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sitdownstandup Flag 01 Jul 17 8.13pm Send a Private Message to sitdownstandup Add sitdownstandup as a friend

Okja was premiered at the Cannes film festival and was booed at its opening when the Netflix logo played and there were some technical problems meaning the film had to be restarted. By the end of the movie it received a 4 minute standing ovation. It's a great film and was released in cinemas and on netflix simultaneously (on wednesday 28th June) First time Netflix have done that with a movie. It's been labelled the first Netflix blockbuster. Check it out

Here's the review
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and here's the trailer
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A great movie...

 


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coulsdoneagle Flag London 01 Jul 17 8.54pm Send a Private Message to coulsdoneagle Add coulsdoneagle as a friend

Was looking for a full to watch and saw this advertised yday. Will give it a crack and report back.

 

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Pinkfluff1981 Flag 01 Jul 17 10.43pm Send a Private Message to Pinkfluff1981 Add Pinkfluff1981 as a friend

That looks like the biggest load of tripe ever!! Movies on Netflix are the worst! Netflix is good for kids and that's about it. I pay for Netflix which hurts me to death, for my wife who loves prison break and any other American dump tv drama and for my kids who like terrible cartoons on there. It seems to me anything decent always misses Netflix maybe it's down to rights and stuff who knows but it's crap and anything on there is either 20 years old or generallly American poor acted trash. Rant over

 

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joe_cpfc Flag Basingstoke 01 Jul 17 10.50pm Send a Private Message to joe_cpfc Add joe_cpfc as a friend

Originally posted by Pinkfluff1981

That looks like the biggest load of tripe ever!! Movies on Netflix are the worst! Netflix is good for kids and that's about it. I pay for Netflix which hurts me to death, for my wife who loves prison break and any other American dump tv drama and for my kids who like terrible cartoons on there. It seems to me anything decent always misses Netflix maybe it's down to rights and stuff who knows but it's crap and anything on there is either 20 years old or generallly American poor acted trash. Rant over

Kodi.

 

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sitdownstandup Flag 02 Jul 17 8.04am Send a Private Message to sitdownstandup Add sitdownstandup as a friend

Originally posted by Pinkfluff1981

That looks like the biggest load of tripe ever!! Movies on Netflix are the worst! Netflix is good for kids and that's about it. I pay for Netflix which hurts me to death, for my wife who loves prison break and any other American dump tv drama and for my kids who like terrible cartoons on there. It seems to me anything decent always misses Netflix maybe it's down to rights and stuff who knows but it's crap and anything on there is either 20 years old or generallly American poor acted trash. Rant over

was released in cinemas on wednesday the same day that it was shown on netflix... was shown at cannes and got a standing ovation there... as for the films on netflix, yeah if the genres and types of film they show are not to your liking then choose a diferent provider, there's loads out there... i don't like a lot of their films on there but this film was a good un. With films it's all down to preferences so im sure there will be loads of people that will slate it but thats the same with all movies.. anyways watch it, dont watch it.. no probs

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the despotic banana Flag Dept. of Baboon Maintenance 02 Jul 17 12.00pm Send a Private Message to the despotic banana Add the despotic banana as a friend

I watched Okja at the Edinburgh Film Festival last week. At Cannes, the appearance of the Netflix logo during the opening credits in the press screenings was roundly and loudly booed; in Edinburgh, there was one pantomime-style hiss, which prompted laughter. No one seemed to care much about Netflix's involvement in getting the film made.

If the 'traditional' film industry is concerned about Netflix, perhaps it should stop messing around with filmmakers and audiences. For example, Okja was directed by Bong Joon-ho, whose last film, Snowpiercer, was acquired for distribution by the Weinstein Company. Harvey Weinstein tried to force the director to heavily edit the film and eventually gave it only a limited release in the US; it has still not been properly released in the UK, in cinemas or on DVD.

Netflix, by contrast, gave Bong Joon-ho funding and have allowed him to make a singular film, apparently without any interference. Why wouldn't a director want to work with Netflix rather than submit to the vagaries of the studio system?

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 03 Jul 17 12.58pm

Originally posted by the despotic banana

I watched Okja at the Edinburgh Film Festival last week. At Cannes, the appearance of the Netflix logo during the opening credits in the press screenings was roundly and loudly booed; in Edinburgh, there was one pantomime-style hiss, which prompted laughter. No one seemed to care much about Netflix's involvement in getting the film made.

If the 'traditional' film industry is concerned about Netflix, perhaps it should stop messing around with filmmakers and audiences. For example, Okja was directed by Bong Joon-ho, whose last film, Snowpiercer, was acquired for distribution by the Weinstein Company. Harvey Weinstein tried to force the director to heavily edit the film and eventually gave it only a limited release in the US; it has still not been properly released in the UK, in cinemas or on DVD.

Netflix, by contrast, gave Bong Joon-ho funding and have allowed him to make a singular film, apparently without any interference. Why wouldn't a director want to work with Netflix rather than submit to the vagaries of the studio system?

Beats me, I barely ever bother with the cinema these days. 10-13 quid to watch a movie, in a room full of other people, in uncomfortable chairs, with a long series of adverts. The screen quality is slightly superior, and the sound much better than I have at home, but I can also pause it at home if I need a p*ss or dump, drink a beer (see the previous) and smoke during the movie. Plus I don't need parking, or to get a bus either.

These days, for me, the cinema has become somewhere I'll go for an exception film (usually art house) or to take my dad to see star wars.

Otherwise its DVD (if its something I really like) or it'll be robbed off the internet (the general s**te pumped out from Hollywood each year).

I tend to be fairly impressed with some of the movies Netflix picks up. I think I can like without watching the next instalment of Transformers cash in without disguise.


 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 03 Jul 17 1.03pm

Originally posted by Pinkfluff1981

That looks like the biggest load of tripe ever!! Movies on Netflix are the worst! Netflix is good for kids and that's about it. I pay for Netflix which hurts me to death, for my wife who loves prison break and any other American dump tv drama and for my kids who like terrible cartoons on there. It seems to me anything decent always misses Netflix maybe it's down to rights and stuff who knows but it's crap and anything on there is either 20 years old or generallly American poor acted trash. Rant over

Its about a tenner a month. That's a bargain compared to when I used to buy DVDs.

Hell I just rewarched Fargo Season 1 and 2 last week - at a cost effectively of what, 2.50.

Netflix is wisely avoiding the 'Big Movies', and getting its claws into the TV series market which is where the demand really is at.

 


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Part Time James Flag 03 Jul 17 1.04pm Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by Pinkfluff1981

That looks like the biggest load of tripe ever!! Movies on Netflix are the worst! Netflix is good for kids and that's about it. I pay for Netflix which hurts me to death, for my wife who loves prison break and any other American dump tv drama and for my kids who like terrible cartoons on there. It seems to me anything decent always misses Netflix maybe it's down to rights and stuff who knows but it's crap and anything on there is either 20 years old or generallly American poor acted trash. Rant over

You could be in a drama of your own if £6 a month "hurts you to death"

 




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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 03 Jul 17 3.45pm

Originally posted by Part Time James

You could be in a drama of your own if £6 a month "hurts you to death"

Even Keith, our local homeless guy, can spare six quid a month! Granted he doesn't have Netflix, rent etc.

 


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Part Time James Flag 03 Jul 17 3.48pm Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Even Keith, our local homeless guy, can spare six quid a month! Granted he doesn't have Netflix, rent etc.

I'm not knocking anyone that can't afford Netflix. I know a guy that's so poor he had to choose between Netflix and Amazon Prime. It's a sorry situation created by a neglectful government. However, I just thought the reaction was a tad dramatic.

 




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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 03 Jul 17 3.49pm

Originally posted by Part Time James

I'm not knocking anyone that can't afford Netflix. I know a guy that's so poor he had to choose between Netflix and Amazon Prime. It's a sorry situation created by a neglectful government. However, I just thought the reaction was a tad dramatic.

I think if your biggest financial worry is whether or not you can afford Netflix, its a first world problem scenario. If you're worrying about the price of Netflix each month, cancel it.

 


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