Netflix Recommendations 2.0 *READ FIRST POST*

Drumpot

rob316 wrote: »

Just watched it, brilliant performance from Efron but it's a fairly average film otherwise.

Agreed, the documentary is so much better viewing.

Synode

ixoy wrote: »

What do you mean - is it that the default colours mean it's hard to read against white (so snow in this case)?
If that's the case, you can adjust the subtitles if you want. The colour and font can be changed and you can also add a background colour to them to distinguish them.

No it's that they're either on for everything or not on at all. There's bits in Snowpiercer that subtitles didn't come on automatically when they should have

Captain Red Beard

ixoy wrote: »

What do you mean - is it that the default colours mean it's hard to read against white (so snow in this case)?
If that's the case, you can adjust the subtitles if you want. The colour and font can be changed and you can also add a background colour to them to distinguish them.

When the Korean lad was talking there were no subtitles. Turn on the subtitles and they are on for him, also the English speakers, also 'sound of engine stalling' 'glass cracks' descriptive stuff for deaf people.
I've noticed this crap subtitling in a couple of films now, its very amateurish.

Mr Crispy

Anyone else getting site errors on Netflix this evening?

postsnthing

Captain Red Beard wrote:

When the Korean lad was talking there were no subtitles. Turn on the subtitles and they are on for him, also the English speakers, also 'sound of engine stalling' 'glass cracks' descriptive stuff for deaf people. I've noticed this crap subtitling in a couple of films now, its very amateurish.

Do you have English [cc] turned on instead of going down further to just English this should not include the descriptive stuff

mewso

Darch Nemesis wrote: »

Anyone else getting site errors on Netflix this evening?

Yep. Not working.

adox

Darch Nemesis wrote: »

Anyone else getting site errors on Netflix this evening?

Working here.

Mr Crispy

adox wrote: »

Working here.

Back up now.

is_that_so

Basq wrote: »

Started watching Dead To Me..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwYBw1raC2o

.. an interesting premise with some nice twists 'n' turns had become a bit drab midway through. I'll stick with it and see if out though probably.

Yeah watched this all the way through. Usual Netflix comedy offer with everyone swearing like a trooper. The good is the chemistry between the leads and there is crackling interaction. Some of the work on the main plot is really not so hot and almost predictably random with some very convenient plot devices and characters thrown in. At 30m an episode it moves along quickly enough but it slips in places and

they just couldn't resist so obviously setting it up for Season 2

extra gravy

Started the Belgian drama Undercover. Very good so far.

km79

Bobby Robson doc is excellent

Bahanaman

Itssoeasy wrote:

I’m not finished it but I’m watching Kodachrome which stars Ed Harris (ever since Apollo 13 I will watch any film he’s in) and I knew that Elizabeth Olsen was the younger sister of the Olsen twins but that’s basically it. I’ve liked her so far in this movie. This movie is great so far if a little predictable. It’s telegraphing what will happen.

Itssoeasy wrote:

Anyway, what are people’s opinions of her ?

Think she's really good. Was in a brilliant film called Wind River with Jeremy Renner.

CastorTroy

Today I discovered there's a March of the Penguins 2

Occono

Northern Ireland documentary double bill expiring soon on MUBI:
https://mubi.com/specials/the-irish-connection

Made decades apart by a father and son.

Mellor

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

When the Korean lad was talking there were no subtitles. Turn on the subtitles and they are on for him, also the English speakers, also 'sound of engine stalling' 'glass cracks' descriptive stuff for deaf people.
I've noticed this crap subtitling in a couple of films now, its very amateurish.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding. But are you complaining that subtitles cater for deaf people? That's an odd grievence tbh.
As it complaining that english is included, when you turn on subtitles. That's what subtitle


I think you are trying to complain about the lack of subtitles for the non-english scenes. That's a film production issue, not an issue the subtitle menu option.

Pawwed Rig

I don't think that is his complaint. I think it is more the subtitle set up he has.
Where can you change the set up?

batgoat

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I don't think that is his complaint. I think it is more the subtitle set up he has.
Where can you change the set up?

Think they should be divided in menu by English cc and English. Cc is close captioned for deafness etc.

Pawwed Rig

batgoat wrote: »

Think they should be divided in menu by English cc and English. Cc is close captioned for deafness etc.

Ah I know that but someone else said you can change the colour of the subs aswell as giving them a black background.

ixoy

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Ah I know that but someone else said you can change the colour of the subs aswell as giving them a black background.

Can't do it on the Netflix Android app but on the web browser interface, I navigate to Account - Subtitle Appearance (it can be set per profile).

Fysh

I caught Wind River last night. I'm sure part of this is my lack of regard for Jeremy Renner, but this was underwhelming compared to some of the chat about it when it came out. Like, it's not awful but it's hardly brilliant, more like an ok thriller with an interesting setting.

kunst nugget

The new Anthony Jeselnik special is very good. And if you haven't seen it already, The Girl with All the Gifts has just been added.

Captain Red Beard

kunst nugget wrote: »

The new Anthony Jeselnik special is very good.

He has some good jokes but his delivery is desperate. I saw him on the Joe Rogan podcast too and he wasn't entertaining on that either.

kunst nugget

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

He has some good jokes but his delivery is desperate. I saw him on the Joe Rogan podcast too and he wasn't entertaining on that either.

The way he delivers his jokes, besides the whole bait and switch of the punchline, is his schtick. If you don't enjoy that, you're going to find it very hard to enjoy his comedy. For me, I think it's great and I've enjoyed all his specials. Caligula is fantastic

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The Girl With All The Gifts was added yesterday. Really good zombie film that focuses a bit more on ethical issues than horror and gore.

killbillvol2

kunst nugget wrote: »

The way he delivers his jokes, besides the whole bait and switch of the punchline, is his schtick. If you don't enjoy that, you're going to find it very hard to enjoy his comedy. For me, I think it's great and I've enjoyed all his specials. Caligula is fantastic

Yeah, his delivery is the whole point. That said, i thought the new show was below par apart from a couple of jokes.

Earthhorse

Synode wrote: »

I've found that with a good few shows lately where they have the music way too loud. Turning the audio to English (original) rather than 5.1 has helped sometimes. You have to do it every time though instead of setting it globally, which is annoying.

Thanks, this worked a treat.

Captain Red Beard

kunst nugget wrote: »

The way he delivers his jokes, besides the whole bait and switch of the punchline, is his schtick. If you don't enjoy that, you're going to find it very hard to enjoy his comedy. For me, I think it's great and I've enjoyed all his specials. Caligula is fantastic

As I said I think he has some good jokes in there.
Its just... the way he... talks slowly... and pauses... turns... and delivers the... punchline. It's too forced and the American audience being an American audience cheer at every pause.

Mr Crispy

Trailer for McG's latest, eh, endeavour - Rim of the World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvBpKHL99k

Nalz

gmisk wrote: »

I think that is harsh on happy valley....it is fantastic imo

It's not fantastic in my opinion. Ill meet you halfway and say it's very good. 7 or 8 out of 10. You were right I was harsh by saying it was ok.

johnny_ultimate

Watched Knock Down The House, aka Netflix's Alexandria Ocasio Cortez documentary. I'm naturally drawn to the material as both a US politics nerd and avid follower of AOC and the other progressives who've managed to get a foothold in this darkest of timelines. So was curious to see how this turned out.

While AOC dominates the film (I'd say her campaign commands about a half to two-thirds of the running time), what's interesting is that director Rachel Lears follows three other politicians also up against establishment candidates. These three women are less well-known, and you can guess why. In that sense, this doubles as both a feelgood story of the candidate who prevailed against the odds, but more somberly the story of the three unsuccessful efforts to challenge the status quo. As anyone who followed the mid-terms knows, there's a lot of work to do to properly establish a more powerful progressive presence in Washington.

In terms of its documenting of the AOC campaign, this is pretty invaluable. I'd been following her campaign in the few months running up to the primaries and mid-terms, but it's great the crew here got access much earlier than that - we see this tiny campaign move from a tiny grassroots effort for signatures to a national/international news event in such detail.

pixelburp

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

The Girl With All The Gifts was added yesterday. Really good zombie film that focuses a bit more on ethical issues than horror and gore.

The book it's based on is also worth a check; a lot of the themes and characters are better fleshed out, as is often the case with film adaptations.

Mantis Toboggan

Anyone recommend a film? Crime/thriller ish..?

Edit: Going for mystic River

Marje

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Anyone recommend a film? Crime/thriller ish..?

If you want to brush up on a bit of Spanish

Mirage
The Invisible Guest

Mantis Toboggan

Marje wrote: »

If you want to brush up on a bit of Spanish

Mirage
The Invisible Guest

Not mad on having to read subtitles, thanks anyway.

Fysh

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Anyone recommend a film? Crime/thriller ish..?

Bad Day For The Cut (Irish) and Calibre (Scottish) are both good.

Captain Red Beard

Fysh wrote: »

Bad Day For The Cut (Irish) and Calibre (Scottish) are both good.

Both decent films.

Tony EH

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Anyone recommend a film? Crime/thriller ish..?

Edit: Going for mystic River

Well, you won't be disappointed with that. Great film, with a great Sean Penn.

Klonker

Anyone watch any of Tuca & Bertie yet?

I'm a big fan of Bojack Horseman so have this a go but only lasted 10 minutes. Just way to wacky for me.

Klonker

Anyone watch any of Tuca & Bertie yet?

I'm a big fan of Bojack Horseman so have this a go but only lasted 10 minutes. Just way to wacky for me.

fin12

Troy, fall of a city is very good. If you like Spartacus you’d probably like this aswell.

peteeeed

Was off the grid for 10 days so ....

People just do nothing series 4
The girl with all the gifts
Snowpiercer
Undercover season 1
Undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin's operation by posing as a couple at the campground where he spends his weekends. Inspired by real events

Knock Down The House
Go behind the scenes as four determined women -- including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- challenge big-money politicians in the 2018 race for Congress
Added over the last few days
The 12th Man
Based on true events, this story follows a Norwegian saboteur's harrowing struggle to reach safety after escaping a Nazi attack during World War II
Added today

Autecher

kunst nugget wrote: »

The new Anthony Jeselnik special is very good. And if you haven't seen it already, The Girl with All the Gifts has just been added.

I wanted to like this but didn't unfortunately. I don't think his delivery is the problem necessarily but it's the fact that the a lot of the jokes are so predictable that leaving the space between the set-up and the punchline just leaves time for me to say the punchline before he does. I also think that despite the subject matter of his jokes it all just seemed very bland to me. He used to smile on stage, he used to interact with the crowd a bit at least. Now he is almost robotic, no personality, like a joke machine that's programmed for an hour then stops.

Pawwed Rig

fin12 wrote: »

Troy, fall of a city is very good. If you like Spartacus you’d probably like this aswell.

Nudity and violence?

ShadyAcres

Enjoyed watching the girl with all the gifts last night. Good film.

Mickeroo

I quite liked Hearts Beat Loud. Nice story and good soundtrack, bit of a High Fidelity vibe in parts.

Fian

Snowpiercer is pretty good, at least i recall enjoying it when i saw it a few years ago. Strange/odd though.

Half way through dead to me. Enjoying it!

fin12

So the Ted Bundy film, will it come to Netflix Ireland after it’s out of the cinema? Just wondering how long we have to wait till it comes to Netflix Ireland or is it better to just go see it in the cinema?

fin12

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Nudity and violence?

Hardly no nudity but there’s lots of battles and sword fights. It reminded me of Spartacus in that way.

micks_address

fin12 wrote: »

So the Ted Bundy film, will it come to Netflix Ireland after it’s out of the cinema? Just wondering how long we have to wait till it comes to Netflix Ireland or is it better to just go see it in the cinema?

The Zak efrron one? It's on sky at the moment so not sure if Netflix will have it?