NetFlix Instant Play Movie List

[Sparkle]

C.R.A.Z.Y.

This was a film recommended by someone I adore.

"There are five boys in the Beaulieu family -- Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan. But Zac (played by Emile Vallee and Marc-Andre Grondin) is the only one who's gay. That's why growing up in Montreal alongside his heterosexual brothers and his strict, emotionally distant father (Michel Cote) proves especially challenging for the blossoming outsider, who finds solace in the music of Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie."

It is a French Canadian film about the relationship between a gay son and his father. The film spans the 60s-80s and has a pretty fantastic soundtrack, the humor is quirky and intelligent.


Let The Right One In

"Twelve-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), the constant target of bullies, spends his time plotting revenge and collecting news items about the grisly murders plaguing his town. But things change when he meets a new girl named Eli (Lina Leandersson), a misfit vampire who steals his heart. As a serial killer continues to prey on teen boys in their small Swedish village, Eli helps Oskar find the courage to stand up to his tormenters."

Has anyone else seen this? I have friends who loved it...I expected to...
but it was too dark and twisted for me. I watched it, but it took me weeks to finish it. I wonder what others think?

The Girl Who Played With Fire

"Tech expert Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) becomes the prime suspect when two journalists, including Dag Svensson (Hans Christian Thulin), die after Millennium magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) launches an exposé of the Swedish sex trade. In Part 2 of the trilogy based on the action novels of Stieg Larsson, the vampiric Salander vanishes as Blomkvist digs deep into a possible conspiracy."

For those of you who have read the Millennium Trilogy, film #2.

(ever see 'La Femme Nikita'? and then have the misfortune of watching 'Point of No Return'?)

Read (and then see) the Millennium Trilogy now, before it is dumbed down.


Aimee & Jaguar

Based on the memoirs of Lilly Wust, this is the story of two women who fall in love in 1943 Berlin: Lilly (Juliane Köhler), the wife of a Nazi officer, and Felice (Maria Schrader), a Jewish journalist. When the two women begin their affair, they rechristen themselves Aimée and Jaguar to help avoid detection. They then set up housekeeping and try to tune out the war, but the Gestapo is never far behind.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Sachita

The Ramen Girl

When her boyfriend leaves her high and dry in Tokyo, spoiled American tourist Abby (Brittany Murphy) finds solace in a neighborhood ramen noodle house run by a cantankerous old chef (Toshiyuki Nishida), who agrees to take her on as an apprentice cook. But will the dirty grunt work and endless criticism drive Abby away before she discovers the serene beauty in the perfect bowl of soup -- and in herself? Robert Allan Ackerman directs this comedy.

Cast:Brittany Murphy, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard, Sohee Park, Kimiko Yo, Renji Ishibashi, Maria Abe, Daniel Evans, Masayoshi Haneda, Hajime Inoue, Justin Berti, Judai Ikeshita, Sonya Inge, Gabriel MannDirector:Robert Allan AckermanGenres:Comedy, Indie Comedies, Food StoriesThis movie is:Heartfelt

My Comments: Really cute movie with a happy ending. I just love the determination of Brittany Murphy's character Abby. I also didn't know that Ramen was an art and that the cheap stuff in cellophane bags isn't authentic ramen. It made me research online how to really make it and I realized its not that easy BUT I will make it one day because of this movie.


More coming... please share your favs.

My thoughts about this movie are along the lines of yours. I think it was probably Brittany's best work.

[The_Lady_Snow]

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.

[girl_dee]

Stoning of Soroya M.

Most moving thing I ever watched.

[Sachita]

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

actually Christie and Jess turned me onto this movie.

This movie is a total trip. It centers around a colorful West Virginia family. It's like reality TV rolled into a documentary. I can't even really describe it but it will make you laugh, cry and unsure if you should feel deep compassion or get these people their own island.

Read the reviews at netflix... it will tell you more. I thought it was great. A few people remind me of them. lol I guess its funny because I live in Southern Virginia and this is all pretty common in these parts. lol

[Sachita]

I like netflix but honestly these days I've already watched the movies they are about to release. They seriously need to bump it up somehow.

anyone here of Graboid?

I think I'm going to get a Sony Internet TV where I can access netflix, hulu and the like. Then I'm going to tell my raping cable company to kiss my ass!

[Hack]

There was a documentary on Instant Play not too long ago called "Prodigal Sons." I highly recommend it.

Also, all the seasons of Wire in the Blood, most of the seasons of M.I.-5 and Waking the Dead -- all really good BBC or ITV shows from the UK are on Instant Play too.

Another documentary I'd recommend is "Exit Through the Gift Shop." It's up for an Oscar, I think. Great documentary about graffiti artists, in particular Banksy.

Jake

[Sachita]

ok, a few good instant play finds on this rainy ass weekend...

Chaos Theory - This movie only goes to prove how one wrong move can domino out of control. Very moving and a few tear jerking moments.

Return to Me - With Minnie Driver, I just loved this movie.

Fetishes - lol- wow, an interesting kinkomentary about the professional dungeon Pandoras Box in NYC. I didn't think it was a good depiction of the scene per se but had some interesting scenes and it had a few hot parts.

[Jess]

Originally Posted by Sachita

ok, a few good instant play finds on this rainy ass weekend...

Chaos Theory - This movie only goes to prove how one wrong move can domino out of control. Very moving and a few tear jerking moments.

Return to Me - With Minnie Driver, I just loved this movie.

Fetishes - lol- wow, an interesting kinkomentary about the professional dungeon Pandoras Box in NYC. I didn't think it was a good depiction of the scene per se but had some interesting scenes and it had a few hot parts.

Thanks! I ran across " Fetishes" and was going to add it to the instant queue, but I best wait until we can watch it immediately... or else bratboy will have way too many questions when he clicks on it.. der

We have to selective about what we add, cause he does netflix through his X-box... how many zombie flicks can someone watch?? I mean for real?? LOL!

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by Jess

Thanks! I ran across " Fetishes" and was going to add it to the instant queue, but I best wait until we can watch it immediately... or else bratboy will have way too many questions when he clicks on it.. der

We have to selective about what we add, cause he does netflix through his X-box... how many zombie flicks can someone watch?? I mean for real?? LOL!

omg his poor brain! Its was ok from a femdom point of view. An interesting point he reflects is that although many dominatrix's say they are bisexual it appears they enjoy women more. I'm sure the pro scene is different then the lifestyle scene

[Sachita]

another good instant play "City Island" very good. Watch it

[girl_dee]

The Brandon Teena Story, the story behind Boys Don't Cry


I thought I had seen it all until I saw the real details of this story. Good grief.

[Sachita]

Not netflix but a free movie site. Cute chick flick and happy ending

http://www.awooh.com/change-of-plans-online/

[wolfbittenpoet]

Howl is very good. About Allen Ginsberg.

[The_Lady_Snow]

The Fighter

The cast in this movie is phenomenal, I was highly impressed how well put together all the actors were, their acting was superb! I wanted to dislike Cristian Bale's character yet I could not do anything but cheer form him.

[Sachita]

thank you. Its a great movie. I watched it today.

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

The Fighter

The cast in this movie is phenomenal, I was highly impressed how well put together all the actors were, their acting was superb! I wanted to dislike Cristian Bale's character yet I could not do anything but cheer form him.

[Sachita]

This movie is not on Netflix yet but I found a free link here:

http://www.moviefreenow.com/watch-th...line-free-2011

Just close the little ad box that talks about upgrading, click play, then pause for about 10 min to let the stream buffer.

I really enjoy this movie. On one hand it made me sad remembering that it wasn't that long ago we segregated. In fact there were remnants of it when I was a child. My mother grew up in Birmingham AL and would tell me stories that made me sick.

anyhow, I thought this movie was lighthearted and yet at the same time it reminded us that it wasn't that long ago we had these racial issue. We still have them today.

[Scuba]

Great thread!! Am turning into a Netflix junkie myself I have also found many great, free movies on HULU. One by the title of "Ink" is well worth watching. It's a low-budget, well made film about how we choose to be both in life and death.

Some of my Netflix faves:

The Tudors - Must see Showtime series about Henry VIII and his reign as king

Whale Wars - Original founder of Green Peace has his own organization. It's about there battle against the Japanese whaling industry

Weeds - Definitely a good time killer

Off to read through the thread...lots of folks have made lots of recommendations and I need to get a list going!

[AmazonWoman1]

Originally Posted by Sparkle

C.R.A.Z.Y.

This was a film recommended by someone I adore.

"There are five boys in the Beaulieu family -- Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan. But Zac (played by Emile Vallee and Marc-Andre Grondin) is the only one who's gay. That's why growing up in Montreal alongside his heterosexual brothers and his strict, emotionally distant father (Michel Cote) proves especially challenging for the blossoming outsider, who finds solace in the music of Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie."

It is a French Canadian film about the relationship between a gay son and his father. The film spans the 60s-80s and has a pretty fantastic soundtrack, the humor is quirky and intelligent.


Let The Right One In

"Twelve-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), the constant target of bullies, spends his time plotting revenge and collecting news items about the grisly murders plaguing his town. But things change when he meets a new girl named Eli (Lina Leandersson), a misfit vampire who steals his heart. As a serial killer continues to prey on teen boys in their small Swedish village, Eli helps Oskar find the courage to stand up to his tormenters."

Has anyone else seen this? I have friends who loved it...I expected to...
but it was too dark and twisted for me. I watched it, but it took me weeks to finish it. I wonder what others think?

The Girl Who Played With Fire

"Tech expert Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) becomes the prime suspect when two journalists, including Dag Svensson (Hans Christian Thulin), die after Millennium magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) launches an exposé of the Swedish sex trade. In Part 2 of the trilogy based on the action novels of Stieg Larsson, the vampiric Salander vanishes as Blomkvist digs deep into a possible conspiracy."

For those of you who have read the Millennium Trilogy, film #2.

(ever see 'La Femme Nikita'? and then have the misfortune of watching 'Point of No Return'?)

Read (and then see) the Millennium Trilogy now, before it is dumbed down.


Aimee & Jaguar

Based on the memoirs of Lilly Wust, this is the story of two women who fall in love in 1943 Berlin: Lilly (Juliane Köhler), the wife of a Nazi officer, and Felice (Maria Schrader), a Jewish journalist. When the two women begin their affair, they rechristen themselves Aimée and Jaguar to help avoid detection. They then set up housekeeping and try to tune out the war, but the Gestapo is never far behind.

I completely agree with you also about the original Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.Noomi rocked that movie like she WAS the character.I read the books she was so perfect casting