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Yeah, I get it. There are lots of movies etc over the years I haven't watched just because of this reason. I know they will be a well made movie, but... The rule I try to stick to is that if it looks like a downer and I will likely be sad at the end....not watching it. You should see my wife's rules....if it's a kids kind of movie, no chance with her. The only one she's ever liked is the Goonies.

My rule is no sad pet movies! I watched Marley and Me once and never ever again :cry:
 

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Not convinced, not a fan of the over the top violence and how creepy it is.

wouldn't say the violence was particularly OTT, seen a lot more graphic stuff. But it is creepy, the missus hates it but is hooked. She made me check all the doors were locked twice before bed last night!
 

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Yeah, I get it. There are lots of movies etc over the years I haven't watched just because of this reason. I know they will be a well made movie, but... The rule I try to stick to is that if it looks like a downer and I will likely be sad at the end....not watching it. You should see my wife's rules....if it's a kids kind of movie, no chance with her. The only one she's ever liked is the Goonies.
If you haven't watched it - in the same vein as It's a Sin (the tragedy of the ignorance about AIDS in the early days) - the Tom Hanks, Denzil Washington film Philadelphia is very moving - and the soundtrack works brilliantly, see especially for me the scene where the Tom Hanks character (dying with AIDS) plays Maria Callas singing La Momma Morta - Denzil Washington sits, watches and listens in silence...just an awesome piece of movie-making. It's a Sin takes me back to the sadness and uplifting emotions I felt watching that film for the first time - and what I get watching that scene today

 
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wouldn't say the violence was particularly OTT, seen a lot more graphic stuff. But it is creepy, the missus hates it but is hooked. She made me check all the doors were locked twice before bed last night!

Seeing a woman being sat on on her bed, gagged and tied to the headboard. Too far for me. Turned off at that point.
 

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Really got into the second series of Breaking Dad with Bradley and Barney Walsh.

The episode tonight was in Italy and they've just been to Andrea Bocelli's home for a rendition of Time to Say Goodbye. Absolutely stunning. If you only watch those last couple of mins, its worth it just for that.
 

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We watched final episode of Its a Sin this evening - moving indeed and I thought they handled what could have been a very upsetting and difficult ending very sympathetically. A marvellous and thought-provoking production, beautifully acted.
 

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Had a scandi binge last couple of weeks - watched Deawind, Bordertown and Trapped - all different and all very good.

Watching series 6 of Vikings - a great show. This is not the best season and suspect it will be the last but still good viewing

And watching Bulletproof - a fun UK cop drama (mix Sweeney, Lethal Weapn etc)
 

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We finished End of The Effing World, which was brilliant, and started on Back starring Mitchell & Webb. Peep Show was my favourite programme ever, but I'm trying really hard not to compare Back to that - although it is difficult not to. Watched the first episode and actually I realised I'd seen it before at some stage, although I'm pretty certain I've not watched the series, so I must have watched episode one on TV and not followed up on it. :unsure: It was pretty decent and promising though anyway.
 

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We finished End of The Effing World, which was brilliant, and started on Back starring Mitchell & Webb. Peep Show was my favourite programme ever, but I'm trying really hard not to compare Back to that - although it is difficult not to. Watched the first episode and actually I realised I'd seen it before at some stage, although I'm pretty certain I've not watched the series, so I must have watched episode one on TV and not followed up on it. :unsure: It was pretty decent and promising though anyway.
Have you tried The Last Man on Earth, a really silly comedy, my kind of humour .
 

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Have you tried The Last Man on Earth, a really silly comedy, my kind of humour .
Yeah, weirdly that was the programme we watched directly before End of the F World. We started it in the first lockdown I think, and it tied in with the pandemic quite eerily in some ways - considering it was made five years earlier.
 

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I finished watching Briar Patch last night.

Very much and off the wall with a lot of twists and turns, ending matched the series. Not truly gripping but it does have the 'what happens next?' and 'I did not expect that' feeling.
 
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