What's at the top of your netflix queue?
An open thread for those of you who are avid movie watchers. I'm always looking for new ideas for my netflix queue, and it's also an interesting peek into people's lives and tastes.
Currently at the top of my netflix queue:
1. Fire
2. Wonderfalls: Disc 1
3. Chutney Popcorn
So readers, what's at the top of your netflix queue/movie watching wish list?
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I use Netflix to catch up on television series that I missed the first time around. Right now I'm watching 30 Rock and The West Wing. Next up I'm going to hit Northern Exposure. I also like to get anime series, because I'm a big nerd. But I rent so much that movies are almost always severely throttled. Usually I have to wait around three months to see a new release.
I just watched Northern Exposure. It's so great. I was a lit major at the time (now graduated) and the very subtle references to some of my favorite fiction (Carson McCullers, for instance) really thrilled me. I hope you enjoy.
We went on to watch Twin Peaks, which proivded a nice Northwestern contrast, actually.
I love threads like this. I'm very nosy.
1. On the Waterfront
2. Sophie's Choice
3. Iris
Haha, I love you a little bit for starting this thread :) I usually use Netflix to fill gaps in what I've seen of the bodies of work of actors or actresses that I really like. . .or to watch TV shows that I used to love, but don't have the money to just go purchase. That said. . .my top three (with TV seasons counted as one) are:
1) The fourth season of Felicity
2) Witness
3) Trainspotting
1) The Tudors (season two)
2) Broken English
3) Starter for Ten
1)peach girl: vol 1
2)the duchess
3)dead like me: life after death
Dead Like Me!
Awesome show.
1) Mad Men, Season 1, Disc 3
2) Vicky Cristina Barcelona
3) Pineapple Express
If you dig Wonderfalls, check out Dead Like Me.
1) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2) The L Word season 5
3) National Geographic: The Photographers
1. Children of Dune (Disc 2)
2. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3. Gozu
1. The L word season 4
2. Happiness
3. The White Diamond
1. Milk - being released on March 10, so until then...
2. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Lost in Translation
4. Religulous
Currently I have Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, which I haven't watched yet!
1. Big Bang Theory season 1
2. West Wing Season 2
3. Sports Night complete series
I watched the first few years of WW when it first aired, and now I'm starting over from the beginning in order to see the whole series.
I love it that I'm not the only one using Netflix mostly for TV. I'm not a huge movie person.
I don't belong to Netflix, but I get a lot of movies from my library and Facets. Here's what's on tap this week:
1. Stomboli
2. Teeth
3. But We Have the Music (screener for CIMM Fest 09)
My husband and I are in the middle of Season 4 of 24. It is better than I anticipated -- not a bad action/adventure show if you don't take it too seriously. We're not on Netflix -- we just buy the DVD's, though.
As for next on the list ... The Departed and The Big Bang Theory (TV Sitcom) are the next two on our list to rent/buy for viewing. With two small children, we don't get to theaters much, and we missed Season 1 of Big Bang Theory.
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1. Rope
2. Stray Dog
3. Wristcutters: A Love Story
Stray Dog! That's up at the top of mine, too. Unfortunately, Rope is kind of gimmicky and underwhelming.
1. Man on Wire
2. Under the Same Moon
3. Milk (again) =)
1. Broken English
2. The Virgin Suicides
3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
1. Inland Empire
2. Rachel Getting Married
3. The Golden Girls Season 3 (no shame at all).
awesome. now i have "thank you for being a friend" in my head...
:) thats sooo not a bad thing
Miriam:
"Fire" is very good, but "Water" and "Earth" are both absolutely AMAZING!! Mira Nair is in my top three of favorite all-time directors.
Anyway, enough of my two cents' worth:
1. Man on Wire (added immediately to #1 following its winning the award)
2. Voices of Iraq
3. Malcom X
1. Milk
2. Flight of the Conchords S1D1
3. Flight of the Cobchards S1D2
I rent t.v. shows far more often than movies. I can't even remember the last movie I saw...I've been watching The Wire for the last few weeks.
1. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2. The Visitor
3. Strangers With Candy
I LOVE WONDERFALLS!
1. Creepshow
2. The Brack Show
3. The Devil's Rejects
Hmm.. can you guess my favorite movie genere? :p
1. The Wire (season 1)
2. Amores Perros
3. Funny Face
When I got Netflix I decided to be more disciplined about my movie choices. Now my queue rotates TV shows, classics I've yet to see, and foreign films or documentaries. I figure I'll see the big box office hits at the theater or on TV eventually. My SO and I still hit Blockbuster on some free weekends and fill up on stoner comedies and gory action movies.
The whole strategy works great- I've ended up with new book choices (for example, the beautifully crafted Out Of Africa by Isak Dineson) and I have a greater appreciation of some pop culture (not to mention that my trivia skills are now unstoppable).
Oh, Abby. Amores Perros is SO not good. Of course, it might be one of those things you should watch to see exactly what not good looks like.
That's a really good idea. I think you could also use the separate queues function to do that really effectively. This is like my third post on this thread, so I'll stop, but I'm going to go reorder my queue now.
My Zip (Canadian version of Netflix) cue looks like this:
1)Big Night
2)Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures
3)So I married an Axe Murderer
I'm not sure if it's the same with Netflix, but with Zip, putting these items in an order of preference seems to have almost no bearing on what they actually send you. ;)
1. A Mighty Wind
2. the West Wing season 7
3. Grey Gardens
1. American Psycho
2. Boys Don't Cry
3. Helvetica
Thank You For Smoking
Jesus Camp
Finding Neverland
The King of Kong
What, no complaints about the privilege inherent in having access to Netflix? ;-)
I don't have Netflix but I've been using iTunes to watch Dollhouse.
I saw previously (by your username) that you must be a Joss fan, so I'm happy to know you're watching Dollhouse, too! What do you think so far? (Not to hijack the thread or anything...)
Just finished Frozen River, and loved it! Highly recommended.
Right now at the top:
Waitress
Under the Same Moon
Chop Shop
1. Bride and Predjudice
2. The Hobbit
3. The Henry Rollins Show, Season 1: Disc 3
1. Brazil
2. Happy-Go-Lucky
3. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
1. Friday Night Lights, season 1, disk 4
(I am loving this show and I generally dislike football and red states)
2. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
(never seen it, kind of excited to)
3. Gray's Anatomy
(The monologue by Spalding Gray, not the tv show. I'm a big fan, but he may be an aquired taste)
I wish we had a film club, with so many good movies on everyone's lists! I am totes looking forward to Mad Men S2 to come out, and am always looking for a good new tv show (I'm thinking about Big Love?)
Big Love is an AWESOME show! It's really complex and I don't think it could be called feminist, but it's amazingly well-acted and highly addictive.
Baby Jane is creepy as hell. Also hilarious. Be sure to IMDB all the anecdotes about the behind-the-scenes rancor between Davis and Crawford after you watch it. Also, I recommend Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, which has one of the best introduction-to-protagonist scenes ever and the added bonus of the incredible Joseph Cotten.
I don't have netflicks but there are quite a few movies in my collection that need to be seen. The top three
Candy
Hard Candy
Pan's Labrynth (had this for awhile. haven't really hit a movie with subtitles mood lately though)
1. Lumumba
2. The Charcoal People
3. The Boondocks, Season 1, Disc 3
1. Lois and Clark, Season 2
2. Northern Exposure, Season 5
3. Eagle Eye (was this movie good?)
Eagle Eye was entertaining & enjoyable, but a tad predictable. It's worth renting, but if I had the option of going to see it in the theater again, I'd take a pass.
Futurama: Into the wild green yonder
Ghost in the shell SAC disk 3
The Lost room disk 1
The Batman season 2 disk 1
Yeah, I watch allot of cartoons, so what...
:P
I'm buying Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder tomorrow. I can't get enough of that show.
Well I just saw it, they do some annoying anti-feminist/code pink rolled up into one pointless stereotype jokes that are kinda annoying but its ok.
I'm a cartoon nerd too, though I use Netflix more for checking out anime:
1. Pet Shop of Horrors
2. Fantastic Children vol. 1
3. Le Chevalier D'Eon vol. 1
I feel less alone now, thank you Femministing.
On our normal queue, we've got:
1. Ladies in Lavendar
2. Queer as Folk Season 4 Disc 4
3. American Gangster
Our instant queue, which I plan to take advantage of today on my sick day:
1. Erin Brockovich
2. Short Circuit
3. Keeping Mum
Short Circuit - I used to absolutely LOVED that movie as a kid. I have no idea if I would like it now, but I intend to watch and find out.
1. The Wire season 1
2. The Wire season 3
3. The Wire season 4
1. Quarantine
2. Saw V
3. Day of the Dead
Yup, I loves me some scary movies - including really bad campy crap.
I also love wonderfalls! what a great under-appreciated show
right now I have
1) Elizabeth II: The Golden Age
2) Once
3) It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia: Season 3
I also love wonderfalls! what a great under-appreciated show
right now I have
1) Elizabeth II: The Golden Age
2) Once
3) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 3
I have the 1 at a time plan at the moment. The Tudors: Season 2: Disc 4 is on its way to me now. The next three on the list are
1. Dead Like Me: Life After Death
2. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
3. Lillies: Disc 1
There is a very long wait on the Dead Like Me movie. I want it NOW!
You will love watching The Times of Harvey Milk - to see that women were a part of the movement too.
I loved "Fire!"
*Curb Your Enthusiasm Season season 3
*The L word: season 2
*Futurama:Monster Robot Maniac Fun
I love Leela in Futurama. Why did they ever cancel that show?!!
1. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
2. The Puffy Chair
3. WALL-E
Elisabeth
Elizabeth II the golden age
Naruto the movie
Let the Right One In (not released until 3/10)
Ginger Snaps
Metropolis
I saw Let The Right One In at an arthouse theatre. It's really good.
1. Chris and Don: A Love Story
2. The Axe in the Attic
3. Vicky Christina Barcelona (Very long wait since it was released. Does Blockbuster have an exclusive or something?)
1. Generation Kill, Disc 3
2. Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
3. Death in Gaza
Now that I look at it, I'm glad I have a comedy coming in the middle.
1. Charmed Season 4 (I'm on a kick right now)
2. The Notebook
3. My Super Ex-Girlfriend
I don't normally have such stereotypical girly movies on my queue, that just happens to be what is up right now. :-)
Dear Wendy
The Future of Food
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Right now I'm watching This is England...
Blood: The Last Vampire
Vampyres
Freedom Fries
That last one really is the odd one out. Two movies about vampires and a documentry about consumerism.
Oh My god. I ABSOLUTELY love "Fire". And Chutney Popcorn was worth a watch.
1-Manderlay
2-The Five Obstructions
3-The Snake Pit
1. The Wackness
2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
3. Vicky Christina Barcelona.
That's a really strange combination.
I just sent back White Heat and have at home Dr. Mabuse. Next up:
1) The Mirror
2) Viridiana
3) Bend of the River
4) Blind Chance
5) Night and the City
6) Army of Shadows
7) A Man Escaped
8) Stray Dog
9) She Done Him Wrong
10) Fort Apache
11) Cries and Whispers
12) Opening Night
...it goes on for another 200 or so.
I'm partial to Kieslowski, Hawks, Welles, Kiarostami, Kurosawa, Bergman, Truffaut, Bertolucci, and lots of noirs and westerns.
Just sent back The Times of Harvey Milk--very very good. It satisfied the politics nerd in me, too.
Coming up:
1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Ocean's Thirteen (mostly for Eddie Izzard!)
3. Religulous
We got a Netflix subscription as a holiday gift from my cousin, and we're thoroughly pleased/addicted!
Naruto? ANIME NERD!
Alright, admittedly I watch all Naruto and Shippuden to date. Which Naruto movie?
1. Wonder Woman (2009)
2. Elizabeth II: The Golden Age (Saw it in other peoples posts so I added it)
3. Code Geass Season 2