Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

peteeeed · 16-05-2021 08:06AM

Inglourious Basterds
American Gangster
Twins
Cape Fear
Bridesmaids
8 Mile
The Purge
The Purge: Anarchy
R.I.P.D.
Serenity(josh whedan)
Ali G Indahouse
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Apollo 13
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Legacy
Candyman
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Dad's Army
The Doors
Gladiator
Highlander
Jaws
Johnny English Reborn
Les Misérables
Mr Bean's Holiday
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Notting Hill
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
One Day
The Other Boleyn Girl
Pitch Perfect
Tremors
Zero Dark Thirty
Wanted
Safe House
Intolerable Cruelty
The Perfect Man
Fifty Shades of Grey
Dead Silence
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
The Road to El Dorado
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
The Money Pit
Shark Tale
Couples Retreat
Wild Child
Hop

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Caquas · 16-05-2021 08:43AM

The Sons of Sam -Descent into Darkness has an excellent first episode which captures the sense of crisis and fear in New York City during the mid-1970s. It is hard to believe now but NYC was bankrupt- it had to lay off thousands of workers, including police at a time when crime was rampant. The killings terrorised the City, especially the borough of Queens where young women were afraid to go out at night.

The later episodes are disappointing- they focus on a journalist who is obsessed with the theory that Son of Sam had accomplices from a satanic cult.

Seen “The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness” on Netflix yet? https://www.netflix.com/title/81059887?s=i&trkid=0

peteeeed · 16-05-2021 08:49AM

Caquas wrote: »

The Sons of Sam -Descent into Darkness has an excellent first episode which captures the sense of crisis and fear in New York City during the mid-1970s. It is hard to believe now but NYC was bankrupt- it had to lay off thousands of workers, including police at a time when crime was rampant. The killings terrorised the City, especially the borough of Queens where young women were afraid to go out at night.

The later episodes are disappointing- they focus on a journalist who is obsessed with the theory that Son of Sam had accomplices from a satanic cult.

Seen “The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness” on Netflix yet? https://www.netflix.com/title/81059887?s=i&trkid=0

agreed it should have focused on the hunt for the killer and the footage from new york and the news reports
the journalist should never be the story in the things

peteeeed · 16-05-2021 08:50AM

‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff Series About Young Queen Charlotte Set at Netflix

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bridgerton-spinoff-queen-charlotte-netflix-1234973608/

TomTomTim · 16-05-2021 08:54AM

Charlie19 wrote: »

Ferry is excellent.

It's about a Dutch crime boss and the gang culture that comes with it.

I watched it dubbed and it wasn't to bad, some movies come across terrible when poorly dubbed but this one was ok.

Surprised by this. It's a prequel to a very average series. Must give it a watch.

pixelburp · 16-05-2021 08:54AM

peteeeed wrote: »

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The Money Pit! One of those films that was endlessly on daytime TV during my 80s childhood. Man, it's so crazy to think there are whole generations who grew up unaware Tom Hanks started his career as a comedy actor. That his pivot to dramatic acting with Philadelphia was seen as a shocking twist.

Shout out to Tremors, one of the last great "creature features" during that brief 90s resurgence and a perfect example of doing so much with so little.

CastorTroy · 16-05-2021 10:08AM

Seems the only comedy Hanks really does nowadays is in animated form.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 16-05-2021 10:27AM

I know it's probably sacrilegious or something but I love Intolerable Cruelty and it's kind of the only Coen Brothers film I do like. I think it's hilarious. It's very different from their other films, so maybe that's why people tend to trash it, I don't know. You'd probably be disappointed if you went into it expecting the usual Coen style, but you forget who made it, I think it's very entertaining

grassylawn · 16-05-2021 10:30AM

I liked the comic Jupiter's Legacy Volume 1. [I remember being disappointed by volume 2 though I don't remember whether that was because it wasn't good, or because it was not as good as the first one.] I don't like the show. The fundamental concept in the comic has been turned on its head.

In the comic the young heroes are spoilt brats. The Utopian leads most of them to kill his parents and takes over the USA, which he turns into a police state. The Utopian is utterly unsympathetic and his father is decent, not overbearing and overly-critical.

I think all of his stuff gets made less shocking when it is adapted. Wanted was a good film that had only the simplest form of the idea in common with the comic. The comic wasn't great and the point of it seemed to be "Look you read this sh!t no matter how horrible I make it." Both the film and the comic Kick Ass were good but my recollection is that Hit Girl had a bit more depth and was less happy with her role in the comic. Also the protagonist didn't get the girl in the end but was humiliated. Kingsman was a better film than it was a comic iirc. Don't remember how similar the two were but I remember the protagonist was much more likeable in the film and a scumbag in the comic.

Haven't seen the other adaptations but they generally are pretty good whether or not they have much similarity to the source material. Jupiter's Legacy is bland and boring from what I have seen though and maybe aimed at emotional teenagers or something.

mikhail · 16-05-2021 11:47AM

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

Love, Death & Robots 2. Yay. That's my weekend viewing sorted.
The first was one of my top all-time favourite on Netflix. Seriously good. I hope Volume 2 is as good. Anyone started watching it?

I've watched the first three episodes. Nothing to match the best episodes of the first season yet, but it's worth a look.

Lad GAGA · 16-05-2021 12:59PM

Another thumbs up for Fauda, started watching it this week, really enjoying it, fairly realistic I'd imagine.

Mr.Wemmick · 16-05-2021 07:33PM

mikhail wrote: »

I've watched the first three episodes. Nothing to match the best episodes of the first season yet, but it's worth a look.

Agreed. No where near the quality of season 1 so far. Actually it's made me realise that season 1 was that good, it deserves a second watch.

bottlebrush · 16-05-2021 08:08PM

+1 for Ferry

mikhail · 16-05-2021 09:58PM

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

Agreed. No where near the quality of season 1 so far. Actually it's made me realise that season 1 was that good, it deserves a second watch.

Season 2 has its moments. I enjoyed Snow in the Desert, which is based on a Neal Asher short story, much like how they tapped Peter F. Hamilton, Ken Liu, and Alistair Reynolds in season 1 for a couple of stories (Beyond the Aquila Rift being one of my favourite episodes). In a major shock, famous science fiction authors write good SF stories. They also have stories from JG Ballard and Harlan Ellison this season, though Ellison's is a poor adaptation from Tim Miller (of Deadpool fame), leaning heavily on narration. John Scalzi returns too, but I find him hit and miss. I was disappointed to see that Season 2 only has 8 episodes, compared with 18 in Season 1.

alchemist33 · 16-05-2021 10:36PM

Just finished The Valhalla Murders and its really good. Hoping for another season

Fysh · 17-05-2021 07:41AM

mikhail wrote: »

I was disappointed to see that Season 2 only has 8 episodes, compared with 18 in Season 1.

There was an announcement a while ago that there would be a Season 3 next year, so my guess is that Netflix originally ordered the second season to be as long as the first, and then split it for whatever reason.

Mr.Wemmick · 17-05-2021 10:12AM

mikhail wrote: »

Season 2 has its moments. I enjoyed Snow in the Desert, which is based on a Neal Asher short story, much like how they tapped Peter F. Hamilton, Ken Liu, and Alistair Reynolds in season 1 for a couple of stories (Beyond the Aquila Rift being one of my favourite episodes). In a major shock, famous science fiction authors write good SF stories. They also have stories from JG Ballard and Harlan Ellison this season, though Ellison's is a poor adaptation from Tim Miller (of Deadpool fame), leaning heavily on narration. John Scalzi returns too, but I find him hit and miss. I was disappointed to see that Season 2 only has 8 episodes, compared with 18 in Season 1.

I watched that one again, it is one of the most memorable.

Though my favourite of season 1, without question, is Sonnie's Edge. Yes, pity to see only 8 - just assumed they will release more episodes soon.

Mickeroo · 17-05-2021 10:22AM

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

I watched that one again, it is one of the most memorable.

Though my favourite of season 1, without question, is Sonnie's Edge. Yes, pity to see only 8 - just assumed they will release more episodes soon.

If you liked Sonnie's Edge you should give this a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Second_Chance_at_Eden

Gloomtastic! · 17-05-2021 11:25AM

The Woman in the Window. What was that all about? Not sure how it got to No. 1 in Ireland but there it is. :rolleyes:

gmisk · 17-05-2021 11:46AM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

The Woman in the Window. What was that all about? Not sure how it got to No. 1 in Ireland but there it is. :rolleyes:

Hype and big name cast I would guess.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 17-05-2021 12:03PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

The Woman in the Window. What was that all about? Not sure how it got to No. 1 in Ireland but there it is. :rolleyes:

This was the point I was making a few posts back. There's lots of things end up in the Top 10 that are awful and nobody actually likes, and yet everyone keeps watching it.

It's very easy to predict what will appear in the Top 10 every week based off what Netflix pushes the hardest, and once it gets onto the list it usually stays there a while because a lot of people obviously just choose what they watch based on what's right in front of them.

I'm not having a go at anyone for this, by the way. I just think it's an interesting pattern of behaviour that makes me question the impact of streaming services on the quality of things being made/watched.

pixelburp · 17-05-2021 12:06PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

This was the point I was making a few posts back. There's lots of things end up in the Top 10 that are awful and nobody actually likes, and yet everyone keeps watching it.

It's very easy to predict what will appear in the Top 10 every week based off what Netflix pushes the hardest, and once it gets onto the list it usually stays there a while because a lot of people obviously just choose what they watch based on what's right in front of them.

I'm not having a go at anyone for this, by the way. I just think it's an interesting pattern of behaviour that makes me question the impact of streaming services on the quality of things being made/watched.

Plus you got the obvious demographic of watchers that amount to the "how bad could it be?" types. Of whom I might count myself cos I'm a sucker for these potboiler books with unstable female leads lol

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 17-05-2021 12:15PM

pixelburp wrote: »

Plus you got the obvious demographic of watchers that amount to the "how bad could it be?" types. Of whom I might count myself cos I'm a sucker for these potboiler books with unstable female leads lol

Of course, depending on what the show/film in question is there'll be an audience that's just going to gravitate to it anyway. I just find with Netflix over the years they've gone from creating some really great and interesting shows that people genuinely love, to reacting to what's popular, to spoon feeding the audience a lot of bland and uninteresting reproductions of things that were successful.

There's still a lot of really great stuff, don't get me wrong, but in terms of what they're heavily promoting and what ends up in Top 10 lists, and most importantly what gets renewed and what doesn't (RIP Teenage Bounty Hunters) I kind of agree with the idea that things have become "content" rather than entertainment.

FunLover18 · 17-05-2021 12:47PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

This was the point I was making a few posts back. There's lots of things end up in the Top 10 that are awful and nobody actually likes, and yet everyone keeps watching it.

It's very easy to predict what will appear in the Top 10 every week based off what Netflix pushes the hardest, and once it gets onto the list it usually stays there a while because a lot of people obviously just choose what they watch based on what's right in front of them.

I'm not having a go at anyone for this, by the way. I just think it's an interesting pattern of behaviour that makes me question the impact of streaming services on the quality of things being made/watched.

I would also be suspicious of how much of a film or series has to be watched for it to count towards the top ten rankings.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 17-05-2021 12:51PM

FunLover18 wrote: »

I would also be suspicious of how much of a film or series has to be watched for it to count towards the top ten rankings.

I know you used to only have to watch like a few minutes of something for it to be counted as a view. They've always been pretty vague about their metrics.

Wrongway1985 · 17-05-2021 01:12PM

gmisk wrote: »

Hype and big name cast I would guess.

That's totally it, I watched it on the basis that I was stupidly curious how failure was achieved in that sense. Fully aware of my own foolishness of course!

17-05-2021 06:58PM

I am loving motherland. It’s the first comedy in a long time that really makes me lol!

peteeeed · 18-05-2021 07:11AM

S.W.A.T. seasons 1&2
In his hometown of LA, a sergeant is tasked with leading an elite team of officers -- and defusing deadly tensions in his community.

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
From her painful past to her successful career after "The Joy Luck Club," groundbreaking writer Amy Tan shares her life story in this documentary.

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Hercule Poirot · 18-05-2021 07:41AM

Elisa Shapely Scatterbrain wrote: »

I am loving motherland. It’s the first comedy in a long time that really makes me lol!

Season 3 is airing on BBC currently once you have the Netflix compliment finished

RandomViewer · 18-05-2021 11:33AM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I know you used to only have to watch like a few minutes of something for it to be counted as a view. They've always been pretty vague about their metrics.

I would watch 5 to 10 minutes of some stuff and switch off as its crap, Bad camera work or poor dialogue in the first few minutes is instant off

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