okay this is like the first time I've encountered ppl in the context of ILX who have said positive things about The IT Crowd
I should post exclusively to this board
― we call him black Nev coz he's black & his names Neville (HI DERE), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
i've been destroying the on demand recently. gonna pick out some good stuff for y'all in a bit.
― circa1916, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Things I just watched recently that I recommend:
Encounters at the End of the World - brilliant Herzog doc Mitchell and Webb Look: Ssn 1 - nonstop fun, y'all britishers need to let these guys come to americaHumpday - really pleasantly surprised; this is a pretty damn good film!Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog - worth a peek and shortMongol - not much of a plot, but sumptuous visuals in HDTwo Days in April - the story of five players entering the NFL DraftPucker Up - whistling documentary Second Skin - kinda fair to middling MMORPG doc, occasionally dumb as hellMasters of Horror: Joe Dante: Homecoming - consistently dumb as hell but funnyLove is the Devil - really really good biopic about Francis Bacon with Derek Jacobi and 007Knife in the Water - great intro to Polanski, go watch this IMMEDIATELY if you haven't already... i think this was my fourth viewingBaghead - kinda okay comedy/horror/buddy filmsTyson - amazing character studyLouis C.K.: Chewed Up - dude is a funny guyGomorrah - astonishing gangster film, crazy naturalistic and immersiveThe Shield Around the K - label doc Follow That Bird - good for nostalgia and larfs and cameosThe Order of Myths - mixed feelings but worth watching doc about Mobile's Mardi Gras from black/white community perspectives
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Timecrimes isn't available instantly...?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
it will be
― fuckin' (jeff), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
IT Crowd is fantastic, especially the second and third "series"
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Stuff I rated highly on that other thread without rambling descriptions attached:
Shrooms (horror)Baghead (indie comedy w/just the slightest tinge of horror)deadgirl (amazing but a rough unpleasant ride, prob check out what i said about it on the other thread before proceeding)fall from grace (Westboro Baptist/Fred Phelps doc)The Perfect Witness (serial killer thriller but not in any way that you would expect)
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Cool shit I've watched recently:
Branded to Kill: off the wall 60's Yakuza pop-noir type thing. kind of incomprehensible at times, but very stylish and fun. first Suzuki film i've seen. Tokyo Drifter is also on demand. will look into that.
Planet of the Apes: first time seeing it. much better than i had anticipated, though the the "twist" if you can call it that dawns on the viewer much earlier than it does to Heston's character. also, this film kind of runs off of frustrating the audience most of the time which is kind of funny.
Antichrist: i don't know. i'm kind of a sucker for this arthouse horror stuff. Von Trier nakedly grappling (uh, no pun) with his themes here. absolutely stunning to look at. feels like it's going to be some sort of classic down the line. well, in the way something like IRREVERSIBLE is a classic i guess.
Virgin Spring: knowing Bergman and the Last House on the Left, this was kind of exactly what i expected it to be. very much tied to its story and less of Bergman directly gettin' all existential. though there is at least one short, anguished GOD'S SILENCE monologue. not his best or most interesting, but a solid Bergmanized version of the tale.
Tarkovsky's Solaris: second time seeing this. really love it. beautiful and devastating, not as dull as i remember. the extended driving sequence near the beginning is a favorite. so eery and hypnotic. this is a movie that i should own.
Playtime: took me a while to get into this, but once i did it was a blast. apt title, the entire thing's essentially a game. spot the gag. seems like something you could watch a dozen times and consistently catch something new. the restaurant segment is fucking all time. i read there's a nice 70mm (what else, i guess) print of this coming around here sometime soon. will go.
The Vanishing: really excellent, Dutch Hitchock-esque "thriller". thoroughly engrossing with a strong, sad emotional drive. not entirely sold on the ending, but i don't think it diminishes the film.
Wendy and Lucy: kind of avoided this for a while due to its LOLindie appearance. that was a mistake. this is a really beautiful, quiet, heartbreaking little film. oddly haunting. watched it twice in two days. i dug Old Joy, but i enjoyed this even more. will be following this Kelly Reichardt.
Duck Soup: i'd seen some of this in film class, but this was my first time all the way through. totally loved it. some genuinely cutting, ballsy satire in this thing. and what a brilliant ending! prompted me to throw a bunch of Marx bros. stuff in my queue.
Pierrot Le Fou: i've seen plenty of Godard, but this was probably his most thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. would probably be the film i'd recommend to people who are looking for a way into his work.
Encounters at the End of the World: wonderful, top-tier Herzog doc imo. alternately hysterical and poignant. i saw this a little stoned, so that might have influenced my opinion. i want to see it again.
― circa1916, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i will also def second Dr. Horrible, although i didnt know it was streaming available (Dan if you have not seen this you really should pretty much immediately)
Shield Around the K was alright, did not like homecoming at all.
Mitchell and Webb look is great but the repeat sketches start to get painfully samey
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
if The Signal is still available i thought that was awesome too.
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
btw, three MUST SEE cult films from Japan:The Machine GirlBig Man JapanIchi the Killer
You'd be hard pressed to have a more fun weekend that that.
Also, don't neglect 'Let the Right One In' if you haven't seen it!
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
haha some of these recommendations! ichi the killer! antichrist has these incredibly well-crafted imgs but its p much loathsome
― Lamp, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
the amount of awesome criterion material on instant watch is really O_O
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
what's wrong with ichi? tbf it's the least interesting of those three, but what you got against Miike?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa wait Ichi the Killer is streaming?
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
re: criterion YES YES YES, i just noticed that "M" is on there and got all giddy because thats one i havent gotten to yet
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
oh and since this is ILG if you want to suffer through the Uwe Boll adaptation of POSTAL its on there
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
which Uwe Boll movie was supposed to be good?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:41 (fourteen years ago) link
forks its a p fucked up movie! just thought it was a lol recommendation w/o giving any context
― Lamp, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, over the last 4 of 5 months Criterion has suddenly been putting tons and tons of stuff on, it's awesome.
Gotta agree about Ichi/Antichrist not exactly being kosher recs, lol. I had to turn off Ichi after 15 minutes!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:47 (fourteen years ago) link
But I'm the kind of guy who would tell you to watch The Boss of It All instead.
dan have you noticed yet that a bunch of the tom baker dr. who is on there?
another one if you dig docs, The Rape of Europa, which is about people attempting to reclaim their families artwork from museums after it was stolen by the nazis - one of the best docs ive seen in the last few years
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
oh also season one of dexter, killer klowns from outer space, millers crossing
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay so here's the list of Criterion films I know of that are available for instant streaming on netflix; it's awful close to a complete list.Not all of these are great films (some I don't even like) but they're pretty much ALL worth watching. Get through this and you've basically done a year or two at film school.
400 Blows49th Parallel8 1/2A Nos AmoursA Nous La LiberteA Woman Is a WomanAlexander NevskyAmarcordAu Revoir Les EnfantsBallad of a SoldierBeauty and the Beast (Cocteau)Bed and BoardBlack NarcissusBlack OrpheusBlood of Dracula (Warhol)BoudouBranded to KillBrief encounterBurden of DreamsCarnival of SoulsCheChildren of ParadiseCleo from 5 to 7Closely Watched TrainsCria CuervosDiaboliqueDo the Right ThingElevator to the GallowsEuropaEyes Without a FaceFanny and AlexanderFor All MankindGeneral Idi Amin DadaGomorrahGrand IllusionGreat ExpectationsGreen for DangerGrey GardensHarlan County USAHearts and MindsHigh and LowHoop DreamsHopscotchI VitelloniIkiruIn the Mood for LoveIndiscretion of the American WIfeIvan the TerribleJules and JimKnife in the WaterLa Bete HumaineLa JeteeLa StradaLaurence Olivier's HamletLaurence Olivier's Henry VL'AvventuraLe Cercle RougeLe CorbeauLord of the FliesM. Hulot's HolidayMala NocheMan Bites DogMetropolitanMishima: A Life in Four ChaptersMissing.Mon OncleMr. Arkadin: The Confidential ReportMurderous MaidsMy Man GodfreyOliver TwistOnibabaOverlordPandora's BoxPeeping TomPickpocketPicnic at Hanging RockPierrot Le FouPlaytimeRashomonRatcatcherRevancheRichard IIIRome Open CitySamurai RebellionSanjuroSans SoleilShoot the Piano PlayerSistersSlackerSmiles of a Summer NightSolarisSolo Con tu ParejaSummer HoursSummertimeTHe 39 StepsThe Battle of AlgiersThe Bicycle ThiefThe Earrings of Madame de...The Emperor JonesThe Hidden FortrressThe Lady EveThe Lady VanishesThe Last Temptation of ChristThe Life and Death of Colonel BlimpThe Marriage of Maria BraunThe Most Dangerous GameThe Passion of Joan of ArcThe Red BalloonThe Red ShoesThe Rules of the GameThe Ruling ClassThe Seven SamuraiThe Seventh SealThe Spirit of The BeehiveThe Third ManThe VanishingThe Virgin SpringThe Wages of FearThieves' HighwayThis Sporting LifeTokyo DrifterTokyo StoryTout Va BienUgetsuUmberto DUnfaithfully YoursVampyrVeronika VossWalkaboutWhite ManeWild StrawberriesWings of DesireYojimboZ
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
oh and one more and then i'll stop babbling here, all the seasons of Wire In the Blood are up there, and it is by far my most loved tv show that no one else cares about at all (really more of a sequential movie-length thing about a psychologist working on super weird murder cases, its absolutely brilliantly written, acted and shot.)
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
I have watched both Cocaine Cowboys documentaries roughly 1243796386987162387465192634 times each since they became streamable. also the IT Crowd is very much not the best show but I've watched every streaming episode at least twice so w/e.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Playtime is an amazing movie but is really one of those movies you should see in the highest quality possible (ie not streaming digitally) - there's so much stuff going on that you really need to be able to see it.
I tried to watch Wire in the Blood and thought it was pretty bad, sorry.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:28 (fourteen years ago) link
n/a, i'm able to watch most of my streaming stuff in HD or damned close to it!
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:29 (fourteen years ago) link
gonna try wire in the blood
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:30 (fourteen years ago) link
its ok, like i said no one else seems to give a shit about it other than me, so idk xpost to n/a
― First and Last and Safeways (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I feel like even the HD streaming stuff isn't really the same quality as even a regular DVD. I'm not really snobby about this usually, I just think it's important for Playtime. Really though, the theater is the best place to see Playtime, if possible.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I ain't arguing; tati is all about nuance
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
fyi election and triad election are both on instant watch
― max, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:34 (fourteen years ago) link
The time windows seem to be getting more prevalent on instant as their library gets bigger.
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up - dude is a funny guy
did the picture cropping seem totally fucked up in this on instant?
I've had a couple instant films get screwed up through xbox live but work fine on the web.
― bnw, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, louis WAS fucked up in aspect; maybe it's fixable?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:39 (fourteen years ago) link
another one i hit like that was blink w/ madeline stowe. she plays a blind woman but the movie has no sound! so confusing.
― bnw, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:48 (fourteen years ago) link
will anyone rep for trailer park boys?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
xxxxxxxpost
one of the best moviegoing experiences I ever had in my life was when I went to go see the 70mm print of Playtime at the Egyptian Theater a couple of years ago. plus it was the English dub, which I would ordinarily find offensively shitty but w/ Playtime it was incredibly liberating being able to let my eyes wander all over all that screen space picking out details. oh, and for some reason there were a bunch of kids in the theater too and it TOTALLY worked; they went into the same shell-shocked awe that all the wine-sipping turtleneck-wearing cineastes as soon as it started. A++++++++++++++++ would see again.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:09 (fourteen years ago) link
― Nhex, Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:54 (fourteen years ago) link
I've been streaming Spartcus: Blood and Sand. Hilarious.
― Jeff, Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I also watch a lot of Xena.
― Jeff, Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:02 (fourteen years ago) link
so wrong dan, read the I.T. crowd thread.
― shite new answers (cutty), Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Is spartacus worth watching?
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 11 March 2010 02:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Uh, it's pretty bad actually. Guilty pleasure that occasionally is almost good.
― Jeff, Thursday, 11 March 2010 03:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Like a lower budget 300 with more blood and breasts.
But it has Xena in it!
And she shows her boobs!
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 11 March 2010 03:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I tried the pilot. Appreciated the trashiness, but it was just way too slow. Nudity yay, 300 effects zzz.
― Nhex, Thursday, 11 March 2010 04:49 (fourteen years ago) link
A couple of quick things:
YES I've seen Dr Horrible, it's fucking awesome
I started watching Baker's Key to Time season a few weeks ago and it's kind of terrifying how well those stories hold up
― we call him black Nev coz he's black & his names Neville (HI DERE), Thursday, 11 March 2010 06:23 (fourteen years ago) link
BRITAIN HATES YOU ALL AND SO DO I
― JimD, Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:59 (fourteen years ago) link
is this the thread to discuss netflix UK?
― cozen, Monday, 9 January 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
there's like four of these
― Thug Luftwaffle (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 January 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
senna was good, but im not that knowledgeable about f1. loved the 80s footage of ppl driving smooth lines through the tracks and then seeing senna going round with the car skittering everywhere because he could get THAT close to completely out of control.
― dead precedents politics as usual (Hunt3r), Monday, 9 January 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
at least that's how it looked to me
Yeah I also don't know shit about F1 so I don't know how accurate that was, but he sure did seem to drive in a very loose way, especially when it rained.
― polyphonic, Monday, 9 January 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
the 84 sequence when he went from waay back to second in the rain was great.
― dead precedents politics as usual (Hunt3r), Monday, 9 January 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
the "who was your greatest real or imagined opponent" was rosebud-y but pretty effective
Okay, I am currently watching Celebrity Wife Swap: Gary Busey and Ted Haggard on TV and screw any movies that have ever been made this is REAL LIFE, pls ignore my above suggestions.
― gnome rocognise gnome (remy bean), Sunday, January 8, 2012 6:20 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Remy are you familiar with my obsession with the regular wife swap? I am so on this.
Also thanks for the other recs. Didn't see this until just now!
― ☆★☆彡彡 (ENBB), Monday, 9 January 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
xp i agree abt senna, also know v little abt formula 1, but there is SO MUCH great footage & he himself seems actually humble & likeable & makes the ensuing, known end that much more impactful/dramatic/classically tragic that i sorta feel like the doc is such a slam dunk, im more thankful it wasnt somehow horribly f'd up than thinking it is partic amazing
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
Senna was my favorite movie of the last year.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:28 (twelve years ago) link
so... you can change your DNS on your xbox to access the american content. sooooooo much selection. actually considering staying subscribed now
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76456124&postcount=37http://support.unblock-us.com/customer/portal/articles/291532
― tebow the letter (cozen), Saturday, 14 January 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
what's up with the interface on the netflix app?
no queue/wishlist/planner system?
― tebow the letter (cozen), Saturday, 14 January 2012 23:03 (twelve years ago) link
my netflix ipad app has my queue on it.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 14 January 2012 23:17 (twelve years ago) link
workaholics imo
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 15 January 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
essential killingpulsevelvet goldmine
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 January 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
A question, not a recommendation: is there a site with a film title database which lays out current streaming options for each film? That would be a really handy site.
― Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
I've seen something like that before. Can't recall what it was though. Will look.
― Jeff, Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.canistream.it/
though i've heard it's not quite perfect.
― circa1916, Thursday, 13 September 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Cool, thanks!
― Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Thursday, 13 September 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
How to Survive a Plague just got added.
On a lighter note:
...beginning on March 30 the streaming service lands all past seasons of Cartoon Network‘s Adventure Time, Ben 10, Regular Show, and Johnny Bravo, as well as Warner Bros Animation’s Green Lantern. It also will have Adult Swim shows Robot Chicken and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sony Pictures Television’s The Boondocks and Warner Bros Television’s Studio 2.0′s Childrens Hospital.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
Yes! I can finally catch up on Adventure Time and Regular Show!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
I can't vouch for it yet, but there's no way I'm not going to watch the newly added Nazis from the Moon Finish production Iron Sky:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py_IndUbcxc
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
Iron Sky is brilliant fun, I bought the DVD some time ago. Laibach soundtrack too.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
Watching Roy Orbison: Black & White Night before it expires. Lots of musical guest stars in the band that maybe you can take or leave but more importantly he's got Elvis's Vegas-era backing band.
― What About The Half That's Never Been POLLed (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 April 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
Also does some material by the other Elvis, which wasn't too bad actually.
― What About The Half That's Never Been POLLed (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 April 2013 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Girl_(2016_film)
^1 of the best movies I saw this yr, now streaming
― johnny crunch, Friday, 2 December 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link