Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

i watched 10 episodes of avatar yesterday. gonna watch ten more later.

Avatar is so good! Just started the third season/book/whatever you want to call it.

hope they put up season 2 and 3 eventually on the netflix.

they won't phase out regular discs until they massively upgrade their content for instant streaming, which is still paltry, in my experience.

quality wise: well I have really awful badwidth, ATT dsl which is supposed to be 3 mpbs but it more like 2 at best. MOST things look pretty bad to me (but the vast majority of things I wind up streaming are kids cartoons for my son and he doesn't care). Louis looks great though for some reason, guess because it's HD; but Parks and Rec is supposed to be HD also and it doesn't look nearly as good. I stream everything via AppleTV. Hopefully, when I move, I can get back on a decent internet line.

anyone who hasnt seen veronica mars yet all 3 seasons are on instant watch

i watched a film called 'teenage dirtbag' last month that was pretty bad (production quality wise) but was weirdly affecting. I recommend it if you are bored and want to bum yourself out.

streaming netflix isnt really abt looking, its abt finding

otm

also: polyphonic, you live in the berkeley area right? we're in el c and have been bemoaning the shitty slow att dsl we have, and wondering why the hell the faster speed isn't available in our area... on the cusp of getting cable, we called att and the higher speed IS now available, for NO extra cost, so you should give them a call and get them to switch you over.

I use Comcast and haven't noticed any significant issues with it.

I'M STILL HERE, one of the greatest and most underrated films of the year

still lol'ing about this, btw.

that letterman clip is AMAZING

uh, the one upthread

I live on the cusp of berkeley and albany right now, I'm not sure what the problem with ATT DSL is over in that area but yeah, you can't get anything faster. Get comcast, it's way better (I'm subletting someone's house right now and didn't want to reconfigure everything for six months, otherwise I would have dumped it. I did call ATT and make them change the rate to $20 though because I said $45 a month was unconscionable for such shitty service and they agreed).

That was nice of them.

justin, did you have to convert over to uverse to do that?

carl sagans cosmos
devil in a blue dress

duh my post was directed at akm, not polyphonic - i am a retard obv.

we didn't have to do anything to switch to the faster dsl - tbh i don't know if it is in fact any faster as we haven't reset our modem yet (we're not staying at our place right now).

Two greats from the 00ss:
My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin). This really turned me around on him.
Julia - with Tilda Swinton at her most mesmerizing. Feels almost like a condensed season of Breaking Bad with all the escalating, crazy plot turns and terrible decisions. There is really no reason this shouldn't be a mainstream hit.

i have like 50 something in my instant queue. half of them ive seen before and i cant bring myself watch the rest

Is Julia the remake of Gloria?

I've never seen Gloria so I'm not sure if it can be considered a straight remake, but the film acknowledges it as source material in one scene.

Exit Through the Gift Shop (aka "The Banksy documentary") is an unexpected mindfuck, and surprisingly isn't really about Banksy at all. I recommend!

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this was good

Altman's oop on DVD California Split is up and recommended.

Bonnie and Clyde added today.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-SBpd1KTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

for fellow trash fans

We watched UP for SIX HOURS today. Damn instant Netflix!!!!!!!

lol i watched up today too *hi5 beeps*

My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin). This really turned me around on him.

I tried to watch this and the girl vetoed it after like 5 minutes. it felt like a crappy student film. does it get significantly better?

ONLY IF U DO

lol at that letterman clip, i was a pretty big voyagers fan at the time and was actually shocked when it was canceled. i also loved manimal. and then they cancelled that too.

We watched UP for SIX HOURS today. Damn instant Netflix!!!!!!!

You watched it four times?

i got five minutes into "I'm Still Here" and was like, "yeah I can't fucking watch this" and started watching Damages instead.

I watched it last night. I liked it up 'til the Letterman stuff. Then it tried to make me care...

Finally saw The 400 Blows last night and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to ABBA: The Movie tonight!

watched exit through the gift shop (awesome) and cronos yesterday. cronos was wackier than i expected, almost reminded me of:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AQX7Y69JL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

the frame rate seemed oddly low though, the whole movie has a weird choppiness. anyone know if that's how it was filmed, or if there's something off about the streaming version?

may i direct your attention to pages 23-34 of my dissertation

if you are a big fan of Val Kilmer, this is your month (week?):

http://www.netflix.com/WiRoleDisplay?personid=49542

had no idea dude has been so active in the past 6 years.

We watched UP for SIX HOURS today. Damn instant Netflix!!!!!!!

You watched it four times?

― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Saturday, January 1, 2011 9:57 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark

It was more like 3 1/2 times and i wasnt sitting there watching it but our entire first floor is open plan so youre pretty much watching even when youre not watching. PP finally took control of the PS3 when beeps wasnt looking and fired up red dead redemption.

Blood Games is on youtube, but it cuts off at the gratuitous shower scene, which kind of negates the purpose of watching that movie.

really blood games should be a bluray experience but until then I'll make do.

the Mythos serieses and the other joseph campbell docs are pretty amazing. never really knew about that guy before

i'm sure it's been mentioned above but worth repeating: every season of kid in the hall now streaming

This is truly a golden age.

MY WINNIPEG IS STREAMING? HOLEEEE SHIIT

The Vicious Kind, watched it last night. Good.

Lots of Christopher Guest stuff on Watch Instantly

http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Prodigal-Sons/70119915?strackid=167c9913bc31cb76_0_srl&strkid=2069003090_0_0&trkid=222336#height2539

really interesting but incredibly sad

Should I watch My Winnipeg, Black Narcissus, or The Bicycle Thief tonight? (trying to take a break from trashy horror and tv shows)

I loved My Winnipeg. I also love the other two. Can't go wrong.

Watched Goodfellas: Special Edition (not sure what makes it special).

Greedo shot first.