Netflix - What gems have you found?

[Blib]

jammy_basturd said:

I fully recommend Detectorists for anyone who hasn't seen it!

+1

A perfectly observed, whimsically gentle comedy. One of my all time top comedy series. Absolutely wonderful.

[blindswelledrat]

Blib said:

jammy_basturd said:

I fully recommend Detectorists for anyone who hasn't seen it!

+1

A perfectly observed, whimsically gentle comedy. One of my all time top comedy series. Absolutely wonderful.

-1
Sorry Blib, have to differ on that one. Agree with your synopsis but for me it is merely a 'nice' programme. Saying 'gentle' comedy is another way of saying it isn't really that funny. Just an average nice programme but one that I forgot existed until this post.

[Blib]

blindswelledrat said:

Blib said:

jammy_basturd said:

I fully recommend Detectorists for anyone who hasn't seen it!

+1

A perfectly observed, whimsically gentle comedy. One of my all time top comedy series. Absolutely wonderful.

-1
Sorry Blib, have to differ on that one. Agree with your synopsis but for me it is merely a 'nice' programme. Saying 'gentle' comedy is another way of saying it isn't really that funny. Just an average nice programme but one that I forgot existed until this post.

You're not sorry. You're not sorry AT ALL !

[blindswelledrat]

[Mark Benson]

Lynchie999 said:

has anyone been watching Bloodline ? S2 is now out, S1 needs watching before S2! - its great! S1 is a bit slow to start...

You're telling me, we gave up on S1 despite it being recommended on here after countless episodes of nothing happening.

[Janluke]

Mark Benson said:

Lynchie999 said:

has anyone been watching Bloodline ? S2 is now out, S1 needs watching before S2! - its great! S1 is a bit slow to start...

You're telling me, we gave up on S1 despite it being recommended on here after countless episodes of nothing happening.

We're watching it. I like the style and feel of it but don't care about the Rayburns at all

[dxg]

Civpilot said:

Gr44 said:

Swanny87 said:

The Signal. If you like Sci-Fi then this one's for you. Not sure where the bad reviews came from, I think some people saw Lawrence Fishburne and then didn't realise it was a fairly low budget film (which doesn't impact it in any way).

Yup I'll second this , saw it a few weeks back a real unexpected gem

Third.

Watched it after the suggestion on this thread and it's actually a really good little movie. The low budget is fairly evident but at the same time it makes it feel more intimate and personal. Really didn't see where it was heading either. Well worth the time.

It does a good job of building a sense of claustrophobia, but the ending is a complete cop-out that's been seen many times before.

[type-r]

dxg said:

Civpilot said:

Gr44 said:

Swanny87 said:

The Signal. If you like Sci-Fi then this one's for you. Not sure where the bad reviews came from, I think some people saw Lawrence Fishburne and then didn't realise it was a fairly low budget film (which doesn't impact it in any way).

Yup I'll second this , saw it a few weeks back a real unexpected gem

Third.

Watched it after the suggestion on this thread and it's actually a really good little movie. The low budget is fairly evident but at the same time it makes it feel more intimate and personal. Really didn't see where it was heading either. Well worth the time.

It does a good job of building a sense of claustrophobia, but the ending is a complete cop-out that's been seen many times before.

Watched it after the recommendation on here and whilst it was a good movie, it kind of left me feeling it could have been a lot more. I had the same feeling after seeing Solaris a few years ago but saying that for an Indie sci-fi it was better than a lot of the Hollywood productions out there!

If you are looking for another decent independent sci-fi on Netflix, try Coherence and also The One I Love.

[phil-sti]

BSG is being dropped on 20th June.

[singlecoil]

phil-sti said:

BSG is being dropped on 20th June.

BSG?

[phil-sti]

battlestar galactia. It's a long haul so people might be still watching. 4 Series all 20+ episodes. Each

[Silverage]

Don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I was trawling around Netflix last night looking for something to watch and stumbled across "The Butterfly Effect". I thought it deserved more than the three-and-a-half stars rating it has on there.

[GetCarter]

Only the Dead. Astonishing documentary by a journalist that spent 2003 - 2009 in Iraq.

NOT for the squeamish. (beheadings etc).

A gut wrenching 9/10

[smithyithy]

Silverage said:

Don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I was trawling around Netflix last night looking for something to watch and stumbled across "The Butterfly Effect". I thought it deserved more than the three-and-a-half stars rating it has on there.

Great film! Which ending do they have on the Netflix version?

[Silverage]

smithyithy said:

Great film! Which ending do they have on the Netflix version?

Are you saying there are different versions with different endings? I don't want to fall foul of the spoiler-squad by giving anything away, even on a 10 year old film, but the ending was satisfactory. Is the other one the killing-spree ending?

[Silverage]

So, I stoppped being lazy and looked it up. I watched the film on UK Netflix and that has what imdb calls the "theatrical ending".

[Lynchie999]

Janluke said:

Mark Benson said:

Lynchie999 said:

has anyone been watching Bloodline ? S2 is now out, S1 needs watching before S2! - its great! S1 is a bit slow to start...

You're telling me, we gave up on S1 despite it being recommended on here after countless episodes of nothing happening.

We're watching it. I like the style and feel of it but don't care about the Rayburns at all

ha. yeh, the are sort of the bad guys in it all... great cinematography and acting though...

I like how they managed to get "PERSON X" into S2 though...

[smn159]

Silverage said:

Don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I was trawling around Netflix last night looking for something to watch and stumbled across "The Butterfly Effect". I thought it deserved more than the three-and-a-half stars rating it has on there.

Thanks for this - watched it last night and really enjoyed it; agreed that it deserves more that three stars.

It did remind me a bit of the episode of the Simpsons where Homer builds a toaster time machine and every time that he goes back he slightly changes something that has a huge effect. In the end Marge and the kids are eating by flicking out long lizard tongues. "Meh, close enough"

[HorneyMX5]

phil-sti said:

BSG is being dropped on 20th June.

That's a real shame, probably watched it through 2 or 3 times on Netflix after watching it originally when it was released. My all time fave TV series.

[remkingston]

Re-watched Doomsdays and Hush this weekend.

Hush is about a deaf writer who is being attacked by a masked killer in a remote location. Sounds cliche but you can only hear the sounds she sees. Very good audio mixing and it thinks ahead of its self making you feel part of her decision process. Worth a watch.


Doomsdays is about two vagabonds wandering around breaking into rental homes. A story of acceptance and giving up. Quirky. Very character driven so not for all.