Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

interlocked · 07-06-2021 04:04PM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

This is probably it.

Very 80's B-movie vibe to it - but it's a lot of fun

That's it!. many thanks to you all

RocketRaccoon · 07-06-2021 04:07PM

FrankN1 wrote: »

"Believe Me" was very well done I thought. Not an easy watch but a crazy story.

I wasn't sure about this when I saw it was a TV movie but a solid 6-7/10.

Andrea B. · 07-06-2021 07:15PM

FrankN1 wrote: »

"Believe Me" was very well done I thought. Not an easy watch but a crazy story.

Found the child actor kind of freaky. Like she was a short 30 year old.

Mr.Wemmick · 07-06-2021 09:11PM

The scientific documentary on Black Holes is really good. Quite a fascinating watch and little wonder that scientists are an obsessive lot.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 07-06-2021 09:49PM

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Just to echo the love for inside, what a singularly amazing piece of work. 'welcome to the internet' is possible the most sinister, fascinating thing I've ever heard and I can't stop listening to it.

Personally thought the second half was the best of it, but 'white woman's Instagram' really brought out the laughs for me.

Here I am, 2 or 3 days later, considering unplugging the router and leaving the kids be kids. I can't stop playing this and thinking about it

NIMAN · 07-06-2021 10:03PM

whatever76 wrote: »

Finished this last night - great show , very clever writing with great funny 1 liners !

Another fan here.
Quality comedy.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 07-06-2021 10:27PM

I've been watching Love & Anarchy. Swedish show about a woman who gets involved in a series of silly dares with a co worker. I know a few people watched and liked Home for Christmas last year. It has a somewhat similar vibe to that, I think. 5 eps in and I'm enjoying it.

peteeeed · 08-06-2021 07:39AM

Body Brokers
Two people with addictions arrive in LA for treatment and learn that they're being used to recruit others like them for a multibillion-dollar scam.

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The Raging Bile Duct · 08-06-2021 02:08PM

Surprised Sweet Tooth isn't getting any love around here. Watched the 8 episodes over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

pixelburp · 08-06-2021 03:50PM

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Surprised Sweet Tooth isn't getting any love around here. Watched the 8 episodes over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

There's a thread for it on the TV forum, but it was released with almost zero fanfare insofar as I can figure. I caught the first episode and I was quite impressed. Bittersweet, very humane. Hopefully doesn't fall too far into the traps of post-apocalypse stories.

The Raging Bile Duct · 08-06-2021 03:52PM

pixelburp wrote: »

There's a thread for it on the TV forum, but it was released with almost zero fanfare insofar as I can figure. I caught the first episode and I was quite impressed. Bittersweet, very humane. Hopefully doesn't fall too far into the traps of post-apocalypse stories.

Just hope it doesn't get cancelled after one series...

pixelburp · 08-06-2021 03:55PM

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Just hope it doesn't get cancelled after one series...

There's the WB logo at the start, so doesn't seem to be a full "Netflix Original", and I guess if Netflix says no, it can be shopped elsewhere.

Its backdrop of a global pandemic isn't fantastic timing mind you, coupled with the aforementioned, apparently thin marketing. The child actor at the centre of it has been amazing so far.

FrankN1 · 08-06-2021 04:46PM

Is there anything like "Believe Me"? Can be outside Netflix too.

CastorTroy · 08-06-2021 05:32PM

Teaser for Cowboy Bebop
https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1402301557094244352

NIMAN · 08-06-2021 05:35PM

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Surprised Sweet Tooth isn't getting any love around here. Watched the 8 episodes over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

What age would it be suitable for, kids wise?

gmisk · 08-06-2021 05:53PM

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Surprised Sweet Tooth isn't getting any love around here. Watched the 8 episodes over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

Really enjoying it.
So we'll made up to episode 6

gmisk · 08-06-2021 05:55PM

NIMAN wrote: »

What age would it be suitable for, kids wise?

The age rating is 12 on Netflix.
But not sure there is much that would scare younger kids.

Xaniaj · 08-06-2021 06:49PM

gmisk wrote: »

The age rating is 12 on Netflix.
But not sure there is much that would scare younger kids.

Yup, I've finished it and there's nothing shown onscreen so anything around 10-12 would be fine I'd say.

Overall, really enjoyed it, supposedly it's much more toned down from the comics but given the recent trend of graphic violence, I found that refreshing. Child actor is as good as I've seen.

bottlebrush · 08-06-2021 07:00PM

FrankN1 wrote: »

Is there anything like "Believe Me"? Can be outside Netflix too.

'Unbelievable' on Netflix. Based on a true story.

Fysh · 08-06-2021 07:15PM

pixelburp wrote: »

There's the WB logo at the start, so doesn't seem to be a full "Netflix Original", and I guess if Netflix says no, it can be shopped elsewhere.

Its backdrop of a global pandemic isn't fantastic timing mind you, coupled with the aforementioned, apparently thin marketing. The child actor at the centre of it has been amazing so far.

It's based on a Vertigo (an imprint of DC, who are owned by WB) comic series from about 10 years ago or so. It looks like it was a WB TV production with Netflix commissioning it (it was originally going to be on Hulu). The comic was pretty good, so I'd be hopeful that an adaptation would also be good.

peteeeed · 08-06-2021 07:16PM

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1402309512594296837?s=20

alchemist33 · 08-06-2021 08:04PM

NIMAN wrote: »

What age would it be suitable for, kids wise?

Very suitable for my 12yo, and maybe down to 10. A few dark themes that we've all seen before but well handled.
This was a fantastic series that the critics loved as well. There has to be a second series.

peteeeed · 09-06-2021 07:08AM

Awake
After a global event wipes out humanity’s ability to sleep, a troubled ex-soldier fights to save her family as society and her mind spiral into chaos.

Fresh, Fried & Crispy: Season 1
Passionate about food and ready for fun, critic Daym Drops drops in on America’s smokin’ hot spots for the best, freshest takes on fried food.

Tragic Jungle
To escape an arranged marriage, a woman flees into the depths of the Mayan jungle, where untamed nature merges the human and the supernatural.

Tony Halik. Tu byłem
This documentary tells the extraordinary life story of Tony Halik, a legendary Polish traveler, journalist and filmmaker.

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VonLuck · 09-06-2021 07:29AM

peteeeed wrote: »

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1402309512594296837?s=20

I thought the first season was dreadful. I would like to think I have a good sense of humour, but couldn't find the comedy in it at all!

crazylady1 · 09-06-2021 11:29AM

Kim's Convenience is brilliant. It's hilarious. Laugh out loud funny

Hercule Poirot · 09-06-2021 04:55PM

crazylady1 wrote: »

Kim's Convenience is brilliant. It's hilarious. Laugh out loud funny

Unfortunately it's ended, that's the last season, which is a shame but I suppose it's gone on out on a high rather than carrying on and getting stale

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 09-06-2021 05:48PM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Unfortunately it's ended, that's the last season, which is a shame but I suppose it's gone on out on a high rather than carrying on and getting stale

There's a whole controversy around it ending, and the whole running of the show since day 1. The cast have been speaking out about a lot of it recently.

Hercule Poirot · 09-06-2021 06:46PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

There's a whole controversy around it ending, and the whole running of the show since day 1. The cast have been speaking out about a lot of it recently.

Yeah I saw that; accusations of "overtly racist" storylines/scenes that had to be rewritten, lack of diversity on the writing team, amongst others

And yet it's genuinely one of the best shows I've seen in years

NapoleonInRags · 09-06-2021 06:50PM

Andrea B. wrote: »

Found the child actor kind of freaky. Like she was a short 30 year old.

Believe it or not she’s 22!

FortuneChip · 09-06-2021 10:13PM

peteeeed wrote: »

Awake
After a global event wipes out humanity’s ability to sleep, a troubled ex-soldier fights to save her family as society and her mind spiral into chaos.

Folks,

I've inadvertently done you all a favour and watched this. Now you don't have to.

Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

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