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Best motorsports documentary ever. Top ten sports documentary ever.
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Originally Posted by Platinum Pete
Best motorsports documentary ever. Top ten sports documentary ever.
Whoa! Gonna have to watch Senna tonight. After that Top Gear segment I've really been wanting to see it.
Don't know if it is new to instaview or not, but Anthony Bourdain No Reservations is fun to watch.
2 summers ago I was staying at my brother's pad in NYC and used his Netflix account frequently.
Best thing I watched during the week I was there was Man on the Train, this moody French noir starring Johnny Hallyday (France's Elvis Presley). Good, quiet, slow-burn film. So good, in fact, that folks felt compelled (WHY?) to remake it with Donald Sutherland and U2's Larry Mullen Jr. (WHY?)
Watch the original if you dig cool French PoMo noir.
The motion is seconded. Or thirded. Watched it last night. Loved it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Platinum Pete
Anyone have an idea how long it's likely to stay up?Quote:
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"Cave of Forgotten Dreams" In short, cave men tripping balls and scribbling on walls. If you are OK with Werner Herzog and his creepy voice this documentary is really cool. Its not very flashy but the shots are gorgeous and the analysis is second to none.
Also supporting a rec from back a few pages, I thought "Pulling John" was fantastic! In short, arm wresting documentary about decaying old timer, to competitive to pack it up, vs two challengers. One is a young hillbilly from West Virginia (who's dad owns an arm wresting bar). While the other is a post cold war Soviet (who trains tirelessly using the Ivan Drago work out plan).
a really well done 'kimchee western'. great blend of humor and action.
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Bump this good list.Quote:
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Just finished the Stig Larson trilogy. It made me realize how shitty most of the movies I watch are. Anyone recommend something similar?
^^^ Not the horror movie its made out to be, but still good in an unsettling, uniquely northern European way was "Let the Right One In." Weird, for sure, but had the pace and feel common to many of that part of the world's flicks.
Also, Senna was great!
Two recently watched, yet polar opposite recs:
Sherlock from BBC: surprisingly good, 3 episode seasons with 90 min episodes. Both leads are great as contemporary versions of sherlock and watson. Funny, facinating, and fucking intense at some points.
The League on FX: Follows a group of middle aged friends and their fantasy football league exploits, funny as hell even if you have zero knowledge or interest in football.
Just watched and loved it. Need more Euro flicks.Quote:
Originally Posted by BraddA
"Out of the Wild- Venezuela" is a good discovery channel offering. One of the more intense survival type shows, and it seems to be a positive/transformative experience for the participants.
"Human Traffic" ... a must-watch for anyone that's into electronic music, nightlife, and the more comical side of recreational drug use. One of the best soundtracks and one that will resonate with anyone that set foot inside a club in the late 90s. Up there with "24 Hour Party People", "Party Monster", and "It's All Gone Pete Tong". Direction of the movie is a bit similar to "Shaun of the Dead".
Classic Album series is pretty cool. I recently watched Frank Zappa: Apostrophe /Over-Nite Sensation and it was great. Also, Classic Albums: Steely Dan: Aja was amazingly well edited. Search "Classic Album" and there are a lot of great titles.
Edit: This is awesome, Sex Pistols
http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?m...&trkid=2722743
I wached Nirvana - nevermind. So good. I will be watching more of theseQuote:
Originally Posted by boltonoutlaw
sent from the future using my mind powers
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=60030169
Highly recommended!
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned...
The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Th...?trkid=2361637
Stop what you are doing and watch this shit now!
"Buck" was a worthwhile documentary about a horse trainer/whisperer guy.
saved by the bell.
seriously.
Epicly Later'd: John Cardiel
http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?m...&trkid=4458647
Fire On The Mountain- about the Army's 10th Mountain Division.
The story of 14,000 skiers, 992 of whom who died, to free Italy from Nazi occupation.
Impressive as hell.
Love them. I watched the Black Sabbath one then Steely Dan, the two have very different processes. I never know how overly engineered Steely Dan was.Quote:
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I liked the Dead one also it proved how the Record industry is a scam. The dead did not seem to care about making records. Best part Bob asking for heavy air....it's known as "white noise" now, but at the time it wasn't really used as a concept so the producer/engineer flipped and walked out shaking his head and muttering, "he wants thick air...THICK AIR..."
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?m...&trkid=5683703
Thank god for this thread. I'm in the US visiting my folks and they have Netflix online now. I'm really surprised how shitty the search is on it and how limited the selection is. I thought most older moves would be available but I'm having a hard time finding anything decent to watch.
Fwiw - if you are a sci fi fan you might like "skyline". Pretty intense alien invasion movie. Great fx and scary aliens but the ending kinda fizzled. Worth a,watch tho.
Since this seems to be the movie thread, check out Martha Marcy May Marlene. Not sure it's on Instant, but it doesn't matter. STRONG performance from Elizabeth Olsen (yeah, that Full House Elizabeth Olsen). The ending is one of the best I've seen in a while.
The Olsen twins in Full House were Mary-Kate and Ashley. I think Elizabeth is the younger sis.Quote:
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Shit, you're right. Makes sense now since this Olsen weighs significantly more than 84 lbs and has some curves.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
How has Firefly not been mentioned? Best TV show ever (only one season though). I think the follow-up movie Serenity is also available on instant-view.
Also check out:
White Collar
Nikita (the show. Not as good as the original movie, but I don't think that's available anymore on instaview)
How I Met Your Mother
I think the rest of the decent TV shows have been mentioned (The Office, The League, Parks and Rec, etc). They also have the original, British version of The Office, which is pretty funny if you're into British humor. Top Gear is now available too.
ETA (haven't checked which of these were already mentioned):
Finding Forrester
Chariots of Fire
Good Will Hunting
The Hunt for Red October
How To Steal A Million
Big Daddy
Mr. Deeds
Hannibal
Breakfast at Tiffany's
True Grit (original) - actually anything with the Duke (The Longest Day, The Fighting Kentuckian, etc)
Bones
Arrested Development (really not a huge fan, but alot of people love the show).
Cheers
Top Gun
A Knight's Tale (cheesy, but not awful)
Space Cowboys
13 Assassins, Troll Hunter, 9th Company, Outrage, Army of Crime, Dead Snow, Ironclad...
Second on 9th Company.
I also really enjoy the show, Damages. Great acting, good plots.
Tell No One: this is hands down one of the greatest thrillers I have seen in the last 10 years. I rarely re-watch movies, and I've watched this one twice. It's a French film with subtitles...SO so Good.
SOLID film for sure.... check out post #8. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildman
But yeah, Tell No One is classic film noir. Might have to re-visit it tonight. If you liked that, check out "The Square". Australian movie along the same genre but with more comedic flare. On instant no less: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Th...?trkid=2361637
Another must-watch that will leave your head spinning at the end and wanting a second viewing is "Timescrimes"; Spanish thriller. http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Ti...?trkid=2361637
Watched all 213 episodes of Stargate SG 1. Never saw it when it was on TV.
Maintained good continuity all the way through, got a little cheesy in the middle and ended nicely.
In it's own right, I felt it was as good as the Star Wars story.
Nice, have to check that out.Quote:
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Watched the new Gaffigan special, "Mr. Universe." It was solid, I suppose. Maybe I'm just tiring of his shtick. A bit more in the way of social commentary, which was appreciated.
After spending a few weeks in the U.K. I've been hooked on British gangster flicks, but have stumbled upon a few other gems as well. "Five minutes in Heaven" was great. Liam Neeson's IRA revenge flick. Really liked it. After seeing a few Banksy's here and there I went back and watched "Exit Through the Gift Shop." Really interesting, really telling.
Watched Snatch last night. Fucking audio wouldn't sync up. The intertubes tells me this is a recurring problem with Netflix. It's still an awesome movie, even when people's mouths move and the sound doesn't come out until 2 seconds later.
also: fuck netflix.
It was mentioned above, but for the Tarantino fans out there, check out 13 Assassins - directed by the same guy that did Ichi the Killer. Think of this one as the bastard child of Kill Bill and Oldboy. Slow but strong buildup before finishing at the end with a 45-minute fight sequence where 13 samurais take on over 200 soliders.
Not nearly as gruesome or sadistic as "Oldboy" (for those turned off by it). Pretty straight forwards stuff. Good flick.Quote:
Originally Posted by PappaG
Temple Grandin was an great movie. Claire Danes was amazing.
Highly recommended.
http://www.netflixjunkie.com/2010/11...e-grandin.html
Transsiberian with woody harrelson. Great thriller. Just finished it. I highly recommend it.