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Netflix |OT| Where Binge Watching is Encouraged
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You miss out on a lot of good things this way.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
So I'm LTTP but if you haven't seen it check out Fargo. I saw it on a list of top 100 movies of all time on some website and decided to sink my teeth into it. Holy cow, that movie is incredible. I don't know if a film I've seen has had such a command of tension, misdirection, and believably real characters, exaggerated accents and all. Do yourself a favor and check it out if you're as out of date as I am.
(I was 5 when this film was released.)
(I was 5 when this film was released.)
What films made before the 80s would you recommend?
On Netflix or in general?
I don't mind.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Prophet Steve
Member
12 Angry Men is good. But that one is really old. A bunch of Hitchcock movies too. I really don't remember which movies I have seen are from before the 80s.
I heard Star Wars was cool.
I haven't seen most in awhile, so I don't know how well they hold up, but on Netflix:
Mad Max
Serpico
12 Angry Men
Escape From Alcatraz
Rocky
Saturday Night Fever
Once Upon a Time in the West
Patton
The Lady Vanishes
The Longest Day
Death Race 2000
Fantastic Voyage
Escape From Alcatraz is good, Once Upon a Time in the West is good if you like westerns. Also the original True Grit is on there. Sometimes they through Eastwood's Man With No Name Trilogy on there. The early Bond movies are great.
Tons of stuff.
Also, if you haven't seen it, highly recommend the original Jaws movie.
Prophet Steve
Member
Seems to be I should see Escape from Alcatraz with the other recommendation too, been tempted a few times but it had a low amount of starts as a recommendation for me on Netflix.
Seen a couple of the other movies though, sadly haven't taken the chance to see Jaws yet.
EDIT: Oh shit, Apocalypse Now is before 1980 too. And Alien! And The Warriors. I probably could go on for a while like this if I keep going in descending order.
Mad Max surprisingly doesn't hold up as well.
I agree, the first one has not aged well. The sequel is still great. though.
Guess I will have to be giving some of these a try. Most of the time I am unsure as to what to watch I go to Gmepodcast.com and see what looks interesting.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Mad Max 1 holds up btw
Maklershed
Member
One of my favorite movies of all time. Gene Hackman was such a badass in this.
Lucky Forward
Member
I started watching KofB and I was enjoying it, but then I got turned off by the gore...it seemed out of place in a light comedy. I'm just not a horror guy.
Orbis Tabula
Member
Hey. So using Hola Unblocker to watch shows from another region...that's not going to get my account in any trouble is it? I share my account with my family, and I'd hate to get it locked or something because I wanted to pretend I'm Canadian and watch Happy Endings.
Been using it (Unblock Us) for a year, no problems.
Affeinvasion
Member
He's really good in the conversation too, but I don't know if that's still on Netflix.
Edit - The French Connection is up in Canada.
A big yes for this one. It isn't on the American Netflix, but I believe it is in Canada.
Godfather movies too. Which I think is up somewhere.
I have to rewatch it. I remember the sequel a bit better than the first one.
A big yes for this one. It isn't on the American Netflix, but I believe it is in Canada.
Godfather movies too. Which I think is up somewhere.
I have to rewatch it. I remember the sequel a bit better than the first one.
Bl4ckSunsh1n3
Member
Marco Polo is pretty damn good. I'm really looking forward to season two.
Orbis Tabula
Member
Cool! Thanks.
Adfree time is cheaper.
Added today:
At The Devil's Door (Horror, Supernatural)
Beyond the Hills (Indie, Drama, Gay & Lesbian)
Cam2Cam (Thriller)
Dear Dumb Diary (Family)
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (Anime)
My Little Pony: Rainbow Rocks (TV, Kids)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Season 1-5 (TV, Kids)
Ragnarok (Action, SciFi, Foreign)
Santa Claws (Family)
Star Trek: Generations (Action, SciFi)
The Dark Matter of Love (Documentary, Biographical)
The Honorable Woman Season 1 (TV, Documentary)
Timeline (Action, SciFi)
What Now? Remind Me (Documentary, Biographical/Joaquim Pinto)
At The Devil's Door (Horror, Supernatural)
Beyond the Hills (Indie, Drama, Gay & Lesbian)
Cam2Cam (Thriller)
Dear Dumb Diary (Family)
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (Anime)
My Little Pony: Rainbow Rocks (TV, Kids)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Season 1-5 (TV, Kids)
Ragnarok (Action, SciFi, Foreign)
Santa Claws (Family)
Star Trek: Generations (Action, SciFi)
The Dark Matter of Love (Documentary, Biographical)
The Honorable Woman Season 1 (TV, Documentary)
Timeline (Action, SciFi)
What Now? Remind Me (Documentary, Biographical/Joaquim Pinto)
scarface983
Member
thank you.. I will check out cam2cam soon, looks interesting
I enjoyed both of these. Made me wish I had enough money for a BMW GS bike. Oh and knew how to drive a motorcycle.
Batman ('89): I haven't seen this movie since I was little, so I was looking forward to it. It is a good film, but the best comic book movie out there, but it is enjoyable. The biggest thing for me is how the fuck can people say Jack's Joker was better than Ledger's Joker with a straight face. Not even a contest, Ledger all the way.
Bl4ckSunsh1n3
Member
I think it's nostalgia. If you go back and watch them one after another Ledger is by far the better Joker. Hell, his version of the Joker might have been the best villain in a movie I've seen. If not the best, one of the top 10 for me.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Will check out The Honorable Woman. It's supposed to be one of the best shows of the year.
Nostalgia could be the reason. Jack was pretty much playing himself at the beginning. And even when he was the Joker, some of Jack made it through. I definitely agree with that statement. Easily one of the best villians to hit the big screen.
BlackGhost
Banned
Finished American horror story s3, what were the Thoughts on it? In my personal opinion I think I might be my favorite so far
Surprising to hear. Since a lot of people seem to hate it. I think I will start it tonight. I put it off because of the negative buzz.
BlackGhost
Banned
Yeah I was kinda surprised too, I saw some negative reaction so didn't know what to expect. I've got some small personal criticism of the first 2 season Though. Who knows you might totally hate s3 haha
I liked it too, it wasn't as good as Asylum but I thought it was entertaining, although some plotlines seemed to be completely unnecessary at the end and probably shouldn't have happened it was still a fun season with great performances.
I liked it, but felt that they wasted a ton of potential with the season. They could (and should) have spent more work on some of the plotlines though. That said, we got (spoilers S3)
a witch using a chainsaw to cut zombies into pieces
Jest Chillin
Member
Maaan, never get put off a show/movie on Netflix because of reception. Especially on a forum. People are very picky and never hesitate to trash.. well.. anything. But when it comes to Netflix.. there's really nothing to lose in giving stuff a shot. I mean a one or two episodes or 30-45 minutes into a movie isn't much of an investment to make imo and you just may end up enjoying it. If not, then at least you gave it a shot and you can move on to something else.
Don't get me wrong, I planned on watching it at some point, I just put it down in the pecking order.
I watched the first episode tonight. I was under the impression that
this took place in Salem (or at least around that time period).
Serpentine
Banned
what the hell, I had no idea this was on Netflix! I've been meaning to watch this for a while now.
Is this new? Works normally after you click continue.
Switching between regions?
I had that pop up once or twice.
Hours: Random watch. Didn't know much about the film going in, but it was decent. Paul Walker was great, but he had to be, given that
The story/plot can be a bit of a drag in some parts. If you are a fan of his, I think it is worth the watch.
it is just him acting alone for the majority of the film.
Is this new? Works normally after you click continue.
I tried to watch Amazon prime in Iceland, got a license error on my fire and couldn't watch videos on the fire again. Just prime. Factory reset, two firmware upgrades and several system updates - still borked.
Don't do what I did, GAF.
Bl4ckSunsh1n3
Member
It was my least enjoyed of the first three series. It's not a bad series but, it just wasn't as enjoyable as the first two for me. A lot of lost potential in my opinion.
tryagainlater
Member
Guys, Deadwood is amazing. You should watch it. I didn't know there was HBO shows on Netflix but I'm really glad I got to watch it.