Netflix Watch Instantly: Gems and Finds - Page 75

I wish they could get their hands on the Danish version.

Brian, Forbrydelsen is on, or at least has recently been on, Netflix UK since last summer, with a DNS proxy like UnBlockUS you can watch it here in the States. I first tried their service in order to watch the BBC live feeds of the Olympics and checked Netflix UK out at the time, too, since it had some nice streaming titles not readily available here, and extra seasons of some shows that hadn't reached Netflix US yet. Worked just fine for me on Mac, iPad and Apple TV--for about 6 months I kept Netflix UK on the Mac Mini and iPad, and Netflix US on the Apple TV, worked quite well. There's a free 1 month trial, $4.99/mo after:

http://www.unblock-us.com

For anyone who enjoyed The Band back in the day - check this out: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Classic_Albums_The_Band/20753158?trkid=8133737. Really outstanding

I watched that a while back and it is quite good ..

Strange that it's only offered in the UK and Ireland regions and not in the Nordic ones, including Denmark. (You can see that at moreflicks.com, here; click the Netflix logo at the top to see a list of regions where you can watch it).

I watched some of the Nicolas Cage movie "Stolen" last night (will finish tonight probably after 10 PM). It was recently added.

I also see that a new Netflix original series "Hemlock Grove" by Eli Roth ("Hostel") will be available April 19th. Funny that they won't let you play the trailer on anything other than the devices supported. IOW, I can't view the trailer on Linux.
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Hemlock_Grove/70242310

Looks pretty cool . I watched all 5 trailers in the web player. You can't run that in a Linux browser with Moonlight installed?

I tried to watch them in the Win8 Netflix app, but I only got a 1 minute version of the 1:30 main trailer. I was expecting a multi-episode TV series of all five. There does not seem to be a way to access any of the other trailers outside of the web player. The last three I watched show up as recently watched at the top of my IQ page but there's no way to actually put them in your queue.

Netflix's adaptive bit rate tech isn't the best thing for 1-2 minute trailers. They really need to work on the ramp up algorithm. Once it's determined that it wants to go to the next bit rate it should dump what it has and load the higher quality stuff over it.

EDIT: I just noticed that it features Famke Jannsen. I'm impressed . She must be the Kevin Spacey of this series .
Edited by michaeltscott - 3/21/13 at 8:12pm

Beautiful movie, a lot of cultural references to the history of art and literature, dialogues flow with ease in that
poetic language, a bit naive, but you will laugh and cry easier than with Bolly or Holly-wood.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Best_of_Youth/70044140?trkid=8133737

It took me 4 nights to finish, time well wasted for sure, i highly recommend it to anyone with a beating heart.

Famke. Famke. Famke.

For Korean cinema fans, Private Eye has a Sherlock Holmes-like feel to it with some lighthearted moments interspersed with some darker drama. The picture quality was outstanding with much of it downright stunning. It's available in SuperHD and has a lot of very engaging DD 5.1 audio. Apparently it is the first installment of a trilogy of stand-alone stories.

I agree. I enjoyed this movie.

I'm anxious to see the next two installments!

Take Me Home.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1261954/combined

Netflix recommended this under the heading "Quirky Road Trip Movies." It is a road picture and a comedy that happens to be a romantic tale (I don't think it's fair to tag it as a "rom-com," because that implies it follows a chick flick Hollywood formula). It is independent and was written and directed by one of its stars, Sam Jaeger. If you recognize his name from TV's "Parenthood," it's because it's the same dude (never watched it myself).

It has many of the conventions of a classic road trip picture, and some of the conventions of a romantic comedy, but because it's not a Hollywood film it has a lot more room to breathe and be more authentic than a big money formulaic film. It actually has heart, excellent acting, some authentic moments, and some excellent cinematography. Above all, the chemistry between the leads is real and palpable. Upon seeing the end credits I realized why. The leads are real life husband and wife, and their comfort with and love for each other is evident on screen. This movie works and will put a smile on your face -- a genuine smile, not the Hollywood kind.

Not too bad...maybe one of Nick Coppola's better films

Speaking of road movies. The Way. Written and directed by Emilio Estevez. For sure worth a watch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441912/

second that ..

One of those movies that I really fell in love with but will probably never watch again for 30 years. I'm curious on my take of it then.

Third. Drives home that it's the journey, not the destination. My esteem for Emilio went up a lot after seeing this film. He's got the heart of an artist.

I thought it was an excellent film as well .. made me want to do the "El camino de Santiago" myself someday .. but at my age, it's highly unlikely ..

Yeah. it was the definition of an "epic" move on his characters part to do it.

Another vote for The Way. Been home sick lately so have been going thru several:

In the Electric Mist
A Fork in the Road
Assassin's Bullet
Tomorrow When the War Began
The Limits of Control
Bernie

Only one I didn't finish was A Fork in the Road. YMMV.

Memento - definitely an interesting movie.

It's funny how even in this day and age there are viewers who haven't seen iconic films like this. Which is great, by the way. I had my 15-year-old nephew stop over last night with some friends since it's spring break to watch movies in my HT and all seven of them had never seen The Sixth Sense!!!!! Or had any idea of what to expect. They just wanted to watch a scary movie. Needless to say, they enjoyed it.

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Memento - definitely an interesting movie.
It's funny how even in this day and age there are viewers who haven't seen iconic films like this. Which is great, by the way. I had my 15-year-old nephew stop over last night with some friends since it's spring break to watch movies in my HT and all seven of them had never seen The Sixth Sense!!!!! Or had any idea of what to expect. They just wanted to watch a scary movie. Needless to say, they enjoyed it.

I saw "Memento" in the theater when it was first released, and then watched it recently at home. I was totally confused both times I viewed the film. Nolan used similar techniques and time shifting in "Inception" as well.

Four Rooms is a good one if you like Quentin Tarantino movies.

QT only directed one of the four segments, altho he is one of the producers as well. Other directors are Rockwell, Anders and Rodqriguez. Very tasty film.

Talking about Momento from above

Our twin sons were 11 when this first came out so it probably wasn't on our radar at the time.

That said it was one of these sons (now in final year of college) who introduced us to it. He had really enjoyed it as a film that they had studied in one of his GE classes last quarter. Both boys are home for spring break and he suggested we all view it

Once you get the general precept - particularly the color / black white sequence coding - it is less confusing. That said it probably helped having a son who had spent a lot of time studying the film watch it with us. What I would say is that it does leave some interesting questions open to think about after it is over.......
Edited by undecided - 3/27/13 at 8:00pm

Factory with John Cusack and Jennifer Carpenter is a good recently added thriller. Cusack plays a cop searching for a serial killer with Carpenter as his partner.

Watched the trailer. Looks interesting. I just added it to my Que this week. Have you seen it?


Ian