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ThisRegard

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Not sure if it's been there a while or I watched it on another region, but I saw Pain and Gain appear in my Netflix Ireland list. It's a pretty enjoyable crime/comedy caper based on a true story with Mark Wahlberg and the Rock.

Caovyn Lineah

tigger123 wrote: »

Also watched Next Goal Wins, it's on US Netflix I think. Amazin g documentary that'll hit ya right in the feelers.

I've been waiting to watch this for a long time, is it definitely on the US netflix?

shamrock55

Just finished watching season 1 of the returned the american version and thought it was excellent, i cant wait for season 2

The Black Oil

That^^ got cancelled. No second season.

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Returned-Returning-Season-2-72478.html

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

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^ Second season of the French one isn't too far away. Saw a teaser trailer for it the other day. September in France, I think. Should be on here before the end of the year, hopefully.

shamrock55

Ah man im really pissed at that, i thought it was a great show, i guess ill have to look at the original series now,btw would that be subtitled?

Earthhorse

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Yes, it's subtitled but really excellent. Apparently the American one is a shot for shot remake.

Just watched The Guest tonight. Thought it was very well acted and directed but also thought it was very much a missed opportunity.

Very good for the first hour or so but it just ended up being too over the top in the end.

SmallTeapot

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fin12 wrote: »

Just started watching Daredevil, omg the main actor is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't he just!! Just started watching tonight, even if the plot* isn't good, I can always mute it :P





(*Although I've read reviews online and it's meant to be great)

Agent Coulson

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Birdman added to Netflix Canada

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Birdman added to Netflix Canada

Canada seems to be best for getting latest releases.

I think it has the best catalogue of all the regions.

MarkY91

Charlie19 wrote: »

Two decent movies that are worth a watch.

The Vanishing. 1993
A science teacher (Geoff Bridges) is planning to abduct a woman and is going through numerous scenarios in an effort to perfect his abduction. He then comes across an easy target at a petrol station, where he bumps into Diane (Sandra Bullock). Diane got separated from her boyfriend (kiefer Sutherland) which gave Jeff his opportunity.

The Cry of the Owl. 2009
This was a strange one and I was nearly going to give up on it, but it turned out to be very good. Its about a guy who is in the middle of a divorce and going through a spout of depression. He starts a new job in a small town were he meets a woman (Julia Stiles) in a very unorthodox manner.

Sounds good. I'll add the to my list!







Anyone watch 'suits'? My brother swears by it. I'm yet to give it a go as another series gets my attention before I get to suits

Stone Deaf 4evr

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MarkY91 wrote: »

Sounds good. I'll add the to my list!







Anyone watch 'suits'? My brother swears by it. I'm yet to give it a go as another series gets my attention before I get to suits

Suits is good, stop at the end of season three. I couldn't warm to the fourth season after the initial dynamic of the show was changed.

MarkY91

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Suits is good, stop at the end of season three. I couldn't warm to the fourth season after the initial dynamic of the show was changed.

I'll give it a go today so. See what the fuss is all about

FunLover18

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MarkY91 wrote:

Anyone watch 'suits'? My brother swears by it. I'm yet to give it a go as another series gets my attention before I get to suits

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote:

Suits is good, stop at the end of season three. I couldn't warm to the fourth season after the initial dynamic of the show was changed.

Personally I would say stop at the end of season 2 the quality really goes down and it starts becoming more soapy but 3 has a more conclusive finale if I remember correctly.

Peppa Pig

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Suits is good, stop at the end of season three. I couldn't warm to the fourth season after the initial dynamic of the show was changed.

Yeah season 4 was poor. Season 5 is very good, mostly just about the main characters in the firm.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

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FunLover18 wrote: »

Personally I would say stop at the end of season 2 the quality really goes down and it starts becoming more soapy but 3 has a more conclusive finale if I remember correctly.

I would agree. It's good for a while but it quickly becomes very repetitive and boring.

Ageyev

I watched Top of the Lake recently and would recommend if you like detective cop dramas like The Killing with the slightest hint of dark humour. It's a 7-episode miniseries set in a small New Zealand town where a 12yr old pregnant girl goes missing and Elizabeth Moss plays a cop who specialises in dealing with child abuse cases struggles to find and help her as the local townsfolk have all but given up on her.

Really strong stuff.

Mousewar

Suits is the best worst show out there. Ludicrous dialogue, over-acted, cringe-worthy bromance - it's basically gibberish yet for some reason I love watching it.

MarkY91

Someone here recently recommended 'the vanishing' starring kiefer Sutherland.

Was honestly s great movie. The story had me hooked from the get go. Only negative that the gorgeous Sandra Bullock isn't in it for long enough :P

Darkglasses

MarkY91 wrote: »

Someone here recently recommended 'the vanishing' starring kiefer Sutherland.

Was honestly s great movie. The story had me hooked from the get go. Only negative that the gorgeous Sandra Bullock isn't in it for long enough :P

I was sort of disappointed by it, some major cheese in it. Especially that final scene

Jeff Bridges was outstanding though.

Dozen Wicked Words

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is on Netflix Canada. I thoroughly enjoyed it, lovely to look at, great soundtrack and nice feelgood film. Product placement is obvious at times, some perfectly fine for plot purposes, others not so much! It didn't spoil my enjoyment anyway.

MarkY91

Darkglasses wrote: »

I was sort of disappointed by it, some major cheese in it. Especially that final scene

Jeff Bridges was outstanding though.

You're right. The climax was a typical thriller but the lead up to the storyline and after kept me tense throughout.

He was fantastic. His caracter was so creepy!

Earthhorse

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Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is on Netflix Canada. I thoroughly enjoyed it, lovely to look at, great soundtrack and nice feelgood film. Product placement is obvious at times, some perfectly fine for plot purposes, others not so much! It didn't spoil my enjoyment anyway.

The product placement is absolutely crazy in that film. It's like watching an hour and a half commercial in one respect.

Despite that I too found it an enjoyable watch and I'm not mad about Ben Stiller.

Charlie19

MarkY91 wrote: »

You're right. The climax was a typical thriller but the lead up to the storyline and after kept me tense throughout.

He was fantastic. His caracter was so creepy!

You should have a look at Switchback. It's from 1997 and it stars Denis Quaid, Jared leto and Danny Glover. I won't say much about it, but Quaid is a FBI agent that's in the hunt of a serial killer.

Like the Vanishing it also has some cheesy scenes but it's still well worth a watch.

Stone Deaf 4evr

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Charlie19 wrote: »

You should have a look at Switchback. It's from 1997 and it stars Denis Quaid, Jared leto and Danny Glover. I won't say much about it, but Quaid is a FBI agent that's in the hunt of a serial killer.

Like the Vanishing it also has some cheesy scenes but it's still well worth a watch.

Thats a great movie. a real 90's thriller.

Charlie19

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Thats a great movie. a real 90's thriller.

Yeah leto and Glover were both brilliant in it.

I loved the interior of the car;)

MarkY91

Charlie19 wrote: »

You should have a look at Switchback. It's from 1997 and it stars Denis Quaid, Jared leto and Danny Glover. I won't say much about it, but Quaid is a FBI agent that's in the hunt of a serial killer.

Like the Vanishing it also has some cheesy scenes but it's still well worth a watch.

Just added it to my list there. I may watch it tonight. I love these type of films!

Ageyev

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Thats a great movie. a real 90's thriller.

The 90s had a lot of decent psychological thriller type films, some were star vehicles. Malice, Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Single White Female. There were some good noirish films like Last Seduction and Red Rock West.[some of these are on Netflix across various regions]] I watched Twisted and Secret Window recently, both early 2000s thrillers, and felt that they were really crap compared to some of them 90s thrillers.

Im just going off of memory here and someone can probably name a dozen studio 2000s thrillers that were very good and it might be my nostalgic bias but it seemed like the 90s produced some fairly watchable mainstream thrillers.

Stone Deaf 4evr

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Check out Michael Keaton in 'pacific heights' if you're looking for another good one. Nicole Kidman and Sam Neil in 'dead calm' is excellent too.

Gloomtastic!

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Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Check out Michael Keaton in 'pacific heights' if you're looking for another good one. Nicole Kidman and Sam Neil in 'dead calm' is excellent too.

Pacific Heights. Great film!