Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

iirc, the new Bunny stuff is a sequence where the guys on the boat and the Bunnies get stuck together at a port due to a sudden rainstorm. Chef then has a three-way in a helicopter and I think the other guys get laid too.

Just added:

Don't Go in the Woods - A group of indie rockers seek solitude deep in the woods to write songs for a new album. But they soon realize they're not alone when a sledgehammer-brandishing intruder arrives in this chilling musical slasher directed by actor Vincent D'Onofrio.

(haven't seen it; more fascinated at its existence than anything.)

Haven't seen this ^, but alternate history where Bon Iver or Grizzly Bear get sledged in their cabins while making their heartfelt indie bro albums is pretty funny concept IMO.

I was about to say, this is stirring epic fantasy.

"Softly I sing my whispered tunes of GARGH!" *guitar neck seen protruding from chest*

re: being elmo
i saw it in the theaters at the NY premiere and clash came out afterwards to talk to the crowd
one guy gave an impassioned speech about how much his autistic child loved elmo (kid screamed ELMO! from the crowd the whole movie everytime the puppet was on screen) and how elmo was one of the only things the kid could connect to. Clash promptly pulled out the puppet and waded into the crowd and took three minutes just to talk to the kid. After the screening and q+a, he hung out for photos and autographs for three and a half hours until everyone got their moment. dude is a superhero.

some of you guys are unaware of the critical reputations of films that aren't Prometheus, huh

SORRY MAN

Watched Argento's Inferno the other night. Like just about all Argento that isn't Deep Red or Suspiria, it's not great but had some neat moments.

Started watching Fulci's Don't Torture a Duckling. Got about halfway through before I had to go to bed. Really good so far! Looking forward to finishing it up tonight.

Watched Don't Go in the Woods last night. It took a looooong time to get to the killing.

The song Vincent D'Onofrio is singing in the beginning is horrible and amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdJB1Fz39FQ

Downhill from there until death by melodica.

okay i'm done with battlestar bless the gods and i could write poetry forever about that show and i have to watch caprica now just because i have to. and i've actually been watching buffy but i can come and go from buffy. buffy will be there. and i want to watch all of jericho because i liked the ones i saw and i missed a bunch. and me and the the end of the world go together like peas and pods. but what about these other shows. i want to try a bunch of them. for some reason i have no interest in stargate shows or all the star trek spinoffs i have missed or anything dr. who related. sorry who fans! and i'm not really into vamps/werewolf action (aside from buffy). which ones are the best and must see t.v.

lexx (this looks good)

outcasts

roswell

the guild

farscape (this looks good too)

merlin

united states of tara

earth 2

space precinct (space precinct!)

eureka

i assume you've done firefly already?

united states of tara has a good cast, but it is pretty terrible imo.

i mean if someone told me that stargate atlantis was ESSENTIAL viewing or something i would probably give it a try...

i actually watched firefly when it was first on t.v. but i could probably watch it again. i forget a lot of it. and i might have missed a couple of episodes. and i still need to see the movie...

i mean i really liked the show when i saw it.

which star trek spinoffs did you miss? ds9 is the last good one imo

i've just never watched entire runs of any star trek other than the original. i could go for ds9. i just don't want to watch 400 episodes of next gen or anything.

you should

start with season 3

i want to see season one of falling skies. hopefully that will come on demand one of these days.

farscape is ok then zzzz then gets good

if you're considering manga SF, you might try FLCL or Monster

from what I remember, LEXX was fucking horrible

Farscape always looks too much DragonCon sexytime for me.

Farscape is good. Gets a bit crap in the middle but it's really meaty, storywise. That and DS9 prolly my all-time favorite sci-fi series.

I think I spent an hour of Merlin marveling at how much better it was than I expected it to be before admitting to myself that I still hated it

John Doe was on Roswell.

I like The Guild a lot but it's mostly because half of it is WoW guild in-jokes, I have no idea how it would come across to someone who hasn't spent a lot of time in that environment

i think the guild is basically low budget "community".

ha that is scarily OTM

I tried watching The Guild. I got exactly as far as the woman neglecting her kids for World Of Warcraft before I decided that, while that may be an accurate portrayal, these are not people I want to spend any time with.

Scott: watch the Dr. Who revival! It is THE BEST. Even when it's terrible.

oh that's a good call

Also, both seasons of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic are on there.

I was so happy about that because I could clear them off of my DVR -- but then it just gets filled with Max and Ruby episodes, and that show is so much worse.

Max is a sociopath a la Macauley Culkin in the Good Son, yet somehow his antics are supposed to be cute?

Sociopaths are ADORABLE.

Also, now that the entirety of the original G.I. Joe animated series is on there, you all have to watch the "Cold Slither" episode. Trust me on this. It is delightfully insane.

animated godzilla is great/terrible

and godzoooookeeee

Fishbone doc is def great if not a bit depressing

BREAKING NEWS

Transformers: Dark of the Moon has just been added!

BREAKING NEWS

the Eames documentary that was on PBS last year is on there now, it's really interesting

Lots of stuff! "Devil's Double!"

SATURDAY THE 14TH.

Norwegian Ninja is excellent & apparently highly misunderstood by imdb reviewers.

It's like Spy Kids for adults with Gondry style visuals.

The Tents, about how the tents at bryant park for fashion week came about and established new york as a global fashion capital, i don't even like fashion but loved this

also: SHE-RA, back then never realized how sweet the music is at times

The Cult of the Damned (orig title: Angel, Angel, Down We Go) (1969)

daughter of a dysfunctional rich couple wahs about being unhappy and overweight and joins a cult led by a psych band singer, has rando gay / parental / american social status themes, love that it's by American Pictures International, it's like their dark side

um API? i meant AIP.

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