Netflix removed the friend component to their website and also the ability to see your friend’s ratings. I used to have fun writing silly reviews for Netflix a while back, done mainly to provoke a response or a laugh. It’s amazing how without being able to hear your tone, people never assume you’re joking. First, they figure they can educate you on something you missed. I wish I could show you the series of answers I got from Thelma and Louise question about the cliffhanger ending. Netflix says they are retooling the idea of friends and ratings and it may show up on Facebook or in another format.
A few of my fun Netflix reviews
Thelma & Louise
You rated this movie: 3.0
The copy I saw the ending was cut off. Their car goes flying off a cliff and I didn’t get to see what happened next. Anyone? Hopefully this Special Edition answers those and other unanswerables!
Kingdom of Heaven: Director’s Cut
A clarification, please: how many minutes do you need stay awake for to review the movie? Perhaps my review is biased. The nap was fair at least.
Demolition Man
You rated this movie: 1.0
Rodman was great as Snipes. Your review must be at least 80 characters in length - even if the movie doesn’t deserve 80 characters?
You Got Served
You rated this movie: 1.0
Actually, no, I didn’t. Did you? Meg Ryan was great before the lip job. Don’t you agree?
Robin Hood
You rated this movie: 3.0
Wow, this is the first movie I remember seeing in a theater, not a drive-in. My mom took me. I am still waiting for her to pick me up.
Rocky IV
You rated this movie: 3.0
Everything I ever needed to know I learned in montage. Wait, is this one where Reagan beats Gorbachev?
Waitress
You rated this movie: 3.0
Includes many useful recipes. More entertaining than Rachael Ray, and not as violent as The Iron Chef.
Eagle vs. Shark
You rated this movie: 2.0
Nobody wins. Especially not the viewer. Nice enough soundtrack at least. See Flight of the Conchords instead.
Once
You rated this movie: 4.0
This does for the scarf what Tombstone did for the ‘stache (a nod to Ron E. No, he doesn’t have a mustache, but he did point out out Tombstone’s importance in the canon.)
Rocket Science
You rated this movie: 4.0
Rushmore on Ritalin. Will make you want to throw a musical instrument through a window. Gives new life to the Violent Femmes.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
You rated this movie: 1.0
AARRRRRRRRRRRR UGH. I almost pulled an Oedipus. And I don’t mean sleeping with my mom.
Perfect Stranger
You rated this movie: 2.0
“I don’t want this in my house.” - My father-in-law after seeing the DVD that left behind by another relative.
Stardust
You rated this movie: 4.0
Claire Danes shines, literally. The Princess Bride trippin’ balls. I don’t know what that means. You get to see what Michelle Pfeiffer looks like without makeup, too.
Superbad
You rated this movie: 4.0
More like superGOOD!!!!!! It’s funny in all the right parts and tragically sad in almost none of the parts. Not as serious as some of Michael Cera’s early work.
The Namesake
You rated this movie: 4.0
Not as meaningful or heartfelt as Harold and Kumar Go
to White Castle, but definitely funnier.
Sicko
You rated this movie: 4.0
Just what the doctor ordered. Don’t be misled by the cover though, doesn’t include Michael Moore rectal exam.
The Ten
You rated this movie: 4.0
A: Kentucky Fried Movie. Airplane. The Ten. Q: What are 3 movies I’ve never seen in my kitchen. Fearless comedy. You never know what’s coming.
3:10 to Yuma
You rated this movie: 4.0
Don’t miss this train!!! For fans of the mid-to-late afternoon
and more!!! Yuma should see it!!!
Paris, Je T’aime
You rated this movie: 4.0
The first time I heard the phrase Je t’aime it made me sick to my stomach. It was a freshman college girl saying it to a floormate of mine. It was almost as disgusting as the dip cup of tobacco juice he kept in his room.
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
You rated this movie: 3.0
He wouldn’t get into these situations if he just told the truth and faced the consequences.
Atonement
You rated this movie: 3.0
Sometimes a film moves you so much you can’t stop thinking about it months after seeing it. This is not that film. Kill a tree, read the book.
