Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

i still want to watch the Gomorrah t.v. series. that movie was good. as far as gangsters go.

they put up a ton of stuff today on netflix and the only movie i want to see is The Chase. the Arthur Penn one. which i've already seen more than once.

I enjoyed both seasons of Gomorrah, and s3 is coming in October !! No one safe in that show, everyone gets offed.

I thought the depiction of the reporter in Narcos was totes dodgy, plus having the character wind up like she did (as opposed to her IRL counterpart's fate) felt like a bit of showrunner vigilantism.

yeah that was very ropey bullshit. And I remember getting annoyed that the ruthless, vengeful Carillo character was some ropey fan-fic, and then after they had killed him the character he was based on still showed up. I mean I was saying this stuff doesn't really matter, but I've got my limits!

what about Cannabis? any good?

yeah the Carillo character was so weird. and when he was killed it just felt like the producers were trying to recreate the ambush scene in Clear and Present Danger to diminished effect. i really thought the *actual* Hugo Martinez character in Narcos was a lot more interesting than the Carillo one.

Carillo felt like he belonged in the crime soap opera half of Narcos and Martinez belonged in the cold-eyed realistic half.

christ was disjointed bad, made me want to smoke an ounce to forget that shit.

Netflix at their worst is when they force their watered down millenial PC values into what is their version of acceptable comedy.

there's WAY too much pot and prostitution on netflix, but i have to imagine that's what people are watching

good fuck there is a lot of netflix original programming now, I wouldn't even know where to start. just watching things I already watched these days. I detest their UI now.

the autoplaying trailers for everything is very offputting, i fkn hate browsing now

cosine, it makes me anxious when i start it up now, finger hovering over an arrow button to get in before the audio starts playing

i really wish that function could be disabled

The guy who did Escobar was a pretty good actor, but was too avuncular and likeable. They obv wouldn't dare attempting 2 seasons of something with an unflinching neorealist portrayal of a murderous sociopath, barely more likeable than Hitler. But if you have your Columbian crime history head on, this show might end up doing your head in. If you take it as a violent crime soap opera, it can be fun imo.

― calzino, Friday, September 1, 2017 3:49 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

But... murderous sociopaths are often likeable, that's how they get away with it

I think narcos is great, give or take some silly moments, a well done dramatization of history. First season is def the iffiest, Pablo carries the second season, they do a god job in the third by following cali cartel's security guy who's also a great actor and putting prince oberyn at the center on the other side was a smart move

i think w/film and tv depictions of sociopaths but it's an easy way out to make them avuncular (which was the right adjective for Moura's admittedly vv good performance.) i think w/a lot of these types there's a constant undercurrent of danger and fear that they put out along w/the likability. or i guess "charm" and "charisma" might be better in this case; some of the people i've known who were possibly (probably?) sociopaths have a lot in common: they draw you into their orbit, they like being at the center of attention, they wilt in certain situations where they are not at the center, people like them but they do not really possess qualities that--charisma and charm removed--make them admirable or worthy of liking. and there's always an undercurrent of something.

Escobar in Narcos came off as a pop-culture version of sociopathic behavior, and what's weird is he became more likable as the show continued on (and everyone around him got more unlikable.) it's like in Heat when Mann figured a decent way to make McCauley more sympathetic was to have a literal double-crossing criminal + serial killer as his adversary, which helped downplay some of the unsavory elements of the former's character.

idk, i still enjoy the show and i thought this past season was vv good. lots of excellent performances, though the show's treatment of women is still a bit hackneyed, to put it charitably.

Mentioned elsewhere but heads up to UK sci-fi fans that Season 2 of The Expanse is now available on Netflix over here

bummer, not over here in the US.

Good post nomar

thanks D. also damn @ the death of that Narcos location scout in Mexico:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/truth-endangers-fiction-netflix-narcos-location-scout-murdered-in-mexicos-cartel-country

i wanted to agree re: Narcos that I think Pedro Pascal being at the center is a lot more interesting than Boyd Holbrook. they're both good actors but flawed/desperate Pena vs "damn I can't believe this shit"/eye rolling Murphy is no contest.

i held out watching Broadchurch s2, i was warned... but i was bored. So my question is basically just: What fresh bollocks is this rubbish?

i liked s1 well enough but on this second go-round doctor who is a terrible detective imo
also so much YELLING

It's awful and doesn't get any better.

S3 was a bit of an improvement but certainly not worth putting yourself through S2 for.

it was always bad

There's no need to watch S2 in order to follow S3. I never did, and I had no trouble figuring out what was going on.

lol despite hating it i'm halfway through s2 , figure i may as well finish it

i am enjoying Z Nation. i was dubious. but it's funny and i like the people.

Seinfeld's stand up special was a good mix of Muppets level joke groans and genuine laughs

btw Call My Agent (née Dix Pour Cent) is a really good TV show. i dunno if it's on US Netflix but S1 is on UK Netflix. it's silly and big-hearted and overdramatic but they have succeeded in making all these characters feel totally real and you end up caring about pretty much all of them. also it is VERY VERY FRENCH.

also only 6 eps which is a blessing in this day and age imo

the good place is on non-usa netflix, not sure precisely which countries though

do I really need to watch S3 of Bloodlines ?

I liked S1, got a bit fed up with S2, and had no idea there even was a S3 until I was digging around this week.

Netflix film wise :

I enjoyed ARQ a lot than I expected, but the best I have seen recently was 'I don't feel at home in this world anymore', an entertaining mix of misfits, comedy, and violence.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5710514/

the good place is on non-usa netflix, not sure precisely which countries though

Thanks for this heads-up. It has made my morning.

i've been watching Peaky Blinders. someone on here said after watching it now they know where the alt-right came from and that's sort of otm, it gives me the same kind of feeling as i had when watching Sons of Anarchy, this really in your face masculine criminal bullshit where the crooks are more honorable than the despicable law enforcement goons, and the main guy is trying to go on the straight and narrow and is haunted by his past. also: irresistible to women, liked by everyone, practically a christ figure to some, etc.

on FB i said it was like watching UK Proud Boys cosplay Boardwalk Empire as written by Kurt Sutter. it has about as many likable characters as SoA, too. which is pretty much zero, as far as the main cast goes. the only music they ever play on this show is Nick Cave or PJ Harvey, apparently? well, there was an Arctic Monkeys cover version of Red Right Hand, which is now a song i never need to hear again.

had no idea that was what that show was about. never watching it now
i watched SoA for 2 seasons I think purely on goodwill from Hunnam/Segal/Perlman's previous work

SoA is probably the worst of the long-running cable prestige series, it was about as dumb as Hunter or Airwolf and half as entertaining and a tenth as likable.

I could definitely list the ills of SoA all day, but in an absence of anything to praise it's not even worth the time.

official peaky blinders playlist:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/playlists/zzzzqp

The terrible accents and Guy Ritchiesh horse-riding opening scenes put me off this from the jump, but so many people love it that I was going to give it another chance. Won't bother now.

my roommate's been watching this a lot, i cant get into it

it's dumb.

i stopped watching sons of anarchy when it dawned on me that they were the worst criminals in history. they couldn't do anything illegal without a major bloodbath. there is a case to be made that a super-realistic show about dead end criminals who fuck up all the time and never get rich or happy - which would be most criminals - could be compelling. but that was obviously not the show they were trying to make.

and with peaky blinders it was a similar feeling of: jesus, who cares if these people die. i'm supposed to root for them? i mean tony soprano was a terrible monster but i did kinda root for him and his family.

Anyone watching Neo Yokio? Pretty into it so far. It's kind of ... FLCL meets Gossip Girl?

every episode of Sons of Anarchy was like the motorcycle gang shootout in Waco, minus all the interesting stuff. all the shit that was bad about The Shield (and there was more than people might admit) was in SoA 10x as much. and every character was extremely stupid. same deal w/PB, for sure. and re: Tony Soprano, he was such a well-drawn and human character with recognizable emotions and feelings, everyone on the former two shows is a Facebook macro quote meme with a drawing of a skull somewhere.

Anyone watching Neo Yokio? Pretty into it so far. It's kind of ... FLCL meets Gossip Girl?

haha holy shit has anyone informed brad yet

it stars jaden smith

SOA was dumb and silly and I hatewatched the last season but I do not regret watching it
Jax and Opie were hot af = worth it

haha holy shit has anyone informed brad yet

― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, September 26, 2017 11:14 AM (thirty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i've heard good things about it but idk

maybe i'll jump into it after finishing bojack horseman

Tony Soprano, he was such a well-drawn and human character with recognizable emotions and feelings