Netflix Recommendations

[Texzilla588 766]

Had dinner with a couple tonight who recommended this. Just watched the first two episodes. Wild.

I enjoyed “Martha” in The Outlaws on Prime so I’m enjoying this so far. 30-min episodes are a nice change up.

I wouldn’t recommend this show without a strong warning. It’s not what I’d call entertainment. It’s the definition of train wreck. It’s a painful watch thru depravity, insanity, and poor life choices by both leads. We don’t know how much is truth or fiction but the lead dude wrote it.

The actress playing Martha is brilliant. She is sweet then disgustingly nasty and filthy then terrifying and homicidal.

We finished it last night. If it hadn’t been just 7 30 minute eps we would have bailed.

[C-Man 26696]

53 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said:

 

I wouldn’t recommend this show without a strong warning. It’s not what I’d call entertainment. It’s the definition of train wreck. It’s a painful watch thru depravity, insanity, and poor life choices by both leads. We don’t know how much is truth or fiction but the lead dude wrote it.

The actress playing Martha is brilliant. She is sweet then disgustingly nasty and filthy then terrifying and homicidal.

We finished it last night. If it hadn’t been just 7 30 minute eps we would have bailed.

 

If you haven’t watched The Outlaws on Prime you should check it out. Her character is hilarious.

[MadTrapper 150]

On 4/25/2024 at 8:07 AM, closetojumping said:

 

Many of the opinions here about Baby Reindeer are from posters whose opinions I respect. Plus I heard about it from some real life humans that normally make good recs, so my wife and I sat down to watch it last night. 

We made it midway through the second episode and then clicked out. I found myself cheering for the disgusting tub of goo in dark ways because I despised the main character so much. Once I realized that my preferred ending, one in which she murders him violently and then commits seppuku in front of hundreds of appalled onlookers on a comedy standup stage, couldn’t happen because the dude is still alive, I lost all interest.  

I felt very much the same way and was about to give up on it, too, but decided to stick it out.  Once I watched the rest of it, it all made sense but in an extremely fucked up way.  Like the other poster said, it's a very honest (seemingly) portrayal but beware because it can be very triggering for some. 

[Buzzrock 14785]

Late to the game on American Nightmare but damn. 
 

Spoiler

I don’t think $2.5M is near enough for fucking up an investigation that could have stopped a rape plus all the other pain and suffering. And so many unanswered questions: Andrea, the FBI agent who dated her, the torso doll, the accomplices…

 

[nineliveslost 2690]

On 4/2/2024 at 2:46 PM, ajax said:

Rebel Moon

Really, really terrible. WTF happened to Z. Snyder?

Rebel Moon 2 is just as bad

[Texzilla588 766]

If you haven’t watched The Outlaws on Prime you should check it out. Her character is hilarious.

That’s a funny as hell show.

[veritas aequitas 436]

1 hour ago, nineliveslost said:

Rebel Moon 2 is just as bad

Didn't watch 2 since 1 wasn't that good, but I will still say it was better than Star Wars.

[atomheartbevo 89015]

The new prank show has some humorous moments.  Save yourself some time and boredom and fast forward to the end of the episode for the actual pranks.  I don’t even care if everybody was in on it, they were amusing.

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They should have tried to make the massage therapy blowing the guys head off work, but I get that the loud noise gave it away.

 

[Billy Pilgrim 1870]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

The new prank show has some humorous moments.  Save yourself some time and boredom and fast forward to the end of the episode for the actual pranks.  I don’t even care if everybody was in on it, they were amusing.

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They should have tried to make the massage therapy blowing the guys head off work, but I get that the loud noise gave it away.

 

Yeah- had some good ideas but seemed like the girl shit all over them and ruined some of the pranks like the massage therapy one.

[atomheartbevo 89015]

35 minutes ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

Yeah- had some good ideas but seemed like the girl shit all over them and ruined some of the pranks like the massage therapy one.

One of the folks involved said I think on Twitter that the massage therapy one had a noise issue with the mechanism (I’m guessing it’s an air cannon or compressor of some sort) and while it looked hilarious as hell, anybody standing there would hear it.  I’m sure they could have figured it out if they wanted to spend the time/money.

[nineliveslost 2690]

13 hours ago, veritas aequitas said:

Didn't watch 2 since 1 wasn't that good, but I will still say it was better than Star Wars.

[Guadaloopy 10801]

On 4/28/2024 at 10:41 AM, Texzilla588 said:

 

I wouldn’t recommend this show without a strong warning. It’s not what I’d call entertainment. It’s the definition of train wreck. It’s a painful watch thru depravity, insanity, and poor life choices by both leads. We don’t know how much is truth or fiction but the lead dude wrote it.

The actress playing Martha is brilliant. She is sweet then disgustingly nasty and filthy then terrifying and homicidal.

We finished it last night. If it hadn’t been just 7 30 minute eps we would have bailed.

 

After watching several episodes, I finally noticed that they were relatively short.  I was surprised because the episodes FELT much longer.  Maybe that's because the material was so uncomfortable.

[jdhorn92 1534]

Circles with Claire (sp) Danes is awful.  Terrible plot and it has some big actors in it, but they play really stupid characters.  Made it through 3 ep and threw in the towel for the Baby Reindeer show.  Stay away from Circles or be warned, one.

The Reindeer show is pretty interesting so far, but i would have told her to get lost a long fucking time ago, but I suppose I can see & understand why/how he didnt.  He makes a lot of brutal mistakes along the way trying to tip toe around things.

[Buzzrock 14785]

Not new (October last year) so probably already covered but: if you like spooky stuff The Fall of the House of Usher is decent. It’s the latest from Mike Flanagan (Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) with a similar cast. Flanagan does a clever job of basing it on FotHoU but incorporating several other Poe stories. 

Plus you get to see Carla Gugino crawl around in lingerie in episode two. 

[TonyTexas 10423]

Fair warning. Do not waste any time watching A Man in Full.  Based on a pretty good book by Thomas Wolfe but this is complete garbage. Jeff Daniels is the lead and is an absolute cartoon. 

[A-Tex Devil 2414]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Fair warning. Do not waste any time watching A Man in Full.  Based on a pretty good book by Thomas Wolfe but this is complete garbage. Jeff Daniels is the lead and is an absolute cartoon. 

I read that book 20 years ago when I lived in Atlanta.  Jeff Daniel’s is not how I pictured the lead.  I always pictured him as Hank Hill’s dad if he was an overleveraged real estate magnate with working legs.  

[tbone_ 13991]

It had to be you is the worst 30 min of a movie I’ve ever seen.

[Red Five 40355]

Pretty meh reviews for Unfrosted.

[Gene Parmesan 3953]

2 hours ago, Red Five said:

Pretty meh reviews for Unfrosted.

Trailer makes it look like less satire and more slapstick.  Not surprised it isn't very good. 

[bschoolprof 6221]

I love how seemingly every entry on this thread is pretty much "this was pretty dogshit,  . . . "

I want to cancel our netflix subscription, but everytime I brink up the possibility, my family freaks out.  

 

Also, I couldn't finish Baby Reindeer.  It just wasn't very entertaining.  

[Texzilla588 766]

Reindeer was about the least entertaining show ever. We finished it but it’s a bumpy ride.

Gadd is having his past now pop up with various accusations. He seems to have a real thing for trans women besides Teri. And seems to treat them all like shit.

[RPM 26096]

Unfrosted is a gawdamn masterpiece. The cameos are fucking gold, Jerry.  Gold!

Edited May 4 by RPM

[rage-a-holic 4256]

3 hours ago, RPM said:

Untrusted is a gawdamn masterpiece. The cameos are fucking gold, Jerry.  Gold!

I assume you mean "Unfrosted" and it's nearly unwatchable.

[RPM 26096]

6 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

I assume you mean "Unfrosted" and it's nearly unwatchable.

Yeah just saw spellcheck screwed me. And RT is dead wrong. It's funny AF.

[kingkoopa6 8274]

On 4/29/2024 at 7:09 PM, nineliveslost said:

Rebel Moon 2 is just as bad

 

On 4/29/2024 at 8:24 PM, veritas aequitas said:

Didn't watch 2 since 1 wasn't that good, but I will still say it was better than Star Wars.

You didn’t like the scene when the Swedish babe and kora got naked in the hot springs before the battle?
 

The Asian chick had a surprisingly big ass. Noice.

 

rebel moon 2 was better than 1 

 

 

['stache 21564]

I’m gonna watch solely for Bill Burr as JFK.

[nineliveslost 2690]

2 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

 

You didn’t like the scene when the Swedish babe and kora got naked in the hot springs before the battle?

 

 

I must have missed that

[4th&Five 41183]

I’m about 7 years behind but just watched Godless and liked it a lot. 

[BrickTop 474]

Ricky Stanicky is one of the funnier movies I have ever seen, Jon Cena shows acting ability I never knew he had.

[Chips O'Toole 1318]

1 hour ago, BrickTop said:

Ricky Stanicky is one of the funnier movies I have ever seen, Jon Cena shows acting ability I never knew he had.

I enjoyed it quite a bit. I may have to see everything Jon Cena is in for a while just to watch him do crazy things. I never saw him in the WWE, but I kind wish I had, as I find him extremely entertaining. 

[4th&Five 41183]

1 hour ago, BrickTop said:

Ricky Stanicky is one of the funnier movies I have ever seen, Jon Cena shows acting ability I never knew he had.

 

6 minutes ago, Chips O'Toole said:

I enjoyed it quite a bit. I may have to see everything Jon Cena is in for a while just to watch him do crazy things. I never saw him in the WWE, but I kind wish I had, as I find him extremely entertaining. 

It’s also not on Netflix. 

[BrickTop 474]

It’s also not on Netflix. 

My bad, ate too many edibles last night, it’s on Prime.

[dcbc 14247]

Haven't seen anyone mention John Mulaney's: Everybody's in L.A.

 

"Look, you either come do bad things with me and Herb Albert, or you don't come at all!"

-Lou Addler

 

Edit to say that this is, without a doubt, the best talk show of all time.

Edited May 5 by dcbc

[TwiceHorn 30850]

On 5/2/2024 at 5:09 PM, TonyTexas said:

Fair warning. Do not waste any time watching A Man in Full.  Based on a pretty good book by Thomas Wolfe but this is complete garbage. Jeff Daniels is the lead and is an absolute cartoon. 

Well Charlie Croker was pretty much a cartoon. I'm rather enjoying it. 

[rage-a-holic 4256]

12 hours ago, RPM said:

Yeah just saw spellcheck screwed me. And RT is dead wrong. It's funny AF.

Maybe if you're high AF and easily amused. 

The cameos were cool, but not really funny.

[atomheartbevo 89015]

On 5/3/2024 at 2:02 PM, bschoolprof said:

 want to cancel our netflix subscription, but everytime I brink up the possibility, my family freaks out.  

5 hours ago, BrickTop said:

Ricky Stanicky is one of the funnier movies I have ever seen, Jon Cena shows acting ability I never knew he had.

He’s a pro wrestler, of course he’s a good actor.

[RPM 26096]

3 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

Maybe if you're high AF and easily amused. 

Maybe you're not old enough to appreciate the nostalgia jokes. 

['stache 21564]

Another reminder not to get too concerned with critics. I really liked Unfrosted. It probably could have been about 15 minutes shorter, but I though it was pretty darn good.

[MissingInAction 24416]

22 hours ago, Chips O'Toole said:

I enjoyed it quite a bit. I may have to see everything Jon Cena is in for a while just to watch him do crazy things. I never saw him in the WWE, but I kind wish I had, as I find him extremely entertaining. 

Peacemaker on max showcases his comedic talents well.

[Burt 4046]

Watched the first 90 minutes of the Tom Brady roast tonight. Jeff Ross had a few good shots, and Nikki Glaser killed it, but the rest just dragged on and on. And Kevin Hart should never be allowed anywhere near another roast.

[Red Five 40355]

17 hours ago, 'stache said:

Another reminder not to get too concerned with critics. I really liked Unfrosted. It probably could have been about 15 minutes shorter, but I though it was pretty darn good.

I liked it better than I thought I would. 

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Funeral scene was the best part. The widow's line, "You people make cereal! Why did my husband explode??" had me rolling.

 

['stache 21564]

10 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I liked it better than I thought I would. 

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Funeral scene was the best part. The widow's line, "You people make cereal! Why did my husband explode??" had me rolling.

 

For me

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The ending re Jan. 6, and the reveal about Mar-a-Lago being named for Marjorie Post was great (I had to look it up to confirm that their statement that it was true, was true, which it is).

The parts I thought could have been cut back was the romantic tension between Gaffigan and Schumer and the living Ravioli thing.

The kid actors, the girl in particular, cracked me up. 

 

[MAUFRAIS 6561]

The shithole of Post, Texas is also connected to that story slightly.

['stache 21564]

I looked up an article about the true Pop-Tart story and had no idea that the Kelloggs employee that Jerry's character is modeled after is a guy named William Post, who worked for Kellogg, but was not related to the Post family of the Post company. Such a bizarre coincidence. The movie writers originally planned to use his real name for the character but thought it would be confusing. They wrote a joke about the name deal but determined the payoff wasn't nearly worth the hassel of the confusion, and I completely agree. I don't consider this a spoiler since the article was written months ago when William Post passed away.

[Red Five 40355]

15 minutes ago, 'stache said:

The kid actors, the girl in particular, cracked me up. 

She was very funny.

[Chewbacca 7620]

On 5/3/2024 at 7:47 AM, Red Five said:

Pretty meh reviews for Unfrosted.

I really enjoyed it.  Watched it last night.

[henrygandorf 28824]

On 5/5/2024 at 3:03 PM, 'stache said:

Another reminder not to get too concerned with critics. I really liked Unfrosted. It probably could have been about 15 minutes shorter, but I though it was pretty darn good.

 

3 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

I really enjoyed it.  Watched it last night.

when i saw it forever ago at a test screening (there's a thread around here someplace), i said that it was everything you would want a pop-tart movie written and directed by jerry seinfeld to be.  not sure what people were expecting.

[gsoda3 3194]

I'll repeat that I didn't know Rufus Sewell had it in him.  I watched Kaleidoscope and he was OK in that, but to me he's always the uber-serious bad guy from Dark City, Knight's Tale, or Man in High Castle.  I just figured that was his range before this.

Whoa that's him

[rage-a-holic 4256]

10 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

 

 

Whoa that's him

 

He's also great in Cold Comfort Farm, with a young Kate Beckinsale and Ian McKellen as a deranged preacher.

[Superhero 8631]

On 4/2/2024 at 12:46 PM, ajax said:

Rebel Moon

Really, really terrible. WTF happened to Z. Snyder?

 

On 4/29/2024 at 5:09 PM, nineliveslost said:

Rebel Moon 2 is just as bad

Anything DC related has been shit. Fight me.