What Have You Watched Recently? [OFFICIAL THREAD]

[Haji 2003]

The forgotten history of Arab Jews - Avi Shlaim

https://youtu.be/lfDhaWlqXf8

[Haji 2003]

Roots.

Watched in 1978, so not recently

Highly recommended.

This is one of the very few slavery-themed dramas I remember being produced, and I was worried that it was somehow culturally cancelled; so it's great to see it still being available.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roots-The-Complete-Miniseries/dp/B00IB8S2EO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

[Haji 2003]

This is where we are about a year into the story

Give it 1-2 years, and. movie production will have been completely upended. Time now folks to start writing scripts for those Islamic 'Hollywood' blockbusters you never dreamed could be made.

 

[Diaz]

I watched yesterday a horror movie called “when a stranger calls”. It’s an old movie was released on 2006.

[123xo]

Supposed to be boycotting Disney+ but my niece forced me to watch Cruella with her, was a good movie tho!

[SO SOLID SHIA]

Hi guys I recently watched the new Willy Wonka film. I personally didn't like it. I feel as though this new guy didn't do justice. I love the original with Gene Wilder. It's my favourite film ever as I believe Willy Wonka was a sufi. 

Anyways I suppose this is off topic but then again this is in the OFF TOPIC section 

But here are some 10/10 FILMS IN MY OPINION FOR YOU TO CHECK 

1. APOCALYPTO

2. WHIPLASH

3. CITY OF GOD 

4. LA HAINE (FRENCH FILM) 

5. INCENDIES (Canadian French.. Not real French) 

6. The founder (maybe 8/10)

 

If you like martial arts films 

IP MAN - 1 2 AND 4 (NUMBER 3 IS SOOO WACK) 

THE RAID - OPENING SCENE IS THE GUY PRAYING 

The 36th chamber of shaolin 

The way of the dragon - Bruce lee 

HARD TO Kill Steven Seagal

 

Edited January 20, 2024 by SO SOLID SHIA

[Haji 2003]

Good one to watch when you are cold and hungry

I used to read 'A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich' at school in the playground during breaktimes in the winter and the story resonated better that way.

Same would go for this, I think.

If you don't know the plot already, you've been living in a cave, so spoiler alert. The survivors of an air-crash eat the dead to stay alive (true story).

 

[Diaz]

On 1/17/2024 at 7:04 PM, 123xo said:

Supposed to be boycotting Disney+ but my niece forced me to watch Cruella with her, was a good movie tho!

Boycott all of them (Netflix, Disney, Amazon plus etc) they all support israhell.

[Haji 2003]

Pignorant

This is on Amazon Prime and is about animal welfare in the UKs pig industry. The focus is the use of carbon dioxide gassing as a means of 'humane' slaughter. The latter is a claim made by the industry.

The animal rights activists who made the film challenge this by putting CCTV cameras down into the chambers where the gassing takes place to show what the pigs go through.

It is not pleasant and goes on for several minutes.

Worth remembering when we are next sent on a guilt trip about halal slaughter. I saw the latter with my own eyes a few weeks ago in Oman. Within a couple of seconds, it is all over. The pens seemed reasonably decent too.

 

[lowbe01]

right now ive been watching alot of ahlulbayt but when im not watching that i was watching band of brothers such a good show so far and Im watching if you were to watch it youd understand im watching a wild west modern day law men thats the best way to describe it so called Justified. Justified is about a federal marshal and his life in Kentucky. Its really good and it brings back a little bit of home because it deals with the side of kentucky my families actually from. I do know its based of a book. I am also Gundam wing which if you havent hear of is in my opinion one of the best anime series out here   

[LunaLoom]

Lately, I've been diving into some classic movies like "The Godfather" trilogy.  Those films never get old! 

[Diaz]

I am watching middle eastern tv shows because I’m bored.
 

My summer vacation has just started and I’m currently looking for a job/internship to waste my time doing something for my future. But for now I will watch during the day some middle eastern show and during nigh I will watch some horror movies with my father and my aunt. 

[LunaLoom]

The Matchmakers - kdrama series

[wolverine]

5 years old, but timeless Arba'een poem. "It is time to compensate, rise and depart"

1440 جدید حامد زماني قصیدة رائعة للاربعين - سرانجام (فارسي- عربي) محرم

 

[Diaz]

I was watching this sad movie called “the goat life”, I highly recommend you guys to watch it. The story is real btw.

Edited August 27, 2024 by Diaz

[Haji 2003]

An entertaining look at psychology and business 

The context is the arrival of synthetic diamonds as competition for the real thing. Well worth watching, if for no other reason than helping you decide how much to spend on diamonds.

 

 

 

[Diaz]

I am rewatching this indian tv drama called beyhadh, I don't know why I am watching it but I like it. 

[Haji 2003]

No other land

This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israel's occupation and the unlikely alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.

[Above text from the trailer description on YouTube]

 

 

[Heavenly_Silk]

Woman of the hour is based on the true events surrounding serial killer Rodney Alcala. 
 

[mahmood8726]

 

 

[Haji 2003]

65

Having read the reviews there was no way I was going to pay to watch this. And I am glad that I did not - just caught it for free on a streaming service.

It is a good family-friendly view.

It never ceases to amaze me how films like this actually get made. The budget here was $45million. That means a lot of eyeballs assessing whether it would likely make a return on its money.

How could so many people get it so badly wrong? It's a film where not a lot happens. You could tell from looking at the script - without spending a penny.

Reading some background gave me grounds to speculate what likely went wrong.

The scriptwriters previously wrote the script for 'A Quiet Place', which had a budget of $17m and grossed $341m. So you can imagine the pitch. Invest in these guys' latest script, and you can get your money back 20x.

 

 

[Haji 2003]

Lions for Lambs

Might have reviewed this previously. Anyway it's good and family friendly. It's really a series of dialogues even monologues held together with 'live action' in the loosest sense of the term. So if you want a war movie - this ain't it.

But if you want some ideas kicking around about the 'War on Terror' then it's ok, especially for younger family members. It's directed by Robert Redford and Meryl Streep has a strong role so you know the perspective will be reasonable.