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Instant Netflix Thread
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I think it would also be good if you would tell which region or country you are in because I know that some movies and shows aren't available in every country. I'll start it off. http://www.scifinow.co.uk/wp-content.../07/spaced.jpg Spaced If you enjoyed some of the latter Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg material like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz and have only heard about Spaced, now is your chance to fill in a hole. All 14 episodes of the comedy series is currently up on Netflix in the US and holy crap this is easily one of the best shows I've seen in recent memory. It really reminds me of early Scrubs with its bizarre, non-sequitur, surreal humour and tendency to have cut-away gags, but remembers what Seth MacFarlene forgot with making these cut-away gags integral to the character's development. Definitely check this one out. |
Netflix Instant has been suffering quite a bit lately. It's slim pickings for movies nowadays after Stars buckled under the film industries pressure and pulled out. It's sad that a great service like this suffers because of corporate penny pinching and property whoring. Who the fuck is still making money off of some Nick Cage movie from 97? Vultures.
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I love Netflix instant. I've watched a bunch of shows and movies that I probably would have never seen otherwise. Plus the fact that I don't really like movie theater's too much.
Some TV shows I managed to watch were: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg Seasons 1 through 3 of Breaking Bad: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg And some horror movies that people have recommended to me. |
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This is easily one of the most intense movies I've seen (alongside City of God and Hotel Rwanda). It's essentially about a young man in the MS-13 somewhere down in south america who wants out of the gang. It's extremely sad and brutal, but this is also most definitely in my top 10 movies of all time. Possibly even top 5. Everyone should see this at least once. |
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TV is by far the best part of Netflix. Binge watching a series I never got to see when it aired is something I do every few months. Also nice for catching up on series that are still on.
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Well the major point of this thread is to help people so they don't have to wade through the thick layers of mediocrity to find the really good things on the service, so here's a list of some of the movies I've watched recently on Netflix that are available in the US.
The Crow (1994) Some movies don't age well with time, and while there are some aspects of this film that look incredibly dated, it's still one of the better comic adaptations and really manages to make the setting feel like a character in the movie. 50 Dead Men Walking (2008) Pretty much The Departed (2006) but set in North Ireland. A man infiltrates the IRA and feeds information to British Police to help stop violence against Irish or British citizens. Trollhunter (2010) Norwegian mockumentary about the day-to-day life of a "trollhunter", a man employed by the Norwegian government to keep the nation's troll population in check and make sure they stay away from populated areas. Some great CGI and cinematography in this film. Session 9 (2001) Well done psychological thriller about a group of asbestos cleaners working on restoring a deteriorating mental asylum that has its own dark past. My personal favourite Brad Anderson movie and one that I like to show to friends as an example of subtly being used to great effect. The Dark Crystal (1982) & Labyrinth (1986) Two classic movies from the 1980's. Chances are you've probably already seen them but they're worth a retread, nostalgia cannot be denied. Following (1998) Christopher Nolan's first feature film, a bleak little black and white piece about voyeurism. Not perfect, but really showcases his potential as a director before proving his chops with Memento (2000), which is also on Netflix. Brick (2005) I cannot recommend this one enough. Modern day film noir set in a high school staring Joseph Gorden-Levitt as he attempts to solve the mysterious death behind his ex-girlfriend. A great little whodunit marred only by a script that can be a little cryptic on your first viewing, but still definitely worth your time. I will add some more later. |
Netflix is my baby. I almost want to buy stock in it because I know a lot about the company and how it works. They've gone through some **** over the last year or two but they provide a wonderful service in watching things that you'll never see in a blockbuster or on television. If you want to get the absolute best out of Netflix then you're going to have to have an interest in the following...
Documentaries TV shows Foreign films Mostly B level horror movies Limited release/Indie films If you're a mall movie goer...you're just not going to find a lot of movies for you. There is however a huge selection of awesome movies to watch on here so I'm going to make a big list for you guys. Documentaries Burma VJ Brother's Keeper King of Corn Collapse Chosin Dear Zachary Witch Hunt Into the Abyss Grizzly Man Until the Light Takes Us Moog Trouble the Water Encounters at the End of the World Touching the Void Waiting for Superman Cave of Forgotten Dreams If a Tree Falls : The Story of the Earth Liberation Front Winnebago Man This Film is Not Yet Rated I am Comic Conan O' Brien Can't Stop The Cove I Like Killing Flies TV Shows Arrested Development King of the Hill Family Guy Futurama South Park The Office Mad Men Breaking Bad Weeds Psych The X Files Parks and Recreation 30 Rock Workaholics The League Archer Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations Twilight Zone Countless Mystery Science Theaters (I consider them long TV shows) Grizzly Man Diaries Firefly Rocko's Modern Life Spongebob Square Pants Malcolm in the Middle Hey Arnold Invader Zim Law and Order Survivor Man Foreign Films Downfall Red Cliff The Edge of Heaven Head On I Saw the Devil The Chaser Tale of Two Sisters Man from Nowhere The Host Mother Elite Squad 2 Alphaville IP Man IP Man 2 R - Point Notable other movies Dial M For Murder Withnail and I American Werewolf in London Jackie Brown The African Queen Ink The Living Wake Time Bandits The Exorcist 21 Grams Valhalla Rising The Messenger Being John Malkovich The Man From Earth The Thin Red Line The Others The Trip Lake Mungo Trick r' Treat Special In the Mouth of Madness Monsters Videodrome Reservoir Dogs Revolver That's good for now. Maybe I'll make a second list soon. Also, if some of those aren't on netflix instant anymore then I apologize. I didn't check the availability on some of the ones I watched a while ago. |
Stupid question, but is Instant Netflix different than Netflix? Sorry to hijack the thread, but I'm just wondering.
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DVD by mail. Instant streaming. You can set up your plan to have as much as four DVDs sent to you at a time. Streaming can be done on almost anything. My damn blu ray player has a damn netflix application. Mostly every video game console can play netflix. Your smart phone and computer can as well. Some smart TVs can also do it. It's fun. |
Sadly, if you run a Linux OS you cannot use Streaming Linux as I just found out. Luckily I have a Nintendo Wii that does nothing but collect dust and disgust me and now have put it to good use, although trying to type in the name of a movie can be quite troublesome.
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I watch the hell out of some Netflix. I'll throw some recs your way:
TV Shows: Twin Peaks Archer Arrested Development (already mentioned, but seriously) Home Movies Mad Men South Park Breaking Bad The IT Crowd Weeds Lost Monk The Office Louie Trailer Park Boys Jericho King of the Hill Reaper (Freaking awesome show; Ray Wise is the man) The Twilight Zone Alfred Hitchcock Presents Chappelle's Show Ugly Americans Futurama The Kids in the Hall 30 Rock Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Bravestarr Batman: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series Important Things With Demetri Martin The Sarah Silverman Program Stan Lee's Superhumans Murder She Wrote Documentaries: Confessions of a Superhero Burzynski Dear Zachary Ken Burns: Jazz DMT: The Spirit Molecule Grizzly Man Diaries Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking When You're Strange Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State Cave of Forgotten Dreams Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows Marwencol The Rockafire Explosion Soundtrack for a Revolution I Like Killing Flies Stephen Fry In America Waiting for Superman Loving Lampposts I Need That Record! Wetlands Preserved Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey The Parking Lot Movie These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America Grizzly Man My Winnipeg The Nine Lives of Marion Berry Magic Trip Light Keeps Me Company Obscene Limelight CSA: Confederate States of America 200 Motels The Last Mountain |
I had netflix until I could no longer have the US version, so I cancelled it. It's a shame really because it was excellent.
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I wish Netflix had more Canadian content available. Like films and such. Unless it's already all there and I just missed it... I don't think so though. Everything is so American lol!
Glad that they have Kids in the Hall though. I watched all the episodes. |
Great idea for a thread. Here's a couple of other great films that are on Netflix:
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV...V1._SY317_.jpg Melancholia It's easily among Lars von Trier's best work. It has some amazing cinematography and a scifi plot that evades cheesiness and it is a great character study of those with depression in times of distress. http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV...V1._SY317_.jpg Sayat Nova or The Color of Pomegranates This is a fantastic art film that explores Armenian culture and the life of poet Sayat Nova. It definitely requires multiple viewings and should not be taken lightly, but it is one of the most beautiful and astonishing films ever made. I'd recommend this to anyone who loves classic art films or just art films in general. That's all for now. |
I've been thinking about getting Netflix, just wondered how good it was for older films and tv series from the 1960s etc?
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Again keep in mind this is from the American side, I'm unsure of what is available in the U.K. but for what the service costs I think you get a lot of bang for your buck so long as you use it. |
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I'm still using it! The UK Netflix library will, I'm assuming, continue to expand and hopefully quickly. It really isn't great to be honest. I noticed that Thor was just added to the US library? There is no way that you will find content like that added to the UK library so quickly. I'm flicking between the US and UK libraries and although the US one is by far and away the better of the two, the UK one has a few little advantages and so I cant really grumble. Even the British TV section of the US library is better than the UK library and that just makes perfect sense, doesn't it? PS. Although the US one doesnt have Red Dwarf. 1-0. |
What are the other advantages? I'm curious.
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Red Dwarf was one of them. I think that maybe Teachers, Outnumbered, Deadset and The Thick Of It were also only on the UK one? Could be wrong. |
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I would like to add however that I do pay for my account..... i was too stupid to realise this |
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Oh, it did? Thats a shame! Yeah, I recently watched all of it on Netflix. I hadnt seen it again since I used to watch it at the time when I was a young 'un so I very much enjoyed it.
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I cancelled cable TV because it was costing me $85 a month just for the basics, and I have found Netflix Instant to be a most worthy substitute, especially for $8. I have seen a lot of films I would not have seen otherwise because I'd simply never heard of them. About my only criticism is that there are a lot of really crappy documentaries you have to wade through to get to the good ones, but that's not really Netflix fault. Here are my recommendations so far:
Battlestar Galactica - This is like sci-fi crack. Best sci fi show ever? Hmmm. Goon - Just saw this - Excellent and hilarious - a real surprise. Dragon Tattoo Trilogy - Really faithful to the books and well acted. The Swedish girl is much more what I pictured than the American girl who plays Lisbeth in the US movie. Winnebago Man - Funny. Sad. Weird. Bronson - Absolutely brutal - makes you laugh and flinch at the same time. Saturday Night Live 1970's - There was a lot less comedy in the first season than I remember, but what's there is wonderfully dark and weird, unlike anything they do today. Rubber - Telekinetic tire with anger mgmt issues - what else do you need? We Jam Econo - Story of the Minutemen - great music doc. Drive - very 70's in style and execution - a bit overrated maybe but worth watching. The Wild and Wonderful Whites - Fascinating/Disgusting doc about the ultimate white trash family. The girl snorting oxy after having her baby was classic. I wanted to take a shower when it was over. |
I really wish Netflix would stop recommending me TV shows I've already watched. Seriously my top 10 recommendations are ALL shows I've watched before.
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We just got Netflix Instant a couple of months ago, and I wondered if it was just me -- or if the streaming movie offers were just kind of...bad. They don't change much, do they?
That being said, I'm going nuts watching a LOT of great TV shows I never had time to watch -- the top two being Mad Men and now, Breaking Bad. Just started BB but it's getting good. For comedy, I really like Parenthood right now. Thought about giving White Collar a shot too. Being Human looks interesting, but are there two different ones? Confused on that. |
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Going by Netflix listings in the categories.
Television Shows Prison Break Dexter Heroes Scrubs Sons of Anarchy It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Arrested Development Charmed Weeds Californication Skins (UK shouldn't have to clarify since the ****ty U.S version came about from U.K but you know) X-Men Samantha Who? Damages Dollhouse The Killing Rescue Me The Riches Portlandia The Sarah Silverman Program The Walking Dead Lost Buffy the Vampire Slayer Nikita Xena Warrior Princess Sliders Quantum Leap Lip Service Shameless Anne Frank The Office The Wonder Years The Twilight Zone Married With Children The Munsters Batfink United States of Tara That 70s Show How I Met Your Mother 30 Rock Scrubs My Boys Instant Star Greg The Bunny Pretty Little Liars Crossing Jordan Saving Grace Veronica Mars Carlos Gossip Girl Nip/Tuck Grey's Anatomy Lie to Me Desperate Housewives Life Bones Brothers & Sisters Parenthood Life Unexpected My So-Called Life Satisfaction Dirt Flash Forward Beautiful People Three Rivers Thrillers Hard Candy The Ward Drive The Killer Inside Me The Game The Black Dahlia Cherry Crush Musicals Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Repo! The Genetic Opera Love Me Tender 200 Motels Horror The Faculty I Spit On Your Grave From Dusk til Dawn Night of the Comet AAAH! ZOMBIES The Gore Gore Girls I'll stop now. But yeah, I binge a lot. Unemployed loser. |
If anyone is interested, the Cartoon Network cartoons have been added to Netflix.
Shows like Ed, Edd, n Eddy, Johnny Bravo, Codename: Kids Next Door, they're all on instant stream now. |
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full list of the ish they added CriterionCast | Netflix Now Streaming Shows From Cartoon Network |
Yes, yes, and yes.
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I imagine Netflix sales are going to increase in the next few weeks.
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Can you get it anywhere other than the US? I think I tried signing up once and they said I couldn't.
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Netflix USA - How to Watch Netflix Outside the US |
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