The Netflix Recommendation Thread of Dope Movies

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for those who use unblock-us.com they added mexico and Brazil support :)!

So far on Brazil I see lots of Disney movies, and DUCKTALES!

and lots of Mexican soaps, wonder if any are good
 
Watched the documentary Gasland and thought it was pretty good. The first few mins I was a little worried it was going to be lame, but it started to pick up and hummed along until the end. 4/5

Are there any good zombie flicks on Netflix? I've been watching random stuff and it all sucks. For reference, I think The Walking Dead is good. Well, the pilot anyway.
 
the telepathic chick is hot, people probably fapped to her at that time.
I would've too
 
Justin said:
I recomend everyone check out the documentary Pulling John. If you enjoyed King of Kong it is a simular story of two guys who are aiming to beat the man who has been unbeaten in armwrestling for 20 years.

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Thanks, just watched it - great documentary. Voevoda is such a monster - what was he pushing up, like 925 pounds?! I didn't realize he is also a bobsledder:


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Evolved1 said:
Watched the documentary Gasland and thought it was pretty good. The first few mins I was a little worried it was going to be lame, but it started to pick up and hummed along until the end. 4/5

Are there any good zombie flicks on Netflix? I've been watching random stuff and it all sucks. For reference, I think The Walking Dead is good. Well, the pilot anyway.
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Pontypool
The Horde
Night of the Comet
Dead Snow
 
Been binging on stuff ever since switching over to US Netflix from the paltry UK selection. Finally watching Battlestar Galactica for the first time, man that show is incredible! Love it. And Louie, godamn that has become one of my favourite sitcoms ever, it's genius. And Dollhouse, omg this show needs more love! I don't know what I was expecting but it's so twisty and suprisingly brutal, I don't know why I waited so long to get into it.

It's funny, I hardly watch any movies on Netflix but the TV selection is fantastic. I just keep thinking of the money I've wasted on boxsets in the past, only to have them all here on one service.

Oh, I did watch Chinatown the other night though, that was good. Jack Nicholson was the fucking man back in the day, it's kind of a shame how characaturish he got as he got older. But man, the 70s were the golden era for movies, seriously. All the classics from then have aged so well.
 
I watched Dogtooth last night and I'm still thinking about it today. I'd say it's the best movie I've seen in a long time, but I just watched Tree of Life last weekend.

I highly recommend it, but you have to watch it soon as it expires on the 25th.
 
Boy Wonder - Dark take on a Robin-style character. I loved it.

13 Assassins - Watched it last night and it's some nice samurai badassery in it.

PEACE.
 
Domestic Content

Every quarter, we add fresh film and TV titles and episodes to our domestic content library, and we continue to see good returns on these investments in the form of increased hours viewed by our members. Q2 domestic median hours viewed per member grew substantially year-over-year and total hours were at record levels.

In the past, we have explained that the evolution of video streaming services to a large extent reflects the legacy of television networks: namely, a reliance on exclusive content as a differentiator. Consistent with this practice, we have increasingly licensed content on an exclusive basis, including titles such as “Mad Men”, “Breaking Bad” and “Gossip Girl”. This quarter we continued this practice, further differentiating our service through a multi-year exclusive agreement with Warner Bros. for complete previous seasons of hit shows “Pretty Little Liars” and “The Lying Game”.

Exclusivity on the film side is also relevant, and we continue to pursue both exclusive and non-exclusive deals with our partners. There are many different kinds of exclusivity in this area. With EPIX, we currently have exclusivity for online distribution, but EPIX is increasingly distributed by MVPD and TV Everywhere. Our online exclusivity expires shortly, but our agreement to carry EPIX content non- exclusively runs through mid-2013. On the strength of Paramount’s and Lionsgate’s film slates in 2011 and 2012, EPIX has become a great product and we look forward to our ongoing relationship.

We continue pursuing innovative deals with others. One such deal is an output arrangement with The Weinstein Company that will allow us to have an exclusive window for theatrical titles that will begin after the expiration of their first Pay window. This first-of-a-kind deal will give Netflix members access to all Weinstein theatrical films in what had traditionally been the first Free TV window -- just 12 months from the start of the Pay TV window, as opposed to the traditional holdback of nearly 8 years. Among the titles we will soon have are last year’s Academy Award winner, “The King’s Speech” and the highly acclaimed “Blue Valentine”. Next year we’ll get “My Week with Marilyn” and “The Iron Lady”.

In the meantime, our current feature film offering is better than ever with the arrival of “Thor”, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, and “Immortals” which, together, generated more than $1.2 billion in domestic box office. In the coming months, we’ll see additional great titles including crowd pleasers like, “Captain America”, “Abduction”, “Super 8” and “Margin Call” along with critically acclaimed films like this year’s Academy Award winner for Best Picture, “The Artist”, plus “Albert Nobbs” and “Bernie”. Over time, we will have one of the best feature film offerings in the market as more than one third of the US box office generated year-to-date are from titles that will flow through our current deals including “The Hunger Games”, “The Avengers” and “The Lorax” from major studios and “Act of Valor”, “Mirror, Mirror” and “The Grey” from our mini-major partners.

We have often said that our licensing of complete back seasons of on-air TV series is not only a great experience for Netflix members, but can help build the audience for new seasons of these series. Last quarter, the audience for season five of “Mad Men” swelled subsequent to prior seasons becoming available on Netflix. Last week, the fifth season of “Breaking Bad” debuted to record numbers, up 14% from last year’s premiere, no doubt buttressed by new viewers who were introduced to the series on Netflix. “Sons of Anarchy” on FX and “The Walking Dead” on AMC are additional examples of shows that have seen season over season viewership growth with the availability of the complete series on Netflix. Our unique ability to help members catch up at whatever point in the life of a series that suits them is just one way we add value to our partners when they license their content to Netflix.

Domestic Competition

As we’ve explained in the past, we compete for consumers’ viewing time with a variety of video services, including linear TV, DVRs, over-the-top (OTT) pure plays, and authenticated streaming offerings of the MVPDs and cable networks (TV Everywhere).

We have yet to see HuluPlus or Amazon Prime Instant Video gain meaningful traction relative to our viewing hours, but as we continue to build a domestic profit stream they are likely to increase their efforts to gain viewing share. Redbox Instant by Verizon, once they launch, will face a big challenge to break into the top 3 of subscription streaming services.

We believe our biggest long-term competition for viewing hours will come from MVPDs and cable networks, both directly and through their TV Everywhere offerings. MVPDs continue to improve their offering, and Comcast’s X1 interface, shown off at the recent cable show, is an impressive and leading example of this work. Our task is to keep raising the bar by operating on Internet pace, so that by the time Comcast broadly rolls out X1 over the coming years, we’ll be another generation ahead in member- pleasing experiences.

As for HBO, they continue to do great work with HBO GO, which is now available to most US households that subscribe to the premium service. While we compete for content and viewing time with HBO, it is also possible we will find opportunities to work together – just as we do with other networks. Consumers who are passionate about movies and TV shows are quite willing to subscribe to multiple services.

International Streaming

We added nearly 0.6 million international streaming members in Q2, ending the quarter with 3.6 million international members. Compared to Q1, average paid subscribers increased 41% in the quarter as we continued to attract new members and convert free trials into paying subscribers. Our total international subscriber base came in slightly lower than our forecast in April as we implemented several up-front checks to validate consumer payment methods in Latin America. These changes reduced our free trials relative to the forecast, but had limited impact on paid subscriber numbers. Our international segment now represents 13% of total Netflix streaming members, and slightly over half of the streaming net additions in the quarter.

UK and Ireland

Following our successful launch in the UK and Ireland in Q1, we are encouraged by the continued strong growth of the service and today have one million members. This growth has been driven, in part, by our investments in content. Over the past quarter, we have added great movies to the service, including the critically acclaimed “Drive” and the family comedy “Zookeeper” in the Pay 1 TV window and recent blockbusters “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, “Transformers” and “Mission Impossible III”. We have also strengthened our TV offering. Over the past three months, we launched all six seasons of the hit series “Lost”, premiered the third season of the gritty drama “Breaking Bad”, and became the exclusive home in the UK and Ireland of the indie comedy series “Portlandia”.

We will continue to expand and refresh our content offering in the coming quarter. Notable new titles will include the action-adventure film “Abduction”, the sentimental buddy comedy “50/50” and blockbusters “2012” and “Iron Man 2.” Through our recently announced deal with Twentieth Century Fox, we will be making available several top US TV series in Q3, including “Sons of Anarchy”, “The Killing” and the Emmy-winning “Modern Family”. Subscribers can also look forward to the next seasons of “Breaking Bad” and “Damages” exclusively on Netflix. As with all of our markets, our content additions are targeted to deliver incremental viewing, and therefore drive higher engagement and retention of our members.

Looking past Q3, we feel our existing partnerships with local broadcasters and producers, US studios and networks, and independent partners will continue to provide us access to compelling content. For example, our upcoming Pay 1 feature films account for 16% of UK Box Office year-to-date, compared to an estimated 5% for LOVEFiLM’s streaming service.
When we launched, we said Sky would be our primary competitor in the UK, and now we potentially face increased competition from Sky’s new OTT service “Now TV” at £15 per month, more than double our price. This is Sky’s first foray into a pure-play OTT streaming product and will likely be marketed aggressively. Our content libraries are mutually exclusive with no overlap of titles; as such, many households may subscribe to both services.

Canada

Our Canadian service continues to grow well – in both subscribers and hours viewed. Similar to trends in the US, Q2 median hours viewed per member were up year-over-year in Canada. We have movies in the first pay TV window from Paramount and Fox and our members are currently enjoying hit films like “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” and “Kung Fu Panda 2”. As in the US, the first four seasons of “Breaking Bad” and all six seasons of “Lost” are setting viewing records in Canada for us. We achieved a small contribution profit in Canada in Q2 and expect to remain profitable in this market going forward, as we manage our content and marketing expenses to grow more slowly than members and revenue. We intend to steadily increase our contribution margin in much the same way as we are doing for our US streaming business.

Latin America

In less than a year since expanding our service to Latin America, we are excited that we have more than one million members. At the same time, given the huge market opportunity, we remain focused on accelerating our growth by overcoming some of the many unique challenges in the region, namely, low device penetration, an under-developed Internet infrastructure and consumer payment challenges for ecommerce.

We are making progress in the area of payments. We have modified our sign-up flow to improve free trial to paid subscriber conversion, and are in the process of expanding payment options in Mexico and Brazil.

We are also closely tracking the performance of our content library to figure out the right formula for adding content that results in higher viewing and therefore greater member engagement, retention and positive word of mouth. We’re encouraged that the content additions we’ve made are having an impact. Our newest Mexican members are now watching more Netflix than their counterparts in the US, Canada, or the UK.

Our content in the region keeps getting better. Global blockbuster “The Hunger Games” will debut on our service in August, only five months after its worldwide theatrical release and on the same date as it will be released on DVD and VOD in the region. Additionally, our new deal with FOX has given Latin American members access to hit shows such as, “Glee”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “24” and “Prison Break”. Additionally, we are adding episodes of “South Park” and other on-air TV Series, such as, “Revenge”, “Once upon a Time”, “Parenthood”, “Parks and Recreation” and “Franklin & Bash”. The fourth season of “Breaking Bad” debuts for us in Latin America in September.

While challenges remain in the region, with subscribers and revenue growing, we are on-track to capture the big opportunity that the region represents.

Next International Market

Given our return to global profitability this quarter and our continued success in the UK, we announced last quarter that we’ve decided to open an additional attractive European market in Q4 of this year. We will have more to say about this market later in Q3.
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I'm gonna go ahead and recommend a fun, little movie called Nude Nuns With Big Guns. It reminded me a lot of El Mariachi. I had to check the credits to make sure it wasn't a Robert Rodriguez flick. As the title suggests, there are guns and tits galore in this movie. What more does a man need? PEACE.
 
Immortals fucking rocks. Thanks for the recco. I didn't realize Tarsem was the same director behind The Cell. I just added The Fall to my instant queue now. I love the visuals in his movies. Really cool. I'll try Inbetweeners too. PEACE.
 
JLG- said:
Pontypool
The Horde
Night of the Comet
Dead Snow
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OK this one was really good... I still haven't a clue in hell what happened... but I enjoyed it. And the one assistant girl was very pretty.

The Horde was pretty bad imo... but not enough to be 'so bad it's good'. NotC felt too dated, didn't get far. Dead Snow I haven't watched yet.

But thanks for the Pontypool recommendation... might even watch that one again some time.
 
Watched The Andromeda Strain last night. Holds up pretty well for a serious sci-fi movie that's over 40 years old. I guess it would be classified as 'hard sci-fi'? Definitley worth a watch if you're into that kind of thing and haven't seen it.
 
Add Fido to that list of zombie movies if you haven't seen it.

More comedy-horror than horror ... but seems to have a pretty broad appeal.

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