Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

Man Vs ManUre · 25-01-2020 10:45pm

Basq wrote: »

Uncut Gems is incredible to be fair.

.. although only if you enjoy 2+ hours of sheer anguish!

It has got serious reviews. Although their last film with Robert Pattison also did, and I didn’t really like it when I watched it. I just thought it was too bleak with not much story.
But I think this one will be different. Seems Adam Sandler is phenomenal in it and should be in the list for Oscar nomination.

Basq · 25-01-2020 10:56pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

It has got serious reviews. Although their last film with Robert Pattison also did, and I didn’t really like it when I watched it. I just thought it was too bleak with not much story.
But I think this one will be different. Seems Adam Sandler is phenomenal in it and should be in the list for Oscar nomination.

I thought Good Time was average.. but this is something else entirely!

Best thing the Safdie Bros have done so far IMO.

peteeeed · 26-01-2020 9:50am

12 Strong
Following 9/11, a dozen U.S. soldiers mount up on horseback in Afghanistan to help a local warlord take on a mutual enemy. Inspired by true events

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Higgins5473 · 26-01-2020 5:56pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

It has got serious reviews. Although their last film with Robert Pattison also did, and I didn’t really like it when I watched it. I just thought it was too bleak with not much story.
But I think this one will be different. Seems Adam Sandler is phenomenal in it and should be in the list for Oscar nomination.

sounds about right...4 of us went to see it in the IFI recently, 2 of us loved it and 2 of us hated it to the point of walking out. made for a good discussion over a pint after.

fin12 · 26-01-2020 6:19pm

Has anyone watched Ottoman?

padjocollins · 27-01-2020 8:29am

Basq wrote: »

Uncut Gems is incredible to be fair.

.. although only if you enjoy 2+ hours of sheer anguish!

watched it last night, sheer anguish is a good description. It felt like sunday night not having your homework done and glenroe music coming on in the background.
Not my type of film but great acting.

cdgalwegian · 27-01-2020 10:42am

fin12 wrote: »

Has anyone watched Ottoman?

It caught my eye, as it's an interesting period of history; Ottoman vs Byzantine empire, and the centuries old attempt to capture Constantinople. Will have a look- it has some great reviews so far on IMDb and RT.
Ottoman Rising (on IMDb), but Rise of Empires: Ottoman (original title) in RT (and on Netflix).

mikhail · 27-01-2020 1:48pm

cdgalwegian wrote: »

It caught my eye, as it's an interesting period of history; Ottoman vs Byzantine empire, and the centuries old attempt to capture Constantinople. Will have a look- it has some great reviews so far on IMDb and RT.
Ottoman Rising (on IMDb), but Rise of Empires: Ottoman (original title) in RT (and on Netflix).

There's a book on the siege I highly recommend, called 1453: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227354.1453
I really like Crowley as an author of popular history. I get the impression the rigorous academic research is underneath, but he writes it up with a good narrative that makes for easy reading.

Tired Gardener · 27-01-2020 5:24pm

Finished Lost In Space season 2... it really is a show that swings back and forth with the Sentient Alien Robots, and how people engage/interact with them. Going from full throttle hostility to laying down your life for them, in the space of an episode.

Have the impression that the writers had no idea what they were doing and just winging the entire season.

Still, the Sentient Alien Robots do look very impressive when in their non-humanoid form.

adrian522 · 27-01-2020 5:43pm

The Edge of Democracy

Very good feature length documentary detailing the downfall of Brazilian president Lula da silva, his successor Dilma Rousseff and the rise to power of Bolsonaro .

It shows the gradual move away from democracy and towards more authoritarian rule. Recommended.

Review below:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/21/the-edge-of-democracy-review-petra-costa-brazil-documentary

El Duda · 27-01-2020 5:47pm

Dolemite Is My Name – 7.75/10

Any time an actor as supremely talented as Eddie Murphy gets back in the game, it is to be celebrated. Not only is he back on top form but he seems reinvigorated and motivated. He’s joined by a fantastic, predominantly black, ensemble cast and there’s not one weak link amongst them. The standout is a scene-stealing Wesley Snipes who goes places you’d never expect.

The story explores the origin of Rudy Ray Moore and how he turned Dolemite into a Blaxploitation icon. It’s told using the tried and tested, underdog biopic format and it works perfectly. It’s a great vehicle for Murphy to do his thing and there are lots of great comedic and musical moments.

The Disaster Artist recently tried to tell an underdog story in similar fashion, but this is much better; It’s much more accessible for those not familiar with the story and it’s a lot funnier. Murphy deserves more attention for this, and I’m baffled as to how it didn’t get an Oscar nomination for best costume design. Very enjoyable.

neris · 27-01-2020 5:55pm

fin12 wrote: »

Has anyone watched Ottoman?

Yeah watched it over the weekend. Its about the conquest of Constaniople/Istanbul by the Ottomans. Thought it was going to be a drama type thing buts its a mix of drama and historical fact. Theres a break in it at times for historians/authors etc to give an "expert" opinion or overview on whats just happened. If your into history its good

SureYWouldntYa · 27-01-2020 6:11pm

CosmicFool wrote: »

Season 2 of Sex Education was OK. Not near as good as season 1.

Thought it was better myself, everything did sort of go how you'd expect but better than going the other way for the sake of it

Wish it was more than 8 episodes since this has a shelf life being about students near the end of secondary school, it'll probably get 5/6 seasons anyway and follow the main ones through the first years of college

rekluse · 27-01-2020 7:57pm

I'll give a shout out for 'episodes' which I've just stumbled across and I haven't seen it get mentioned much on here. It's a comedy series about 2 married British screenwriters whose sitcom gets picked up by an american network. They move out to LA for filming and things start to go south when the network forces Matt le Blanc into the lead role. Have to say he is excellent in it and very self deprecating! Only 5 episodes in but really enjoying it.

Tired Gardener · 27-01-2020 9:14pm

Thought I'd give Goop Lab a shot as it must be worth a laugh.

Anyone interested, save yourself 30 odd minutes, and just watch the first 17 seconds of the music video for Sexx Laws by Beck.

https://youtu.be/IQfwgzoiq4c

ShaneODub · 27-01-2020 11:44pm

fin12 wrote: »

Has anyone watched Ottoman?

Watching it now. It's interesting; I think they must have picked up the wardrobe from Game of Thrones second-hand. Even the Sultan is the spitting image of Rob Stark.

Aisling(",) · 28-01-2020 10:02am

I'm trying to work through the Oscar best picture nominees before the awards.
I watched the first hour and a bit of marriage story last night and I'll watch the rest tonight. It is fantastically acted by Driver and Johansson but I'm finding myself not caring. It feels like a story that's been done a 100 times before. It critically is a very good film but I'm not really enjoying it.

Hopefully when I finish it tonight I'll feel a bit more satisfied.

tigger123 · 28-01-2020 11:04am

rekluse wrote: »

I'll give a shout out for 'episodes' which I've just stumbled across and I haven't seen it get mentioned much on here. It's a comedy series about 2 married British screenwriters whose sitcom gets picked up by an american network. They move out to LA for filming and things start to go south when the network forces Matt le Blanc into the lead role. Have to say he is excellent in it and very self deprecating! Only 5 episodes in but really enjoying it.

Episodes is a great laugh. Matt Le Blanc really takes the mick out of himself.

cdgalwegian · 28-01-2020 11:54pm

tigger123 wrote: »

Episodes is a great laugh. Matt Le Blanc really takes the mick out of himself.

Watched the first 3 episodes (boom) years ago, but never got back to it- been meaning to for ages. Watched the first one again thanks to your post- it's funnier than I even remember it being. Normally watch hour programmes, but it's good to have light half-hour ones as well. This fits the bill perfectly.

mikhail · 29-01-2020 12:22am

mikhail wrote: »

There's a book on the siege I highly recommend, called 1453: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227354.1453
I really like Crowley as an author of popular history. I get the impression the rigorous academic research is underneath, but he writes it up with a good narrative that makes for easy reading.

Oh, and there he is, a talking head 14 minutes into episode 1!

peteeeed · 29-01-2020 9:28am

Dunkirk

Next in Fashion season 1
Talented designers from around the world compete for $250,000 and the chance to become the next big thing in fashion

Night on Earth
This nature series' new technology lifts night's veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world's creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on the wing.

Omniscient (Brazilian)
In a city where citizens are monitored 24/7, a tech employee must outsmart her surveillance drone in order to investigate a murder.

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ShadyAcres · 29-01-2020 12:43pm

Episode 3 of Rise of empires:ottoman. Really enjoying it..

tigger123 · 29-01-2020 1:07pm

peteeeed wrote: »

Dunkirk

Next in Fashion season 1
Talented designers from around the world compete for $250,000 and the chance to become the next big thing in fashion

Night on Earth
This nature series' new technology lifts night's veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world's creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on the wing.

Omniscient (Brazilian)
In a city where citizens are monitored 24/7, a tech employee must outsmart her surveillance drone in order to investigate a murder.

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I love Christopher Nolan's films, but I found Dunkirk a little underwhelming. Maybe I wasn't in the right head space when I watched it first.

ILikeBoats · 29-01-2020 1:10pm

tigger123 wrote: »

I found Dunkirk a little underwhelming.

Similarly, I think it's a film you need to watch just the once.

GhostofKNugget · 29-01-2020 1:29pm

tigger123 wrote: »

I love Christopher Nolan's films, but I found Dunkirk a little underwhelming. Maybe I wasn't in the right head space when I watched it first.

I thought Interstellar was pure scutter so I had low enough expectations for Dunkirk. I enjoyed it. I don't feel any need to watch it again though.

peteeeed · 29-01-2020 1:35pm

Dunkirk & interstellar are wonderful , as are everything Saint Christopher Nolan has done is the correct answer , tennet will be wonderful too

2smiggy · 29-01-2020 1:42pm

i enjoyed interstellar , yet to see Dunkirk. Will give it a watch over the next few days !!

tigger123 · 29-01-2020 2:19pm

GhostofKNugget wrote: »

I thought Interstellar was pure scutter so I had low enough expectations for Dunkirk. I enjoyed it. I don't feel any need to watch it again though.

Interstellar is prob one of my favourite movies of all time, think we'll have to agree to disagree on that I think.

But yeah, Dunkirk, was just a bit of a non-event for me. Definitely will try it again though

johnny_ultimate · 30-01-2020 12:10am

For those of you watching Uncut Gems over the weekend after it pops up in a few hours, I have this one bit of advice: don’t pause it and don’t keep glancing at your phone if you can at all avoid it. I mean that’s general advice but particularly pertinent in this case: The film’s a pretty relentless tension machine, and pausing it would take some of that ceaseless energy and nervousness away from the experience. Let it wash over you, unless you really need to piss :pac:

peteeeed · 30-01-2020 10:33am

Ainori Love Wagon: African Journey season 1
To find love, seven strangers leave Japan and embark on a journey through the continent of Africa together. Challenges, adventure and romance await

The Star
A big-dreaming donkey escapes his menial existence and befriends some free-spirited animal pals in this imaginative retelling of the Nativity Story.

THE STRANGER season 1
When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, family man Adam Price becomes entangled in a mystery as he desperately searches for answers.

What the Love! with Karan Johar season 1
With help from celebrity guests and a glam squad, filmmaker Karan Johar mentors six singletons through their personal struggles as they look for love.

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tomorrow we have

BoJack Horseman: Season 6, Part 2

Ragnarok: Season 1
From the creator of Borgen

Saturday the first batch of Studio Ghibli arrives

pixelburp · 30-01-2020 10:39am

peteeeed wrote: »

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The Star
A big-dreaming donkey escapes his menial existence and befriends some free-spirited animal pals in this imaginative retelling of the Nativity Story.

So, I'm going go ahead and suggest that the timing of this release might be a little off. :pac:

peteeeed · 30-01-2020 11:24am

pixelburp wrote: »

So, I'm going go ahead and suggest that the timing of this release might be a little off. :pac:

just a tad

peteeeed · 31-01-2020 9:28am

Uncut Gems
With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hopes of staying afloat and alive.

Ragnarok season 1
In a Norwegian town poisoned by pollution and rattled by melting glaciers, the End Times feel all too real. It'll take a legend to battle an old evil.

BoJack Horseman: Season 6, Part 2

Miss Americana
In this revealing documentary, Taylor Swift embraces her role as a songwriter and performer -- and as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.

Luna Nera
In 17th-century Italy, a teenager learns about her destiny among a family of witches, just as her boyfriend's father hunts her down for witchcraft.

37 Seconds
Trapped by society and familial obligations, a young manga artist goes on an unconventional journey for sexual freedom and personal liberation.

Gang of the Caribbean
Disillusioned by life in 1970s France, a West Indian expatriate named Jimmy joins a gang of idealistic robbers, but betrayal and violence soon follow.

Diablero season 2
When a young girl goes missing in a big city, a desperate priest joins a demon hunter and his motley crew on an otherworldly mission to find her.

Unauthorized Living (Vivir sin permiso) season 2
When a Galician shipper and drug lord hiding his Alzheimer's reveals plans to retire, his second-in-command plots to steal the empire from the heir.

just friends (1995)

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SeaFields · 31-01-2020 9:32am

Watched Metallica documentary last night after seeing it recommended here. I wouldn't know the first thing about them. nothing! But found it very enjoyable and interesting.

The amount of money they were paying to that counsellor! :O

tigger123 · 31-01-2020 10:02am

SeaFields wrote: »

Watched Metallica documentary last night after seeing it recommended here. I wouldn't know the first thing about them. nothing! But found it very enjoyable and interesting.

The amount of money they were paying to that counsellor! :O

He was hilarious. Trying to contribute lyrics too :pac:

Gloomtastic! · 31-01-2020 12:23pm

Started watching Episodes last night. Some cracking laugh out loud moments.

Taiga · 31-01-2020 8:25pm

Just started this myself, took me a couple of episodes but into it now.

Basq · 31-01-2020 8:37pm

Watched first episode of The Stranger..

...entertaining but a helluva lot going on - almost too much to all be connected, but we'll see.

Also, Dervla Kirwan looks very well for her age.

gmisk · 31-01-2020 11:20pm

Watching the Aaron Hernandez doc....I don't think it needs to be so long...it is interesting but a lot of padding tbh

cdgalwegian · 31-01-2020 11:39pm

gmisk wrote: »

Watching the Aaron Hernandez doc....I don't think it needs to be so long...it is interesting but a lot of padding tbh

Exactly what I thought; could have easily been told in 2 episodes. It was interesting, but I don't think it's worth the time, unless there's a specific interest in Hernandez himself- I don't like American football, but to be fair, he did look phenomenal on the pitch.

SureYWouldntYa · 31-01-2020 11:46pm

gmisk wrote: »

Watching the Aaron Hernandez doc....I don't think it needs to be so long...it is interesting but a lot of padding tbh

I found the same for this, as well as the confession killer

I think a straight ~2 hour documentary would have been enough for both of those, not everything needs to be a ‘series’

Dont fcuk with cats is also 3 eps but it didnt drag on in places like the other 2

Taiga · 31-01-2020 11:52pm

Gave Night On Earth a go this evening, really enjoying it. Self explanatory really, the natural world doing its thing under cover of dark.

gmisk · 31-01-2020 11:56pm

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

I found the same for this, as well as the confession killer

I think a straight ~2 hour documentary would have been enough for both of those, not everything needs to be a ‘series’

Dont fcuk with cats is also 3 eps but it didnt drag on in places like the other 2

Don't fcuk with cats I devoured! Bonkers

quazzy · 31-01-2020 11:58pm

SeaFields wrote: »

Watched Metallica documentary last night after seeing it recommended here. I wouldn't know the first thing about them. nothing! But found it very enjoyable and interesting.

The amount of money they were paying to that counsellor! :O

Is it called some kind of monster?

Or is there another one?

joeguevara · 01-02-2020 12:38am

The Ranch Part 8 was very enjoyable. On par with previous seasons so if you like Americana then you will like this. Good mix of comedy and grit.

Rewatched Saville 2 (Louis Theroux documentary) and forgot how good it was. Louis is obviously disappointed in himself at how he was completely fooled by Saville in the original documentary.

Have watched all of Topboy, original series and the newest season. Absolutely loved it. Very well acted, great story, good tension and grittiness. Music added a lot to it too. Delighted there is going to be a new season.

Decided to give Always Sunny season 14 another go as I was disappointed. There are about 4 very good episodes out of the 10. The black and white episode of the janitor always mops twice was excellent. The Jumper was up there too. But the others were a let down. Charlie and Frank are the only characters that were funny. Mac is a caricature of himself.

Uncut Gems is so good. I had read the reviews but still didn’t know what to expect. Sandler really has great range.

Tom Mann Centuria · 01-02-2020 12:51am

Watched Inside Man, again. Great film.

Mickeroo · 01-02-2020 12:59am

Found first episode of Aaron Hernandez a bit boring, not gone back since..... does it it get better?

SureYWouldntYa · 01-02-2020 1:02am

Mickeroo wrote: »

Found first episode of Aaron Hernandez a bit boring, not gone back since..... does it it get better?

Imo no, you get the general story from the 1st ep and if the story doesn’t have you hooked then i cant remember anything in the next 2 that changes much

gmisk · 01-02-2020 1:05am

Mickeroo wrote: »

Found first episode of Aaron Hernandez a bit boring, not gone back since..... does it it get better?

It felt stretched out to me, could have nearly done justice to it in a hour.

cdgalwegian · 01-02-2020 8:27am

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

Imo no, you get the general story from the 1st ep and if the story doesn’t have you hooked then i cant remember anything in the next 2 that changes much

Ahhm...

He got found guilty of murder. Hanged himself in prison after a not guilty verdict for separate murders

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