Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

Halfway through "To all the Boys I've Loved Before" and wondering why I'm watching this banal underwritten nonsense. What's good about it?

the guy who's hot (and he is) looks the same as the other guy who's supposed to be naff. I can barely tell them apart.

WHY MUST YOU VEX ME?!?

*painting my nails emoji*

I wanted to like it and i watched all of it, and I’ve only watched probably 5 movies in their entirety this year, so i was trying

But ya, it’s pretty shallow entertainment

Everyone is a stereotype/one-dimensional and archetype except for how peter reacts to a couple things about lana jean

Also the beginning reminded me too much of can’t buy me love

I haven't even watched it yet. I love shallow movies. Watch The Kissing Booth.

earlier on one of the guys is referred to as being "gay, right?" then later on there's a heart-to-heart with said gay but he hasn't even been a character until that heart-to-heart so I'm not sure whether that character was edited out from a larger part or that it's just not very well constructed overall.

I mean I’ll watch shallow entertainment for sure

I still gave it a thumbs up on netflix

on a scale of 1-10: Vapid.

the book is pretty chirpy too. i miss judy blume

oh, it's chirpy, it just doesn't make any sense.

I didn't realise that Peter was the hot one, I thought the one with the sad eyes, called Josh, was who was being referred to as the hot one. Actually, I'm not sure I understood this at all.

you’re shallow entertainment

>:(

Kavinsky and Josh do NOT even look the same wtf are your eyes broken

I watched both "The Kissing Booth" and "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" on Monday because I was sick like dog and netflixing from my sickbed. I preferred TATBILB by a distance FWIW, and not just because I enjoyed the characterisation of Scotland as mostly about haggis and pubs.

The best thing about TKB was the main character, and her broadly DGAF attitude, I enjoyed how she did embarrassing stuff and wasn't OMG MY LIFE IS OVER, she just sort of got on with it. But I really hated the hulking, violent main love interest in TKB, I couldn't work out what was good about him, he just seemed to be a ridiculous giant 27-year-old who liked hitting people much younger than himself. And then he's all "duhhhh... I'm going to Harvud... but I don't know if I'm going yet... duhhhh". Also Hollywood sign = bleurrgh.

TATTILB was more charming overall, I thought. Slight, sure, but it was fairly upfront in its John Hughes-lite aims. It's obviously not setting up Bon Iver dude next door to be a total naff no hoper because he's going out with her totally cool and capable big sister who's so cool she's off to SCOTLAND. And the gay fellow was a recipient of one of the five letters, IIRC. Anyway I wasn't bored, I thought it was good. Could have done with a meaner other-girl lead.

To the PUB in Scotland, no less.

Maybe another thing that's interesting about both of these films in comparison to the 80s films they knowingly reference is the lack of even a nod at issues of class, which I think is a shame.

Iliza Shlesinger's standup is funnier than I expected.

She's funny. I don't like her excessive physicalizations though.

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl)
Posted: August 21, 2018 at 10:26:03 PM
you’re shallow entertainment

>:(

This is the nicest thing anyone has said to me on ilx btw

And that’s counting when mooks asked about one of my socks years ago

xp - she definitely could have dialed back the crone voice and physical stuff, it was funny to start with but wore out toward the end

Ok, I just started watching To All the Boys... and yeah, the 2 guys look really similar. I kept waiting for the hot one to show up.

And lol that that the actor that plays Josh turned out to be a dipshit who doesn't know how to delete old tweets.

none of you deserve this movie

AND IT WAS THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED PETER THAT HAD THE OLD TWEETS

Wait, the article i just doublechecked says Josh!?! Don't play me like that.

He got hotter as the movie is progressing. They both a weird Ralph Macchio vibe.

Oh, I see now. Supposedly there is a sex video or something with the Peter. And I just realized I saw the weird housesitter for Keanu Reeves movie he was in too.

i just googled — apparently BOTH of them have controversies about old racist tweets? which is fun

To All The Boys I've Milkshake Ducked Before

Actual Dialog:

"This Subway sandwich is tight!"

I am so torn. Peter also reminds me of Joey Lawrence sometimes. Whoa.

disenchatment is alright, but Elfo has to be one of the worst characters in recent memory

totes Joey Lawrence, Yerac.

naw, for me he’s baby Mark Ruffalo.

I see the Baby Ruffalo. I finished this movie close to 2am last night. I promised a coworker I would watch it so we could discuss today.She agreed on Ralph Macchio nah on Joey Lawrence. This may be the first time ever I kind of get the appeal of Joey Lawrence.

I.. don't think any of the main characters in TATBILB are stereotypes. Peter is a very sweet twist on what would be the jock in a movie with just stereotypes. Thankfully it's not his actor who tweeted garbage either.

goddamn why is ozark so dark. can barely see what’s going on

the more I think about that stupid girly rom-com that everyone was stanning on the more I hate it. it was stupid as fk.

i resent the fact that i was duped into watching it because it was, supposedly, radical/interesting. it's just shit.

it's full of idiots

lol...were you worried that you didn’t make it clear enough before?

The Godfather Part III is not as bad as I expected.

People love To aAl the Boys... It was playing in the place I was getting a pedicure on Saturday. I have grown fond of it. The protagonist is interesting and the male lead has an enjoyable personality (unlike a lot of rom coms and I guess young men in general in life)

lol...were you worried that you didn’t make it clear enough before?

I was absolutely blitzed and went on the internet. apols.

I'm a terrible drunk once I'm on my own. I just get annoyed about things.

Have any of you (or I?) recommended the Herzog volcano doc? It's great!

I think there's some traffic on the Herzog thread.Into the Inferno is terrific!

I finished Glow and liked it. Not sure I buy Maron's character arc, but I'm in love with Alison Brie, generally loved the ensemble cast and I'm a sucker for some sentimental claptrap, so I'm IN.

Godless is good!