its just some more terminology this hippie/ yuppie [what is this younger generation called anyway ] like to use to confuse us old folk

As if I didn't feel old enough already! Damn kids! ::big grin::

LOL - Yeah, me and my Hipster speak...


It's mostly categorized by low-budget and free-form/ad-libbed ("naturalistic" according to Wikipedia) dialogue and the plot is typically character driven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumblecore

Thank you!

You have Netflix, right? Have you seen Safety Not Guaranteed yet? It's sooooo good.

I do have Netflix! No, I haven't seen that yet. I'll add it to the queue!

BTW, speaking of Netflix gems, season 2 of House of Cards will be up next month! Can't wait! I thought Kevin Spacey was brilliant in this show.

Recently watched on Netflix (All for the first time);

Bernie: Based on a true life story about a mortician/ funeral director who begins a relationship with an older widow in his community and ends up murdering her.... Perfect little black comedy with some strong acting performances. Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine and Matthew McConaughey were all excellent. No idea how true to life this story is, but the movie is well worth a watch.

The Perfect Host: Any fans of David Hyde Pierce need to give this one a watch. The plot coincidences and twist are utterly ridiculous, but the acting is great and overshadows a pretty weak plot. Watch it if you're a fan of David Hyde Pierce or want to pass some time with something different. Not great, but I really enjoyed it.

Olympus has Fallen: Die hard in the White House.... Pretty much what you would expect. Not too bad as an action flick, but lacking the tongue in cheek humour and all out action of something like Die Hard. Takes itself a bit too seriously for my tastes.

The Perfect Host was a great little surprise! David Hyde Pierce was a lot of fun to watch too.

I enjoyed Olympus Has Fallen. I'll give The Perfect Host a watch, I've always enjoyed David Hyde Pierce.

I like the form mumblecore, by the description "free-form, ad-libbed, naturalistic". Some has said that parts of Alien was free-form ad-libbed. It sure seemed like much of it was. Made a it a much better film.

I heard Fishing with Gandhi was partially mumblecore. Brothers wrote and starred in it. They have long dialogue scenes that make the movie.

Any one know of any more recent films that are confirmed mumblecore?

I believe he features in most of the Harry Potter flicks, think he's some kind of wizard dude.

Made me laugh.....

OK, I guess you want a serious answer though.

Funny Ha Ha
The Puffy Chair
Baghead
LOL
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Tiny Furniture
Computer Chess

I kind've hate the term "mumblecore" if I'm honest, but it is what it is. I would recommend checking out The Puffy Chair (The Duplass Brothers are a great example of mumblecore) and anything with Greta Gerwig.

Wiki link to a more extensive list of mumblecore (just saying it makes me gag); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumblecore

Yeah, I absolutely hated the term when I first heard it but now I use it all the time as it turns out I really like a lot of films in the genre.

The Wikipedia article is fairly comprehensive, but here are my personal favorites:

The Puffy Chair
Humpday
Tiny Furniture
Frances Ha
Drinking Buddies


True Adolescents and Safety Not Guaranteed aren't listed in the Wikipedia article but they have a similar feel to them (as well as Mark Duplass), so I'd lump them in. I adored both of those movies.

The Do-Deca-Pentathlon and Computer Chess are both on Netflix Instant now; I haven't watched them yet but want to check them out. I also need to see Funny Ha Ha. Hanna Takes the Stairs was good, but I prefer some of the other titles more.

Got True Adolescents sitting there to watch will give it a day in court on my days off.

Safety Not Guaranteed was great. One of the few comedies I've bothered to watch a couple of times but I dug how different it was.

Hated Drinking Buddies tho... only got 20 minutes in and found the characters to annoying to continue on ::big grin::

But...
But...

OLIVIA WILDE.



:shocked:

Sweet, I've been wanting to see Drinking Buddies. That must be a new addition because I've searched for it on Netflix recently.

A few more mumblecore films that are on Netflix that I haven't yet seen:

Medicine for Melancholy
Red Flag
Somebody Up There Likes Me
The Off Hours (heard it's not great though)


A couple mumblecore films I've watched recently on Netflix that were not bad:

The Lie (directed by and starring Joshua Leonard, "Josh" from Blair Witch)
Nobody Walks (stars John Krasinski from The Office)


A few I've watched recently, not on Netflix:

The GoodTimesKid -- pretty unique style for mumblecore, not much mumbling.

A few Joe Swanberg films, who IMO is the most purist of the mumblecore directors, and a bit disturbing in a kinda creepy guy way. He's acted in a few mumblegore films (which tend not to be pure mumblecore, but related in one way or another) - V/H/S, A Horrible Way to Die, You're Next.

Alexander the Last - features Jess Weixler from "Teeth", explores themes of jealousy and the blurring of fiction and reality for actors.

Silver Bullets - similar in theme to Alexander, but darker and more art house. Psychologically tense and unnerving at times. Not really a horror film / mumblegore, as it's sometimes classified as. It's drama.

Uncle Kent - this one was the most affecting to me, really awkward and believable. You don't know whether to love or hate the guy, and the fact that you might relate to him somehow is a bit depressing, but the reason the film is so good.

I watched Nobody Walks a few weeks back, outside of some solid acting performances especially from Thirlby and DeWitt I wasn't too impressed. Starts out promising and looks good but it all falls a bit flat. You're probably right though, its not bad really, I just thought it could've been better.

I agree. It starts out promising but didn't do much with it. I liked the video production scenes though, especially the one with the synth. The Lie, I think has a more interesting situational setup -- borderline pretty darn good -- but I thought the ending was a little meh.

are you guys watching Nexflix on your computers, or on smart TVs, or TVs VIA a gaming system ?

TVs via Blu-ray player and gaming system and ipad

I watch it on my computer at work while eating lunch. At home I watch it on TV through Roku.

I consume via my iPhone or through my XBox 360.

Thanks for the suggestions, Everyone! I didn't know there would be so many. Sounds like The Puffy Chair is one of the better examples of mumblecore. I look forward to seeing computer chess too.

Is anyone aware of a film that is almost all improvisation?

Like most folks using Netflix, I run a LAN cable from my internet router to my Bluray DVD player; and a HDMI cable to my HD TV. These palyers list on the box they are Netflix/etc enabled, as they have memory/capacities to facilitate Netflix, Youtube, on demand films, Pandora, etc. Those work great because you can easily flip through everything with the Bluray remote control. If anyone goes that route, you'll want to get a Bluray with a high degree of memory, because some Bluray DVDs have extra data that the DVD has to load in order to play the DVD.

we have it but I don't watch it ..

my kid does on his ipad and on the playstation that's hooked up to the 32" he games on


my god - an Iphone?

I wont watch a movie on a computer - let alone an iphone

I watch through my xbox 360 or phone/ tablet if I'm away from home...


Most of the Christopher Guest ensemble cast comedies are largely improvised and contain some of the best improv work I can think of. Also pretty much everything from Curb Your Enthusiasm is improvised.

I know Pacino is/ was a big fan of improv. Dog Day Afternoon contains a fair amount of improvised work. If I remember right I think Pacino was familiar with a bunch of the cast (maybe affiliated with a theatre company he worked with) and they did a ton of improvised rehearsing to get into the mind of the characters and give it a more natural feel.

I used to use a home theater PC, hooked up to my TV and surround system, but couldn't get a smooth stream on HD. Also, Netflix via the web site doesn't do 1080p or 5.1 surround sound.

So I switched to a Blu-Ray player, which was okay, but kinda slow and the app was pretty cumbersome.

So I switched to my new Smart TV (I bought it for myself for Christmas), which has a dual core processor built in. I really like that setup. The app is fast, and having the remote built into the TV remote is convenient.

I also watch fairly regularly through my Samsung Galaxy S3, which you'd be surprised works really well, and is just as high def as my TV. At close range it's essentially the same size. Sometimes I'll use my Jambox via Bluetooth for sound, but usually it's through headphones.

Once in a while I'll use a tablet -- kindle fire, iPad, HP Touchpad (rooted with android), Microsoft Surface, Dell Venue 8". Some of those I've accumulated from projects at work (I'm a software engineer). I usually just prefer my phone though when not using the TV.

Same here. I don't want to watch movies, TV, etc on a computer or phone. Mostly because I want a comfortable chair.

haha - I like the mobility of my iPhone... The bedroom TV only plays DVDs so I like being able to watch Netflix from bed on my phone. I probably watch waaaay too much TV. ::embarrassment::

I have one of these....you can get it for about $50...maybe cheaper on ebay

Composite AV Video to TV RCA jacks....works like a charm and you can watch Netflix on any TV through your iphone or itouch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps2c454652.png

Woah!

Lookit the Ol' Devil teaching the "youngin" about technology. I'll take that as trade for my explanation of "mumblecore." :danger: ::wink::

heh heh - That's awesome. The TV is ancient; I'll have to see what fits it.

Really didnt like that one. Cliche, lame and predictable. Love watching Amber Heard though.

Sweet, I just noticed a few added to Netflix that I've been wanting to see!

• Sightseers
• Beberian Sound Studio
• The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
• Rubberneck

Now if I could just find the time to watch them...

Argento's Dracula is now streaming......if ya dare

ALSO


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After reading your review, I don't think so!

Dark Touch (2013) is now streaming. It received mixed reviews but I liked it. On a lot of Best of 2013 horror lists.

Hmm... I trust your take over what Netflix gives. How would describe what it's about?

Much of the fun is not knowing what's really going on, so I don't want to give too much away, but it starts out set up to be a supernatural/haunted house type film, and moves into psychological and possible telekinesis. It's about a troubled girl who undergoes a lot of violent supernatural or psychological experiences, and may or may not be the cause of them. Many reviews have compared it to Carrie.

It's directed by Marina de Van, who did the New French Extreme arthouse body horror film, In My Skin. Dark Touch, however is much more accessible than that film.

Sounds good will have to check it out.