What are you Watching Today Part 2

[Dunners]

Napoleon

FFS, Ridley.

What a mess of a film. Some okay bits, but this really should have been so much better. A wasted opportunity which, I'm disappointed to say, isn't worth your time or money at the cinema.

Sure, watching on a smaller screen at home will mean not experiencing some of the more cinematic moments, but IMO they simply are not good enough to justify the effort.

I watched this again last night just to see if it was as bad as I recalled.

It wasn't. It was worse. Not only does it fail to deliver in any historically accurate sense, but the battle scenes are actually pretty crap. I've seen far better CGI efforts in Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones.

Being the glutton for punishment that I am, I watched the Director's Cut of this. It adds an additional 47 minutes to the running time, and includes scenes that do help to explain a lot of the events in more detail. But, ultimately, it doesn't transform the film into anything remarkable.

If you haven't watched it yet and intend to do so, then I'd suggest the Director's Cut over the original release. But you'll still be disappointed (only less than you otherwise would have been).

Napoleon died 204 years ago today. I may just mark the occasion by giving this turgid cackfest another watch.

[Long slender neck]

The White Lotus S3- disappointingly dull, apart from Aimee Lou Woods jiggle.

[StillSpike]

MobLand.

Very Guy Ritchie. Silly and fun. Some ludicrous accents (I'm looking at you, Helen and Pierce).

Tom Hardy being Tom Hardy.

Slightly frustrated now that I've just about caught up & have to wait week by week.

[Dunners]

In preparation for the upcoming Top of the Popes, I've done my homework by watching The Two Popes and Conclave. I missed both when they first came out, but thought they were brilliant in their distinctive ways.

Rest assured that I'm now fully expert and ready for the boardin debate.

[Constanza]

I'm looking forward to boardingconclave25.

[baldy123]

"Conclave" was excellent.

[Dunners]

If you’re not watching Andor, you’re missing out

Correct.

Something incredible has happened. Disney have gone and made the best Star Wars thingy ever, by mistake. It's actually so good that you can not be into Star Wars and still think it's great. It's just brilliant telly.

[Long slender neck]

Got round to seeing Heretic, enjoyed the dismantling of religion, those scenes should be shown in classrooms around the country, if its true of course. Thought it lost its way after that.

[Long slender neck]

The Studio- the best comedy since Curb. Probably my favourite show this year

[Father Ted Crilly]

1883 - prequel to Yellowstone. Ok I suppose. Tried Yellowstone but just hated everyone in it.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

The Studio- the best comedy since Curb. Probably my favourite show this year

Thank Sal Saperstein

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Got round to seeing Heretic, enjoyed the dismantling of religion, those scenes should be shown in classrooms around the country, if its true of course. Thought it lost its way after that.

Yeah for 45 minutes it’s fantastic, then it’s just bog standard attempts at scares. It must have been hard for it to not run out of steam, but really the entire substance of the film was the battle of wits. Was talking about it with my wife after watching - it was a bit of a weird one because everything Hugh Grant says about religion is a legitimate critique, but how the film builds from there just doesn’t really work

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Enjoying The Change atm...decent cast and fairly lol

[Chicken Dhansak]

Just set up the Youtube channel on my telly, loads of really fascinating stuff on there.

[Proposition Joe]

Barely watched any telly lately but watched Ep1 of El Eternauta on Netflix and I'm invested.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Barely watched any telly lately but watched Ep1 of El Eternauta on Netflix and I'm invested.

Have you not watched Andor?

[Hoover Attack]

He’s an adult.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

He’s an adult.

You’ve genuinely picked the wrong thing to do that about. Even you would f***ing love it.

If I said that it’s a beautifully written, beautifully acted limited series that’s about how fascism takes hold, how truth is twisted to create a public perception to justify atrocities, and how small acts of resistance are crucial in resisting authoritarian regimes, and if I said that the second series is highly, highly relevant to geopolitics in 2025 and that there’s a politician in it who you would 100% cheer for when she gives a speech that could easily be directed at Trump as directed at the person it’s directed at, would that pique your interest?

As Dunners says, this is top, top quality stuff

[Dunners]

He’s an adult.

If I said that it’s a beautifully written, beautifully acted limited series that’s about how fascism takes hold, how truth is twisted to create a public perception to justify atrocities....

As Dunners says, this is top, top quality stuff

It is. I'm getting lots of useful tips.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Also has THE BEST “mother in law coming to visit” scene in anything ever

[Hoover Attack]

He’s an adult.

You’ve genuinely picked the wrong thing to do that about. Even you would f***ing love it.

If I said that it’s a beautifully written, beautifully acted limited series that’s about how fascism takes hold, how truth is twisted to create a public perception to justify atrocities, and how small acts of resistance are crucial in resisting authoritarian regimes, and if I said that the second series is highly, highly relevant to geopolitics in 2025 and that there’s a politician in it who you would 100% cheer for when she gives a speech that could easily be directed at Trump as directed at the person it’s directed at, would that pique your interest?

As Dunners says, this is top, top quality stuff

So it's like Jezza with light sabres? I'm in.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

There’s no lightsabers in it at all.

[Dunners]

But there are space laser blasters that go pew pew pew.

[Hoover Attack]

But there are space laser blasters that go pew pew pew.

Sold.