Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

28-12-2020 07:11PM

FunLover18 wrote: »

The colour blind casting does not bother me in the slightest but the tone alone should put anyone off believing it to be an historical drama.

In regard to the quote, every time at some point was the present and therefore we must question who controlled it and how that affects our perception of it as the past.

The soundtrack is a bit of a giveaway!!

Daz_ · 28-12-2020 10:58PM

Deadly games Manhunt season 2 very enjoyable so far .

Buttros · 28-12-2020 11:27PM

The White Wolf wrote: »

Cristin Millioti as the soccer mom is out of this world. Her facial expressions were freaky.

Decided to fire it on. It's only 70 mins and if it's rubbish I'll turn off kinda attitude. No chance of turning it off. Really enjoyed it. Leslie Jones had some great lines.

If your anyway curious Def worth taking a look

RocketRaccoon · 28-12-2020 11:29PM

Just finished Escape Room, I really enjoyed it. Perfect movie for an evening like this with a few drinks and crap food.

RandomViewer · 29-12-2020 12:03AM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Just finished Escape Room, I really enjoyed it. Perfect movie for an evening like this with a few drinks and crap food.

Watched it last night, okay ,the section on the ice and the upside down pool room were well done

moonstruck · 29-12-2020 12:21AM

The Devil All The Time .. watched it last night and found it to be better than expected .

Hercule Poirot · 29-12-2020 12:24AM

moonstruck wrote: »

The Devil All The Time .. watched it last night and found it to be better than expected .

It's a slow burner but I enjoyed it - didn't get great reviews, I think people may have been expecting something more actiony

moonstruck · 29-12-2020 12:30AM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

It's a slow burner but I enjoyed it - didn't get great reviews, I think people may have been expecting something more actiony

yes i enjoyed it too, at least the story followed through and interlaced a lot of the characters. Defo the Devil was there all the time:D

boombang · 29-12-2020 09:52AM

OffalyMedic wrote: »

Only got around to watching icarus last night. One of the best documents I've watched ever. Absolutely fascinating!

I watched this last night. I thought it was good, but it was too long and not clear enough about what was going on. I know some people don't like to have everything laid out for them, but I thought it could have done with more exposition.

There's an unnecessary 25 minutes or so at the beginning that could have been done in ten minutes but was included because it very closely involved the director. How somebody can't get the objectivity they need for the appropriate edit escapes me.

iamwhoiam · 29-12-2020 10:24AM

I watched half of the first episode of Bridgerton .My God its awful !

Addle · 29-12-2020 11:40AM

Awfully good!

29-12-2020 12:39PM

Addle wrote: »

Awfully good!

Two episodes left and it’s so so good!!!

johnny_ultimate · 29-12-2020 01:50PM

A few great recent films coming this week:

https://twitter.com/benstravis/status/1343902826750226433?s=21

Babyteeth is particularly great - really fresh and smart alternative take on the ‘teen with cancer’ subgenre. Really liked Proxima too, which is a nice and grounded perspective on an astronaut preparing for her space mission. Saint Frances is a rock solid indie character study, and Les Miserables is a really tense thriller set in a pressure cooker suburb of Paris. Surprised the latter’s coming to Netflix actually, as I could’ve sworn it was an Amazon movie.

alchemist33 · 29-12-2020 01:55PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I watched half of the first episode of Bridgerton .My God its awful !

My wife absolutely loved it and stayed up way past 1am a couple of nights watching it. I watched it in passing while doing other things and while it's not my cup of tea, or aimed at me, I can see the attraction as it's well done. It's a Regency romance and not meant to be anything else. If people like Jane Austen they'll mostly love this, and if Jane is just something you had to do for the Leaving, you probably won't.

The White Wolf · 29-12-2020 04:56PM

Is Transformers War for Cybertron getting a season 2 shortly? Seen some stuff which suggests Americans have it already.

The Raging Bile Duct · 29-12-2020 05:19PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

A few great recent films coming this week:

https://twitter.com/benstravis/status/1343902826750226433?s=21

Babyteeth is particularly great - really fresh and smart alternative take on the ‘teen with cancer’ subgenre. Really liked Proxima too, which is a nice and grounded perspective on an astronaut preparing for her space mission. Saint Frances is a rock solid indie character study, and Les Miserables is a really tense thriller set in a pressure cooker suburb of Paris. Surprised the latter’s coming to Netflix actually, as I could’ve sworn it was an Amazon movie.

Babyteeth is a great movie with a fantastic cast. It sidesteps the sentimentality that is normally in movies dealing with the topic but it still has me in pieces at the end. There's a great Tuneyards don't in the soundtrack as well.

iamwhoiam · 29-12-2020 05:51PM

Elisa Shapely Scatterbrain wrote: »

Two episodes left and it’s so so good!!!

I will try again and try not to see the awful special thing effects with painted in roses and plants !!

iamwhoiam · 29-12-2020 05:52PM

alchemist33 wrote: »

My wife absolutely loved it and stayed up way past 1am a couple of nights watching it. I watched it in passing while doing other things and while it's not my cup of tea, or aimed at me, I can see the attraction as it's well done. It's a Regency romance and not meant to be anything else. If people like Jane Austen they'll mostly love this, and if Jane is just something you had to do for the Leaving, you probably won't.

I know what its meant to be ! I just hated the whole thing . Will give it another go

29-12-2020 05:55PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I will try again and try not to see the awful special thing effects with painted in roses and plants !!

We don’t normally disagree tbf

CastorTroy · 29-12-2020 06:08PM

The White Wolf wrote: »

Is Transformers War for Cybertron getting a season 2 shortly? Seen some stuff which suggests Americans have it already.

Coming tomorrow

Fysh · 29-12-2020 10:13PM

According to someone at Empire, Babyteeth, Proxima and Les Miserables (the 2019 one akin to La Haine, not the musical) are coming to Netflix UK (and thus likely Ireland) in the next few days. It's on Twitter rather than a press release or anything so take with a pinch of salt, but for what it's worth the official Netflix UK twitter account both retweeted and commented on the tweet...

RocketRaccoon · 29-12-2020 10:26PM

Fysh wrote: »

According to someone at Empire, Babyteeth, Proxima and Les Miserables (the 2019 one akin to La Haine, not the musical) are coming to Netflix UK (and thus likely Ireland) in the next few days. It's on Twitter rather than a press release or anything so take with a pinch of salt, but for what it's worth the official Netflix UK twitter account both retweeted and commented on the tweet...

They're all showing on the Netflix app as coming soon.

peteeeed · 30-12-2020 08:38AM

SanPa: Sins of the Savior
Amidst a heroin crisis, Vincenzo Muccioli cared for the addicted, earning him fierce public devotion -- even as charges of violence began to mount.

Transformers: War for Cybertron: Earthrise
While Megatron takes drastic measures to save the Decepticons, the Autobots fight to save all of Cybertron from both on the planet and aboard the Ark.

Best Leftovers Ever! Season 1
Decadent pasta from day-old fries? Skillful cooks transform tired leftovers into tantalizing new dishes in this wildly creative culinary competition.

Seven
A seasoned homicide detective and his new partner are on a desperate hunt for a killer whose gruesome crimes are based on the Seven Deadly Sins.

A Dog's Journey
A dog's extraordinary bond with a family deepens when he befriends a young granddaughter, and reincarnates to protect and support her as she grows up.

Equinox Season 1
Haunted by visions after her sister vanished with her classmates 21 years before, Astrid begins an investigation that uncovers the dark, eerie truth.

How High
Two potheads smoke some brain-enhancing weed and, to their surprise, score high enough on entrance exams to get scholarships at Harvard

Pride & Prejudice (2005)
In Jane Austen's tale of 19th-century England, Mrs. Bennet hopes to marry her daughters to prosperous gentlemen, including new arrival Mr. Darcy.

Still Game season 9
Scottish pensioners Jack and Victor make the most of their golden years, getting themselves into all kinds of scrapes in their Glasgow suburb.

Terminator Genisys
Thirty years after judgment day, John Connor sends a friend back to save his mother and stop the conflagration, unaware that things have changed.

added

line of duty 1-4 has been advertised as being added today but its not there this morning

ILikeBoats · 30-12-2020 08:59AM

Se7en is back. Classic

CastorTroy · 30-12-2020 10:25AM

When I first read the update I thought they had made a Seven series then realised it was the film

Fysh · 30-12-2020 11:03AM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

They're all showing on the Netflix app as coming soon.

Cheers, I mainly use the Win10 app on my TVPC so didn't realise the mobile app had a Coming Soon section. Just had a look there and also saw American Mary (2012) is coming (back) soon, along with this year's The Vigil which I read good things about and want to watch.

appledrop · 30-12-2020 11:28AM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I watched half of the first episode of Bridgerton .My God its awful !

Its soooooo bad that its a much watch!!!

Basq · 30-12-2020 12:01PM

Thought the reviews for 'Death To 2020' were harsh..

.. got as many laughs out of it as I did in some of the more recent "Wipes".

Cast were all very good bar Leslie Jones, who is terribly unfunny.

I get the impression if it wasn't hyped the way it was (creator of Black Mirror etc), it would have been more warmly received.

Tom Mann Centuria · 30-12-2020 12:13PM

Basq wrote: »

.. got as many laughs out of it as I did in some of the more recent "Wipes".

Think that might show how poor Wipes have become.

Or (imo) the decline of Brooker's output generally.

He lamented the demise of meh in previous show, think meh suits his stuff to a tee these days.

Turquoise Hexagon Sun · 30-12-2020 01:40PM

Some of the jokes on Death To 2020 were just downright corny. Really poor form for Brooker. You'd expect more from him.

The part about the origin of Covid. Paraphrasing.

"We believe the disease was transmitted because a man had sex with a bat and he got batjuice in his pee pee hole. We tried to recreate this in the lab but with limited success.. because.. well, the bat kept flying away."

Cringe. Its full of poor jokes like this. The only people Ive really heard enjoying it, in my experience, are people unfamiliar with Brooker, Wipes. Mostly Americans that think mockumentaries and this type of satire is new and cutting edge.

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