Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

olestoepoke · 16-08-2021 07:44AM

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Alicia Vikander. you say, ok I'm definitely in.

olestoepoke · 16-08-2021 07:46AM

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Danny dyer movie 5.8 on IMDB, I think Ill pass on that one thanks.

Pen Rua · 16-08-2021 08:23AM

Watched The Firm (1993, Tom Cruise) over the weekend. It clocks in at 2.5 hours, which is about 3/4 of an hour too long. It's very 1990s and has a strong plot which I couldn't guess how it would end.

The Raging Bile Duct · 16-08-2021 09:57AM

Beckett is like a love letter to the thrillers of the 1970s. It has the same feel as them throughout with the cinematography used. I enjoyed it even if some of it was just a bit too contrived. Beckett's run near the end did look like when I'm running to the toilet and I'm trying to avoid soiling my pants.

Mickeroo · 16-08-2021 10:03AM

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Was just going to say much the same thing, serious 1970s vibe off it. The trailer made it look like like more of an action film than it is. Nice to see a hero barely able to stand up after getting the crap beat out of them over the course of the film, not something you see much in thrillers/action films these days anymore 😂 Really enjoyed it.

Watched The Equaliser after and it was ok but about 45 minutes too long.

pixelburp · 16-08-2021 10:37AM

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Had seen the trailer and it looked interesting - if a little tinged with that "Foreign places are scary" aesthetic often seen in American thrillers. The name is deeply underwhelming though; "Beckett". 😁

Mickeroo · 16-08-2021 10:42AM

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Yeah there is a bit of that vibe about it alright, plus picking Greece as the setting was a bit odd...would have worked better if it was somewhere a bit more...eh....soviet I think.

FullBack Jam · 16-08-2021 12:55PM

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Beckett is a dire, dire film. I'm not usually critical but with so many movies out there, I am disgusted that I wasted 2 hours of my life on that. I cannot see anything going for it. I was looking forward to a bit of a simple evening action film. But, God it was so fake. Is that Denzels son. Denzel needs to have a serious word. Talk about overacting. He was diabolical. I hadn't realised it was him in Tenet either. Was slightly better.

Some of the things that happened in the film was just so outrageous, you couldn't take it anyway seriously - jumping from a massive cliff, onto a tree, falls onto a rock ground and then just runs away. And that part where he jumps off the edge of the multistorey car-park. Dear God.

Funny thing is, Washington had the look on him that he was giving it socks, and was playing for a possible oscar nomination. I honestly cannot say anything positive about the movie. Towards the end I didn't know why he was being chased, and I didn't care. Just bring some conclusion to the film

Nigzcurran · 16-08-2021 09:11PM

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For the first time in a long long time I turned off a movie after half an hour. Shockingly poor movie with bizarre music and an atmosphere that I’ve never experienced in a modern movie. No idea what the hell was supposed to be happening!

AlgerShane · 16-08-2021 09:40PM

If your a Karate Kid (1984) fan, then check out Cobra Kai. It rocks big time!

dublin49 · 16-08-2021 11:21PM

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agree ,awful ,really terrible,

peteeeed · 17-08-2021 07:22AM

Untold: Deal With the Devil - Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life

Battlebots 2 Seasons1 & 2 -Inventors of larger-than-life robots go head-to-head inside a perilous bulletproof arena with one goal: disable or destroy their opponent's machine

The Hole (2001)- Four prep school students ditch a field trip and spend a weekend partying in an abandoned bunker near campus. But they soon realize they're locked in

Toot-Toot Cory Carson Season 5 - Join kid car Cory Carson on his adventures around the winding roads of childhood in Bumperton Hills! Based on the hit toy line Toot-Toot Drivers

Keeping Up with the Kardashians Season 3 - The Kardashians try to put family first as they manage their growing fame, expanding empires, high-profile relationships and more in this reality series.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 3 - The hit reality franchise takes up residence in Beverly Hills, where well-heeled frenemies fight, drink and primp their way to maximum drama.

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peteeeed · 18-08-2021 07:26AM

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes - Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell

The Defeated (2020) Season - In 1946 Berlin, an American cop searches for his missing brother while helping a novice German policewoman fight the violent crimes engulfing the city

Black Island (German) - The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher

The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student (Brazilian Portuguese) - Looking to shake things up, two best friends embark on a life-changing adventure abroad as exchange students. But can they stay out of trouble?

Out of my league (Italian) - Tired of swiping through the dating scene with her besties in tow, a charming yet awkward woman with a rare genetic disorder sets her sights on love

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18-08-2021 07:22PM

Really enjoyed " cocaine cowboys"....... very well made & edited. It's a great story......some twists & turns along the way.......I just love all the lawyers in it---- these guys look way more dodgy than the 'alledged' drug smugglers.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 18-08-2021 09:03PM

Few things I've watched over past few weeks.

The Mule: really enjoyed this, a lot of similarities to Gran Torino.

Secret City: Started off strong but faded as it went. Second season not as good as the first either but was still an interesting show.

Lupin: finally got around to this and loved it. Looking forward to the next season

Pen Rua · 19-08-2021 07:42AM

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Releasing one season of Lupin in two half was a silly move by Netflix, imo. We watched the first half really quickly, but the second half flew under my radar and I didn't know it was out till you just shared it.

peteeeed · 19-08-2021 09:14AM

The Queen (2006) - After Princess Diana's death, Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair face public demands that she be memorialized in a manner beyond standard protocol.

and a lot of Polish releases like last Thursday

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peteeeed · 19-08-2021 09:15AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6JuA4qNU30

Bob ross doc out 25th august

accensi0n · 19-08-2021 09:21AM

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Came here to post about this, thought it was brilliant.

20-08-2021 07:11AM

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Started it last night after watching an hour of Army of the Dead. Had to turn that one off, and I would generally watch a film to the end once I started.

peteeeed · 20-08-2021 07:37AM

Sweet Girl - A devastated husband (Jason Momoa) vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter (Isabela Merced).

The Loud House Movie - Scotland’s about to get a whole lot louder. Join the Louds as they head to Scotland for an animated family adventure filled with castles, bagpipes, kilts… and a dragon.

The Chair 1 Season 1 - The Chair follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her new role as the Chair of the English department at prestigious Pembroke University. Ji-Yoon is faced with a unique set of challenges as the first woman to chair the department, and as one of the few staff members of color at the university. Starring Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor and Bob Balaban.

Everything Will Be Fine Season 1 ( Spanish) - A separated couple live together for their child's sake in this satirical dramedy about what it means to be a good parent and spouse in today's world.

Despite the Falling Snow - Decades after defecting, a former Soviet official visits Russia with his niece to find out the fate of the woman he had loved behind the Iron Curtain.

Villains - Two blundering bandits meet their match when they break into a house in the woods and stumble on a secret that the homeowners prefer to stow away

Gogglebox Season 12

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pixelburp · 20-08-2021 01:01PM

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It was a strange decision all right but I had wondered if it was simply another CoVid enforced one; that shooting or post production was delayed by the pandemic and they just split what they had.

joeguevara · 20-08-2021 02:59PM

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Bizarrely watched this two nights ago. First I posted about it got a lot of stick. But I loved it. As an ex criminal barrister who now specialises (well in something else) was going through play by play of certain shaftings and how they shouldn’t have happened. Actually realised on reading back that I was talking about the Legend of Cocaine Island. I did watch Cocaine Cowboys. Loved the decadence of it. The power boats world championship was the funniest and equally bizarre thing.

Also watched how to fix a drug scandal. Truly jawdropping. Two separate drug laboratory analysts with a Keith Richards level habit who between them tainted over 30000 convictions. Really interesting documentary.

Finally Fear City. This serial documentary chronicling how basically Rudy Giulliani single handledly dismantled the 5 Mafia families using the RICO Act. I didn’t know he had such a fundamental positive change and equally strange to see what he became.

Old School is being added on September 1st. You’re my boy blue!

20-08-2021 10:14PM

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What I liked about cocaine cowboys was even though they were big time multi- tonne drug smugglers, they seemed like two grand lads.

Heckler · 20-08-2021 11:06PM

Half an hour into Sweet Girl and nah. I've only seen Jason Momoa in GoT and on various chat shows. Seems a likeable guy but this is another netflix turkey. When he blasts the baddies with the fire extinguisher I called a halt.

joeguevara · 20-08-2021 11:50PM

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at the start they were definitely nice guys. These jewish Cuban immigrants who blagged their way into becoming what they eventually became. They were just living the rockstar and playboy life and brought all their friends and family with them. I think there was a line in it ‘we didn’t see each other as criminals but normal 20 something high school drop outs’.

they were also very altruistic and charitable and if any of their community wanted something then nothing was too much.

However I think it became clear as time went on, that the goodness slowly diminished. As it always does when people get in the way.

if you liked that I’d recommend operation Odessa. It was on Netflix but not sure now.