Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

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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 Experience
Slings and Arrows
Blue 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

Louie season 1, one of the most fascinating shows in a long time.

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

if you liked "The Wild World of Batwoman", make sure to check out "Eegah!"

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 dogs
we 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

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

1 month passes...

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 Kitchen
Vengeance
Valhalla Rising
Centurion
Rewatched first five eps of Party Down Season 2
Planet 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

when are they going to put up the final 5 is my question

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.

Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Saturday, 25 December 2010 14:47 (2 years ago) Permalink

Just watched Black Narcissus -- so good.

― 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

"probably"

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work was great, I really enjoyed it.

THX THO... (Nicole), Sunday, 26 December 2010 02:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

nova eps on dogs and dreams were both p tite, origami doc 'independent lens: between the folds' had some peak moments

ice cr?m, Sunday, 26 December 2010 03:24 (2 years ago) Permalink

did they just add an HD feature/button today or did i just get it/notice it today?

BIG SANTA aka the sleighdriver (J0rdan S.), Monday, 27 December 2010 02:34 (2 years ago) Permalink

Which is expiring but is not part of the MGM/UA package.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 06:32 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

But is streaming on Amazon. Too confusing.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 06:35 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

OK, this movie is pretty awesome. Not sure why I waited thirty years to see it.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 06:40 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

And it's on youtube as well.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 06:43 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

A young Anthony Hopkins sings a song by Brecht, in German!

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 06:48 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Manny Farber would have liked it, Shelagh Delaney script without Rita Tushingham.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 06:58 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

thanks for the tip on the dunwich horror! lovecraft unfilmability is still fun to see in the attempt

goole, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 17:00 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Tried to hit instantwatcher to see what films were still left and about to expire but server was swamped and was denied.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 17:04 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

The Passionate Friends and Passion of Anna somehow survived the purge.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 3 May 2013 00:42 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Passion is no ordinary word.

Blue Yodel No. 9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 3 May 2013 00:52 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

I have heard that mgm has let the rights lapse on some if not all of their Bergmans.

Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 3 May 2013 01:40 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

For b movie weirdness that is way weirder than one would expect, "dead end" with ray wise is pretty awesome

O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 3 May 2013 01:44 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

had to read that like four times before i realized you weren't talking about "wrong turn", which did not star ray wise and was not awesome. dead end looks really fun tho.

arby's, Friday, 3 May 2013 02:18 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

"Zapped!" is streaming. So is "Nude for Satan" and "Remo Williams." And if you haven't seen it, the Fishbone doc (that expires soon) is great.

Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 May 2013 11:58 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

anybody seen gomorrah? i've wanted to see that. maybe i will.

arby's, Friday, 3 May 2013 19:02 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

yah, it's great

brb buying poppers w/my employee discount (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 May 2013 19:11 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that's

we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Friday, 3 May 2013 19:51 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

dont worry abt expiring mgm/ua stuff, theyve added

johnny crunch, Friday, 3 May 2013 21:49 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

theres some actual decent & cool shit i can rep for that has come back actually

the apple
bad timing
a forest for the trees
harry + tonto

johnny crunch, Friday, 3 May 2013 23:04 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

there also a film by nic winding refns father

Flying Devils(De Flyvende Djævle)
1985NR1hr 50m
In this offbeat melodrama from accomplished Danish director Anders Refn, a family of aerialists decides to go after the $250,000 prize being offered to any group that can execute a next-to-impossible trapeze maneuver. However, personal dramas and financial difficulties soon threaten to overtake the flyers' pursuit of the elusive quadruple somersault. The film received a Robert Award as the best Danish film of 1985.

johnny crunch, Friday, 3 May 2013 23:06 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

as a refn film, i did not expect 'trapeze maneuver' to follow 'execute' there.

wmlynch, Friday, 3 May 2013 23:08 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Hey alt horror comedy types - cabin in the woods and John dies at the end are both up now

O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 3 May 2013 23:55 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

cabin in the woods is A+ would rewatch

brb buying poppers w/my employee discount (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 May 2013 00:46 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

every time I watch it I end up rewatching it

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 May 2013 00:54 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

hell of a lot of catalogue stuff

Gukbe, Saturday, 4 May 2013 01:11 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

seriously. and most of it hella obscure
is anybody doing hemlock grove? is there even a thread?

brb buying poppers w/my employee discount (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 May 2013 01:28 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

ha, appropriate title. i suppose i'll give it a go at some point.

brb buying poppers w/my employee discount (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 May 2013 01:29 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

i've been trying to convince my girlfriend that john dies at the end will be worth watching but she ain't hearin' it. it's totally gonna be one of those arby's-drunk-and-lolling-all-by-his-lonesome deals. but anyway i couldn't find a thread for it, am i right?

arby's, Sunday, 5 May 2013 04:19 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

I talked abt it on the rolling horror thread a bit

O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Sunday, 5 May 2013 06:05 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Cabin in the Woods was great. Thanks Netflix thread for reminding me I was planning to watch! John Dies At The End cued up for my next movie time.

One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 5 May 2013 13:04 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

i thought it sucked (JDATTE)

we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Sunday, 5 May 2013 16:58 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

perhaps try JSingles instead

mimicking regular benevloent (sic) users' names (President Keyes), Sunday, 5 May 2013 19:40 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Che is back on instant.

cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Sunday, 5 May 2013 21:30 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

Anyone seen SHAKMA? Because a drugged baboon attacking a bunch of LARPers sounds awesome.

EZ Snappin, Sunday, 5 May 2013 22:06 (2 weeks 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 (1 week 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 (Yesterday) Permalink


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