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[AJUMP23]

Do you ever watch a Netflix movie and feel like this is just an old school made for TV movie with all the same cheese and a bigger budget. I'm watching a new one called "Things heard and Seen" and it is ok for a movie, some great actors, but man doesn't it feel like you could slap "lifetime" in the bottom right corner and you would be hard-pressed to tell it wasn't a Lifetime movie. I am not saying they are bad the just fall in a certain level of OKness.


What are some movies on Netflix ORIGINALS that you find cheesy and silly?

 

[belmarduk]

 

[Dark Star]

I can't think of any Netflix originals that are seriously corny besides the stoner or horror related stuff.

The best film I've seen recently on Netflix is MACHETE KILLS and it totally feels like a straight to DVD B movie.

 

[godhandiscen]

I actually think Netflix is catching their own groove. The movie they made with Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems was the best movie I watched last year for example. If that movie had been on theaters people would be talking about it like an ageless classic. The Irishman was pretty good too and nothing you would find as a cable TV channel production.

 

[AJUMP23]

I actually think Netflix is catching their own groove. The movie they made with Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems was the best movie I watched last year for example. If that movie had been on theaters people would be talking about it like an ageless classic. The Irishman was pretty good too and nothing you would find as a cable TV channel production.

Certainly there are some amazing movies like Uncut Gems.....but there are some real cheesy ones too.

 

[Susurrus]

I can't think of any Netflix originals that are seriously corny besides the stoner or horror related stuff.

The best film I've seen recently on Netflix is MACHETE KILLS and it totally feels like a straight to DVD B movie.

On Netflix, but not a Netflix movie. OP is talking about Netflix originals I think, obviously there are other movies on there.

I actually think Netflix is catching their own groove. The movie they made with Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems was the best movie I watched last year for example. If that movie had been on theaters people would be talking about it like an ageless classic. The Irishman was pretty good too and nothing you would find as a cable TV channel production.

While it is distributed by Netflix and is labeled and original outside the US, it is not a Netflix-made movie and had a theatrical release late Dec 2019. Will agree it is a good movie, though.

 

[bitbydeath]

I really enjoyed Love and Monsters which just came out.

 

[Peggies]

I loved "The Perfection". Really good horror flick!

 

[NecrosaroIII]

That one where Vanessa Hudgins plays three different sexy characters

 

[IDKFA]

Netflix films are very hit and miss.

I also consider this classic to be the greatest film Netflix has made.

 

[CrilleS]

I think The Siege of Jadotville was pretty good.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I still think The Ritual is one of their better movies. Good monster CGI and no blatant propaganda you're used to in their movies and tv shows.

 

[bitbydeath]

C’mon now, we all know the Babysitter movies is peak Netflix OG’s.

 

[Orutisu Furio]

Netflix films appear to be mostly straight to DVD style affairs. They have a few big wins, but mostly misses.

I think their strength lies in original shows, which I've seen many from different parts of the world that are really well-done.

 

[AJUMP23]

Orutisu Furio they are much better at a scripted series than a movie.

 

[Fbh]

Like everything else on Netflix they are mostly crap, with a couple of standout ones which are decent.
Netlfix has this weird ability to take well known names in both acting and directing and somehow getting them to release direct to DVD trash

 

[darkangel-212559]

I really enjoyed Love and Monsters which just came out.

Good. But not original at all. The story and villain arc have been done a thousand times just in different ways.

 

[Reality Czar]

Would never in a million years watch this but seeing reviews of this trash has been entertaining.

It's sounds like Melissa McCarthy is Jack Black's fat movie parody character from Tropic Thunder.

 

[Insane Metal]

I just watched Love and Monsters and was pleasantly surprised by it. Quite fun.