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ladymikochan
Mar 15, 2006

A-hunting I will go! A-hunting I will go! Hi-ho the derri-o! With a vagina full of bees!
Things I have watched
Seasons 1-3 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents-not available anymore instant but that was a hell of a watch.

The complete Faulty Towers-very funny British comedy show starring John Cleese.

The complete Kolchak the Night Stalker-Cheesey 70's TV goodness.

The Burning-great gory and really silly slasher flick.

Return to Sleepaway Camp-I am watching this right now and it is really worth of watch if you loved the original.

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CapnBry
Jul 15, 2002

I got this goin'
Grimey Drawer

ArtieTSMITW posted:

Seasons 1-7 of 24.

If you've never watched 24, do yourself a favor. I missed the 24 train myself, and I've blown through the first three seasons. I feel like I've discovered an untapped oil well of entertainment.
I tried to take this advice back before Watch Instantly and got Disc 1 of Season 1 the old fashioned via-mail way. That series isn't worth the amount of money it cost Netflix in postage to get it to me. The characters are paper thin cliches, they have no motivation for what they do, and I hear later in the series a car rolls down an incline and explodes for no reason. I took the rest of the DVDs out of my queue so fast, there's still a burn mark.

Season 1 of Heroes was awesome though. I really liked that, although I never would have been able to watch it live with 20 minutes of commercials and a week between every episode. The pacing is a little slow for TV but perfect for DVD/WI.

Cube 2: HyperCube isn't as good as the first version, but Cube 1 is DVD-only so beggars can't be choosers. Speaking of Cubes, Ice Cube in "Friday" is available on Watch Instantly, and that's a great movie too from a completely different genre.

I'll probably get crap for saying 24 is awful and liking the movie Sex Drive but that movie made me laugh out loud. I might just like Seth Green as an Amish and a doughnut with a giant mustache.

knifehitz
Apr 22, 2005

ys rly
For some reason these don't show up on the browser under the new stuff, but holy poo poo here is a ton of new content. They seem to come up if you use the search function. If you follow the link there are short descriptions.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/39534/massive-list-new-netflix-instant-streaming-horror-titles

FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981)
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 (1983)
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 4: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984)
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 5: A NEW BEGINNING (1985)
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6: JASON LIVES (1986)
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (1970)
THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA (1971)
VAMPIRE CIRCUS (1972)
HANDS OF THE RIPPER (1971)
DEEPSTAR SIX (1989)
SCARECROWS (1988)
BLOOD GAMES (1990)
IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE (1958)
THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD (1957)
THE FOOD OF THE GODS (1976)
EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977)
TENTACLES (1977)
TINTORERA: KILLER SHARK (1977)
OCTAMAN (1971)
YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (1967)
THE HORROR SHOW (1989)
THE FIRST POWER (1990)
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970)
SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK (1991)
MOM (1991)
THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958)
THE RAVEN (1963)
THE TOMB OF LIGERIA (1964)
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964)
THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1964)
DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972)
TALES OF TERROR (1962)
WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1976)
AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION (1982)
AMITYVILLE 3D (1983)
PUPPET MASTER 2 (1991)
TRANCERS 2: THE RETURN OF JACK DETH (1990)
SUBSPECIES (1991)
SUBSPECIES 2: BLOODSTONE (1993)
DEMONIC TOYS (1992)
DOLLMAN (1991)
DOLLMAN VS. DEMONIC TOYS (1993)
SPELLCASTER (1992)
ZONE TROOPERS (1985)
NIGHT DRIVE (1971)
AMOK TRAIN (1989)
GHOST WARRIOR (1986)
OPEN HOUSE (1987)
THE FALLING (1987)
THE IMMORTALIZER (1989)
THE VIDEO DEAD (1987)
VICIOUS LIPS (1987)
ROCKULA (1990)
NEW YEAR'S EVIL (1980)
BITCH SLAP (2009)
DR. HECKYL AND MR. HYPE (1980)
CIRCLE OF EIGHT (2009)
DERANGED (1974)
CRAWLSPACE (1986)
GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM (1988)
CULT OF THE DAMNED (1969)
THE CRIMSON CULT (1968)
CHILD'S PLAY (1988)
THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT (2009)
THE HORSEMEN (2009)
THE BURROWERS (2009)
REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA (2008)
CATACOMBS (2006)
SHAOLIN VS. EVIL DEAD (2004)
SHAOLIN VS. EVIL DEAD: ULTIMATE POWER (2006)
THE VAMPIRE (1957)
NEANDERTHAL MAN (1953)
THE TOMB (1986)
7 ANGELS IN EDEN (2007)
FEAR OF THE DARK (2002)
GANGS OF THE DEAD (2007)
ART OF THE DEVIL (2005)
ART OF THE DEVIL II (2005)
SEVERED: FOREST OF THE DEAD (2006)
BLACK SABBATH (1963)
BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL U CAN EAT (2002)
THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1959)
QUEEN OF BLOOD (1966)
THE BEAST WITHIN (1982)
ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU: DIRECTOR'S CUT (1977)
SPECIES (1995)
SPECIES II (1998)
SPECIES III (2004)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1977)
SQUIRM (1976)
VAMPIRE'S KISS (1989)
COUNTESS DRACULA (1971)
DIE MONSTER DIE! (1965)
THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN (1977)
PHILOSOPHY OF A KNIFE: LIMITED EDITION (2008)
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC (1987)
SIMON SAYS (2006)
CARRIE (1976)
FEAR (2007)
EPIDEMIC (1987)
RUN! BITCH RUN! (2009)
GENESIS (1998)
AFTERMATH (1994)
THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING (2000)
LASERBLAST (1978)
LEVIATHAN (1989)
EVENT HORIZON (1997)
SUPERNOVA (2000)
CUT (2000)
SHREDDER (2003)
EDGE OF SANITY (1989)
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972)
RAW MEAT (1972)
SPHERE (1998)
HOUSE OF 9 (2005)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992)
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (2001)
THE GHOUL (1933)
SCOOBY DOO AND THE MONSTER (2003)
LITTLE MONSTERS (1989)
FRANKENSTEIN (2004)
FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM (1987)
INTRUDER (1989)
THE BURNING (1981)
THE INCREDIBLE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT (1971)
THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972)
SPELLBINDER (1988)
TROLL 2 (1986)

Hilario Baldness
Feb 10, 2005

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Grimey Drawer
Amadeus is available.

Fantastic film.

Zwabu
Aug 7, 2006

CapnBry posted:

Season 1 of Heroes was awesome though.

I agree, and it's a pity the whole show didn't end with the conclusion of Season 1.

TheFonz
Aug 3, 2002

<3
I'm watching Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels right now. One of Guy Ritchie's best films.

poonchasta
Feb 22, 2007

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Event Horizon was on Instant Watch for less than a month and is already gone. Are they serious? I guess I'll put it back on my DVD queue.

Zwabu
Aug 7, 2006

TheFonz posted:

I'm watching Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels right now. One of Guy Ritchie's best films.

After only having seen some of his lamer more recent efforts, I was blown away at how good and how enjoyable Lock, Stock was.

Zwabu
Aug 7, 2006

Question for the crowd:

I just purchased a Netflix account for my Dad (to go with a new Blu-Ray player woohoo), but when I go to the "Watch Instantly" menu I don't seem to have the "Add to Instant Watching Queue" option for movies like on my account.

Is it because there are no devices activated yet for his account, or because it's in the one month trial period? Or did I set up the options wrong somehow for his account?

Caitlin
Aug 18, 2006

When I die, if there is a heaven, I will spend eternity rolling around with a pile of kittens.

Zwabu posted:

Question for the crowd:

I just purchased a Netflix account for my Dad (to go with a new Blu-Ray player woohoo), but when I go to the "Watch Instantly" menu I don't seem to have the "Add to Instant Watching Queue" option for movies like on my account.

Is it because there are no devices activated yet for his account, or because it's in the one month trial period? Or did I set up the options wrong somehow for his account?

Did you purchase it or is it a trial account? You say both in your post.

Hilario Baldness
Feb 10, 2005

:buddy:



Grimey Drawer

Zwabu posted:

After only having seen some of his lamer more recent efforts, I was blown away at how good and how enjoyable Lock, Stock was.

Yeah, saying it's the best of Guy Ritchie isn't saying much to me. However Lock, Stock is a really funny movie.

Jolo
Jun 4, 2007

ive been playing with magnuts tying to change the wold as we know it

knifehitz posted:

TROLL 2 (1986)

Considering putting together a movie night with a bunch of friends and drinks to enjoy this bad boy. Anything I should know to maximize the enjoyment? Did this when we all watched The Room for the first time and I laughed so much it hurt.

Hilario Baldness is one of my favorite usernames on the forums. Well done, sir. :tipshat:

Zwabu
Aug 7, 2006

Captain Stinkybutt posted:

Did you purchase it or is it a trial account? You say both in your post.

Well I think I set it up as a trial, but I put my credit card info etc. so it will start billing after the trial month. It doesn't let him queue instant watch movies until after the trial period?

Stupid_Sexy_Flander
Mar 14, 2007

Is a man not entitled to the haw of his maw?
Grimey Drawer
Well, poo poo.

Event Horizon got yanked with no warning.

I had it added to the queue, was going to watch it this weekend, looked for it today and WHOOPS NOT AVAILABLE.

God dammit, this just irritates me.

Don't they give you a few weeks warning usually? A few of my movies have a small little red warning on em saying "Available until Sept 22". I never got that with EH.

Edit - gently caress. I log into my account to send em an email saying "Why did this happen?" and there is no way to email them. Assholes.

Stupid_Sexy_Flander has a new favorite as of 00:57 on Sep 19, 2010

poonchasta
Feb 22, 2007

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Zwabu posted:

Question for the crowd:

I just purchased a Netflix account for my Dad (to go with a new Blu-Ray player woohoo), but when I go to the "Watch Instantly" menu I don't seem to have the "Add to Instant Watching Queue" option for movies like on my account.

Is it because there are no devices activated yet for his account, or because it's in the one month trial period? Or did I set up the options wrong somehow for his account?

Hover your mouse pointer over the red "Add" and blue "Play" buttons, and the option to add to your instant queue should pop up right above that.

CapnBry
Jul 15, 2002

I got this goin'
Grimey Drawer

Jolo posted:

Considering putting together a movie night with a bunch of friends and drinks to enjoy this bad boy. Anything I should know to maximize the enjoyment? Did this when we all watched The Room for the first time and I laughed so much it hurt.
Get the Rifftrax of it to go along, featuring Lowtax! Also have your Harry Potter jokes ready.

Someone came out of the closest to posted:

Watch Black Dynamite
The is one of the greatest movies ever created. At first I thought it was just going to be a parody blacksploitation film, but then Black Dynamite stood up from his desk and the boom mike was in the shot. Not to say this movie was bad, it is a skillfully crafted masterpiece of parody full of laughs. Best character name ever: Chocolate Giddy-up.

Now if you'll excuse me I need to step out for some chili and doughnuts.

Hilario Baldness
Feb 10, 2005

:buddy:



Grimey Drawer

Jolo posted:

Hilario Baldness is one of my favorite usernames on the forums. Well done, sir. :tipshat:

I literally have no idea where this name came from. It's like it was placed into my head from a being that exists on a higher plane. I don't understand the meaning of it (if it even has one). It just rolled off the tongue one day.

As for a recent discovery that I'm currently watching: Taxi Driver

One of the most disturbing films ever made.

Fooley
Apr 25, 2006

Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shinin'...

CapnBry posted:

The is one of the greatest movies ever created. At first I thought it was just going to be a parody blacksploitation film, but then Black Dynamite stood up from his desk and the boom mike was in the shot. Not to say this movie was bad, it is a skillfully crafted masterpiece of parody full of laughs. Best character name ever: Chocolate Giddy-up.

After it was over I was kind of mixed on it. I liked it, because I love ridiculous parodies (like the good Scary Movies), but it was just as bad those but in a special way...I don't know. Someone in the gif thread was nice enough to make this for me: :nws:http://i35.tinypic.com/33cx3sy.jpg:nws:

Zwabu posted:

Well I think I set it up as a trial, but I put my credit card info etc. so it will start billing after the trial month. It doesn't let him queue instant watch movies until after the trial period?

I signed up specifically for Instant, and I was able to watch/queue stuff while still during the trial period.

Zwabu
Aug 7, 2006

poonchasta posted:

Hover your mouse pointer over the red "Add" and blue "Play" buttons, and the option to add to your instant queue should pop up right above that.

No, something is different with the account I set up for him. There is no "Add" button, there is for my account.

Edit: Something must have changed since I last posted, it's working now.

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
gently caress movies. Motherfucking Intervention is on there now.

I haven't left the house all weekend.

A Nice Boy
Feb 13, 2007

First in, last out.
It's been on there for awhile so it's not new, but I watched Top Secret! today for the first time and holy poo poo it was hilarious. Just goes to show what the new "crazy comedy" movies are missing...Things like Scary Movie and Dance Flick are loving retarded...This was intelligent screwball comedy. Made by the same people who did Airplane...Go watch it.

tangy yet delightful
Sep 13, 2005



Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:

Edit - gently caress. I log into my account to send em an email saying "Why did this happen?" and there is no way to email them. Assholes.
Just go to your account > contact us > problem watching instantly > etc

Tailwhoop
Oct 18, 2008

Luigi to Kobe's Mario.
The television section just got updated to amazing.

The Office: Season 6
30 Rock: Season 4

And all of Battlestar Gallactica. (except for the first 2 episodes...which is loving stupid as hell.)

I've never watched it before. I'm so excited.

Edit: Edited 30 Rock season number.

Tailwhoop has a new favorite as of 02:49 on Oct 2, 2010

Ninja Toast!
Apr 22, 2009
Season 4 of 30 rock. 3'd been out.

ladymikochan
Mar 15, 2006

A-hunting I will go! A-hunting I will go! Hi-ho the derri-o! With a vagina full of bees!
There are tons of old nicktoons on netflix and I never noticed. I've watched recently. . .

Hey Arnold
Ahh Real Monsters!
Rocko's Modern Life
Ren and Stimpy

They got Rugrats up there too and now all they need is some Doug and we are good to go.

PS- If you watch Ren and Stimpy's Adult Cartoon Party-be prepared. I wasn't and almost got squicked a few times during the first episode. But as it stands, not a bad watch either.

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A Nice Boy
Feb 13, 2007

First in, last out.

Tailwhoop posted:

The television section just got updated to amazing.

The Office: Season 6
30 Rock: Season 4

And all of Battlestar Gallactica. (except for the first 2 episodes...which is loving stupid as hell.)

I've never watched it before. I'm so excited.

Edit: Edited 30 Rock season number.

gently caress YES. I only ever saw season 1, and I've been waiting for it go up on Hulu or Netflix. Sucks that the first part isn't on there, but luckily I've already seen it.

Where did you notice this stuff go up? I just checked all over the new release area and don't see it.

Tailwhoop
Oct 18, 2008

Luigi to Kobe's Mario.

A Nice Boy posted:

gently caress YES. I only ever saw season 1, and I've been waiting for it go up on Hulu or Netflix. Sucks that the first part isn't on there, but luckily I've already seen it.

Where did you notice this stuff go up? I just checked all over the new release area and don't see it.

If you rate it before you watch it, it won't show up. That's what happened with me with Friday Night Lights Season 4.

I notice it go up on the front page, usually.

Hilario Baldness
Feb 10, 2005

:buddy:



Grimey Drawer
I was just checking the new stuff based on actors and directors, and found that one of my all-time favorite movies and a movie I used for the Frontpage Goldmine Thread Wrong Movies, Wrong Subtitles: My Left Foot.

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Irish painter and author Christy Brown, who overcomes debilitating cerebral palsy to become an inspirational figure.

Hilario Baldness posted:







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cornface
Dec 28, 2006

by Lowtax
My wife found a movie called I Think We're Alone Now the other night. It is a documentary about a hermaphrodite and an asperger's guy who stalk 80's pop star Tiffany. It is amazingly creepy.

Mob
May 7, 2002

Me reading your posts

Thread has been dead for a month, but if you have instant watch and haven't seen The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia then you need to cancel Netflix and go back to your Betamax, granpa.

Raskolnikov2089
Nov 3, 2006

Schizzy to the matic

Mob posted:

Thread has been dead for a month, but if you have instant watch and haven't seen The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia then you need to cancel Netflix and go back to your Betamax, granpa.

I watched this the other night and was immensely entertained/disturbed.

It's basically an hour and a half Jerry Springer casting call.

The Crazies was just added if you're a fan of the zombie-ish genre. It's quite a good remake.

Dead Cow
Nov 4, 2009

Passion makes the world go round.
Love just makes it a safer place.
Everyone should watch Batman: Under the Red Hood.

Go. Now.

Jibo
May 22, 2007

Bear Witness
College Slice

Dead Cow posted:

Everyone should watch Batman: Under the Red Hood.

Go. Now.

I didn't know this was on there, how close is it to the comic book story? I ask because Superman: Doomsday was a tremendous disappointment.

A Nice Boy
Feb 13, 2007

First in, last out.

Dead Cow posted:

Everyone should watch Batman: Under the Red Hood.

Go. Now.

Just watched this the other day, and wow...I'm glad they're going the more "realistic/violent" route with the cartoons. Was pretty damned good.

I'm glad that John DiMaggio didn't try to be Mark Hamill as the Joker, because he would have failed. Taking it in his own direction was a good choice. Anyone know why Hamill didn't do the part?

Hilario Baldness
Feb 10, 2005

:buddy:



Grimey Drawer
Jackie Brown, Heat, Casino, Midnight Run, The Insider, Dog Day Afternoon, Good Will Hunting

Local Yokel
Mar 16, 2005

If the moonshine don't kill me, I'll live 'till I die.

Mob posted:

Thread has been dead for a month, but if you have instant watch and haven't seen The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia then you need to cancel Netflix and go back to your Betamax, granpa.

Watched this a couple days ago, and LOVED it. The dancing outlaw is so goddamn cool.

Unruly Amoeba
Feb 11, 2007

scavenger101 posted:

Has MI5 been mentioned yet? That show (aka Spooks) is pretty drat good.

I blitzed the first four seasons when I found out it was on Netflix. Then waited for a long while for the other seasons to go up and blitzed them. Why isn't season five on Instant (or is it and I haven't checked in a while)?

Big Bad Voodoo Lou
Jan 1, 2006
If anyone likes comedy and hasn't seen Parks & Recreation yet, now's your chance. Season 1 is slow to get good, but it's only six episodes. By the finale, it found its footing, and the full-length Season 2 is comedy gold all the way through. It has a lot more character development, heart, and consistent humor than The Office has had since its Season 2/3 peak.

Also, The State is available for streaming, MTV's sketch comedy show that ran from 1993-95 and gave rise to several recognizable comic actors of the last 15 years, including Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain of Stella, and Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kinney, and Robert Ben Garant of Reno 911. It's not all perfect, but it has aged a lot better than most sketch shows do, including lots of Saturday Night Live from that same era. My favorite sketch ever from The State, "Porcupine Racetrack," is near the end of Episode 17.

Lots of good David Lynch stuff is up, including Dune (which I had never seen), Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, Mulholland Drive (that one is next for me), Inland Empire, two documentaries about Lynch, and a collection of his short films.

Make sure to check out Big Time, a previously hard-to-find concert/performance art film by my favorite musical artist, Tom Waits.

Oh, and Batman: Under the Red Hood kicked rear end, as did Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Justice League: The New Frontier, and the best DC animated film of them all, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

EDIT: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai is a cult classic for good reason, and I'm sure a lot of Goons will love it if they haven't seen it already. And Wristcutters: A Love Story was a surprisingly wonderful movie that you'll probably enjoy if you liked Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stranger Than Fiction, or Adaptation.

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Caitlin
Aug 18, 2006

When I die, if there is a heaven, I will spend eternity rolling around with a pile of kittens.
If you enjoy the strange and the absurd please enjoy Vermilion Pleasure Night, which they recently posted on Instant Watch, which blows my mind. Strange Japanese television program full of shorts of... stuff. Weird stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HFw8TNexyU

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Zwabu
Aug 7, 2006

Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:

Make sure to check out Big Time, a previously hard-to-find concert/performance art film by my favorite musical artist, Tom Waits.

Thank you, so much, for this. Tom Waits is a god.

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