Instant Netflix Thread

Holerbot6000 · 07-05-2012, 02:06 PM

I cancelled cable TV because it was costing me $85 a month just for the basics, and I have found Netflix Instant to be a most worthy substitute, especially for $8. I have seen a lot of films I would not have seen otherwise because I'd simply never heard of them. About my only criticism is that there are a lot of really crappy documentaries you have to wade through to get to the good ones, but that's not really Netflix fault. Here are my recommendations so far:

Battlestar Galactica - This is like sci-fi crack. Best sci fi show ever? Hmmm.
Goon - Just saw this - Excellent and hilarious - a real surprise.
Dragon Tattoo Trilogy - Really faithful to the books and well acted. The Swedish girl is much more what I pictured than the American girl who plays Lisbeth in the US movie.
Winnebago Man - Funny. Sad. Weird.
Bronson - Absolutely brutal - makes you laugh and flinch at the same time.
Saturday Night Live 1970's - There was a lot less comedy in the first season than I remember, but what's there is wonderfully dark and weird, unlike anything they do today.
Rubber - Telekinetic tire with anger mgmt issues - what else do you need?
We Jam Econo - Story of the Minutemen - great music doc.
Drive - very 70's in style and execution - a bit overrated maybe but worth watching.
The Wild and Wonderful Whites - Fascinating/Disgusting doc about the ultimate white trash family. The girl snorting oxy after having her baby was classic. I wanted to take a shower when it was over.

07-05-2012, 02:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	I cancelled cable TV because it was costing me $85 a month just for the basics, and I have found Netflix Instant to be a most worthy substitute, especially for $8. I have seen a lot of films I would not have seen otherwise because I'd simply never heard of them. About my only criticism is that there are a lot of really crappy documentaries you have to wade through to get to the good ones, but that's not really Netflix fault. Here are my recommendations so far: Battlestar Galactica - This is like sci-fi crack. Best sci fi show ever? Hmmm. Goon - Just saw this - Excellent and hilarious - a real surprise. Dragon Tattoo Trilogy - Really faithful to the books and well acted. The Swedish girl is much more what I pictured than the American girl who plays Lisbeth in the US movie. Winnebago Man - Funny. Sad. Weird. Bronson - Absolutely brutal - makes you laugh and flinch at the same time. Saturday Night Live 1970's - There was a lot less comedy in the first season than I remember, but what's there is wonderfully dark and weird, unlike anything they do today. Rubber - Telekinetic tire with anger mgmt issues - what else do you need? We Jam Econo - Story of the Minutemen - great music doc. Drive - very 70's in style and execution - a bit overrated maybe but worth watching. The Wild and Wonderful Whites - Fascinating/Disgusting doc about the ultimate white trash family. The girl snorting oxy after having her baby was classic. I wanted to take a shower when it was over.