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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 15883 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Movies, recently seen Reply #105 - Feb 13^th, 2021 at 10:33pm Hillbilly elegy on Netflix. Story of a guy from US hillbilly country who survives his childhood and eventually makes it as a lawyer and author despite his mother's drug addiction.
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Reply #106 - Feb 15^th, 2021 at 11:01am

The Silk Road.

Very good movie about how the "dark internet" allowed a bright young bloke to set up an "Amazon" type business selling drugs, passports and virtually anything that could not be purchased legally. Gives a very good insight into crypto currencies like BitCoin and how they work. Great story (mostly true) with a good twist in the end as the Detective closes in on the creator of the business.
A good movie in the middle of a release of absolute stinkers!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7937254/

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Reply #107 - Feb 15^th, 2021 at 4:05pm

Morons from Outer-Space - a British satire on the "Aliens are good" movement of the 1970s. Starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. It starts with some interspacial holiday makers who go joyriding and end up crashing into the Earth. Problem is, they are as thick as two short planks and don't know the answer to all the technical questions that the Earthlings put to them. They escape and end up celebrities. That is until the four alien who got lost turns up and the other three are rescued by an interstellar AA man.

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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 43585 Gender:	Re: Movies, recently seen Reply #108 - Feb 15^th, 2021 at 6:23pm Rake. Genius. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM0IKgQo8rM Bond? James Bond? Er.... no. Castorsnor Fjorvjorversananer. Franzphilillenunst Castorsnor Fjorvjorversananer. Danish. they don't shorten, mate.
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Reply #109 - Feb 15^th, 2021 at 8:32pm

Vic wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 11:01am:

The Silk Road.

Very good movie about how the "dark internet" allowed a bright young bloke to set up an "Amazon" type business selling drugs, passports and virtually anything that could not be purchased legally. Gives a very good insight into crypto currencies like BitCoin and how they work. Great story (mostly true) with a good twist in the end as the Detective closes in on the creator of the business.
A good movie in the middle of a release of absolute stinkers!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7937254/

Where did you see this?

I can't find it on Netflix, Stan, or Prime.

Is it at the cinemas?

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Reply #110 - Feb 16^th, 2021 at 8:38am

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 8:32pm:

Vic wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 11:01am:

The Silk Road.

Very good movie about how the "dark internet" allowed a bright young bloke to set up an "Amazon" type business selling drugs, passports and virtually anything that could not be purchased legally. Gives a very good insight into crypto currencies like BitCoin and how they work. Great story (mostly true) with a good twist in the end as the Detective closes in on the creator of the business.
A good movie in the middle of a release of absolute stinkers!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7937254/

Where did you see this?

I can't find it on Netflix, Stan, or Prime.

Is it at the cinemas?

SBS and Freeview

Spot

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Reply #111 - Feb 16^th, 2021 at 8:42am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 8:38am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 8:32pm:

Vic wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 11:01am:

The Silk Road.

Very good movie about how the "dark internet" allowed a bright young bloke to set up an "Amazon" type business selling drugs, passports and virtually anything that could not be purchased legally. Gives a very good insight into crypto currencies like BitCoin and how they work. Great story (mostly true) with a good twist in the end as the Detective closes in on the creator of the business.
A good movie in the middle of a release of absolute stinkers!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7937254/

Where did you see this?

I can't find it on Netflix, Stan, or Prime.

Is it at the cinemas?

SBS and Freeview

Spot

Hmmm

Can't find it there either.

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Reply #112 - Feb 16^th, 2021 at 8:48am

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 8:42am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 8:38am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 8:32pm:

Vic wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 11:01am:

The Silk Road.

Very good movie about how the "dark internet" allowed a bright young bloke to set up an "Amazon" type business selling drugs, passports and virtually anything that could not be purchased legally. Gives a very good insight into crypto currencies like BitCoin and how they work. Great story (mostly true) with a good twist in the end as the Detective closes in on the creator of the business.
A good movie in the middle of a release of absolute stinkers!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7937254/

Where did you see this?

I can't find it on Netflix, Stan, or Prime.

Is it at the cinemas?

SBS and Freeview

Spot

Hmmm

Can't find it there either.

Just found some info.

Cinema Release Date Friday February 19, 2021

Netflix streaming Not available

Where can you stream Silk Road: Not yet streaming online

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26486 Australia	Re: Movies, recently seen Reply #113 - Feb 16^th, 2021 at 9:24am It may not have been aired yet but theres these: https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/program/silk-road I have heard of the docco-series but havent seen it Freeview is advertising the final episode Spot
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greggerypeccary Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 135368 Gender:	Re: Movies, recently seen Reply #114 - Feb 16^th, 2021 at 9:26am Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 9:24am: It may not have been aired yet but theres these: https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/program/silk-road I have heard of the docco-series but havent seen it Spot Yeah, different series. Vic is talking about a new movie. He must have got tickets for a sneak preview.
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Reply #115 - Feb 16^th, 2021 at 10:17am

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 9:26am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 9:24am:

It may not have been aired yet but theres these: https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/program/silk-road

I have heard of the docco-series but havent seen it

Spot

Yeah, different series.

Vic is talking about a new movie.

He must have got tickets for a sneak preview.

Ahh okay. I saw a sneak preview once. it was cool i knew all about it and nobody else had seen it yet,

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Reply #116 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 7:06pm

Greenland

Starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin. If you have seen any end of the world movies like "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon", you would know what to expect of this movie. People looking to get to a shelter to avoid the impact of the larger asteroid.

I would have to admit that had it not been for the riots and looting of shops and city streets of the USA, I would probably find that the looting and mayhem during an end of the world scenario to be a bit too over the top.

The storyline starts with a family about to watch how an asteroid is about to do a close fly-by of the Earth. But, it takes an impact on land by a piece of the asteroid that changes the mind of people to think that the main asteroid is going to hit the Earth. Normally, space agencies would have been able to see an asteroid was coming months ahead of time. In this case, they have a few days to figure this out.

I did not pay for this movie's viewing. But, I don't feel like I have ripped any movie producer off by watching this movie for free online. I do not figure this movie to be a time waster. But, I could have rewatched "These Final Hours" to get more impact from an end of the world scenario movie.

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Reply #117 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 7:21pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 18^th, 2021 at 7:06pm:

Greenland

Starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin. If you have seen any end of the world movies like "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon", you would know what to expect of this movie. People looking to get to a shelter to avoid the impact of the larger asteroid.

I would have to admit that had it not been for the riots and looting of shops and city streets of the USA, I would probably find that the looting and mayhem during an end of the world scenario to be a bit too over the top.

The storyline starts with a family about to watch how an asteroid is about to do a close fly-by of the Earth. But, it takes an impact on land by a piece of the asteroid that changes the mind of people to think that the main asteroid is going to hit the Earth. Normally, space agencies would have been able to see an asteroid was coming months ahead of time. In this case, they have a few days to figure this out.

I did not pay for this movie's viewing. But, I don't feel like I have ripped any movie producer off by watching this movie for free online. I do not figure this movie to be a time waster. But, I could have rewatched "These Final Hours" to get more impact from an end of the world scenario movie.

I watched this the other day on Prime.

Pretty bad acting.

Nothing special.

A good popcorn movie, if you have a couple of hours to kill.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 23980 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Movies, recently seen Reply #118 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 9:35pm greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 18^th, 2021 at 7:21pm: A good popcorn movie, if you have a couple of hours to kill. Cinema movies during the summer is a great way to be entertained in the airconditioning. But, even I would rather sweat through a hot, humid day rather than pay money to see this sort of rubbish.
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Reply #119 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 10:17pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 18^th, 2021 at 9:35pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 18^th, 2021 at 7:21pm:

A good popcorn movie, if you have a couple of hours to kill.

Cinema movies during the summer is a great way to be entertained in the airconditioning. But, even I would rather sweat through a hot, humid day rather than pay money to see this sort of rubbish.

I was trying to be kind.

Yeah - it was rubbish.

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