Critique my Netflix Queue

[Commando]

i've seen most of the soul wrecking movies out there (perhaps most notably cannibal holocaust), but antichrist is different. that movie is wrong.

how was it wrong? how did it make you feel compared to cannibal holocaust?

[Commando]

Neverwas
Donnie Darko
The Machinist
Firefly: The Complete Series
11:14
Sin Nombre
Metropolis
Born Rich
Commune
The Basketball Diaries

nice- might I make some recommendations?

The Puffy Chair
Eraserhead
Party Down: Season 1
dexter: season 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender-- Book 1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Uncle Buck

[BoylenOver]

nice- might I make some recommendations?

The Puffy Chair
Eraserhead
Party Down: Season 1
dexter: season 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender-- Book 1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Uncle Buck

I haven't had a chance to watch last night's episode, but I've heard it's probably the best they've done so far. I love that show.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I saw 11:14 a long time ago and enjoyed it, but thought it fell short. Worth a view though, kind of a poor man's Crash. We are all connected theme.

[Green Lantern]

So I've finally got my Wii hooked up to the internet so I can watch Insta-movies (not the same as regular Netflix DVDs) though the Wii. Here's my queue. If you like any one of them, let me know and I'll bump it to the top. If any of them suck, tell me that too, and I'll remove it from my playlist.

I had good luck when some of you recommended Moon and Beavers.

You are also welcome to mercilessly taunt and mock me for my choices.


Neverwas
Donnie Darko
The Machinist
Firefly: The Complete Series
11:14
Sin Nombre
Metropolis
Born Rich
Commune
The Basketball Diaries

Good list. I haven't heard of a couple of these but I'm a big fan of DARKO and especially FIREFLY. MACHINIST is also good and a fascinating example of those movies where an actor seems committed to a role almost to the point of mental illness. Enjoy!

We just got Netflix streaming on our Wii as well and we've been loving it. Hey if any of you other Netflixers are interested, we can become "Netflix Friends" and then we can ALL mercilessly taunt and mock each other's choices.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Good list. I haven't heard of a couple of these but I'm a big fan of DARKO and especially FIREFLY. MACHINIST is also good and a fascinating example of those movies where an actor seems committed to a role almost to the point of mental illness. Enjoy!

We just got Netflix streaming on our Wii as well and we've been loving it. Hey if any of you other Netflixers are interested, we can become "Netflix Friends" and then we can ALL mercilessly taunt and mock each other's choices.

Donnie Darko is excellent. Really repulsed by the Basketball Diaries-don't remember really why-it was almost 15 years ago that I saw it. Metropolis is important but not exactly a barrel of laughs.

You may need a little levity on your list.

[Green Lantern]

Metropolis is important but not exactly a barrel of laughs.

True. It's an amazing looking film though. I haven't watched it since film classes in college but now I'm holding out to see it on the big screen if and when it makes its way across the country with that new hour of footage they discovered in South America a couple years back.

[New Mexican Disaster]

True. It's an amazing looking film though. I haven't watched it since film classes in college but now I'm holding out to see it on the big screen if and when it makes its way across the country with that new hour of footage they discovered in South America a couple years back.

I saw it at an age when I did not appreciate an amazing looking film, it was a pearls before swine. I saw this "M" and "Nosferatu" in like a 4 day period and I was maxed out on black and white. I would be interested to see it again especially with new footage and to see if I have become more of a cinephile.

[Green Lantern]

I saw it at an age when I did not appreciate an amazing looking film, it was a pearls before swine. I saw this "M" and "Nosferatu" in like a 4 day period and I was maxed out on black and white. I would be interested to see it again especially with new footage and to see if I have become more of a cinephile.

I know what you mean. Obviously where and when you see a movie has a huge effect on the overall experience. I was lucky enough to see NOSFERATU at a silent movie theater here in Salt Lake with live organ accompaniment. It was pretty cool.

[MarkGrace]

Edit: after a search of the forum, I rescind my recommendation of "Antichrist". Both MG and GL hated it.

I actually didn't see it, and at a minimum I think GL thought it might be worth seeing. Then again, I think he just wanted someone else to commiserate with after seeing it.

My Von Trier experience is limited to Dancer in the Dark and Dogville, both of which I like and think are worth seeing.

Right now my chief film objective is to get further into Cronenberg's stuff.

[Green Lantern]

I actually didn't see, and at a minimum I think GL thought it might be worth seeing. Then again, I think he just wanted someone else to commiserate with after seeing it.

Guilty as charged!

Right now my chief film objective in film is to get further into Cronenberg's stuff.

Ooh, that's a good goal. I need to rewatch DEAD ZONE, one of the finest Stephen King adaptations ever made IMO. And I've never seen some of his best known stuff, like DEAD RINGERS. Hey KatyLied, it looks like THE FLY, THE DEAD ZONE and SCANNERS are all available for instant viewing. Good times!

[Katy Lied]

Guilty as charged!

Ooh, that's a good goal. I need to rewatch DEAD ZONE, one of the finest Stephen King adaptations ever made IMO. And I've never seen some of his best known stuff, like DEAD RINGERS. Hey KatyLied, it looks like THE FLY, THE DEAD ZONE and SCANNERS are all available for instant viewing. Good times!

I've seen Dead Ringers and scanners, and I also think the Dead Zone was the best adaptation of King.

Hey, this thread isn't just about me. You all should post your list too. I'd like to see what others are waiting to see.

And who recommended Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans again? We watched that last night and my husband kept asking me "Now why did you want to see this?"

[Katy Lied]

nice- might I make some recommendations?

The Puffy Chair
Eraserhead
Party Down: Season 1
dexter: season 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender-- Book 1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Uncle Buck

I saw Eraserhead when I was too young and I was traumatized by it. I thought Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was fantastic--my favorite movie that year. I haven't really liked anything else he's done though.

Uncle Buck????????

Quick question: I thought the Last Airbender was coming out this summer. Isnt it the new M. Night Shyamalan?

[falafel]

And who recommended Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans again? We watched that last night and my husband kept asking me "Now why did you want to see this?"

I'm pretty sure that was a GL recommendation, but I would have seconded it. That was a great show, very funny sometimes too. The scenes where Cage was totally whacked out were priceless.

[Green Lantern]

Quick question: I thought the Last Airbender was coming out this summer. Isnt it the new M. Night Shyamalan?

Yeah, the Syhyamalan movie is an adaptation of the original animated series that ran for 3 seasons on Nickelodeon a couple years back. The series was very good, kind of long-form storytelling mix of LORD OF THE RINGS, kung fu movies and Japanese anime.

I'm pretty sure that was a GL recommendation, but I would have seconded it. That was a great show, very funny sometimes too. The scenes where Cage was totally whacked out were priceless.

Yeah, that was me. I loved that movie but I fully concede that you kind of have to be on Herzog's wavelength or you might just think it's a big joke.

Here are the next 10 on the GL family queue:
1-PONYO
2-UP IN THE AIR
3-FOOD, INC.
4-THE COVE
5-RENAISSANCE
6-INTACTO
7-CRUDE
8-REVENGE OF THE MUSKETEERS
9-THE THIN RED LINE
10-PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE