I bought Blade Runner on 4K disc. I had to get a new Bluray player and the HD model was the same price as the standard one. It does look amazing.
Lawrence of Arabia is a good shout, we also saw Ghandi on 4K a while back and that looks sumptuous. Essentially, just anything with good cinematography will benefit.
Something Very Bad is About to Happen got a lot of hype but it just isnāt very good. The first couple of episodes are compelling because the creepy vibe is very well delivered, but narratively it falls flat. Ultimately the plot is pretty weak and it gets to its resolution with a series of cheap narrative tricks that means the whole thing just doesnt pay off.
Incidentally, the 5th season just started. The previous season was by a long way the weakest. It had started to feel a bit stretched in concept and lost its novelty the closer it came to present day - by the time it reached 2012 it was less an interesting āwhat ifā alternative history and just bog standard Sci Fi. Iāll give this a go though
I havenāt watched it because I thought the title was going to reflect the quality of the show 
Iām starting to see a pattern - I follow quite a few websites for news regarding films and TV shows and when those mainstream ones (like Collider) unanimously praise a new TV show, it generally falls below the expectations that they set for me. I was going to give this one a watch but I will now give it a swerve.
Ironically, itās through these websites that I learned of obscure, low-budget but amazing new horror films like What Josiah Saw or Oddity - the main reason why I still follow them. They usually get the grade of 7/10, suggesting they are great but not mainstream enough to warrant a better grade.
I suspect that there is a good deal of journalism for hire going on. Someone who worked in motoring journalism told me that if certain journalists give poor reviews to cars, they are often not invited to a test drive for that manufacturerās next vehicle.
I think similar things go on in film and TV journalism.
The other thing is that often only 1 or 2 episodes of a series are released for review, so if a series is bloated out to 8 episodes and should have been a film, the reviewers will miss this.
Yeah, I think its often more the latter. This started well it just failed to deliver. Youād have to sit through the entire series to find that out though and Id imagine a lot of the earlier reviews were only based on the promotional copies sent to them of the first episode or two
Terminal Listā¦terminal boredom..
The show that asks viewers to ignore soy boy libtard Jack Ryan and watch a āreal Americanā
Should add that it did have a good soundtrack.
To wash it out of my mind I spent this week re-watching Reacher seasons 1-3. Looking forward to season 4 as I love the show (the camaraderie amongst the characters and their put downs or throw away lines are particularly good I think).
Tonight I watched episode 1 of Doom Patrol really enjoyed it. Iād forgotten about this show and never got to watch it despite being a big DC comics fan growing up and used to collect some of the Doom Patrol issues. It was really good - was pleasantly surprised to see the casting for the first episode - Alan Tudyk, Brendan Fraser and Timothy Dalton. Iām a fairly big fan of all 3.
Also recently I watched the new Young Sherlock series. Starts of OK but I think peters out by mid season - Partly because it becomes more serious as the show progresses and I think Guy Ritchieās at his best when he writes with black humour. The actor who plays Moriarty though was really good.
Itās wacky, I loved it! Negative Man has been my HBO Max profile pic ever since - we share the same positive outlook on the world. 
Finally got round to watching the Pitt. Very good and understandable ER comparisons.
The lack of non diegetic sounds is a wonderful production choice and very at odds with the usual American way of doing things. Definitely adds to the quality of the show and allows moments to breathe or hit with more impact.
Iād recommend it
Yeah I didnāt understand how something seemingly so retrograde and familiar as a hospital drama fit HBO so initially ignored it. I finally broke down after all the positive things I heard about and was incredibly surprised by how good it was.
Same here - that said, I continue to push it back simply because of time constraints and the fact that Iām watching season 3 of Foundation and the last season of The Boys. Afterwards, I should really be going after all those TV shows from Apple TV that you all recommended to me. Iām getting the feeling that HBO Max and Apple TV are the ones offering the best TV shows at the moment.
Our latest streaming service tryout it Paramount+. I had to get this via Amazon as their billing system doesnāt work.
Anyway, we watched the new Naked Gun film with Liam Neeson on Saturday night. This is a continuation of the films starring Leslie Nielsen and is very much in the same vein of complete silliness. I loved it.
We also watched The Substance last night. This was the feminist body-horror film from a couple of years ago starring Demi Moore. I thought it was well done - essentially a David Cronenberg styled horror that appears to owe a debt to The Picture of Dorian Gray. I did think it went on a bit too long and the last hour seemed to be finding ways of out-grossing the previous sceneās gore. Itās interesting to see horror directed by a woman, the film needed to be told from a female perspective and it managed that effectively.
Anyway, Iāve had a look through the catalogue for Paramount+ and there is a Dexter series that my wife fancies and South Park, which I havenāt seen for a few years.
Te completionist side of me knows the new series of The Boys is out and wants to watch it - but the other side of me is remembering that I was really burnt out by the show eventually and was forcing myself to get through it rather than enjoying it.
Yeah I dont know why but I didnt even do the previous season. There was no conscious thought of being done with it after S3 I just never felt compelled to start it
Not sure if anyone watches Invincible?
Last episode was fantastic, some of the best TV seen in a while.
I Pluribus on Apple. Weird but excellent.
For over 60 years, one documentary series has done something no other programme has ever managed ā follow the same group of people from childhood right through to old age.
It started back in 1964 with 7 Up, checking in on a group of seven-year-olds and asking simple questions about their lives, their hopes, and what they thought the future might hold. Every seven years, the cameras came backā¦ watching as those children became teenagers, then adults, then parents and grandparents.
Over the decades, viewers have seen everything ā careers, marriages, divorces, struggles, successes, heartbreak, and moments of real joy. Itās never been about drama or headlines, just real lives playing out over time.
Now, the story is coming to an end.
The final instalment will see the remaining participants reflect on everything ā what they achieved, what didnāt quite go to plan, and how their lives turned out compared to what they imagined all those years ago.
Familiar faces return, including the lad who once dreamed of being a jockey, the boy who wanted to be an astronaut, and others whose journeys have taken unexpected turns along the way. There are also emotional moments remembering those no longer with us, alongside reflections from participants who stepped away from the series years ago.
Whatās always made Up stand out is probably the format. It simply shows how life unfolds ā shaped by class, opportunity, luck, and the choices people make along the way.
Those behind the series have called the final chapter āepic and moving,ā and say itās as much a reflection of society as it is the individuals themselves ā a rare record of real life captured over decades.
Itās the end of something truly unique on British televisionā¦ and for many, it will feel like saying goodbye to people theyāve grown up with.
70 Up will air on ITV later this year.
