What are you watching on Netflix and Amazon Prime?

[KLB]

Watched the Peripheral, then grabbed the e-book and read it on vacation. Very good and the main character's accent makes me swoon.

How was the book?

 

[bobzilla]

How was the book?

quite a bit different than the series.... but I understand WHY the series went the direction it did. Book was good. Took a little bit to get going but once in you were in.

 

[Alamo]

Just watched Die Hard with a Vengeance on Prime. Somehow I never saw it before. Good flick! Stars Bruce Willis as Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson as Samuel L. Jackson.

 

[actaeon277]

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Yes, lots of CGI, cause it's hard to find WWII planes and ships.

 

[actaeon277]

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You'll probably need captions on this one. It's not in English.
A lot of CGI, since most of the ships have been sunk, and airplanes of this era are hard to come by.



The Kogo class battleships are becoming obsolete, and pre-WWII Japan is looking for a replacement.
There is a dispute in the IJN which way to go.
One side wants a super battleship.
The other side thinks battleships themselves are obsolete, and the replacement should be aircraft carriers.

Somehow, the super battleship side has produced an estimate CHEAPER than that proposed by the carrier side, even though the battleship is much heavier, and the carrier estimate does not include planes.
Admirals Yamamoto and Nagano enlist Tadashi Kai to estimate the REAL cost of the battleship.
Kai is stonewalled while trying to get information, but he is a brilliant mathematician, and seems to have a bit of OCD when it comes to measuring things.

Most of the movie is his race to estimate the cost, before the meeting for the decision is held, in a couple weeks.

 

[actaeon277]

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I thought this was just a fictional story, but it is apparently loosely based on a real story.

German ships in a neutral port are passing on information to U boats on Allied Ship movements.
Since it involves a neutral port, "other than conventional" means are necessary to stop the threat.

 

[Hawkeye]

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I thought this was just a fictional story, but it is apparently loosely based on a real story.

German ships in a neutral port are passing on information to U boats on Allied Ship movements.
Since it involves a neutral port, "other than conventional" means are necessary to stop the threat.


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I might have seen that one. Not sure.

 

[actaeon277]

I might have seen that one. Not sure.

Well, if you watch it now, then you'll know

 

[Hawkeye]

I was checking on Justified - City Primeval today for new episode. I could only find it in a rent or buy category. Hope that is temporary!

 

[Alamo]

I was checking on Justified - City Primeval today for new episode. I could only find it in a rent or buy category. Hope that is temporary!

I’m watching it also. We just went ahead and bought the season. Since it’s just coming out and there’s been a lot of anticipation, I don’t expect it to be free for quite a while

 

[Hawkeye]

I’m watching it also. We just went ahead and bought the season. Since it’s just coming out and there’s been a lot of anticipation, I don’t expect it to be free for quite a while

Interesting, the first two episodes were free last week. /teaser maybe?

 

[Jaybird1980]

Interesting, the first two episodes were free last week. /teaser maybe?

They're free on Hulu, but it's one episode a week it looks like. We just watched episode 3 tonight

 

[BigRed]

It's a movie that shows what commie trash is like.... and where some of that commie **** gets its just rewards.

 

[edporch]

I was checking on Justified - City Primeval today for new episode. I could only find it in a rent or buy category. Hope that is temporary!

It's part of the lineup on Hulu at no extra charge.

 

[bwframe]

Season 2 of Dark Winds just started...

Dark Winds https://g.co/kgs/NjMqi4

 

[nbunga]

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It's a movie that shows what commie trash is like.... and where some of that commie **** gets its just rewards.

Love that movie!one of my favorite growing up. They did a remake a few years backi think, haven’t seen it and don’t really plan to.

 

[nbunga]

Just started watching Mayor of Kingstown on paramount. 4 episodes in and I like it so far.

 

[bwframe]

Just started watching Mayor of Kingstown on paramount. 4 episodes in and I like it so far.

It's a great show. Hope it gets a new season or few.

 

[KLB]

Love that movie!one of my favorite growing up. They did a remake a few years backi think, haven’t seen it and don’t really plan to.

It was meh. Changed it to the North Koreans if I remember correctly, and somewhere in the NW.

 

[edporch]

It was meh. Changed it to the North Koreans if I remember correctly, and somewhere in the NW.

If memory serves, red China was supposed to be the enemy in the remake, but the studio backed down.