Richard Armitage & Ultimate Force Now on Netflix

In case you don't already know and you are an avid Richard Armitage fan, you can now stream Ultimate Force on Netflix.   Amen, Hallelujah!  I am happy because I was NOT going to buy the DVD set.  These type of movies are not what I like to spend my money on.  However, I did want to see it because Richard is in it.  I want to be able to say that I saw Richard in every available production.  
   

If you have not seen Ultimate Force yet and you have Netflix you can now stream ALL seasons and episodes.   Richard appears in season two (2003) and is in all episodes except for episode one of the second season.  Right now I am on episode three.  So what do I think of Ultimate Force so far.   Well, to be absolutely honest to me It's CRAP.  But Richard is in it so I have to see it once.   
 

Ahhh....the things I do for this man (except buy the DVD).
 

Richard's performance in Ultimate Force is great.  

Richard if you ever come across my blog and you are reading this, please stop making these senselessly violent movies.  Instead put on your cravat and give Margaret another kiss.  Make love not war.

Oh, btw,  I can now see Richard Armitage in Strike Back on Amazon.  Finally I don't have to purchase that DVD either.  I can just stream it once on Amazon.   

 

Update on Ultimate Force:  I have now watched all the episodes that Richard is in.  I adore Richard's acting, but programs like Ultimate Force is not for me at all.  I am so glad that I did not invest any money buying the DVD and streaming this once is enough. 

  

A Dinner of Herbs

Yesterday I streamed a six episode movie from Netflix titled A Dinner of Herbs.  The movie is based on the book by Catherine Cookson.  I never read any of Catherine Cookson's novels, but I have seen several movie adaptations of her books.  

The story spans a period of 39 years in the life of three childhood friends Hal, Roddy and Mary Ellen.  The location of the story is 19th century Northumberland, England.  All of the actors did a superb job.  The cinematography is excellent.  I was drawn into the story and watched all six episodes in one sitting.

I don't want to reveal any spoilers in case you want to see it.  The story contains elements of love, hate, murder and revenge.  The only thing that I did not like is that different actors where used to play the characters as older adults instead of simply "aging" the actors who played them.  The actress who played the older Mary Ellen did not look anything like the actress who played Mary Ellen in her twenties.  The same for the actor who played the older Hal.  I just could not make the shift in my mind to connect the older to the younger.  Other than that this is a very good movie.