Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

corks finest · 29-09-2023 7:06pm

Come down to Turners cross

Normally guaranteed a comedy of errors

Porthallian · 29-09-2023 10:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121061109#Comment_121061109

Did this ever get added? Can't find it on the search

Agent Coulson · 29-09-2023 10:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121174818#Comment_121174818

The Netflix reddit guys did a bit of looking into to it and it seems like its not happening now.

It was supposed to be released on 26th September and this was a really exciting time for fans worldwide, especially those who don’t have HBO Max/Max in their countries. Well now they seem to have dropped it from their “Coming Soon” section. What a bummer.

https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/16mouxm/huge_l_to_netflix_for_cancelling_the_release_of/

CastorTroy · 29-09-2023 11:03pm

Was just looking at what was upcoming for October on Netflix for Halloween thinking they did Fear Street a couple years ago and can't remember if they did anything last year.

Didn't see anything that caught my interest, horror wise and Oct 31st has some comedy special being added.

But looking at my list, any opinions on the Slasher series?

jj880 · 29-09-2023 11:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121173545#Comment_121173545

Enjoyed it. Nothing really new in it but definitely worth a watch.

iamwhoiam · 30-09-2023 9:39am

I watched Liebes Kind ( Dear Child ) and really enjoyed it

I watched The Nurse , a Danish series based on a true story and its a shocking story

Charlie19 · 30-09-2023 6:38pm

Free state of Jones is a good watch about slavery in the US around the late 1800s.

Some cracking fight scenes.

eightieschewbaccy · 30-09-2023 8:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121175077#Comment_121175077

I think that Guillermo Del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities came out day by day around Halloween.

CastorTroy · 30-09-2023 11:01pm

Ah yeah that's what came out last year.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 30-09-2023 11:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121179254#Comment_121179254

The Fear Street films came out in the summer, weirdly.

Gloomtastic! · 01-10-2023 10:56am

Really enjoyed Reptile. There was a realism about it that I’ve never seen in other cop movies before and thought the cinematography was first class, again it seems to break a few boundaries. Storyline was ok. 8/10

McDougal2 · 01-10-2023 11:07am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121173749#Comment_121173749

Slow moving and you have to pay attention to all the actors. There's a bit of a twist toward the end but it didn't float my boat.

jj880 · 01-10-2023 11:28am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121180187#Comment_121180187

Yeah it is a stunning looking film with a definite grittiness to it. When I said nothing new I was talking mainly about the plot. Timberlake plays a certain type of character very well. His performance in The Social Network was good also. Timberlake just being Timberlake. Not much acting needed 😆

flasher0030 · 01-10-2023 1:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121180223#Comment_121180223

I didn't think Reptile was great. Very basic story that was somehow dragged out for 145 minutes. It passed the night, but was average enough overall.

Nigzcurran · 01-10-2023 7:04pm

Reptile was OK ish. Could have been a bit shorter and the ending wasn't great. Watchable if you've nothing else to do

Caquas · 01-10-2023 10:54pm

The Jill Dando documentary is well done even if it has no new evidence. Barry George and his sister are portrayed very sympathetically. Cork looks well.

It is clear that the police framed Barry George because they needed a result from the biggest investigation in British history. He was the least likely assassin but he was also the most vulnerable guy near the crime scene. Mike Mansfield KC adds this to his list of miscarriages of British justice.

The cops are not looking for anyone else so her killer can breathe easy and pursue his murderous career.

gmisk · 02-10-2023 6:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121183085#Comment_121183085

I am not sure I feel entirely comfortable with a documentary portraying Barry George sympathetically given his history tbh, might give it a miss. Multiple convictions for indecent assaults, assault and attempted rape....nope.

The fact is his claim for compensation was also rejected, there is a reasonable chance he did it from what I have read.

pixelburp · 03-10-2023 11:59am

Finished up Wes Anderson's little selection of Roald Dahl stories and they were rather wonderful: perfect if you like Anderson but find his style too much for a feature-length story. Poison and Henry Sugar were the two standout stories, but they all had their charms, tones and approaches.

mewso · 03-10-2023 12:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121175077#Comment_121175077

I think their big one for October is the new Mike Flanagan - The Fall of the House of Usher

*edit - October 12th release

johnny_ultimate · 03-10-2023 3:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121188288#Comment_121188288

Having loved all four of the shorts - which really are a nice little package when combined too given the recurring ideas / characters / aesthetics - they are in some ways the ideal form of a worthwhile Netflix project. A form factor that really doesn’t quite suit other release models. A prominent director playing around with new ideas on a slightly smaller budget / canvas. Shorter, more bespoke running times.

Not that short films from a major director are a new idea or anything silly like that, but as far as taking advantage of some of the unique benefits of a streaming release… I think this particular set of shorts was a real winner. Thought they were all delightful, although I think Rat Catcher was the one that I enjoyed most in the end :)

Caquas · 03-10-2023 6:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121186134#Comment_121186134

He was a very disturbed man, a stalker guilty of despicable sexual offences, living alone in utter squalor. The clip of his attempt to jump in roller skates over four buses is fascinating and horrifying, 40 years before TikTok challenges.

He simply could not be the ruthless, methodical assassin who murdered Jill Dando with a specially adapted gun and a crimped bullet and then vanished into thin air. The only evidence linking him to the crime was a single speck of discharge residue found in his coat pocket a year after the murder. Another "triumph" of British forensic science, second only the Annie Maguire's bomb factory. Just don’t expect a “mea culpa” from the Met.

He seems a very different man today, judging by this documentary. I think his sister's love and tireless support saved him, not only from an unjust conviction but from a life of desolation. And credit also to Cork. That message of redemption is part of the documentary's attraction.

Gloomtastic! · 04-10-2023 9:12pm

How did they get Alex Ferguson to appear on Netflix talking about David Beckham in his biopic? That was some diplomacy.

Not a footie fan but that was really good.

jj880 · 04-10-2023 9:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121195279#Comment_121195279

Yeah it was a good watch. He's got heart on the pitch. A born winner.

They should just stop talking about the affair stuff though. Either deny it or just leave it alone.

The way they talk about it makes me think he did have an affair but wont admit it as it would embarrass Victoria and hurt the earning power of the Beckham wholesome family brand. I reckon they paid off your woman with a hefty bag of cash and she signed an NDA.

holly_johnson · 06-10-2023 12:59pm

Season 3 of Lupin is out. Watched the first couple of episodes last night. Totally far fetched stuff, but it's good fun.

Atlantic Dawn · 06-10-2023 1:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121195279#Comment_121195279

Yes enjoyed it, raised my opinion on him a lot.

The pressure he must have been under after getting sent off against Argentina and just being 23 with the media and pretty much everyone targetting him, even a pub putting a mannequin of him with a noose around his head.

flasher0030 · 06-10-2023 2:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121201218#Comment_121201218

They are a funny lot, those brits. When he was playing for Man Utd, English people (other than Man U followers) booed him. Then he plays with England, the same booing supporters cheer him. Then he gets sent off against Argentina, the same people boo him for a few years and literally hate him. Then he scores a free kick winner against the mighty Greece and the same supporters (who booed him, then loved him, then booed him) love him again and cheer his name from the rooftops.

appledrop · 06-10-2023 5:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121200010#Comment_121200010

First episode was brilliant, my husband wouldnt watch it but will now when I told him it was basicially a trip down memory lane for Man Utd fans and Posh wasn't in it for 1st half an hour😄

p to the e · 09-10-2023 10:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121190103#Comment_121190103

There is a lot left out of that Netflix documentary. Felt very rushed at the end. George was an absolute gun nut and complete fantasist who had a history of fabricating wild stories and having friends in high places including "that lady from Crimewatch", in his own words. If you have the time go through all the parts from the site below. If you don't want to read through about 30 parts then part 11 gives a summary of just Barry here. It's a bit rough around the edges but you can take what you want from it. A lot of dubious characters involved in the defence and a lot of them just trying to make money from interviews/book deals etc.

In my own opinion the murder may have been just wrong place, wrong time for Dando. George may have killed anyone that day and just happened across one of the most famous faces in Britain. Overall though, the evidence presented was quite flimsy and probably shouldn't have gotten a conviction but a lot of it wasn't picked up until a year later. Either way Barry likely belonged in prison no matter what he was put in there for.

https://theerrorsthatplaguethemiscarriageofjusticemovement.home.blog/2022/11/06/jill-dandos-killers-innocence-fraud-part-1/