♪alt13
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I preferred kickass anyway
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QuinSnydersHair
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I preferred the chick who was later in Of Mice and Men. So hawt.
QuinSnydersHair
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Giving Black Mirror a shot.
Ep 1: It's well done and intriguing but a bit absurd tbh.
Ep 2: Very depressing. Good but I liked the first one better.
Ep 3: Solid.
Probably won't watch any more though.
Ep 1: It's well done and intriguing but a bit absurd tbh.
Ep 2: Very depressing. Good but I liked the first one better.
Ep 3: Solid.
Probably won't watch any more though.
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I'm doing this the only systematic way I know how. Here's everything that I've rated 5-stars that is also on Netflix Watch Instantly. Keep in mind, I watch a lot of movies and things that are rated 5 stars comprise a very small percentage.
12 Angry Men (Justly considered a classic)
30 for 30: Once Brothers (One of the best 30 for 30s ever produced about Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (This is a personal taste 5 stars. It's a deeply weird Gilliam movie)
Airplane! (All-time great comedy)
Arrested Development (rating applies to first three seasons only)
Beginners (One of my best of 2011 films)
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Be Excellent to Each Other)
The Boondocks (You probably already know if you're the audience for this)
Breaking Bad (shortlist for greatest tv series of all time)
Cinema Paradiso (I'm not certain which cut is on netflix and the meaning of the film is totally different depending on cut. If it's the theatrical release this is an all-timer "great films about love of films." Almost assuredly a must watch if you consider yourself a fan of movies.)
Coupling (This is essentially British friends)
Departures (Completely wonderful asian film about disposing of the dead. It's wonderfully emotional and well done)
Django Unchained (You already know about this one)
Doctor Who (Again, this is one that you're probably already aware if it's for you)
Duck Soup (short list for best and most influential comedies ever made. When I have kids they will watch this film in early childhood)
Freaks and Geeks (enormously influential and well done launching point for virtually everyone in the Apatow-sphere of influence)
Glengarry Glen Ross (This could have earned five stars if it was 100% composed of the Alec Baldwin scene and 60 minutes of white noise)
Good Will Hunting (Everyone knows this movie. It's a modern american classic)
High Noon (Shortlist for Best Western ever. Really only competes with The Searchers)
Hoop Dreams (Arguably the very best film of 1994, a year that was totally stacked)
The Hustler (Incredible Paul Newman performance, a must-see if you like/tolerate old movies)
Kill Bill 1 and 2 (You know about these films already)
Life is Beautiful (The most uplifting holocaust film ever made)
Louie (At its peak, Louis CK's show is capable of making you want to be a better human being. This show has little continuity so you can probably pick off just the handful of best episodes)
Malcolm in the Middle (Astonishingly rewatchable and clever, particularly in the early seasons)
Man on Wire (This lives and dies on how charming the documentary subject is: a man who specializes in hire wire acts in very public places)
Manhattan (short-list for best Woody Allen films)
The One I Love (My favorite film of 2014)
Pulp Fiction (It's the grand-daddy of what it is. Irreplaceable)
Punch Drunk Love (One of the strangest Paul Thomas Anderson films available, and has the most romantic scene ever filmed involving the use of the word "sledgehammer." Reaction to this movie is divisive. It's a true "love it or hate it" property)
Purple Rose of Cairo (My personal favorite Woody Allen film)
Rocky and Rocky IV (You already know about these films)
Saved! (Very good religious comedy. Probably McCauley Culkin's best adult work)
Seven (Early David Fincher film that's among the best thrillers ever made. Fantastic performances throughout)
Slap Shot (Another great Paul Newman performance, endlessly rewatchable and quotable)
Stand By Me (An iconic coming of age movie. Funny, sad, and very rewatchable)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Because I'm a nerd)
T2 Judgment Day (My personal pick as the second greatest action movie ever made - Die Hard is number one)
Zoolander (It's Zoolander)
12 Angry Men (Justly considered a classic)
30 for 30: Once Brothers (One of the best 30 for 30s ever produced about Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (This is a personal taste 5 stars. It's a deeply weird Gilliam movie)
Airplane! (All-time great comedy)
Arrested Development (rating applies to first three seasons only)
Beginners (One of my best of 2011 films)
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Be Excellent to Each Other)
The Boondocks (You probably already know if you're the audience for this)
Breaking Bad (shortlist for greatest tv series of all time)
Cinema Paradiso (I'm not certain which cut is on netflix and the meaning of the film is totally different depending on cut. If it's the theatrical release this is an all-timer "great films about love of films." Almost assuredly a must watch if you consider yourself a fan of movies.)
Coupling (This is essentially British friends)
Departures (Completely wonderful asian film about disposing of the dead. It's wonderfully emotional and well done)
Django Unchained (You already know about this one)
Doctor Who (Again, this is one that you're probably already aware if it's for you)
Duck Soup (short list for best and most influential comedies ever made. When I have kids they will watch this film in early childhood)
Freaks and Geeks (enormously influential and well done launching point for virtually everyone in the Apatow-sphere of influence)
Glengarry Glen Ross (This could have earned five stars if it was 100% composed of the Alec Baldwin scene and 60 minutes of white noise)
Good Will Hunting (Everyone knows this movie. It's a modern american classic)
High Noon (Shortlist for Best Western ever. Really only competes with The Searchers)
Hoop Dreams (Arguably the very best film of 1994, a year that was totally stacked)
The Hustler (Incredible Paul Newman performance, a must-see if you like/tolerate old movies)
Kill Bill 1 and 2 (You know about these films already)
Life is Beautiful (The most uplifting holocaust film ever made)
Louie (At its peak, Louis CK's show is capable of making you want to be a better human being. This show has little continuity so you can probably pick off just the handful of best episodes)
Malcolm in the Middle (Astonishingly rewatchable and clever, particularly in the early seasons)
Man on Wire (This lives and dies on how charming the documentary subject is: a man who specializes in hire wire acts in very public places)
Manhattan (short-list for best Woody Allen films)
The One I Love (My favorite film of 2014)
Pulp Fiction (It's the grand-daddy of what it is. Irreplaceable)
Punch Drunk Love (One of the strangest Paul Thomas Anderson films available, and has the most romantic scene ever filmed involving the use of the word "sledgehammer." Reaction to this movie is divisive. It's a true "love it or hate it" property)
Purple Rose of Cairo (My personal favorite Woody Allen film)
Rocky and Rocky IV (You already know about these films)
Saved! (Very good religious comedy. Probably McCauley Culkin's best adult work)
Seven (Early David Fincher film that's among the best thrillers ever made. Fantastic performances throughout)
Slap Shot (Another great Paul Newman performance, endlessly rewatchable and quotable)
Stand By Me (An iconic coming of age movie. Funny, sad, and very rewatchable)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Because I'm a nerd)
T2 Judgment Day (My personal pick as the second greatest action movie ever made - Die Hard is number one)
Zoolander (It's Zoolander)
QuinSnydersHair
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Real good list, Kicky.
I never rate on Netflix. Should I?
Real good list, Kicky.
I never rate on Netflix. Should I?
AlaskanAssassin
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Arrested Development
Sherlock
House of Cards
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mad Men
Sherlock
House of Cards
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mad Men
My experience is that the recommendation engine that runs on the ratings is pretty good. That said, obviously it would be time consuming to try and do it all in one blow so that's really up to you.
fallenchicken
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I've been watching Broadchurch. Enjoying it, a bit of a slow burn, but it starts picking up around episode 3.
That's definitely my next series after Black Mirror. Been eyeing it.
♪alt13
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Isn't that the one where the british pm is asked to **** a pig as part of a ransom demand? I made it through 3/4 of an episode and was like ok ummm NO just No
Yeah that's episode 1 / season 1 of Black Mirror... I didn't care for it much, too much of a shock factor, didn't really make me think.
Episode 2 / season 1, and episode 3 / season 1 are much better thought out IMO. Episode 2 is my favourite.
fallenchicken
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I binge-watched the final four episodes last night. Thumbs up--i figured out who the murderer was early, but the ending was extremely satisfying even still. Top of the Lake (also on Netflix) remains the masterpiece of the small-scenic-town-torn-apart-by-an-unsolved-crime genre.
QuinSnydersHair
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Of what show? I really liked Top of the Lake but holy hell the ending felt so rushed. Another 5-10 minutes I all I needed.
QuinSnydersHair
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Oh, Broadchurch. I'm shocked no one else mentioned The Missing as I did. Great show. 8.3 on imdb whereas Broadchurch gets an 8.4.
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I watched the first episode of True Detective last night. It was awesome
Can't wait to watch more of it
Can't wait to watch more of it
Is that on Netflix?? Didn't know that. Tremendous series though. Wished it were stretched out to 12 episodes but Two thumbs up nonetheless.
OK, here's a systematic response. Because you value my feedback.
Agreed.
Haven't seen it.
I was initially a big fan but recently re-watched it and thought it fell short in many areas. Most egregious was the Robin Williams moon sequence--it was boring and went on way too long. I'd rate it 4 stars max, and possibly even 3 stars.
Agreed
Agreed. And Arrested Development is really what got me hooked on Netflix.
Haven't seen.
Agreed.
Haven't seen.
On my list.
I'm pretty sure I watched it many years ago but don't remember my impressions.
Haven't seen any of those.
Agreed; discussed above.
Agreed.
Haven't seen either.
Was good but didn't rise to "must see" level with me. I'd give it a 4 or 4.5.
Agreed.
I'm not sure I'd give it top marks, but it was a very interesting film, and certainly ground breaking.
Agreed.
I tried to watch Kill Bill 1 once and couldn't take it.
Haven't seen either.
Agreed.
Agreed. If I recall correctly I caught this while flipping channels, just barely after the movie had started. It completely sucked me in--I couldn't turn it off. Riveting.
Wow, a whole slew there that I haven't seen.
I watched most of this back in the day, but haven't watched any since. For whatever reason I did like it better than any of the other Star Trek shows (other than classic Trek which is in a category of its own).
Agreed... but I recently re-watched it and found it hadn't aged especially well. But I was blown away by it when I first watched it (probably a couple of years after it was released).
Agreed. I showed it to my kids a little earlier than I probably should have (they were maybe 9 and 5?), and for many many years thereafter whenever they saw Ben Stiller (or anyone who looked vaguely similar to him) they'd ask me "Is this the Eugoogalizer?"
Let me know if there are any I haven't seen that I really ought to, keeping in mind that I generally only watch R-rated movies in edited form (i.e. not on Netflix).