[TV] The Penguin

schmunk

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Jan 19, 2018

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Mid mid mid Sussex

• Nov 27, 2024

• #21

METALMICKY said:

Sons of Anarchy.

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Ugh, not Sons of Anarchy.


"This is a covert job, so we need to go in quietly..."

Cut to: Six Harley Davidsons noisily speeding down a busy California highway, ridden by obvious biker gang members, 'incognito' because they've covered up the patches on their jackets...

 

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Cheeky Monkey

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Jul 17, 2003

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• Nov 27, 2024

• #22

METALMICKY said:

It's a very different show to those you mention. For me there's not much comes anywhere near close to The Sopranos, The Wire and Sons of Anarchy. I actually thought Breaking Bad was patchy

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I'm in a minority of one but thought the Sopranos was comic book laughable, the Wire very slow and Sons of Anarchy just crap. Breaking Bad by contrast was decent. For me, Gomorrah is head and shoulders above any other 'crime' series made in recent memory, just a stunning piece of work on every level, peerless.

 

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METALMICKY

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Jan 30, 2004

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• Nov 27, 2024

• #23

Cheeky Monkey said:

I'm in a minority of one but thought the Sopranos was comic book laughable, the Wire very slow and Sons of Anarchy just crap. Breaking Bad by contrast was decent. For me, Gomorrah is head and shoulders above any other 'crime' series made in recent memory, just a stunning piece of work on every level, peerless.

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Bloody hell! " comic book laughable" that's a controversial statement. How so? The other two I can appreciate might not be to everyone's taste.

I too really liked Gomorrah and not just because I bear a remarkable resemblance to Don Pietro! The way it was filmed against the backdrop of the Naples slums made it incredibly gritty. As did the violence which was not remotely stylised but just efficiently brutal. I also liked the sound track even if I couldn't understand a word.

For me the only real weakness was the acting of both the key characters Ciro and Genny. Both were really one dimensional with limited acting chops and both kept pulling the same face in whatever scenario.

 

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raymondo

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Apr 26, 2017

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• Nov 27, 2024

• #24

jcdenton08 said:

Yeah, Batman himself to me has always been the least interesting aspect of, well, Batman.

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Which the Lego Batman movie got with great humour IMO

 

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NSC Patron

Oct 8, 2003

58,339

Faversham

• Nov 27, 2024

• #25

The Clamp said:

Watched the first episode. I was bored shitless.

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I couldn't watch anything with fictionalized extreme fantasy evil. I mean, what the f***? Unless it is a redemption tale.

Now, as a big Batman fan (well, you know. Cartoon capers and that, plus I liked the darker tales) I have a feeling there is no redemption for Oswald.

In fact, I recon he may end ups as master criminal, The Penguin.

I could of course be wrong.

And I am, as always open to persuasion.