Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

it does happen a lot-- I remember in the pilot episode of "Raising Hope" they had a cousin living at the house, then in the second episode they mention that the cousin joined a cult and moved away.

Don't Trust the B woman, as Jess's co-workers

oh yeah, thanks for reminding me that i have to give The Mindy Project... another chance... for Adam Pally

A character vanished after the Weeds pilot, banished offhandedly to "boarding school in Mexico". Happens all the time.

I guess no one has repped for Ice-T's doc the Art of Rap yet? It's surprisingly great. Just rappers talking about their craft and rapping acapella.

I've been waiting to see that, the stuff I'd read about sounded like it was going to be p cool

more like the cart of crap

Watched Crips and Bloods: Made in America the other day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4pP-1NWoA

It was decent. I watched an independent, very low-budget documentary on them a really long time ago on YouTube that was grittier and really placed you into their world. I forgot the name of it, but it was better.

I'll probably watch World's Most Dangerous Gangs next, which is about MS-13.

But I really want to see Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GY1H6tbnY

wanna watch something with the kids tonight and i have a hard time finding stuff that i wanna watch and that they would like. we watched war games last week. that was fun.

time bandits?

looove time bandits

def one of my fav movies as a kid and its still great

yeah we watched that. its still the best.

Goonies?

Just finally watched The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. Amazing.

what about One Crazy Summer or Better Off Dead?

I've been on a Savage Steve kick, they sure are fun to revisit

XP I KNOW RIGHT?? I had no idea.

better off dead is probably too dark for kids

we watched crappy animated things. and now the netflix won't work for some reason. cheapo computer animation can look sad. cute big-eyed animals don't look as cute. they get b-actors to do the voices. we watched a chinese-made kung fu rabbit thing and it was tom arnold and michael clarke duncan and napoleon dynamite and rebecca black!

ohh I know the one you mean; I saw a trailer for that & it looked vv weird & creepy

Is that the one with the animals trying to give a very special environmental message to the humans?

nah, its just about a chinese rabbit who makes sweet cakes and how a dying monkey gives him the ultimate power of kung fu.

netflix customer service thing:

http://imgur.com/e0LcT6J

lmao

Haha awesome

That Panzram documentary was very good.

Watched the Tupac documentary Thug Angel, as well. I quite like it. It was really interesting that they kept comparing and contrasting the 17-year old 2pac with his older self through interviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4v1zOq3cBE

tonight watching The Dunwich Horror.

Best title sequence ever.

Tried to watch Park Avenue (doc) but found it really obvious and elementary.

Took Ian's advice and watched Time Bandits this evening with my son. Still an enjoyable film.

watched Darkman last night holy shit worst film ever jesus christ the absolute worst

On second episode of American Horror Story. Avoided it orig. because I HATE Glee. OMG this is amazing. It's a bit over the top, squeezing every single horror trope and cliche into every minute, but it's really really well done, smartly done. And despite being a "TV" show, and basic cable at that, it's pretty much R rated surprisingly. Not sure how they get away with it but it's way bloodier and more sexual than anything I've ever seen on basic cable. Good October watching.

The Liam Neeson Darkman? That movie's awesome.

darkman is a classic

^^

Dark man sequels horrible. Original awesome.

DIE DARKMAN DIE

ok, that one might be ok, title saves it

no it's shit.

at least we'll always have the title

is it meant to be that schlocky/cheesy/camp/wooden? Just terrible.

HUGE HUGE laughs at several points though, "TAKE THE FUCCCCCCKKKHHHINNN EEEELPHANT" being the highloght.

Obviously you are not terribly familiar with vintage Sam Raimi (or Robocop or Larry Cohen or any number of a million things that are great and campy/schlocky) but yeah it's supposed to be. If you were expecting On The Waterfront I guess you'd be disappointed.

Darkman is AWESOME

why havent i seen darkman

why

That's a very good question! DARKMAN is the shit.

there's a weird doc about Nicolae Ceaușescu that's just strung together archival footage with no narration. I only watched parts of it -- kind of dry but interesting at the same time. You get a lot of face-to-face time with the man, since there are so many unabridged speech clips. Strangely, he comes off as kind of second-rate, not that smart, like a mediocre and amoral functionary who stumbled into a dictatorship but grew into the role. His face even seemed to become more twisted and evil looking as time went on.

Alex: that makes sense. I'd seen Army of Darkness so kind of expected something similar. Maybe I just wasnt in the mood for it. I have a hard time with those kind of films anyway, so am fully prepared to chalk this one down to my own failings as a viewer.

i suggest everyone watches the punk rock episode of quincy. episode 8, season 8.

Feel both Netflix and Comcast On Demand—and tv in gen—are really failing this year on the fun Halloween times horror selections. That said, watched Elvira: Mistress of the Dark last night and it was great fun. Wife and I both agreed we now have even bigger crushes on Elvira than we did before.

essential viewing if you've never seen it. from the man who brought you weekend at bernie's:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqWvWR8KYFw