Sat, 2020-Sep-12 18:58 (BST)
I'm currently watching through all the seasons of Red Dwarf on Netflix. Any fans? For those that have never heard about it, it's a UK TV sci-fi sitcom that started in the late 80's, It's kind of like the Rick & Morty of its day.
I have mixed feelings going back. I do like the way they'll end an episode with no resolve though. Sometimes I feel we can work to hard too try and button up a plot when it's really not needed.
I've been watching Happy Valley. Finally!
I see why it was such a huge hit in the UK with consistently high viewer numbers.
Raw and gritty in places, mad and sad in others. I certainly wouldn't want to live there. But with wonderful scripts by Sally Wainwright (Last Tango in Halifax), and a fantastic cast, I'm hooked!
It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone, more or less.
Let me fly, far away from here,
Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun.
I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh, mango juice,
Goldfish shoals, nibbling at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun,
Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun.
source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/reddwarflyrics.html
Found Red Dwarf on Prime Britbox and picking my way through it. It's meaningless, but strangely entertaining and I adore the Theme Song (see above).
the *Red Dwarf* theme song is great and the show, over all, is a lot of fun – although there are plenty of flat spots – sure, you can say it's meaningless, but some of their takes on sci-fi tropes and Rimmer's messed up psychology are genuinely interesting – and then, there is that one genuinely moving scene to do with Ace Rimmer – you'll know it when you see it – favourite line (off the top of my head) is from Cat talking to Lister: "If you're God, then why that face?"
Out of China and well worth a look: Kung Fu Hustle
https://archive.org/details/kung-fu-hustle-2004-1080-p-x-264-1-hardcoded-mp-4
The Night Visitor (1971)
Another Max von Sydow masterpiece! It's free, up on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZfeZ91F_wo
Best final 30 seconds since Hitchcock's "Frenzy" (1972) final line: "Mr. Rusk, you've lost your tie!" (or something like that)
Spider Baby, an hour and 20 minutes, up on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_497erdgk
This one is a low-budget macabre tale from 1967. Very cult classic now, but it went nowhere when it first came out. Features Lon Chaney Jr. and a very young Sid Haig. I thought I'd seen it all, so I enjoyed the heck out of it. Various attempts this century to remake it, but such an effort would probably end up as NC-17 so nobody'd be able to go and see it.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058606
They Cloned Tyrone
https://youtu.be/2S3M1xFVdVg?si=8ZlTJkbkwsm3ZFv6
Fontaine is a drug dealer in a suburban neighborhood called the Glen. One night, after obtaining payment from one of his customers, Slick Charles, he is killed by an opposing drug dealer named Isaac.
The next morning, Slick is shocked when Fontaine shows up for the money once again, somehow alive and without any recollections of the previous night's events. The two find Slick's sex worker Yo-Yo, to confirm Slick's claims of his death, confusing Fontaine. Recalling a man, bleeding from a gunshot, who was kidnapped by a black SUV, Fontaine leads Slick and Yo-Yo to the vehicle which is now parked outside a house.
Investigating inside, they discover an elevator leading to an underground lab...
John – if you liked *They Cloned Tyrone*, which i did – great fun – you will also like *Sorry to Bother You* – terrific stuff
Border (2018 Swedish film)
This is a strange film I've watched twice.
Tina works for the Swedish Customs Service and uses her heightened olfactory sense to detect contraband, as well as human emotions such as guilt and shame. She has a strongly Neanderthalic appearance and lives in a secluded house in the woods with Roland, a dog trainer. One day at the border, Tina sniffs out a memory card containing child pornography, and her superior asks her to help with the subsequent investigation.
Watch this and you'll never be the same...or at least, it had a strong effect on me. YMMV.
I've been watching the hell out of Amazon Prime over the past year. Here are some of my fave finds:
The Booth at the End
Mandy
Conclave
The Better Sister
Better Man
Deadloch
Outer Range
Swarm
Homecoming
Undone
The Girlfriend
The Invitation
The Monkey
The Hunt
Heretic
Immaculate
The Vast of Night
Deadloch got a mixed reaction here in Oz – some audiences found it "a bit much" or "cringe" as teh kidz say – and other audiences thought it was too woke – i thoroughly enjoyed it – there's a sequel coming that moves the action from Tasmania (southern Australia) to Darwin (northern Australia) – fingers crossed
That tracks, Robert. It is campy, over the top, and keen on social commentary. I questioned some bits, but admired it overall. I'll certainly watch the next season.
I just got back on Netflix.
Started with Monster and Squid Game. Disappointed with both. I felt the former was disrespectful to the truth, and the latter really did not live up to the hype at all.
However, I watched The Perfection last night and thought it was brilliant.
What Are You going to be Watching?
Remember, remember, the fifth of November.
V for Vendetta returns to the big screen next year: 261105
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ge0navn9E0
Recently watched "The Tree" set in Queensland, I think. Great performances from the children and a doozy of a storm.
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