# What have you rented from Netflix lately? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950 "2007-10-25T12:37:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/1 "2007-10-25T12:37:42Z")
What have you rented from Netflix lately? And what’s in your queue? I watch DVDs while on the Elliptical. I just finished _Deathrace 2000_. This is tough to rate: bad acting, bad writing, bad special effects - yet I still enjoyed it. I just finished _Wildhogs_. A bad bad movie. Cliche scenes, improbable ending. The highlights were Marisa Tomei who was just adorable. She was cute and flirty and I actually believed that she was happy to be with William H Macey’s character. And the surprise cameo of Peter Fonda On deck is _DOA_. Now \*this \*is a movie to work out to. Hot women and kick-ass action. I’m guessing over-all bad if I weren’t using it to kill time while working out, but for working out this will work for me. Also on deck is _Rise: Blood Hunter_ which I confess I rented because of a rumor that you get to see a lot of Lucy Lui and _The Warrior and the Sorceress_ which was mentioned here. What have you been watching? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/2 "2007-10-25T13:13:40Z")
My last three movies: - Knocked Up - Last Stand of the 300 (documentary) - Hot Fuzz At home: - A Mighty Heart - The Road Warrior Next three in queue: - No End in Sight (releases 10/30) - Shattered City: the Halifax Explosion (I might move this down) - The West Wing, Season 7, Disk 1 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/3 "2007-10-25T13:23:40Z")
Last three: **The TV Set** (okay, not great) **Blades of Glory** (funny, but I used to follow figure skating pretty avidly) \*\*The Dead Girl \*\* (really good) Arriving today (I’m a one-at-a-time gal): **You Kill Me** Next three in queue: **Brick Hot Fuzz Unknown White Male** (documentary) ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/4 "2007-10-25T13:40:30Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] **You Kill Me** Next three in queue: **Brick Hot Fuzz Unknown White Male** (documentary) [/QUOTE] So funny - I returned Hot Fuzz a couple weeks ago, Brick is out of my queue because I Tivoed it this week, and You Kill Me is in the queue. But, to answer the OP: **Re-animator** , which I thoroughly enjoyed. Loved the director’s commentary - it tickles me no end that they thought they would get an R rating for a movie where The villain (who has been decapitated and brought back to life, and is carrying around his severed head) orders a girl’s zombified father to fetch her to the morgue, and strip off her clothing, so that the villain can hold his severed head over her naked body, kissing her, sucking her nipple, and finally attempting to perform cunnilingus on her **Jeeves and Wooster** , which sadly I just can’t get into. Love both the leads, and it’s somewhat fun just watching them, but I guess Wodehouse isn’t for me. Next up: **Harold and Maude** (heard good things about it here) \*\*Persuasion \*\*(I’m something of a Janeite) I think you’d call my tastes . . . eclectic. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/5 "2007-10-25T13:46:44Z")
[QUOTE=Unauthorized Cinnamon] … \*\*Persuasion \*\*(I’m something of a Janeite) I think you’d call my tastes . . . eclectic. [/QUOTE] May I recommend **Bride and Prejudice**? It’s a Bollywood-style version of _Pride and Prejudice_, and I find it completely delightful. twicks, whose middle name is “eclectic.” Yup – twicks eclectic lastname. Gets funny looks from folks checking my ID, esp. the “lastname” part. ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/6 "2007-10-25T13:54:14Z")
I’ve been devouring the second season of Rome. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/7 "2007-10-25T14:49:01Z")
I don’t have Netflix, but can I play along with what I have on hold at the library? **Just Watched** 28 Weeks Later (good, but no where near as cool as the original) Day Night Day Night (a day in the life of a terrorist, what exactly did I watch?) Bones Season 2 (just fun) **At Home** Flight of the Living: Outbreak on a Plane Bug Brick Civic Duty **On Hold** High Tension Mr. Brooks Stupid Teenagers Must Die ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/8 "2007-10-25T14:52:15Z")
My last three movies: - **Babel** - **Owning Mahoney** (true story of compulsive gambler) - \*\*The Crimson Rivers \*\* (French murder mystery) At home: - **The Sopranos** : Season 6: Part 2: Disc 1 - \*\*The Bicycle Thief \*\* - **Rocky/Bullwinkle & Frds** : Season 2: Disc 3 Next three in queue: - \*\*The Island at the Top of the World \*\* (for nostalgia’s sake; one of the first movies I remember seeing in the theater as a kid) - Dario Argento Collection: Vol. 1: \*\*Inferno \*\* - \*\*All About Lily Chou-Chou \*\* ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/9 "2007-10-25T15:04:36Z")
Just finished **Raiders of the Lost Ark** , with Rifftrax. Also **Dil Chahta Hai** , a Bollywood movie about the friendship between 3 guys. **The English Masters: Gainsborough** is at home, waiting to be watched. **Robin Hood** (the Errol Flynn one) is on its way, because DangerGirl is going to be Robin Hood for Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/10 "2007-10-25T15:24:01Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] I don’t have Netflix, but can I play along with what I have on hold at the library? \ [/QUOTE] Everyone is welcome of course. I just wasn’t sure how much I could fit into the heading. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/11 "2007-10-25T15:36:31Z")
**Western Philosophy** and the first season of **Bosom Buddies** ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/12 "2007-10-25T16:11:26Z")
**Hot Fuzz** seems to be popular! That was a recent one for me too. Just returned the PBS series **Lewis and Clark** and speaking of cheesy movies, \*\*The Warriors \*\* Next up: \*\*American Splendor \*\*and **Who Killed the Electric Car** ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/13 "2007-10-25T16:23:16Z")
**The Lost Room** , the Sci-Fi channel miniseries. Just awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/14 "2007-10-25T16:47:06Z")
I just returned all of mine so I have none at home. My last three: **The Dead Girl** **Pan’s Labyrinth** **Jesus Camp** Up Next: **The Deep End** **Veronica Guerin** **The Machinist** ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/15 "2007-10-25T16:48:37Z")
I am currently going through the first season of Heroes. Loivng it. Other than that, we have had Curious George, Children of Heaven and The Great Dictator. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/16 "2007-10-25T19:10:12Z")
After having it saved for forever, I finally got to see Cleopatra. Wow. It was really good. I recommend it. It is 4 hours though, so be prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/17 "2007-10-25T19:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Next three in queue: **Brick** [/QUOTE] This is brilliant. I envy you; I wish I could see it again for the first time. Blew me away. Re my own queue, I’ve had _Perfume_ sitting on my coffeetable for what seems like three months. Maybe it **is** three months. Yeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/18 "2007-10-25T19:58:19Z")
Last night was the original version of **Bedazzled**. Very funny; unfortunately I was very sleepy and kept missing bits. My last three were Season Three of **The Office** (I don’t watch TV, so I don’t get to see this show until the DVDs come out), **Henry Fool** , and **The Pursuit of Happyness**. Next up: **March of the Penguins Claudine Babylon 5: The Lost Tales** ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/19 "2007-10-25T19:58:24Z")
Last five rented: **Nights of Cabiria** **Black Orpheus** **Parting Glances** (unable to watch, because DVD was damaged) **Modern Times** **A Night at the Family Dog: Santana/Grateful Dead/Jefferson Airplane** Next in my queue: **Serenity** **Lair of the White Worm** **Zodiac** **Parting Glances** (reordered) **Battlestar Galactica, season 2** (I only just discovered this show, am catching up on it) Upon looking at my qeue, I noticed that **the Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover** is still listed as ‘Saved: Availability Unknown.’ I put that in my queue so long ago that I can’t even remember when it was! Anyone know what the hold-up is about? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/20 "2007-10-25T20:26:56Z")
[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] Last five rented: **Nights of Cabiria** **Black Orpheus** **Parting Glances** (unable to watch, because DVD was damaged) **Modern Times** **A Night at the Family Dog: Santana/Grateful Dead/Jefferson Airplane** [/QUOTE] Cool: two items I own (_Black Orpheus_ and _Night at the Family Dog_) and one I Netflixed myself a few months back (_Nights of Cabiria_). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950.md?page=2)