Netflix Recommendations 2.0 *READ FIRST POST*

dougm1970

liked how before the last episode of unabomber its gives a warning that it contains a scene of hanging

deisedude

Ilovethe bonesofyou wrote: »

I watched Abducted in plain sight last night. I wouldn't recommend. It's a mad story alright, like crazy in parts but I didn't think it was a well made documentary. It felt like one of those made for a sh!tty tv channel ones. What the hell was wrong with those parents though not protecting their kids. Jesus Christ

I thought it was worth the watch but yes, shockingly made.

Its really weird that other than the first few minutes yer mans family is hardly even mentioned again

hefferboi

Any shows similar to true detective? I loved unabomber and mindhunter. Need a detective show fix

Gadgetman496

hefferboi wrote: »

Any shows similar to true detective? I loved unabomber and mindhunter. Need a detective show fix

Was unabomber a TV show or a movie?

hefferboi

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Was unabomber a TV show or a movie?

Manhunt unabomber was a tv show

Mantis Toboggan

hefferboi wrote: »

Any shows similar to true detective? I loved unabomber and mindhunter. Need a detective show fix

Line of Duty?
Happy Valley?

Sad Professor

Gave up on Russian Doll after episode 3. The whole "Groundhog Day with hipsters" thing doesn't work for me.

Tom Mann Centuria

Sad Professor wrote: »

Gave up on Russian Doll after episode 3. The whole "Groundhog Day with hipsters" thing doesn't work for me.

Think if you'd have watched episode four it would have opened it up much more, but while I really enjoyed it, I can see why people wouldn't. (still think you quit an episode too soon:))

RFOLEY1990

Line of Duty is top class,

I was late to the Luther party myself, but would thoroughly recommend that also

GAA Beo

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Line of Duty?
Happy Valley?

Happy Valley is class, also Charlie Murphy (Siobhan from Love Hate) is very good in it. Was talk of a 3rd series but looks unlikely. Would recommend.

Line of Duty also next on my list. Tried Unforgtten but not sure I like the plot re old cold cases. Heard good things about Luther.

GAA Beo

Lefty2Guns wrote: »

Michael Inside - Watched it last night and enjoyed it. A bit grim but highlights how easy it is for peoples lives to spiral out of control once they get caught with drugs. What should be noted is the input from Gateways (I think) which deals with offenders and tries to get them back on track so the scenario's in the film would have been based on real events that occurred. Well worth a watch.

Thought it was fantastic myself, wasn't expecting much from an under the radar film but well worth a look.

Basq

Sad Professor wrote: »

Gave up on Russian Doll after episode 3. The whole "Groundhog Day with hipsters" thing doesn't work for me.

After episode 3? Even with the introduction of

Alan

.. suprised at that!

Loved it myself but definitely a one season show!

Agent Coulson

peteeeed wrote: »

High Flying Bird (Steven Soderbergh)
When an NBA lockout sidelines his big rookie client, an agent hatches a bold plan to save their careers -- and disrupt the league's power structure.

getting good reviews https://www.metacritic.com/movie/high-flying-bird?ref=hp

How many films has he made since he retired and said he wouldn't make anymore?

raxy

Basq wrote: »

After episode 3? Even with the introduction of

Alan

.. suprised at that!

Loved it myself but definitely a one season show!

I didn't get past episode 3 either. There wasn't enough story going on to keep it interesting. 1st episode I thought maybe but lost interest very quick after that.

ixoy

Any chance we could keep all the 'Russian Doll' talk to the thread already here on the Television forum? It's annoying having to constantly scroll past posts, even those indicating that "something" happens in a particular episode.

cichlid child

ixoy wrote: »

Any chance we could keep all the 'Russian Doll' talk to the thread already here on the Television forum? It's annoying having to constantly scroll past posts, even those indicating that "something" happens in a particular episode.

This. And trying to pick a film to watch instead of a series.

Charlie19

Final Destination 1, 2 and 3 on the US library.

Franz Von Peppercorn

ixoy wrote: »

Any chance we could keep all the 'Russian Doll' talk to the thread already here on the Television forum? It's annoying having to constantly scroll past posts, even those indicating that "something" happens in a particular episode.

It’s a recommendation thread. People are recommending it.

Basq

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

It’s a recommendation thread. People are recommending it.

Gotta agree...does every Netflix Recommendation deserve or get it's own thread? Should the inclusion or absence of said thread stifle discussion here? Small price to pay for some healthy discussion here IMO.

Otherwise, it's a thread of X added today, and shag all else. And there's RSS feeds for that.

Always Tired

Don't trust the B--ch in apt 23 was added recently and i just binged it even tho I saw most of them. I was gutted when the show went off air. It's wickedly funny.

How 2 broke girls stayed on and this got cancelled is beyond me. it's also about 2 female roommates in NYC but the jokes are actually clever, the actors have proper comedic timing and there is no laugh track.

I'm guessing they added it after Jessica Jones did so well, but tbh as good as Krysten Ritter is in that, she is even better as the titular B, and James Van Der beek playing himself as a narcissistic actor struggling to stay relevant is great, too. in fact my favorite character is probably his assistant Luther.

mikhail

Always Tired wrote: »

Don't trust the B--ch in apt 23 was added recently and i just binged it even tho I saw most of them. I was gutted when the show went off air. It's wickedly funny.

It's been on there for quite some time - unless it's been off and is back?

I enjoyed it, though comedy is particularly hard to recommend.

munster87

I quite liked Whitechapel. Doesn’t get mentioned much here.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1186356/

Frank O. Pinion

Agent Coulson wrote: »

How many films has he made since he retired and said he wouldn't make anymore?

I don't know...how many times are you going to bring up that comment though?

tigger123

Watched the first 3 episodes of Russian Doll and am loving it so far. Truly original and excellently made.

I also think it's quite self aware with the whole hipster New York thing. The characters themselves seem a little jaded with the scene. Some of it I found quite tongue in cheek in that regard.

peteeeed

The break season 2

Added today

Fans of the expanse , season 3 is on prime today

mooseknunkle

I watched an Irish film last night called "The Cured" and i very rarely turn off a film but i just couldn't last to the end with this one as it was that bad,really bad.

wakka12

Velvet buzzsaw wasnt bad. Bit cheesy and camp but for some reason it was pretty enjoyable.

Agree about The Cured ^ I was really excited because it looked so good in the trailer and it was Irish and I like Ellen Paige. But I had never really wanted to a leave a film in the cinema before I saw it. It wasnt even just boring and unremarkable, it was memorably bad, the acting made me cringe

Frank O. Pinion

tigger123 wrote: »

Watched the first 3 episodes of Russian Doll and am loving it so far. Truly original and excellently made

What? How so? The gimmick has been done to death.

Smegging hell

I thought Russian Doll was great. Finished it in two nights.

extra gravy

peteeeed wrote: »

The break season 2

Added today

Looking forward to this, enjoyed season 1.

crustybla

Started Russian Doll last night. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, though I'm only on episode 4. An easy watch, episodes are only 25 mins too.

Regarding separate threads for movies, shows and all sorts, I like this 'Netflix Recommendations' thread. It's just that, does what it says on the tin. I've found many a gem thanks to this thread, it is what it is and it's enjoyed by many.

Drumpot

Halfway through the haunting of hill house and I’m loving it. Can’t get enough of it....

Best show I’ve watched in some time.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

crustybla wrote: »

Regarding separate threads for movies, shows and all sorts, I like this 'Netflix Recommendations' thread. It's just that, does what it says on the tin. I've found many a gem thanks to this thread, it is what it is and it's enjoyed by many.

There's a difference between recommending something and having full blown conversations about them though. There's a couple of things recently have ended up taking over the thread and people start discussing them to the point where they're giving away spoilers.
It's happening more and more recently. People seem to be watching things the minute they're released and if you haven't watched it by the end of the first weekend there's spoilers everywhere.

I'm sure there's a happy medium somewhere.

amor3

Velvet buzzsaw... 2 hours of my life I will never get back!! Terrible movie.

crustybla

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

There's a difference between recommending something and having full blown conversations about them though. There's a couple of things recently have ended up taking over the thread and people start discussing them to the point where they're giving away spoilers.
It's happening more and more recently. People seem to be watching things the minute they're released and if you haven't watched it by the end of the first weekend there's spoilers everywhere.

I'm sure there's a happy medium somewhere.

Agreed. Spoilers are indeed handy and should be used when needed.:)

Ohmeha

I am surprised about how much I enjoyed You, entertaining with plot-holes galore but it captured my attention for all 10 episodes with two excellent leads

ThumbTaxed

Ohmeha wrote: »

I am surprised about how much I enjoyed You, entertaining with plot-holes galore but it captured my attention for all 10 episodes with two excellent leads

It is fine. Totally unbelievable however. Verging on Sci fi!

johnny_ultimate

As ever, we absolutely encourage people to start threads about individual films You don’t have to wait for the mods to split it off: if you think something deserves its own thread, just go for it and hurl a link in here for people to follow.

Just remember there is a tv forum too, so new threads could well be better suited there (there’s often one already!) - we make an exception in the film forum for this thread, but there’s lots of great conversation about shows over in he television forums

Hurrache

A film that came from way left field for me, but I watched Dumplin, it's a really nice movie that hits you right in the feels.

cml387

munster87 wrote: »

I quite liked Whitechapel. Doesn’t get mentioned much here.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1186356/

Yes, deserves the time invested. It's all preposterous of course but the character
relationship arc makes it worth watching. Additionally the excellent Steve Pemberton has a starring role.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Hurrache wrote: »

A film that came from way left field for me, but I watched Dumplin, it's a really nice movie that hits you right in the feels.

I enjoyed Dumplin' It's kind of light weight and I thought the romance subplot was unnecessary but it's a lot of fun and the soundtrack is great, but would you expect any less from Dolly Parton!

Uncharted

cml387 wrote: »

Yes, deserves the time invested. It's all preposterous of course but the character
relationship arc makes it worth watching. Additionally the excellent Steve Pemberton has a starring role.

Steve Pemberton is amazing in everything imo.
His role in Happy Valley was truly excellent.

Mr Crispy

Does anyone know if Mindhorn is still on Netflix? I thought they bought the rights to it, but I can't find it.

Conor Bourke

Watched “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn”

Strangely entertaining.

Jewelers

amor3 wrote: »

Velvet buzzsaw... 2 hours of my life I will never get back!! Terrible movie.

yep pile of ****e

Basq

I haven't finished Velvet Buzzsaw but the hour or so I watched I really enjoyed.. it's kitsch, over-the-top, daft, pretentious and silly, but it's absolutely well aware of it.

Gyllenhaal hamming it up big time is quite entertaining!

km79

Arrival was one of very few non kiddies movies I seen in the cinema in the last decade!
It caught me absolutely by surprise . Totally immersed in it for the whole 2 hours and was affected by it !
For that reason I chose not to watch it since
Until tonight ........
Same effect
Fantastic movie that deserves to be watched by everyone


It's not a casual watch . Close the curtains . Turn off the phones .
Enjoy

johnny_ultimate

Enjoyed High Flying Bird. Struggled to follow some of the basketball business complexities, but that couldn’t dim what’s obviously a razor-sharp script. Tackles one very specific strand of modern US race relations / economic inequality in a pleasingly witty but incisive way. Narrative comes together nicely in the end as it firmly reveals itself as a sort of

heist / scheming movie in high-powered clothing.

Great cast own the film.

Felt the iPhone cinematography really suited the material and actually looks better on a TV than some of the higher fidelity original content Netflix puts out. Limits are still obvious (especially when the camera’s moving) but there’s an antsy, raw and capable look to it all that’s a good fit for the story that unfolds. Helps that Soderbergh still knows better than most how to frame conversations in a lively, impactful way. Overall a better fit for the tech than Unsane I reckon.

Charlie19

Abandoned 2015 on the US library starring Dominic Purcell, its a true story about four guys drifting out to sea for three and a half months after their boat capsized during a freak wave.

It's an amazing tale of survival and a shocking reaction from naval official's and media.

Drumpot

Drumpot wrote: »

Halfway through the haunting of hill house and I’m loving it. Can’t get enough of it....

Best show I’ve watched in some time.

Binged the rest of it today , it was absorbing....

Thought it was top notch until 9th episode. I really enjoyed the slow character building and the ominous setup. I also loved how the story came together in stages.

I found the ending a bit lacking what made the earlier episodes so good but it was still enjoyable and actually kind of satisfying when I think of it. I think if I hadn’t if watched so much I might of enjoyed it more cause I was exhausted come the end.

That said I loved it overall. 9-10