Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

reisender Needed to be twice as long and have a plot. Oh well

lol234 Brooker is a media satirist, so I want to give him the benefit of the doubt about this episode. My 6 rating is because even as dry satire, it's underwhelming.The premise is: mechanical dogs have decimated life in Scotland and presumably the world. The episode is essentially a prolonged chase. Instead of zombies in 28 Days Later, we've got robot dogs.There aren't many beats. Maxine Peake runs, trembles, inhales, sobs, etc. Ms Peake isn't given a lot to work with, yet does an admirable job. If she appears to over-act: what else is she supposed to do?So why is it possible parody? The first clue is it's in black & white. It looks a lot like Besson's wonderful The Last Battle. I'm tempted to believe that Brooker is giving a nudge to Besson to ask how he went from crafting quiet, beautiful films to his current excessive style. My second clue is the final shot. With the overwrought music, saccharine morality and the God-like perspective ... well, I hope Brooker understands what that means to the viewer.As a sincere story, it's silly. As a parody, it's not skewering much. This one's a swing and a miss. But I'm optimistic that Brooker has many more interesting stories to tell.

ceciliadduarte I love this episode, it's one of my favourites ever since Netflix started producing Black Mirror, but a lot of other people have said that. I'm just curious, has no one else noticed how this episode was based on Eraserhead by David Lynch? There are so many similarities, even in the title, how come that I did not see anyone talking about how similar they are?

mchironica Whoever doesn't like it is an idiot that doesn't realize this very well could be real future. The way the dog is designed, the way everything is designed, the way things happened, seem so well thought out, it's as if you're watching a later documentary about the events, not a fictional representation done today.