Netflix - What gems have you found?

[thetapeworm]

chris watton said:

Yeah, we watched the first episode in season 3 last night.

I have read that the reason for the thumbs up/down is due to Amy Schumer complaining that her programme had poor ratings, blaming 'trolls'. Not sure how true this is, though.

And nothing to do with her stealing material from everyone and being generally rubbish

There does often seem to be a discrepancy between Netflix ratings and IMDB / Rotten Tomatoes etc but generally you knew where you were with 1 star and 5 star stuff, 3 was always a grey area but I never saw Jason Statham complaining.

I guess I'll get used to it.

[irocfan]

Quickmoose said:

rich85uk said:

The Man from Nowhere

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527788/?ref_=nv_sr_4

Brilliant brutal Korean thriller/drama, fans of Oldboy will like this

Had a Leon feel to the start of it...then went in a more traditional revenge style... enjoyed it a lot.

and another . Some fairly brutal scenes and (as long as you can take sub-titles) well worth it

[bunglesprout]

thetapeworm said:

There does often seem to be a discrepancy between Netflix ratings and IMDB / Rotten Tomatoes etc but generally you knew where you were with 1 star and 5 star stuff, 3 was always a grey area but I never saw Jason Statham complaining.

I guess I'll get used to it.

If I remember correctly, the Netflix star rating you see is nothing to do with reviews and 'how good' something is deemed to be, its based on some sort of comparison with your watched programmes and the categories they fall into. The star rating I see for a programme could be different to what you see. Or something. Possibly. Bit vague really.

Algorithms.

[Mark Benson]

bunglesprout said:

thetapeworm said:

There does often seem to be a discrepancy between Netflix ratings and IMDB / Rotten Tomatoes etc but generally you knew where you were with 1 star and 5 star stuff, 3 was always a grey area but I never saw Jason Statham complaining.

I guess I'll get used to it.

If I remember correctly, the Netflix star rating you see is nothing to do with reviews and 'how good' something is deemed to be, its based on some sort of comparison with your watched programmes and the categories they fall into. The star rating I see for a programme could be different to what you see. Or something. Possibly. Bit vague really.

Algorithms.

It looks at your viewing preferences and shows you ratings based on what other people who liked the same as you thought of a programme. In fact Netflix tries to show you things that other people with the same preferences liked - my wife's profile suggests far different shows to mine based on the fact she watches a lot of costume drama and I watch car stuff and foreign dramas.

About to be scrapped for a 'thumbs up, thumbs down' idiot-friendly interface as I understand it.

[ajprice]

Harry Brown added today

[PapaJohns]

Bullett said:

Liked the movie and I watched first episode, didn't really grab me tbh.

We watched the first 5/6 episodes but it wasn't good enough to keep us watching to be fair,

[SpeckledJim]

Adz The Rat said:

I watched a film called Nerve last night, very different idea, very good!

We watched this last night off the back of your recommendation. Very good.

I liked Sydney a bit more than I think I was supposed to...

[Adz The Rat]

SpeckledJim said:

We watched this last night off the back of your recommendation. Very good.

I liked Sydney a bit more than I think I was supposed to...

Glad I didn't steer you wrong.

Im trying to get into Frontier but struggling, anyone tried it?

[bingybongy]

Lead Balloon - Jack Dee sitcom. It makes me laugh
Yes Minister - Always a favourite.

[remkingston]

Inside No. 9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9


League of Gentlemen meets Black Mirror. Very good, very dark!

[JohnStitch]

Just about to watch Part 2 of The Get Down which went live today - been looking forward to this, the first 'part' was excellent - a fictional story set in the Bronx in the late 70s around the birth of hip hop, but interspersed with real events, people and footage - very well done and a cracking soundtrack

[Rick101]

Like The Getdown. Started it yesterday, finished it this morning

Lots of new stuff out. going to be a busy week!

[rich85uk]

The Get Down added to the list after watching Hip Hop Evolution, a must for hip hop fans

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4130418/?ref_=nv_sr_2

[kowalski655]

chris watton said:

Is iZombie Season 3 coming soon to UK Netflix?

s3 ep1 up now,still as good, shame you now have to wait for it each week rather than binge, and no doubt here will be the inevitable mid season break

[chris watton]

kowalski655 said:

chris watton said:

Is iZombie Season 3 coming soon to UK Netflix?

s3 ep1 up now,still as good, shame you now have to wait for it each week rather than binge, and no doubt here will be the inevitable mid season break

I know, I am just glad it's back on. I thought it would be crap but, like Lucifer, I really got into it - the characters are very likeable.

[Adz The Rat]

Dirty Granpa - crying laughing, so childish but funny

[chris watton]

I am so pleased someone mentioned Inside Number 9. I always assumed it was a crap BBC political comedy!

[Davie_GLA]

Absolute bloody Addicted to Rake, mate.

[Pothole]

Me You Her...intriguing.

[ajprice]

The 'Burbs went on yesterday, classic!