# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/21 "2007-10-25T20:28:48Z")
It’s October, so a lot of horror. “Fright Night,” “28 Days Later,” Goosebumps DVDs, “L.I.E.” (what? Pedophiles are the new bogey man!). I do recommend “L.I.E.” very much, though. It’s creepy, but I also enjoyed it a lot, way more than I thought I would. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/22 "2007-10-25T20:31:55Z")
[QUOTE=I’m No Saint] I’ve been devouring the second season of Rome. [/QUOTE] When you’re done you should rent the 1976 miniseries [I, Claudius](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074006/), if you haven’t already seen it. It starts off a couple of generations after \*Rome \*ends. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/23 "2007-10-25T20:34:15Z")
[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] When you’re done you should rent the 1976 miniseries [I, Claudius](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074006/), if you haven’t already seen it. It starts off a couple of generations after \*Rome \*ends. [/QUOTE] I love “I, Claudius,” but doesn’t it actually start off more like eight or nine years after the end of “Rome”? In the first episode, they’re celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of Actium. (Of course, in “I, Claudius,” Augustus, Livia and all are portrayed as much older, so it’s a bit bizarre to watch “Rome” first and then see them much older all of a sudden. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/24 "2007-10-25T20:54:41Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] I love “I, Claudius,” but doesn’t it actually start off more like eight or nine years after the end of “Rome”? In the first episode, they’re celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of Actium. (Of course, in “I, Claudius,” Augustus, Livia and all are portrayed as much older, so it’s a bit bizarre to watch “Rome” first and then see them much older all of a sudden. [/QUOTE] You’re right, I’m just thinking of Claudius being Antony and Octavia’s grandson. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/25 "2007-10-25T21:00:07Z")
**Inland Empire, Barry Lyndon,** and all of **Supernatural, season 2.** ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/26 "2007-10-25T22:27:07Z")
Netflix Newbie here, and I have now added Brick and Lair of the White Worm to my queue on recommendations above. Am using Netflix to catch up on all the “little” movies that none of my three video stores ever carries–indies, Bollywood, strange documentaries. I can rent the A-List biggies down there any time I want; what I _wanted_, for years, was to see City of Lost Children, since I loved Delicatessen. Which I have now done, today. Also watched Brassed Off last week, and will be receiving Andy Warhol’s Blood for Dracula next. I have things like Greenfingers, This is England, and Kinky Boots in my queue, also a documentary on the Helvetica font. ---
**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, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/27 "2007-10-25T22:42:26Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] also a documentary on the Helvetica font [/QUOTE] Avoid spoilers. The ending is astonishing. 😉 ---
**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, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/28 "2007-10-25T23:54:01Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] This is England [/QUOTE] Wow, that’s coming out on DVD already? Wasn’t it just released to theaters like a month ago? ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/29 "2007-10-26T01:07:28Z")
Just watched: **Stryper: Greatest Hits Live in Puerto Rico (2003)** – good show, lots of old classics, and not nearly as much proselytizing as I expected. **Lost Horizon** – Interesting B&W classic. What’s up with all the still photos, though? Has part of the film gone missing? **Flightplan** – taut psychological thriller with a really stupid twist at the end. But Jodie Foster’s hawt as ever. 🆒 Currently watching: **Sopranos Season Six, Part 2** – though I’m not sure why I bothered. Up next: **Sicko** (releases on 11/6/07; haven’t seen it yet) **Metalocalypse: Season One** (very long wait) **This Is Black Metal** (documentary) **50 First Dates** **Jesus Camp** [QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] 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? [/QUOTE] Sadly, it’s out of print. Don’t expect it to ever show up unless the DVD gets reissued someday. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/30 "2007-10-26T01:11:35Z")
We just finished season 4 of _News Radio_. Season 1 of _The Wire_ is up next. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/31 "2007-10-26T01:18:36Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Wow, that’s coming out on DVD already? Wasn’t it just released to theaters like a month ago? [/QUOTE] Nah, it’s not out on DVD yet, but you can still add it to your queue. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/32 "2007-10-26T01:35:42Z")
[QUOTE=KGS] **Flightplan** – taut psychological thriller with a really stupid twist at the end. But Jodie Foster’s hawt as ever. 🆒 [/quote] See, I felt the same way about this, except for Peter Sarasgaraaarara—er, yeah. Sure, he doesn’t strip down like in “Kinsey,” but still. > [@](#): > > Sadly, it’s out of print. Don’t expect it to ever show up unless the DVD gets reissued someday. Damn. I’m glad I watched it back when I rented it from my old DVD place. (Back before I discovered the wonders of Netflix.) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/33 "2007-10-26T02:10:23Z")
I’m still waiting for _“The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey”_. (I had a thread about getting 4 broken copies in a row.) I got an email from Netflix today saying the disc was being shipped from somewhere back east. All the west coast copies are out of commission, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/34 "2007-10-26T05:32:35Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] 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. [/QUOTE] Look for my fingerprints on the DVD. It wavers between “So bad it’s funny” and “So bad it’s just bad”. I reccommend a few beers in you before watching. I currently have: **Last King of Scotland Art School Confidental Secondhand Lions** ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/35 "2007-10-26T05:44:00Z")
I currently have **Venture Brothers** :season one (two discs) and **The Departed**. I’ve just watched **Mean Streets** , **High Noon** , and the last season of **Stargate SG1** , which went downhill after season 7, but which I was compelled to finish. On tap are **The Adventurers** (A HK flick, dir. Ringo Lam), **Kiss Kiss Bang Bang** and **Jesus Camp**. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/36 "2007-10-26T10:23:41Z")
In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve been watching a lot of vintage horror and sci-fi movies that I never got around to seeing before. My last three were: • _Strangler of the Swamp_ (1946), a low-budget picture that delivers the goods. • _Invaders from Mars_ (1953), a cult favorite, seen through a child’s eyes. • _Return of the Vampire_ (1943), Bela Lugosi, here with a werewolf servant, is revived by the London blitz! Coming up: • _Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler_ (1922), directed by Fritz Lang, about a criminal mastermind. • _The Man Who Laughs_ (1928), from the novel by Victor Hugo. More costume drama than horror movie, but star Conrad Veidt (_The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_) is always worth watching. • _White Zombie_, another cult favorite, with Bela Lugosi as the owner of a sugar cane mill populated by undead workers. I also have a DVD of Laurence Olivier’s 1970 production of Chekhov’s _Three Sisters_ that I keep putting off watching ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/37 "2007-10-26T13:16:16Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] Which I have now done, today. Also watched Brassed Off last week, and will be receiving Andy Warhol’s Blood for Dracula next. I have things like Greenfingers, This is England, and Kinky Boots in my queue, also a documentary on the Helvetica font. [/QUOTE] If you liked _Brassed Off_, try T_he Full Monty_ and _The Snapper_. I have \*Scrubs \*season 6 queued up - it releases next week. Right now I’m renting the first season of _All Creatures Great and Small_ for my son, because he liked the books. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/38 "2007-10-27T01:00:48Z")
I’ve been on a documentary and mini-series kick lately. **From the Earth to the Moon** , Carl Sagan’s **Cosmos** , and I’m just finishing up Bernstein’s **Young People’s Concerts**. My last few actual movies were **Tora Tora Tora** , **A Bridge Too Far** , and **The Day After Tommorow** (a stinker but Emmy Rossum is cute as a button 🙂 ). Next up is **Pi: Faith in Chaos** , **The Right Stuff** , and I’m starting Ken Burns’ **Civil War** after I get done with Bernstein. Anybody else have some good mini-series/documentary recommendations? ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/39 "2007-10-27T01:10:31Z")
\*\*Asimovian \*\*convinced me to get Netflix so I’m delving into all sorts of stuff I have never seen. I just sent back _MST3K: Manos: The Hands of Fate_ and _Blazing Saddles_. In return I got _Kiss Kiss Bang Bang_ and _Beowulf and Grendel_. \*Scarface \*and _Dr. Strangelove_ are on queue for next week. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950/40 "2007-10-27T21:20:05Z")
[QUOTE=Jophiel] Look for my fingerprints on the DVD. It wavers between “So bad it’s funny” and “So bad it’s just bad”. \\*\* [/QUOTE] I’ve finished it and as we both said - it is bad. But it was indeed a good movie for working out to. Lots of hot women and kick-ass action. Of course, since it was based on a video game the action was all comic book action, but that’s OK, for working out I’m not picky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-rented-from-netflix-lately/423950.md?page=3)