Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

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

streaming on netflix, but the whole movie is on youtube too. probably looks better on netflix though.

but seriously if you want to be frightened of australia and can't bring yourself to watch the snowtown murders, wake in fright is your next best option.

wake in fright is A++++

can't recommend it enough

roo shooting scenes notwithstanding

a roo hopped over my baby

The Death documentary is up on streaming which is dooooooooope

wake in fright is great; the kangaroo scenes are roooooouuuugh tho

the whole movie's rough tbrr

such a great poster too.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/WakeInFrightAd1.jpg

"Chips Rafferty" best name thread right there

and what a filmography for ted kotcheff:

Tiara Tahiti (1962)
Life at the Top (1965)
Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
Wake in Fright (1971)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
Billy Two Hats (1974)
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
North Dallas Forty (1979)
Split Image (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
Switching Channels (1988)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Winter People (1989)
Folks! (1992)
The Shooter (1995)
Borrowed Hearts (1997)

split image is crazy. you can watch it on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKWYuJyZ9X8

Danny Stetson (Michael O'Keefe) is a clean-cut, all-American college student and gymnast with dreams of Olympic gold when he's lured into "Homeland," a youth-oriented religious commune, by a compellingly beautiful girl, Rebecca (Karen Allen). Here he is programmed by the charismatic leader, Neil Kirklander (Peter Fonda), to believe that his new life now has the true meaning that it previously lacked.
Anguished by their son's disappearance, Danny's parents (Elizabeth Ashley and Brian Dennehy), hire a modern-day bounty hunter, Charles Pratt (James Woods), to abduct Danny and exorcise his brainwashed mind, but the psychological change could be traumatizing.

Chips Rafferty was something like the John Wayne of Australian movies, I think that was his last one.

a weird doc about Nicolae Ceaușescu that's just strung together archival footage with no narration

was awesome imho. gave my copy to ghost rider

north dallas forty is my favorite sports movie

i hung out with ted kotcheff earlier this year and i can confirm he is a #1 hilarious dude

(on the occasion of the duddy kravitz restoration. morbs did you ever end up seeing that)

yep

i love duddy.

i eat at the deli his dad hangs out at once a week

In Bruges!

I've never seen any of these and don't know anything about this stuff, just thought it was interesting.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/todays-best-action-directors-arent-working-in-holl%2C104394/

Hyams’ Universal Soldier films are death-haunted meditations on identity and memory. Though both are canonical sequels to Roland Emmerich’s original Universal Soldier (1992), there’s no trace of Emmerich’s influence in either; Regeneration takes its visual cues from Andrei Tarkovsky and David Fincher, while Day Of Reckoning’s David Lynch vibe (think Lost Highway or Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me) is mixed with over-tonal references to Videodrome, Enter The Void, Funny Games, and The Shining. Both films feature Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren reprising their roles from the original film, though they function as thematic poles rather than leads; this is especially true in the case of Day Of Reckoning, where—yet again—Scott Adkins serves as the protagonist.

i'll vouch for the sheer weirdness of some of those later Universal Soldier movies. not that they're good necessarily, but...

i wanna watch those. but only the second one is on netflix right?

yeah, Day of Reckoning

i actually watched DVDs last night. i had to return a faulty Wii game at the dumb cd store and i swapped it with a used copy and ended up with credit so i bought some DVDs. watched Taken and Battle: Los Angeles. i basically came to the conclusion that i will watch liam neeson and aaron eckhart in any movie they are in. Battle: Los Angeles featured quite possibly the dumbest cinematic Marines I have ever seen in my life. even i know that if you are trying to avoid being killed by an army of aliens being AS LOUD AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE isn't the best way to go about it. plus, they were just dumb. and so slow. and they stop to pet dogs when an alien army is trying to kill them. plus, when they need to get on a helicopter because an alien army is trying to kill them they take their time and look around wistfully before getting on the helicopter. plus, they were so fucking stupid and loud. but i do love watching aaron eckhart.

sorry, off-topic. gonna watch Taken 2 tonight. got that 2.

i did really like that Punisher sequel that i never would have known to watch if people hadn't been like hey that Punisher sequel is really good. so, i would watch universal soldier sequel.

oh yeah, Punisher: War Zone is crazy and fun