Recommend me some movies

[Droopy]

The only restriction is that I need to be able to find it at Blockbuster. I ain't going out to a theater. I can rent 3 movies for the cost of seeing one at the theater and that doesn't include popcorn with extra butter. :)

[Richardo]

1. what do you like, droopy?

My recent favorite is the crime story 'Gone Baby Gone'.

[Droopy]

4. I like movies from all genres

I like romances the least and documentaries the most, but one of the movies I'm going to get is Super Troopers if that tells you anything.

[Beaverhausen]

12. "Wordplay" and "Shut Up And Sing" are two great documentaries

the first is about crossword puzzles and is really entertaining, the second is about the Dixie Chicks and how they dealt with their treatment after they made the comment about Bush. Highly reccommended.

[hellbound-liberal]

30. You can watch Shut Up and Sing for free at www.freedocumentaries.org

They have a lot of really good free documentaries that you can watch online. Here's a link: http://www.freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=163

[Ptah]

2. I always enjoy Men In Black.

[Haole Girl]

3. How about some comedies?

Airplane!

A Fish Called Wanda

Defending Your Life

Fun with Dick and Jane (old, but hilarious!)

Grumpy Old Men

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (one of my all-time favorites :-) )


More, here: http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/collections/classics/comedyClassics?pg.1.page=1&pg.1.pageSize=25

[Droopy]

5. I've seen all but two of those

I will check out Planes, Trains and Automobiles at the store.

[Haole Girl]

6. You haven't seen it?

Oh, you've got to see it!!

Just thinking about it makes me laugh! :D

[Flaxbee]

16. There is a funny comedy - only shown on HBO, I think - but now

rentable, called "What Planet Are You From?" with Gary Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, John Goodman, Ben Kingsley - offbeat, but silly and funny, if you're in the mood for a comedy.

I am a sucker for the Bourne movies - if you haven't seen the latest one, The Bourne Ultimatum, try it out.

[harmonicon]

38. you have to see that movie

It's incredibly funny.

Have you seen The Jerk? Also funny.

[auntAgonist]

7. hmm ok

Goodfellas
Gone Baby Gone
Any of the Godfather movies (?)

I'm drawing a blank and we watch movies all the time :rofl:
I have a bad memory for names.

:hi:

[khashka]

8. Old stuff....

Bound
Raising Arizona
Women On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
The Fifth Element (it's funny and great music - but the part that always gets to me is the Pictures Of War bit, where the 5th element decides she doesn't want to save us cuz if we can do things like that we don't deserve to be saved.)

Khash.

[nuxvomica]

9. Charlie Wilson's War

It's very slick, very smart and a very entertaining look inside politics.

[Droopy]

10. Is that one out on DVD yet?

I remember wanting to see that, but it seems like it just came out in theaters.

[nuxvomica]

11. I rented it on DVD. It came out recently.

A couple of older, more obscure titles that are real gems:

Crime Spree (2003): Harvey Keitel as a mob guy vs some French hoodlums. It's very funny.
What's The Worst that Could Happen? (2001): Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence in a fun Donald Westlake story.

[bixente]

13. Um

I'm a big fan of Asian film. I'm wondering about some outstanding titles which you'd likely find at Blockbuster... two that spring to mind are "Hero" and "Infernal Affairs". Infernal Affairs focuses on the exploits of an undercover cop working in the underworld and a mobster infiltrating the police force. "Hero" is one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen, the cinematography is breathtaking.

[Chan790]

25. The Departed.

If you haven't seen "The Departed"...don't. It'll probably piss you off. It's almost-scene-for-scene a remake (and an inferior one at that, though still good.) of Infernal Affairs. The ending is different because they tacked some follow-up onto the end.

I'm pissed that Scorsese didn't tell people that it's a remake of a foreign film...I think that's dishonest. How hard is it to give credit where due?

[Adsos Letter]

14. "Bad Day at Black Rock," "Seven Days in May"

[Heidi]

15. Okie dokie, since you're a thinkin' man:

1. Down By Law
2. Broken Flowers
3. No Direction Home
4. Kundun

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. "Platoon". Somebody posted a picture and I forgot how much

I really loved that movie.

[yellowdogintexas]

18. some off the beaten path ones;

I Capture the Castle
Ladies in Lavendar
Tea With Mussolini
Big Trouble
Chocolat
Christmas in the Clouds
Better Off Dead
Strip Tease
Undercover Blues

[OhioChick]

24. Chocolat was good...

Not to mention Johnny Depp. :loveya:

[JoePhilly]

28. Better Off Dead .... excellent part of the John Cussack teen series ...

[ikojo]

19. National Treasure is good...I've not seen NT 2 so I can't

comment on that one..

Wild Hogs is the rare comedy that I've enjoyed.

Sweeney Todd is awesome, of course Johnny Depp is in it and well....he's a hottie.

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. I just watched Sweeney this morning and now my neck hurts...

It ended very surprisingly.

[latebloomer]

36. We hold this truth to be self-evident

"of course Johnny Depp is in it and well....he's a hottie."

:D

[timtom]

21. Here's a couple:

Bigger Than The Sky
Fargo
The Graduate
The Impostors
The Producers (Matthew Broderick)
Noel

That oughta do for starters (if you haven't already seen them).

Oh, wait!

Zulu

There.

[CBHagman]

35. I loved "The Imposters."

Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt (Hm. Stan and Ollie...), Steve Buscemi as a depressed man named Happy, and a wild and wonderful cast (Allison Janney, Billy Connolly, Hope Davis, Campbell Scott, Lili Taylor et al). Don't forget to watch till the VERY end.

Some others you may have overlooked:

The Spanish Prisoner. A David Mamet mystery with very little violence and no profanity to speak of. Love that ending.

Lantana. A woman disappears without explanation, and the investigating detective finds surprising links to his own life (and sins). Love, loneliness, grief, infidelity, and interconnected lives in modern-day Sydney. This is one of my favorite movies of the past decade.

Cradle Will Rock. Tim Robbins's film about the Federal Theatre Project is, like George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck, based on actual events and quite relevant to today's politics and culture.

Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her. Another series of vignettes from Rodrigo Garcia (Ten Tiny Love Stories, Nine Lives), all focusing on the lives of women.

[Ikonoklast]

22. World's Fastest Indian

Anthony Hopkins in a greatly under-appreciated role.

You'll like it.

[bridgit]

40. That movie was cool

:thumbsup:

[Critters2]

23. "Earth", "Fire" or "Water" directed by Deepa Mehta

Wonderful, moving films. The Blockbuster here has two of 'em. I had to get "Earth" from Netflix. They're in the foreign film section. I highly recommend them!

[JoePhilly]

26. Ghost Story from 1981 ...

Has an interesting cast ... very unusual flashback sequences ... and some adult sexual themes ... not a blood and guts film, more mystery and suspense.

[lost-in-nj]

27. Finding Neverland

You have to give this special movie a chance


:hi:


lost

[auntAgonist]

29. I LOVED LOVED LOVED that movie!

Last night we watched Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the witch and the wardrobe. I liked it a lot.

[riderinthestorm]

31. Across the Universe is my "new" movie rec.

I assume you are looking for New Releases?

[fizzgig]

32. some of my favorites

the shipping news
the station agent
juno

i recently watched the darjeeling express, it was odd but good.

[DaydreaminHippie68]

33. BRAVEHEART!!!

One of my favorite movies.

[Chan790]

34. Eulogy

Kind of an f-ed up movie because it's largely based on the dysfunction common in families where honesty is optional.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349416/

[Mz Pip]

37. Some older ones

Dead Again

American Beauty

Chariots of Fire

[bridgit]

39. I'm Not There

http://www.imnotthere-movie.com/site :popcorn:

[blonndee]

41. Syriana, if you haven't seen it yet!

[grannylib]

42. "The Lion in Winter" "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" "Rebecca"

My top three, today anyway *lol*
Also loved "Adam's Rib" and "Desk Set" - couple of old Tracy/Hepburn classics.

[PassingFair]

43. I am completely HOOKED on "Rome" the HBO miniseries.

Seasons 1 and 2 are available at Blockbuster.

Actually filmed in Rome. Great acting.
Great sets. Great costumes.

Kind of kinky though.

[raouldukelives]

44. Stranger than Fiction

That movie just tickles me. Also noticed TCM was showing Paths of Glory. Great war movie.

[Rhythm]

50. I like that one also, in spite of myself...

I usually cannot STAND Will Farrell, but that one had a decent plot, and it wasn't dependent of so many sight-gags and pratfalls and such.

Besides, Maggie Gyllenhaal looked hot, so that was a plus.

[Skittles]

45. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Marisa Tomei

[jobycom]

46. "Lone Star," "A Life Less Ordinary," and above all, if you haven't seen it already...

"Strictly Ballroom."

Just three random choices. I'm on a mission to get as many people to watch Lone Star as I can. Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Matthew Howeveryouspellmcconnahee, Kris Kristofferson. Best movie about Texas ever made. Heck, it's one of the only ones I can even stand. The very final line is the best line about Texas ever. Ever, I say.

[yellowdogintexas]

49. oh yes, "Strictly Ballroom" is a blast

I loved that movie

[nomorenomore08]

47. "Inland Empire"

It'll keep you occupied for 6 hours or more, because it's 3 hours long and you'll have to watch it AT LEAST twice.

While I'm at it, I might as well list a tentative Top 5 (in no particular order): "Full Metal Jacket," "Taxi Driver," "The Godfather Pts. I & II," "Blue Velvet," and maybe "Videodrome" or "Reservoir Dogs" for the final slot. Yeah, I like violent, psychologically fucked-up movies - what of it?

[DFW]

48. I just heard of this one:

As an alternative, I liked "Shooter." It has some holes and plot inconsistencies, but the
overall premise (that corruption is pervasive at the highest levels of government, and
that the people at the top are willing to use anyone and everyone) is valid.

[Paladin]

51. "Enchanted" and "The Namesake"

These are two movies my two daughters recommended to me; without their strong suggestions, I probably wouldn't have gotten around to seeing them.

"Enchanted" is a beautifully done feel-good piece, one of the best updated fairy tales ever. And "The Namesake" is a profoundly moving tale of an East Indian family's experiences after coming to New York from Calcutta.

Enjoy....

[Omphaloskepsis]

52. Lars and the Real Girl.

[zippy890]

53. favorite comedy - "Idiocracy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0yQunhOaU0

:rofl:

I laughed so hard.

[Zavulon]

54. On the off chance you haven't seen it: The Usual Suspects. (NT)

[JCMach1]

55. Lost in Translation

[Brigid]

56. Some eclectic selections:

1. Syriana
2. Lord of War
3. O Brother Where Art Thou?
4. Good Night and Good Luck
5. National Treasure
6. Head of State
7. The Patriot
8. Sweet Home Alabama
9. All Quiet on the Western Front (1931)
10. Forrest Gump