Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

CastorTroy · 22-04-2021 10:09PM

Castlevania, Love, Death & Robots, Camp Cretaceous and Lucifer.
Unsure about Jupiter's Legacy.

peteeeed · 23-04-2021 07:19AM

its Netflix game of thrones like new show day

Shadow and Bone: Season 1
Based on Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Grishaverse novels, the series is set in a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, where unnatural creatures feast on human flesh, the series follows Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), a young soldier who uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, she finds that allies and enemies can be one and the same and that nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. There are dangerous forces at play, including a crew of charismatic criminals, and it will take more than magic to survive.

Tell Me When
Workaholic Will puts his humdrum life in LA on hold to fulfill his grandpa’s last wish: visiting Mexico City’s most iconic sights and falling in love.

and some turkish (quite a few) movies including husband factor and the sequel husband factor 2

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readyletsgo · 23-04-2021 07:25AM

CastorTroy wrote: »

Castlevania, Love, Death & Robots, Camp Cretaceous and Lucifer.
Unsure about Jupiter's Legacy.

Loved the first season, was a big surprise for me.

Looking forward to watching this new season.

The Raging Bile Duct · 23-04-2021 09:07AM

Fincher supposedly back in talks with Netflix about season 3 of Mindhunter and upbeat about the project's prospects. Oh please let this be true.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/22/mindhunter-season-3-may-happen-with-david-fincher-in-talks-with-netflix-14457637/

secondrowgal · 23-04-2021 02:47PM

Charlie19 wrote: »

Stowaway is painfully dreadful.

God, no, disagree completely. Watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Paced well, understated acting, good (small) cast.

Mickeroo · 23-04-2021 03:14PM

Hadn't realised Stowaway is the same director as Arctic. Really liked Arctic so will give it a watch for sure.

23-04-2021 10:01PM

Death becomes her is worth a watch. Clever movie.

peteeeed · 24-04-2021 07:53AM

Get Even Season 1
In a secret act of skilful revenge, four private school classmates team up and work together to expose a string of schoolwide injustices.

Shadow and Bone - The Afterparty
Stars of Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" discuss the show's epic combat scenes, answer some fan questions and play an "Army vs. Crows" trivia game.

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24-04-2021 12:27PM

I watched The Death of Stalin after it was recommended here. Really enjoyed it.

pixelburp · 24-04-2021 12:33PM

The way Death of Stalin pivoted from dark farce, to a full blown chaotic horror show in its last act was masterful. Just before the audience got too cosy with these malevolent idiots, boom. The film reminded us these were evil, murderous people.

kerplun k · 24-04-2021 09:03PM

Death of Stalin is an amazing film. It manages to be both horrifying and hilarious at the same time. It really just nails that “what do I do next” scenario, with the stakes so high and your reaction to something could mean life or death. I don’t know how historically accurate it is, but it really does capture the moments of when a big shift happens and your next chess move means everything.

UrbanFret · 24-04-2021 09:07PM

secondrowgal wrote: »

God, no, disagree completely. Watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Paced well, understated acting, good (small) cast.

Ridiculous ending.:mad:

dodzy · 25-04-2021 05:54AM

Watched The Foreigner last night with Jackie Chan & Brosnan, a 2017 release; had seen it before but forgot how good a flick it really is. Highly recommended.

RocketRaccoon · 25-04-2021 09:07AM

Watched Stowaway yesterday evening with my daughter (she's 12), both of us thoroughly enjoyed it.

km79 · 25-04-2021 10:06AM

Just finished the last two episodes of Kingdom
I’m broken

Best series I’ve watched in a long time

Sadler Peak · 25-04-2021 10:41AM

This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist is about 1 - 2 hours too long.

Watchable though.

seligehgit · 25-04-2021 10:48AM

Finishing up first season of Dirty John.

Absorbing stuff.

True story!

humberklog · 25-04-2021 12:31PM

Did a lot of Stowaway end up on the cutting room floor?

How/why did the guy end up there? Was there a scripted reason that was cut because maybe it made no sense or could it have been because the actor couldn't act his lines (I thought he was terrible)?

Why did the door of the oxygen room go flying off when Kendrick opened it up?

I watched with my partner and my daughter and it was a solid 3 thumbs down in this house.

Not Netflix but we all loved The Sound of Metal.

Mr.Wemmick · 25-04-2021 01:21PM

humberklog wrote: »

Did a lot of Stowaway end up on the cutting room floor?

How/why did the guy end up there? Was there a scripted reason that was cut because maybe it made no sense or could it have been because the actor couldn't act his lines (I thought he was terrible)?

Why did the door of the oxygen room go flying off when Kendrick opened it up?

I watched with my partner and my daughter and it was a solid 3 thumbs down in this house.

Not Netflix but we all loved The Sound of Metal.

I thought Stowaway was a series. When I realised it wasn't, I was dumbstruck by the slow going-nowhere storyline.

I don't get it.. maybe it started off a series and they cut it into a movie to finish it? It doesn't quite make sense.

Minime2.5 · 25-04-2021 01:28PM

any good horror films on Netflix

Charlie19 · 25-04-2021 01:54PM

Minime2.5 wrote: »

any good horror films on Netflix

Two I've watched recently...

House at the end of the street.

The Strangers.

youcancallmeal · 25-04-2021 01:59PM

humberklog wrote: »

Did a lot of Stowaway end up on the cutting room floor?

How/why did the guy end up there? Was there a scripted reason that was cut because maybe it made no sense or could it have been because the actor couldn't act his lines (I thought he was terrible)?

Why did the door of the oxygen room go flying off when Kendrick opened it up?

I watched with my partner and my daughter and it was a solid 3 thumbs down in down

This was my major gripe with it too, spent the first three quarters of the movie thinking the main plot point was how and why the stowaway was there but towards the end it becomes apparent it's just a space survival story. I still enjoyed it though, it just would've been better if they had spent a little bit of time to square that piece of the story away. Also I find it hard to believe they wouldn't be carrying multiples of such a key piece of equipment, isn't the mantra of Nasa something like 'always have backups of backups of backups'

Fysh · 25-04-2021 02:38PM

I feel like a big part of whether you enjoy Stowaway is whether you can accept not getting a clear answer as to how and why the stowaway ends up on board. That's not the story the film is interested in - the story being told is how the characters respond to the situation.

I thought it had a similar tone to the writing as The Martian, where some consideration has been given to what types of training and psychometric evaluation would be part of an actual astronaut training program. I appreciated that there weren't an endless series of contrived High Action moments, and instead the film sets up a simple dilemma and maintains a sharp focus on how the characters respond to it. The ending is low-key and somewhat anticlimactic, but as someone who's had his fill of boisterous Armageddon-like films, I appreciated that it stuck to its approach all the way to the end. (By contrast, I really like The Martian but the absolute nonsense in the last few minutes of that film are a frustrating load of bollox to watch after most of the film makes an effort to remain at least somewhat plausible...)

Fysh · 25-04-2021 02:42PM

youcancallmeal wrote: »

This was my major gripe with it too, spent the first three quarters of the movie thinking the main plot point was how and why the stowaway was there but towards the end it becomes apparent it's just a space survival story. I still enjoyed it though, it just would've been better if they had spent a little bit of time to square that piece of the story away. Also I find it hard to believe they wouldn't be carrying multiples of such a key piece of equipment, isn't the mantra of Nasa something like 'always have backups of backups of backups'

I do feel it might have helped if the commander had said something like "it doesn't matter how he got here, he's here and we have to deal with that" to draw a line under the question alright.

As for the Nasa thing, I was wondering the same but they repeatedly name the org that sent them as Hyperion and mention that the ship was designed for 2 so its complement of 3 was already pushing the limits of its design. Might just be me reading into it, but I assumed that was intended as a comment on private space flight initiatives and the sorts of cost cutting that might happen with e.g. an Elon Musk type in charge...

pixelburp · 25-04-2021 03:55PM

Fysh wrote: »

I feel like a big part of whether you enjoy Stowaway is whether you can accept not getting a clear answer as to how and why the stowaway ends up on board. That's not the story the film is interested in - the story being told is how the characters respond to the situation.

I thought it had a similar tone to the writing as The Martian, where some consideration has been given to what types of training and psychometric evaluation would be part of an actual astronaut training program. I appreciated that there weren't an endless series of contrived High Action moments, and instead the film sets up a simple dilemma and maintains a sharp focus on how the characters respond to it. The ending is low-key and somewhat anticlimactic, but as someone who's had his fill of boisterous Armageddon-like films, I appreciated that it stuck to its approach all the way to the end. (By contrast, I really like The Martian but the absolute nonsense in the last few minutes of that film are a frustrating load of bollox to watch after most of the film makes an effort to remain at least somewhat plausible...)

Also worth pointing out that however improbable the inciting incident of Stowaway was for the respective viewer, The Martian's own incident was simply, fundamentally impossible IIRC. Andy Weir admitted that try as he might, he couldn't realistically write a way to strand his astronaut on Mars, resigning instead on a sandstorm to do so - something that just don't / can't happen on the 4th planet.

humberklog · 25-04-2021 04:05PM

I've usually no problem parking the brain and going with the flow of a fantasy however I do need to be brought along a little before investing the next hour or so.

Even leaving aside the Whys or Hows he ended up on the Spaceship how did he get into that space (he's a big bloke) AND secure the lid shut with screws?

And that happened at the start of the movie and I and those I watched it with were waiting on the explanation.

Mind you, it did give us a good laugh lobbing potshots during the movie as the 3 of us were copying Shamier Anderson's (in our opinion) poor performance.

**Loved The Martian**

Mr.Wemmick · 25-04-2021 07:57PM

Shadow and Bone has an air of GOT about it, but no where near the strong story line of GOT.

Quite fragmented, I think. Maybe it will get better - on Ep. 4. Anyone else watching it?

Nigzcurran · 25-04-2021 08:12PM

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

Shadow and Bone has an air of GOT about it, but no where near the strong story line of GOT.

Quite fragmented, I think. Maybe it will get better - on Ep. 4. Anyone else watching it?

Nearly finished part 2, it’s ok, not terrible but I’m not rushing back to finish it either

Mr.Wemmick · 25-04-2021 08:33PM

Nigzcurran wrote: »

Nearly finished part 2, it’s ok, not terrible but I’m not rushing back to finish it either

The strongest storyline is that of the night club/casino owner and his two side kicks.

The other linked stories and characters come across as weak and fragmented.

gmisk · 25-04-2021 09:28PM

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

Shadow and Bone has an air of GOT about it, but no where near the strong story line of GOT.

Quite fragmented, I think. Maybe it will get better - on Ep. 4. Anyone else watching it?

I have watched episode 1, quite fun but yeah a bit disjointed I agree. Prefer the dodgy casino side of things.
I did some reading after and seems it is almost an amalgam of characters from different books in the series so that might explain it a tad. I will give it a couple more episodes.

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