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Title: "The Rain"
Post by: NickNascati on May 19, 2018, 08:46:55 PM: All,
Anyone besides me watching this superb series from Denmark on Netflix? It is I think PA the way it should be, no grotesque mutant or zombies, just humanity dealing with an extinction level event. Highly recommended.

Nick
Title: Re: "The Rain"
Post by: Silent Invader on May 19, 2018, 08:52:08 PM: I binge watched it. Very good.
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Post by: Juxt on May 19, 2018, 09:12:35 PM: Watched it last week, definitely some high end straight PA goodness 👍
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Post by: Lowtardog on May 19, 2018, 10:07:24 PM: I enjoyed it
Title: Re: "The Rain"
Post by: Storm Wolf on May 19, 2018, 10:35:54 PM: Quote from: NickNascati on May 19, 2018, 08:46:55 PM
All,
Anyone besides me watching this superb series from Denmark on Netflix? It is I think PA the way it should be, no grotesque mutant or zombies, just humanity dealing with an extinction level event. Highly recommended.

Nick

Yeah i watched it and liked it and only monsters were the human kind, much scarier than zombies etc

Glen
Title: Re: "The Rain"
Post by: Captain Blood on May 19, 2018, 10:55:23 PM: I watched it. Thought it was good in some parts, a bit slow and lame in others. Felt there was a bit too much teen romance in the post-apoc mix for my taste.
And I must say, I prefer subtitles to dubbing. The absence of lip synch is disconcerting.
And (SPOILER ALERT) the treatment of the rain and wetness in general seemed inconsistent, with some people dying for getting slightly splashed by a puddle, with others seemingly unconcerned about walking through wet grass, or standing right next to an open doorway with rain splashing down right outside...

But overall, it wasn’t too bad.
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Post by: Terry37 on May 19, 2018, 11:16:16 PM: I binge watched it over a couple of days and I enjoyed it. They certainly left it open for a season 2 !!!!!

Terry
Title: Re: "The Rain"
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 20, 2018, 07:49:58 AM: I have watched two episodes so far.

The dubbing does sound a bit odd, no idea who is doing the voice work for Alba August, but it sounds far too frantic (just finished Below The Surface, so the voice sounds really odd), sounds like someone doing panic dead pan.

Lots of actors from other (and so far better) series - Dicte, The Bridge, Below The Surface etc.

I agree with Captain Blood, even after two episodes the treatment of water is inconsistent.
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on May 22, 2018, 09:57:19 AM: I liked it as well. It was fun for me to see a post apocalyptic series in a familiar setting. Apocalypses usually take place in the UK or US.
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Post by: Silent Invader on May 22, 2018, 11:11:50 AM: UK viewers don’t need to watch the dubbed version. With Netflix you have the option to watch in often a variety of languages with subtitles. I watched it in the original language with English subs as I find it usually adds tension. :)
Title: Re: "The Rain"
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 23, 2018, 07:55:17 AM: Quote from: Silent Invader on May 22, 2018, 11:11:50 AM
UK viewers don’t need to watch the dubbed version. With Netflix you have the option to watch in often a variety of languages with subtitles. I watched it in the original language with English subs as I find it usually adds tension. :)
Good call, much better subbed.

Thanks.
Title: Re: "The Rain"
Post by: Silent Invader on May 23, 2018, 08:01:19 AM: Quote from: Ultravanillasmurf on May 23, 2018, 07:55:17 AM
Good call, much better subbed.

Thanks.

Dubbing just irritates the hell out of me :D

I did see a few minutes of the dubbed version of The Rain and the voices didn’t seem to suit.
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Post by: therepoman on May 23, 2018, 11:25:03 PM: It's currently on my list.
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Post by: Bloodaxe on May 26, 2018, 03:16:59 AM: I liked it. Im in for a second season.
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Post by: Dentatus on May 27, 2018, 03:19:37 PM: I couldn't finish it. It had a couple good moments but not enough to hold my attention. Maybe the dubbed voices were too whiny but it came across too angsty teen and I really didn't like/care about any of the characters.

It brought a new meaning to the phrase "Oh, go soak your head!"
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Post by: Johnno on June 02, 2018, 08:43:02 AM: I've watched about half of it.
I like it. Poor dubbing and inconsistencies aside.
Premise is quite good and I'm not a fan of horror per se, so IMHO it scratchas some of my needs