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Zubumafoo posted:I don't think it necessarily has to be embellished or biographical. Hell, I didn't know Ip Man was a real person until the end of the movie. You might like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and Iron Monkey. The first two are in the somewhat higher end kick flick category (relative to the ones I used to watch in the 80s anyway); the last as well, but it is more farcical and comedic. They's all available on Netflix, but only Iron Monkey by streaming.
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foodfight posted:Both Triangle and Timecrimes are on instant now. They make a really decent time travel slasher double-feature. Which Triangle? There are 4 or 5 on Netflix. I watched Timecrimes last weekend and I really liked it.
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Feb 3, 2012 19:14
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mds2 posted:Which Triangle? There are 4 or 5 on Netflix. I watched Timecrimes last weekend and I really liked it. This one. If you liked Timecrimes, I think it's safe to say you will also like Triangle.
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Feb 3, 2012 19:19
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:This one. If you liked Timecrimes, I think it's safe to say you will also like Triangle. Thanks!
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Globo-Corp posted:I will recommend The Baby's Room as a pretty decent Spanish horror flick. It uses the "the house is cursed" formula that has been done a thousand times, but pulls it off pretty well with some clever ideas. It is really short at 74 minutes, I think, but I found the pacing to be so well done that I didn't even notice. I got pretty involved in the story and it seemed much more fleshed-out and meaty than a film that short often ends up. Seconding this, it's a bit more interesting than just "ooh, ghosties!". I then watched Dreams in the Witch House. I liked Re-Animator, but seems dumb passing off more blood-and-tits films as H.P. Lovecraft.
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Feb 3, 2012 20:44
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I strongly recommend not looking up anything about Triangle (imdb, trailer, wikipedia) before watching it. Just go and enjoy...
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Feb 3, 2012 20:53
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Came here to recommend Chosin a documentary about about the battle of the Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, one of the most brutal and horrific battles in American history. The documentary is extremely well done and absolutely heart-breaking.
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Feb 3, 2012 22:48
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Anyone looking for some very strange '70s Exploitation fun, check out The Baby, one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen.
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Cliffhanger and Tango & Cash make a nice action double-feature if you don't feel like leaving the house today.
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Shaolin Soccer is up, an earlier effort from Stephen Chow of "Kung Fu Hustle" fame. Whimsical martial arts comedy, not quite as polished as "Hustle" but very entertaining.
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:This one. If you liked Timecrimes, I think it's safe to say you will also like Triangle. I haven't seen either. Is there one I should watch first?
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Mustached5thGrader posted:I haven't seen either. Is there one I should watch first?
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Feb 4, 2012 21:18
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fenix down posted:Timecrimes Correct. Triangle is the superior film.
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Feb 4, 2012 21:27
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I need to finish it but I think im about 3/4 through Enemy Mine... holy gently caress, I can't believe this is real.
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Vintersorg posted:I need to finish it but I think im about 3/4 through Enemy Mine... holy gently caress, I can't believe this is real. I've seen Enemy Mine like 9 times with my dad. Its just always on a random Starz channel.
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Feb 5, 2012 02:41
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That's kinda funny... when you load up the movie it has a Starz bumper. 
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Feb 5, 2012 02:51
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foodfight posted:Correct. Triangle is the superior film. Both are good though.
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Feb 5, 2012 03:33
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Zwabu posted:Shaolin Soccer is up, an earlier effort from Stephen Chow of "Kung Fu Hustle" fame. Whimsical martial arts comedy, not quite as polished as "Hustle" but very entertaining. you have to be a little more open minded than the average movie goer, or a little drunker, but this movie is truly hilarious.
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Feb 5, 2012 05:08
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I haven't seen Triangle yet, but I like that Timecrimes moves pretty quickly away from the "horror" label put on it by Netflix and becomes more of a thriller/drama that just happens to be about time travel. The gimmick is believable enough, and it manages to pull off a few surprises even if you can sort of figure out a few of the "twists" ahead of time.
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Wait. So "IP Man" isn't a movie about a guy that solves internet problems with kung-fu?
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the_Vandal posted:Wait. So "IP Man" isn't a movie about a guy that solves internet problems with kung-fu?
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Does the IP stand for something, or is ip a word? I'm never sure whether to call it "eye pee" Man or not. Edit: vvv Gotcha. Cpt. Spring Types fucked around with this message at 07:37 on Feb 5, 2012 |
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Feb 5, 2012 06:47
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:Does the IP stand for something, or is ip a word? I'm never sure whether to call it "eye pee" Man or not. I do believe it is his name. So it's just "Ip".
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the_Vandal posted:Wait. So "IP Man" isn't a movie about a guy that solves internet problems with kung-fu? Yeah I kind of figured it was about a guy who was good at helping you straighten out networking address conflict issues.
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Zwabu posted:Yeah I kind of figured it was about a guy who was good at helping you straighten out networking address conflict issues. I feel seriously bad that some people might not have given that movie a chance due to the name.
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Zwabu posted:Yeah I kind of figured it was about a guy who was good at helping you straighten out networking address conflict issues. No, that's the sequel, TCP Man.
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I just watched [REC] 1 and 2, I think I may have liked the second one better. Are there any other horror movies like this? They're making a third one, I am excited! edit: vvv thanks! Just in the mood for a good horror movie. 
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Bash Ironfist posted:I just watched [REC] 1 and 2, I think I may have liked the second one better. Are there any other horror movies like this?
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Triangle is a sort of whodunnit film with some clever plotting, so it's a really bad idea to read absolutely anything about the plot beforehand.
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Don't think it's been mentioned,but The Last Emperor is available now, as are a handful of other Criteron titles it seems. It won 9 Oscars, and is probably the only feature film ever to be filmed on location in the actual Forbidden City. According to IMDB, Elizabeth II wasn't allowed to visit the Forbidden City while she was in Beijing, as the Chinese gave precedence to the film.
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Feb 5, 2012 10:40
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rawrr posted:Don't think it's been mentioned,but The Last Emperor is available now, as are a handful of other Criteron titles it seems. It won 9 Oscars, and is probably the only feature film ever to be filmed on location in the actual Forbidden City. According to IMDB, Elizabeth II wasn't allowed to visit the Forbidden City while she was in Beijing, as the Chinese gave precedence to the film. To be clear, most (all?) of these aren't the actual Criterion releases, they're just films that happen to have a Criterion edition out there. I know that Thin Red Line is the theatrical cut, not the restored version Criterion and Malick put together. Kagemusha uses the Criterion cover for its icon but I don't know if its the same. BTW, this site here updates for all the Criterion released films that are currently streaming on Netflix (Fear and Loathing is out-of-date fwi): http://streamingcriterions.com/ I didn't realize Robocop got a Criterion release 
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I'm in the UK and just got Netflix and UnblockUS, and it's good, but I do have a question. Why do they take stuff off after so long? Why not just keep adding to the collection? Is it a copyright thing?
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Jakabite posted:I'm in the UK and just got Netflix and UnblockUS, and it's good, but I do have a question. Why do they take stuff off after so long? Why not just keep adding to the collection? Is it a copyright thing? Because studios license movies to Netflix to use for streaming purposes. Netflix signs contract deals with various studios and when their contract expires, they have to renegotiate to retain the library. For example, better watch Tangled or any other Starz provided content now while you still have a chance because: Starz posted:When the agreement expires on February 28, 2012, Starz will cease to distribute its content on the Netflix streaming platform. This decision is a result of our strategy to protect the premium nature of our brand by preserving the appropriate pricing and packaging of our exclusive and highly valuable content
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Mouser.. posted:Because studios license movies to Netflix to use for streaming purposes. Netflix signs contract deals with various studios and when their contract expires, they have to renegotiate to retain the library. For example, better watch Tangled or any other Starz provided content now while you still have a chance because: Ahh right, thanks then. If a TV series was about to be taken down would there be some sort of warning, or would I be halfway through the series and beep boop, no longer there?
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Jakabite posted:Ahh right, thanks then. If a TV series was about to be taken down would there be some sort of warning, or would I be halfway through the series and beep boop, no longer there? No warning. This happened to me watching Dexter, I honestly had no idea it was expiring.
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Yeah, Netflix is about to lost a bunch of content, and if their February adds are any indication, they're not adding much to replace it. It's worrying.
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Mouser.. posted:For example, better watch Tangled or any other Starz provided content now while you still have a chance because... Oh no, what'll we do once we can no longer watch Dunston Checks In or... Battlefield Earth. And Bob the Butler. Bob the loving Butler. Apart from Party Down and a few good Eastern movies like In the Mood For Love, I don't really see what we're losing here. Most of the Starz line-up is poo poo I could rent from the local Mom-and-Pop on VHS for a buck.
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Tewratomeh posted:Apart from Party Down and a few good Eastern movies like In the Mood For Love, I don't really see what we're losing here. Most of the Starz line-up is poo poo I could rent from the local Mom-and-Pop on VHS for a buck. Then you are a lucky man, because I don't think I've seen a mom-and-pop video rental place around where I live for about ten years.
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Does anyone have an idea, on average, what percentage of Netflix's content is Starz stuff at any given time these days?
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Zwabu posted:Does anyone have an idea, on average, what percentage of Netflix's content is Starz stuff at any given time these days? Not sure the exact amount of titles NetFlix has streaming but only 1,000 are from Starz so I imagine it's not a very big percentage.
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