What's on your Netflix queue??

[aliceinwonderland]

I think we're getting rid of cable but getting Netflix instead :)

I'm at a loss as to what to rder! I know what I want, but want to order something my DH would enjoy watching too :)

Thanks.

[DebbieJ]

A sampling of our queue:

Meet the Fockers
The Village
Napoleon Dynamite
Garden State
The Motorcycle Diaries
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I Heart Huckabees
Sideways
Finding Neverland

~ deb
DS born at home 12/03
Breastfed for 20 months and 6 days

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[papal]

I don't feel like I am so behind with the movies.. I have seen some of the ones you listed! woohoo!

1. Meet the Fockers - personally would not recommend.
2. Napolean Dynamite - funny
3. Motorcycle Diaries - beautiful, wish I could have seen it on the big screen as the vistas are amazing.
4. Eternal Sunshine.. - Recommend
5. I Heart Huckabees - Recommend (weird but interesting)
6. Sideways - Recommend. It didn't live up to the hype but if you have not read the hype, you will be pleasantly surprised.

Today we got in our Netflix
1. Whale Rider
2. National Treasure - for mindless Saturday Night entertainment.

I would recommend:
1. Hitch - funny

In our queue we have:
1. Hotel Rwanda
2. Finding Neverland
3. Dirty pretty things
4. Run Lola Run
5. Upside of Anger (though Keanu makes me want to scratch the chalkboard)
6. Election
7. Matchstick Men
8. Dude, Where is my car (this better be good or I will email a beating to whoever suggested it!!)
9. Saved
10. House of Sand and Fog
11. Shaun of the Dead

[mudder17]

Here's a sampling. What we have now:

The Count of Monte Cristo
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Pianist

What's next on our list. The whole list is actually over a hundred movies long, LOL. As you can tell, we never go out to watch movies and we've been sneaking in some older movies that I've never gotten around to watching:

The Shop Around the Corner
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
The Graduate
Thirteen Days
Swordfish
Basic Instinct
The Medallion
The Prince of Egypt
The Iron Giant: Special Edition
Beetlejuice
October Sky
Lost in Translation
Under the Tuscan Sun
The Office: Series 1
Shallow Grave
Rosemary's Baby
Dead Man Walking
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II
Con Man

What has recently been on our list:
Dr. Strangelove
Hero
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, 1974
Operation Condor 2: Armour of the Gods, 1986
The Story of the Weeping Camel, 2004
Mr. Nice Guy, 1997
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1984
The Star Maker, 1995
Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002
The Believer, 2001
Bulletproof Monk, 2003
The Grinch, 2000
Supercop 2, 1993
Whale Rider, 2003
Bagdad Cafe, 1988
Happiest Toddler on the Block, 2004
Cinema Paradiso: Director's Cut, 1988
Legend of 1900, 1998
Mean Girls, 2004
The Notebook, 2004
First Do No Harm, 1997

Eileen

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[sidmand]

We have so many in our queue and then they come and sit here for months and months (even before the baby they sat here for months and months!).

DH actually sent "Ray" back because we had it for three months and I never watched it! I still would like to see it.

Right now we have:

I Heart Huckabees
Old School (DH wanted to see this again!)

We just saw:
In Good Company (kind of a chick flick, but DH did like it too)

On the queue:
Most of the movies are either mine or his, not too many for both, so I guess that doesn't help much
Lots of chick flicks for me
Lots of action movies for him
How about Oceans Twelve?
The Incredibles?
Ray (but that's older, you may have already seen it)

Sorry for any typos--typing with kiddo onboard.

Debbie

Mom to Sawyer!
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[papal]

Eileen, what did you think of Mean Girls? And Dr. Strangelove is one of my all time favourite movies!
Also, how did you like Weeping Camel?

[Sillygirl]

We rarely have time to see a full movie so instead I have been getting all the Sopranos seasons sent in order. I never had HBO when it started and then I wanted to get into it but couldn't pick it up midway through. In between all the whackings I have some comedy DVDs: Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill" and Chris Rock's "Bring the Pain." I am excited to see what is so funny about "Cake? Or Death?

[pb&j]

Okay, let me see. Currently at home we have Psycho (mine) and Southlander: Diary of A Desparate Musician (DH's). Coming up soon we have:
Bride and Prejudice
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (I've been trying to watch some of those classics that I've never seen)
Duplex
Some Yo Yo Ma thing that DH added
The Gods Must be Crazy
Dr. Strangelove
Coal Miner's Daughter (mine, obviously!)
Ray:Bonus Material (because I love bonus material)
House of Flying Daggers
Six Feet Under, Season 1
Born Into Brothels
Kinsey
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
and (blushing furiously) 13 Going on 30, only because I consider Jennifer Garner my secret celebrity preggo buddy

We have a few more random things on there as well. We usually have about 30 in our queue at any one time, and rearrange frequently. Sometimes it will take months for something to float to the top. I try to check new releases and the Netflix Top 100 once a week to see if I'm missing any current stuff.

ETA: We usually have lots of TV stuff on our queue, I think we just sent back some Curb Your Enthusiasm, so you might not miss cable at all!


-Ry,
mom to Emma, s/b 11/04/04
and Max, edd 01/15/06 - it's a BOY!

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[mudder17]

I really enjoyed Weeping Camel, but it was more like a National Geographic show, which makes sense since National Geographic had a part in it. In any case, it was well done and I enjoyed watching it.

Mean Girls was much funnier than I expected it to be. And there were actually scenes where I teared up. So I would definitely recommend that one. Even DH liked it. I have to watch Dr. Strangelove again, but it was pretty funny. It took me a while to figure out that Peter Sellers played three different parts; what a great actor! :)

In reference to another poster, DH and I actually watched all the episodes of 24 via netflix, which was good because we could not have waited a week between episodes!

Eileen

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[ajrivers]

I'm trying to hit all of the oldies starring people like Cary Grant...I've really enjoyed them all! The regular video store doesn't carry many so I've gotten to see a lot more since going to the online service.

[mak54321]

We don't get out much these days! :) We love Netflix, soooo convenient.

Recently viewed:
Spanglish
The Terminal
Hitch
Million Dollar Baby
Constantine
In Good Company
Napoleon Dynamite
The Stepford Wives
Birth
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Collateral
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
King Arthur
Being Julia
National Treasure
Meet the Fockers
The Aviator

In Queue:
Garden State
Far from Heaven
Hostage
The Hours
Cellular
Maria Full of Grace
In America
Elf
Alfie
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Whale Rider
Alexander: Director's Cut
Frida
Punch-Drunk Love
Pieces of April
Fahrenheit 9/11
Bowling for Columbine
The Station Agent
S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
You Can Count on Me
Kinsey
Open Water
Novocaine
Monsoon Wedding
Citizen Kane
Bride and Prejudice
City of God
The Motorcycle Diaries
Logan's Run
Sin City
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sidewalks of New York
Born Into Brothels
The Upside of Anger

[bostonsmama]

I loved House of Sand and Fog...fantastic, albeit a bit sad. Hotel Rwanda lived up to its Oscar nod. Matchstick Men is actually really good in a thought-provoking way. Finding Neverland was wonderful, sad, and inspiring (love Johnny Depp)....but they didn't take the plot where I thought it was going ala the trailers. I think you will love them all.

I've got Starz On Demand (through cable) and will order Dirty Pretty Things tomorrow and let you know if it's any good.

Larissa
who is still trying to give birth so she can have more to say

[kijip]

Ok, I am a dork. and I was a product of the 80s and 90s...

I have Degrassi Junior High, Season 3 in my queue! Yes, that means I have already re-watched 1 and 2! And I have Degrassi the Next Generation, where the star is Spike's daughter!!! Geek-dom for me.

Here is the rest of it, pasted right in from the list:

Iron Jawed Angels
NR Drama

Agatha Christie's Poirot: Five Little Pigs
NR Thrillers

The Big Easy
R Thrillers

Donnie Darko: Director's Cut
R Independent

Garden State (AGAIN!!)
R Comedy

Ali
R Drama

Agatha Christie's Poirot: Sad Cypress
NR Thrillers

While I am at it, I just want to say I love Garden State and think they stole parts of my love affair with my husband...I swear that two scenes are converstations we had nearly verbatim. Creepy! And very sweet...that is why we are renting it again. My husband actually CRIED.

[TahliasMom]

We're so behind in movies we don't even know where to start. right now i'm catching up on Six Feet Under Series, just starting season 2!

on que:
six feet under season 3
six feet under season 4
six feet under season 5 (whenever it comes out)
shark tales
meet the fockers

what we recenlty saw:
million dollar baby - excellent
aviator - good
notebook - couple, romantic movie!!!
catch me if you can - interesting, light
diary of a mad black woman - ROFL funny!!!
Spanglish - very good
coach carter - not my thing
ocean 12 - boring
house of sand and fog - deep, tough provoking, excellent but you got to be in the mood for a sad story
incredibles - interesting


any suggestions? love drama and comedy (not stupid comedy like "dude, where's my car?)

[jamsmu]

Ours is pretty focused on kids movies right now... getting ready to breastfeed and entertain Carson--though he only lasts through about a third of a movie. BTW, I hate that I have so many movies for him, but I'm just worried about rainy days, etc.

Currently, we have Sideways and In Good Company (which DS has started twice and fallen asleep both times.) Just returned Dinosaur--way to scary, we didn't get through scene 1 (I meant to order Land Before Time.)

Clifford the Big Red Dog: Clifford Saves the Day!/Clifford's Fluffiest Friend Cleo
Original Sin
Thomas & Friends: Snowy Surprise
The Village
Hercules
Ladder 49
Pacifier
John Q.
We Were Soldiers
Grand Canyon
Land Before Time [Anniversary Edition
Ray
Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration! Shall We Dance?
Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
Collateral
Bob the Builder: Teamwork
Falling Down
Wiggles: Early Years - Disc 1
Wiggles: Early Years - Disc 2
Wiggles: Early Years - Disc 3
Hermie and Friends: Webster the Scardey Spider
Crash
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure
Sesame Street: Imagine That
Sesame Street - The Alphabet Jungle Game
101 Dalmatians
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Mulan [Special Edition]
102 Dalmatians
Aristocats
Babe [Special Edition]
Pocahontas
Brother Bear
Mean Girls
A Lot Like Love

[aliceinwonderland]

What does it man when they have a movie, cover displayed and description and everything, but it says it's not available. And has no date? I am so upset, movie I really wanted to see in theatres somehow escaped me, and I thought they had it.

I mean they have user reviews there (multiple ones) and everything, so people are getting this movie *somewhere*. Any thoughts? MANY thanks.

PS. No, my local Blockbuster doesn't have it :(

[pixelprincess]

I needed some recommendations too so it has been great reading this post!

Current Queue-
Nip Tuck (just saw one at IL's...although i wouldn't recommend watching it without them)
Twin Peaks (i am gonna see them over a episodes weren't on DVD yet)
Million Dollar Baby
Raincoat (Bollywood flick)
Motorcycle Diaries
Manon of the Spring
Farewell My Concubine
The Road Home
Comrades: Almost A Love Story
Artemisia
Angela's Ashes
Evelyn
Branded to Kill


Partial Netflix history...too lazy to get it all.
Hitch (loved it)
Tomb Raider
Memento
Clockwork Orange
The Station Agent (2003)
Amores Perros (2000)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Collateral (2004)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Pearl Harbor: Disc 2 (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Vanity Fair (2004)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Jersey Girl (2004)
Baby Einstein: Baby MacDonald: A Day on the Farm (2004)
High Crimes (2002)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2003)
Intermission (2004)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
The Clinton Years (2001)
Just Married (2003)
50 First Dates (2004)
America's Sweethearts (2001)
City of God (2002)
Beautiful (2000)
Super Size Me (2004) (thought provoking)
Baby Einstein: Baby Da Vinci (2004)
Who is Cletis Tout? (2002)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
Laws of Attraction (2004)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Sausalito (2000)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (Love Tarantino's films))
Along Came Polly (2004)
Monster (2003)
Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)
Party Girl (1995)
Heist (2001)
Mystic River (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003) (I like Sophia Coppola's films too)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Gerry (2002)
Stepmom (1998)
Phone Booth (2003)
Deathstalker 2 (1987)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Secretary (2002)
Daredevil (2003)
The Quiet American (2002)
The Recruit (2003)
Laurel Canyon (2003)
Leela (2002)
Affliction (1998)
Adaptation (2002)
Igby Goes Down (2002)
East/West (2000)
Roger Dodger (2002)
Simone (2002)
Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003)
Sweet November (2001)
The Matrix: Reloaded (2003)
Man on the Train (2002)
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
Real Women Have Curves (2002)
Run Lola Run (one of my favorites)
Train Spotting (another fave)

[pixelprincess]

hee hee. Dh hates watches anything that is remotely a chick flick. Funny thing is that he sat at the end of the sofa to make a hasty exit and sat through all of 13 going on 30.

[anamika]

Just wanted to say - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is an excellent movie. I recommend it to all my friends. Quite a change from the usual Bollywood potboilers (though I *love* those too). Hope you like it!
I've seen Real women have curves and liked it too.
Happy watching,

[lizamann]

We've seen all 3 of these movies recently, and I loved Weeping Camel and Mean Girls, but didn't enjoy Dr. Strangelove as much as the first time around (in high school.)

Weeping Camel was like LLL for camels, says my dh, since it's about trying to establish a good nursing relationship between the baby camel and its mother. Good eye candy, no real dialogue. Nora watched the whole thing! Mean Girls was much better than I expected. I am a huge Tina Fey fan though!

[caridura]

I think it means the movie isn't out on DVD yet. Does it say "Unknown"? For example, I have Mr and Mrs Smith in my queue but it's not out on DVD yet. When they get a release date, they list it next to the movie. Now it says Nov 2005.

[aliceinwonderland]

It does say "unknown"--but there are reviews, from many many people! Did they all see it in theatres you think?? Thanks so much!

[aliceinwonderland]

Ah,so sad, but good. My eyes were RED at the very end...Dh liked it too.

[cchavez]

Bad Education (latest Pedro Almodovar flick)
The Upside of Anger...recommended by a friend
Sleepover...teeny bopper flick...blush
Angels in America
Crash

Party Monster and Welcome to the Dollhouse are two I recommend if you are into "different" movies...

[caridura]

Yes, people are crazy. There are review for Season 6 of Sopranos and it hasn't even AIRED on HBO! So yes, I bet they just saw it in the theatres and are reviewing it already.