Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

Rfrip wrote: »

Thought the innocent was great! Lot going on it in!

Got stuck into this this weekend! I don't usually mind watching crime series but some of the scenes in this are particularly gruesome / violent / stomach turning.

Aidric wrote: »

Loved it. There have been a few Coben adaptations for Netflix, most have been sketchy. This was a high quality production, however. Pacing was really good and the acting was very strong across the board.

Started a Dutch/Belgian series called Undercover today. 3 episodes in and it looks promising.

I've read a few of his books and found them quite colour by numbers so the source material could be as much to blame

So, bit late to the party on Things Heard and Seen.

Fantastic movie with great performances.....until the last 10-15 minutes or so when it actually falls asunder completely.

Such a frustrating watch. I'd almost have preferred if it was just awful throughout, but it's not at all.

I am fine with the ending in theory, but the way it was handled was awful - felt horribly rushed, one of those classic "Right, we've got two minutes to wrap things up" situations that leaves you thinking "....what?" as the end credits start rolling.

Completely at odds with the rest of the movie tone and style wise, came off a bit cheap and tacky, like some of those early 2000's generic US horror movies.

Has to be one of the worst examples of squandered potential I've seen in a really long time. The actors were too good for the material, really can't fault them at all.

Kingdom is a very good Korean zombie series. I really enjoyed it. It's 2 seasons. Its dubbed. I don't mind this because it is well done. Well worth a watch

Deadly Switch
In this indie thriller, a foreign exchange student moves in with her roommate's family who grieves over the daughter they would do anything to get back

Swedish Monday
It Is Never Too Late
On the brink of a bitter divorce, a woman and her children move in with her mother, where she reflects on her family's troubled history with love.

Money (Pengar - en tragikomisk saga)
A vagabond lands a job as a lumberjack working for seven scheming brothers who are after his sudden large inheritance.

The Outlaw and His Wife / Victor Sjostrom
This double feature includes a 1918 silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, plus Gösta Werner's 1981 documentary about the filmmaker.

The Priest Who Knocked Out
After a boxing coach sees him use his fists to scare off some ruffians, a theology student enters the ring to raise money for a youth center.

Shanty Town (Söderkåkar)
Brothers Johan and Erik live in neighboring cottages, their families leading idyllic pastoral lives until Erik's debts are maliciously called in.

The Song Of The Red Flower
Rejected by his farmer father, a wanderer attempts to find himself in this silent drama based on an award-winning novel by Johannes Linnankoski.

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Aidric wrote: »

Loved it. There have been a few Coben adaptations for Netflix, most have been sketchy. This was a high quality production, however. Pacing was really good and the acting was very strong across the board.

Started a Dutch/Belgian series called Undercover today. 3 episodes in and it looks promising.

I really enjoyed Undercover, S1 & S2. The villain's are kind of cartoon villain's but very enjoyable.

Tim76 wrote: »

Watched Stowaway over the weekend. What an absolute crock of sh1te. Avoid like the Covid.

If they had done something better with ending, and had a little more activity in the first half hour, it would have been a decent movie. The scenes re the oxygen cannisters were tense.
But ultimately the ending was so flat, it just ruined everything.

Need a Username wrote: »

Is there a recommendation thread for movies in general beside the Netflix and Prime threads?

There's a 'What I watched recently' thread you could follow.

Really enjoyed the first season of StartUp.

Adam Brody and Martin Freeman.

SmallTeapot wrote: »

I love Adam Brody! Thanks for the recommendation, definitely going to add this to my watch list

He starred in a neonoir called The Kid Detective last year. It's on google play. I'd recommend it fairly unreservedly to a Brody fan. Gentle self-deprecating humour with a couple of well-earned bittersweet moments.

Two netflix docs I enoyed yesterday This has probably already been recommend,I loved "Dancing with Birds" a 45 min doc on netflix showing birds of paradise in papua and panama and the mating dances voiced by Stephen Fry

and not to do with Nature but contemporary Art, SkyLadder was also a great watch. The devotion between grandsons and grandmothers was touching. My Granny is dead 18+months and I still miss her...RIP

Motherland is excellent.

gmisk wrote: »

Really enjoying the innocent so far (Spanish language Harlan Coben)

Loved it and I normally dont have any interest in watching subtitles. Lots of twists and turns..

I just finished The Stranger last night. Yeah, it was pretty objectively awful but it passed the time.

gmisk wrote: »

Really enjoying the innocent so far (Spanish language Harlan Coben)

Excellent watch.