yeah that movie sucked
portlandia s2 is up
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
snowtown murders contains only one scene of torture, everything else is implied or takes place offscreen - that's some false advertising in the title. it *is* a pretty hairy scene, but the rest of the movie is character study / sociological observation. ever read a newsstory and wonder how everyday people get pulled into enabling some psychopath's crimes? it's one of the better explorations of the phenomena. the less you know going in, the better, if you don't know the (true) backstory, you can spend some guessing who the killer is. his emergence is gradual and naturalistic - like the movie itself, I guess.
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
I'm sold.
― ~farben~ (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 23:26 (eleven years ago) link
closest analog is prolly clarke's bully, minus the grody prurience
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
helpful hint: turn on subtitles, some of the aussie accents are as brutal as that torture scene
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
snowtown massacres now in my queue thanx
― 롤이 엿 번역 시간을 낭비 (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 01:31 (eleven years ago) link
Suggestions for funny/irreverent/anti-authoritarian crime or caper movies from the 60s or 70s? Walter Mathau's "Hopscotch" is the vibe Im going for
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
The Hot Rock? don't think it's on instant though
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
altman's thieves like us?
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 01:49 (eleven years ago) link
also from '74, busting, with elliott gould and robert blake
charley varrick, another matthau gem from '73 (unfortunately it looks like the taking of pelham 123 is no longer streaming)
across 110th street, might be a little grittier than what you're looking for
mann's thief is an interesting bridge of 70s/80s loner criminal pics
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 02:31 (eleven years ago) link
Long Goodbye
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
yeah long goodbye is a good call
― Clay, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 02:44 (eleven years ago) link
Long Goodbye has been on Netflix streaming for a long time, and it seems like it has become more and more of a known quantity over the last few years. Netflix has this weird ability to elevate a movie that was once obscure.
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 05:15 (eleven years ago) link
That was not Netflix.
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 13:00 (eleven years ago) link
yeah part of the reason I didn't suggest long goodbye was that it seemed kind of an obvious answer, it's not like citizen kane or anything but def seems to be top 3 among altman fans and gets talked about a lot, esp over the past 10-15 years?
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 13:36 (eleven years ago) link
I agree netflix does increase the footprint of obscure films since the barriers to view are almost nil, but long goodbye's reappraisal happened way before
that said, what are the films that netflix saved from the jaws of obscurity? any candidates?
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 13:43 (eleven years ago) link
Birdemic
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
Weird Al's UHF just added in the UK and playing on my telly right now.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
I think Absentia has actually gotten some mileage out of the netflix streaming, even outside of ilx. still can't believe that thing was a kickstarter project, and a cheap one at that.
― tiniest homeless (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
is there also a Youtube watch instantly recomend thread?
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:59 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
that would be this thread, hanle y --> Things that just have to be Tim and Eric skits
― 롤이 엿 번역 시간을 낭비 (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
All of The West Wing
― Gukbe, Thursday, December 27, 2012 4:31 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Never saw this when it was on tv, dying now at how much I love it.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
Huh? It's been in my queue for years. Maybe it's disappeared and come back?
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
Death Race 2000Miller's Crossing
a bunch more corman stuff
― tiniest homeless (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 18:04 (eleven years ago) link
Headhunters was cool.
― bnw, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
s1ocki meant the long goodbye's popularity was not due to netflix streaming
xp to polyphonic
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
glad to see death race 2000 is back, didn't get a chance to watch the last time it was up
― CGI fridays (Edward III), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
Ah, I see. I saw it a long time ago but then suddenly all my friends are like "have you seen Long Goodbye" out of the blue.
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
They're tricking you
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe I've been incepted
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
we shoudl re thread that cause its taking trhee days to load that mama
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Thursday, 3 January 2013 13:59 (eleven years ago) link
Bookmarks, baby!
― ~farben~ (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 3 January 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
I need no bookmarks to lead my life! I am free! Free as tha ocean! as the naked people!!
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Thursday, 3 January 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
hanle y with his open blouse is gazing up into the empt y sky
― WilliamC, Thursday, 3 January 2013 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
dozens of xposts: Bill Cunningham New York drags a bit when it actually deals with fashion - his building and his life are fascinating, the changes to NY, dealing with modernity at the Times, etc.. Interviewing fashion editors and fashionistas, not a shit was given.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 3 January 2013 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe it's mentioned somewhere above, but Devils On The Doorstep is on there and it is just amazing.
― HOLY MOPEDS (R Baez), Friday, 4 January 2013 02:35 (eleven years ago) link
Just added: How to Survive a Plague.
Soon to come:
...beginning on March 30 the streaming service lands all past seasons of Cartoon Network‘s Adventure Time, Ben 10, Regular Show, and Johnny Bravo, as well as Warner Bros Animation’s Green Lantern. It also will have Adult Swim shows Robot Chicken and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sony Pictures Television’s The Boondocks and Warner Bros Television’s Studio 2.0′s Childrens Hospital.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
Tried watching "Navajo Joe," with Burt Reynolds as Joe. Sucked.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
Aw that's too bad. It's in my queue. AMAZING ott Morricone score, at least.
― the dyspeptic Hirax (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
Score (under a pseudonym!) was the best part by far.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
i liked Navajo Joe -- it isn't objectively good, but it's fun. and the Morricone soundtrack IS amazing (and carries the film).
― oh no! sirap notlih vs. ognir rrats FITE!! OH NO!!! (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:36 (eleven years ago) link
I dont know if it's still up on netflix, but Goats (starring David Duchovney) was one of the most interminable movies I've ever sat through. Not entirely sure why we didn't turn it off. Just inertia, I guess.
But so, it was a four-star rated comedy and we took a chance on it based on the star-rating. Can anyone recommend any recent comedy movies on netflix that are actually hilarious?
― whose black line is it anyway? (how's life), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 11:35 (eleven years ago) link
I haven't seen it, but I didn't know Goats was supposed to be a comedy. It was based on a literary novel.
― President Keyes, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 11:57 (eleven years ago) link
it was in the comedy section and it had its moments and characters that were played for laughs, I guess. But broadly I'd consider it a coming of age drama. I've come across a few other previously known films on netflix that were miscategorized, so I'm not too surprised.
― whose black line is it anyway? (how's life), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 12:03 (eleven years ago) link
Can anyone recommend any recent comedy movies on netflix that are actually hilarious?
"Four Lions?" Some people like "Klown." I'm a big fan of "The Trip." Along similar not quite comedy lines, there's the "Do-Deca Pentathlon."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 12:52 (eleven years ago) link
klown is hella funny with an amazingly raunchy final punchline
― an old penis drawing is now "new and notable" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
Oof. Just finished Snowtown Murders. I'm traumatized. What a set of performances.
― consistency is the owlbear of small minds (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 17 January 2013 04:05 (eleven years ago) link
Haven't seen it yet but Oscar-nominated doc 5 Broken Cameras is up.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 17 January 2013 04:07 (eleven years ago) link
o good
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 17 January 2013 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
The younger brother's acting in Snowtown was really good
― badg, Thursday, 17 January 2013 04:45 (eleven years ago) link