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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 1, 2012 - 12:27pm PT
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Netflix has some cool streaming documentaries.
Saw one about some people climbing the Table mountains in Venezuela and then rapping down Angel Falls. Looks like quite the adventure.
Anyone out there seen some other good videos on Netflix, climbing or otherwise? post em up.
Couldn't access Netflix from here at work, but here is link that has some info on the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675148/
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apogee
climber
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Just watched 'The Mountain' last night, with Spencer Tracy & Robert Wagner. Wagner was a really good arsehole!
The climbing is typically silly, but there is also some really classic, beautiful shots. We watched it by DVD, but it streams, too.
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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am limit was pretty cool
scott
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jfailing
Trad climber
Lone Pine
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Make sure you catch "High Lane," a gripping story of young attractive people, Euro-hillbilly cannibals, and VIA FERRATA!!
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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I saw that High Lane on Netflix streaming a while back. It was one of those "so bad you have to keep watching it" kind of movies.
I guess the cover pic kind of tells you that already.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Columbo!
if they have it, everyone should watch Dragnet, "The LSD Story"!! right now!
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SilverSnurfer
Mountain climber
SLC, UT.
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I enjoyed "80 Meters Below the Summit". Not the slickest production but real climbing and available streaming. I would also second the recommendations of "Deep Water" and "Am Limit".
Also, do not miss "Anvil! The Story of Anvil".
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Hmmm, I may have to order "The Deep". Haven't seen it in a while....
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Bad Acronym
climber
Little Death Hollow
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"Manda Bala" (send a bullet) - one of those most entertaining and disturbing documentaries made.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Got to stream "North Face" (about failed early attempt on the Eiger) directly to my TV and ipad. Netflix is awesome.
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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+1 on "North Face" that was a great movie...
scott
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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To The Limit.
The road to doing the speed record on The Nose with the Huber Brothers... Good movie / Documentary with good climbing.
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apogee
climber
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Someone say 'The Deep'?
Edit for bluering, below:
You have such a nice way with words, bluering. Can't imagine why people give you so much shite.
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Cole
Trad climber
los angeles
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Check out Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Werner Herzog. About the oldest known cave paintings, like they date back to the ice age and they are very detailed, definitely not your typical stick men type stuff. Pretty cool.
Also if you haven't seen it you HAVE to check out King of Kong, amazing doc.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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You're a fag is Jackie Bisset doesn't get the tools stiff....
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2012 - 10:23pm PT
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Horatios Drive
About the first road trip across america. Really cool look at life in the early 20th century and the competition to make the first practical automobile.
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lucho
Trad climber
California
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Human Centipede , check it out... and then watch Tosh.O's movie breakdown
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enjoimx
Trad climber
Kirkwood, ca
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Bad Batch
Really funny. Might not be everyone's cup-o-tea though.
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Cooker
Mountain climber
LA, CA
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Touching the void.
Deadly Ascent - Nova documentary about Denali
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deepnet
Boulder climber
San Diego
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Sin City
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Third man on the mountain is fun too.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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RED STATE!
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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I wanted something light, to laugh-I watched all the seasons of 30 rock. That was funny. Season 3 not as great, but the rest pretty hilarious-and good guest appearances.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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I have an odd sense of humor, but I thought Hangover was a riot.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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It been mentioned here before but Man On Wire is great.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Feb 14, 2012 - 09:11pm PT
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Josh Nash
Social climber
riverbank ca
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Feb 15, 2012 - 12:53pm PT
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Doctor who starting with 2005 season is really good.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Feb 15, 2012 - 01:01pm PT
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in the so stupid it's cool category-Robogeisha is a must see
includes awesome climbing content-that's a castle-shaped robot sending Mt Fuji solo
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Baggins
Boulder climber
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Feb 22, 2012 - 11:32pm PT
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ANVIL!!
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Feb 22, 2012 - 11:38pm PT
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King of Kong Fistful of Quarters is awesome!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 22, 2012 - 11:45pm PT
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Firefly
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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Feb 23, 2012 - 02:12am PT
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil - A pretty funny movie, good entertainment. Poor guys just can't catch a damn break.
Hobo with a Shotgun - Gorefest, total B-rated movie. Pretty entertaining if you have ever thought of being a vigilante yourself, with a shotgun of course.
Jason Statham is a pretty bad ass actor in my book, there are a couple of British films he was in that were pretty bad ass, way better then the Transporter saga-
Blitz - Plays a pissed off cop, good action while trying to find a serial killer.
Revolver - Plays the typical bad ass gangster guy.
Lock, Stock, and two smokin Barrels - British mob movie. Funny, lots of action.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
Kirkwood, ca
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:41am PT
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To live and ride in LA.
Makes me want to get another fixie. Great soundtrack too.
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Feb 23, 2012 - 11:08am PT
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Senna
New Netflix Original Series "Lillihammer" NY Mafia guy in witness protection in Norway Good stuff.
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Josh Nash
Social climber
riverbank ca
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Feb 23, 2012 - 12:48pm PT
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Simply amazing and entertaining to no end.
Also the battlestar galatica with edward james olmos is really fraking good. if you can get beyond fraking.
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cintune
climber
Midvale School for the Gifted
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Feb 23, 2012 - 01:28pm PT
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Insightful little bio, especially regarding his unintended influence on the punk scene.
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Sparky
Trad climber
vagabond movin on
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Feb 23, 2012 - 04:02pm PT
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+1 on the "Firefly" series
also check out afterwords "Serenity"
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 24, 2012 - 01:44am PT
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Arrested Development
hi larious
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 24, 2012 - 02:01am PT
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Anyone have Comcast's streaming?
What's the difference?
Wouldn't mind cutting Netflix if Comcast has tons.
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spud
climber
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Feb 24, 2012 - 03:07pm PT
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Streaming documentaries
"Sweetgrass"--
from the website-- "An unsentimental elegy to the American West, “Sweetgrass” follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana’s breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed"
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"State of Mind"
North Korean gymnasts--a few years old but an amazing story--mindblowing gymnastics
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Josh Nash
Social climber
riverbank ca
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Feb 24, 2012 - 04:24pm PT
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+2 for arrested development and firefly. if firefly had been a cable show it would still be on. Portlandia is so funny. I have a six year old and he really digs avatar the last airbender, it's surprisingly well written and has really good story arcs.
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On-Site Flasher 69
Sport climber
Riverside
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Feb 26, 2012 - 12:01am PT
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+1 for A Man Named Pearl. Thanks for the recommendation Chris. This was a very insightful documentary.
Ya'll should watch Jesus's Son. Great movie, and ready to stream on netflix.
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roadman
climber
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Feb 26, 2012 - 12:18am PT
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Breaking bad...."Bit*ch" The wire, also has to be on your watch list!
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apogee
climber
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Feb 26, 2012 - 12:30am PT
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+1: Breaking Bad...the first season is hit-or-miss, but then becomes addictive!
+111: The Wire..easily one of my all-time favorite series...smart & intense.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
Kirkwood, ca
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Feb 26, 2012 - 02:01am PT
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+2 Breaking Bad.
I can't remember the last time I cared about or watched a tv series. I just don't care about these dramas.
But Breaking Bad was epic. I watched a couple episodes out of boredom, and ended up watching 3 seasons in about 3 weeks. I wish they had the last season on Netflix, I will have to find it somewhere soon. Amazing acting and characters.
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edejom
Boulder climber
Butte, America
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Feb 26, 2012 - 10:26am PT
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Acting film about the formation of "The Germs" and LA's founding punk scene....
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hb81
climber
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Feb 26, 2012 - 10:32am PT
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King of Kong was hilarious. That Billy Mitchell guy, bwahahahaha.
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hb81
climber
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Feb 26, 2012 - 10:53am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
http://www.intoeternitythemovie.com/
A documentary about the problem of dealing with nuclear waste. Sounds boring? It's anything but that. It gets pretty mindboggling as people discuss the problems of building a facility that should last 100,000 years and not be disturbed by future events or people.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Feb 26, 2012 - 12:37pm PT
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Warehouse 13.
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Baggins
Boulder climber
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Senna was amazing. Im not an F1 fan, but this was simply incredible. On a somewhat different theme, I also enjoyed the Untouchable Girls about the topp twins in NZ - life affirming!
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miss.julienne
climber
Grand Junction, Colorado
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To The Limit, the documentary of the Huber brothers speed recoed attempt of the nose. I wish I could be as fit is that. Bloody hell, they are so strong
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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How 'bout that speed jugging, eh?
+1 for WSW a man within
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Watch the Frontline episode, "Sick Around the World."
It is about government healthcare in all of the developed nations and the countries where it works well.
You will learn a lot, I promise you. It covers countries that do it poorly, and countries where it is done well.
Frontline isn't partisan. They ran a famous episode that skewered Clinton over the Whitewater stuff.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
Kirkwood, ca
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Documentary called "Sean"
About a kid who grew up in the Haight during the 60s with communist hippy parents. By 4 years old he was smoking grass and running around barefoot downtown. The filmmaker comes back 30 years after his original footage and explores Sean's life since his youth.
Also, recently saw "Shut up, Little Man", another documentary about an odd facet of SF.!!!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 30, 2012 - 10:32am PT
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Documentary about Matt Hoffman. Some great footage.
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yosemite 5.9
climber
santa cruz
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Aug 31, 2012 - 09:10pm PT
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"In a Lonely Place" with Humphrey Bogart. Extremely well crafted movie. I thought this was much better than Sunset Boulevard
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
California
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I watched 180° South last year and thought it was good and worth watching, I might be biased because I know most of the characters.
I just watched Secret Yosemite yesterday, a National Geo film. It was good, but again, it was fun for me knowing some of the characters, including Lincoln Else and Chris Mac.
The Mountain is a classic, watched that one for the first time as a kid.
Man on Wire was good, saw that a few years ago.
BUT, Hobo with a Shotgun and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil? Really? I couldn't get through 20 minutes of it. Worst crap I've tried to watch in a long time... but, each to his own I suppose.
If you're looking for violence Seeking Justice has a way better story line with plenty of action.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2012 - 03:04pm PT
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Check out Bill Burrs new comedy stand up video. "You People Are All The Same"
Some funny stuff.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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This movie premise is that the world was destroyed in a nuclear war many years ago. Now the human race has been almost wiped out and common frogs have mutated into intelligent, bipedal creatures. The human race has been sterilized by the war radiation, and human women outnumber men. Fertile women are a very rare, but fertile men are even rarer. Roddy Piper is an opportunist drifter. This Roddy 'Sam Hell' Piper has apparently left a string of pregnancies behind him. After being captured, he's taken to the evil 'Med-tech' labs where the female staff then forces him into servicing female candidates. Either, he signs a contract to "work" for them fertilizing women, or he has to go back and face the wrath of the evil frogs beings. The Med-tech women put a steel jock strap on him to protect their property. The strap front plate says, "Property of Provisional Government". But, the evil frog people beings have raided a border town and stolen many rare fertile women. It's up to Sam Hell and two Med-tech staff women to get them out of 'Frogtown' and be fertilized for humanity sake.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Well, it helps if you're really drunk. Did you drink enough?
Haa haa, no I've been on the wagon for a month. I shattered my tibia plateau and alcohol doesn't really promote healing. So, no beer for me for the next few months... boy do I miss those ice cold IPA's. ;)
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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A Murder of Crows was pretty good.
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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This Is England
Story about an 11 year old kid whose Dad died in the Falkland war, who gets taken in by punks, then taken deeper in by a skin head. REALLY GOOD. Ugliest kid, but super likable!
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Watch the Frontline episode, "Sick Around the World."
+1. Very balanced presentation, very insightful.
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Beatrix Kiddo
Mountain climber
ColoRADo
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Sep 25, 2012 - 02:28pm PT
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Enlighten Up! With Nick Rosen. Eldo is in it too.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 11, 2013 - 11:26am PT
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Awesome documentary on early skate culture, powell peralta, search for animal chin, etc..
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Jan 11, 2013 - 11:48am PT
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Certainly a must see!!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jan 11, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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The new, English take on Sherlock Holmes is frigging great. So far there are two seasons, with three episodes in each.
Fun stuff, that is ...
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Beautiful_Corn
Big Wall climber
Brooklyn Park, MD
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Jan 11, 2013 - 03:46pm PT
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That Mitchell And Webb Look (superb sketch comedy from the BBC).
Peep Show (a sitcom starring the same people as Mitchell and Webb Look that is filmed almost entirely in first-person perspective. It sounds stupid and gimmicky, but it's actually very clever.)
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thetennisguy
Mountain climber
Yuba City, CA
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Jan 11, 2013 - 05:19pm PT
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Luther -British detective stories (sort of a cross between CSI, Silence of the Lambs) ... ditto on the updated Sherlock Holmes
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WyoRockMan
Trad climber
Flank of the Bighorns
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Jan 11, 2013 - 05:24pm PT
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Surfwise
A fascinating, yet mildly disturbing account of one family's "letting go" of the norm.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 11, 2013 - 05:26pm PT
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Fubar two sucked in comparison to the original. Shame it's not on Netflix streaming.
Season two of Portlandia is on now, and it's as funny as the first season.
There's a series about some of Bob Marleys sons riding ducatis through S Africa. I only watched the first installment so far. It's OK, but I like Ziggys music, so I'll probably watch more.
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sandstone conglomerate
climber
sharon conglomerate central
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Jan 11, 2013 - 06:46pm PT
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Trailer Park Boys..it just doesnt get any better. You'll be craving cheeseburgers, liquor and dope after a few episdoes with the boys.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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May 20, 2014 - 04:25am PT
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I just watched the best music-related documentary I've ever seen:
http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70267584&trkid=2734380
Muscle Shoals.
How fricken' badass is the music that came through that place. It's got me fired up about music like I haven't been in a long time. The story-telling about the people involved, the motivations, also lives up to the quality music. Duane Allman getting Wilson Picket to do a cover of a Beatles song when all the other session dudes were out to lunch? Aretha Franklin soul queen being backed by all whitey southern dudes who definitely had soul? Greg Allman talking about Duane messing up his elbow riding a horse across a street, giving him a bottle of Coricidin pills and a Taj Mahal record, and that inspiring the Southern Rock slide mastery of the Allman Brothers, Derek & the Dominoes, etc.
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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May 20, 2014 - 12:29pm PT
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"Senna" a gripping documentary. Friends from Brazil told me it was a national tragedy when he died.
"Klitschko", another gem, about the boxing brothers from Ukraine.
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Baggins
Boulder climber
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May 20, 2014 - 01:00pm PT
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SHARKNADO!!!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Mar 14, 2015 - 09:18am PT
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On Netflix now... Awesome
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Mar 14, 2015 - 07:16pm PT
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For those of you who can laugh at high pressure blood sprays from severed body parts and fans of Japanese shock films, I can recommend Tokyo Gore Police, though I don't know how the Netflix version compares to the unrated cut I saw on the big screen.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Mar 14, 2015 - 07:29pm PT
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They also have the unrated version of Dead Alive, perhaps the best zombie film ever made, by none other than Peter Jackson who went on to do films about hobbitsess & such.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Mar 14, 2015 - 07:42pm PT
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Dead Alive is great.
Though not, I should add, a good date movie.
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docsavage
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Mar 16, 2015 - 08:35pm PT
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Force Majeure just came on instant watch ...
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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OK guys I need new suggestions here.
Now that the darn video store kicked the bucket, I'm trapped in my studio for the next few months with only Netflix streaming for background noise and I'm getting totally jaded on the front page news. I've run through everything listed in this thread BTW...
...and not to seem ungrateful for any suggestions, but can you make sure it actually exists on Netflix? Of the last 30 suggestions I searched for, only 10 of them are available on streaming.
PS: I'll never get that hour and a half back that "High Line" sucked away, but it did redeem itself once the bear trap came into play.
PPS: If it's got subtitles or is endless hours of relationship angst, I'm out.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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One of the drawbacks to Netflix is that most good shows are only available to stream for a short time. Actually most good shows/movies are not available at all except through their mail service.
WW2 in color has been a decent overview of the war so far.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Snowpiercer, has it been mentioned yet?
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Snowpiercer's a good one.
Damian Lewis was Dick Winters in Band of Brothers. He did a stellar job I thought (actually, that series is packed with quality). He's also in this TV series called "Life" that was killed off by the writer's strike years back, so it's only 2 seasons and it wraps up pretty neatly.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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I didn't realize such a high percentage were temporary view only I guess.
Yeah- may have to try the mail service again. I shut it down because half of the discs were showing up damaged and would starting skipping or freezing part way into the show.... then you have to mail it back and wait for them to resend it.
*sigh* I know, these 1st world problems are most vexing.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2016 - 12:22pm PT
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Sins of my Father is good.
Escobars son and wife talk about their past.
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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The Bukowski documentary is good
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Mined a number of early 20th C history shows in the past few weeks.
"The Galapagos Affair"- Totally fascinating piece of history with a murder mystery thrown in.
"The Roosevelts" mini series rocked.
"Prohibition" mini series
"Breaking the Maya Code"- Historic and OMG...shockingly alien,conspiracy and bigfoot free!!!
"Mrs Fischer's Murder Mysteries"- non fiction set in historical context. Pretty entertaining once I got into it. Sort of a naughty clever Agatha Cristie and the period costume aficionados will not be disappointed.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Just started watching "The Heavy Water War", a 7 part Norsk/Dansk/Brit series on the Nazis'
attempt to make a nuke. It is both factual and dramatic - highly recommend.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2016 - 08:01am PT
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American Geniuses is good.
Talks about 20 century innovations and how they were developed.
Tesla vs. Edison, Curtiss vs. The Wright Brothers, Gates vs. Jobs, etc..
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Feb 11, 2017 - 07:05pm PT
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bump
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Lost in Space...^^^ lost me the first episode.
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