Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

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streaming netflix isnt really abt looking, its abt finding

ice cr?m, Monday, 27 December 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link

I get fed up too easily I think. Gonna try the Tiffany one but welcome more ideas.

ENBB, Monday, 27 December 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link

I watched about 20 minutes of this terrible movie called Gypsy '83 the other night. It was about a chubby goth chick who works in a photo hut in a parking lot, and she has a fey little goth buddy, and they terrorize the straights together. Sort of hilarious in a so-bad-its sort of way but definitely not for everyone.

I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Monday, 27 December 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link

oh man what were the names of those little drive thru parking lot photo huts? There was a chain I remember going to all the time as a kid.

ENBB, Monday, 27 December 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link

Fotomat!

ENBB, Monday, 27 December 2010 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link

i watched 10 episodes of avatar yesterday. gonna watch ten more later.

scott seward, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link

Avatar is so good! Just started the third season/book/whatever you want to call it.

EZ Snappin, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link

hope they put up season 2 and 3 eventually on the netflix.

scott seward, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link

they won't phase out regular discs until they massively upgrade their content for instant streaming, which is still paltry, in my experience.

quality wise: well I have really awful badwidth, ATT dsl which is supposed to be 3 mpbs but it more like 2 at best. MOST things look pretty bad to me (but the vast majority of things I wind up streaming are kids cartoons for my son and he doesn't care). Louis looks great though for some reason, guess because it's HD; but Parks and Rec is supposed to be HD also and it doesn't look nearly as good. I stream everything via AppleTV. Hopefully, when I move, I can get back on a decent internet line.

akm, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link

anyone who hasnt seen veronica mars yet all 3 seasons are on instant watch

max, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:08 (thirteen years ago) link

i watched a film called 'teenage dirtbag' last month that was pretty bad (production quality wise) but was weirdly affecting. I recommend it if you are bored and want to bum yourself out.

akm, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link

streaming netflix isnt really abt looking, its abt finding

otm

also: polyphonic, you live in the berkeley area right? we're in el c and have been bemoaning the shitty slow att dsl we have, and wondering why the hell the faster speed isn't available in our area... on the cusp of getting cable, we called att and the higher speed IS now available, for NO extra cost, so you should give them a call and get them to switch you over.

just1n3, Monday, 27 December 2010 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link

I use Comcast and haven't noticed any significant issues with it.

I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Monday, 27 December 2010 20:02 (thirteen years ago) link

I'M STILL HERE, one of the greatest and most underrated films of the year

still lol'ing about this, btw.

I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Monday, 27 December 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link

that letterman clip is AMAZING

a staple gripe of peevologists (get bent), Monday, 27 December 2010 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link

uh, the one upthread

a staple gripe of peevologists (get bent), Monday, 27 December 2010 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link

I live on the cusp of berkeley and albany right now, I'm not sure what the problem with ATT DSL is over in that area but yeah, you can't get anything faster. Get comcast, it's way better (I'm subletting someone's house right now and didn't want to reconfigure everything for six months, otherwise I would have dumped it. I did call ATT and make them change the rate to $20 though because I said $45 a month was unconscionable for such shitty service and they agreed).

akm, Monday, 27 December 2010 20:39 (thirteen years ago) link

That was nice of them.

Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 27 December 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link

justin, did you have to convert over to uverse to do that?

akm, Monday, 27 December 2010 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link

carl sagans cosmos
devil in a blue dress

max, Monday, 27 December 2010 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link

duh my post was directed at akm, not polyphonic - i am a retard obv.

we didn't have to do anything to switch to the faster dsl - tbh i don't know if it is in fact any faster as we haven't reset our modem yet (we're not staying at our place right now).

just1n3, Tuesday, 28 December 2010 04:34 (thirteen years ago) link

Two greats from the 00ss:
My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin). This really turned me around on him.
Julia - with Tilda Swinton at her most mesmerizing. Feels almost like a condensed season of Breaking Bad with all the escalating, crazy plot turns and terrible decisions. There is really no reason this shouldn't be a mainstream hit.

Chris L, Tuesday, 28 December 2010 04:50 (thirteen years ago) link

i have like 50 something in my instant queue. half of them ive seen before and i cant bring myself watch the rest

calling planet dearth (sunny successor), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 07:51 (thirteen years ago) link

Is Julia the remake of Gloria?

Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 13:26 (thirteen years ago) link

I've never seen Gloria so I'm not sure if it can be considered a straight remake, but the film acknowledges it as source material in one scene.

Chris L, Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:01 (thirteen years ago) link

Exit Through the Gift Shop (aka "The Banksy documentary") is an unexpected mindfuck, and surprisingly isn't really about Banksy at all. I recommend!

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this was good

http://www.ilxor.com/glyloop.mp3 (Aerosol), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 15:05 (thirteen years ago) link

Altman's oop on DVD California Split is up and recommended.

Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 06:07 (thirteen years ago) link

Bonnie and Clyde added today.

Kip Squashbeef (pixel farmer), Sunday, 2 January 2011 00:40 (thirteen years ago) link

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-SBpd1KTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

for fellow trash fans

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 2 January 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link

We watched UP for SIX HOURS today. Damn instant Netflix!!!!!!!

calling planet dearth (sunny successor), Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:27 (thirteen years ago) link

lol i watched up today too *hi5 beeps*

ice cr?m, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link

My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin). This really turned me around on him.

I tried to watch this and the girl vetoed it after like 5 minutes. it felt like a crappy student film. does it get significantly better?

iatee, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:32 (thirteen years ago) link

ONLY IF U DO

Costco Chapel (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:33 (thirteen years ago) link

lol at that letterman clip, i was a pretty big voyagers fan at the time and was actually shocked when it was canceled. i also loved manimal. and then they cancelled that too.

balls, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link

We watched UP for SIX HOURS today. Damn instant Netflix!!!!!!!

You watched it four times?

I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:57 (thirteen years ago) link

i got five minutes into "I'm Still Here" and was like, "yeah I can't fucking watch this" and started watching Damages instead.

akm, Sunday, 2 January 2011 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link

I watched it last night. I liked it up 'til the Letterman stuff. Then it tried to make me care...

get off my lawn (rockapads), Sunday, 2 January 2011 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link

Finally saw The 400 Blows last night and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to ABBA: The Movie tonight!

Darin, Monday, 3 January 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link

watched exit through the gift shop (awesome) and cronos yesterday. cronos was wackier than i expected, almost reminded me of:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AQX7Y69JL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

the frame rate seemed oddly low though, the whole movie has a weird choppiness. anyone know if that's how it was filmed, or if there's something off about the streaming version?

bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Monday, 3 January 2011 17:02 (thirteen years ago) link

may i direct your attention to pages 23-34 of my dissertation

ice cr?m, Monday, 3 January 2011 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link

if you are a big fan of Val Kilmer, this is your month (week?):

http://www.netflix.com/WiRoleDisplay?personid=49542

had no idea dude has been so active in the past 6 years.

i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 4 January 2011 08:33 (thirteen years ago) link


We watched UP for SIX HOURS today. Damn instant Netflix!!!!!!!

You watched it four times?

― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Saturday, January 1, 2011 9:57 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark

It was more like 3 1/2 times and i wasnt sitting there watching it but our entire first floor is open plan so youre pretty much watching even when youre not watching. PP finally took control of the PS3 when beeps wasnt looking and fired up red dead redemption.

calling planet dearth (sunny successor), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:37 (thirteen years ago) link

Blood Games is on youtube, but it cuts off at the gratuitous shower scene, which kind of negates the purpose of watching that movie.

Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:44 (thirteen years ago) link

really blood games should be a bluray experience but until then I'll make do.

Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:56 (thirteen years ago) link

the Mythos serieses and the other joseph campbell docs are pretty amazing. never really knew about that guy before

minecraft on a milk sea (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:57 (thirteen years ago) link

i'm sure it's been mentioned above but worth repeating: every season of kid in the hall now streaming

balls, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link

This is truly a golden age.

Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 06:13 (thirteen years ago) link

MY WINNIPEG IS STREAMING? HOLEEEE SHIIT

a no-fault dick to suck. (the table is the table), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 06:19 (thirteen years ago) link

The Vicious Kind, watched it last night. Good.

but it could have happened when i was playing tesla (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 14:24 (thirteen years ago) link

Lots of Christopher Guest stuff on Watch Instantly

Mordy, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 15:03 (thirteen years ago) link


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