all the greenaway tulse luper stuff? any good?
Did he ever finish that? I saw the first 4 (?) hours in Toronto about ten years ago. If you like him at least some of the time, it's worth a look.
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 July 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
peter greenaway! there's someone you don't hear about much anymore.
― scott seward, Monday, 22 July 2013 20:50 (ten years ago) link
watched this movie twice already. it's a lot of fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM
― latebloomer, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 17:46 (ten years ago) link
Will be viewing that asap.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
it's pretty terrible but it's super entertaining and weirdly sweet for a movie about cocaine ninjas vs a tae kwon do rock band
― latebloomer, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 17:54 (ten years ago) link
this thread is pretty much half miami connection talk.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
yeah i didn't want to be a thread cop but there's a bunch of chatter itt! legit entertaining bad movie.
― goole, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
Better question is, how many have ordered the tank top?
http://miamiconnection.org/
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 20:10 (ten years ago) link
If you haven't watched Terriers, it is available on Instant, terrific, and discussed / raved-about on this thread: DONAL LOGUE POLL
― ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:21 (ten years ago) link
I have watched the entire series twice!
― mh, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
Awesome -- I meant the collective "you," obviously
Scott upthread reminds me that I do also love Psych, for light-TV watching -- and it's such a meta goofy in-joke show that it gets much better as it goes along, and starts doing things like episode-long Twin Peaks parodies (with Twin Peaks actors and Julee Cruise singing the theme song). Also all its in-joke conventions, like the made-up names for Dule Hill's character, get increasingly funny.
― ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link
nabisco! is that you for real? i was just thinking about you yesterday. hope you are well.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Yes, hi, I'm doing great!
― ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:48 (ten years ago) link
I would never assume that nabisco was addressing me personally!
― mh, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link
i watched 'startlet' - recommended
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link
Really dug this^
i should try terriers sooner or later
― sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link
I tried. Made it through two episodes.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link
get a move on before they cancel it again
double secret cancel it
― j., Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
not netflix but if you have amazon instant you can watch the fruit hunters on it /plug
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:27 (ten years ago) link
omg finally! I'm on that asap, thanks
― mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:33 (ten years ago) link
Terriers is super badass and everyone should watch it
― You pieces of shit. (jjjusten), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:51 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD8Kh7Pmzho
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:55 (ten years ago) link
you are not selling me here
― sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 05:47 (ten years ago) link
just watch the goddamn show motherfucker
― j., Wednesday, 24 July 2013 05:57 (ten years ago) link
i watched the first one last night. i liked it.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 11:59 (ten years ago) link
Q: Is there anything I can do to improve the awful netflix streaming picture quality? I'm getting really bad pixelation in darker areas of the frame.
― PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 19:56 (ten years ago) link
Get a better internet connection?
I occasionally see that when it's a high-congestion time of the day for the netflix servers. The other thing to do would be to make sure you're using your ISP's DNS servers instead of Google DNS or whatever, but that can give mixed results, too. Maybe even try vice-versa. Sometimes their ability to detect where you are (topographically on the internet, not necessarily geographically) sucks and you end up with a bad server.
― mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
Possible that wiring in instead of connecting wirelessly would speed things up?
― PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link
Possible, although that would lead me to believe that you might benefit from a new wireless router
― mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link
What device are you using to watch Netflix?
― mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link
dell laptop through hdmi cable into tv
― PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, idk then
― carlos danger zone (mh), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
Maybe try a different HDMI cable? They can be finicky, especially the generic ones (Radio Shack, Amazon, etc.). HD or neo-HD streams like Netflix command a ton a bandwidth.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
have you selected highest image quality
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Thursday, 25 July 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
is your television plugged in
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Thursday, 25 July 2013 02:49 (ten years ago) link
― scott seward, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:06 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah no shade on anybody but i seriously think there are threads about dick jokes and whether it's safe to eat moldy bread that have more netflix watch instantly recommendadtions than this one
of course all i've been doing is marching through the first season of Samurai Jack after it became clear that Futurama was not going to bounce back from the horrible gender-swapping episode.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 25 July 2013 03:29 (ten years ago) link
how bout this, here are some low-profile things that have been in my instant queue for upwards of a year, which ones should i watch:
The Stuff - This campy classic finds Americans gorging on the latest snack sensation: a no-calorie treat dubbed "the Stuff."
Erik The Viking - Erik the Viking is tired of living in the darkness of the Age of Ragnorok, so he begins a quest to ask the gods to bring sunlight to his people.
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - In the frozen beauty of Finland, local reindeer herders race against the clock to capture an ancient evil: Santa Claus.
Dark Planet - Reeling from the destruction of World War VI, planet Earth is dying.
Sex Galaxy - Director-producer Mike Davis sets out to make history with the "world's first 'green' film" ... which is another way of saying it's cleverly compiled from public-domain movies other directors have already made.
Terminal Force - To rule the galaxy, a ruthless being called Kyla needs to hunt down a powerful crystal hidden on Earth.
Road, Movie - Reluctant to take over his father's flailing hair-oil business, young Vishnu (Abhay Deol) becomes the sole proprietor of a traveling cinema after he hops on a truck containing a library of film reels and a film projector.
Also, is any of the anime good at all? They never add any more, which is probably good because the last thing I need to do is lay in for a weekend of watching, like, Evangelion straight through like I'm 16 again. But still.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 25 July 2013 03:35 (ten years ago) link
Just catching up on S-21 to compare/contrast with The Act of Killing.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 25 July 2013 03:45 (ten years ago) link
I hated rare exports, so skip that
― nice moderating dude (jjjusten), Thursday, 25 July 2013 06:39 (ten years ago) link
First 5 of sex galaxy are crazy annoying. Go for the stuff.
― nice moderating dude (jjjusten), Thursday, 25 July 2013 06:42 (ten years ago) link
My picture quality improved dramatically when I connected my Roku via Ethernet rather than wireless. As I understand it, 802.11ac should stream video as well as ethernet but the good 802.11ac routers are still $$$. I had that kind of pixellation (solid areas of dark color would have a blockiness to the edge?) and it was solved.
Netflix and Time Warner still aren't playing nice so even with 50mbps my streams start out in low quality, after a minute move to the highest quality and then on occasion drop down to a lesser quality for a minute. I'd rather Netflix just let the damn movies buffer.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 25 July 2013 06:55 (ten years ago) link
I thought Rare Exports was great. So is "The Stuff."
I have 250 or something movies in my queue. Want me to list them? Archer/Bob's Burgers? Parallax View? Orange is the New Black? Shut Up and Play the Hits? 56 Up?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:03 (ten years ago) link
I thought Rare Exports was great.
maybe not great, but i had a damn good time with it. recommended!
― IIIrd Datekeeper (contenderizer), Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:13 (ten years ago) link
or, well, a good time at least
Also, is any of the anime good at all?
enjoyed the few episodes of mushi-shi i watched a while back. interesting stories, contemplative tone and some lovely imagery. rather slow and talky though.
dunno about the rest.
― IIIrd Datekeeper (contenderizer), Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:23 (ten years ago) link
Parallax View is a great movie!Archer >>>>>>>>> Bob's Burgers
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:39 (ten years ago) link
I have 250 or something movies in my queue. Want me to list them?
No, thanks. But of the ones you list, the only ones I've seen are a couple of episodes each of Archer and Bob's Burgers. I got a few scattered chuckles here and there but generally neither was my thing. I gather that people who like that kind of thing tend to like both of those? If I had to pick I'd say Bob's Burgers was marginally funnier just for not wearing its shtick on its sleeve.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
more generally, thanks everyone!
xp is there actually a setting in Netflix for "highest image quality"? I've never seen that.
― PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:56 (ten years ago) link