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Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,280 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    The reviews for The Sandman look very, very good! Looking forward to getting started on that

    It's old now, but I watched the first episode of Criminal UK and thought it was absolutely brilliant. Slightly contrived plot, possibly, but brilliantly put together and acted



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,808 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    Season 5 of Better Call Saul is a lot better than Season 4.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,377 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Jesus you aren't wrong really good reviews so far!


    Loved Criminal UK (third one on way still last I read) the foreign language ones not as good.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,377 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Uncoupled the new Neil Patrick Harris /Darren Star show is kind of what I was expecting very watchable. Serious apartment porn!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,730 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    Shocked at how under the radar it has gone, really enjoyable.



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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,367 ✭✭✭appledrop


    I've just watched 4 episodes in a row!

    It's brilliant👏 .



  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    In a vaguely similar vein Q-Force is good fun.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,893 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    I’ve been hearing terrible terrible things about the sandman! Like criminally bad altogether, hopefully they are wrong but to be honest even the picture of the main character looks terrible

    Time is contagious, everybody's getting old.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,377 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    I had literally not heard anything about it.

    Odd they arent pushing it more. Certainly a lot better than that Emily in Paris twaddle.

    I did really like younger (no idea how they got 7 seasons out of the basic premise) a lot, incredibly light and fun (Sutton Foster should be an absolute superstar) (maybe best to skip the "Irish" episode though...lol)



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Sugar Rush (2019) After discovering a huge sum of money, a trio of sisters swipes it for personal use until the authorities and a shady mob boss come to collect the cash.

    Wild Target (2010) Unable to kill his latest target, veteran hit man Victor winds up hanging out with her and an unexpected sidekick who thinks Victor is a detective.

    The Wedding Date (2005) Nervous about seeing her ex-fiancé at her sister's wedding, a single woman hires a debonair escort to pose as her lovestruck boyfriend at the ceremony..

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Beyond the Stars: Photographing a Black Hole (2020) (Spanish) This documentary delves into how Spanish scientists confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity in 2019 by capturing the first image of a black hole.

    Life Behind the Stars (2016) What role do stars play in facilitating life on Earth? Cosmic radiation may be the key to finding a connection between us and the rest of the universe.

    along with quite a few older spanish releases

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,367 ✭✭✭appledrop


    We watched ' The Good Shepherd' last night.

    Really enjoyed it.

    It was made in 2006 and I was like 'Ah thats not that long ago' then I realised it will be 20 years old in 4 years time😱



  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    For anyone who enjoyed Love, Death and Robots i can reccomend Oats Studios



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,744 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I came into this thread to ask people whether I should watch this as I looked up the cast and it’s big league. I’m tempted to watch it but saw some reviews that it’s a bit disjointed. Weirdly enough It was because I was watching contemporaneous news coverage of the watergate scandal that I looked it up. So it’s good that you liked it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,367 ✭✭✭appledrop


    We really enjoyed it, but it is long( around 2 and half hours) so you would want to be in humour to watch that type of film.

    It's not disjointed at all, it does go back and forward a bit in time but very clearly marked with timelines on screen.

    You will know within 30mins of watching it whether it's for you or not.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,576 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Carter is some mad film - the action is insane with some great sequences



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Netflix's game library reckoned to have only attracted 1% of its subscribers.




  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,206 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    To be slightly generous to them, when it first launched (last year?) it was only available in Poland.

    In saying that, I'm not really sure that it's going to be a big draw for them - one of those cases of people misunderstanding engagement metrics and confusing "this will kill a few minutes while I wait for a coffee/distract the kids on the bus" for "this will make me more likely to (continue to) pay for the service". The history of media tie-in games is starkly against them in terms of exploiting IP they have rights for, and based on the many mediocre-to-dumpster-fire films they've paid substantial money for, I don't anticipate them being any smarter with the quality of games they licence.

    The biggest question, of course, is whether anyone would be persuaded to think "Netflix" for games instead of any of the other platforms that are already there, particularly since things like GamePass and Apple Arcade already exist and are functionally "Netflix (at its best) for games".



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,273 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Finished Uncoupled tonight. Felt the series was two episodes too long. Loved the first five but then it started feeling contrived. And that ending was soooooo predictable



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    I Just Killed My Dad Limited Series (2022) Limited Series Anthony Templet shot his father and never denied it. But why he did is a complex question with profound implications that go far beyond one family.

    Peter Rabbit (2018) In this mix of live action and CGI, rascally Peter Rabbit faces a tough new foe in his ongoing battle for the veggies in Mr. McGregor's garden.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,299 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Thought the Woodstock Train wreck documentary was excellent.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,744 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I finished the last episode and I liked that they focused on one day an episode. I think Fred Durst and the lads get too much blame as they weren’t solely to blame but I do think they didn’t help a crowd that was pissed off.

    The giving candles to nearly 200,000 people who’d spent at that point three days getting more and more annoyed and more and more drunk and had by that point pulled down a fence may in hindsight have been at best a poor call.

    The pictures of the Petri dishes from the water was horrible.

    John Scherr comes across as a colossal dick head who didn’t seem to care once he made his money.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,299 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Absolutely, I wouldn't blame the performers, it's the people who booked them that where at fault, what did they expect? The organizers admitted they knew very little about the performers they booked so that's on them.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 31,113 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Just on Netflix and gaming, there is some good stuff on there that's a nice little bonus for anyone who is subscribed anyway (all mobile games for now).

    Poinpy - one of their big 'originals' in their gaming stand - is a delightful little timewaster. Harks back to the glory days of mobile games before monetisation ruined everything.

    There's a mobile version of Into The Breach, the superb minimalist strategy game, downloadable via Netflix.

    And Immortality, the new game from the creator of Her Story, is due to launch on Netflix too I believe.

    Whether they'll stick with it is another thing entirely. But they're nice bonuses for a subscription I already have for now.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    12 dollars for a water on the Sunday , the organisers still seemed to be fine with everything that transpired



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Locke & Key: Season 3 (2022) – The series follows three siblings who, after the murder of their father, move to their ancestral home only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. But as the Locke children explore the mysterious objects, a demon awakens – and will stop at nothing to steal them. Season 3 sees the Locke family uncover a new threat with plans of his own for the keys – including, crucially, one that holds the power of time travel.

    Everything - The Real Thing Story (2019) This documentary recounts the extraordinary story of The Real Thing, the first Black British band to reach the top spot on the UK charts.

    Four (2011) A businessman hires a devious private detective to abduct his wife's lover and take him to a derelict warehouse to exact his revenge.

    The Funeral Director (2019) In this documentary, a funeral director shares the science and procedures involved in his profession, as well as his profound perspectives on death..

    Car Trouble (1985) When a man quells his midlife crisis by purchasing a shiny new Jaguar, his bored wife staves off her own blues by canoodling with the car salesperson.

    Camí lliure (2020) ( Spanish) Leaving behind a world of addiction, a young man follows in his mother's footsteps as she prepares him for a life in the culinary arts.

    Instant Dream Home Season 1 (2022) A team of rapid-fire renovators takes big risks and makes painstaking plans to transform families' homes from top to bottom in just 12 hours.

    Iron Chef Brazil Season 1(2022) (Brazilian) Rising culinary talents battle Brazil's best chefs to be named Iron Legend in this exhilarating competition hosted by Fernanda Souza and Andressa Cabral.

    Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (2022) (Spanish) Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how -- and why -- they carried out the radical 2006 operation.

    School Tales The Series (2022) (Thai) Eight horrifying comics stories have been adapted into an 8-episode series that will scare everyone off the school ground at night: A girl jumping to her death; a haunted library; canteen food made from human flesh; a headless ghost in the school warehouse; a devil-infested room; a vengeful demon in an abandoned building; and a classroom where only dead students attend class. Prepare to face a new kind of fear. During the day, the school belongs to the students. But at night, it’s a different story.

    Death of a Son (1989) A grieving mother will stop at nothing to ensure that those involved with her son's death are brought to justice in this drama based on a true story..

    Filmed in Supermarionation (2014) An acclaimed history of “Supermarionation”, this is the definitive story behind the puppetry and animation technique developed and used by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and their team throughout the 1960s on series such as Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds. Hosted by Lady Penelope and Parker it features previously unseen archive footage, new interviews and clips from the shows themselves

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes (2022) Bo Burnham delivers a bonus hour of unused material, cut songs and behind-the-scenes footage from his Emmy-winning musical comedy masterpiece, "Inside.".

    Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story (2022) Celebrated skateboarder Leo Baker shares the details of his rise to fame and the clash between his career and self-discovery as a trans man.

    The Roads Not Taken (2020) Throughout the course of a day with his daughter, a man with dementia struggles to focus as he envisions alternate realities he could have lived.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    1899 from the makers of ‘dark’

    Supposed to be arriving in November , first 2 eps will premiere at the Toronto film festival in sept l

    .



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  • Posts: 985 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Looks good 👍



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