I haven't heard of that one but how did you like Narcos
It was absolutely awesome, and the reason we binged it! In fact, I was hooked from Episode 1, and the only reason we didn't do all 10 in one session was because we were tired.
Wagner Moura was fantastic.
I think the only way this could be made better is if the focus was on the Colombians and not the DEA agent right from the start.
Having the Colombian side dialogues in Spanish and filming on location provided a lot of authenticity (you'll still see some native Spanish speakers not liking the accent that Moura does, as he's Brazilian).
Great actors, great sound (watched in surround here), superb screenplay, not a wasted moment, although they have taken some leeway here and there relative to the actual events.
I would have liked that the Season Finale ended a little earlier in the last episode but we're still looking forward to the next season.
Yesterday afternoon, we chatted on the street with one of the fast food owners we know nearby, and he said he and his friend were just talking about the show before I mentioned it.
These are the early signs of this becoming a cult show.
They recommended the following (I notice I already mentioned these):
1.
Blow
2.
Cocaine Cowboys
I also found
Cocaine Cowboys 2 and
Cocaine Cowboys Reloaded on Netflix, as well as
Narco Cultura.
It will also be interesting to watch
Miami Vice again.
There appears to be a rather recent Escobar series from Latin American countries.
It was interesting to see how the geopolitical and social aspects intertwined with his growing empire.
I might want to watch our Blu-Ray of '
Carlos, The Jackal' soon.
Anything with the Latin American culture would be very interesting to follow up as films or documentaries to watch, like the Che with Del Toro. Speaking of documentaries, there's one with Pablo's son, and I am not sure if I saw it on Netflix.
I was wondering if there were any series dealing with what has been happening in Mexico.
There's
Sicario and
Colombiana which could be interesting.
I am thinking of watching movies in a kind of hyper-cycle, with the Mexicans, and then the Asian/Yakuzas to see more of the geopolitical and social aspects - it's like a shadow economy.
Another interesting movie would be Padilha's
Elite Squad, also with Wagner Moura.