Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

DVDM93 · 30-01-2021 09:58PM

Coming to Netflix on the 24th of February I see.

I love Tom Hardy & was looking forward to it when first I heard about it but it's supposed to be absolutely brutal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J5OE16C_zY

alchemist33 · 30-01-2021 10:09PM

RandomViewer wrote: »

Standard of telly on all platforms isn't up to much at the moment,

There's lot of good tv shows on netflix, especially non-english, but the film selection really is poor.

runawaybishop · 30-01-2021 10:14PM

alchemist33 wrote: »

There's lot of good tv shows on netflix, especially non-english, but the film selection really is poor.

Plenty of good films, I think some of us have just watched them all

If you were new to streaming you wouldn't know where to start.

Pacifico · 30-01-2021 10:50PM

The Vanished was hilariously bad!

alchemist33 · 30-01-2021 11:31PM

runawaybishop wrote: »

Plenty of good films, I think some of us have just watched them all If you were new to streaming you wouldn't know where to start.

Actually I'm watching Colossal now, which is ... interesting. It might even be very good.

30-01-2021 11:31PM

alchemist33 wrote: »

There's lot of good tv shows on netflix, especially non-english, but the film selection really is poor.

They want Customers who keep renewing their subscription so they offer series.
I found the selection of films just not good enough to renew my subscription.
I'm not their target market. Both they and I know it.

Mehaffey1 · 30-01-2021 11:36PM

DVDM93 wrote: »

Coming to Netflix on the 24th of February I see.

I love Tom Hardy & was looking forward to it when first I heard about it but it's supposed to be absolutely brutal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J5OE16C_zY

Same as yourself thought it would be great. Lasted 20 minutes of it, god it was awful.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 31-01-2021 12:09AM

I watched The Dig tonight. I love Carey Mulligan and will watch anything she does, but I wasn't expecting too much from this, to be honest.
But I was pleasntly surprised by how engaging it is and it's very moving too. It's beautifully shot and a very pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

FunLover18 · 31-01-2021 12:13AM

DVDM93 wrote: »

Coming to Netflix on the 24th of February I see.

I love Tom Hardy & was looking forward to it when first I heard about it but it's supposed to be absolutely brutal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J5OE16C_zY

From the director who brought you the 2015 Fantastic Four.

All that fandango · 31-01-2021 12:16AM

Looking forward to checking out Superstore. From the look of it, it reminds me of Rostered On, which was brilliant.

New2Dubs · 31-01-2021 12:22AM

joe40 wrote: »

I have seen some great BBC shows on netflix, collateral, unforgotten, are 2 that spring to mind. Currently watching the informer as well and agree it's great.
BBC do good drama.

The Informer is a fantastic series. Loved it.
Strike on iplayer is worth a watch too. (Sorry I know this is a Netflix discussion).

km79 · 31-01-2021 12:24AM

Bumblebee
Absolutely NO WAY I would have watched it without this thread
Brilliant and surprisingly moving

80s nostalgic fest too .
Great family movie . Very highly recommended

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 31-01-2021 12:28AM

km79 wrote: »

Bumblebee
Absolutely NO WAY I would have watched it without this thread
Brilliant and surprisingly moving
80s nostalgic fest too .
Great family movie . Very highly recommended

I watched it last week (because of this thread) and was so bored by it

There's always one.

Potential-Monke · 31-01-2021 12:41AM

It's been said already, but steer clear of Outside the Wire. It's complete muck. It could have been so much better.

I genuinely thought half way through that I twigged how it will end, with it all being an AR/VR/mind game to make the young fella realise what it's really like, but as it went on it became clearer that no, they intended to keep it "real" and just majorly fcuked it up. I watched until the end just to be sure there was no surprise, and I really should have given up way earlier.

Terrible film.

Addle · 31-01-2021 12:45AM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I watched The Dig tonight. I love Carey Mulligan and will watch anything she does, but I wasn't expecting too much from this, to be honest.
But I was pleasntly surprised by how engaging it is and it's very moving too. It's beautifully shot and a very pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

Watched this evening and loved it.
Didn’t realise it was a true story ‘til the end-amazing.

Addle · 31-01-2021 12:47AM

fin12 wrote: »

I was just thinking could Netflix add concerts to their catalogue. I watched a simply red one recently on tv was really good, just wondering why they don’t add concerts to their libabry.

Homecoming.

paddyref · 31-01-2021 01:32AM

Addle wrote: »

Watched this evening and loved it.
Didn’t realise it was a true story ‘til the end-amazing.

Agree wholeheartedly, great film although the sideline love interest with lily Jones rather took from the real story and wasn't necessary.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 31-01-2021 01:37AM

paddyref wrote: »

Agree wholeheartedly, great film although the sideline love interest with lily Jones rather took from the real story and wasn't necessary.

I think they wanted to add to the idea of life being fleeting and grabbing the good things while you can and all that kind of thing. Young love on the eve of war and all that. I didn't mind it.

Homelander · 31-01-2021 12:06PM

Potential-Monke wrote: »

It's been said already, but steer clear of Outside the Wire. It's complete muck.

Unfortunately agree. It had potential and there are some really cool design aspects but the film itself is as flat as a pancake, particularly after the half-way point it's a complete slog to get through.

Not even one I'd give a pass to based on popcorn entertainment value, just a bad movie.

Tom Mann Centuria · 31-01-2021 12:48PM

Outside the Wire is indeed toilet. Anthony Mackie hasn't really shown he can lead a TV series or film at all for me, will be interesting to see how the Falcon series goes on Disney.

Wrongway1985 · 31-01-2021 01:36PM

fin12 wrote: »

I was just thinking could Netflix add concerts to their catalogue. I watched a simply red one recently on tv was really good, just wondering why they don’t add concerts to their libabry.

There's a bunch of them on Prime.

pottokblue · 31-01-2021 01:45PM

I love the nostaglia of watching concerts on TV the days of crowds and no social distancing, recently watched Dolly at Glastonbury and Coldplay in Brazil...

CastorTroy · 31-01-2021 02:06PM

I don't mind auto playing trailers usually. I do mind when they decide be for later seasons. Like watching Snowpiercer at the moment and on episode 8. But the trailer that starts playing when highlighted

seems to be from season 2 with the first shot and dialogue giving away what happens, likely as the cliffhanger from the season 1 finale.
Even the image used shows the season 2 cast.

Surely the autoplaying trailers should be trying to get people to start the series.

donfers · 31-01-2021 03:56PM

i watched the dig and throught it was beautifully shot with good performances bit for me the movie lacked any real drama and not an awful lot happened.

ShineOn7 · 31-01-2021 10:09PM

Parks & Recreation tomorrow or we riot

bertiebomber · 31-01-2021 10:37PM

Adu is a very moving little film about the Africa - Europe situation. 3 vignettes inter twined, sad and makes you think about the struggles we all have in our various lives & the worse struggles others have.. worth a watch lovely music and photography too

Capt'n Midnight · 31-01-2021 10:38PM

km79 wrote: »

Bumblebee
Absolutely NO WAY I would have watched it without this thread
Brilliant and surprisingly moving
80s nostalgic fest too .
Great family movie . Very highly recommended

Missed this post.

Just watched it on Channel 4. So should be on Film 4 soon.

Netflix films fall into a few categories. Most of the older ones I would watch I've already seen. There's a lot of filler. Lots. ( is there any handy list of Netflix offerings and IMDB ratings ? ) And films that show up around the same time as TV.

And unlike a recording you don't know when they'll be removed.

RandomViewer · 31-01-2021 10:47PM

donfers wrote: »

i watched the dig and throught it was beautifully shot with good performances bit for me the movie lacked any real drama and not an awful lot happened.

Watched Fiennes pedalling up to the house, then he spoke ,back to homepage

RocketRaccoon · 31-01-2021 11:05PM

Watched The Vanishing tonight.

I recommend nobody else put themselves through it. The absolute worst thing I've ever watched on Netflix, there are no words to describe just how awful it is.

31-01-2021 11:06PM

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Parks & Recreation tomorrow or we riot

Can’t wait. Although I’ve kind of gotten back into the us office since it’s return

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