Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

pixelburp · 16-05-2023 2:41pm

Looks like they're really doubling down on the one-shot set pieces in the sequel; certainly that gimmick is quite popular these days across the genre. Superficially it looks cool, but there's always just something too slick, too processed with these CGI assisted "oners"

https://youtu.be/Y274jZs5s7s

Fysh · 16-05-2023 3:23pm

Oof, that exterior CGI at the end of the train scene... Might be YT compression but if not it's pretty poor.

I remember the first film having good action and a better character performance from Hemsworth than is usually the case in something like this but the plot was kind of meh. I don't see that improving since the Russos are still involved. Personally I think I'll probably rewatch Lost Bullet and then watch Lost Bullet 2 before deciding if I'll bother with this.

Mr Crispy · 16-05-2023 3:31pm

I thought the fire looked fake in the prison yard scene, but apparently they really set him on fire for that. So what do I know? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

johnny_ultimate · 16-05-2023 3:37pm

For me, a long one-shot take (or a really well-done faux one-shot take) only really works if you can admire the craft and choreography on display - the cinematic engineering that went into staging the scene - or if it really enhances the tension or drama of a scene. Cutting to another shot is a key feature of cinematic language, so you really want to have a good reason to defy it.

When it’s clearly a bunch of short scenes stitched together in post and full of bad CG / green screen stuff, I struggle to see the point. If anything, it highlights dodgy effects and inconsistencies more that if you’d simply cut away to a different shot that’d mask the effects more effectively. The fact that CG tends to look worse on 4K, HDR streaming platforms anyway means it’d look even less convincing that it would on a big screen.

EoinMcLovin · 16-05-2023 9:17pm

https://twitter.com/chrishemsworth/status/1658094903631437831?t=uTU70CV9v931nKg_9KjGaQ&s=19

The one shot action scene is 21 minutes long

budgemook · 16-05-2023 10:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120604280#Comment_120604280

What do you think of Birdman?

~Rebel~ · 16-05-2023 11:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120605841#Comment_120605841

That approach to Birdman makes sense I think, being set in the world of theatre. A one-take (with hidden cuts) style is kind of justified and motivated since it's rooted in the context of living and dying by what happens on the night, in the moment, with no do-overs.

pixelburp · 17-05-2023 6:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120605841#Comment_120605841

Birdman at least had a purpose, wanting to really show the inner chaos of a theatre without ever breaking stride. By and large it was still just a bunch of actors hitting their markers on cue to maintain the flow. I believe digital trickery was only used to stitch large tracts together. These CGI based oners often use FX as the first response, the entire set piece formed from a lot of small moments stitched together - with my own eye spotting that excessively slick, digital tracking.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120604280#Comment_120604280

And it's not like you can't do oner action scenes, it just takes a lot of planning and choreography. Effort, basically. And money I suppose but what was at first a fun gimmick just doesn't surprise me. Maybe these digital oners astound others, I just find them really floaty and fake.

Tony EH · 17-05-2023 7:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120602814#Comment_120602814

This might indeed be true Tickles, but the professional reviews haven't been too kind either. Apparently the history leaves a lot to be desired and the acting in the re-enactment parts is meant to be woeful.

As a keen reader of history, I'm almost tempted to give it a go just to see how bad it really is.

peteeeed · 17-05-2023 8:59am

McGREGOR FOREVER (2023) Limited Series Conor McGregor's brutal strikes and trash-talking swagger made him the UFC's biggest draw. This rousing docuseries follows his dynamic career...

Fanfic (2023) (Polish) Two high school students form an intense connection as they navigate the challenges of discovering and expressing their truest selves.

Working: What We Do All Day (2023) Limited Series For some, it's a paycheck. For others, it's a calling. This docuseries explores the meaning of work for modern Americans in a time of rapid change.

Faithfully Yours (2022) (Dutch) Using each other as alibis, two friends sneak off to indulge in secret affairs -- but their elaborate web of lies unravels when one of them goes missing...

Rhythm + Flow France season 2 (2022) French rappers freestyle, battle and write their way to a game-changing 100,000 euro prize in a music competition series judged by Niska, Shay and SCH..

ALL THE HARRY POTTER & FANTASTIC BEASTS MOVIES have been added ( *ive not seen any of them so i think its all of them )

johnny_ultimate · 17-05-2023 9:41am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120605841#Comment_120605841

I'm not a big fan of Birdman, and I think the faux one-shot approach sometimes detracts as much as it impresses. But I do think it's at least a motivated decision there, and there are definitely moments when it's a smart call with some impressive choreography afoot.

A lot of my favourite filmmakers routinely use very long takes indeed (whether classic filmmakers like Godard or Tarkovsky, or more modern ones like Bela Tarr, Hong Sang-soo or Ming-liang Tsai), so it's not something I'm opposed to at all. I wouldn't call myself the biggest Gaspar Noe fan in general, but I think his long-take approach in Enter the Void, Vortex and especially Climax creates a sort of hypnotising effect as the films descend into hell.

I loved the bold approach to the second half of Long Day's Journey Into Night a few years ago - a rare case of a sequence best seen in 3D:

https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/long-days-journey-into-night-bi-gan-long-take-3d-1202008702/

Although, of course, I Am Cuba is always mentioned in such discussions about impressive one-take shots for good reason: the sheer outrageous craft on display remains close to unparalleled:

https://youtu.be/Y3HpI898dwg?t=369

silliussoddius · 17-05-2023 2:41pm

Has anyone seen this? It was done in one take

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ark

Wossack · 17-05-2023 6:50pm

I’m no cinefile and unsure if it was stitched together or not, but the opening scene in Athena (on Netflix, and would recommend) was very impressive

Electric Nitwit · 17-05-2023 7:09pm

Regarding one shot action, I always loved this video explaining the car chase in Raid 2. It's not that long (a minute maybe) and not really that complicated, I just think it's really cool

https://youtu.be/kxb9xzAaYjM

budgemook · 17-05-2023 8:50pm

Children of Men

Daredevil season 3

Victoria

These are the main "oners" I can think of that I enjoyed. In particular I liked the Daredevil one because of how tired Charlie Cox clearly was. These days when I hear about it I just see it as a gimmick.

pixelburp · 17-05-2023 8:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120609238#Comment_120609238

Oh yeah, jaysus how did I forget that... cos that film was intense. Pretty much the entire film was a oner. There's a 40 minute documentary about how this was made: and by and large, it looks like they really did just have a camera & boom mics follow a bunch of guys as they threaded through the chaos of a riot. Film itself is on Netflix and would urge anyone curious about oners to watch it; the very last scene was shíte, but the movie beforehand? Chef's kiss.

Even a moment I might have sworn was done with CGI, wasn't: specifically at 5 minutes in the doc, when the camera floats out of a van as it speeds away. CGI? Nope, they just had someone in the van pass the gyroscopic camera to someone on a motorbike as it ran parallel with the van. Madness!

https://youtu.be/J0zvbNOAGrc

peteeeed · 19-05-2023 9:13am

Selling Sunset season 6 (2023) The elite agents at The Oppenheim Group sell the luxe life to affluent buyers in LA. Relationships are everything, and that often means major drama..

White Boy (2017) This true-crime documentary exposes new facts about alleged teen drug lord "White Boy Rick" and his lesser-known role as an FBI informant

Muted season 1 (2023) (Spanish) Sergio hasn't spoken since he murdered his parents six years ago. Now, a psychiatrist aims to uncover what happened through a twisted investigation.

Costco: Is It Really Worth It? (2022) This documentary special dives into the inner workings of the popular members-only wholesaler to determine whether it's worth the price of admission.

Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom (2023) 1hr 51m [PG] (French) Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save the Empress and her land from a nefarious prince..

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Rfrip · 20-05-2023 9:25pm

Well muted was a wild ride

it’s one of those ones where you mutter wtf to yourself throughout!

the guardians review is hilarious

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/19/muted-review-netflix-spanish-drama

peteeeed · 22-05-2023 8:13am

Attack the Block (2011) When aliens attack South London, a teen gang bands together to protect their turf, but extraterrestrials prove to be much tougher than a rival gang

Micky Flanagan: The Out Out Tour (2011) The "working-class boy done good" tackles wine drunkenness, digestive fears while traveling abroad and the class divide in this special filmed in Essex

Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game (2013) The East End comic takes the stage in his hometown of London to dish on awkward doctor's visits, married life, processed meats and easy-listening radio

Dark Money season 1 (2019) When a boy is abused while shooting a Hollywood film, his family accepts a payout from a producer for their silence and faces a series of challenges

The Cry season 1 (2018) A young woman crumbles after her baby disappears. Though the public is quick to place blame, the truth proves to be more complicated.

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hold my beer · 22-05-2023 2:46pm

Excellent, wanted to watch Attack the Block for years after listening to the Adam Buxton podcast

pixelburp · 22-05-2023 3:01pm

Funny that in the month Netflix kills Joe Cornish's TV show the service throws up his first (best?) film. Recently rewatched the thing and it really holds up;

bodhrandude · 22-05-2023 4:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120602259#Comment_120602259

I recommend Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman in the lead as Churchill does the film proud.

FunLover18 · 22-05-2023 7:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120627494#Comment_120627494

He's only done two films right? And The Kid Who Would Be King doesn't even come close to Attack The Block imo

peteeeed · 23-05-2023 8:10am

MerPeople (2023) Welcome to the whimsical world of professional mermaiding, where people's passion for swimming in fins has exploded into a half-billion-dollar industry. From the producers of Queer Eye

Victim/Suspect (2023) When a journalist digs into a case of a woman charged with falsely reporting a rape, a pattern emerges: authorities turning the tables on victims..

Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer (2023) The comedy icon sounds off on parenting with her French wife, the perils of public bathrooms and why she's tired of going high when others go low.

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Sugarlumps · 23-05-2023 11:46am

McGregor doc series was fantastic. Footage after losing, you never get to see that. Most interesting aspect of it all.

UFC have zero characters on their roster, he elevated the sport. Don't see anyone eclipsing what he accomplished.

jj880 · 23-05-2023 11:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120630719#Comment_120630719

It all kicked off about McGregor as a person in this thread last time this series was mentioned which I found a bit odd.

As a docuseries this was a fascinating look behind the scenes. Well worth a watch.

Sugarlumps · 23-05-2023 12:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120630766#Comment_120630766

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Boards is known for people arguing over the most mundane topics. Doesn’t take much to enraged folks. Glad you liked the doc.

Man Vs ManUre · 23-05-2023 12:59pm

The last Mcgregor documentary movie was very good too. But even better was the 6 or 8 episode series that I think RTÉ did, or it was just aired on RTÉ, it was him in the early days. His funny and unique personality really shine through. It was nothing but positive stuff from him.

jj880 · 23-05-2023 4:50pm

https://youtu.be/sMv0YVVnabY

Netflix: How much action?

Arnold: yes!

peteeeed · 24-05-2023 8:46am

Not got mine yet

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0524/1385303-netflix-emails-irish-customers-about-account-sharing/

Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

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