Instant Watch Treasure Hunt

Netflix seems to be putting more effort into expanding the number of "instant" titles and, while this has resulted in a floodtide of crappy horror and flakey religious titles, there's quite a few gems flowing in as well.

Even though Stephen King disliked it, I continue to enjoy rewatching Kubrick's The Shining.

Who doesn't love The Treasure of the Sierra Madre?

I've been waiting 15 years to see Falling Down, and I'll be firing that up right after this post!

The Mission would be brilliant if all it had going was scrumptious cinematography of Brazil's rainforests, amd Morricone's heartbreaking score -- but it has much more than that!

Anyone else spotting anything special in the recent additions?

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Permalink Reply by The Real Uncle Bob on February 28, 2008 at 8:42pm: I just sent back the disk, "instant watch" is missing some nifty extras, including updates on continuing Kong wars between Mitchell and Wiebe. See

http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3852&am...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mojave74 on February 28, 2008 at 11:02pm: I just got this disk in the mail today, so I will be sure to check out the "Extras". Thanks!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mojave74 on February 28, 2008 at 10:57pm: HI, Here's my IW list. (Hope I'm not too far behind in the conversations--I've been busy the last week!) Probably no suprises on my top 12 list. http://www.netflix.com/StrangerLists?prid=448931020&showList=18...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Real Uncle Bob on March 1, 2008 at 7:44pm: I hadn't thought of The Sand Pebbles in years, a film based on the first novel of Richard McKenna, whose prior reputation rested on a handful of exceptional science fiction stories, including the unforgettable Hugo-nominated story "Casey Agonistes." Sadly, McKenna died shortly after his first novel won 1963's Harper' Prize. He was 51.

Here's a great little website that provides a wealth of background on the film.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mojave74 on March 12, 2008 at 10:30pm: Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by afhouston on March 6, 2008 at 6:18pm: I would hope that they use the top "queues" for members and make them instant.

I'd like to know how often movies become "instant". As in, how often are movies added to this pile.

Usually I want to watch Oscar nominated films and I can't find them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Adrian on March 12, 2008 at 1:32am: Instant Watch Movies are added all the time, i.e. every day. We do target movies that are in a lot of people's queues and the main emphasis is independent movies, back catalog and TV shows, the latest biggest movies are on DVD. The number of shows is currently listed as 7000, it was 6000 a month or two ago.

The instant watching Top50 tracks what is popular over the last week or so, and changes every day.

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Permalink Reply by HippieChick on March 12, 2008 at 9:57pm: it would be nice if they would put brand new and current things on the watch instantly feature like they did with the newest season of Heroes

by the way, Dead Like Me, also AWESOME show and I would NEVER have seen it, or even heard of it without netflix's watch instantly...

but you're right, it is like a treasure hunt... SO many LAME old shows that NO one watches like ever!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Drewbacca on March 12, 2008 at 10:29pm: Vertigo
Five Easy Pieces
Adam's Apples
Lilya 4-Ever
An Evening with Kevin Smith
This American Life (season 1)
Sex and Lucia
Dial M for Murder
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Permalink Reply by Drewbacca on March 12, 2008 at 10:30pm: they used to have "Grindhouse: Planet Terror" available too, but I guess they removed it. That's weird.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mastermindobu on March 13, 2008 at 8:19am: Some of these are repeats, but this is a list of my favorites off Watch Instant:

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Permalink Reply by Robowriter on March 27, 2008 at 9:11am: My 5-star-rated movies that are now available for instant viewing (after renting them on disc of course, heh):

2001: A Space Odyssey
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Amadeus
Beavers: IMAX
The Birds
City of Angels
Empire of the Sun
Fido
The Fifth Element
Forbidden Planet
Gattaca
The Killing Fields
Koyaanisqatsi
La Vie en Rose
The Last of the Mohicans
Men in Black
The Office: Seasons 1-3
The Office: Series 1-2 and Special
Oliver!
Pan's Labyrinth
The Remains of the Day
Short Circuit
Stand By Me
Superman: The Movie
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