Netflix Recommendations 2.0 *READ FIRST POST*

Gloomtastic!

If you have 20-odd minutes to spare, I recommend watching an episode of Toast of London. It's very silly and occasionally funny.

johnpatrick81

The Kalief Browder Story

Just finished the 6 episodes. Absolutely essential viewing.

The US judicial, incarceration and prosecution systems are unbelievably fvcked up and broken.

Sickening stuff.

kunst nugget

Watching the Lady Gaga documentary. Christ almighty, what a self absorbed twod...

johnpatrick81

kunst nugget wrote: »

Watching the Lady Gaga documentary. Christ almighty, what a self absorbed twod...

She is isn't she :pac: she doesn't hide it, or much at all though, which is why it's so interesting. Very revealing. Much shows her in a not so great light, so it's impressive that she allowed it all to be included as she is a producer.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

MadDog76 wrote: »

I'm kind of regretting recommending anything to you to be honest given your ungrateful reply ........ anyway, watch or don't watch, no skin off
my nose.

Bit of an overreaction.
I explained why I was asking if you were actually recommending them based on having watched some of The Pinkertons and not finding it at all to my taste.
I thanked your reply, I don't really know how to be more grateful on an Internet message board.

peteeeed

some highlights coming up in october

1st October
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective –
The Host (south korean )
For a Few Dollars More
Suburra: Season 1 (italian/ mafia)
The Big Bang Theory: Season 10
Big Daddy
The Notebook
Rain Man
Whitechapel: Season 4
Rush Hour 3
Major League
xXx
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

4th October
Robin Hood: Men in Tights


10th October
6 Days (Iranian Embassy siege 1980)
The Little Mermaid

12th October
Riverdale: Season 2

13th October
Mindhunter: Season 1(david fincher)
Kingdom of Us

15th October
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

17th October
Live from the BBC: Season 1
Notting Hill
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation

18th October
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

20th October
Wheelman
Haters Back Off: Season 2
One of Us

27th October
Stranger Things: Season 2

30th October
Judah Friedlander: America Is The Greatest Country In The United States

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Grabbers is leaving in a couple ofrom days, if anyone hasn't seen it yet. Great Irish horror/comedy film, more in the style of Tremors than something like Sean of the Dead.

flazio

And we suspect The Punisher will be in there somewhere as well but unsure when.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I watched Tomorrowland this afternoon .

It was alright, I must say. The first two thirds or so are an enjoyable old fashioned kids having adventures kind of thing. The ending lets it down a bit. It was kind of underwhelming? The build up was so great that when the point of it all was revealed it felt like a let down. It also felt a bit preachy and obvious in it's message. Not that it's a terrible message to send but there was no subtlety at all. Nice to see Clooney is capable of not doing that weird bobble head smug thing he does in literally everything else I've seen him in. Britt Robertson continues to be charming and delightful in everything.

Cakes and Ale

I see they've added Blue is the warmest colour.

:P:eek::o:):(:mad:

Mickeroo

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I watched Tomorrowland this afternoon .

It was alright, I must say. The first two thirds or so are an enjoyable old fashioned kids having adventures kind of thing. The ending lets it down a bit. It was kind of underwhelming? The build up was so great that when the point of it all was revealed it felt like a let down. It also felt a bit preachy and obvious in it's message. Not that it's a terrible message to send but there was no subtlety at all. Nice to see Clooney is capable of not doing that weird bobble head smug thing he does in literally everything else I've seen him in. Britt Robertson continues to be charming and delightful in everything.

Have you seen Midnight Special? Not on Netflix but worth a watch.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Mickeroo wrote: »

Have you seen Midnight Special? Not on Netflix but worth a watch.

Nope, not yet. I like Nichols' other work and gave been meaning to watch it though.

razorblunt

Major League is buried in that list, great movie.

Tom Mann Centuria

razorblunt wrote: »

Major League is buried in that list, great movie.

Loved it at the time, but don't think it's aged too well imo.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Grabbers is leaving in a couple ofrom days, if anyone hasn't seen it yet. Great Irish horror/comedy film, more in the style of Tremors than something like Sean of the Dead.

Grabbers is such an excellent movie. Father Ted meets Tremors. Any movie where the only solution is to drink alcohol is brilliant. The director did another movie recently called Robot Overlords. I'm not sure if it's on Netflix, but is worth tracking down.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Grabbers is such an excellent movie. Father Ted meets Tremors. Any movie where the only solution is to drink alcohol is brilliant. The director did another movie recently called Robot Overlords. I'm not sure if it's on Netflix, but is worth tracking down.

That's Robot Overlords film has been on TV a lot lately. SyFy, I think.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

That's Robot Overlords film has been on TV a lot lately. SyFy, I think.

It's worth a watch. Not as good as Grabbers, but it's great to see what a low budget Irish movie can achieve.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

It's worth a watch. Not as good as Grabbers, but it's great to see what a low budget Irish movie can achieve.

Neither Grabber or Robot Overlords is an Irish film, they got some funding and tax breaks for filming Grabbers here but it's not an Irish film.

Agent Coulson

Deleted User wrote: »

Neither Grabber or Robot Overlords is an Irish film, they got some funding and tax breaks for filming Grabbers here but it's not an Irish film.

So Grabbers was directed by and Irishman written by Irishman shot in Ireland staring Irish actors and co-funded by the Irish Film Board is not an Irish Film?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Neither Grabber or Robot Overlords is an Irish film, they got some funding and tax breaks for filming Grabbers here but it's not an Irish film.

Writer and director are both Irish and/or Northern Irish.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So Grabbers was directed by and Irishman written by Irishman shot in Ireland staring Irish actors and co-funded by the Irish Film Board is not an Irish Film?

Nope, it's not at best you could call Grabbers is an Irish-British film but calling it an Irish film is wrong.

To be pedantic the film was directed by a British man and mainly shot in Northern Ireland. When looking at films like this, it is funding more so than where it is shot that determines what country the film belongs to, do we classify Braveheart as an Irish film as many of the supporting cast are Irish, large parts of it were shot here the Irish Film Board gave them money? Or do we classify the various Roger Corman films shot in Galway in the 90s as Irish films given that they were largely Irish supporting actors, Irish crew, Irish locations, and support from the film board?

Mickeroo

I would still classify Grabbers as an Irish film if it was funded by Martians.

Mickeroo

Mickeroo wrote: »

I would still classify Grabbers as an Irish film if it was funded by Martians.

It's one of those weird things, do we classify Get Rich or Die Tryin' as an Irish film as it has an Irish director and parts of it were shot in Ireland? Is Reign of Fire an Irish film, it had Irish supporting cast, Irish crew, was shot here and had support from the film board?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The director himself calls it an Irish film.

http://www.jonwright.info/about/

I understand your point about what qualifies as an Irish film but I have no qualms about calling Grabbers one.

Mickeroo

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's one of those weird things, do we classify Get Rich or Die Tryin' as an Irish film as it has an Irish director and parts of it were shot in Ireland? Is Reign of Fire an Irish film, it had Irish supporting cast, Irish crew, was shot here and had support from the film board?

It's interesting sure but easily it's no to both because they aren't set in Ireland or relate to Irish culture in terms of their content Get rich or die trying is an American film, reign of fire is a British film.

That would be how I would interpret things. It's fair to say Grabbers isn't an Irish production of course but as a piece of film it's about as Irish as they come imo.

Obviously this is just my own interpretation of what makes a film of a place.

Grabbers is pretty damned Irish.

johnpatrick81

Saying Grabbers isn't Irish is like saying Father Ted isn't Irish, as Ch4 funded Father Ted.

kerplun k

Deleted User wrote: »

Neither Grabber or Robot Overlords is an Irish film, they got some funding and tax breaks for filming Grabbers here but it's not an Irish film.

John.. Is that you?

http://www.theirishworld.com/director-mcdonagh-doesnt-want-his-films-called-irish/

Agent Coulson

Gerald's Game Netflix's Stephen King film was added today.

kerplun k

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Gerald's Game Netflix's Stephen King film was added today.

This one completely slipped by me. I didn't even know this was being made into a movie until now.