Topic: good action & thriller-like series & movies?
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Sat 11/26/22 11:21 PM
I liked that one too. And kinda in that vein (also with Suki in it) Assassination Nation! I love that movie for the social commentary! Lols

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Mon 11/28/22 09:42 AM
Believe it or not, "Battleship". It will surprise you!

Yeah, I liked both those films.

Remember Occupation


4.70 119 min
After their small Australian country town is annihilated by an overwhelming airborne attack, a group of civilians evade capture and discover they are now among the last remaining survivors of an extraterrestrial invasion engulfing the entire planet. As humanity falls under world-wide occupation, they form a home-grown army to fight back against vastly superior enemy forces. On the front lines of the battle for Earth, they are our last hope. less
Country: Australia
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Release: 2018-05-25
Director: Luke Sparke
Production: SparkeFilms History Design
Cast: Bruce Spence, Temuera Morrison, Trystan Go, Jacqueline McKenzie, Stephany Jacobsen, Charles Mesure, John Reynolds, Dan Ewing, Ben Chisholm
It was a so-so, ho-hum movie

BUT...


5.10 128 min
Two years into an intergalactic invasion of earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind. less
Country: Australia
Genre: Action
Release: 2020-10-30
Director: Luke Sparke
Cast: Jason Isaacs, Mark Coles Smith, Ken Jeong, Temuera Morrison, Daniel Gillies, Dena Kaplan, David Roberts, Lawrence Makoare, Brad McMurray, Dan Ewing, Jet Tranter, Vince Colosimo, Katrina Risteska, Izzy Stevens, Zac Garred

Turn out to be much better! So much so, I'm looking forward to Rainfall part 2.

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Mon 11/28/22 04:37 PM
Occupation
An okayish movie.
Worst part to me is that in the end one person with no authority whatsoever decides to make up with the aliens and be friends. "Let's share the planet together."
Say wot?
Who's she to decide that and why?
To me it would've been better had these aliens buggered off with their tails between their legs.
And in the beginning it seemed they gave a the abridged version. In a few minutes a helluva lot happened without proper explanation, frames moving so fast it was barely watchable for me.

Nevertheless there were good sections so I did watch the whole thing.

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Tue 11/29/22 02:50 PM
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Tomorrowland - 2015 - 6,4 IMDB rating
My rating would be a 9 for sure. Good movie. Not a single dip in it. I absolutely loved it!


Occupation: Rainfall 2020 - 5,1 IMDB rating
My rating... a 3 at best and I tend to be very generous with my ratings, so go figure how bad this one is.

Waste of time. Movie is just over 2 hours long, I skipped about an hour and a half to see how it ended but even then couldn't be bothered with it.
Absolute crap movie.

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Tue 11/29/22 02:57 PM

Believe it or not, "Battleship". It will surprise you!

Battleship is a great movie for sure! Seen it a few times :)
A shame they didn't do a nr2 due to bad reviews etc. Which I don't understand as I really love it!

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Fri 12/09/22 01:07 PM
Troll - 2022 - Netflix release Dec 1 - IMDB rating 5,9

Interesting movie. Not as good as it could've been, but certainly not bad.

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Tue 12/13/22 04:41 PM
Oldboy 2013 movie - 5,8 IMDB rating
I'm giving it a solid 10!
With Josh Brolin

REALLY good movie!

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Wed 12/14/22 12:55 PM
Lou - 2022 - 6,1 IMDB rating
I give this a 10
I loved this movie! One that was able to hold my attention from the word go, something that doesn't happen very often.
And it came up with a turn I had not seen coming.
Very much worth the watch!

A gruff loner living a quiet life with her dog battles the elements and her own dark past when a neighbor's little girl is kidnapped during a storm.

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Sat 12/17/22 01:54 PM
Northmen: A Viking Saga]/b] - 2014 - 5,4 IMDB rating

Quite the good movie. Might not be the very best, but still very captivating.

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Mon 12/19/22 04:08 PM
Deep State 2019 - series - 7,1 IMDB rating
Really good!

Max Easton, a retired Secret Service operative and member of elite British/America team called The Section is coaxed back into the field to try to shut down an Iranian missile program. The situation is complicated by Max's estranged son, Harry, who has followed his father into the espionage world and as the series opens may have died in the line of duty.

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Thu 12/22/22 02:07 PM
Jack Ryan season 3 came out yesterday!
I decided to watch the whole lot first, so the pilot onwards :)

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Fri 12/23/22 05:40 PM
Move over Bruce Willis...hello Violent Night
Chances are...NOT the Christmas movie you wanna watch if you think Die Hard wasn't an awesome Christmas movie.

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Sat 12/24/22 02:13 AM

Move over Bruce Willis...hello Violent Night
Chances are...NOT the Christmas movie you wanna watch if you think Die Hard wasn't an awesome Christmas movie.

I've seen that announced but then it wasn't out yet.
As for Die Hard... not really a Christmas movie, hihi. I like the one with Samuel L Jackson, I think that was the 3rd one. The others are okay, but the 3rd one is awesome! Very good choice to get Jackson in!

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Sat 12/24/22 06:47 AM


Move over Bruce Willis...hello Violent Night
Chances are...NOT the Christmas movie you wanna watch if you think Die Hard wasn't an awesome Christmas movie.

I've seen that announced but then it wasn't out yet.
As for Die Hard... not really a Christmas movie, hihi. I like the one with Samuel L Jackson, I think that was the 3rd one. The others are okay, but the 3rd one is awesome! Very good choice to get Jackson in!


You will HATE it..haha! It’s nowhere close to being as good as any of the Die Hards. However, I can forgive a multitude of blunders (and omg does this movie have a ton), if I love the actor. I LOVE Santa Claus (David Harbour). But you should save you eyes for something more worthwhile. Plus, no one needs to see Leguizamo in a Christmas movie:neutral_face:

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Sun 12/25/22 02:04 AM



Move over Bruce Willis...hello Violent Night
Chances are...NOT the Christmas movie you wanna watch if you think Die Hard wasn't an awesome Christmas movie.

I've seen that announced but then it wasn't out yet.
As for Die Hard... not really a Christmas movie, hihi. I like the one with Samuel L Jackson, I think that was the 3rd one. The others are okay, but the 3rd one is awesome! Very good choice to get Jackson in!


You will HATE it..haha! It’s nowhere close to being as good as any of the Die Hards. However, I can forgive a multitude of blunders (and omg does this movie have a ton), if I love the actor. I LOVE Santa Claus (David Harbour). But you should save you eyes for something more worthwhile. Plus, no one needs to see Leguizamo in a Christmas movie:neutral_face:

I'll let you know after I've given it a try, hihi. It has pretty decent ratings!

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Sun 12/25/22 03:45 PM
The Rookie tv series - 2018 - 8 IMDB rating
Really good series on a 40 yr old guy who decides he wants to become a cop and once in the force gets a lot of shizzel because of his age.

Really good, captivating from the word go :)
5 seasons if not mistaken so great for binge watching.

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Wed 01/04/23 04:07 PM
The Witcher: Blood Origin - 25-12-2022
4 episodes, set about 1200 years before Geralt.
Seen episode 1, I'm a fan! I hope it gets renewed.

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Thu 01/05/23 12:30 PM
The 4 episodes of The Witcher: Blood Origin were great!
It also tells how the Witcher came into existence, but even if it didn't this is very much worth the watch!
I can't believe it has only a 4,4 IMDB rating? I guess some people who aren't into this genre or expect Geralt to show up start watching it, then are disappointed and give it a low rating.

I'd give it a solid 9 for sure, leaning towards a 10.

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Fri 01/06/23 03:10 PM
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Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Docu-action series
Mostly acted -and very well at that!-, part narrated. Must've cost a fortune to make, the costumes, weapons, props, setting etc. etc.

Absolutely intriguing and the fact that the acted parts are much larger than the narrated ones it's like watching a series.

2 seasons, first is on the conquering of Constantinople, second season is the war with Vlad Dracul.

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Fri 01/06/23 03:23 PM
The movie "Nobody". That's with Bob Odenkirk.