The Netflix Instant Watch recommendation thread

[hepcat]

Damnit, I keep forgetting that I really wanna watch that one!

[wonderpug]

Watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi last night...what a wonderful film.  I hate sushi, but was absolutely fascinated by the story and the beautiful cinematography.

I've been on a documentary kick lately...any others that I should see?

Can I assume you've already seen King of Kong?

[hepcat]

King of Kong = pure documentary bliss

[Bullwinkle]

Watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi last night...what a wonderful film.  I hate sushi, but was absolutely fascinated by the story and the beautiful cinematography.

I've been on a documentary kick lately...any others that I should see?

I enjoyed Resurrect Dead about the Toynbee Tiles.  And Helvetica is surprisingly entertaining.

I really want to see Anvil: The Story of Anvil,Between the Folds, They Killed Sister Dorothy,Who Is Harry Nilsson, Marwencol,and Winnebago Man. I've heard good things about all of them.

EDIT:  Man on Wire is fantastic.  I haven't seen it in a long time, but Thin Blue Line is really good.

Everything I mentioned is on Netflix, but I also saw Tabloid recently, and it's great.

[Crawley]

Watched The Artist this weekend too. Was very good and a lot more fun then I would have expected. It's another movie like Hugo where its a film about the love of movies. It's a got a nice riches to rags story to it and the main characters are really likable, plus it just looks great. I didn't mind it being a silent picture either and that kinda worked well for home use as there were plenty of times where characters would say things without text accompaniment and you could discuss what you think they said freely.

I can see why it won an Oscar.

[Gratch]

Watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi last night...what a wonderful film.  I hate sushi, but was absolutely fascinated by the story and the beautiful cinematography.

I've been on a documentary kick lately...any others that I should see?

Can I assume you've already seen King of Kong?

I have not...need to check that one out.

[hepcat]

You, sir, are in for a treat.

[Gratch]

You, sir, are in for a treat.

Not on streaming. 

[hepcat]

Ah crap.  That's where I watched it so I just assumed it was still up.  Sorry, man.

[Bullwinkle]

Still worth seeing.  And the DVD is less than $6 on Amazon right now.

[Gratch]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

[Crawley]

Watched "The Hole" the other night. It's a fun horror flick where a family moves in to a home and in the basement they discover a trap door that reveals a bottomless hole. Of course its a pandoras box type thing and bad stuff happens once its open. This could have been a fantastic movie as it has the right cast, story ideas, and writing. But the execution of it is sloppy which makes it a good horror film instead of great one.

[hepcat]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

The moment someone on the show says, "Hey gang, let's go to Ireland!" just skip to the next season.  Trust me.

Watched "The Hole" the other night. It's a fun horror flick where a family moves in to a home and in the basement they discover a trap door that reveals a bottomless hole. Of course its a pandoras box type thing and bad stuff happens once its open. This could have been a fantastic movie as it has the right cast, story ideas, and writing. But the execution of it is sloppy which makes it a good horror film instead of great one.

   Loved, loved, loved it.  Such a great homage to 80's horror films. 

[CeeKay]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

The moment someone on the show says, "Hey gang, let's go to Ireland!" just skip to the next season.  Trust me.

looking at the episodes for that season (3) it appears there were only 4 (8,9,10 & 11) set overseas, then the two remaining episodes are back in Charming, and watching them quickly probably won't be as bad as watching them over a month long period since it won't seem as drawn out.

Trust me, you don't want to skip the last episode of the season 

[Gratch]

I'm actually going to wrap up Season 2 tonight.  It's been a while since I've mainlined a show like this...I love Netflix.

[Gratch]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

The moment someone on the show says, "Hey gang, let's go to Ireland!" just skip to the next season.  Trust me.
 

I remember people telling me the same thing about most of the other series I've watched, and Ive always ignored them and typically enjoyed the shows.  Think i will continue doing so this time.   

[hepcat]

If you want a goofy, fun time then check out Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.

It's basically Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure meets The Evil Dead.  It starts off slow but develops an almost Joss Whedon like storyline by the end of the first season.  I had a blast with the show.  Atticus steals every scene he's in.

[USMC Kato]

Stake land is now available on instant Netflix. Was pleasantly suprised how good the movie is. It's like a twisted marriage between "The Road" and "Mad Max"....with Vampires.

[hepcat]

Watched The Pact last night.  Not a bad little horror film.  Low budget but doesn't look low budget.  Some genuinely creepy moments and a nice little twist ending (that's telegraphed a bit too much towards the middle of the film..but still fun).

[Crusis]

Watched The Pact last night.  Not a bad little horror film.  Low budget but doesn't look low budget.  Some genuinely creepy moments and a nice little twist ending (that's telegraphed a bit too much towards the middle of the film..but still fun).

I really enjoyed this one especially on the bigscreen. My wife jumped out of her chair quite a few times.

[MonkeyFinger]

Stake land is now available on instant Netflix. Was pleasantly suprised how good the movie is. It's like a twisted marriage between "The Road" and "Mad Max"....with Vampires.

Sister Kelly McGillis... Top Nun. Didn't recognize her at first. 

[spigot]

Stake land is now available on instant Netflix. Was pleasantly suprised how good the movie is. It's like a twisted marriage between "The Road" and "Mad Max"....with Vampires.

Sister Kelly McGillis... Top Nun. Didn't recognize her at first. 

I saw Kelly McGillis in The Innkeepers. She has not aged well at all ... 

[Gratch]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

The moment someone on the show says, "Hey gang, let's go to Ireland!" just skip to the next season.  Trust me.

looking at the episodes for that season (3) it appears there were only 4 (8,9,10 & 11) set overseas, then the two remaining episodes are back in Charming, and watching them quickly probably won't be as bad as watching them over a month long period since it won't seem as drawn out.

Trust me, you don't want to skip the last episode of the season 

I quite enjoyed the Ireland bits, and the ending of that season...holy shit.   

[Bullwinkle]

Big news!  Netflix just outbid Starz for the right to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters.    That's quite a coup!

[Covenant]

Big news!  Netflix just outbid Starz for the right to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters.    That's quite a coup!

I also believe it's for all their movie properties so that also includes Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel, etc.

[Calavera]

They've already started adding some older Disney movies for streaming. I think I'm going to watch Rescuers Down Under tonight, haven't seen that since I was little...

[hepcat]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

The moment someone on the show says, "Hey gang, let's go to Ireland!" just skip to the next season.  Trust me.

looking at the episodes for that season (3) it appears there were only 4 (8,9,10 & 11) set overseas, then the two remaining episodes are back in Charming, and watching them quickly probably won't be as bad as watching them over a month long period since it won't seem as drawn out.

Trust me, you don't want to skip the last episode of the season 

I quite enjoyed the Ireland bits, and the ending of that season...holy shit.   

Well, to each their own.  It's generally considered a train wreck of a season but I'm sure I like quite a lot of things that are generally considered a train wreck.   

[CeeKay]

They've already started adding some older Disney movies for streaming. I think I'm going to watch Rescuers Down Under tonight, haven't seen that since I was little...

woohoo!  Nightmare Before X-Mas is up!

[EngineNo9]

Big news!  Netflix just outbid Starz for the right to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters.    That's quite a coup!

I also believe it's for all their movie properties so that also includes Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel, etc.

The only bad part is that part of the deal doesn't take effect until 2016...

[Gratch]

Just finished season 1 of Sons of Anarchy.  Holy shit, what an awesome, awesome show.

The moment someone on the show says, "Hey gang, let's go to Ireland!" just skip to the next season.  Trust me.

looking at the episodes for that season (3) it appears there were only 4 (8,9,10 & 11) set overseas, then the two remaining episodes are back in Charming, and watching them quickly probably won't be as bad as watching them over a month long period since it won't seem as drawn out.

Trust me, you don't want to skip the last episode of the season 

I quite enjoyed the Ireland bits, and the ending of that season...holy shit.   

Well, to each their own.  It's generally considered a train wreck of a season but I'm sure I like quite a lot of things that are generally considered a train wreck.   

10 episodes in, and I'd say Season 4 is more of a train wreck than Season 3.  The way they've set up the conflict (and some of the sub-storylines) is interesting, but:

Spoiler for Hiden:

Clay is one mustache twirl away from turning into Snidely Whiplash.

So far, the show has been so awesome because there weren't really any completely good guys or completely bad guys.  They've changed that dynamic, and the show seems to be worse off for it.  Still interested to see how Season 4 ends up though.

[Ascendent]

If I may humbly make a suggestion for anyone who likes documentaries check out "Craiglist Joe" if you haven't. Interesting premise, I watched it last night really enjoyed it. Didn't enjoy Jiro Dreams of Sushi so much though, didn't finish that one and No Impact Man.

[sgoldj]

This seems to be the most approprate place to ask/post:

There is a persistant rumor about Netflix streaming 3d,  Since I am cheap, I have been trying to keep up and ran across this little tidbit:  Netflix 3D streaming is available through the PS3.  http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/movies-blu-ray-discs-dvds-theatricks/83005-netflix-streaming-3d.html

So with great excitment, I updated the PS3 and Netflix.  No 3d category.  Anyone else check this out?

[forgeforsaken]

If you want a goofy, fun time then check out Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.

It's basically Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure meets The Evil Dead.  It starts off slow but develops an almost Joss Whedon like storyline by the end of the first season.  I had a blast with the show.  Atticus steals every scene he's in.

I second this.  It's a bit like John Dies at the End the TV series.  Both musical episodes are also fantastic, the second being a true musical with some really great funny songs.

[kronovan]

Netflix Canuckistan got Red Tails this past week. I found it pretty damn cheesy, but fun none the less. I thought Terrence Howard put in a fairly convincing performance though as the Colonel in charge of the Tuskegee squadron, lobbying their cause in Washington. A number of the cast were actually quite decent. The funny thing about it is that weakest performances were from the white actors, some of who were just terrible. Well maybe that's fitting considering the subject matter.  I'd be comfortable recommending it to any fan of military action films.

[WorkingMike]

I really enjoyed The Hunter starring Willem Dafoe. He plays a hunter that is contracted by a pharma company to track and kill what may be the last Tazmanian tiger in existence and deliver it's genetic material. Slow paced, but well acted and it doesn't take any cheap outs.

[hepcat]

Sacrifice is available.  I watched it yesterday and it's very good.  It reminds me of Twilight Samurai a bit.  It's not a martial arts film although it has some fighting.  It's more a story about how far a man will go for revenge.   

[USMC Kato]

Just finished watching "Love", a science fiction movie that I had to watch twice to fully grasp what was going on.

[morlac]

Big news!  Netflix just outbid Starz for the right to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters.    That's quite a coup!

This guarantees I keep Netflix streaming and downgrade my Uverse service a rung and drop Starz/Encore.  The on demand options have been dwindling anyhow.

[Crusis]

Just finished watching "Love", a science fiction movie that I had to watch twice to fully grasp what was going on.

I regretted watching that movie once. In comparison, it made Antichrist look like an action movie.

[Gratch]

If you want a goofy, fun time then check out Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.

It's basically Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure meets The Evil Dead.  It starts off slow but develops an almost Joss Whedon like storyline by the end of the first season.  I had a blast with the show.  Atticus steals every scene he's in.

I second this.  It's a bit like John Dies at the End the TV series.  Both musical episodes are also fantastic, the second being a true musical with some really great funny songs.

Hoping it picks up then, because I'm fairly unimpressed after 3 episodes.  So far, its a wannabe Buffy without the funny or the great dialog.