Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

p to the e · 30-08-2021 1:07pm

I see there's a documentary on Bob Ross. Was he a thing here in Ireland or is it something we've imported from our American cousins? The reason I ask is my dad was an artist and I watched my fair share of similar painting programmes growing up but never remember him.

S.M.B. · 30-08-2021 1:41pm

I don't remember coming across Bob Ross during my childhood. Don Conroy would have been the equivalent I guess. I only became aware of who Bob Ross was as an adult as I got more exposed to US pop culture.

EoinMcLovin · 30-08-2021 2:09pm

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1432319692518133763?s=19

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spookwoman · 31-08-2021 1:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822911#Comment_117822911

There was a guy on TG4, Irish Paint Magic that's a Bob Ross Instructor. If you never watched Bob Ross before seeing him you would think he was one of a kind but then if you watch a few of Bob Ross's shows you realize he just a poor copycat.

he tried to even makes the whooshing noises and uses the same phrases.

peteeeed · 31-08-2021 8:23am

Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo: Season 1 – In this new series, Marie applies the fundamentals of the KonMari Method to businesses, relationships and communities. Throughout the process, viewers will also step into Marie’s own home, meet her family and get a glimpse into how she sparks joy in her daily life.

Untold: Crime & Penalties - They were the bad boys of hockey -- a team bought by a man with mob ties, run by his 17-year-old son, and with a rep for being as violent as they were good.

Ben Is Back - A mother is overjoyed when her troubled son returns home for Christmas, but his battle with addiction soon leads to trouble for the entire family.

The Blind Side - In this sports drama based on a true story, an affluent couple takes in a homeless teenager and nurtures his growth into a football powerhouse

Good Girls Season 4 -Three suburban moms orchestrate a local grocery store heist to escape financial ruin and establish independence -- together.

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31-08-2021 8:45am

clickbait was very enjoyable!

peteeeed · 31-08-2021 10:58am

https://twitter.com/NewOnNetflixUK/status/1432642250610196483?s=20

bottlebrush · 31-08-2021 11:58am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117826179#Comment_117826179

Agree. Finished watching it last night.

The Raging Bile Duct · 31-08-2021 12:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117826807#Comment_117826807

I can't think of anything more pointless. The first film, was lightning in a bottle that's never going to be replicated.

CastorTroy · 31-08-2021 2:26pm

So a direct sequel to the original, ignoring the sequels and remakes. Seems the common way to do things now. Halloween, Candyman and think there were others. We must be due a Nightmare on Elm St sequel

Fysh · 31-08-2021 4:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117828116#Comment_117828116

Arguably already done with Wes Craven's New Nightmare?

jluv · 31-08-2021 5:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117826179#Comment_117826179

Watched 4 episodes last night and really looking forward to the other 4 tonight.

ratoath25 · 31-08-2021 8:32pm

Hi folks just a heads up for all those that watched the first 3 season's of "unforgotten " on netflix, season 4 starts on rte 1 at 10pm tonight.

Ozymandius2011 · 31-08-2021 8:53pm

"Someone has to die" (Alguien tiene que morir) on Netflix is a drama series depicting the persecution of gay men in Franco's Spain. In the series, the issue comes to the attention of Franco regime when the son of a politician is accused of homosexuality. Other themes in the series include patriarchy and the paranoia of the regime towards "Commies" and former Republicans, and how they had to keep their heads down and sometimes lie about their past in those times. Finished the series last night. Its good. Its in the Spanish language with subtitles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someone_Has_to_Die

Another good one is "Saints and Strangers", which is about the Pilgrim Fathers on whose story the U.S. feast of Thanksgiving is based. Its about their lives in Massachussetts and in particular their relations with the Natives.

whatawaster81 · 31-08-2021 9:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117830094#Comment_117830094

Nice one. Have it set to record. I'll wait for a few episodes to start into it. I can't watch things one a week any more.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 31-08-2021 10:33pm

Not Netflix but I wasn't sure where else to put it, I watched the first 2 eps of Only Murders in the Building tonight and it seems pretty good. It's on Disney+ for some reason.

CastorTroy · 31-08-2021 10:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117830609#Comment_117830609

Could post in the Disney+ thread in the television forum. 😀 Actually, I think there was a thread.

Yep found it https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058193857/only-murders-in-the-building-hulu-steve-martin-martin-short

Haven't watched it yet, but it's a Hulu series so Star on Disney+ here. Hulu got 3 episodes today but we only got 2.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 31-08-2021 11:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117830694#Comment_117830694

I know it's Hulu but so is Nine Perfect Strangers and it's on Prime. But anyway.... I'll take myself over to the dedicated thread, thanks.

CastorTroy · 01-09-2021 12:31am

Yeah strange. Maybe shows that don't have a deal here go to Star by default? I've kinda given up trying to figure out how these streamers work.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 01-09-2021 12:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117830977#Comment_117830977

It's getting pretty annoying, especially when they've all started acting like normal TV and dropping episodes weekly. If you wanted to be up to date with all the shows you'd need to have about 10 subscriptions these days.

CastorTroy · 01-09-2021 12:50am

Yep, reminds me of this

peteeeed · 01-09-2021 8:50am

The Iron Giant

Mrs Wilson: Season 1

In Time

The Internship

Shot Caller

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror: Season 1

Rush Hour

Rush Hour 2

Something’s Gotta Give

Exit Wounds

Clique: Season 1 and 2

Jerry Maguire

Shameless: Season 10

Cemetery Junction

The Guns of Navarone

Brave Animated Series: Season 1

Chicago Fire: Season 1 to 4

Chicago Med: Season 1 to 4

Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Gogglebox: Season 15

How to Be a Cowboy: Season 1

SWAT: Season 3

Old School

HQ Barbers: Season 1

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum: Season 1

Battlefield Behemoths: A History of the Tank – The World Wars: Season 1

Kid-E-Cats: Season 2

Kuroko’s Basketball: Season 3

Love in a Puff

My Summer Prince

The Bang Bang Club

The Hustle (2019)

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Ella Enchanted

Insidious: Chapter 3

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Gone Girl

The Legend of Hercules

Homefront

Hollywood Homicide

War Dogs

Starsky & Hutch (2004)

The Truman Show

Once Upon a Time in America

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sterz · 01-09-2021 8:57am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822780#Comment_117822780

I used to watch him on some UK channel 20+ years ago so yeah, I guess he was a 'thing' if you want to call him that.

strawdog · 01-09-2021 12:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117830986#Comment_117830986

Have started to just rotate through them. They rarely produce enough good content to stick with all the time anyway so I just do a month or 2 on one platform and unsubscribe from the others and by the time i rotate back there's a build up of decent stuff. Means not always being up to date but can binge stuff I like

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 01-09-2021 1:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117832317#Comment_117832317

Yeah, i do the same. It does mean you have to avoid spoilers and can't join in conversations as things air, but as you say, a lot of them don't have enough stuff to justify year round subscriptions. People moan a lot about Netflix and their charges but I honestly think it's the only one worth having year round.

Agent Coulson · 01-09-2021 4:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117808660#Comment_117808660

The best thing Vin Diesel has ever done.

pixelburp · 01-09-2021 4:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117833645#Comment_117833645

What's this about The Chronicles of Riddick? 🙃

peteeeed · 02-09-2021 8:37am

Q-Force Season 1 - A gay superspy and his scrappy LGBTQ squad fight to prove themselves to the agency that underestimated them. Today, West Hollywood... tomorrow, the world!

Afterlife of the Party - Cassie lives to party... until she dies in a freak accident. Now this social butterfly needs to right her wrongs on Earth if she wants to earn her wings

Double Jeopardy (1999) - After being framed and serving time for her husband's supposed murder, Libby decides to kill her "late" husband for good.

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Fysh · 02-09-2021 8:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117833670#Comment_117833670

You mis-spelled "Pitch Black" there. Easy mistake to make, though 😉

("You said it was clear!"

"No, I said it looked clear."

"Ok, what about now?"

<Looks>

"Looks clear")

pixelburp · 02-09-2021 9:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836526#Comment_117836526

I watched a trailer for that Q Force and it looks like something from the 90s, and a real cognitive dissonance. It's got every crude gay cliche running, aggressively so, but stars gay actors. Critically, it looks deeply unfunny so pass anyway.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836560#Comment_117836560

Haha I think both films bring something to the table and I always respect any sequel that just swerves off into its own direction - a whole different genre really, going from horror into space opera. Pitch Black was a fantastic B Movie, we're overdue a new space horror.

I love how neither of us are considering "Riddick" here 😁

CastorTroy · 02-09-2021 10:28am

I still need to watch Riddick. Might rewatch the first 2 beforehand. May as well see if I can watch Dark Fury as well.

Having a quick look at his films I forgot about Boiler Room and Saving Private Ryan.

I watched Scott Pilgrim. Saw it on release in the cinema. Quirky and over the top at parts though having just read the comics, it does feel a bit rushed at times.

Fysh · 02-09-2021 10:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836755#Comment_117836755

I do like the idea of what CoR was going for, but there's enough going on in it that I can't really escape the feeling it was written as its own thing and had Riddick bolted onto it once PB became successful. (The drop in age rating didn't help, although I will always have time for the "I will kill you with my teacup" scene 😁). I do know what you mean about sequels that do their own thing, though, and I generally agree. There's nothing particularly wrong with Riddick as a sequel, but you feel like you'd rather re-watch Pitch Black instead, so...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836993#Comment_117836993

I dimly recall watching Dark Fury once. From memory it's pretty decent, but not exactly amazing.

Re: Scott Pilgrim there's an unavoidable rushed feeling towards the end, but a rrally good fanedit called Scott Pilgrim vs The Editor is out there which re-adds all the deleted scenes, which helps a bit.

CastorTroy · 02-09-2021 10:55am

Must have a look for the deleted scenes. Other than feeling rushed it was pretty loyal to the comic

pixelburp · 02-09-2021 11:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836993#Comment_117836993

Riddick tries to what Fysh alludes to; that Chronicles Of Riddick was a separate entity with the Pitch Black world wedged in - so Riddick IMO tried to square away the plot of the former, while creating another round of the latter's cribbing from the Alien(s) template. You really get that sense of a studio pushing for that "more of the same" formula after the failure of the second failure. It wasn't a bad movie, just more than a little messy, with some especially bad acting / dialogue (not what most are looking for but it's especially bad here).

As to Scott Pilgrim, agree about the rushed ending and form what I recall, the deleted scenes do a better job of closing off Knives/Scott/Ramona's plots, right? I seem to vaguely recall it was something like

Scott letting Ramona go, reconciling with Knives rather than running off with the evidently toxic Manic Pixie Dream Girl (segue but funny how one grows. That totally used to be my bag, now I just get deeply irritated by that kind of person lol).

Something like that?

brevity · 02-09-2021 11:13am

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf was good I thought. The animation, voice acting and story was engaging and I hope there is more.

I watched the first episode of Brand New Cherry Flavour someone behind it likes David Lynch & Mulholland Drive :) It was good though. Will try to watch a few more

CastorTroy · 02-09-2021 11:22am

Funny thing about Diesel and Riddick is he had to choose which franchise he would continue between Riddick, The Fast and the Furious and XXX. He chose Riddick. Though think I mentioned that before here.

pixelburp · 02-09-2021 11:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117837248#Comment_117837248

Probably because at his core, Diesel is a big 'aul nerd and wanted his own Star Wars. Even started a games company fadó fadó (which a friend of mine worked at as a Level Designer).

Mr Crispy · 02-09-2021 12:00pm

Escape From Butcher Bay 2 is the Riddick sequel I want personally.

Wait, what? FILMS forum??

Mr Crispy · 02-09-2021 10:44pm

This is a new series from the director of Train to Busan. The creature design is very, I dunno, "generic Western comic book baddie"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya3vyubIuTM

Capt'n Midnight · 02-09-2021 10:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836993#Comment_117836993

Riddick is close to being a Pitch Black remake so put a bit of time between them especially if you've watched Kong : Skull Island recently.

Fysh · 02-09-2021 10:59pm

I really liked Train to Busan so am definitely interested, but that's a really rubbish trailer with a horrible whiff of some idiot producer somewhere saying "this is the sort of thing people want to see".

CastorTroy · 03-09-2021 1:20am

Wasn't the sequel to Train to Busan considered not very good? That was the same director, I think. Haven't seen it myself

Widdensushi · 03-09-2021 1:34am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117837202#Comment_117837202

I am a witcher fan and looking forward to the next series, I gave the cartoon about 30 minutes, couldn't take to it at all.

peteeeed · 03-09-2021 8:44am

Worth – An attorney learns a lesson in empathy when he is faced with the near-impossible task of determining how to compensate families who suffered incalculable losses as a result of the September 11th attacks in 2001. Based on true events. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/movies/worth-review.html

Sharkdog: Season 1 – Half shark, half dog with a big heart and a belly full of fish sticks! Together, Sharkdog and his human pal Max can take on any silly or messy adventure.Dive Club: Season 1 – 3rd September

Dive Club: Season 1 - On the shores of Cape Mercy, a skillful group of teen divers investigate a series of secrets and signs after one of their own mysteriously goes mystery.

Money Heist: Season 5, Part 1 – 3 As Money Heist returns for the first part of its final season, surrendering is not an option.

Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin - The filmmakers and actors behind "Money Heist" characters like Tokyo and the Professor talk about the emotional artistic process of filming the series.

The Quiet Hour - After an alien invasion, a plucky teenager must defend her brother and their home from both relentless invaders and bloodthirsty survivors

The School Of The Damned - A teacher assumes his new post at a private boarding school, unaware that student discipline there is maintained using deadly, supernatural means

Vegas - This 3D documentary takes you through the most famous sights of Las Vegas: casinos along the Strip, the Bellagio fountain, and iconic stage shows

Pentagram - While sheltering in a remote, empty house, four thieves become trapped in a pentagram. If they leave, they risk the wrath of a gruesome demonic entity..

A Closed Book - Five years after being blinded, a famous author hires an assistant to help write his autobiography but soon discovers that she has sinister motives.

Bundy and the Green River Killer - A police detective visits Ted Bundy in prison in an attempt to understand the mind of another serial killer he's tracking down. Based on a true story

Peter Bell (Dutch) - A mischievous 10-year-old causes great commotion around town and seeks to set the record straight when a newspaper portrays him inaccurately

Containment - Forced into quarantine by strangers in hazmat suits, residents of an apartment complex spiral into violence as they discern who's sick and who isn't.

Night Wolf - When a brutal wolf-like creature invades a country home on a homicidal mission, Sarah and her friends must band together to survive -- or die trying

Soul Reaper - A groom-to-be and his friends stay at a remote cabin for a bachelor party weekend -- but terror strikes in the woods when the guests disappear one by one.

The Exorcism Of Karen Walker - A man discovers Kirlian photographic equipment in the house he has inherited and grows convinced that his sister is demonically possessed

Wrong Turn - A group of city dwellers venture off the Appalachian trail in search of a civil war fort. Deep in the woods, they find a cult with a horrifying vision

Hard Times - To revive their once-booming town, a group of villagers steals a costly shipment of Viagra so they can sell it -- but hide it in the town's holy well

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Kingp35 · 03-09-2021 10:15am

It must be rubbish horror film day. Perfect for me as I love terrible horror films!

pixelburp · 04-09-2021 8:18am

A new Korean series on the way, looking like it might be some dark fun..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxAJKy0ii4&feature=youtu.be

johnny_ultimate · 04-09-2021 9:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117840334#Comment_117840334

Yeah Peninsula is pretty rubbish - very generic and bloated compared to the sharply constructed rush that was Train.

peteeeed · 05-09-2021 8:27am

Malcolm X - Spike Lee's epic drama spans the extraordinary life of activist Malcolm X, whose relentless advocacy for Black liberation made him a humanitarian icon

The Dawn Wall - Cameras follow Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson as they take on the staggering challenge of free-climbing Yosemite's most formidable rock formation.

F That above

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05-09-2021 6:38pm

Has anyone any recommendations for an exciting series that keeps you watching?

05-09-2021 6:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117850504#Comment_117850504

Seven seconds..........

Or " cocaine cowboys"........true doc limited series charts the rise of 2 likeable multi- tonne drug smugglers in Miami in the 80's

Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

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