Thought it might be fun/useful to devote a thread that flagged semi-obscure or off the radar films & tv shows on Netflix's Watch Instantly service.
A few recent discoveries:
Burnt Offerings MST3K: The Wild World of BatwomanAmerican GrindhouseVampyrWho Is Harry Nilsson?Shock WavesNightmares in Red, White and BlueMan with the Movie CameraWorld's Greatest DadRolling Stones: Stones in Exile
― Darin, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
There are so many MST3K movies available, it is awesome.
― romoing my damn eyes (Nicole), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
My roommate and I watched about three quarters of the Doors doc that Tom DiCillo made. Johnny Depp narrates.It's pretty ridiculous and awesome.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
xpost -- between that, the DVD sets and YouTube it's a golden time.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, I think I've gone through about a dozen MST3K's this month already
x-post - I'm not a Doors fan, but that I've heard good things about that doc
― Darin, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Between checking a few months ago and checking a few days ago, a bunch of Criterion Collection films have been added. I don't remember so much from the Essential Art House boxes being available before, and it looks like almost all of them are there now.
Unfortunately, I found this out after I added the Bergman box set to my Criterion order the other day. Hopefully they'll let me return it unopened so I can get the Cassavetes box instead.
― Unfrozen Caveman Board-Lawyer (WmC), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
you can stream a woman under the influence now so... maybe rethink that, too
― JIMMY MOD THE SACK MASTER (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh shiiiit, Killing of a Chinese Bookie is streamable now too!
― Unfrozen Caveman Board-Lawyer (WmC), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 16:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
Recently I've watched and enjoyed the following: The Watermelon Woman, Suspiria, Rockers, She, The Last Picture Show, and Le Jetee (inspiration for 12 Monkeys).
― superpussy, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 18:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh and a lot of old Nickelodeon cartoons from the 90s have been added but y'all probably already know that.
― superpussy, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 18:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
The White Ribbon is available!
― Unfrozen Caveman Board-Lawyer (WmC), Monday, 22 November 2010 05:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Claire Denis' 35 Shots of Rum
I think all of the Paul Morrissey Warhol-produced films are on there.
Louie season 1, one of the most fascinating shows in a long time.
― Chris L, Monday, 22 November 2010 05:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dogs Decoded: Nova is an awesome doc about recent canine research. Highly recommended for any dog owners.
― Darin, Monday, 22 November 2010 06:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Loved Louie as well.
Also streaming:The Girlfriend ExperienceSlings and ArrowsBlue Thunder
And HAVOC!
― no place running the schools (Eazy), Monday, 22 November 2010 07:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
i watched the happy hooker goes hollywood on streaming netflix tonight. "recommendation" is a strong word, but i had fun.
― if you take Hinder and replace the ND with TL (get bent), Monday, 22 November 2010 07:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
"American Grindhouse"
Haha so amusing who co-produced this (it's okay btw as talking head features like this go).
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 22 November 2010 19:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
if you liked "The Wild World of Batwoman", make sure to check out "Eegah!"
― ali-baba-boob-job-bomb.jpg (DJP), Monday, 22 November 2010 19:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I never got a chance to check this out until it was on Netflix - it's great.
― romoing my damn eyes (Nicole), Monday, 22 November 2010 19:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
"I Am Love" is pretty fascinating
― Honey, I squirted jizz all over the baby (the table is the table), Monday, 22 November 2010 19:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
I did and it was great!
― Darin, Monday, 22 November 2010 20:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
barking dogs never bite - korean black comedy about eating the dogswe jam econo - awesome minutemen doc
― tween-justin-bieber-riot-of-09-pandemonium-arrests-terror+tweeting (Edward III), Monday, 22 November 2010 21:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
if i start posting on this thread i will be participating in 3 different netflix streaming threads which seems excessive
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Monday, 22 November 2010 21:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
There's two other streaming threads? Did I miss something?
― Darin, Monday, 22 November 2010 21:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
dont feel bad, one of them is my own self-indulgent fault and the other is on I Love Games.
JJJUSTEN MAKES ONE SENTENCIRIFIC REVIEWS OF ALL THE CRAP THAT HE WATCHES LATE AT NIGHT ON NETFLIX STREAMING XBOX SOMETHING WHY BECAUSE HE BORED ALSO BECAUSENetflix Streaming Film Recommendations: Because You Can't Always Play With Yourself
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Monday, 22 November 2010 21:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
one is jjjusten's personal joint and the other has a tmi title
xp
― tween-justin-bieber-riot-of-09-pandemonium-arrests-terror+tweeting (Edward III), Monday, 22 November 2010 21:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
Sorry jjjusten! I totally missed your thread. Thought I did a search first. Look forward to reading those threads.
― Darin, Monday, 22 November 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Tales from the Script has interviews with everyone from Richard Rush to Paul Schraeder to Shane Black about big-studio screenwriting. Lots of guys I'd never heard speak before. Good documentary.
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Thursday, 23 December 2010 08:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
the documentary about milton glaser (hugely important graphic designer) is on instant netflix. can't wait to see it.
― maccabee and mrs. miller (get bent), Thursday, 23 December 2010 08:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Exit Through the Gift Shop (aka "The Banksy documentary") is an unexpected mindfuck, and surprisingly isn't really about Banksy at all. I recommend!
― /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\||||||( *__* )||||||/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (res), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah that looks good
― http://www.ilxor.com/glyloop.mp3 (Aerosol), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
^Had me all fucked up over art, commerce, life in general, for a couple days.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
Recent watches:
Soul KitchenVengeanceValhalla RisingCenturionRewatched first five eps of Party Down Season 2Planet B-Boy
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
Another thumbs up for Exit Through the Gift Shop. Just watched the Joan Rivers doc this weekend, too.
― Darin, Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a good doc, not sure if it's on Netflix instant.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Rewatched first five eps of Party Down Season 2
when are they going to put up the final 5 is my question
― Є|Э (Edward III), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
they took mall cops away :(
i only got to see, like, 4 episodes.
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 December 2010 17:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
you could write, like, ten doctoral thesiseseses just watching that show and never leaving your couch. amerikkka writ sad.
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 December 2010 17:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Just watched Black Narcissus -- so good.
― pixel farmer, Thursday, 23 December 2010 17:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
up now
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Saturday, 25 December 2010 14:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
Milton Glaser doc is good btw.
Just watched Black Narcissus -- so good.― pixel farmer, Thursday, December 23, 2010 12:38 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― pixel farmer, Thursday, December 23, 2010 12:38 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Beautiful stuff like these seems worth waiting for the disc to show up, no?
I just watch Hoarders and old SNLs
― kenny noggins (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 25 December 2010 18:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
Exit through the gift shop is so awesome
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, 25 December 2010 18:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
I know the disc would be better quality than streaming, but streaming is definitely better quality than regular tv -- there are far fewer compression artifacts than I get on cable. Maybe Netflix can tell I have decent downstream bandwidth (10 Mbps), I dunno. Turn off the lights in my office, watch fullscreen on the larger monitor, in with the earbuds, ask the family not to mess with me for two hours (or watch in the morning before they get up), a nice near-cinema experience.
― pixel farmer, Saturday, 25 December 2010 20:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Beautiful stuff like these seems worth waiting for the disc to show up, no?"
Not with my TV, no.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
ah good point
― kenny noggins (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 25 December 2010 22:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm a little of worried that Netflix is gonna phase out discs before the internet connections get good enough for streams to be disc-quality
― kenny noggins (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 25 December 2010 22:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'M STILL HERE, one of the greatest and most underrated films of the year, is now on instant. Time will be very kind to it.
― ok (Tape Store), Saturday, 25 December 2010 22:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Just watched Moon, pretty good.Now starting the Red Riding Trilogy.
― President Keyes, Saturday, 25 December 2010 23:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
Just watched "I Think We're Alone Now" about two disturbed dudes obsessed with Tiffany. Pretty interesting, if a bit depressing.
― Darin, Saturday, 25 December 2010 23:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
Come to think of it, both of the dudes are probably ILM regulars.
― Darin, Saturday, 25 December 2010 23:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
That film box terrified me as a videostore going youngster iirc
― brb buying poppers w/my employee discount (forksclovetofu), Monday, 6 May 2013 01:15 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Has anyone watched Continuum? Canadian sci-fi show, apparently is showing on syfy in the US, involves a cop and some prisoners who jump back in time to 2012 from 20....77
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 01:44 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Streaming media is really going to become the new VHS-vs-BETA, HD-DVD-vs-Blu-ray, huh.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/are-streaming-subscriptions-the-right-solution-for-content-creators-or-the-easy-one
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:55 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
OK, so I watched the whole first season of Continuum. I think it's one of the first sci fi shows filmed in Vancouver that is also set in Vancouver! This means that a bunch of actors from other things show up. I've recognized a couple from Caprica and/or BSG, and.. the Cigarette-Smoking Man and Krycek from the X-Files!
lol
― mh, Thursday, 9 May 2013 04:39 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
i watched "lockout" starring mr. guy pearce last night and i recommend it if you're in the mood for a really dumb, really entertaining action movie. it's basically just "escape from new york" but in space.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:48 (1 week ago) Permalink
why is new york in space.
― j., Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:49 (1 week ago) Permalink
we're all in space, dummy
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:50 (1 week ago) Permalink
less smog
― oxygenating our wombspace (abanana), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:50 (1 week ago) Permalink
'hannah and her sisters' is my favorite space movie
― j., Tuesday, 14 May 2013 18:14 (1 week ago) Permalink
Anyone watch this European production Borgia: Faith and Fear series they have no Netflix? It's a pretty much an evil and totally gory PBS historical drama. The cast is uneven, some of the episodes are pretty dense but the production is quite good. I'm hooked on it enough that I will finish the series.
― earlnash, Monday, 20 May 2013 22:44 (4 days ago) Permalink
In honor of Ray Manzarek...I guess:
http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70008669&trkid=2450709&t=Love+Her+Madly
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 May 2013 22:47 (4 days ago) Permalink
So no more Expiring Soon on instantwatcher. How to decide what to watch?
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:38 (2 days ago) Permalink
just watch stuff that looks good and you're in the mood for
― gr8080, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:55 (2 days ago) Permalink
okay, maybe my favorite film from last year just came on netflixEVERYBODy go watch Neighboring Sounds. It's amazing.
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:55 (2 days ago) Permalink
Also The Flat is good
That is great news about Neighboring Sounds. I was in a theater full of freshman college students who were in attendance for "cultural sensitivity" purposes. They were a terrible audience but it didn't detract from the film at all. I've thought about it a lot since seeing it.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:01 (2 days ago) Permalink
it floored me when i saw it. Cannot wait for more from that director.
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:03 (2 days ago) Permalink
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:16 (2 days ago) Permalink
;-)
― gr8080, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:18 (2 days ago) Permalink
some chabrols & radley metzgers expiring that id like to get to but we'll see
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:19 (2 days ago) Permalink
Found out that last night they have 3 volumes of the Ren & Stimpy shows on instant stream.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:23 (2 days ago) Permalink
i think those might be the fucking absolutely terrible "adult party hour" things they did for spike or w/e
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:28 (2 days ago) Permalink
almost done with Army Wives :(
hey, if you are young and robust and like to drink and enjoy having other young and robust drinkers over at night, i'm PRETTY sure the word "sorry" is spoken on Army Wives at least 15 times per episode. on average. could sweep college campuses worldwide. warning: you could die if you decide to play this very dangerous game.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:43 (2 days ago) Permalink
No, they have the classic ones as well. Just watched the one where Ren's teeth fall out and the tooth beaver chews on his nerve endings last night.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 18:04 (2 days ago) Permalink
i can still do the my beloved ice cream bar bit from memory
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 18:15 (2 days ago) Permalink
That episode is horrific.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 18:41 (2 days ago) Permalink
The show is pretty horrific!
That ep is followed by the Rubber Nipple Salesmen one, which has that surreal and bizarre scene where a rubber-wearing Mr. Horse asks for a rubber walrus protector, brings out a walrus, and it cuts to a close-up of the walrus, terrified, pleading "Call the police!" It's mind-boggling that this was allowed to be made.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 20:45 (2 days ago) Permalink
heh, i recreated that episode daily in high school with my friendsDID MY WIFE SEND YOU?
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 20:50 (2 days ago) Permalink
I know spongebob was going for the same vibe but no one has evermade anything half as insane as R&S for mainstream usage imo, paul reubens inclusive
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 20:51 (2 days ago) Permalink
ren & stimpy all time horrifying and awesome
the animation, even when they have tired eyes or ear wax is just so OTT and gross I love it so much
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 21:04 (2 days ago) Permalink
ren & stimpy is only good for the first ten episodes, after that nickelodeon fired the creator and had someone else make it
― gr8080, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 21:09 (2 days ago) Permalink
those first 10 episodes should be in the smithsonian though
true
john k was the oozing pestilential heart of that show
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 21:10 (2 days ago) Permalink
The ones after John K are still pretty good if you pretend that the first ones never existed.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 21:44 (2 days ago) Permalink
i never got that into R&S, but i could probably watch the space madness one like 1000 times in a row
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 21:47 (2 days ago) Permalink
The production design is just utterly brilliant. When i was a kid the gross-out and/or absurdist humor was my favorite part, but now I'm jopping my draw at nearly every single frame being designed as lovingly grotesque parallel dimension 50's/60's Charley Harper/Mary Blair homages. This is from before computers took over animation, so I'm pretty curious about the techniques they used because some parts of the show are even filtered/noised-up with proto-Instagram stylization. Like the Log commercial. It looks exactly like it was made in the 60's, from the character designs down to the distorted colors and extra film grain. The music that plays when there is a giant gross close-up of something or someone makes me LOL every time.
As for the main characters and their shenanigans, they are clearly in the comedy lineage of the Marx Bros. or the Three Stooges. The dialog is as stylized as the animation, but I don't think I've seen enough episodes lately to comment on the content. The most abstract serial animation ever? David Cronenberg is a big influence? Eraserhead?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 22:51 (2 days ago) Permalink
the main influence is old school warner and fleischer animation! you read john k's blog, yes?
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 22:56 (2 days ago) Permalink
da hip hop witch is on netflix now.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:07 (2 days ago) Permalink
Tex Avery yo
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:10 (2 days ago) Permalink
MGM as well, yes
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:14 (2 days ago) Permalink
also perhaps worth noting that John K got his start with Bakshi
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:24 (2 days ago) Permalink
mighty mouse! that was a good one.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:31 (2 days ago) Permalink
didn't they do the nu-mighty mouse together? that was a good cartoon.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:32 (2 days ago) Permalink
yep
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:42 (2 days ago) Permalink
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 23:43 (2 days ago) Permalink
i bought a Ren & Stimpy background and cel recently that i still need to get framed.
― gr8080, Thursday, 23 May 2013 03:35 (Yesterday) Permalink
both characters?
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 May 2013 05:06 (Yesterday) Permalink
<3 Valhalla Rising, way more interesting than Drive.
According to my gf, not a movie to watch if you're high.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 23 May 2013 05:10 (Yesterday) Permalink
valhalla rising is my first, and best experience with Refn. It is excellent
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 23 May 2013 05:21 (Yesterday) Permalink
ren & stimpy is not available on my (us) stream for some reason
― discreet, Thursday, 23 May 2013 06:05 (Yesterday) Permalink