..... Plus the price just went up as our X-mas gift from Netflix. Kinda lame.
Anyways, this has me thinking that as a member for about 6 years or so, I need to take advantage of the watch instantly more and fill up my DVD queue with movies.
What are you guys watching??
I just found "Anthony Bourdain:No Reservations" and A-Team are on instant
Tonight: Inland Empire.
we watch TV shows with the disks and then bad movies on instant-watch. We just finished The Wire which was aaaaaawesome...for those 6 of you who hadn't seen it yet.
Also, we got our first disc of a movie last night and watched Hot Tub Time Machine. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
We've had Netflix for quite a while. I recently discovered 30 Rock which I had never watched on regular TV. I'm almost caught up to the current season. We signed up for Hulu Plus @ $7.99 a month on our Roku which give us access to the current season of hundreds of TV shows. And the movie selection is quite extensive as well. So, we've replaced our $90 DirecTV bill with a $20 Netflix bill and we're very happy with the selection. I made a TV antenna, so we get all the off the air signals free and in HD.
On the recommendation of Carny and BigGuy, we just started watching Louie, season 1.
I've got about 100 movies in queue for Watch Instantly, the trouble is that about 95 are in the, "eh, if I can't find anything else to watch..." category. Netflix is really making a push to become a primarily online content provider, but some of the movies that they've been adding make me question the sanity and taste of some of the people calling the shots.
Thanks Whyfi, Louie is now in the bin to watch!
A guilty pleasure for me and Papi Chulo is the 70s show Rockford Files. Dude, it's good! The "cold case" of its day. Plus I get to see lots of vintage cars (which restoring them was a side hobby of Papi and me for a while)
The Human Centipede is streaming. It's a heart-warming story about a boy and his dog. Watch it with the entire family.
I'm also finally getting around to watching the Battlestar Galactica series from a few years back (available for streaming). Still on the first season, and really enjoying it.
I'm also catching old episodes of Arrested Development that I somehow missed or have forgotten, and Current Wife is looking forward to catching Damages after only seeing a couple of episodes a year or so ago.
anthonycm wrote:
The Human Centipede is streaming. It's a heart-warming story about a boy and his dog. Watch it with the entire family.
OMG.
Many seasons of "Top Gear"
Agree with Whyfi, the instant watch selection is overloaded with crap and the site navigation/search sucks too. I can usually find something using instantwatcher.com instead of Netflix itself; love that it can sort by which movies are expiring soon, which seems like such a no-brainer... We should demand Netflix build in smart search for that extra buck a month!
Recently watched Ip Man and that was pretty good despite being a dubbed version. Also watched the two Stieg Larson movies on instant--the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the Girl that Played with Fire. I haven't read the books but the movies were entertaining, the first more so than the second.
Yes, it's great for bad movies. I don't feel like it was a waste when I don't have to mail the dvd back and wait for something else.
Good tv shows on instant play:
IT Crowd
30 Rock
The Office
This American Life
Dr. Who
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Louie (b/c my dvr seemed to refuse to record it for me!)
Penn & Teller's Bullshit
Dexter
Weeds
Parks & Recreation
Some movies I watched and wouldn't have gotten on dvd:
Penelope
Ballet Shoes
Gigantic (loved this movie)
They should put Mad Men on instant. Anybody know if there's a way to watch old seasons without getting the DVD's?
buffalobill wrote:
They should put Mad Men on instant. Anybody know if there's a way to watch old seasons without getting the DVD's?
You can purchase on iTunes and maybe Amazon digital, but not sure how those prices compare to the DVD's. I will say that we got rid of cable, but purchased the season pass of Mad Men. With each episode you get a 2-5 minute "behind the scenes" video, which has interviews with the cast and writer/producer about that particular episode.
IT Crowd is on my list now too.
I should add that Black Books is on instant and is so great!
SpongBob Squarepants Seasons 1,2 &3 . (Instant)
Fat Actress (LOVE Kirstie Alley) (Instant)
That's So Raven Seasons 1,2,3,&4 (Instant)
Man v. Food Seasons 1,2,&3 (Instant)
Watched Iron Man 2, it was fun/good but not amazing.
Getting XMen Wolverine movie, next.
Saw the first episode of Louie (instant) I like the comedian, but I don't like kids shows so I'm on the fence on it.
I wish Neflix would do more new releases on instant.
Has anyone looked into the Blockbuster deal? I saw a comercial where they said they get their new releases 28 days earlier then Netflix.
Wait, Louie a kids' show? If you've only seen the flashback episode to when he was a kid, they aren't all like that. Well, they are all awkward and dark, but not from the perspective of a kid.
^^ yeah, I need to actually watch a full season. His comedy performance is on instant:http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Louis-C.K.-Chewed-Up/70108425?trkid=438403#height1549
That was hilarious!
@Em26, Squidbillies (dvd) was so funny in a totally weird and wrong way. What else from Adult Swim are you liking recently?
From the Adult Swim lineup I like: Family Guy, Robot Chicken, , King of The Hill and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Just watched a couple of episodes of 24 on instant. I was cooking while watching so it didn't get my complete attention but I'm going to watch more.
Finally rented from the local video store, "Get Reel Video," the movie Machete.
The Netflix release date wasn't until FEBRUARY! That's just absurd. They need to get their new releases listed and available when they actually go to video. I don't understand the delay.
Anyways, fun movie, Don Johnson has a great role and Cheech Marin is still a badass. Lindsay Lohan plays herself (a drug addled ho with an enabling mother) pretty funny, just don't expect fine cinema.
What else should I add to my queue?
An Education, starring Carey Mulligan and including Emma Thompson in a small but important role.
A good coming-of-age film.
The Netflix release date wasn't until FEBRUARY! That's just absurd. They need to get their new releases listed and available when they actually go to video. I don't understand the delay.
Netflix has agreements with several studios in place: in return for releasing a movie 28 days after it's released in stores, that studio will allow Netflix to stream a significantly larger number of their movies and newer releases on-line. It's actually a really smart business move for Netflix.
Why isn't Star Wars on watch instantly!!!!!
Nearing the end of Season 4 of the Wire. Where the hell has Jimmy McNulty gone? He has like 10 seconds of screen time in each episode.
I don't get Netflix because first, I am not a big movie fan, and second, because there are plenty of movies available for free online. For example,
I love freebies and these sites will give you plenty of free viewing.
Say, a question for all ~ how was ''V For Vendetta'' received in Brooklyn? Does this movie have many fans there? What are your views on it?
For those who haven't seen it, here it is for free:
http://www.movie2k.to/movies.php?list=search
Say, a question for all ~ how was ''V For Vendetta'' received in Brooklyn?
Children of Men ~ OK. I will look for it. Thanx.
Just saw the Illusionist.
Very beautiful, touching........ and DEPRESSING! But worth it.
I've gone through all of the seasons available for Weeds and Dexter...
Available through netflix, but not on Watch Instantly, I recently wacthed Let Me In, based on the Swedish Let the Right One In. Good flick.
Oh, another small-ish movie that I liked - It's Kind if a Funny Story. It's a nice, understated (but not boring) flick. Based in Brooklyn. Oh, and surprisingly, it shows that Zach Galifianakis can act - he plays a mental patient, yet it's the straightest role that I've seen him in.
Any new 'watch instantly' recommendations or movies to add to the netflix bin?
So I've been watching a bunch of documentaries on Netflix in the past couple of weeks. These are definitely three of the best:
Dear Zachary: A letter to a son about his father
A Man Named Pearl
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For a little mindless fun try Ip Man
I loved Ip Man!
Great fight scenes, solid story line. If you are down with kung fu movies like "Once Upon a Time in China" you'll love it.
Just saw Winter's Bone on instant last night. Very captivating. 2 words: Crazy Rednecks.
I liked Winters Bone.
I could make a dirty joke here 
Not at you, of course.. damn i stuck my foot in it didn't I?
<---Runs away
OMG, you've been stoinked by Winter too?
Damn Homeowner! I just watch the preview for Dear Zachary and it made me tear up, that's some heavy stuff.
Has anyone watched the BBC series Archangel?
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Archangel/70057230?trkid=4419706
I just put it in the queue.
Also just finished (only on rental) "The Girl Who Leaped Through Time."
For those who like British themed dramas: The House of Cards Trilogy is on Papi Chulo's fave list right now.
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/House-of-Cards-Trilogy-III-The-Final-Cut/60029607?trkid=1482844
Mama, it's definitely necessary to watch with tissues but its a riveting story. My SO is all into the British dramas so I'll recommend House of Cards. Already been through the original Torchwood, Jekyll, Luther, and Sherlock Holmes so this should be a good addition.
If you like (British) police procedurals, Wire in the Blood is great. Luther was awesome too. We recently added Sherlock to the list.
Homeowner, your partner will love House of Cards, I'm now on "Final Cut" the last part of the trilogy and I'm hooked.
Tj, Sherlock was so good I watched it twice 
Also worth watching again is Fawlty Towers
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Fawlty_Towers_The_Complete_Set/60035311?trkid=4213515
And Monty Python on instant is a great way to waste some time.
mama » And Monty Python on instant is a great way to waste some time.
I disagree.
Watching Monty Python is a constructive use of time. Just about anything else we do in life is a waste of time.
I watched streaming "Back to school" with Rodney Dagerfield and a young Robert Downey, Jr. It was one of those late late night "let's watch something dumb" choices. And you know what?? It was so much funnier then I remembered it to be! Harold Ramis was one of the writers, so that makes sense to me. I like his work.
Both Alien and the original Total Recall are not on watch instant. What's up with that? Movies that old should be on instant. So what are you watching? Rental, instant or at the movies?
Harold and Phyllis.. mazingly good documentary. Would interest anyone who has a parent!
Halfway through season 2 of Breaking Bad (late to the party). Recently watched Lincoln Lawyer, with Matthew McCounaghy. Was pretty entertaining, a definite throwback to the sort of legal procedurals/murder mystery movies we used to get in theaters every other month from the 70's through the mid-late 90's.
Short-lived tv show from a few years ago, Terriers, is on instant. Only lasted one season on FX, but damn it, its gold.
Also just started delving into The Wire, but on HBO Go.
I'm currently working my way through Doc Martin. It's cool because Channel 21 (Cablevision)is showing season 5 now so I can almost become current and hope BBC America jumps on the bandwagon.
Mama, its funny you posted about Total Recall. My teen was interested in seeing the original after I told him that it was one of those movies that wasn't good but at the time was great and cutting edge (her head was the bomb! he has a twin baby succubus! little people prostitutes with machine guns! their heads exploded!!!) and he asked if I'd check to see if it was on Netflix. We couldn't believe they don't have it.
Aww man, I've had War Horse on my mailing queue for a while now and I kept bumping it down because even though I wanted to see it and I knew it received much acclaim, I also knew it was a bummer of a movie (the horse probably dies right?) and I didn't want to be balling my eyes out like a little girl who just read The Red Pony or Ol Yeller... anyways, I forgot to bump it down again.. It just arrived 
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