AVFCDAN Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Xela said: Watched the first episode of the Punisher last night. Thought the exact same thing. first 2 episodes were great. Edited November 19, 2017 by AVFCDAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Finished The Punisher last night instead of going to bed early for work today. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole series, very brutal scenes throughout. Fallen in love with Amber Rose Revah, she needs to get in my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I can't believe how shit season two of Stranger Things is. I loved season one, but they've dragged out every Hollywood cliché that they could think of. The first two or three episodes weren't bad, but the second half is laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: I can't believe how shit season two of Stranger Things is. I loved season one, but they've dragged out every Hollywood cliché that they could think of. The first two or three episodes weren't bad, but the second half is laughable. Just another in the long line of shows that had a pretty much perfect 8/10/12/13 episode story to tell & didn't need a season 2 but it was popular so hey lets milk it for all it's worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) What they should have done is explore more deeper into the upside down, not reduce the demogorgan into a group of pack dogs and have the big shadow spider thing be more of a threat. Billy and max were pointless. I still enjoyed it as it continues a good story but it was a 8/10 where as the first for me was a 10/10. They need to focus on what is interesting instead of fluffing out aspects of the story that aren't interesting and don't cram it up with new characters that have no point in being there. Edited November 19, 2017 by Ingram85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Really enjoying Punisher but there are way too many lulls in the story and not enough balls to the wall violence. Far too much procrastinating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: I still enjoyed it as it continues a good story but it was a 8/10 where as the first for me was a 10/10. I think this is generous. I don't think it just pales in comparison to season 1, I think it was bad. Crowbarring any love interests in they could think of. That entire bloody awful Eleven "character development" episode. Increasingly poor decisions by most characters Spoiler Hey guys, I've just figured it out, but I'm too busy to explain, so I'm just going to shout "VINES", then go and explore the underworld on my own Ok, the policeman trained to use guns was perfectly happy going to do the Jurassic Park gauntlet on his own, but now Radioshack Bob is going to go, so the policeman can just stay back here, rather than giving him backup Way too much Hollywood timing Spoiler I actually belly laughed at Bob's death that was telegraphed in advance with his clichéd as **** locking eyes with Joyce That bus scene with the kids, eugh. The guy from radioshack wandering in, and apparently having a photographic memory for maps. **** off, Bob. I don't think they have any idea what made season 1 popular, their tweaks in season 2 have ruined it, IMO. Edited November 19, 2017 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Just started The Deuce. An interesting first episode with plenty of characters introduced but little to indicate where it'll go and how everyone's storylines will eventually overlap. Some great outfits too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Surprised at the lukewarm response to ST2 in this thread, I absolutely loved it. Only watched the first series about a month earlier so it was fresh in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Long overdue, finally started The Wire, 5 episodes in and it hasn't disappointed so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 The Sinner was pretty good. Definitely had a True Detective season one vibe to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 40 minutes ago, chappy said: Long overdue, finally started The Wire, 5 episodes in and it hasn't disappointed so far! I gave it about 5 episodes but it just didn’t grab me, I have no doubt about how great it is but I just couldn’t commit, maybe I’ll try again sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I thoroughly enjoyed Stranger Things 2 - I don't watch it expecting an amazing story, the first series didn't have an amazing story, it had some great characters and the nostalgic feel works perfect. Second series seemed like there was a lot that was cut out or didn't get a chance to develop, I still don't know what the function of Max's brother was supposed to be, there was promise there but it just didn't come to fruition, maybe they are building him and Max up for the 3rd series, there is definitely a story to come from them. Elevens episode was just a complete mess, again maybe they will elaborate on it in the 3rd series. The Sinner - Good series, after enjoying Stranger Things and MindHunter as much as I did though I think this just didn't quite reach the same heights and I probably would have rated it higher if they were not as fresh in my mind. It was really good but there were a few things that annoyed me about it, I won't go into them because they are pretty big spoilers (even my sister had a whinge about one of the things that bothered me, if my sister complains that something is stupid then it must be pretty bag as she doesn't question anything) The Keepers - documentary series about a nun that was killed in the 60's, obviously there was a helluva lot of kiddie fiddling and sexual abuse going on and the church covered it up the only way they knew how, its pretty harrowing and at times it is really horrific to listen to, I've got the last two episodes to go, its been brilliant. The Punisher - watched the first two episodes, I prefer the Marvel series to the actual films, The Punisher was great in DareDevil 2 and it is a good strong start to his own series so I'm hoping to enjoy this one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: I gave it about 5 episodes but it just didn’t grab me, I have no doubt about how great it is but I just couldn’t commit, maybe I’ll try again sometime. I did exactly the same, when me and my mate were living together for a while he was watching it, he absolutely loved it, I watched the first few episodes but didn't feel compelled to keep on watching. My Dad was constantly raving about it at the same time as well, maybe some day I'll try to watch it again but I doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 14:12, sheepyvillian said: Yes , and I quite enjoyed it . Always find Gleeson a great presence on screen and he didn't disappoint in this role ,although I found the end to be somewhat of an anti - climax. apparently him and his son from Star Wars are Villa fans as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Finished The Punisher, binged most of it on Sunday. I quite liked the first 3 episodes and the last 3 or so, the episodes in the middle was OK I guess. Bernthal works well in the lead and all of the cast is good IMO. Extra points for the beautiful "Cools guys don't look at explosions" scene. Solid 7/10 series. Good clean fun and family values Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 7 hours ago, sne said: Finished The Punisher, binged most of it on Sunday. I quite liked the first 3 episodes and the last 3 or so, the episodes in the middle was OK I guess. Bernthal works well in the lead and all of the cast is good IMO. Extra points for the beautiful "Cools guys don't look at explosions" scene. Solid 7/10 series. Good clean fun and family values Now go and watch the film Punisher War Zone if you want even more brutal killing and over the top action. Spoiler My favourite scene involves The Punisher chasing down some parkour criminals running across a roof top and he literally launches some kind of RPG at one of them in mid air and vapourises him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 11 hours ago, chappy said: Surprised at the lukewarm response to ST2 in this thread, I absolutely loved it. Only watched the first series about a month earlier so it was fresh in my mind. I really enjoyed it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 hours ago, theboyangel said: Just started The Deuce. An interesting first episode with plenty of characters introduced but little to indicate where it'll go and how everyone's storylines will eventually overlap. Some great outfits too. I watched it all, and it's a really solid first season. I'm hoping this will run for a while, as there's plenty of scope to take this show in some interesting directions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 new netflix show sinner getting good write ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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