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Philip_J_Reed

101. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 16:45 GMT

I'm looking for a movie that's one part Dr. Strangelove, two parts Super Size Me, two parts the music video for Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, and one part the scene from The Great Muppet Caper where Kermit and Piggy ride bicycles.

Plz advise.

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102. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 16:47 GMT

@Chicken Brutus...if you find THAT movie let me know...because it would be AWESOME!

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103. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 17:04 GMT

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It's one part Where The Wild Things Are and another part Second Hand Lion.

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104. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 17:06 GMT

Chicken Brutus wrote:

  • The Beast of Yucca Flats

I'm skeptical. I found The Skydivers dire even with the commentary and Beast is supposed to be worse. ;)

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105. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 18:02 GMT

Ridley wrote:

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

  • The Beast of Yucca Flats

I'm skeptical. I found The Skydivers dire even with the commentary and Beast is supposed to be worse. ;)

If you end up watching it, let me know what you think. I personally found the commentary hilarious...but then again it's a Mike episode, and I usually find even the worst of those to be pretty great. Give it a shot!

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106. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 19:42 GMT

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

Ridley wrote:

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

  • The Beast of Yucca Flats

I'm skeptical. I found The Skydivers dire even with the commentary and Beast is supposed to be worse. ;)

If you end up watching it, let me know what you think. I personally found the commentary hilarious...but then again it's a Mike episode, and I usually find even the worst of those to be pretty great. Give it a shot!

I'll bring my purchase of the DVD collection containing it forward just for you. :p I'm back on vol 3, and that's only cause I bought it within minutes of this thread reminding me I was collecting them. The Skydivers is the worst movie I've ever seen. Although The Human Centipede (I saw yesterday) is a strong contender.

Edited on Wed 9th March, 2011 @ 19:43 by Ridley

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107. Posted: Wed 9th Mar 2011 20:11 GMT

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As far as films I discovered thanks to Instant Streaming, I recommend Moon to absolutely everyone. Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey in one of only two science fiction films that I would say deserve to be on my favorite movies ever list. (The other is Alien.)

Truly great. Don't look it up before you see it. Go in expecting nothing.

You'll be glad you did.

this is a great recommendation, we were lucky enough to catch that one in the theatre along with the 2 or 3 other people that saw it.

next movie I'm going to watch that I'm excited to see on instant view: Monsters

Edited on Wed 9th March, 2011 @ 20:15 by Squiggle55

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108. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 00:56 GMT

Chicken Brutus wrote:

I'm looking for a movie that's one part Dr. Strangelove, two parts Super Size Me, two parts the music video for Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, and one part the scene from The Great Muppet Caper where Kermit and Piggy ride bicycles.

Plz advise.

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109. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 01:04 GMT

/me buys it now

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110. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 01:11 GMT

To all fans of great sketch comedy That Mitchell and Webb Look Series 1-3 are on instant now. Most Americans don't know about it - I'm not sure how popular it is in Britain - but series 1 & 3, when at their best, are Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mr. Show or Kids in the Hall quality. Series 2 is mostly forgettable, though, but this is a great show.

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111. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 01:12 GMT

+1 to Zach. I absolutely adore them on Peep Show...one of the best comedy programs of the past 10 years without question.

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112. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 01:26 GMT

I haven't looked through this entire thread, but I heartily recommend Solaris (the '72 Russian film, not the Clowney remake). It's lenghty, glacially-paced Sci-Fi, much like 2001, but with a complex moral element that still has me returning to ponder various matters. One of my favorite films.

Spoiler-free glimpse of the film's beauty above.

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113. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 01:38 GMT

And Phil, +2 to your Moon recommendation. I saw that twice in the theater and now own it on Blu Ray.

Some classics that everyone should see on Netflix Instant are The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby and Fargo.

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irken004

114. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 01:43 GMT

I've been watching lots of "Batman: The Animated Series" on Netflix disc rentals. Such a good animated series, HIGHLY recommended.

As for instant Netflix stuff, I have Halo Legends and some other stuff on my queue.

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115. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 13:36 GMT

Life On Mars (USA) is on Netflix streaming now. Watch it :|

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116. Posted: Thu 10th Mar 2011 19:52 GMT

y2josh wrote:

Life On Mars (USA) is on Netflix streaming now. Watch it :|

I second that. I loved that series and wish it had another season or so. I got it on DVD a while ago and I still watch it alot. Its probably one of my favorite shows.

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117. Posted: Fri 11th Mar 2011 00:04 GMT

You can't stream it but Netflix has the first season of The Walking Dead on DVD I highly recommend it.

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Xkhaoz

118. Posted: Sat 12th Mar 2011 02:20 GMT

The Naked Gun is on Netflix now. Go watch it.

I don't really give a damn anymore.

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119. Posted: Sat 12th Mar 2011 02:31 GMT

Popyman wrote:

You don't understand. The director pretty much straight up said that he did not give a damn about the show because it was a cartoon. He decided that he could do whatever the hell he wanted with the characters and story because they are fictional 2D characters that don't mean anything to anyone. He's wrong and a moron. You know what the best part is? He thinks the steaming pile of idiocy that he made was better than the show.

If you're going to make a movie based on something, you have to be a fan of the work itself and want to do justice to it. This guy couldn't care less and it disgusts me.

Source, please. I read that he was a huge fan of the show, several places.

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120. Posted: Sat 12th Mar 2011 07:09 GMT

grenworthshero wrote:

Popyman wrote:

You don't understand. The director pretty much straight up said that he did not give a damn about the show because it was a cartoon. He decided that he could do whatever the hell he wanted with the characters and story because they are fictional 2D characters that don't mean anything to anyone. He's wrong and a moron. You know what the best part is? He thinks the steaming pile of idiocy that he made was better than the show.

If you're going to make a movie based on something, you have to be a fan of the work itself and want to do justice to it. This guy couldn't care less and it disgusts me.

Source, please. I read that he was a huge fan of the show, several places.

Yeah I dont know where you heard or read that from but on the extras on the DVD M. Night Shyamalan himself said he watched the cartoon the his daughter and that was the main reason he wanted to do the movie because he enjoyed the cartoon alot.

Truthfully who knows why it came out the way it did all I know is that it was bad and I am not the only one whos said so. Its one of Hollywoods biggest jokes. If they ever needed to do a reboot look no farther than The Last Airbender.

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