Netflix "Watch Instantly" - Page 1170 - Other Topics Forum - Discuss Pop Culture, Arts and Entertainment

Just binged The fall of the house Usher during the weekend and it’s probably in the top 3 series I’ve watched this year. Absolutely amazing all around, would highly recommend.

Anything Mike Flanagan does is amazing...check out his Midnight Mass, if you haven't seen it already. My favorite of his.

Quote

12-20-2023 , 12:14 AM

#29227

smartDFS

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,207

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartDFS

also worried. great concept, and i was hooked after the premiere, but it's felt like a slow tailspin since then.

finale prediction:

worst of all worlds... "heavy handed" or "preachy" would be an understatement. shame on clive owen for participating in that.

a murder at the end of the world EP1: 8/10
a murder at the end of the world S1: 2/10

Quote

12-20-2023 , 04:07 PM

#29228

razorbacker

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,452

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartDFS

After struggling through Ep3 we hit the pause button. Looks like a good move.

Quote

12-22-2023 , 10:45 AM

#29229

AzOther1

veteran

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,274

Reacher S2 release schedule, for those of us waiting impatiently for the next episode...

Reacher Season 2, Episode 5: Thursday, December 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Reacher Season 2, Episode 6: Thursday, January 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Reacher Season 2, Episode 7: Thursday, January 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Reacher Season 2, Episode 8: Thursday, January 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET

Quote

12-24-2023 , 03:10 AM

#29230

Elrazor

losing momentum

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 14,053

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartDFS

The show is on Disney and features a non-binary Gen Z lead with pink hair... what else were you expecting?

The missus (who loves detective shows) has stumbled over this. It's more moody and dark than Montalbano, which is the only other Italian detective show I've watched, but it does have the same Italian humour to lighten things up occasionally, as well as terrific scenery - I hike and ski a lot around these areas of the Alps.

Rocco Schiavone

Quote

12-24-2023 , 04:49 AM

#29231

smartDFS

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,207

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elrazor

The show is on Disney and features a non-binary Gen Z lead with pink hair... what else were you expecting?

i knew it as an fx show (understood they are owned by, but the brand conveys a different kind of show than Disney+). non-binary gen z lead with pink hair didn't really factor in to my expectations. had zero expectations going in but thought the premiere episode was well done enough that i developed some expectations in regards to story telling and character development that it didn't live up to. mad at myself for watching it all the way through, should've stopped around ep3, but also confused how you'd read that script and decide to do the show as an established actor.

Quote

12-24-2023 , 04:51 AM

#29232

smartDFS

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,207

thought the hbo documentary Daniel was good

Quote

12-27-2023 , 08:26 AM

#29233

Punker

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,424

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntanygd760

Obliterated is funny and good in an absurd way and plenty of eye candy no matter which way you swing.

I didn't mind it, tho it gave the vibe of a student film that had somehow gotten a multimillion dollar budget. I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be skinemax, a parody, or serious. Nonetheless I don't regret watching.

Quote

12-27-2023 , 01:45 PM

#29234

Rococo

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,388

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartDFS

a murder at the end of the world EP1: 8/10
a murder at the end of the world S1: 2/10

I felt like I was supposed to find the artist character to be much more compelling than he actually was. For me, he was just a boring guy with a bad mullet.

Quote

12-27-2023 , 05:34 PM

#29235

smartDFS

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,207

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rococo

I felt like I was supposed to find the artist character to be much more compelling than he actually was. For me, he was just a boring guy with a bad mullet.

don't disagree, yet by the end felt he was maybe the most compelling/sensical character in the show, which is saying something

Quote

12-29-2023 , 07:36 PM

#29236

CardiffGiant

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 534

Quote:

Originally Posted by electricladylnd

Dark will probably be a little easier to follow along since you can just keep going and not wait for the next season. Show is so amazing.

Just finished 'The Devil's Hour' on Prime. Had a similar vibe as Dark, highly recommend.

Quote

12-30-2023 , 11:34 AM

#29237

bobhalford

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,837

Totems on Amazon Prime. Found this one just browsing the app. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. I've only watched two episodes but I think it's solid. Cold War spy thriller set in the 60's. Probably a French production.

Quote

12-30-2023 , 03:00 PM

#29238

ladybruin

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,066

I finally got around to "The Fall of the House Usher" and it is awesome like everyone said. MF is one serious MFer.

Quote

12-31-2023 , 04:10 AM

#29239

RunDownHouse.

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,608

You guys think eviljeff is still alive?

Quote

12-31-2023 , 11:55 AM

#29240

parisron

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,453

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer is on Netflix now. Did not disappoint.

Quote

12-31-2023 , 04:23 PM

#29241

LFC_USA

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 21,031

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobhalford

This sounds right up my alley. Gonna check it out. Thanks. So much of the good stuff seems to random stuff you just find browsing

Is Fall of House Usher supposed to be a horror film? I gave it an episode and it just didn’t seem for me.

Quote

12-31-2023 , 05:13 PM

#29242

ladybruin

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,066

Quote:

Originally Posted by LFC_USA

Is Fall of House Usher supposed to be a horror film? I gave it an episode and it just didn’t seem for me.

No, I wouldn't call it a horror slasher scare you film like you might see in a theater. It is just excellent dialogue, action, cinematography over about 8 hours worth of viewing. It puts crappy film to shame when you see how the good stuff is done. And some of the monologues are brilliant where one actor went on a riff.

Quote

01-02-2024 , 05:50 PM

#29243

parisron

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,453

Bitconned on Netflix is great.

1.5 hour documentary about some guys that created a crypto, wallet and fake debit card/app (Centra Tech), used random pic for CEO on website, etc. So much crazy stuff happens.

Quote

01-02-2024 , 06:34 PM

#29244

hansmolman

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,927

Quote:

Originally Posted by parisron

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer is on Netflix now. Did not disappoint.

I haven’t really enjoyed his specials in awhile. I feel like him & a lot of Rogan’s crew just complain about cancel culture.

I find it as tired as airplane humor. I want jokes/funny stories not to be lectured at. Maybe his new one is better, but that’s the vibe I got from his recent stuff.

Quote

01-02-2024 , 08:24 PM

#29245

mrbaseball

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,319

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzOther1

I'm waiting impatiently for all episodes to be in so I can binge it. I just can't watch stuff weekly anymore. I lose interest or forget about it. If I can't watch it all now I am not interested. Loved season one of this and really want to see the new season.

Quote

01-02-2024 , 10:04 PM

#29246

fozzy71

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 38,208

Quote:

Originally Posted by hansmolman

How to say you are 'leftie', without saying you are a 'leftie'...

Quote

01-03-2024 , 01:28 PM

#29247

ladybruin

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,066

Quote:

Originally Posted by parisron

I remember watching a Star Trek - The Next Generation episode titled "Darmok" in which Picard is stranded on a planet with another person. Picard ends up telling the other person an ancient Mesopotamian myth about Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Those two names somehow stuck with me after that episode.

Years later, I use to read a cryptocurrency web page touting the seemingly endless creation of new crap coins. I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when one day I saw a Gilgamesh crap coin and a Enkidu crap coin. There were dudes continuously rolling out new crap coins hoping something moons out of dumb luck or false hype.

Quote

01-03-2024 , 09:24 PM

#29248

parisron

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,453

I stopped watching A Murder at the End of the World after 3 or 4 episodes, but after seeing ads for it at the end of commercial breaks while watching Fargo and seeing reviews ranging from great to boring decided to give another go.

I just finished it, and I am going with boring, if you never watched this, you will have missed nothing. It could have been better, but just too drawn out.