The Netflix Recommendation Thread of Dope Movies

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Eric WK said:
My instant queue at the moment:

Sherrybaby
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Good German
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Breathless
Manhattan
Crimes and Misdemeanors
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Lust, Caution
The Host
Bringing Up Baby
It Happened One Night
You Can't Take It With You
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Confessions of a Superhero
Enchanted
Lonesome Jim
Morrissey: Who Put the "M" in Manchester
Metric: Live at Metropolis
Billy Bragg and Wilco: Man in the Sand
Meet Bill
King of California
Network
Once Upon a Time in America
Inland Empire
The Motel
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Lookout
Vertigo
Strangers on a Train: Special Edition
The Birds
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Water Lilies
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Nice music choices, and Umbrellas of Cherbourg as well.
I like all of it.

I like you.
 
BenjaminBirdie said:
That doesn't have "Hear ye, hear ye, it's a pleasure to be hither," does it?

:lol
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No, it's all stuff I hadn't seen or heard before. Honestly, it doesn't feel like there that much prepared material in it at all. It's so hard to tell with this guy.
 
Flynn said:
No, it's all stuff I hadn't seen or heard before. Honestly, it doesn't feel like there that much prepared material in it at all. It's so hard to tell with this guy.
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The set wasn't bad, but I was a little disappointed with it.
 
Yeah, the Purple Onion show is awesome.

And yeah, telling if/when Zach's in character is insanely hard. To the point of, as many have, questioning his very sanity.
 
SnakeXs said:
Yeah, the Purple Onion show is awesome.

And yeah, telling if/when Zach's in character is insanely hard. To the point of, as many have, questioning his very sanity.
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I liked Joe Rogan's set better though Zach's would've been funnier than Rogan's if I was there in person to watch the show.

Right now I am watching the documentary on Walmart -- so far, so good.
 
Caspel said:
I liked Joe Rogan's set better though Zach's would've been funnier than Rogan's if I was there in person to watch the show.

Right now I am watching the documentary on Walmart -- so far, so good.
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I haven't seen Joe's in a while, but I'm a fan, so I liked it. He's another who's insane, but in a totally different way. Zach's just like, out there, whereas Joe's fine, but has some fucked up crazy views about things, no doubt due to his insane tendency to uh, experiment.
 
The On Timers said:
Street Fight is good. Itsa documentary.
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Yeah, I saw that in my State Government class in university. I love it's underdog story; especially since it involves New Jersey and organized crime helping a politician reach office.
 
Only two problems I have:

1. Whenever choosing on of the HD movies, it starts off fine, but about 30-45 seconds into it, says that my net speed has changed, and it starts and stops the whole time.

2. I'm trying to watch some on my PC also, and there's something going on with Silverlight. Can't install the new version, can't uninstall the old one.

Other than that, cool setup.
 
RunWhiteBoyRun said:
Only two problems I have:

1. Whenever choosing on of the HD movies, it starts off fine, but about 30-45 seconds into it, says that my net speed has changed, and it starts and stops the whole time.
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Yeah, you need a steady 5 megs to get HD movies streamed. If you bounce around 5 megs, you'll probably get a lot of drops. I usually have one instance when I watch Heroes when it slows down and gets back on pace.
 
I did not see anyone mention it yet so,,,,

The Flaming Lips: The Fearless Freaks is one of the better documentaries I have seen about a band. I like it how the film focuses on the band members instead of being just a bunch of live performances with little bits of chatter intertwined.
 
Just signed up for a 2 week free trial.
Wow, I'm really loving it so far.
 
Just want to follow up with the post that mentioned everything that was in my queue

A Crude Awakening
- A documentary about oil addiction. Not very good at all. I gave it 2 stars on my netflix ratings.

Iraq for Sale
- A documentary about war profiteering. Talks about Blackwater and Halliburton mainly, but it's well put together and very informative. I gave it either a 4 or a 5. Watch it if you're down with this sort of thing.
 
Brashnir said:
I don't think you can sign up directly via 360. You have to have a netflix account set up already on your PC, then the 360 software gives you a code, which you enter into your PC netflix account to activate the streaming. You add movies to your queue on the PC and then they're available on the 360.
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Well :/ ...better than nothing I guess.
Has anyone canceled from their 1 month free trial yet?
Is it a hassle to call them & get them to cancel?
 
FTWer said:
Well :/ ...better than nothing I guess.
Has anyone canceled from their 1 month free trial yet?
Is it a hassle to call them & get them to cancel?
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You can cancel online.
 
FTWer said:
Well :/ ...better than nothing I guess.
Has anyone canceled from their 1 month free trial yet?
Is it a hassle to call them & get them to cancel?
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Did it this afternoon online, it's instant.
 
I watched a movie called 'Sweet Sugar', I think.

It is pretty much a Japanese lesbian soft-porn movie with a silly plot thrown in. Boobs in the first 5 seconds of the movie and a clip from a hardcore porn about 10 minutes in.

I watched 'Cocaine Cowboys' the other day. I loved that movie. Probably will watch it again this week. Great documentary.
 
RunWhiteBoyRun said:
Only two problems I have:

1. Whenever choosing on of the HD movies, it starts off fine, but about 30-45 seconds into it, says that my net speed has changed, and it starts and stops the whole time.

2. I'm trying to watch some on my PC also, and there's something going on with Silverlight. Can't install the new version, can't uninstall the old one.

Other than that, cool setup.
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i am having the same issue. It seems a lot of Time Warner, Netflix/360 users are having issues. Anyone else?[
 
Anyone know a fix for the instant movies just "hanging" on the determining video quality part.

Just sits there forever
 
I'm loving Netflix so far. The Blu-Rays are stunning, the streaming is also top notch. I've just got a couple of questions:

1. Is there any way to see the movies listed in order by the customer feedback scores, rather than what score they predict for me?

2. Is there any way to see ONLY the movies and series which are available for streaming?

I've got a queue so far which includes about 80 movies. I noticed today, however, that about 30 of them have a disclaimer in my queue stating they will not be available after January 1, 2009. I guess I've got plenty of watching to do between now and the new year, eh?


To be a completist, here is my list, humbly submitted:


High Plains Drifter
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
My Darling Clementine
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Paths of Glory
Strangers on a Train: Special Edition
Being There
Murder by Death
Bonnie and Clyde
Rebel Without a Cause: Special Edition
Dial M for Murder
Singin' in the Rain
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Clockwork Orange
The Searchers
Enter the Dragon: Special Edition
The Cowboys
Welcome to the Dollhouse
It Happened One Night
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Bullitt
Cool Hand Luke
Magnum Force
The Wild Bunch: Special Edition
Dirty Harry
Dog Day Afternoon
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Orphanage
This Is England
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
War, Inc.
Constantine's Sword
King Corn
The King of Kong
No End in Sight
The Laughing Policeman
Then She Found Me
King of California
The Tracey Fragments
Hatchet
Severance
Fido
The Host
Mister Foe
Straw Dogs
Pickup on South Street
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Eraserhead
Double Indemnity
Vertigo
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Rape of Europa
Lake of Fire
A Very British Gangster
La Vie en Rose
Deliver Us from Evil
Crazy Love
After Innocence
Otis
Day Watch
The Good German
Lust, Caution
The Dead Girl
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Stranger
Charade
His Girl Friday
Gattaca
Blade Runner: Theatrical & Director's Cut
District B13
Silver Streak
 
Why the fuck did I wait until recently to watch Weeds? Holy shit! Only the first two seasons were up, though. I have the unlimited 1 at a time plan, and didn't realize they send series out one disc at a time, as opposed to one complete DVD package.
 
Just popping in to say I'm all watching the first series of the original Star Trek on Netflick before bed and loving it!
 
Street Fight was an interesting political documentary. Definitely worth watching. I thought Chicago was corrupt! :lol

I saw an episode of Bill Maher with Booker introduced as the Mayor of Newark, so I thought he was going to win in the documentary. I was definitely surprised at the end, and checked Wikipedia to see how he ended up in office.

Lately, I've been adding things I've already seen, but wouldn't mind keeping around, i.e. Aliens 1-3, Karate Kid 1-3, Big Trouble In Little China, The Thing, etc. My queue is like my own personal movie channel. :D
 
I watched "Outsourced" last night, it was a very funny 'fish out of water' story.

All because of Netflix on 360, I had our Verizon DSL (sorry, no FIOS yet) upgraded to the 7 mbps plan. The difference in picture quality is well worth the effort and the words "Presented in HD" never looked so nice!
 
dallow_bg said:
Droooooool.

Won't have to turn on my laptop anymore.

Can you sort them? i like to put them in alpha order.
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Btw, iphone users if you are not aware, the free application i.tv allows you to add movies to your watch instantly queue. You can't browse genres but you can search and the search have recommendations that branch off, so its easy enough to find content. It also lets you know if anything from your local TV listings is available on Netflix.
 
Didn't see anyone mention Body a of War. It's a documentary that just came out like a month ago about a Iraq war vet that's paralyzed from the chest down. Pretty sad but worth watching. Great song written for it too by eddie vedder.
 
My List :)

The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Unbreakable
Chocolat
A Fish Called Wanda
Deliverence
In Cold Blood
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface
Hard Times (1975)
 
I'll have to admit that I have just been watching a lot of total shit due to 80s nostalgia:

Charles in Charge
Gimmie a Break
Jake and the Fatman

I've also been watching a lot of Modern Marvels, which then justifies the Netflix account.
 
The Weather Underground was pretty wild. It's about the student terrorists protesting the Vietnam war. It's was particularly interesting to see their lives nowadays.
 
I really hope Netflix renews these licenses before the 1st of the year, because I have a buttload of stuff to watch this month if they don't (26 by my count). On another note, has anyone noticed that Sony movies (Spiderman 3, Next, Across the Universe) have gone from unavailable on 360 to completely unavailable for streaming?
 
VanMardigan said:
The King of Kong was hilarious.

:lol @ Billy Mitchell.
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Nothing those nerdy guys did in that movie made sense. I mean it was like a Disney Good vs Evil movie. It even had the nerdy henchmen....

I rated it 4 or 5 stars.
 
I have just one recommendation

<-------

Watch it, people.

Lost in Translation for you heathens that don't know.
 
I have a question... maybe sounds stupid but, can someone explain to me exactly what is Netflix and it's advantages on the 360, I know you can stream movies and TV shows, but how do that work, it's the same as the X360's video marketplace? and the pricing please, also, can I download the movies and watch them later or do I have to always stream them?

Thanks in advance.
 
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