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The Netflix recommendation thread [community]
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Netflix. It's on the 360, it's on PS3, it's on the Wii, it's $8 a month, it doesn't require a disc, and it's now even in Canada (with a severely reduced selection). So. Unless you're really poor, a picky Canadian, a hater of the 7th art, or European, there's no excuse for not having it! What movies has the streaming service allowed you to discover? Because of the limited selection here in Canada, which denies us access to some of the more recent and popular movies on the service, I've been using Netflix to watch 2 different kinds of movies: terrible crap that I'd never make any effort or pay anything to see (The Happening, Teen Wolf Too), and highly respected and acclaimed foreign movies that for some reason I always put back on the shelf without renting when I'm at the video store. So here's a recommendation for you: Amores Perros - This movie received much acclaim, won many prizes, and I'm probably one of the last chumps to see it. But hey, maybe you haven't seen it either, so at least I'm better than you. From looking at the title, you may recognize the word "amores" (love) and get totally the wrong idea about the movie. You may also recognize "perros" (dog) and be completely befuddled. Basically, the movie contains three vignettes in which cruelty and, yes, love, are central themes. For one third of the movie, you follow the story of a kid using his dog to participate in dog fights and win money so he can elope with his brother's wife. For the second part, you follow a couple's crumbling relationship and oh god you're getting totally the wrong idea again. Don't worry, it's totally interesting and plays out a bit like a thriller. Actually, watching it I felt like I was reading an Edgar Allan Poe short story, but maybe it's just because it features... sounds... coming out of the floorboard. The third story is about this vagrant who abandoned his family to become a guerillero, went to prison, and now takes on hitman jobs from the corrupt cop who arrested him. The characters cross each others' paths a couple of time, so you could say it's a bit like Pulp Fiction in that way, except I found the stories and characters in this film infinitely more interesting. Heh. I don't know what your experience with foreign movies is or what you think of them, all I can say is that this movie is absolutely not boring. From the first scene to the last, I was hooked. URL to share (right click and copy)
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11/30/10, 02:22 Edited: 12/31/17, 09:54
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@gojiraThe lawyer aspect was, indeed, and interesting one, but certainly underused. Hopefully we'll seem more of such next season (which I'm hoping comes soon). I didn't really see a Batman parody of sorts, perhaps just in the low, deep talking moments. Any masked man roaming the streets at night is probably up for comparison. @NinSageI went into this series knowing only the horridly atrocious Ben Affect movie. So, I didn't have high expectations. But, like you, I was instantly hooked. I watched one after another whenever I could. Even finishing it up last night when I probably should have been in bed! The credits are rolling just as soon as it starts - it's just so engrossing! @NinSage@Guillaume@Cubed777I didn't find the violence over-the-top or grotesque in nature. The last episode was the bloodiest, I'd say, and even then it wasn't bad - just surprising. And this is coming from someone that isn't a fan of gore and such. Even if one has an aversion to strong violence, the style in which it is handled might make up for it, as it seems to be part of the action not the action itself. If that makes any sense. The show is rated TV-MA for what it's worth. |
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@Anand@Jargon@GuillaumeYea, I can't stand torture in fiction. Makes me very uncomfortable. Especially when the "good guys" do it -- makes it harder to root for them. First show I remember where a good guy used torture (and frequently) was Keifer Sutherland in 24. Seems to have really caught on since then. Anecdotally, no one I know likes those scenes, no matter what the show. Kind of a shame they have become so popular. Thankfully, it did seem to taper off in Daredevil. I think the first few episodes have the harshest bits, both torture and otherwise. @AnandAs much as I love Daredevil, I can't say I've ever been that big a fan of Frank Miller. I think he's a very smart writer and is good at putting passionate storytelling on a page. But, he's also capable of running with things so far that they go right off the rails. Still, I think his work has provided a basis for this show that the creators were able to successfully translate into a dark, brutal narrative that still feels like it fits into the MCU. @JargonYea, even as a work of fiction, the Netflix DD seems based on a version of Hell's Kitchen from a while back. Don't they not even call it that anymore? |
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