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[drumstick diva]

BTW supposed to be getting rain through the week with some severe storms possible.

 

[ronott1]

Ron the episode of Luther today was much like his early ones . Alice got a chance to do what she does best. Unless my mind was playing tricks on me, I believe near the end she kissed Luther and he didn't seem to mind.

Thanks! I will get back to the series soon. I am watching Deadwood again and will then watch the movie that just came out

 

[drumstick diva]

I marathoned Jessica Jones on Netflix season 3 - Oy it turned out to be 14 or so episodes but it was very good.

 

[ronott1]

I marathoned Jessica Jones on Netflix season 3 - Oy it turned out to be 14 or so episodes but it was very good.

I am going to miss that show!

 

[Willowspirit]

I’m wandering around and landed here. Has anyone else watched the series “Chernobyl”? My son-in-law recommended it to me. I was so mesmerized I watched the first four episodes straight through. Jared Harris who was in “Mad Men” stars in it and he is great.

I would give it five stars. It is suspenseful in a really creepy way and it’s based on a true account of the disaster.

 

[ronott1]

I’m wandering around and landed here. Has anyone else watched the series “Chernobyl”? My son-in-law recommended it to me. I was so mesmerized I watched the first four episodes straight through. Jared Harris who was in “Mad Men” stars in it and he is great.

I would give it five stars. It is suspenseful in a really creepy way and it’s based on a true account of the disaster.

It is listed as one of the top shows to watch currently.

I have not watched it yet but plan to soon

 

[Peep_Show]

Watched "Us" the other night. Jordan Peele got an Oscar nomination for his horror film "Get out!" but, honestly, this movie was SO MUCH BETTER! Great twist at the end that still has me going "Hmmmm...." A little slow in the beginning to establish the family dynamics and set up the back story, but once it gets rolling it is like an avalanche of OMG pick-up-your-jaw viewing.
Loved watching the bonuses on the DVD. Jordan explains his injections of humor into the story (to relieve tension) and the challenges of having the actor-family playing two roles. Kind of like a modern day "Parent Trap" without the obvious split screen.

Filmed in Santa Cruz, CA. Horror; suspense; intense.

I enjoyed it, but -- hey -- I'm a little different from other little old ladies.

 

[drumstick diva]

Peep I'm one of the little old ladies who won't watch scary movies alone. If you were here I'd watch it with you.

 

[Peep_Show]

Movies based on real-life events...

Last night we got to our DVD viewing late...as in past ten o'clock. The thought was to watch part of the movie -- "Hotel Mumbai" -- and continue watching it a second night. Well, we watched the whole two hours' worth. It was a riveting story of survival amidst a horrendous terrorist attack, the dichotomy of a luxurious catered-to vacation destination vs. brutal annihilation therein. The focus was mainly on just a handful of characters in the teeming hotel -- a waiter from the slums, the top chef, an American architect and his well-connected Muslim wife and child and nanny, a former Russian military officer -- with several fleeting caricatures of other unfortunates. At times viewing the attacks was like watching fish in a barrel: Easy pickings and a rather violent and bloody outcome.

I remember when the Mumbai incident happened in 2008. It wasn't covered extensively on U.S. news, so this film definitely fleshed out the happenings and machinations behind the city-wide devastation that occurred when a series of orchestrated attacks took place.

I liked the humanity that was portrayed in times of desperation and the excellent acting. The downside is the cringe-worthy blood-spattery executions. And despite the uplifting message of resurrection at the end, this movie does not have a lot of happy outcomes.

 

[ronott1]

Movies based on real-life events...

Last night we got to our DVD viewing late...as in past ten o'clock. The thought was to watch part of the movie -- "Hotel Mumbai" -- and continue watching it a second night. Well, we watched the whole two hours' worth. It was a riveting story of survival amidst a horrendous terrorist attack, the dichotomy of a luxurious catered-to vacation destination vs. brutal annihilation therein. The focus was mainly on just a handful of characters in the teeming hotel -- a waiter from the slums, the top chef, an American architect and his well-connected Muslim wife and child and nanny, a former Russian military officer -- with several fleeting caricatures of other unfortunates. At times viewing the attacks was like watching fish in a barrel: Easy pickings and a rather violent and bloody outcome.

I remember when the Mumbai incident happened in 2008. It wasn't covered extensively on U.S. news, so this film definitely fleshed out the happenings and machinations behind the city-wide devastation that occurred when a series of orchestrated attacks took place.

I liked the humanity that was portrayed in times of desperation and the excellent acting. The downside is the cringe-worthy blood-spattery executions. And despite the uplifting message of resurrection at the end, this movie does not have a lot of happy outcomes.

nice review!