Netflix - What gems have you found?
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Thought it might be good to start a thread on what good stuff is on Netflix at the moment. I know there's the 'Good Films I Watched This Weekend' thread, but would be great to know what good stuff people are finding specifically on Netflix.
I subscribe to unblock-us.com so for less than a tenner a month can access all content in all Netflix countries (that includes Netflix subscription) there's so much on there and so many gems that don't necessarily come up in the listings, so come on, what good stuff have you found recently?
I'll start off with 'The Intouchables' on USA region, a fantastic feel-good film, very funny, very touching, and probably the best thing I've seen in ages.
'Into The Wild' on pretty much every region, again, very thought provoking, as was 'Hotel Rwanda' on the Scandinavian regions.
And to take me back to my younger years, every episode of Diffrent Strokes on Canada region, and all Fresh Prince of Bel Air episodes on Brazil / Mexico. If only they'd show Alf, I'd be a happy boy
I subscribe to unblock-us.com so for less than a tenner a month can access all content in all Netflix countries (that includes Netflix subscription) there's so much on there and so many gems that don't necessarily come up in the listings, so come on, what good stuff have you found recently?
I'll start off with 'The Intouchables' on USA region, a fantastic feel-good film, very funny, very touching, and probably the best thing I've seen in ages.
'Into The Wild' on pretty much every region, again, very thought provoking, as was 'Hotel Rwanda' on the Scandinavian regions.
And to take me back to my younger years, every episode of Diffrent Strokes on Canada region, and all Fresh Prince of Bel Air episodes on Brazil / Mexico. If only they'd show Alf, I'd be a happy boy
Noticed that Blackfish is on most regions now....if anyone missed this a few weeks ago on terrestrial tv, it's a very moving and quite sad documentary about the killer whales and the deaths of some of their trainers at Seaworld in the US. Well worth watching, even if a little piss boiling at times...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2545118/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2545118/
Quickmoose said:
Mesrine parts 1 and 2...french films, 2008, subtitled, staring Vincent Cassel as the 1970's gangster... really enjoyed both films. Also starred the bad guy from Quantum of Solace.
Just watched part 1 too, really enjoyed it, looking forward to seeing part 2 now. Thanks for posting those upStarted watching the first season of 'Legit' last night on US Netflix. A 'sitcom' written by and starring Australian comedian Jim Jefferies. Anyone who has seen Jim live will know how un-PC he is, and this is just the same. Really funny and some of it based on the stories he talks about in his live shows. First episode, taking his quadriplegic mate to a brothel. Can't wait to see the rest now...
JohnStitch said:
Started watching the first season of 'Legit' last night on US Netflix..
Am now about 5 episodes into this now, and haven't seen any series as funny as this for as long as I can remember. The last episode I watched where he is getting annoyed with a fat bloke sitting next to him on a plane had me in stitches, and I could so relate to it....On the topic of documentaries, watched Let The Fire Burn on Netflix US yesterday. Just posted this in the Good films I watched this weekend thread, but pasted it here too....
Let The Fire Burn - more of a documentary really than a film, but found it on US Netflix and was hooked. It's about an organisation (not really a cult, but not far off) called MOVE in Philadelphia in the 70's / 80's that took a stand against modern living, and the police / authorities took a major dislike to them resulting in them trying to flush them out of a town house in 1985 with the ridiculous idea of using an explosive dropped on the roof by a helicopter to do so, resulting in them burning down 61 houses and killing 11 people. Film is put together using old grainy footage from the time and is really quite shocking just how corrupt (and stupid) the authorities were. Well worth a watch.
Let The Fire Burn - more of a documentary really than a film, but found it on US Netflix and was hooked. It's about an organisation (not really a cult, but not far off) called MOVE in Philadelphia in the 70's / 80's that took a stand against modern living, and the police / authorities took a major dislike to them resulting in them trying to flush them out of a town house in 1985 with the ridiculous idea of using an explosive dropped on the roof by a helicopter to do so, resulting in them burning down 61 houses and killing 11 people. Film is put together using old grainy footage from the time and is really quite shocking just how corrupt (and stupid) the authorities were. Well worth a watch.
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