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WickedIcon posted:Honestly, aside from Opera (which is loving awesome) I would avoid watching any Argento stuff through Netflix. I watched both Suspiria and Inferno through instant watch. Maybe they're better in the other version, but I can confirm that they're still a ton of fun in the instant watch versions. Both were wide screen. Neither seemed edited based on the level of nudity and gore.
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Jack Gladney posted:Hellhouse I'm watching this right now and am about halfway through, and I am furious as I watch this movie. Just the pure insanity of the thought processes of everyone involved is mind boggling.
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ryan_woody posted:I'm watching this right now and am about halfway through, and I am furious as I watch this movie. Just the pure insanity of the thought processes of everyone involved is mind boggling. Is it just me or is the "former raver guy" waaaaaay too obsessed with making sure they get the rave scene right?
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I watched Midnight Cowboy for the first time today and I was really impressed. It was slightly depressing but also very heart warming too. The acting was just superb. And of course it contains this iconic line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c412hqucHKw By the end of the movie I just felt so bad for the Ratso character. I was really touched. Great harmonica theme music too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffLQxx7jT-I&feature=related A must watch if you have never seen it.
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Whoa. When did Netflix add Law & Order? Like, 8 seasons of it? I think I just coughed up blood. fake edit: the original (re: good) one
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Manky posted:Whoa. When did Netflix add Law & Order? Like, 8 seasons of it? I think I just coughed up blood. Abwuuuuh? The first 8 or just eight random seasons?
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Manky posted:Whoa. When did Netflix add Law & Order? Like, 8 seasons of it? I think I just coughed up blood. Season 3: Episode 9 is the first appearance of Lennie Briscoe. Season 5: Episode 1 is the first appearance of Jack McCoy. Guess I'll be starting with season 5 
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fenix down posted:According to IMDB.... The first season is actually really good.
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Biff Rockgroin posted:Is it just me or is the "former raver guy" waaaaaay too obsessed with making sure they get the rave scene right? Most definitely. And he seems like such a loving creeper, too. I was part of a youth group in high school that, while nowhere near this level of crazy, reminds me of this a bit. *shudder*
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ryan_woody posted:I'm watching this right now and am about halfway through, and I am furious as I watch this movie. Just the pure insanity of the thought processes of everyone involved is mind boggling. They're brains are broken because they're excited about enacting the very things they're supposed to hate the most. Also their incredible ignorance and bigotry really grate against how normal they seem otherwise. On that count I think they're mostly sincerely naive and ignorant about the reality of the things they represent in their community theater hell house. Like, they've just heard that's how it is and they believe what they've heard without question. That may or may not mitigate your fury.
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Jack Gladney posted:They're brains are broken because they're excited about enacting the very things they're supposed to hate the most. Also their incredible ignorance and bigotry really grate against how normal they seem otherwise. On that count I think they're mostly sincerely naive and ignorant about the reality of the things they represent in their community theater hell house. Like, they've just heard that's how it is and they believe what they've heard without question. I think my fury was compounded by the fact that I watched this immediately after watching Let's talk about sex, which is about the absolute failure that is abstinence only sex-education, as well as American sex education in general. After those two movies, I had had just about enough conservative groupthink for an afternoon, I guess.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I'm pretty sure they are using pan-and-scan versions too, which is just preposterous.
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Joe Don Baker posted:The first season is actually really good.  
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I had never heard of this movie before, but The Train, 1964, starring Burt Lancaster and directed by John Frankenheimer, is pretty great. It's a black and white french resistance movie and it has lots of sweet footage of classic locomotives and other good stuff. I really enjoyed it.
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Netflix JUST added a South African show called Charlie Jade, which I read about a long time ago on these very forums, but it hasn't been available anywhere on Region 1 DVDs, and wasn't on Netflix until I just randomly searched for it this morning. It's supposed to be a mind-blowing sci-fi noir series about a world-weary private detective who travels between three very different parallel Earths. I haven't seen Fringe, but it has been described to me as a very similar concept to that show, only darker and more hard-boiled, and of course it came out earlier and was done with a much lower budget. I love stuff about alternate universes and parallel dimensions, and I'm a sucker for detective stories and film noir crossovers with other genres, so I intend to start watching it today.
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Does anyone here use Feedflix premium? Has it proven to be worthwhile, or should I just keep switching browser tabs to deal with my instant queue?
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Netflix JUST added a South African show called Charlie Jade, which I read about a long time ago on these very forums, but it hasn't been available anywhere on Region 1 DVDs, and wasn't on Netflix until I just randomly searched for it this morning. It's supposed to be a mind-blowing sci-fi noir series about a world-weary private detective who travels between three very different parallel Earths. I haven't seen Fringe, but it has been described to me as a very similar concept to that show, only darker and more hard-boiled, and of course it came out earlier and was done with a much lower budget. I love stuff about alternate universes and parallel dimensions, and I'm a sucker for detective stories and film noir crossovers with other genres, so I intend to start watching it today. I like Charlie Jade a lot. The early episodes have a different feel to the later ones because the producers were replaced after episode 8 or something. If the early ones turn you off try to stick with it because it gets better once the change occurs. My main complaint with the show is that the dystopian future universe is the most interesting but they spend way more time in our normal universe. Probably due to costs.
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Want to have your soul absolutely crushed, in a good way? Check out Ponette, a French film about a little girl whose mother dies in a car crash and is sent to live with her cousins to deal with the death of her mom. It is heartbreaking and some of the best child acting I've ever seen. It is fantastic.
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Manky posted:Whoa. When did Netflix add Law & Order? Like, 8 seasons of it? I think I just coughed up blood. Years ago. I've had it in my queue around the time they started streaming.
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I watched The Perfect Host based on the recommendation and was all ready to second the notion. Until the third act of the movie. Absolutely loving destroys the film, makes it convoluted for no reason and screams of a studio that felt the original ending was too dark. Watch it for about an hour and ten minutes then please turn it off for the sake of your own enjoyment.
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chemosh6969 posted:Years ago. I've had it in my queue around the time they started streaming. Seriously? I had seen they had SVU before. I've wasted so much time.
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Mouser.. posted:I watched The Perfect Host based on the recommendation and was all ready to second the notion. Until the third act of the movie. Absolutely loving destroys the film, makes it convoluted for no reason and screams of a studio that felt the original ending was too dark. Watch it for about an hour and ten minutes then please turn it off for the sake of your own enjoyment. Yeah I think that was most of the reviews main problems with the movie, the wrap up. But still, c'mon: 
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Manky posted:Seriously? I had seen they had SVU before. I've wasted so much time. That's one thing I hate about browsing their instant stuff. I always get the feeling like there's a lot more stuff out there that's just being hidden unless I use some specific search criteria. I always stumble upon stuff I want to watch when searching titles to rent that I've never seen when just browsing the instant watch.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Yeah I think that was most of the reviews main problems with the movie, the wrap up. Is there a clip of that whole sequence online? I haven't been able to find it anywhere. I enjoyed Perfect Host, the movie makes no sense but I don't care. I always have thought that David Hyde Pierce should play really crazy villainous bastards, so this was a step in that direction.
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Wabbit posted:Is there a clip of that whole sequence online? I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Not the best resolution but what you asked for: DHP does the Car Wash
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Mouser.. posted:I watched The Perfect Host based on the recommendation and was all ready to second the notion. Until the third act of the movie. Absolutely loving destroys the film, makes it convoluted for no reason and screams of a studio that felt the original ending was too dark. Watch it for about an hour and ten minutes then please turn it off for the sake of your own enjoyment. Honestly, I really liked the little twist that they added to Warwick. It actually made him even more interesting and in a way, a lot more twisted. The problem was that someone felt that the other story being told needed to be wrapped up, and it just basically loses its sense of direction. But honestly, when I think about the film, I just kind of forget the ending. Yeah, it's there, but what really drives it for me is the play between Warwick and the guy who robbed the bank.
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Mouser.. posted:Not the best resolution but what you asked for: Thank you! Now to find somebody with gif skills...
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Last night, the wife and I watched the Paul Newman classic "The Hustler" (1961). Starring: Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason Director: Robert Rossen Screenplay: Robert Rossen and Sidney Carrol Adapted from the 1959 novel of the same name, "The Hustler" tells the story of "Fast" Eddie Felson. Eddie is a pool shark/hustler on the rise. This film revolves around his career, his obsession with winning, and how that obsession changes his life and the lives of those around him.  Newman as Fast Eddie - a fine looking young gentleman who's about to take your money. A friend of mine told me years ago that I should watch this, but I hadn't gotten around to it until last night. I assume most people have seen this, as it is a classic, but I have to say that if you haven't, I highly recommend it. I expected this story to be about the fast moving greasy world of pool hustling. To an extent, that's right, but honestly this movie tackles way more personal issues than I had expected it to. Saying this movie is about pool is akin to saying The Wrestler is about wrestling.  George C. Scott as Bert, a real winner. Paul Newman and George C. Scott really steal the show in this movie. My list of Paul Newman movies is embarrassingly short (which I'm remedying), and the only movie I remember seeing George C. Scott in is Dr. Strangelove. George C. Scott plays a man who gambles on things he knows he can win. A poker man by trade, but shows an interest in Newman's raw talent. I wish Scott's character could have been introduced into the movie earlier, but this is a very long and complex tale where a couple characters come and go. He left me wanting more in a good way. So did Newman, for that matter. He's wonderful in this movie.  Piper Laurie plays Eddie's love interest, Sarah. I thought Piper Laurie did well in most scenes, but Sarah's character and motivations felt underdeveloped. Sometimes Laurie's acting came off as melodramatic because of this. Sarah realizes how much the game consumes Eddie, and it hurts her deeply. I think Sarah deserved more screen time to develop her motivations, but I'm not really sure where you could have squeezed them in (it's a pretty long movie already).  Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats. Jackie Gleason plays Minnesota Fats, said to be the best pool shark in the country. He does extremely well in his portrayal of this character, giving depth to a man with only a handful of lines. That being said, he's only really in two scenes. 5/5, this movie is really something special.
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Manky posted:Gentlemen, gentlemen. I personally am conflicted over Jane Lynch because my love for Christopher Guest movies is in an epic battle with my unabiding hatred for Glee. But I think we can all agree that Party Down is fantastic. Reaper was a fantastic series and I was a fan of it when it first aired. It ends on a serious "what the gently caress why isn't there another season" note though, so beware! And Ray Wise is fantastic as Satan. He's so awesome.
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fenix down posted:I checked out the first episode. I like the detectives but the Kevin Spacey-ish attorney doesn't hold a candle to my main man. McCoy's great and would go on some crazy rants, but Ben Stone could stare a motherfucker down and get the plea agreement.
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triteon posted:They just added it recently. I got Netflix in September and it was the first thing I searched for. They only had it on DVD at the time. Huh, I thought I had it for a long time. Guess I'm confusing it with something else.
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Biff Rockgroin posted:Is it just me or is the "former raver guy" waaaaaay too obsessed with making sure they get the rave scene right? I remember him talking about how after raves they would just bring the body bags out of all the dead people and form a pile or something. I don't think he has actually ever been to a rave in his life.
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Robot_Rumpus posted:I remember him talking about how after raves they would just bring the body bags out of all the dead people and form a pile or something. I don't think he has actually ever been to a rave in his life. Oh yeah, I forgot about that line. I couldn't tell if he actually was trying to convince the camera that they drug people out in body bags from a rave, or if he just sucked at articulating his point.
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gregday posted:I'm on a quest to get everyone I know to watch this. The Taco Bell scene alone is worth it. Y'all got mozzarella sticks?
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