New Flix on Netflix – July 2012
We all know what Netflix is, but we never know what to watch. Without a great way to keep track of all the new titles available to watch instantly it’s pretty easy to overlook something awesome. But have no fear - Panels On Pages is here to keep you up to date on the coolest New Flix on Netflix.
Welcome back PoP!ulation – it’s the first of the month, and that means it’s time to check in on all the newest Instant Netflix offering since the last time we spoke. Overall, July is a bit disappointing, but there are few diamonds in the rough below!
Battle Royale - Remember that movie everyone said was better than The Hunger Games when The Hunger Games came out? Now you can actually watch it!
Battle Royale 2 - And the sequel!
Superman: The Movie - You will believe a man can spin the world backwards and make dirt un-fall into a hole in the ground. Oh, spoilers, sorry.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Sorry Lee, no Transformers 2 yet. You’ll have to stick to watching your Ultimate Edition Director’s Cut Blu-Ray Box Set.
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller - I wonder if Kerouac’s stories would be interesting if they were acted out by puppets?
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Look for the one episode about how all Greek people love anal.
Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie - In case you’re one of the people who find these guys funny. Y’know, drug addicts.
Red Dawn - Who better to fend off the Russian Army than a pack of High Schoolers?
Twelve Monkeys - “What am I supposed to do with eleven monkeys? GET ME A TWELVE MONKEY!” - Bruce Willis, Twelve Monkeys.
The Fifth Element - You’ve seen the cosplay, now see the movie.
Donnie Brasco - Captain Jack Sparrow goes undercover to infiltrate the mob and steal their hidden treasure.
Blood: The Last Vampire - This sounds like something Travis from the Super-Fly Podcast would enjoy.
Home Alone 3 - Even as a child I knew I didn’t want to see this.
Ronin - Oh man, I hope this is about Hawkeye from that time when he decided to be a ninja.
Raising Arizona - Perhaps somewhere in here will be clues as to why Arizona hates immigrants so much.
Boyz N the Hood - Remember when Cuba Gooding Jr COULDN’T talk to dogs?
The Majestic - Remember when Jim Carrey decided he was a serious actor?
Syriana - What am I supposed to say about Syriana that’s funny?
Once Upon a Time in the West - If this doesn’t end with “And they lived happily ever after” I’ll be pissed.
Basic - The reviews compare this movie to Pulp Fiction because it stars John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. I’ve seen Pulp Fiction, sir, and you are no Pulp Fiction.
City by the Sea - Before James Franco was making inexplicable appearances on soap operas, he was in this movie.
Blood Work - The story of ComixBookGurl‘s day to day life.
Taps - Sean Penn and Tom Cruise take over their military academy. First order of business? No more stuff on high shelves!
F/X - Never mess with a special effects expert.
F/X 2 - What did I JUST SAY?
Grumpy Old Men - The video version of the Super-Fly Podcast.
Lewis Black: In God We Rust - I predict 90 minutes of angry old man yelling at the audience….hmmm, maybe THIS is the video version of the Super-Fly Podcast.
Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time - For those of you who dig sketch comedy. Looking at you, Knize.
Live Nude Comedy - Featuring Shannon Elizabeth and Whitney, star of Whitney. *Shudder*
Eight Men Out - Leading the pack for some decent Baseball related movies this month is the story of the disgraced Chicago Black Sox. Why they gotta be the “Black” Sox? Why can’t they just be the “Sox”?
A League of Their Own - There’s no crying in Tom Hanks’ movies!
The Bad News Bears - The original, before Billy Bob Thorton accidentally filmed a remake that summer that he thought he was coaching Little League.
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training - Bad News Bears, Part Deux
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan! - Still no sign of the fourth movie, The Bad News Bears Lose Their Innocence in Thailand.
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist - I’m sure this is completely original and just as good as the original Exorcist.
The Exorcist 2: The Heretic - Okay, I’m sure THIS is completely original and just as good as the original Exorcist.
Cheerleader Massacre - Oh man, I hope whoever is massacring them doesn’t follow them back to their Sorority House!
Sorority House Massacre - Oh no, they totally followed them back to their Sorority House!
I Spit on Your Grave - This sounds utterly disturbing, so I figured it would be right up most of your alleys.
KISS: Rock the Nation Live - People like KISS, right?
Lonesome Dove - This one is for PoP!ulation member Joshua. Because why not, that’s why.
Return to Lonesome Dove - Spoiler alert: apparently they leave Lonesome Dove at the end of the first one.
Voltron Force - For you young people, this is like old school Power Rangers.
Voltron: The Third Dimension - And this is like old school Power Rangers in 3-D.
The Gumby Show - I can’t imagine this holds up well. I just can’t. I actually can’t imagine that it was good for it’s time, either. But now we can know for sure.
Hawthorne - The Fresh Princess of Bel-Air plays a nurse who does all sorts of nurse stuff with the guy from Alias. Man, Alias was a good show. They should put Alias on streaming.
There’s also new episodes of these TV shows:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
And then there’s this junk:
WWE: Best of Raw and SmackDown 2011
WWE: You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
The Best of WCW: Clash of the Champions
There you have it PoP!ulation. Spread the word. Tell your friends. And stay up to date on all the releases that happen between now and next month by following our thread in the forums or by following the #NewFlixOnNetflix hastag on Twitter – you’ll get a head start on watching all the newest releases. Happy viewing!
A quick disclaimer – as some of these titles have just been released this morning, they may not be truly available to watch instantly until later in the day. Or maybe tomorrow. But they’ll be there. And when they’re there, you should watch them.
Filed Under: Features • New on Netflix
Gumby immediately went into my Instant Queue. Why? Because it’s amazing.
Multiple laughs on this one.
I also laughed multiple times. You’re so freaking funny Mahoney! Even though there is pretty much nothing I’m excited about being released this month, your article still rocked.
I hate to say it, but I put on the Lewis Black special… some funny stuff but it felt like it went long and some of the stuff was just put in for the shock effect….
I loved 12 Monkeys!
The original I Spit On Your Grave!!! Such a great movie, I am hoping this is the unedited version.
just had a kid and are still witty, where do you get off… : P