Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 01-06-2022 06:58PM

After its unexpected appearance and subsequent disappearance a few weeks ago, it looks like Together Together is back, and properly. Will make sure to get it watched in the next day or so, just in case

pixelburp · 01-06-2022 07:09PM

I finally started watching Love, Death, Robots. Just three episodes and it's interesting. Impossible to know how to consider an anthology series as so far the stories have been completely all over the place WRT tone, aesthetic, genre etc. So far the stories have been very fatalistic so maybe that's the overriding tone - but then it's all via David Fincher so not someone known for being warm and cuddly.

Each story is only 10 minutes long so very much bite sized entertainment. The 3 Robots are great though, so far the only idea I'd be happy to watch a whole series of.

peteeeed · 02-06-2022 08:18AM

Run, Fatboy, Run (2007) After jilting his pregnant fiancée at the altar five years earlier, an out-of-shape security guard tries to win her back by competing in a marathon.

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jj880 · 02-06-2022 02:45PM

https://entertainment.ie/tv/on-demand-news/netflix-crackdown-password-sharing-2022-527145/

Netflix has begun offering add-on prices for people using a subscription, but not living in the same household

Oh dear.

pixelburp · 02-06-2022 02:50PM

I hadn't realised Netflix were borrowing money for those big ticket films like The Irishman. Lordy but modern capitalism is sorta insane. Infinite growth!

ixoy · 02-06-2022 02:53PM

Their response to people leaving over price increases is to increase prices..

pixelburp · 02-06-2022 03:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119149569#Comment_119149569

Hmmm. I'm beginning to think Netflix is not the tactical genius we thought...

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 02-06-2022 03:06PM

Cutting the mid budget films to make more big budget films seems like a pretty questionable strategy. Whether through development or distribution, they're most "successful" films have come from that range, most recently The Power of the Dog, and The Lost Daughter.

But in terms of their wierd metric of hours watched, Red Notice was their biggest success last year. I saw someone point out that Netflix released Passing on the same weekend as Red Notice, but didn't push it at all, and meanwhile people flocked to watch Red Notice, mostly just to complain about it. The end result being it becomes their most successful film of the year.

Obviously everything is motivated by money, but looking at the measures they're taking in reaction to recent losses, it really does look like they're only going to make things worse.

CastorTroy · 02-06-2022 06:24PM

So if they do the same here, that would be probably €4 each per month?

peteeeed · 02-06-2022 09:36PM

Borgen - Power & Glory Season 1 (2022) (Danish) Foreign Minister Birgitte Nyborg finds her career in jeopardy when a dispute over oil in Greenland threatens to become an international crisis.

The Guard (2011) When an FBI agent invades a village in pursuit of international drug dealers, a local cop does his best to annoy the American and get on with life.

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joeguevara · 02-06-2022 10:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119151231#Comment_119151231

You have made my weekend with the guard news ❤️❤️❤️

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 02-06-2022 11:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119145940#Comment_119145940

I watched it tonight and really liked it. It's very charming, and funny, and really warm and just an all round lovely film.

jj880 · 03-06-2022 12:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119150525#Comment_119150525

Sounds about right. Need to know the exact details. Maybe its obvious how this will work but Im a bit confused. I cant see it being a user addon for 4 euro. Then you could get basic for 9 euro and add 1 extra user and have the equivalent to the standard sub for 13 euro instead of the normal price of 15 euro. So a price drop.

The alternative doesn't seem sound either. Say you have a standard sub and you add an outside sub for 4 euro but that means 1 of your 2 screens works outside the home. So you pay 19 euro for 1 screen at home and 1 screen outside your home? Both options seem daft unless Im picking it up wrong.

peteeeed · 03-06-2022 10:07AM

The Perfect Mother Season 1 (2022) (French) Convinced of her daughter's innocence in a homicide, a devoted mother soon uncovers unsettling truths as the line between victim and perpetrator blurs..

Two Summers Season 1 (2022) (Flemish) A close circle of friends reunites for a lavish holiday -- decades after one of them was the victim of a sexual assault committed by others in the group.

Surviving Summer Season 1 (2022) Expelled from school and exiled to Australia, a rebel New York teen makes waves among a young surfer's inner circle -- and leaves a mess in her wake.

Mr. Good: Cop or Crook? Season 1 (2022) (Norwegian) In this riveting docuseries, when Norway's top cop is suspected of drug trafficking, investigators must ask: Is he a good officer or a major criminal?

Change Days Season 1 (2022) (Korean) At a romantic getaway, real-life couples on the brink of breaking up choose between mending their current relationships or pursuing new flames.

Floor Is Lava Season 2 (2022) Teams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers. Yes, really.

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CastorTroy · 03-06-2022 11:58AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119151832#Comment_119151832

It means will need to pay extra for each person that wants to use it outside your household. But it doesn't add a screen. So if on basic and the person outside wants to watch, then the account owner can't watch.

I just don't know how they plan on enforcing it. Like does it mean I can't be on holidays and watch on a tablet due to being a different IP? Or maybe they watch for consistent use outside.

Mr E · 03-06-2022 12:48PM

I think Interceptor is out today too. Looking forward to watching it! I've been following it's progress for a year now at least.

peteeeed · 03-06-2022 02:16PM

In the Loop (2009) When two countries decide to invade the Middle East, skeptical American and British operatives do their best to stop the runaway train to war

Interceptor (2022) Meet the world’s last defense. One Army captain must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of. Elsa Pataky and Luke Bracey star in this thriller directed by Matthew Reilly

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Charlie19 · 03-06-2022 09:01PM

I noticed the first season of Killing Eve there to watch, pity it's only the one season but it's probably the best one tbf.

km79 · 03-06-2022 10:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119150525#Comment_119150525

Even without this I’m for the first time ever considering cancelling my subscription!

I find myself watching documentaries on Disney at weekends now more than Netflix

Lookin at the June release list isn’t helping ……

Mr E · 04-06-2022 01:09AM

Interceptor was good fun. Cheesy AF (but in a good way) and was a real throwback to 80s action movies.

Hopefully this opens the door to more Matthew Reilly IP (and bigger budgets)

peteeeed · 04-06-2022 08:56AM

Twilight of the Yakuza (2013) Catch a glimpse into the yakuza of the modern age, as they scramble to survive the government crackdowns that seek to exterminate them once and for all.

We don't like Captain Sausage! (The Golden Age of spanish videogames) (2015) (Spanish) This documentary dives into the origins of Spain's video game industry through a group of friends' quest to create the ultimate game...

The Coming War on China (2016) Award-winning journalist John Pilger explores how two military and economic superpowers, the United States and China, may be on the road to nuclear war.

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire (2017) As the British Empire declines, the London banking network creates a corrupt, obscure web of offshore wealth -- with a lasting impact on the world today.

Killing Escobar (2021) This riveting documentary details ex-SAS operative Peter McAleese's critical mission to assassinate notorious drug cartel lord Pablo Escobar.

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samo · 04-06-2022 12:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119143956#Comment_119143956

I started this last night too late and the arguing got a bit much but have to agree well worth the watch and still e finish later. It is unintentionally hilarious especially to start when they are both in the US!

peteeeed · 04-06-2022 12:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119157255#Comment_119157255

matt goss talking about conkers is incredible

Caranica · 04-06-2022 05:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119155529#Comment_119155529

I find having a fire stick comes in handy to pick up where Netflix leaves off on most series 😉

Charlie19 · 04-06-2022 07:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119158315#Comment_119158315

Yes definitely I have one there with an iptv sub but still have the Netflix there just as a back up:) Over here in India Netflix is less than a fiver so no point in canceling it😉

km79 · 05-06-2022 06:34PM

Episode 4 of this latest season of Stranger Things is one of the best episodes of any tv series

Fantastic

Especially for fans of 80s horrors like myself and most especially for fans of Freddy Krueger also like myself !!!!!

There is a very special cameo too…….

Thecageyone · 05-06-2022 07:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119162347#Comment_119162347

Yup, exactly what I thought while watching it, brought me right back to the likes of the Hellraiser series, Nightmare on Elm street etc ... and I noticed the cameo too ;) took me a minute

km79 · 05-06-2022 07:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119162639#Comment_119162639

I didn’t ! Until the name popped up in the end and then I guessed it . I did notice the tombstone nod to Friday 13th though. The drive in to the hospital and the doctor also seemed to be a nod to it . Just a fantastic episode. It to the writers credit that they have pretty much reinvented the show. It felt like they were running out of ideas in seas9! 3 with the grown up kids in ridiculous tiny clothes . It’s been a really good season so far

Nigzcurran · 05-06-2022 08:22PM

Just finished episode one and that was a proper scary ending!

RocketRaccoon · 05-06-2022 08:28PM

The latest series of stranger things is the best thing Netflix have ever done.

Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

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