{"id":3558,"date":"2012-02-28T20:29:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/02\/28\/impending-geekgasm-on-netflix-instant-watch-march-edition-2\/"},"modified":"2012-02-28T20:29:57","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T20:29:57","slug":"impending-geekgasm-on-netflix-instant-watch-march-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/02\/28\/impending-geekgasm-on-netflix-instant-watch-march-edition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Impending Geekgasm on Netflix Instant Watch – March edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of goodies this month. The lauded animated series The Adventures of Tintin<\/span>, the classic Bowie vision of the Walter Tevis novel The Man Who Fell to Earth<\/span>, the Oscar-winning Rango<\/span>, and the epic Ran<\/span> all make their Netflix premieres this month. 70s and 80\u2019s TV invade this month with Knight Rider<\/span>, Magnum P.I.<\/span>, Miami Vice<\/span>, Quincy, M.E.<\/span>, and the 1960s Adam-12<\/span> for good measure all make their appearance.<\/p>\n

\n*<\/span><\/span> streaming for the first time via Netflix.<\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 1:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Adam-12<\/span><\/a> (1968)
*<\/span><\/span>The Adventures of Tintin<\/span><\/a> (1991) I hope as promised that this is better than the wretched Spielberg version<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Amazing Stories<\/span><\/a> (1985)
*<\/span><\/span>An American Haunting<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog<\/span><\/a>
Beverly Hills Cop III<\/span><\/a> Emblematic of John Landis\u2019s and Eddie Murphy\u2019s mediocre outputs in the 1990s<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Dororo<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Dragnet<\/span><\/a> (1967)
*<\/span><\/span>The Gate<\/span><\/a>
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Ghost Hunters: International<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Ghosts of Goldfield<\/span><\/a>
Going Berserk<\/span><\/a>
Half Past Dead<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>In My Sleep<\/span><\/a> I reviewed this<\/a> in 2010. “With a telegraphed plot and stereotypical conclusions, \u201cIn My Sleep\u201d struggles to achieve the level of a low-budget 1990s Lifetime movie.”<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>In the Cold of the Night<\/span><\/a>
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Knight Rider<\/span><\/a> (1982)
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Magnum P.I.<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>The Man Who Fell to Earth<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Miami Vice<\/span><\/a> (1984)
*<\/span><\/span>The Muse<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown<\/span><\/a>
Opal Dream<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>The Oregonian<\/span><\/a>
Pi<\/span><\/a> If you haven\u2019t seen Aronofsky\u2019s haunting, cerebral first film, watch it now or forever turn in your geek badge!<\/span>
Project X<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Quincy, M.E.<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Ran<\/span><\/a> (1985)
*<\/span><\/span>The Sci-Fi Boys<\/span><\/a> This looks interesting<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/span><\/a> Ignore the movie and do the smart thing and just listen to the original album<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Sitting Ducks<\/span><\/a> (2001)
*<\/span><\/span>The Skulls 2<\/span><\/a>
The Wraith<\/span><\/a> (1986)
*<\/span><\/span>Wushu<\/span><\/a>
*<\/span><\/span>Young Hercules<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Premiering March 6:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Babar<\/span><\/a> (1989) So I like Babar. Sue me<\/span>
Babar, King of the Elephants<\/span><\/a>
Babar: The Movie<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 8:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Jeepers Creepers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 10:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>1911<\/span><\/a> (Xinhai geming<\/span>) Directed by and starring Jackie Chan<\/span><\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 16:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>The Tale of Despereaux<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 20:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>This Is Not a Movie<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 25:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>The Sacred Blacksmith<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nPremiering March 31:<\/span>
*<\/span><\/span>Rango<\/span><\/a> (2011) The best animated feature of 2011! From my review<\/a>:<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In a seemingly impossible bit of movie alchemy, director Gore Verbinski (\u201cPirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End\u201d), with the aid of Johnny Depp, masterfully combines \u201cChinatown,\u201d Sergio Leone\u2019s Man with No Name films and the best of Looney Tunes into the hilarious and entertaining \u201cRango.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Titles expiring soon<\/span><\/p>\n

Mixed within the usual array of crap are several films that should be seen before they disappear: La Femme Nikita<\/span>, The Odd Couple<\/span>, Seraphim Falls<\/span>, Soap<\/span> (at least Season One), Dagon<\/span> and Escape from New York<\/span><\/p>\n

Expiring March 1:<\/span>
Alien Trespass<\/span><\/a>
The Broken<\/span><\/a> (2008)
The Burrowers<\/span><\/a>
Caligula<\/span><\/a> (1979)
Can We Make it to Mars?: Nova scienceNOW<\/span><\/a>
Carriers<\/span><\/a> (2009)
Charlie\u2019s Angels<\/span><\/a> (2000)
Cliffhanger<\/span><\/a> (1993)
Cool World<\/span><\/a>
The Dead Hate the Living!<\/span><\/a>
Dead Pool<\/span><\/a>
Death Becomes Her<\/span><\/a>
Demonic Toys<\/span><\/a>
The Descent: Part 2<\/span><\/a>
The Dick Tracy Show: The Complete Animated Series<\/span><\/a>
Dollman<\/span><\/a>
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys<\/span><\/a>
Driftwood<\/span><\/a> (2006)
The Electric Company<\/span>: Season 1<\/a> (2009)
The Emperor and the Assassin<\/span><\/a> (Jing Ke ci Qin Wang<\/span>)
The Enforcer<\/span><\/a> (1976)
Flash Gordon<\/span><\/a> (1980) All together now.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flash \u2013 a-ah \u2013 saviour of the universe
\nFlash \u2013 a-ah \u2013 he\u2019ll save everyone of us
\nHa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
\nFlash \u2013 a-ah \u2013 he\u2019s a miracle
\nFlash \u2013 a-ah \u2013 king of the impossible<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n


Franklyn<\/span><\/a>
The Funhouse<\/span><\/a>
The Gods Must Be Crazy 2<\/span><\/a>
The Gravedancers<\/span><\/a>
Howard the Duck<\/span><\/a> Beloved by a few and villified by many, this clunker managed to derail any serious comic book adaptation attempts for nearly a decade.<\/span>
Iceman<\/span><\/a>
Intruder<\/span><\/a> (1989) Co-stars Bruce Campbell &amp; Sam Raimi!<\/span>
Jetsons: The Movie<\/span><\/a>
Kill Theory<\/span><\/a>
La Femme Nikita<\/span><\/a> (1990) The original French masterpiece, basis for an American remake and two TV series, is a must see for all action film fans. One of the very best of its type.<\/span>
Lake Mungo<\/span><\/a>
Laserblast<\/span><\/a>
The Last Action Hero<\/span><\/a>
The Machinist<\/span><\/a>
The Odd Couple<\/span><\/a> (1968) May not fit perfectly on this list but one of my all time favorite movies.<\/span>
Panic Room<\/span><\/a>
Puppet Master 2: His Unholy Creations<\/span><\/a>
Radio Flyer<\/span><\/a>
Return of the Living Dead 3 <\/span><\/a>
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead<\/span><\/a>
Rugrats Go Wild<\/span><\/a>
The Seeker\u2019s Guide to Harry Potter <\/span><\/a>
Seraphim Falls<\/span><\/a> Unheralded horror-western hybrid. From my review of the DVD release<\/a>: “[Director David Von Ancken] successfully weaves action, touches of humor, and moribund bizarreness in his picture.”<\/span>
Sesame Street<\/span><\/a> (1969)
The Seventh Sign<\/span><\/a>
Silent Running<\/span><\/a>
Soap<\/span><\/a> The first season may be one of the funniest shows ever.<\/span>
Stripes<\/span><\/a>
Subspecies<\/span><\/a>
Subspecies 2: Bloodstone<\/span><\/a>
Suspect Zero<\/span><\/a>
Trancers 2: The Return of Jack Deth<\/span><\/a>
Wicked Little Things<\/span><\/a>
Zombies of Mass Destruction<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 7:<\/span>
Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Master<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 9:<\/span>
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Original Animated Series<\/span><\/a>
The Littles<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 10:<\/span>
Almighty Thor<\/span><\/a> This SyFy “original” film was a blatant attempt to cash in on some of the Marvel money.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 14:<\/span>
OSS 117: Lost in Rio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 15:<\/span>
Alphaville<\/span><\/a>
Animal Crackers<\/span>: Season 1<\/a>
Arachnid<\/span><\/a>
The Baby\u2019s Room<\/span><\/a>
Beast Within<\/span><\/a> (2008)
Boy Eats Girl<\/span><\/a>
C.C. and Company<\/span><\/a>
]i]Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever[\/i]<\/a>
Comic Book Villains<\/span><\/a>
Dagon<\/span><\/a> The fantastic third segment of Stuart Gordon\u2019s Lovecraft trilogy<\/span>
The Entrance<\/span><\/a>
Escape from New York<\/span><\/a> Some of the finest awesome sauce available<\/span>
The Evil Woods <\/span><\/a>
Frayed<\/span><\/a>
Gamebox 1.0<\/span><\/a>
Haunted Boat<\/span><\/a>
Jade Warrior<\/span><\/a>
King Cobra<\/span><\/a>
The Last Warrior<\/span><\/a> (2001)
The Man in the White Suit <\/span><\/a>
Murder by Decree<\/span><\/a> Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper starring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, and Donald Sutherland<\/span>
Mystery Team<\/span><\/a>
Nine Lives<\/span><\/a>
Ninja\u2019s Creed<\/span><\/a>
S\u00e9ance<\/span><\/a> (2006)
Summer\u2019s Moon<\/span><\/a>
Swamp Thing<\/span><\/a>
Three Kingdoms<\/span><\/a>
Village of the Giants<\/span><\/a>
Zapped!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 16:<\/span>
The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations<\/span><\/a> I didn\u2019t even know they had made a two. Not that I really cared<\/span>
From Within<\/span><\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Blood Waters of Dr. Z<\/span><\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beatniks<\/span><\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye<\/span><\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Final Sacrifice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 17:<\/span>
Ghost Adventures<\/span>: Season 3<\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera<\/span><\/a> I own the recent release of the unedited, original Japanese version of Gamera<\/span><\/a>. I highly recommend that edition. A great film.<\/span>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Barugon<\/span><\/a> Ditto goes for the unedited Barugon<\/span><\/a><\/span>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Gaos<\/span><\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Guiron<\/span><\/a>
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Zigra<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 20:<\/span>
Contact<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 22:<\/span>
Basket Case<\/span><\/a> (1982)
Bloodthirst 2: Revenge of the Chupacabras<\/span><\/a>
Hell\u2019s Gate<\/span><\/a> (2002)
Hellion: The Devil\u2019s Playground<\/span><\/a>
Invaders from Mars <\/span><\/a> (1953)
It\u2019s Alive<\/span><\/a> (2008)
Lost Tribe<\/span><\/a> (2010)
The Prisoner<\/span><\/a> (1990)
The Secret<\/span><\/a> (2007)
Thriller<\/span>: Season 1<\/a> The classic anthology series hosted by Boris Karloff<\/span>
Virtual Girl<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 24:<\/span>
The Boondock Saints<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 25:<\/span>
Conceiving Ada<\/span><\/a> While an intelligent, well-conceived movie about Ada Lovelace would be more than welcome, this stupid-sounding film is not it<\/span><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 26:<\/span>
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid<\/span><\/a>
Samurai Champloo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\nExpiring March 28:<\/span>
Alice in Wonderland<\/span><\/a> (1949)
Legion of the Dead<\/span><\/a> (2002)<\/p>\n

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The above is accurate as of February 28. As with all things streaming, the info is in constant flux. YMMV.<\/span><\/p>\n

Content courtesy of FeedFliks<\/a> and Instantwatcher<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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