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Re: Netflix Recommendations
« Reply #270 on: October 22, 2021, 01:57:23 am »
Are the shows on Netflix in Canada, different than the US version of Netflix?

They once were showing Murdoch Mysteries, I think, on the US Netflix but not for a while now. It's now on Hulu here.
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« Reply #271 on: October 22, 2021, 05:34:37 am »
Are the shows on Netflix in Canada, different than the US version of Netflix?

They once were showing Murdoch Mysteries, I think, on the US Netflix but not for a while now. It's now on Hulu here.

The answer is yes.  Some here use VPN to access US shows.

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« Reply #272 on: October 22, 2021, 10:40:05 am »
The answer is yes.  Some here use VPN to access US shows.

I thought you couldn't do that anymore.

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« Reply #273 on: October 22, 2021, 10:43:50 am »
I thought you couldn't do that anymore.


Hmmm ? 

Well it seems there's something to what you say but you can still get away with it

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/netflix-vpn-unblock-proxy-error/

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« Reply #274 on: November 07, 2021, 01:18:12 am »
Zach Snyder's "Army Of The Dead" !!! ~~~!!!!

It's two of your favorite genres in one! It's a zombie apocalypse movie! It's a casino heist movie! It's a casino heist movie set during a zombie apocalypse! This is so great. If you don't love this, you should probably contact your doctor right now.

(...)

Aside from Dave Bautista, the movie has good ensemble cast with lots of likeable characters. Like a zombie version of Ocean's Eleven, our protagonists are a crew of experts assembled to get a job done. Dieter, a young German safecracker. (...)



Army of Thieves arrived on Netflix recently.  It's a prequel to Army Of The Dead, centered around the German safecracker.  I really liked this. Dieter was one of the most fun characters in Army Of The Dead, and Army Of Thieves gives us another chance to enjoy his goofy charm.

Sebastian Schlencht-Wohnert (Ludwig Dieter is an alias that he picks up later in the film...) is a lonely man leading a bleak, bland existence. He works as a bank teller in Munich. He buys the same coffee at the same shop at the same time every morning. He has one true passion: safes. He posts safecracking and lockpicking videos on YouTube. In particular, Sebastian is fascinated by a group of four legendary safes built by a 19th century master craftsman named Hans Wagner. The safes are named after the works of Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung.

The day uploading a video about Hans Wagner and his legendary safes, he is thrilled to discover that one (1) person has watched his video! This is incredibly exciting for Sebastian, because nobody has ever actually viewed one of his videos before. What's more, his new fan has sent him an invitation to come prove his skills at a safecracking contest. He goes. And there he meets Gwendoline, the mysterious and enchanting woman who would change his life.  Gwendoline is an international thief, and she has a plan to find and rob each one of the Wagner safes. All she needs is someone with Sebastian's skills.  He is not a criminal, but the chance to experience the Wagner safes in person, plus the prospect of another soul-crushing day at the bank, are enough to lure him in.


This is a fun blend of comedy, action, and adventure.  It stands on its own, you don't have to see Army Of The Dead for this to make sense. (The Las Vegas zombie outbreak in Army Of The Dead is referenced in news clips and mentioned in passing a couple of times, but that's about it. And in AOTD, the Gotterdammerung safe is the target of their heist, and the reason Dieter is recruited to the team.)

Matthias Schweighofer stars as Sebastian, and he is also the director of the movie.  He has directed a fair number of German productions. Nathalie Emmanuel (best known as Missandei in Game Of Thrones) stars as Gwendoline.   I found this a really, genuinely fun movie.

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« Reply #275 on: November 12, 2021, 08:55:23 pm »
Arcane, on Netflix.

This is an animated show, with sort of a Steampunk aesthetic. The main characters appear to be a band of young thieves in a city that is very divided by class.  I have only watched one episode so far and I haven't decided whether I like the show or not, but I was completely enchanted by the artwork. I have never seen an animated show that is this beautiful. You can hit pause at any point and you are looking at a beautiful painting. This show is STUNNING. I'm going to give it a few episodes to decide whether the story lives up to the artwork, but the artwork alone is enough to get me to watch at least one more episode.

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« Reply #276 on: December 19, 2021, 02:57:41 pm »
The Transformer film series needs 80% less slapstick comedy and robotic sarcasm.  Whose idea were these?  Comic relief should not come from alien robots.   Like just cast Bill Burr as supporting character or something
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« Reply #277 on: December 19, 2021, 02:59:46 pm »
Netflix is introducing a **** streaming companion service called Nutflix.

That's a total lie I just made up.  I'm a liar.
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« Reply #278 on: December 19, 2021, 03:47:02 pm »
I don't know why I have Netflix.  There are some good classic films like Slap Shot, Moneyball, Big Lebowski and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...

There is a sketch show I love called I Think You Should Leave... Season 2 was great and I recommend that for weird humour

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« Reply #279 on: December 19, 2021, 08:37:54 pm »
Arcane, on Netflix.

This is an animated show, with sort of a Steampunk aesthetic. The main characters appear to be a band of young thieves in a city that is very divided by class.  I have only watched one episode so far and I haven't decided whether I like the show or not, but I was completely enchanted by the artwork. I have never seen an animated show that is this beautiful. You can hit pause at any point and you are looking at a beautiful painting. This show is STUNNING. I'm going to give it a few episodes to decide whether the story lives up to the artwork, but the artwork alone is enough to get me to watch at least one more episode.

I did end up watching the whole first season of this show, and really liked it.   The setting and characters are apparently from a video game that I'm not familiar with, and in later episodes the fight sequences and action scenes do somewhat have a video game aesthetic, as the characters have their own signature weapons and unique skills that are featured in these scenes.  Nonetheless, it doesn't suffer from that at all... the action scenes are quite spectacular, as is all of the animation in this show. It's the most aesthetically beautiful and satisfying animation show I've ever seen, by a large margin.  The characters feel rich, thanks to excellent voice actors and a story that makes them more than cardboard cutouts. It's also a little darker than I thought it would be.  I really enjoyed this, in spite of having no knowledge of or attachment to the property it's based on.

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« Reply #280 on: December 19, 2021, 08:40:12 pm »

I just saw LouisCK's special and he basically says that old people need to get out of the way...

I state that because I want to say, with deep respect, that I will never ever ever be interested in a video game combat, or superhero combat film.  I can't think of anything that would draw me in less.

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« Reply #281 on: December 19, 2021, 08:46:24 pm »
I just saw LouisCK's special and he basically says that old people need to get out of the way...

I state that because I want to say, with deep respect, that I will never ever ever be interested in a video game combat, or superhero combat film.  I can't think of anything that would draw me in less.

There's certainly a lot more going on than combat.  It's a fantastical exercise in worldbuilding, a deeply divided social heirarchy destabilized by a disruptive new technology, and populated by interesting characters with complex interconnections.  But I understand that it's not for everybody, particularly given the paucity of office-buildings in the imaginary world of Piltover and Zaun.

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« Reply #282 on: December 19, 2021, 08:50:52 pm »
There's certainly a lot more going on than combat.  It's a fantastical exercise in worldbuilding, a deeply divided social heirarchy destabilized by a disruptive new technology, and populated by interesting characters with complex interconnections.  But I understand that it's not for everybody, particularly given the paucity of office-buildings in the imaginary world of Piltover and Zaun.

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I'm not kidding, it sounds great...

We're looking to watch THIS

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10023286/

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« Reply #283 on: December 19, 2021, 08:58:25 pm »
Also, Louis CK can go do a backflip into an empty pool.

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« Reply #284 on: December 20, 2021, 04:48:48 am »
Also, Louis CK can go do a backflip into an empty pool.

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Ok.  I get that, but he's still funny.
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