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Netflix |OT| Where Binge Watching is Encouraged

DanteFox

DanteFox

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GK86 said:
Added today:

Continuum (TV, SciFi, Drama, Crime)
House of Bodies (Crime, Thriller)
Kitchen Nightmares Season 1-2 (TV, Reality)
YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip (Documentary)

Coming May 1st:

Mission Impossible 2
Into the Wild
The Others

(Coming soon sections aren't back, I just somehow missed those movies)
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kitchen nightmares was already up tho.
 
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GK86

Homeland Security Fail
Added today:

Dark Matters: Twisted but True (TV, Documentary, SciFi)
The Fairy (Romantic, Comedy, Foreign/French)
Headshot (Action, Thriller, Foreign)
Hemlock Grove (TV, SciFi, Thriller)
ParaNorman (Family, Animation)
 
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Miles Quaritch

Member
Paranorman? Nice. If you haven't already watched it, now is the time. Great movie.

Anyway, noticed that Cabin in the Woods is up on the UK 'flix. I know what I'll be watching tonight.
 
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GK86

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Karsticles said:
Anyone watch Hemlock Grove yet? Is it good?
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From the Hemlock thread:

Tokubetsu said:
Staying for the gore. Definitely. Tokubetsu is all in. Some of the acting and cinematography is spotty though. Acting feels like it could be better if they had some better director/dp though. At least in this first ep.
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Tokubetsu said:
Absolutely nothing about this show makes sense. Imagine if Twin Peaks was just batshit crazy constantly. 80% of the dialog barely even makes sense with context. I am loving it. Direction seems to have improved slightly outside of the first ep.
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Tokubetsu said:
It's a bit tame for Roth. Some spotty CGI usage but they're not afraid to go full practical for corpses etc. I'm only on ep four but so far they haven't delivered a lot of violence or action. Just corpses after the fact mainly but the first death had pretty good shock value. Not a lot was shown but what was, had good effect sfx and visual fx in consideration.

Right now it's definitely trying to build some kinda Twin Peaks atmosphere but with more of a physicla pay off (tits, corpses etc). Props for having the werewolf eat it's shed human skin after changing.
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Vlad

Member
GK86 said:
Added today:

Continuum (TV, SciFi, Drama, Crime)
House of Bodies (Crime, Thriller)
Kitchen Nightmares US Season 1-2 (TV, Reality)
YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip (Documentary)

Coming May 1st:

Mission Impossible 2
Into the Wild
The Others

(Coming soon sections aren't back, I just somehow missed those movies)
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Good to hear about MI2. I heard MI4 was really good, but haven't seen any of them. Wanted to do a catch-up on Netflix, but 2 was the only one not there.
 
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WascallyWabbit

Member
Vlad said:
Good to hear about MI2. I heard MI4 was really good, but haven't seen any of them. Wanted to do a catch-up on Netflix, but 2 was the only one not there.
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it's kinda strange, but the MI moves actually got better as the sequels went along. Though 3>4 by just a bit. The first two are the weakest, with MI2 being terrible, IMO

The Cruise missile just gets better with age apparently
 
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FloppyDelux

Member
GK86 said:
Added today:

Dark Matters: Twisted but True (TV, Documentary, SciFi)
The Fairy (Romantic, Comedy, Foreign/French)
Headshot (Action, Thriller, Foreign)
Hemlock Grove (TV, SciFi, Thriller)
ParaNorman (Family, Animation)
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I HIGHLY recommend this movie. Great story , great use of stop motion-animation, and great characters.
 
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Kaladin

Member
Let me know how Dark Matters is if anyone watches it. It has negative reviews from the Netflix reviewers, but I'm curious since it's an anthology series.
 
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Discotheque

Banned
WascallyWabbit said:
it's kinda strange, but the MI moves actually got better as the sequels went along. Though 3>4 by just a bit. The first two are the weakest, with MI2 being terrible, IMO

The Cruise missile just gets better with age apparently
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This is so wrong.

1 is the only legitimately good mission impossible film. 2 has badass moments. 3 is mediocre. 4 i forgot almost everything except the dubai climb minutes after i left the theater.

just watch the first two and maybe 3 if you really like ethan hunt.

the cruise missile peaked with collateral and his spielberg films. now his movies are all the same thing.
 
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Vyer

Member
Discotheque said:
This is so wrong.

1 is the only legitimately good mission impossible film. 2 has badass moments. 3 is mediocre. 4 i forgot almost everything except the dubai climb minutes after i left the theater.

just watch the first two and maybe 3 if you really like ethan hunt.

the cruise missile peaked with collateral and his spielberg films. now his movies are all the same thing.
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Nah, I sorta agree with the Wabbit. 1 is good, 2 is meh, 3 and 4 are good entertainment. In fact I've always been surprised how much I enjoyed the whole series for the most part.
 
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Gaaraz

Member
Silly question, but is a ~6mb connection fast enough to stream Netflix in HD? :(

I was watching 24 last night and it just wouldn't switch into HD
 
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bistromathics

facing a bright new dawn
Wag said:
Tai Chi Zero any good?
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Saw it at the Toronto film festival. Thought it was pretty great. My expectations were really low though, since I was kind of picking movies at random. I think this would qualify as an entertraining movie even without the "festival" stipulation. The elevator pitch: heavily anime and videogame influenced steampunk kung-fu.
 
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IGotBillySoSpooked

Low moral character
Does Netflix kill anybody's internet connection?

Everytime I watch something on Netflix, after about half an hour, my internet connection dies. It isn't a router problem, as I still get WiFi on all of my other devices. Just my laptop.
 
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Kaladin

Member
Hemlock Grove, it can be kinda meh at times but there is enough interesting stuff to keep me watching.....interesting and intriguing.
 
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jakncoke

Banned
Add Detropia to the documentaries to check out list. Talks about the Detroit and follows several current residents including a video blogger, a president a local uaw union , a blues bar owner a couple blocks away from one the big factories that was/is abandoned
 
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bistromathics

facing a bright new dawn
Mr. Sandman said:
Hemlock Grove, it can be kinda meh at times but there is enough interesting stuff to keep me watching.....interesting and intriguing.
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hrm...the thread for it was overwhelmingly negative. i went from "oh shit i've never heard of this, gonna marathon a new show!" to "pass." in the span of about 5 minutes, after reading some of the impressions.
 
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Lee Chaolan

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6.2 on IMDB.

I've watched this film probably 3 or 4 times on Netflix now. It's Freaky Friday, except it's a boy and a girl that switch places. It's good for a few laughs, makes ya think a bit, and is a cute romantic comedy if you're into that sort of thing.
 
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Kaladin

Member
bistromathics said:
hrm...the thread for it was overwhelmingly negative. i went from "oh shit i've never heard of this, gonna marathon a new show!" to "pass." in the span of about 5 minutes, after reading some of the impressions.
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The first couple of episodes move kinda slowly, but the end of the second episode provides that first holy shit moment. There are enough interesting elements to keep me watching.
 
RedAssedApe

RedAssedApe

Banned
Fatalah said:
Awake was pretty darn good. The lead actor has a future.
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I knew he looked familiar but didn't realize he played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies until I IMDBed.

TheBatman said:
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6.2 on IMDB.

I've watched this film probably 3 or 4 times on Netflix now. It's Freaky Friday, except it's a boy and a girl that switch places. It's good for a few laughs, makes ya think a bit, and is a cute romantic comedy if you're into that sort of thing.
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Second this. Comparable to stuff like She's All That and those other teen rom coms from 90s, early 2000s.
 
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Gaaraz

Member
GK86 said:
I think Netflix was acting up last night. I couldn't get HD either.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try later :) It could be my connection though I guess (which would suck, because I've just locked myself into my 6m/b connection for 12 months!)
 
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GK86

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Added today:

Off White Lies (Drama, Indie, Foreign)
Copper (TV, Crime, Drama)
Drop Dead Fred (Cult, Comedy)
Safe (Thriller, Action)
 
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Gaaraz

Member
After scouring the Netflix website, I spoke with Steve Swasey, Vice President of Communications for Netflix.

As a guideline, Swasey suggested the following minimum internet speeds for Netflix:

1 Mb/s for viewing on a laptop computer

2 Mb/s for viewing standard definition video on a TV

4 Mb/s for viewing High Definition video

5 Mb/s or more for the best audio and video experience
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My internet connection is 5mb/s and when I've watched 24 season 1 on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 it won't switch into HD. Any ideas please? My HTPC (Acer Revo 3610) isn't fast enough to run it in 720p :(

@ Mr Luchador do you think that'd be the case for the UK as well as the US?
 
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GK86

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FloppyDelux said:
I HIGHLY recommend this movie. Great story , great use of stop motion-animation, and great characters.
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MDavis360 said:
Oh wow-Paranorman is up? That's a fantastic movie!!
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EightBitNate said:
ParaNorman is the most beautiful animated movie I've ever seen.
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Thank you all for the recommendation. It was al excellent movie. And it was beautifully shot. Charming movie to boot.

henhowc said:
Has anyone watched Awake (cancelled NBC show)?
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I have watched about mid-way through the season, and I enjoyed it. Really well done show, that was, of course, canceled.
 
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fluffydelusions

Member
GK86 said:
Thank you all for the recommendation. It was al excellent movie. And it was beautifully shot. Charming movie to boot.



I have watched about mid-way through the season, and I enjoyed it. Really well done show, that was, of course, canceled.
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awake is cancelled already?? lol
 
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Hilti92

Member
GAF, would like a few recommendations for a movie to watch tonight.. I like comedy, action and dramas. Nothing too complicated or anything. I liked Shooter, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, any high rated comedy, etc.
 
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GK86

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mibupe said:
GAF, would like a few recommendations for a movie to watch tonight.. I like comedy, action and dramas. Nothing too complicated or anything. I liked Shooter, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, any high rated comedy, etc.
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Action:

13 Assassins
District B13
Safe
IP Man
48 Hours
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
We Were Soldiers
Battle Royale
Super 8 (more of a thriller)

Comedy:

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Monty Python The Meaning of Life
Beverly Hills Cop

Drama:

Man on the Moon
The Artist
True Grit
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Enter the Void

If you have seen these, or have no interest, I will recommend more.
 
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