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Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

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    #9452
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    You know Xmas is slowly coming over the horizon when Netflix starts promoting its shovelware Xmas movies. My wife will be delighted 😂



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    #9453
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Netflix are surprisingly bad at making these bad Christmas films. The charm of the Lifetime style ones is how cheap they are, and how the female lead is vaguely recognisable from playing a teen in something 20 years ago, and it's clearly Vancouver in the summer pretending to be New York in the winter. Netflix throws too much money at them, and they end up just being bad films. The Knight Before Christmas being the exception.



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    #9454
    Sugarlumps
    Registered Users Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Sugarlumps


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117987057#Comment_117987057

    I sooner have genital warts for life than succumb to this malarkey.



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    #9455
    rekluse
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭rekluse


    Bad sports is excellent , binged all 6 episodes yesterday. Definitely one fans of the untold, last chance U etc



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    #9456
    Fian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,187 ✭✭✭Fian


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117969426#Comment_117969426

    Succinct and accurate.


    My wife and I are still laughing over how brutal this was. And the CGI special effects in chase/fight scenes just felt so fake. We started it late enough that it was just too late to switch it off and put on something else, on a friday night.


    Really really bad without ever crossing the "so bad its kinda good/funny" line. Just bad.



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    #9457
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,404 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117987057#Comment_117987057

    Isn't this an adaptation of an episode of Father Ted



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    #9458
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,813 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117987057#Comment_117987057

    I may as well say it.

    Is he looking for a Princess Bride?

    What I learned from the films on the likes of Christmas24 is if you arrive in a town looking to fire people from their jobs, you'll end up falling in love with someone as well as with the town and its people



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    #9459
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Or indeed if you're an uptight city gal, with only eyes for your career; you'll invariably fall in love with small-town life and the conveniently handsome, available fireman/architect/doctor. Bonus points if he runs some quaint little book store.



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    #9460
    DavyD_83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭DavyD_83


    We finished The Chestnut Man last night. Really enjoyed it, would definitely recommend



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    #9461
    Need a Username
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Need a Username


    Not a recommendation but I have a question about 4K on Netflix and can find no other suitable thread.

    I have a 4K AppleTV (but until now I haven’t had a 4K TV or sufficient speed to stream 4K) but the info page for each title on the Netflix tvOS app would still show what titles were available in 4K and what were only HD.

    I didn’t have time to look at anything before work but I noticed that the 4K logo wasn’t appearing on any info page that it used to show on - for example Lost in Space.

    Does the Netflix app think my connection speed is not good enough? Or is the 4K logo gone because my speed is good and 4K is the standard so isn’t tagged anymore?



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    #9462
    Need a Username
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Need a Username


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117987663#Comment_117987663

    They must be making money from them if they keep making them.

    I generally don’t bother with them but watched the Princess one because Liv from iZombie was in it and the rich wild child sent to dad’s home town with Clark from The 100 because she was in it.

    The were not remotely imaginative or even good and the supporting cast is abysmal but I couldn’t help liking them.

    I have tried others but don’t last to even five minutes - Bjorn from Vikings is one too.



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    #9463
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,813 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117989182#Comment_117989182

    And he's a single father. I think I've seen more of these films than I would like to admit.

    Only Netflix Christmas films I've watched were the Christmas Chronicles films and Klaus



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    #9464
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,404 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117989039#Comment_117989039

    Sounds crap 99% of the time but is also the plot of the excellent "Brassed Off"



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    #9465
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,581 ✭✭✭archfi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117986745#Comment_117986745

    Yep, it's nuts and very watchable.

    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



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    #9466
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Into the Night is way more entertaining, gripping and character rich than a premise that silly has any right to be. What also helps is it has 6 episode seasons, with each episode about 35 minutes; there's not an ounce of flab in the pacing as a result.



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    #9467
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users Posts: 2,687 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117989321#Comment_117989321

    Do you pay for the 4K package?



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    #9468
    Charlie19
    Registered Users Posts: 11,726 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    I thought Midnight Mass was terrible, I only finished it because I liked the two previous mini series by the same crew.



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    #9469
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117990413#Comment_117990413

    The first two episodes are a good yardstick for what to expect in terms of pacing and character/story.

    I really liked it myself, but if you get to two episodes in and you're not enjoying it, watch something else instead :) Life's too short to keep watching things you aren't enjoying!



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    #9470
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Pokemon: The Movie: Secrets of the Jungle – Tune in for adventure as Ash and Pikachu encounter the Mythical Pokémon Zarude and overcome the danger that threatens the jungle.

    The Lighthouse – Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson are brilliantly unnerving in this clammy, claustrophobic horror.

    Pretty Smart Season 1 - Book-smart Chelsea discovers she has a lot to learn about happiness when she's forced to move in with her bubbly sister and three roommates.

    House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths Limited Series - Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family

    A Tale Dark & Grimm Season 1 - Follow Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story into a winding and wickedly witty tale full of strange -- and scary -- surprises

    My Brother, My Sister (Italian) - When their father's will forces them to live together, siblings Nik and Tesla -- and Tesla's kids -- try to overcome their differences to become a family

    Family Business Seasons 3 (French) - After learning France is about to legalize pot, a down-on-his-luck entrepreneur and his family race to turn their butcher shop into a marijuana café


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    #9471
    bottlebrush
    Registered Users Posts: 8,192 ✭✭✭bottlebrush


    I enjoyed Midnight Mass but that Holly Holy song is like an ear worm in my head ever since !!



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    #9472
    Need a Username
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Need a Username


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117990382#Comment_117990382

    Yes of course :)

    I have discovered since posting that several titles have the 4K logo but others that are 4K do not



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    #9473
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users Posts: 2,687 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117992765#Comment_117992765

    But not everything is available in 4K or am I missing your point? I’m not sure if my Netflix shows 4K logo beside movies. Maybe it’s different versions of the app? I use mine on an LG smart TV



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    #9474
    Need a Username
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Need a Username


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117993128#Comment_117993128

    I know that not everything is available in 4K - I’m talking about content that is is available in 4K.

    My device is an AppleTV 4K and is supposed to show the logos for HD, 4K etc

    the 4K is missing from some.

    I should have added above that I’ve contacted Netflix support and the agent said it was a known issue but then a minute later said it wasn’t. His English was not great so I don’t know if it is a glitch or something



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    #9475
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117990061#Comment_117990061

    I binged S1 last night, it's an easy one to do really, but I didn't know going in there was 2 seasons! Which makes sense considering ... will get on S2 tonight maybe, tis pretty good/original - made sure to do this one with original voice audio and subs, made the mistake with squid game.



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    #9476
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I've started watching Maid and I've only watched 2 eps but I'm liking it so far. I'm not sure about Margaret Qualley as an actress though. Can't decide if she's making acting choices or just kind of bland. Also, the actress playing Danielle does the voice for Adora in Shere, which is kind of wild, she sounds so different.



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    #9477
    FunLover18
    Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996026#Comment_117996026

    I haven't watched Maid nor did I know Margaret Qualley was in but given she's the daughter of Andie MacDowell I'm tempted to say the latter.



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    #9478
    S.M.B.
    Registered Users Posts: 9,354 ✭✭✭S.M.B.


    I've one episode left and I think it's excellent (although there are a few moments that don't land quite so well). I've become more and more impressed with both Qualley and MacDowell as the season progresses.



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    #9479
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996059#Comment_117996059

    Yeah, I've never been impressed by McDowell, although I don't think Qualley is as bad as that, I'm just not sure yet why she's the lead. But she's not awful or ruining it or anything.



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    #9480
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996085#Comment_117996085

    Yeah there's times where I think she's doing something and others where she's a bit "go girl, give us nothing" . But I'm liking it anyway. I loved the legal legal legal court scene, and the shot of the other women on their phones at the end of the street in ep2.



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    #9481
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Blue Period Season 1 (Japanese) Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Weary of watching his gentrified city slip out of reach, Jimmie decides to live the dream and move into his grandfather's majestic home with his pal

    Now You See Me 2 - With a new member in the fold, the Four Horsemen use their power of illusion in a heist involving a shady tycoon and revolutionary tech device.

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