Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (2015)

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken: Directed by Daniel Alfredson. With Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony Hopkins. The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred “Freddy” Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.

“OMG I love this show. Iu0026#39;ve seen up through S02E03 on Amazon Prime.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI only gave it a 9 because I donu0026#39;t like to give anything a 10.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOthers have gone into good detail of what is good about this show so Iu0026#39;ll just add some bullet points that I didnu0026#39;t see covered (although with 250+ reviews I probably just missed u0026#39;em)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn no particular order other than stream-of-consciousness:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e* Detailed, realistic science fictionn* Space behaves like, well, spacen* Gravity. They did a stellar job with gravity. It isnu0026#39;t perfect. But they emphasize realistic ways to simulate gravity (ships under continuous acceleration, spinning, ring-shaped space stations). And they shut gravity off when appropriate.n* Space ship battles are incredibly thoughtfully designed, with an eye for small details. They pump the air out of the ship before a battle, for goodnessu0026#39; sake. I canu0026#39;t think of *any* other scifi space show that goes into these detailsn* Consistency. Characters act consistently. Environments act consistently.n* Details. So many details! Mag boots. Ship maneuvers. technology such as computer/handheld devices. All so believable.n* Mormons! There are mormons, because, of course there are. And they arenu0026#39;t even the bad guys! (I only state it this way because too often, mysterious religious groups are used as hollywood shorthand for u0026quot;bad guysu0026quot;). The presence of Mormons just enriches the worldbuilding.n* I love the fact that Eros station just looks like a giant potato with a porthole on its butt. It isnu0026#39;t polished. It isnu0026#39;t flashy. Itu0026#39;s grimy and utilitarian.n* I love that every move made by a spaceship has corresponding thrusters pushing it in that direction. The space ships do not fly like fighter jets, like they do in other typical sci fi shows. They fly like rocks.n* I love the fact that space craft tracking screens look like legitimate space object tracking screens, with curved, mathematically drawn projected trajectories.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t gush enough about the u0026quot;hardu0026quot; sci-fi elements. I havenu0026#39;t even gushed about the production yet:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e* Story is detailed, in-depth, and engaging. Itu0026#39;s basically a political/war drama, but it is very well written.n* Acting is great. Seriously. Even the throwaway characters are great.n* Anyone can die at any time. Very Game-of-Thrones-y in this regard, in a good way. Builds tension very realistically.n* Costumes, sets, graphics, cinematography are all excellentu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStar Trek. I used to like Star Trek. Have you seen Star Trek Beyond (2016) though? That was terrible. Everything that is done wrong in Star Trek Beyond is done correctly in The Expanse. In fact, Iu0026#39;m not sure I can watch any Star Trek show or movie again after The Expanse.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUltimately The Expanse feels like a combination of Battlestar Galactica (2005 one) and Firefly, more than any other series I can think of.”