Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019 TV Movie) User Reviews

Good doc

[ozgungunduz · 8/10 · 27 May 2019]

I loved that the doc wasn't focused on the actors, D&D and other people we used to see in Game Revealed series but it was mainly focused on the people who really make the show.

For a documentary film aspect, I don't think it was edited well. But as a fan of the show, it was great seeing the amount work everyone put into this show.

The last season was dissapointing but I still respect people who put their best into this season. Writers sucked but the quality of esthetics, details, the set, decor, make up, costume... I think they all deserve the best awards.

Thank you again!

Does not live up to the potential given it is making off of one of the best shows of all time

[manuel_medeiros · 6/10 · 30 May 2019]

Given were talking about one of the best shows ever in the history of television I think behind the scenes documentary for the last season would have enormous potential And I can say that in my view The Last Watch fails to live up to their potential

Why? Firstly because you would want to hear from the main actors and from the writers - controversy aside - the producers, etc. Instead, most of the time is focused on a prosthetic artist (sure, she has a struggle by being away from their family but waay too much time is spent on this) and believe it or not on the Head of Snow, yes the person responsiblee for coordinating the amount of snow in each of the scenes

Obviously these people are important for the show and convey the amount of man hours and work that going it to making, but it is not the ones I would like to hear from when such an epic journey reaches its final Destination

HBO had a small chance of giving a treat to some of the fans that were disappointed by season 8 and in my view failed to seize the opportunity

6 out of 10

sad waste of money

[DaniloJavarotto · 6/10 · 28 May 2019]

Great, but worthless. They spent millions but the scripts were awful. shame

Good parts but overall a bit boring

[nancy-gail · 6/10 · 27 May 2019]

Hardcore fans probably loved every second of it. I was into the show but I found this documentary moved about as slow as the last episode. Filled with lots of people on the sidelines talking... which was ok but my favorite parts were with the actual cast and those were few and far between. Some of the behind-the-scenes stuff was cool but much of events that was boring stuff.

How is anyone rating this anything below a 10

[ktankovich · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

We all knew the amount of work that went into this show, but wow this really put it into perspective. Very cool seeing how everything is made and seeing the actors reactions to finding out what happens and their last days. Don't rate this low just because you didn't like the last season. You people suck

Farewell

[ashfordofficial · 7/10 · 8 January 2022]

This documentary is far more better than the whole final season of Game of Thrones.

Give Jeanie Finlay more projects. She made this documentary as a well thorough encyclopaedia for fans and gave spotlight for less known supporting actors and the crew who made the magic happens.

Thank you

[Chrille98 · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

So mutch work put on the show. Thank you for everything

ALL HAIL ANDY AHAI!!!

[tritonxxxg · 7/10 · 27 May 2019]

Ok documentary, not anything to write home about...

Except for Ser Strongbeard! The bravest and noblest of the northern soldiers. Gods Bless you Andy McClay.

Now our watch has ended

[ahmedtalaat-12473 · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

The hard work and dedication in this from the cast and crew is brilliant even if the season was under expectations this showed us how those people the cast and crew loved the show they worked on ( especially Andy) just amazing

So grateful but saddened

[jetskiboybze · 9/10 · 27 May 2019]

A glorious insight into the amazing effort,dedication and professionalism that went into the making of a legendary series. Occasionally it was a little disjointed but overall showed just how much had gone into the producing of 7 seasons of awesomeness. I particularly enjoyed the master of snow and despite me preferring Richard Brake I also enjoyed Vladimir Furyks insights into the differences between acting and stunting. As to the last read through I thought Conleth Hills and Kit Haringtons reactions were very telling and interesting, maybe the writers should have paid more attention to those reactions. All in all HUGE kudos to everyone involved I am so so so sorry that your efforts were butchered in the final scheme of things. I hope you all go on to work on future epics without being finally treated like Daenerys or the Nights King.

Some things explained, but...

[sylvarin · 6/10 · 27 May 2019]

I was thrown by the use of closed captioning--sometimes it was used, other times not. Just...don't use it and let the viewer decide. I liked seeing what this was like for the crew and the cast (to some extent), but the music choices were jarring and I kept wishing that they would flesh out what happened this season by explaining what happened off-screen.

Does HBO not give them access to anything? Very dull / uninteresting doc.

[august-eighty · 3/10 · 28 May 2019]

Whole documentary feels like some fans on set trying to interview whomever they can. No real story being told, not photographed well, weird use of music, quite dull pacing.

I believe these guys said they had a year to shoot this - a doc on the final season of the biggest TV show in the history of the television, and it's possibly the dullest behind the scenes documentary I've ever seen.

Die hard fans will probably like it, but this is really not very well made. Hopefully they shot more behind the scenes stuff (perhaps a different crew?) - cause it's a shame if this is it.

Unfortunately they don't explain the disaster that was the final season !!

[mpboylanjr-54038 · 7/10 · 27 May 2019]

It's always interesting to watch how they put together a production as big as GOT together behind the scenes. It is something that fascinates me as a huge fan of the show, but also cinema in general. There is some cool behind the scenes with the actors as well as make up and design people. Unfortunately there is nothing explaining the lack of effort that the writers put forth in the final season. The fact that they decided to not make a final 2 seasons because they were bored or thought other jobs were more important is such a shame. By being lazy they ruined what could have went down as the best show ever to still being one of the greats, but not too 3-5 IMHO. The fact that even the final episode was a bust makes things even worse because with a great finale it could have saved a mediocre season. Now I get that this special is not going to go into things like the shoddy writing it creates a platform for us as fans to still vent as to how badly they let us all down as fans. I hope that one day we can get a real explanation. As for the special it was super interesting and you gotta give the people who were behind the scenes putting these sets together and dressing and doing the actors hair and make up a ton of props. They did an amazing job week in and week out, and they were awarded properly for the spectacular jobs they did.

Stop getting mad at the creators and look and appreciate the hard work

[martinmatt-81974 · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

This fantastic documentary shows the hard work and long hours it took to produce this show. They would be out at night with cold winds and covered in mud to make this for the world. These people really did amazing things. Everyone needs to stop scolding the creators and appreciate their work. This is an absolute work of art.

And also you can't be mad because you didn't like the ending. Yes you can be upset it was rushed, but not at the ending because you cannot get everything to go your way. Red wedding, Ned Stark's death, hodors death. You did not want any of those but you accepted it. Now Daenerys dies and you say writers destroyed it all. You get what you get and you don't throw a fit-weren't you taught that as a child?

Emotional or exploitative?

[Jithindurden · 6/10 · 26 February 2022]

The incredible hard work of the numerous passionate people who rarely get any recognition from the extras and makeup artists to location managers and line producers, this is all about them. It's their hard-work that makes the shortcomings of the 8th season even more frustrating now. A lot of the experiences shared through this documentary makes me wonder why do so many people have to put their life so much into it, into making something that is not actually fully realised, unlike the initial seasons. Isn't this the ultimate exploitation of people? They have given ample reason from the real-life hardships to the ending of the show that even with its fault won't stop you from loving it all together with the moments that could make you tear up.

A nice farewell

[pnathan28 · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

This is an emotional and well made document showing the behind the scenes and its amazing ro see the amount of love and hard work and detail that went into making the show, from the cast to the crew and the extras it was a good watch. Regardless of how you feel about the ending the hatd work and dedication of all these people should be appreciated.

not very good but explains a lot

[howboutthisone_huh · 6/10 · 4 March 2022]

As a documentary 'behind the scenes look' it's not very good. There's no coherence and it doesn't deliver the feeling of scale. Sure, everyone interviewed complains about long hours and night shoots but they don't come off as believable, sorry. And it looks like the filmmakers were carefully chaperoned so as not to give away any trade secrets. The film does though explain a lot why season 7 and 8 were so disappointing. The creators et al were more focused on making a show of the sets and special effects that telling the story became secondary importance. Yeah, the comic book industry generates more revenue than the gdp of a lot of nations across the globe but the public is not entirely stupid. If you tell a good story, everything else will follow, and sometimes doing things within budget forces you to concentrate on the telling, not the doing part.

So much respect

[sjillie · 9/10 · 27 May 2019]

Even though the last season was not what many people had hoped for, I still believe GOT is the greatest show I've ever seen. It is amazing to see the insane amount of work it has cost. I loved to see the dedication from different angles than the main characters. Well done and a huge thanks to everyone who worked on this show!

Spotlights the real unsung heroes of the show

[RunningFromSatan · 7/10 · 28 May 2019]

Many people reviewing this title are commenting on the lack of highlights and glamorous interviews of any of the main cast and crew, but it seems more raw and more realistic view of the huge well-oiled machine that comprises a show like this - the actors are actually an incredibly small part of the whole shebang.

It was cool to see the throwbacks to the first season table read juxtaposed with the final season's and the reactions (which should've highlighted a couple more of the plot points rather than the 2 or 3 big ones).

I'm glad some of the behind-the-scenes crew got some of the spotlight i.e. director David Nutter (visibly fighting pain from his back issues - guy is a damn trooper), the fight choreographers, makeup artists, stuntmen, the "snow guy", and the fiery Belfast location manager...but fan favorite extra Andrew McClay might be the real star of this documentary...it's amazing to see such a high-spirit even in the relatively small but important part he plays in the show - even serving as a mentor to the other extras.

Reason for the 7/10 - it runs a bit long, suffers from some amateur editing and filming, and some of the music choices are really strange...but to each their own! A nice bow-tie on the series, even if Season 8 wasn't what we all expected, the dedication and hard work is highly appreciated, and should be viewed by even those who are dismissing it due to a faulty script.

Catharsis and closure for a great show

[Vikroypanth · 9/10 · 27 May 2019]

I love game of thrones, but was left very sad by the fast tragic ending, and extreme fan backlash. Watching this documentary was a great help. It was nice to see behind the scenes, and the actors and workers reaction to the end of the show. I appreciate all the hard work they put into creating such an exceptional and unforgettable show.

Great to see behind the scenes but...

[kmseay · 7/10 · 28 May 2019]

It almost hurt to see how hard the people behind the scenes worked, and how much they sacrificed, just for the final season to be rushed. I have a bit more sympathy for D+D now. When you need a world class team to back up your show, and they are exhausted and can't do anymore, you kind of have to end it, right? And honestly, I could watch 10 more of these. GoT producers, please just throw everything you have into the $400 8 season box set - I've held off buying the seasons from the beginning so I can have the full set, please make it worth my while.

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) - 6.4

[Bonnell7 · 14 December 2019]

Act 1 - 6.7

Act 2 - 6.2

Act 3 - 6.4

Table read was great

Interesting and intricate behind the scenes jobs, shows everything that goes into making their show happen

Interesting to anybody who wants to see everything that goes into the making of these big movies and shows

Meet and follow a few different people with different jobs

Wish the film was more about the bigger aspects of the final season instead of the smaller ones

Not as complexing as seeing insight from our leads in the show

Songs over scenes was a bad idea

Film got more boring as it went

Wanted more intimate moments from the cast on how they feel about the end, like Emilia in the chair and Kit at the wrap

Would recommend to a fan of Game of Thrones who wants to see what goes into the show

Pointless without commentary from the other side - namely, the disappointed viewers and fans of the books

[pacocharte · 6/10 · 28 February 2022]

I think everyone who initially got hooked on GoT and regarded themselves as serious fans and viewers will empathize with what I'm about to say. The last two seasons, but the final one in particular were - together - an absolute abomination in terms of writing, character development and perhaps most of all the logical (dis) continuity of the latter. I suppose I could sum up the final two seasons as "Lazy writing and production, already very rich producers resting on their laurels and relying far, far to heavily on (admittedly awesome) CGI effects and production value."

I've seen several reviewers say that GoT is the greatest television show in history; which if they had hewed to the meticulous story crafting and character development as well as the involvement of GRRM for the first 3-4 seasons, could have been true. Sadly, that's not what happened; quite the opposite and this documentary seems intended to paper over that and cement the status of the producers as legends to GoT fans, when in fact they're merely legends in their own bloated egos.

To me, the saddest part about this (very good) documentary is the way the rest of the team is portrayed in their utter conviction and joy to be a part of this series, which - again - stands in stark contrast to the producers (and likely GRRM) who phoned it in when it mattered most but still pocketed a ton of money. If anything, this - and the great job of the documentary's director - is literally the only reason to watch this film.

I agree with another reviewer: Give Jeanie Finlay more projects like this. She does an amazing job of showing "how the sausage gets made" and that may be the only other reason to spend ~2 hrs. Of your time watching this.

10/10 for the excellent efforts of this movie's direction and the passion of the actors and everyone involved (other than you know who), minus 4/10 for the failure to provide the viewer/fan reaction to the absolutely atrocious in so many ways final season. Final grade: 6/10 and I hope Benioff and Weiss have learned some lessons from this failure, but I highly doubt they have.

THANK YOU

[Chocoalatv · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

It was so cool to see all those people who actually made it possible. A big thank you to each and every one who worked so hard for this show! I hope everyone gets another great job soon.

Spectacular documentary

[UniqueParticle · 10/10 · 27 May 2019]

I thoroughly enjoyed this - no I don't think anything was missing like some said! I don't understand why people can't appreciate more about GOT this documentary showed how hard the crew and cast worked to put everything together. It's lovely how much emotions were released in this compared to Season 8 so yeah I can agree with that for sure.

I absolutely love special features for films/shows so it's always a treat to see how the set was built for any scenario and how important it is to everyone involved. Some of the documentary was adorable too like with the mom & child and the stunt guy plus it was awesome to see the bits with Night King. Beautiful cinematography in a few parts as well; happy to give this a 10!