"Virunga". Holy crap was it good. Best documentary I've seen since "The Act of Killing".
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"Virunga". Holy crap was it good. Best documentary I've seen since "The Act of Killing".
and here all this time I thought it was the Japanese, what with the films of Seijun Suzuki and later the films of Beat Takeshi (of which there are a few on NF: Outrage; Outrage: Beyond; Sonatine; Zatoichi)Quote:
Originally Posted by creaky fossil
ah I'm just talking about the hipster costumes (mostly this character and his court), and I'm laughing because when I looked on imdb after I posted that comment, I saw it was a Korean movie about a Korean historic period. Chinese what?Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
what I thought best about Marco Polo was the ability to set up the vibe of being in that period. the story got a little too soap opera-like for me as it developed through the first 4 episodes, that's all I watched. I thought it delivered the setting vibe as well as Deadwood did.Quote:
Originally Posted by NoPostholio
Seconded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevo
Exact analogy I was thinking of - deadwood was far superior show b/c a lot of the relative unknown actors killed it - AL Swearagen might be one of the best characters in HBO history. And they killed off the one known actor in second episode. MP did do a good job of giving that ad 1200 Mongolia vibe - with so so acting.Quote:
Originally Posted by creaky fossil
Powder Mag 14th annual ski movie of the year Valhalla is now on Netflix. Awesome!
http://vimeo.com/55307324
Been there for a yearQuote:
Originally Posted by ska21
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The French Minister is funny.
Better Living Through Chemistry was good. Quiet funny at times. Plus, they make fun of road bikers, which is always good.
I think all of Frontline from 2014 is available.
Losing Iraq was interesting. Some very violent, unedited scenes (3 people shot in the head point blank, guy with a RPG getting lit up)
Inside North Korea episode very good too.Quote:
Originally Posted by char
Enjoyed Oculus.
The Almighty Johnsons is easily the best soap opera I've watched since that time whilst in London and I binged on The Eastenders when Den Watts returned from the dead...
seriously, though, The Almighty Johnsons is about Norse gods living as mortals in New Zealand. Combine that with a ton of N Zed slang and it's a winner. Sadly, only 1 season on NF (they're already on the 3rd in NZ). Although the show was picked up by Syfy, who is currently showing Season 2.
Better Living Through Chemistry
I've been on a historical docudrama fix lately. A lot of these aren't Netflix but rather Amazon Prime....I can't really remember which is which:Quote:
Originally Posted by NoPostholio
Deadwood (excellent)
Rome (excellent)
Band of Brothers and The Pacific (better than excellent)
Adams (excellent)
The History of Us (pure documentary and excellent)
Vikings (couldn't get past 2nd episode)
plus the movies 300 and Lincoln. Would love more recommendations.
Cabin Boy
I think I cracked a rib I laughed so hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcski
Z Nation. Corny yet entertaining. Some pretty funny references in it. Doc gets a zombie high. It's no walking dead but it's not horrible either.
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Originally Posted by mcski
omg. I'll have to watch it again. Friend I used to ski with looked like Chris Elliot but we called him Cabin Boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by jma233
Nymphomaniac. Basically a porn with with witty and wry dialogue. Rather surprised this made the cut at Netflix.
two episodes in and I'mma give Darknet an enthusiastic two thumbs up. Canadian horror series (only 6 eps thus far on NF streaming) produced by Vincenzo Natali (Cube/Splice). It's mildly in the vein of V/H/S, albeit sans found footage, so it's kinda more akin to Outer Limits crossed with the non-linear storytelling of QT. Hella dark and twistedly violent.
http://darknetfiles.com/
Been on Z Nation, just closing in on the final episode.
It strikes me as another story in the same z world as Walking Dead.
Maybe they'll all meet sometime in a special episode.
Enjoying "Sirens"
Denis Leary produced. You can sorta see his comedy. Pretty funny.
Took the advice on an previous page and started in on Marco Polo. I'm about 7-8 episodes deep and still have interest. Most series on tv/Netflix don't interest me longer than a few episodes. This one is entertaining.
"The Interview" is on Netflix now. I had very low expectations, but thought it was fairly funny. Great cameo from Eminem too.
I know it's not Netflix (yet or maybe ever?) but Showtime series The Affair is well worth getting hold off if you've not seen it yet.
Watched ep1 last night, pretty funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
Yeah, eminem was amazing lolQuote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
Started watching this last week. First episode was a bit rough around the edges and I almost didn't continue. But I stuck with it and it won me over.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2FUNKY
I dunno Splat, I rather thought the story went in an entirely new way that stretches beyond the pure survival nature of the WD storyline.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
It's extremely low-budget and uber snarky. The cinematography is crappy, the acting is debateable (DJ Qualls ain't winnin' no Emmy's any time soon); it's basically the stoned out, bastard offspring of Walking Dead. Yet its sheer irreverence and amatuerishnish won me over. There's some great low-brow humor coursing through the episodes (the LIberty Bell sequence was amazing as well as the "fart" scene in one of the later episodes) and there are some serioulsy hidden horror geek references--Abominable Dr. Phibes, World War Z (the book, not the movie), and others. Plus, the storyline is actually kind of cool and fresh in spots.
Actually stoked to learn that it was renewed for a second season, which should be interesting...
Amazon Prime not Netflix. Under the Skin. One of the better movies I've seen in a long while. Probably not for everyone though. The scenes where Scarlet Johansen is driving around with hidden cameras in a creepy van picking up men are amazing.
Watched the pilot episode of their Man in the High Castle [Philip K. Dick].Quote:
Originally Posted by bern43
Promising. I've meant to read the book for a long time, but keep forgetting to.
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Originally Posted by PNWbrit
on the subject of PKD, I attempted to watch Radio Free Albemuth on NF a month ago and bailed about 30 minutes in due to low production value and poor special effects.
same here, doesn't quite compare to other PKD based movies even if you take low-budget nature into account. felt aimless and actors seemed un-invested in their characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
mexican low-budget To Kill A Man was pretty good
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was good at delivering Le Carre book vibe
Book is solid. Had no idea this was being produced. I am stoked to check it out. Seems kind of an unfilmable story in my mind, so my expectations are low. Hopefully that sets me up to be pleasantly surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
FKNA, MASH was just added to Netflix. That should keep me busy for a while.
The suspense is killing me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Horns is an interesting and engaging dark fairytale/fable/fantastical murder mystery...
Probably pretty far behind, but I just binged on Peaky Blinders on Netflix.
Fucking A+++, good show
DEAD SNOIW: RED vs DEAD
Just popped up last night...
Not as streamlined as the original, plus it’s in English so it loses a bit of its Norwegian charm, but the splatter factor has been fuel-injected to over-the-top proportions. Lots of homage nods to Re-Animator, Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Body Parts, Severed Ties, Dawn of the Dead, Fido, and more. In the end, plenty of creative gore (lots of intestinal fortitude) and some genuine laugh-out-loud moments make this a fun zombie romp.
I watched it when it first came on Netflix and wasn't clicking, the music annoyed me. A friend urged me to watch again and now I've watched all of Season 1 and some of Season 2, the music still is bugging me but I tune it out more or less. It does feel a little like Sons of Anarchy transplanted, though. And it's doing the usual good job of blaming the Irish and the poor for troubles created in London (or Birmingham, in this case)... but hey, it's just a TV show. And a pretty good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeC
"Joe" with Nicholas Cage was actually pretty good.
Got about 2/3 into "The Man Nobody Knew" documentary about William Colby. Not bad. A little jingoistic but what can you expect, it's about Colby and Wild Bill and the OSS turning into the CIA.