Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

why are some films showing up on instantwatcher but not there when I search the catalogue (only god forgives, eg)

if you like lifetime movies and/or subdued 80's thrillers you should watch Black Widow

I think The Matrix did that?

― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Friday, November 15, 2013 6:17 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

in david thomson's have you seen...? he talks about being asked to provide a commentary for the matrix after slamming it in a review. I haven't heard it, could be funny I guess

black widow with debra winger? i remember that movie.

why are some films showing up on instantwatcher but not there when I search the catalogue (only god forgives, eg)

― cozen, Sunday, November 17, 2013 11:18 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Something glitchy with netflix. It happened to me the other day with A Hijacking. I checked afterward to see if Only God Forgives was there and it was.

yep, with debra winger

idk if difficult listening hour looks at this thread or not but about half the film takes place in Hilo

Only God Forgives missing subtitle for most (but oddly not all) the Thai dialogue scenes. Easy to follow from synopsis but still rather odd.

I watched Top Cat: The Movie with my son yesterday. Apparently Top Cat is very popular in Mexico and the movie is a Mexican production, so Netflix defaults the language to Spanish. I couldn't figure out how to switch to the English dub on my blu-ray Netflix app, but managed to get it going on my computer. The movie itself had a strong 1984/Big Brother theme to it which seemed very dark for loveable ol' Top Cat.

uh, best described as Black Widow w/ Theresa Russell, kidz

yes she is in it as well

http://static.squarespace.com/static/5044882284ae39da43a7fbe3/t/519f71bde4b0f9960036dde0/1369403838149/say-anything.jpg

Russian Ark is up, which I've not seen since the theatres and I've been looking forward to revisiting.

Also, some more MST3K including I Accuse My Parents and another Gamera

"Are you happy, in your work?"

<3 <3 <3

Gimme the Loot is super charming and for such a meandering story, it's really well paced

thumbs up for What Maizie Knew and Frances Ha

So A Hijacking is or is not available? Or is it available in Canada?

What Maizie Knew is quite good, but source material is amazing too and wholely recommended.

In The House is up, and so begins my annual hemming and hawing over whether I give Ozon another chance.

Watched that last night and enjoyed it though it's pretty fluffy.

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus and 2012 made me laugh a lot.

King of New York is on netflix.

I recently watched maybe 1/3 - 1/2 of Black Snake Moan, which was alright, but I got tired.

I liked crystal fairy too

If you liked Crystal Fairy, consider checking out Magic Magic - they filmed it while waiting to film Crystal Fairy, has the same director and some of the same actors (including Michael Cera), also takes place in Chile, but instead of being a quirky dramedy, it's a terrifying psychological horror movie. I really enjoyed both movies.

Interesting. I thought the brothers were great, considering they're amateurs. I saw the director was listed as a castmember as well but couldn't remember where he was in the movie?

"Coffy!"

"Targets!"

"Lair of the White Worm!"

love love love lair of the white worm

targets is kinda garbage imo

also theres the wenders movie 'hammett'

but mostly i dont have time for any of those cuz im addicted to the la complex

Targets is SOOO good! You crazy.

Lair of the White Worm is a lot of fun.

i watched Starlet. it is terrible.

next time I can't sleep I'm going to watch CONVOY.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Convoy_film_poster.jpg
i had forgotten how weird ali macgraw's hair is in this movie.

omg i loled when i looked up at the poster and saw her poodle perm topknot

it must've looked good for about a week and a half in 1978

Post Tenebras Lux is up if you wanna do that

lair of the white worm! yes!

i should check out the crystal fairy

fuck ozon

this is v watchable - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_LA_Complex

s2 <<< s1 i think - largely bcuz the blonde dancer leaves and theres an ep w/ a rapper named "infinite jest"

saw a little bit of that on the air just for Jewel Staite, it seemed like typical light fluffy soap stuff

British detective shows I have seen recently (I am not a britisher):
The Fall- really good, strangely moving
Hidden- generates tension but too convoluted, and ultimately dumb
Luther- corny but engaging due to Elba.

in that bbc mystery vein, Wallander (w/ kenneth branagh) is good, though sort of hilariously glum. beautiful swedish scenery.

or just watch Wallander. (and The Bridge)

(ie the original swedish Wallander)

Am I going to want to see both?

so the swedish wallander is better? is it all the same story lines or...?

there's some overlap, yes. the Lassgard below is more a series of films and sticks close to the same books as the Branagh. the Henriksson is more of a weekly tv series and more based on the character than the actual books (none of which i've read) but is v watchable (series 2 heartbreaking because of what happened to the actor playing his daughter). the branagh suffers from having people dressed in swedish uniform but speaking in english accents and it just seems odd at times.

Branagh (English):
Sidetracked
Firewall
One Step Behind
Faceless Killers
The Man Who Smiled
Fifth Woman
An Event In Autumn
Dogs Of Riga
Before The Frost
+ more to come according to imdb

Krister Henriksson:
2 x 13 stories

Rolf Lassgård:
Faceless Murderer (1995)
Hounds Of Riga (1995)
White Lioness (1996)
Sidetracked (2001)
5th Woman (2002)
Man Who Smiled (2003)
Firewall (2006)
Pyramiden (2007)

The Swedish ones are frequently wonderful and really benefit from the talent of Ola Rapace and Johanna Sällström in the secondary roles. But yes, the Sällström back story makes series two almost unbearably poignant at times.

I have never made it more than about half way through any of the Branagh ones. They aren't bad, per se, but feel odd and a bit redundant.

I've enjoyed all the Jack Taylor eps immensely. Each one has at least one instance of hilariously cornball dialogue, but mostly the tone, pace are great. And Iain Glen is so damn likable.

that's the guy from the game of thrones series, right? (and probably a billion other things). Need to check that one out. These BBC mystery things are definitely good in that my wife and I both enjoy them.
the branagh suffers from having people dressed in swedish uniform but speaking in english accents and it just seems odd at times.
yeah this is always weird -- obviously a decision they made to only use british actors, but it is a little bizarre to have these amazing swedish landscapes and not a swedish accent to be heard.

and when someone is reading an email or a newspaper it's in Swedish!

my taste in bbc is pretty old ladyish, i'm really into foyle's war right now haha

What Foyle's I've seen is good. I also liked The Bletchley Circle, so maybe I'm an old lady too.

Foyle's gets progressively worse, but there are plenty of entertaining episodes in the first few seasons. It is fairly old lady-ish, but it makes me feel like I'm watching something with my long-gone grandmother. She would've loved it.