random reviews of Netflix movies[views:12252][posts:56]______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:29pm - BSV ""] I got into the groove of watching 3 movies a day again....post reviews so I know what to watch. Indy Game - Interesting documentary about making independent video games. I loved how they talked about the esthetics gaming, the fine details of contracting levels/maps. What didn't like was watching a few nerds flip out when something goes wrong (Phil Fish/Fez) or how they bitch about working a shit ton(yeah guy, you're fucking self employed, get used to it!) because I found how they dealt with their problems to be completely laughable. 3.5 outta 5 Amadeus - I've put this one off for awhile but it was cool. Long but never really dry. I was kinda bummed at how accessible they made the film (english spoken in Vienna/a campy tweeny vibe) but in the end I think they're trying to show Mozart as the first ever rock star, so to say. Beautiful scenes at the opera though. 3 outta 5 Lynching Charlie Lynch - Good doc about this dude who opened a dispensary in Northern California who got raided by the feds and charged with a buncha shit. Wicked normal, harmless dude on the wrong side of the law. Informative and eye opening. Nothing ground breaking but probably the most humane look at pot ever. 3.5 outta 5 Mansome - Documentary by those dudes from Arrested Development. Whole thing talks about male appearance relating to sexuality and how serious us dudes take it. Everything from the world champion beard growing competition in Austria to some disgusting metrosexual who shaves his body. Didn't really get anything out of it other than the cool feature on the beard competition, that dude Jack Passion is a tool. 2 outta 5 Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen - Fucking stellar. Short 70 min doc from Canada in the 70s in black and white. Focused mainly on Cohen's poetry and nightlife. Wicked inspiring words, guy. 4 outta 5 Jiro Dreams of Sushi - Fucking beautiful doc here. Jap subtitles but just fucking gorgeous film work. This dude makes sushi for like all his life at his little 9 seat restaurant where the minimum charge is like $300 to sit down and eat a 15 min meal and you gotta book this shit like months in advance too. Hard work and discipline are elite Japanese virtues here. 4.5 outta 5 Being Elmo - This was actually pretty cool and I honestly feel terrible for Kevin Clash after watching this. Dude devotes his whole life to making puppets because he's that inspired by Jim Henson, works his whole life to meet Henson, gets hired by him to work on Dark Crystal and later Sesame Street and then becomes one of the most renowned puppeteers ever. 4 outta 5 One Night in Turin - This year I've gone out of my way to pursue watching English Football(fuck you Red Sox and Bruins, why do I still have nesn?) and this was a killer doc on the 1990 English World Cup run. The most humanizing look at hooliganism I've ever seen. Killer highlights from across time. Nice focal points on international stars. Gary Oleman narrating, it's just awesome, I'm a supporter. 4.5 outta 5 |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:31pm - arilliusbm ""] Thanks for this. I spend 2 hours a night trying to figure out what to watch. I thought Amadeus was a solid 4.5 / 5 because of the acting. But it dragged on. Chevk out the "Ip Man" movies |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:34pm - arilliusbm ""] Ip Man 1 4.5 outta 5. solid kung fu Chinese movie. If you can get past the difference between chinese and american filmmaking, a solid watch. Slingblade is also on netflix if you haven't seen it yet. 4.5 outta 5. Awesome acting by billy bob thornton. The Hunter - 4 outta 5. Really good movie about an endangered species being hunted in Tasmania. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:37pm - arilliusbm ""] "the legion" 3.5 outta 5. Not bad, not excellent.. But a solid movie about Roman expansion in what is now known as Scotland and England. Britannia. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:37pm - BSV ""] oh yeah I saw Ip Man 1 and 2 which were both excellent and lead me to Ong-Bak 1, 2 and 3 SPEAKING OF MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES Story of Riki aka Riki-Oh - HOLY FUCK. Scott from !!!TENTACLES!!! recommended we watch this at O'Briens last Friday and the bartender put it on...FUCKING AWESOME. OVER THE TOP. Originally based off a graphic novel!?! The best gore in martial arts I've ever seen and I didn't really watch it all, just bits in pieces. Can't really leave a score but first impressions were astounding. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:37pm - Burnsy ""] Fully backed on Ip Man. Didn't know there was more than one. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:38pm - Alexecutioner ""] BSV said: Story of Riki aka Riki-Oh - HOLY FUCK. Scott from !!!TENTACLES!!! recommended we watch this at O'Briens last Friday and the bartender put it on...FUCKING AWESOME. OVER THE TOP. Originally based off a graphic novel!?! The best gore in martial arts I've ever seen and I didn't really watch it all, just bits in pieces. Can't really leave a score but first impressions were astounding. Oh shit, tried searching for this the other day on Netflix. Is this a DVD only rental or available on their instant queue? |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:38pm - arilliusbm ""] Is that on Netflix? |
| ______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:39pm - BSV ""] arilliusbm said:"the legion" 3.5 outta 5. Not bad, not excellent.. But a solid movie about Roman expansion in what is now known as Scotland and England. Britannia. This kinda sounds like 'The Eagle' |
| ______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:41pm - BSV ""] CORRECT TITLE SEARCH IS 'Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky' |
| ______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:41pm - BSV ""] AND YES IT'S STREAMING |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:42pm - arilliusbm ""] Fire in the Sky is on Netflix. One of the best alien movies of all time. The abduction scene still holds up mightily to this day. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 1:51pm - BSV ""] Yeah Fire in the Sky holds up well these days, shit even Tatgren wrote a song about it. Didn't Travis claim he was abducted again, years later? |
| _________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 2:09pm - Snowden ""] "Message from Space" - Toho's attempt to cash in on the success of "Star Wars." Super corny, and looks pretty much how you'd expect. "Starcrash" - Roger Corman's attempt to cash in on the success of "Star Wars." Much more corny and incoherent than "Message From Space," to the point of being almost unwatchable. I gave up on this one halfway through. Funny thing about these movies: they both feature multiple shots that are exactly stolen from the opening of "Star Wars." Total cargo cult film making: "We're not really sure what makes this incredibly huge movie tick, but we're going to assume it's something about filming the bottom of a space ship as it flies by." Definitely puts perspective on how ahead of their time Star Wars' design and special effects were. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 2:10pm - Snowden ""] Oh: both those movies get 0 stars, and the Force have mercy on your soul if you sit through either one. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 26,2012 3:20pm - Yeti ""] arilliusbm said:Fire in the Sky is on Netflix. One of the best alien movies of all time. The abduction scene still holds up mightily to this day. that scene where he is under the wet sheet looking thing still freaks me out. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 5:17pm - trioxin245 ""] watch Disciple of Death or LTH bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 5:21pm - trioxin245 ""] arilliusbm said: One of the best alien movies [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 5:29pm - Alx_Casket ""] Was bummed when I started to watch Old Boy and only the dubbed version was available. Watched Evil Dead instead for nostalgia. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 7:33pm - posbleak ""] BSV said: Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen - Fucking stellar. Short 70 min doc from Canada in the 70s in black and white. Focused mainly on Cohen's poetry and nightlife. Wicked inspiring words, guy. 4 outta 5 :point: This and the Isle of Wight concert video are both phenomenal. Rare Exports, watched before XMas, nice mean take on the Santa Claus story, 3.5/5 BBC Sherlock, much better than expected, lots of chemistry between Watson & Holmes, 4/5 Dahmer, Jeremy Renner is spooky and the direction is nice even though the story is disjointed, 3/5 |
| _________________________________ [Dec 27,2012 10:08am - xmikex ""] Sick off an on over the past couple weeks. Watched: Omega Man - Charlton Heston bombing around in a post apocalyptic world wasting creepo cult people and inspiring White Zombie samples. Way cool until it turns into a story about him falling in love with this black chick. Bronson - Rad British film semi based on a true story about a guy who makes a name for himself as England's most famous prisoner by clobbering guards and being a dick wherever he goes. Chill soundtrack too. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 27,2012 10:43am - largefreakatzero ""] I Saw the Devil http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/ - fucking violence porn. 4/5. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 27,2012 11:01am - chrisREX ""] BSV said: Jiro Dreams of Sushi - Fucking beautiful doc here...Hard work and discipline are elite Japanese virtues here. 4.5 outta 5 That movie was fantastic but it made feel like a piece of shit who is wasting my life. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 27,2012 12:29pm - legionofthedying ""] Riki-Oh is amazing. Alex & BSV - For more over-the-top Asian violence, I'd recommend Tokyo Gore Police as well. Different genre, but same level of insanity. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 28,2012 1:08am - BSV ""] My 30 for 30 wrap up thus far, still got a bunch more to view.... Kings Ransom - LA killed Canada 3.5/5 The Band that Wouldn't Die - This is why I can't ever hate on the Ravens, Respect 4.5/5 Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? - Donald Trump is a brilliant cocksucker 4/5 Without Bias - Fucking cocaine man 3.5/5 Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks - His sister is still better 4.5/5 Silly Little Game - The gods made fantasy sports on lunch break 3/5 Run Ricky Run - Lombardi would be pissed!! 4/5 June 17, 1994 - Honestly, my favorite film in the series, I remember this day so well 5/5 The Birth of Big Air - Awe inspiring shit here! 4/5 Jordan Rides the Bus - He owes it all to Tito 3.5/5 Unmatched - Awesome if you want your girl to pass out 2/5 The House of Steinbrenner - Oh shit, I just shed a tear over the Yankees 3.5/5 Into the Wind - This is heartbreaking 4.5/5 Four Days In October - Always fun to relive 4/5 Once Brothers - Taught me more about the Baltic situation than CNN 3.5/5 Tim Richmond: To the Limit - Outstanding, one of the best 4.5/5 Fernando Nation - Where the fuck is my Starting Lineup Action Figure? 4.5/5 |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 1:24am - shutup fagget ""] BSV said:My 30 for 30 wrap up thus far, still got a bunch more to view.... Kings Ransom - LA killed Canada 3.5/5 The Band that Wouldn't Die - This is why I can't ever hate on the Ravens, Respect 4.5/5 Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? - Donald Trump is a brilliant cocksucker 4/5 Without Bias - Fucking cocaine man 3.5/5 Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks - His sister is still better 4.5/5 Silly Little Game - The gods made fantasy sports on lunch break 3/5 Run Ricky Run - Lombardi would be pissed!! 4/5 June 17, 1994 - Honestly, my favorite film in the series, I remember this day so well 5/5 The Birth of Big Air - Awe inspiring shit here! 4/5 Jordan Rides the Bus - He owes it all to Tito 3.5/5 Unmatched - Awesome if you want your girl to pass out 2/5 The House of Steinbrenner - Oh shit, I just shed a tear over the Yankees 3.5/5 Into the Wind - This is heartbreaking 4.5/5 Four Days In October - Always fun to relive 4/5 Once Brothers - Taught me more about the Baltic situation than CNN 3.5/5 Tim Richmond: To the Limit - Outstanding, one of the best 4.5/5 Fernando Nation - Where the fuck is my Starting Lineup Action Figure? 4.5/5 shutup fagget |
| ______________________________ [Dec 28,2012 1:35am - BSV ""] Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia - Mandatory viewing. Get on this 5/5 Restrepo - The dude who wrote the perfect storm goes to Afghanistan and gets embedded for a few months in the K Valley. Never understood the combat terrain until I saw this 4.5/5 |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 10:33am - chrisREX ""] How do you have time to watch all these movies? Also, Restrepo was really eye opening. Changes how you think about the war, in a nuts and bolts kind of way. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 10:43am - largefreakatzero ""] BSV said:Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia - Mandatory viewing. Get on this 5/5 Restrepo - The dude who wrote the perfect storm goes to Afghanistan and gets embedded for a few months in the K Valley. Never understood the combat terrain until I saw this 4.5/5 Wild and Wonderful Whites was awesome. I thought Restrepo was only ok and could have been done better. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 11:30am - Snowden NLI ""] Hell - post-apocalyptic German sci-fi, like a 3-way split between "the Road," "Book of Eli," and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Super bleak, and not actually gory even though it keeps seeming like it's about to go that way. Sleep Dealers - dystopian Mexican sci-fi. Also very bleak, but more ambitious and message-oriented than "Hell." I guess I don't think it worked quite as well overall, which isn't surprising since they were tackling big issues like globalization, technology, and exploitation instead of just "after the shit goes down, most people will become total dicks except for a few that won't." Cronocrimenes - Spanish time-traveling sci-fi. Super stark and low-budget, but they pull it off because the story is so tightly focused in spite of the obvious paradoxical plot twists it throws at you. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 11:40am - BobNOMAAMRooney ""] bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 11:57am - dreadkill ""] xmikex said: Bronson - Rad British film semi based on a true story about a guy who makes a name for himself as England's most famous prisoner by clobbering guards and being a dick wherever he goes. Chill soundtrack too. i watched this a few months ago. The scenes where he's on the stage are really weird, but watching him beat the shit out of everyone is entertaining as fuck. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 12:06pm - Snowden NLI ""] I wanted to like "Bronson," but it just felt completely pointless. It felt like the only thing the moviemakers got out of this dude's totally crazy life story was "here are some striking visual images." "Valhalla Rising" was pretty much the same thing. Refn would make a great music video director, but doesn't seem to understand the concept of "plot." Although I guess I have heard the Pusher movies were better. So maybe he just...forgot how to tell a coherent story? |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 12:16pm - BobNOMAAMRooney ""] Snowden%20NLI said: "Valhalla Rising" was pretty much the same thing. Refn would make a great music video director, but doesn't seem to understand the concept of "plot." Although I guess I have heard the Pusher movies were better. So maybe he just...forgot how to tell a coherent story? I remember checking that film out after seeing praise here and elsewhere. Ended up shutting it off after 40 minutes or so. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 12:34pm - Snowden NLI ""] Seriously. Up until they get in the boat it'd be one of the all time great metal videos, right up there with "Passion of the Christ." |
| _______________________________ [Dec 28,2012 12:40pm - BSV ""] chrisREX said:How do you have time to watch all these movies? I actually hate watching most movies, that's why most of them are docs. The 30 for 30 films are all about 50 min long and the majority were viewed throughout July and August. Plus I'm not working nearly as much I should be these days/not buying as much music as normal leads to other sources of media. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 2:43pm - arkmass ""] Trek Nation - total Star Trek circle-jerk about Roddenberry's non-trekker son going out to see why people love his dad's show so much, a lot of original footage and decent interviews, and a lot of stuff you'd already know. I can only really recommended it for Trek fans. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 2:46pm - arkmass ""] BSV said: One Night in Turin - This year I've gone out of my way to pursue watching English Football(fuck you Red Sox and Bruins, why do I still have nesn?) and this was a killer doc on the 1990 English World Cup run. The most humanizing look at hooliganism I've ever seen. Killer highlights from across time. Nice focal points on international stars. Gary Oleman narrating, it's just awesome, I'm a supporter. 4.5 outta 5 NICE i'll check this out later. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 3:13pm - AndrewBastard ""] yep^^ downloading it now |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 3:15pm - arilliusbm ""] Needs more fag porn |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 3:23pm - BobNOMAAMRooney ""] arkmass said: BSV said: One Night in Turin - This year I've gone out of my way to pursue watching English Football(fuck you Red Sox and Bruins, why do I still have nesn?) and this was a killer doc on the 1990 English World Cup run. The most humanizing look at hooliganism I've ever seen. Killer highlights from across time. Nice focal points on international stars. Gary Oleman narrating, it's just awesome, I'm a supporter. 4.5 outta 5 NICE i'll check this out later. The Football Factory's a fun, stupid little movie if you're looking for more hooligan antics. Great soundtrack too. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 3:34pm - KEVORD ""] The last good thing I watched on Netflix was The American Scream. It's a documentary about three families in Massachusetts that turn their houses into haunted attractions on halloween. I liked it a lot. It's from the same guy who made Best Worst Movie. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 4:51pm - posbleak ""] I really liked S&Man and I remember it being on Netflix streaming. It's 3/4 a real docu about underground horror directors (including Bill Zebub) and 1/4 a staged docu that's blended in with the real footage. Creepy with a slow build, even if the fictional aspects don't grab you there's a lot of fun in the interview segments. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 5:01pm - trioxin245 ""] FACT: 'Quest for Fire' is the best movie on netflix right now. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 7:11pm - largefreakatzero ""] Just got into Doctor Who circa 2005. Dig it. Reminds me of watching it on PBS in the early to mod 80s. Just finished S2:e4. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 7:27pm - KEVORD ""] largefreakatzero said:Just got into Doctor Who circa 2005. Dig it. Reminds me of watching it on PBS in the early to mod 80s. Just finished S2:e4.You have just started the 10th doctor my friend. David Tennant is the greatest doctor. I almost teared up when his run as the doctor ended. I envy you for getting to experience it for the first time. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 7:34pm - the_reverend ""] I'm trying to watch all the other doctors before hitting the 2005 one |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 7:39pm - trioxin245 ""] KEVORD said: largefreakatzero said:Just got into Doctor Who circa 2005. Dig it. Reminds me of watching it on PBS in the early to mod 80s. Just finished S2:e4.You have just started the 10th doctor my friend. David Tennant is the greatest doctor. I almost teared up when his run as the doctor ended. I envy you for getting to experience it for the first time. Yea I still like it after Tenant, but it definitely seems to have gotten the 'nowadays' treatment what with being semi-americanized for lack of a better term. Oh and two companions = :/ not to mention amy pond = :/ and matt smith = :/ |
| ________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 7:44pm - KEVORD ""] Matt Smith is alright. Last half season was cool. But the season before was horrible. I'm glad Amy Pond and Rory are dead. The new companion seems like she'll be cool. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 28,2012 7:50pm - largefreakatzero ""] Yeah so far Doctor #10 is pretty damn good. Daleks are the best things ever. They look like evil R2D2s, buy sound like C3PO if he was a pissed off soccer hooligan with a water-damaged voice box. Fantastic. |