes that switched it up a little. Other than House, I'm rewatching both Father Ted and Frasier, both classics.

This show seems pretty nuts. How much of it have you watched? Are the nuts moments taken from a select few eps and it’s mostly pretty formulaic?

[NateDog]

I'm currently watching House MD. It's pretty good, but the episodes to tend to be very formulaic. It may be  an entertaining formula, sure, but I wish there were more episodes that switched it up a little. Other than House, I'm rewatching both Father Ted and Frasier, both classics.

This show seems pretty nuts. How much of it have you watched? Are the nuts moments taken from a select few eps and it’s mostly pretty formulaic?

It is formulaic but it has a decent overarching story that keeps you hooked I feel, especially later on when it goes a bit overboard with House going off the deep end a bit.