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yeah, i was surprised i found it so funny. i am not much for movie or tv. but i haven't laughed so hard in a while...i would blame it on the dope, but my friend wasn't stoned and she found it just as funny. shout outs for: gotham speed dating, the homeschooled teenager, the blind date and iBabe.Originally Posted by theimage13
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Man of Tai Chi. Surprised me at how much I enjoyed it. Thought the martial arts was fantastic, and Tiger Chen is a beast.
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I also liked Man of Tai Chi a lot. Also I've recently watched Assault on Precinct 13 and Big Trouble in Little China, both of which were just added to Netflix. Love me some John Carpenter!
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I've been working my way through Deep Space Nine. As a casual Trekkie, I haven't watched it much beforehand, but I'm really digging it. Its different than the other shows, more morally grey, and probably had a bit of influence on some other great scifi shows that came after such as Battlestar and Firefly. I can also see some of the Cardassian design influence in stuff like Halo.
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Russian Ark was recently added and it is, seriously, one of my favorite movies.
Another recommendation is The Story of Film: An Odyssey is you're a serious film buff.
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so we just watched a flick called 'the joneses" (david duchovny and demi moore)...first off, yes i watched this because david duchovny starred. yes. i. did.
but...it wasn't a bad movie at all.
the only thing that fucks me off is that the consumer gets off the hook in the storyline.
where in the hellz did personal responsibility go? no matter what context we are referring to, it seems to be dead in the modern world.
ugh.
i really like netflix, particularly for series...anyone recommend one? the first, and last, i watched was breaking bad.
started watching xfiles over again, and will continue to off and on, but i want something either truly funny or seriously thought provoking.
any suggestions?
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currently watching "jessica jones" and really enjoying it. episode 4 lined up for the weekend...
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I watched the first episode.
Not a comic person, but I like a dark woman character.
Sense8 is getting a second season.
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Didn't know that Sandman Universe was going to be a thing.
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i have been trying, over the last year, to force myself to watch some movies and some tv series (hence watching breaking bad and then movie43 and the joneses), and this is why i love netflix.
thanks for this thread, i am looking forward to viewing a couple of the suggestions.
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I highly suggest Top Gear U.K.(The best one, forget about the other top gears), Luthor, Sherlock Holmes (BBC), Archer, and Futurama.
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Been digging The Borgias while I wait for the next season of House Of Cards.
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I've been watching How I Met Your Mother, and I have to say I really love it! I'm up to season 6 or 7 now, and the quality of the writing is constantly very high, the self-references and in jokes are very enjoyable. It's funny as hell, and the 20 minute/episode running time keeps it pretty fresh.
Highly recommended.
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Antichrist is honestly the most fucked up thing i have ever seen. i mean REALLY. i dont get disturbed easily.
And it's not a horror movie...more of an art film.
Watch it at your own risk, but i thought it was amazing.
Insanely disturbing, but SO smart too.
I go for the disturbing and the artsy fartsy, so it was definitely my cup of tea.
And HEY YALL its been awhile.
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ok i just saw another good one...Red White and Blue i think it was.
It reminded me of Kids or Gummo.
And i finally got into House of Cards. It's GREAT!
Man, i wish we could get more people to contribute to this thread. Tell yer friends.
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Blue Is The Warmest Color has just been added to instant watch.
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I watched that movie a while back, and although I didn't hate it, I'm really not sure why it's being talked about as such a big deal. It seemed rather uneventful and plain to me. Is it just because it involves a female, female relationship, or was it the raunchy sex scenes (which didn't add at all to the story)? Don't get me wrong, they were enjoyable to look at, but the whole thing kinda felt like, "Okay. And?" to me.
In fact, now that I think about that movie a little more, it's pretty insulting to the viewer. It does a great job of assuming you're too stupid to get it, and proceeds to beat you over the head with the same information again and again. It's three hours, most of it banal and repetitive, that could have easily been done in an hour and a half.
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I have to recommend "A Late Quartet" on Netflix. It stars the late Philip Seymour Hoffman (in a typically excellent performance), Catherine Keener, and Christopher Walken. I didn't even know it existed until my friend recommended it to me a week or two ago. Very enjoyable and very well acted.
"The Hunt" (starring Mads Mikkelsen) was also added recently which I've been meaning to see for a while and can't wait to watch - t'was nominated for an Oscar this year. Gonna have to set aside 3 hours to eventually absorb "Blue is the Warmest Color" too. Malick's "To The Wonder" was added as well which I haven't seen in months and I'm looking forward to seeing again. It's narratively abstract as usual but I found it deeply moving. Nobody does it like Malick.
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Not only am i an NIN geek, i'm a rush geek too. Somebody finally did them justice...there is a Rush documentary on Netflix now.
And i'm sure this was mentioned in NIN spotting, but the very first person talking about rush in the documentary is good old Trent.
It made me feel a little less geeky to hear trent, billy corgan, vinnie paul, les claypool, etc...talking about how bad ass rush is.
If you have a little, or a lot, of rush geek in you, you will LOVE this shit.
Also, Carlos (the miniseries) is fucking AWESOME. It's about a militant leftist, and it kind of reminds me of dexter in that i found myself rooting for the terrorist anti-hero.
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Dirty Wars is pretty fucking shocking...it's about drone strikes and pretty much illegal covert ops the US carries out. Watching it timed with the headline about reducing the size of the conventional military was eye-opening.
And Lillyhammer is the shit. It might as well be a sopranos spinoff...but it's really funny.
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Update: is superb. Essential viewing if you're a Mads Mikkelsen fan.
I loved how balanced and realistic it felt: for a movie about a well-meaning guy who has to deal with an entire town (including his best friend) turning on him, the main character still had people fighting for him, but not at the expense of diminished drama. In lesser hands, it easily could have turned into EVERYBODY turning against this guy. Aside from the emotional toll, there was also enough direct conflict to keep things interesting and propulsive for the film's duration. Highly recommended.
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I just posted this in the Documentaries thread, and i thought i would post it here too.
The Impostor was fucking riveting.
The Big Fix is great too...it's about the BP oil spill. I suspected some fucked up things were going on in this case, and this doc exposes those things. My fears, and worse, are true.
Blackfish is great too..it's about how at seaworld, the people have abused the animals and the animals have gored and eaten the people all along.
Oh yeah, Smash and Grab is a trip...it's about an international ring of diamond thieves...and what's great about this one is that many of the interviews are with group members who have yet to be caught! Their voices and faces are hidden.
Y'all, i want this thread to be the place we come to decide what to watch on netflix.
Don't be shy!
For instance, @Miss Baphomette , i just added ALL of your recs to my watch list!
If you see something good, and are here every day like i am,
POST THAT SHIT!
Who's with me?!
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@orestes , why Blue is the Warmest Color?
I just watched a show called Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times.
It was really awesome for a leftist like me. Noam believes that the US is the biggest terrorist organization in the world, and i tend to agree.
Lovely Molly was pretty good for a horror movie.
Same goes for House of the Devil, which had a great 1980s period vibe to it.
Haunter was pretty damn good too,
Has anyone checked out Antichrist yet?
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Actually haven't seen Blue Is The Warmest Color. I just thought it was interesting it was added to instant watch so soon after the dvd release.
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Thanks for the recommendations. I share my account and what Netflix gives for recommendations are all wrong for me. I dread hunting around so I'll cue a couple of these up especially the one on Noam.
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Last night, I showed my mom 2 of my favorite movies: and - both of which she liked.
The Messenger features what's easily one of Woody Harrelson's finest performances (Oscar nominated) -- one of Ben Foster's too. If you're a fan of either of those actors and haven't seen this movie, you need to. The whole concept of following 2 Casualty Notification Officers is absolutely fascinating to me, and it's remarkably well executed.
My Left Foot is a great story as it is, but Daniel Day-Lewis's performance is completely next-level and essential. Between his posture/body language, his accent, and his emotional intensity, it's amazing how high a level he's operating at in each of these categories simultaneously.
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i've been meaning to watch my left foot.
adding the messenger now.
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Right on, and thank you for participating in this thread, @orestes
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I just finished House of Cards (lol awesome) and am now watching Orange is the New Black, not bad at all.
Will probably at some point watch the BBC original HOC, Lilyhammer, and Breaking Bad (finally)
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Yeah, I have no real desire to watch a simulated sex scene between two women for twenty minutes. Tis why I watch porn.But I have to wonder if this movie would have all the buzz if it was about two young men?
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