Streaming The Netflix Thread

[Rod Stroker]

I then watched Heat again for the umpteenth time because it's now in the Netflix catalog. One of my top 10 movies of all time.

 

[JackOutback]

Saw the latest from Chappelle last night - The Closer, the final show in his 6 part stand up series. It was average, very few LOL moments. His bit about blacks fighting Asians and him getting the jab was the highlight.
To me his standup has always been a blend of philosophy and comedy, but I find that his more recent material is more of the former, hence less laughs.
Still a legend though.

Chapelle’s a complicated character. Still funny at times and I agree with quite a bit of the things he says, but Christ, lay off the gays and trans. I can’t imagine early 2000s Chapelle would be so thin skinned he’d dedicate several specials to teeing off at a minority group just because they dared to criticise him. I don’t think his initial jokes were that egregious but the constant doubling down is tiresome. Then at the end, to act like the multimillion-dollar comedian with millions of fans is the victim and trans people are ‘punching down’ on him was just a little sad.

 

[Cudi]

I've always been a massive Chappelle fan but agree The Closer was solid but just not many laughs. Compare that to Killing them Softly and For What its Worth where youre laughing the whole way through them.

 

[Gough]

I've always been a massive Chappelle fan but agree The Closer was solid but just not many laughs. Compare that to Killing them Softly and For What its Worth where youre laughing the whole way through them.

Dave Chappelle looks to be doing his best to turn into comedic version of Mark Latham.

 

[Rod Stroker]

I've always been a massive Chappelle fan but agree The Closer was solid but just not many laughs. Compare that to Killing them Softly and For What its Worth where youre laughing the whole way through them.

I reckon some of his earlier shows in this current 6 part series were his best work.

 

[CURVE]

I'm fairly new to Netflix so I have been watching a few of the older TV shows.

I have just completed the Queens Gambit, I was a little surprised at how much I enjoyed a show about Chess, but they managed to make it exciting and suspenseful and it was brilliantly acted, especially by Anja Taylor-Joy.

I've just started watching Unbelievable, which is a very tough watch, not because its a poorly made show but because of the subject matter.

 

[NSWCROW]

s3 of " THE MOVIES THAT MADE US " is up.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

s3 of " THE MOVIES THAT MADE US " is up.

I've watched Halloween & Friday the 13th and both are funny.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

I have just completed the Queens Gambit

The missus and I are rewatching this now. It's a brilliant series.

 

[NSWCROW]

I've watched Halloween & Friday the 13th and both are funny.

I went straight to ROBOCOP.

 

[NSWCROW]

Abc's UTOPIA is up too.

Not sure if it's always been there or not, i've only seen the 2 last seasons.

 

[Frank Bunn]

We're watching Midnight Mass at the moment and I have really enjoyed it. I have to admit I figured out why the healings were going on once the priest's story was revealed. It builds the characters rather than just giving us two-dimensional stereotypical characters. I think what you may perceive as slowness is the director's attempt to highlight the emptiness, desolation, and desperation on this island. It's deliberately slow. Every day is the same and everyone has ghosts in their past, life on the island moves slow, and eventually, the only high point is attending Catholic mass. This is a real high-quality drama/horror. It's beautifully shot and written. Great TV.

*finished it today. Superb ending. It's been a privilege to watch such a high-quality show.

Good recommendation!

There were many moments of awesomeness particularly in eps 5 and 6. You could start to understand how a charismatic religious leader could lead his followers into an extraordinary and warped place. Credit to Hamish Linklater for encapsulating that so vividly. Agree with Financialpanther that it illustrated how the bible can be used to justify a narrative for any end. And as someone who grew up a Catholic but hasn't been to church for many years it was reminder of all the strange rituals. The kneeling, the sitting, the standing. The ringing of bells. The priest outfits. Ashes on the forehead.

Just some slight quibbles.

Spoiler

The last episode was an anti-climax and got a bit silly. I think they could have tightened the show to 6 episodes where the aftermath was more of an epilog to the main events. The priest having an about face, when he was previously so passionate and drove the whole thing, was unconvincing. The Muslim sheriff was an interesting character but felt a bit tacked on to the story. His son was another character who was inconsistent.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Good recommendation!

There were many moments of awesomeness particularly in eps 5 and 6. You could start to understand how a charismatic religious leader could lead his followers into an extraordinary and warped place. Credit to Hamish Linklater for encapsulating that so vividly. Agree with Financialpanther that it illustrated how the bible can be used to justify a narrative for any end. And as someone who grew up a Catholic but hasn't been to church for many years it was reminder of all the strange rituals. The kneeling, the sitting, the standing. The ringing of bells. The priest outfits. Ashes on the forehead.

Just some slight quibbles.

Spoiler

The last episode was an anti-climax and got a bit silly. I think they could have tightened the show to 6 episodes where the aftermath was more of an epilog to the main events. The priest having an about face, when he was previously so passionate and drove the whole thing, was unconvincing. The Muslim sheriff was an interesting character but felt a bit tacked on to the story. His son was another character who was inconsistent.

Spoiler

I think for me that moment when Erin talks about what death means to her as she's about to die is one of the most beautiful moments I've seen on TV. It was so inspirational and moving. I really had no problem with the priest and all the rest of it. I thought the whole thing was just epic. The whole point of evil-inspired divinity is it collapses at the end. It can't hold up. It's like that metal statue with clay feet in Isaiah (I think). That's what happens here. The whole thing collapses, and it starts when the priest realizes that what his angel offered was not real love. Not the love he felt for his former lover and their child. That's what he compared it to and found it wanting. That's when he realized he made a mistake. That's the thing with this series, it's so layered and you really need to think about what you're watching to see these nuances that make the story amazing. The final episode is superb.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Netflix Faces Internal Criticisms Over New Dave Chappelle Special [Update: One Employee Fired] - IGN

Update: Netflix has fired one employee who was reportedly organizing the walkout for leaking confidential information to the press.

www.ign.com

 

[JackOutback]

I went straight to ROBOCOP.

I pick and choose them (Back to the Future, Die Hard, Home Alone). Will have to watch Robocop next.

 

[NSWCROW]

Watched another ep of BAD SPORT.

" NEED FOR WEED "
About Randy Lanier, the biggest dope importer in America in the mid-80's who used his funds to got motor racing.

 

[CURVE]

The missus and I are rewatching this now. It's a brilliant series.

I must admit it took a month or two before I finally sat down and watched it, the premise didn't make to enticing, but once I started it was difficult to turn off.

 

[CURVE]

Watched another ep of BAD SPORT.

" NEED FOR WEED "
About Randy Lanier, the biggest dope importer in America in the mid-80's who used his funds to got motor racing.

I've only watched the first episode so far, Hoop Schemes. I was a little disappointed, it wasn't an overly interesting doco, but perhaps that's because of the subject matter, gambling, it just doesn't excite me at all.

 

[Predator35]

I then watched Heat again for the umpteenth time because it's now in the Netflix catalog. One of my top 10 movies of all time.

Watching it right now for the umpteenth time. Probably been a good 10 years since I’ve seen it and can still quote the dialogue.

 

[NSWCROW]

I've only watched the first episode so far, Hoop Schemes. I was a little disappointed, it wasn't an overly interesting doco, but perhaps that's because of the subject matter, gambling, it just doesn't excite me at all.

Yeah i'm not a gambler.

Gambled enough times asking women out, lost everytime

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Watched another ep of BAD SPORT.

" NEED FOR WEED "
About Randy Lanier, the biggest dope importer in America in the mid-80's who used his funds to got motor racing.

They have another crime doco series on Netflix of a group of guys from Florida also who were importing cocaine by boat and they used the money they made to compete in professional speed boat races. It's called: Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. It's a pretty interesting tale.

 

[NSWCROW]

They have another crime doco series on Netflix of a group of guys from Florida also who were importing cocaine by boat and they used the money they made to compete in professional speed boat races. It's called: Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. It's a pretty interesting tale.

Yeah saw that was on there.

Wonder if that was connected to Jordan Belfort and the Benihana guy



Benihana ?
Beni-****ing-hana ?????

BENI-****ING-HANA ???????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hotchilli]

I've only watched the first episode so far, Hoop Schemes. I was a little disappointed, it wasn't an overly interesting doco, but perhaps that's because of the subject matter, gambling, it just doesn't excite me at all.

The Bad Sport doco's were a bit disappointing. If you didn't enjoy the first one I probably wouldn't bother pushing on with the rest unless you think it's a topic that interests you.

 

[jackn]

Good recommendation!

There were many moments of awesomeness particularly in eps 5 and 6. You could start to understand how a charismatic religious leader could lead his followers into an extraordinary and warped place. Credit to Hamish Linklater for encapsulating that so vividly. Agree with Financialpanther that it illustrated how the bible can be used to justify a narrative for any end. And as someone who grew up a Catholic but hasn't been to church for many years it was reminder of all the strange rituals. The kneeling, the sitting, the standing. The ringing of bells. The priest outfits. Ashes on the forehead.

Just some slight quibbles.

Spoiler

The last episode was an anti-climax and got a bit silly. I think they could have tightened the show to 6 episodes where the aftermath was more of an epilog to the main events. The priest having an about face, when he was previously so passionate and drove the whole thing, was unconvincing. The Muslim sheriff was an interesting character but felt a bit tacked on to the story. His son was another character who was inconsistent.

So I've watched the first 4 episodes. Enjoyed the first 2, not the next 2. The first couple I thought it was building to something scary. The next 2 it's like it stopped trying to be scary and became a bible study group.

I know it's about religion but if I keep watching is it 3 more hours of monologues about the bible, life, death, forgiveness, etc? I'm a pretty massive wuss with horror stuff but I haven't even found this unnerving in the slightest yet. Now having just seen what's wearing the coat and hat I'm finding it even less so.

I guess what I want to know is, did you enjoy episode 3 and 4? I'm trying to decide whether to finish it.

 

[Beerfish]

I went straight to ROBOCOP.

Wifey wanted to watch Nightmare on Elm Street first so we watched that. More interesting than I expected I have to say. Was great seeing Robert Englund in V again. I remember watching that on tv when I was a kid. It was why I could never be really scared of Freddy. Then it was my pick so I went for Coming to America. Really enjoyed it and learned a few things about one of my favourite films ever.. think it may make my top 10 actually. Can't wait to watch the Robocop one though. Great series.