Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 19-05-2020 9:47pm

secman wrote: »

Just started watching the mini series "Unbelievable " based on a true story , getting better after every episode , thumbs up do far.

Yes, excellent series, great cast.

s7ryf3925pivug · 19-05-2020 10:38pm

I thought Umbrella Academy was brilliant.

Number 5 looks about ten years older in that ad. I wonder if it will affect the second season. The way he looked like a kid but convincingly came across like an old man worked really well.

appledrop · 19-05-2020 10:51pm

secman wrote: »

Just started watching the mini series "Unbelievable " based on a true story , getting better after every episode , thumbs up do far.

I absolutely loved this series. My husband not so much.

gmisk · 19-05-2020 10:53pm

secman wrote: »

Just started watching the mini series "Unbelievable " based on a true story , getting better after every episode , thumbs up do far.

It's fantastic but not an easy watch!

s1ippy · 19-05-2020 11:49pm

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

I liked

Sting's taking Peyote and helping his neighbour with calving, then coming to realise the meaning of life

at the start. But then

Sarah Silverman and a lot of other D-list celebrities started talking like idiots about drug driving and I got really pissed-off because it sounded like a load of glorified sociopathic crap when they described getting behind the wheel on drugs. Absolute morons. It continues in that vein for some time.

Carrie Fisher was quite interesting though. She had quite a bad addiction, more than likely to cope with her sudden levels of fame.

So in short, it's not terrible but not great. It glorifies the crass fakeness and celebrity while only touching briefly on the potentially good uses of hallucinogens. The popcorn we made is savage though, popped it in toasted sesame oil and added loads of butter oregano, paprika and a tiny bit of fenugreek. And I've a can that's been teasing me from the fridge for ages. I find it always tastes better if you've wanted it for about three weeks.

FunLover18 · 20-05-2020 12:54am

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

Eye see you m must be one of the best movies on Netflix m. If your a fan of Stallone, then this movie is liquid gold.

Am I right in thinking that this was originally released in cinemas as D-Tox?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 20-05-2020 1:45am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I'm enjoying S5 of She-Ra. Only watched 4 eps so far but it's certainty burning through plot early on, not dragging out any of the resolutions from S4's ending.

I ended up binging this in one night. I think it was the best season by far. Lots of payoff from previous season's set ups, some really great set pieces, and some of the character arcs are better than anything I've seen in live action shows. The ending felt like it was earned too. I really enjoyed the show as a whole and it's probably one of my favourite things I've watched on Netflix.

And yes, I know, an animated show with Princesses in the title isn't going to be for everyone but if you've been watching it I think you'll be very happy with S5 and if you haven't been watching it, it's never too late to try something new

Mr Crispy · 20-05-2020 1:51am

FunLover18 wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that this was originally released in cinemas as D-Tox?

Yes! That's it... knew it looked familiar.

peteeeed · 20-05-2020 8:13am

Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall
Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage --numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."

Blood & Water season 1
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.

Mutiny of the Worker Bees
When Omar's grandfather forces him to get a job at a tech company in Mexico City, he meets a quirky ensemble of nine-to-fivers ... and some nemeses.

The Queen and the Conqueror Season 1
Years after Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia betrayed her people and broke her heart, indigenous woman Catalina reenters his life to get revenge.

Especial 20 años Fútbol de Primera
Revisit the emotional bouts and memorable highlights from the past two decades in this special celebrating esteemed TV show "Fútbol de Primera.

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Ardillaun · 20-05-2020 8:42am

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

It doesn't change much (well first 2 seasons don't). I can see why people enjoy it, it's very well made, and the cast are excellent but I got bored with it and gave up midway through 2nd season.

This may be a generational thing. Mad Men is full of awkward, shameful moments (so much so, I hit pause on occasion) and Don Draper is a damaged man who cannot express sexual love in a healthy way. When he debates the significance of sex with his ex-wife in bed in S6 E9, Betty says this of Megan and him: "That poor girl. She doesn't know that loving you is the worst way to get to you." Then she adds sarcastically, "Are you sure you just don't want to hold me?", and the answer is, of course, a resounding, and tacit, no. It's sad, funny, brilliant all at once.

Regarding Netflix, I'm open to suggestions - that's why I'm here. A show has to have good writing and acting. The only deal breakers for me are zombies and time travel unless something really interesting is done with them. Otherwise, I just feel sorry for the zombies - what responsibility do they have for their sad plight? Man, it's like a Marxist critique of capitalism or have I had too much completely legal Canadian weed at this point?

Earthhorse · 20-05-2020 9:21am

Add me to the list of people who didn't enjoy Mad Men. I watched Season One years ago and it just came across to me as a costume drama for men.

When it came back to Netflix I thought I'd give it another shot and watched the first episode of Season Two but I felt the same. It just leaves me cold. I don't think it is especially well written to be honest. The dialogue is often very plane and they make their points heavy handedly.

The production values are obviously amazing but I reckon that's the best thing I can say about it.

johnny_ultimate · 20-05-2020 10:26am

Absolutely adore Mad Men - would happily put it in my all-time favourites. While it’s arguably a bit too long (like almost every great show, The Wire included), it still finds new ground to cover right until the end.

It’s a show that also is always deeper than its surface level pleasures. I mean it’s obviously as lavishly produced as anything, and one of the most properly cinematic of television shows visually. But what I always appreciated was how seemingly disparate subplots in episodes actually resonated thematically and complemented each other in unusual, thoughtful ways that weren’t always obvious while simply enjoying the unfolding drama (or comedy: hell of a funny show at times). Thoroughly recommend reading the excellent AV Club or Matt Zoller Seitz episode reviews as you go: not as a chore, but because like all good criticism they do a great job in getting to those deeper levels that separate a good show from a great one

iniall · 20-05-2020 11:53am

Earthhorse wrote: »

Add me to the list of people who didn't enjoy Mad Men. I watched Season One years ago and it just came across to me as a costume drama for men.

When it came back to Netflix I thought I'd give it another shot and watched the first episode of Season Two but I felt the same. It just leaves me cold. I don't think it is especially well written to be honest. The dialogue is often very plane and they make their points heavy handedly.

The production values are obviously amazing but I reckon that's the best thing I can say about it.

Just out of interest, can you give an example of what you would consider to be well written?

Earthhorse · 20-05-2020 12:23pm

Sure. But I don't want to get into it either.

The Simpsons (first 8 seasons or so) and The US Office I think are brilliantly written.

Those are comedies though so a bit different.

House has amazing dialogue in it that puts most shows to shame.

Those are the examples that spring to mind. Not sure what you're expecting tbh.

Tom Mann Centuria · 20-05-2020 12:24pm

Mad Men is the kind of show Niles and Frasier would enjoy and discuss over a glass of sherry.

SBPhoto · 20-05-2020 12:37pm

Just finished watching 'How to get away with Murder" 5 Seasons and 75 episodes
Found it very good

Gloomtastic! · 20-05-2020 1:13pm

Ardillaun wrote: »

This may be a generational thing. Mad Men is full of awkward, shameful moments (so much so, I hit pause on occasion) and Don Draper is a damaged man who cannot express sexual love in a healthy way. When he debates the significance of sex with his ex-wife in bed in S6 E9, Betty says this of Megan and him: "That poor girl. She doesn't know that loving you is the worst way to get to you." Then she adds sarcastically, "Are you sure you just don't want to hold me?", and the answer is, of course, a resounding, and tacit, no. It's sad, funny, brilliant all at once.

Regarding Netflix, I'm open to suggestions - that's why I'm here. A show has to have good writing and acting. The only deal breakers for me are zombies and time travel unless something really interesting is done with them. Otherwise, I just feel sorry for the zombies - what responsibility do they have for their sad plight? Man, it's like a Marxist critique of capitalism or have I had too much completely legal Canadian weed at this point?

You watched Kominsky Method? Loved that one too, Michael Douglas is superb.

Hercule Poirot · 20-05-2020 4:40pm

SBPhoto wrote: »

Just finished watching 'How to get away with Murder" 5 Seasons and 75 episodes
Found it very good

Watched the first two seasons of it and thought it was utter tripe. I still haven't forgiven myself for the time I wasted watching the second season.

CastorTroy · 20-05-2020 6:04pm

Maybe the reason I didn't like Mad Men was because Connor from Angel was in it. Least favourite character in my least favourite season.

Anyway, back on topic, I need to catch up on Fargo and I see airing has been delayed in the States, but does Netflix usually show it weekly or do they wait for it to finish and drop the whole season at once?

krustydoyle · 20-05-2020 6:52pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Maybe the reason I didn't like Mad Men was because Connor from Angel was in it. Least favourite character in my least favourite season.

Anyway, back on topic, I need to catch up on Fargo and I see airing has been delayed in the States, but does Netflix usually show it weekly or do they wait for it to finish and drop the whole season at once?

Season 4 has been delayed as production was halted due to the virus, no premiere date has been announced as of yet

Mickeroo · 20-05-2020 6:54pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Maybe the reason I didn't like Mad Men was because Connor from Angel was in it. Least favourite character in my least favourite season.

Anyway, back on topic, I need to catch up on Fargo and I see airing has been delayed in the States, but does Netflix usually show it weekly or do they wait for it to finish and drop the whole season at once?

Season has usually all aired on Channel 4 before Netflix Ireland get it.

20-05-2020 7:24pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Maybe the reason I didn't like Mad Men was because Connor from Angel was in it. Least favourite character in my least favourite season.

It all makes sense now! I couldn't figure out why I instantly disliked him, thank you

Mad Men was ok, I'd nothing else for watching at the time. It's not something I would rewatch. One memorable moment for our house was the bit where Don and Betty took the kids out on a picnic. It was picture perfect, then they get ready to leave...

I tried to watch How to Get Away With Murder. I got as far as episode 5 of season 1 and I just lost interest.

I loved the Kominsky Method!

Caranica · 20-05-2020 7:55pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Mad Men was ok, I'd nothing else for watching at the time. It's not something I would rewatch. One memorable moment for our house was the bit where Don and Betty took the kids out on a picnic. It was picture perfect, then they get ready to leave...

That made my blood boil! Yes I've stuck with it... For now anyway

peteeeed · 20-05-2020 8:32pm

https://twitter.com/netflixuk/status/1263083367769288704?s=21

peteeeed · 20-05-2020 8:32pm

https://twitter.com/netflixuk/status/1263084097590755331?s=21

20-05-2020 9:30pm

I’m enjoying sweet magnolias

I’m not saying I’m recommending it.....just that I’m enjoying it

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 20-05-2020 11:03pm

I watched the Kimmy Schmidt interactive special tonight. It was actually really good fun. I think it's a better wrap up to the whole series than the final season actually was.

joeguevara · 20-05-2020 11:04pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I watched the Kimmy Schmidt interactive special tonight. It was actually really good fun. I think it's a better wrap up to the whole series than the final season actually was.

How does the interactive options work?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 20-05-2020 11:13pm

joeguevara wrote: »

How does the interactive options work?

They just come up at the bottom of the screen whenever one of the characters has a choice to make. You use your remote to select one. The characters have little side conversations or make thinking faces in the background while you decide. It actually works really well with the universe of Kimmy Schmidt. If you chose the "wrong" options the story continues for a scene or so and then something will happen that takes you back to the last choice you made and you choose again.

joeguevara · 20-05-2020 11:20pm

Remembered a film I watched about a year ago and just checked to see if it was still on Netflix. Result. The Guvnors.

Didn’t get the best rated on IDMB or rotten tomatos but if you like Top Boy and British gritty drama then I would really recommend. Also a truly remarkable performance from fizzle kicks band member Harley sylvester.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2992524/

joeguevara · 20-05-2020 11:22pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

They just come up at the bottom of the screen whenever one of the characters has a choice to make. You use your remote to select one. The characters have little side conversations or make thinking faces in the background while you decide. It actually works really well with the universe of Kimmy Schmidt. If you chose the "wrong" options the story continues for a scene or so and then something will happen that takes you back to the last choice you made and you choose again.

I’m definitely going to give it a go. Really loved the first couple of seasons then I kind of lost interest. Also a throwback to my childhood with the choose your own adventure books with choices at the bottom of the page.

DVD-Lots · 20-05-2020 11:30pm

Late to the game here but just finished Kingdom, Jesus H Great Googly Moogly, what a show!!! Hands down for me, the best zombie show out there, and better than any zombie film out there, I endured 7 seasons and 150+ comics of walking dead and this tops it easy. Great direction, great costumes, great acting and just great entertainment. 10/10 for me. WATCH IT FFS!

Mr Crispy · 20-05-2020 11:52pm

DVD-Lots wrote: »

Late to the game here but just finished Kingdom, Jesus H Great Googly Moogly, what a show!!! Hands down for me, the best zombie show out there, and better than any zombie film out there, I endured 7 seasons and 150+ comics of walking dead and this tops it easy. Great direction, great costumes, great acting and just great entertainment. 10/10 for me. WATCH IT FFS!

I'm seeing lots of positive reviews for this. It will definitely be the next show I binge (when I've a bit more free time from next week on).

Ferris_Bueller · 21-05-2020 12:39am

Enjoy the thread and have found some good stuff through it so would like to contribute back with some things I've watched the past few weeks on Netflix, probably most have been mentioned at some stage:

- The Last Dance: one of the best sports documentaries I've seen, probably the best and I am in no way a basketball fan.
- Ozark S2 & 3: watched S1 ages ago and enjoyed it, wasn't mad on S2 but it was okay. S3 probably the best of the lot.
- White Lines: crap despite me wanting to get into it, only got to the end of episode 3 before giving up.
- After Life: watched both seasons back to back, brilliant show, not what I would usually like but really enjoyed it, equally funny and sad.
- When They See Us: very late to the party on this one but really fascinating true story, horrible what happened to them but the show is very well put together.

Currently watching Bordertown (Finnish detective show), I am a sucker for crime/detective shows in general but this is one of the better ones I've watched. Watched S1 about 2 years ago and only saw someone here post that S3 came out last week! So currently going through S2 and enjoying it, something likeable about the characters and the setting.

A few people recommended Money Heist to me. Watched one or two episodes but wasn't sure on it. Is it worth going back to?

appledrop · 21-05-2020 12:55am

I must be the only one who doesnt see what is so brilliant about The Last Dance. I'm half way through. Maybe it's because I have no interest whatsoever in American Sports + they fact that if you look up all main stars they are not exactly role models in my eyes with all their different wives and children with various mothers.

Enjoyed the second series of After Life. People are right that's it's not as good as season 1 but that would be impossible to follow as I think it a very unique programme. It still made me cry especially last two episodes!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 21-05-2020 12:59am

appledrop wrote: »

I must be the only one who doesnt see what is so brilliant about The Last Dance. I'm half way through. Maybe it's because I have no interest whatsoever in American Sports + they fact that if you look up all main stars they are not exactly role models in my eyes with all their different wives and children with various mothers.

If the worst thing a US sports star does is have kids with different women then they're doing pretty well.

appledrop · 21-05-2020 1:06am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

If the worst thing a US sports star does is have kids with different women then they're doing pretty well.

Scottie Pippen has 7 children with four different mothers. That's f##ked up in my mind.

joeguevara · 21-05-2020 1:07am

appledrop wrote: »

I must be the only one who doesnt see what is so brilliant about The Last Dance. I'm half way through. Maybe it's because I have no interest whatsoever in American Sports + they fact that if you look up all main stars they are not exactly role models in my eyes with all their different wives and children with various mothers.

Enjoyed the second series of After Life. People are right that's it's not as good as season 1 but that would be impossible to follow as I think it a very unique programme. It still made me cry especially last two episodes!

Absolutely adored season 1 of afterlife. Half way through season two and enjoying it but seems slightly forced with some characters trying too hard. Paul Kaye as the psychiatrist is a good example. Really liked him as Dennis Pennis but seems a bit forced here and not genuine.

igCorcaigh · 21-05-2020 1:13am

Unorthodox: Just didn't do it for me. I found the subject matter interesting but the writing, acting and characters poor. I had no empathy for the protagonist.

Tell Me Who I Am: Presented as a true story, but I don't buy it. Felt fabricated. Full of holes.

I guess I'm hard to please.

appledrop · 21-05-2020 1:20am

Does no one else find the timeline in The Last Dance absolutely headwreacking. Its jumps all over the place for no reason whatsoever in my mind. One minute Denis Rothman is playing for Bulls + next minute they are jumping back years+ he is their nemesis playing against them.

Ferris_Bueller · 21-05-2020 1:26am

appledrop wrote: »

Does no one else find the timeline in The Last Dance absolutely headwreacking. Its jumps all over the place for no reason whatsoever in my mind. One minute Denis Rothman is playing for Bulls + next minute they are jumping back years+ he is their nemesis playing against them.

That was one thing that did bother me a little but I think overall it is well done with each episode kind of having a different theme rather than it being purely chronological. It is a bit too jumpy in some episodes though.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 21-05-2020 1:26am

appledrop wrote: »

Scottie Pippen has 7 children with four different mothers. That's f##ked up in my mind.

I mean, Kobe Bryant had rape charges brought against him, there's multiple high profile domestic abuse cases involving NFL players, baseball had/has a serious problem with PEDs. But sure, having kids with different women is f**ked up.

appledrop · 21-05-2020 1:34am

I suppose I just dont get why sports stars are seen as gods when a lot of them have seriously dysfunctional lives.

I'll probably never get it as not a big sports fan.

Porthallian · 21-05-2020 1:42am

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

A few people recommended Money Heist to me. Watched one or two episodes but wasn't sure on it. Is it worth going back to?

I thought it was absolutely fantastic! One of the best heist series I've ever seen. (Just realized there may not be that many, usually more common in movies)

But I would highly recommend giving it another go

Gloomtastic! · 21-05-2020 7:41am

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

A few people recommended Money Heist to me. Watched one or two episodes but wasn't sure on it. Is it worth going back to?

I thought season 1 was very good

until it didn't finish, you were just left hanging. :mad: Started watching season 2 and gave up after a few episodes as it was obvious they were just dragging the whole thing out. How they've got to season 3 or 4, I've no idea! :rolleyes:

peteeeed · 21-05-2020 8:21am

First Kill
A stock broker brings his young son back to the town where he grew up for a hunting trip, but things take a dangerous turn when they witness a crime

Warsaw by Night
The complexities of love are told through the struggles of four separate women who experience the nightlife of Warsaw on the same evening.

Aftermath
After an air traffic controller's mistake results in a tragic accident, a man who lost his wife and daughter seeks answers from the man responsible

Steve Jobs
By keying in on three crucial points in his career, this biopic shows the human foibles and visionary fearlessness of the man who made the Mac.

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Gloomtastic! · 21-05-2020 11:35am

peteeeed wrote: »

Steve Jobs
By keying in on three crucial points in his career, this biopic shows the human foibles and visionary fearlessness of the man who made the Mac.

Loved this film, warts and all.

Agent Coulson · 21-05-2020 2:20pm

Netflix's latest big budget action fantasy movie this one starring Charlize Theron & Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Drops July 10th

yourdeadwright · 21-05-2020 2:54pm

I enjoyed The last dance but im not surprised a host of teams mates have come out saying its what happened in Jordans head and not what happened in reality ,well the behind the scene stuff obviously what happened on the court happened ,

Pipen the lastest one to feel like it was edited to make him look bad and Jordan more favourable ,

Hippykitten · 21-05-2020 3:35pm

Anyone watching Hinterland?

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