Do you have suggestions for movies to watch?

[SOAPboy]

Equilibrium

Food flick

[shmokes]

Here are some that immediately pop into my mind that many people haven't seen, some old, some new:

Harold and Maude
Evil Dead 2  (prequel to Army of Darkness, so don't see that first -- also it is 1000x better than AoD)
Miller's Crossing (another Coen Bro's film -- they're all good)
Punch Drunk Love
You Can Count On Me
One True Thing
Garden State
The Iron Giant
Amelie (same director as City of Lost Children, with more mainstream appeal)
Hellboy
Road Trip


I'll stop there cos I can go on and on.  I love movies

[duffjr]

Equilibrium

Food flick

also consider "a fridge too far."

[saint]

I thought AI was an excellent movie with a somewhat disappointing ending. I'd recommend seeing it at least once...

I'll second that... AI was horrifically bad. 

I think that's a bit harsh but it was let down by a cop out ending. I think it would have been a much better movie if it had been directed by Stanley Kubrick as was originally planned.

[duffjr]

what was wrong with the ending?  the ending was just unusual for such a straightforward movie...

[Grasshopper]

what was wrong with the ending?  the ending was just unusual for such a straightforward movie...

Spoiler Alert!


Well it just didn't make any sense. I can buy the robots (or were they aliens?) cloning the mother from a strand of hair. That was actually quite a good idea. But how were they able to retrieve her memories? And why could she only live for 24 hours? Spielberg didn't even bother coming up with a pseudo-scientific explanation for these things. We were just supposed to accept them at face value and for a supposedly "science" fiction film that's just not good enough.

Other than the crap ending it was an interesting and thought provoking movie IMHO. I certainly wouldn't describe it as straightforward.

[patrickl]

I watched a few more weird movies lately of which I liked (in order):
- Crash
- You me and everyone we know
- Lost in Translation

Crash wasn't so weird actually and that one I think most people would like.

Then there is the usual movies:
- Hitchhikers guide
- Saw
- Sponge Bob squarepants the movie
- Star wars III

and then I'm sad to admit I even liked Hitch. I know it's more a girlie movie, but still.

[Grasshopper]

If you're into superhero films then I'd definitely recommend you check out Daredevil. It has to be one of the most underrated films of recent years.

However Electra (a spin off from Daredevil) and The Fantastic Four were both very disappointing.

[NIVO]

just about anything directed Ridley Scott. Long live great epics!

[duffjr]

what was wrong with the ending?  the ending was just unusual for such a straightforward movie...

Spoiler Alert!


Well it just didn't make any sense. I can buy the robots (or were they aliens?) cloning the mother from a strand of hair. That was actually quite a good idea. But how were they able to retrieve her memories? And why could she only live for 24 hours? Spielberg didn't even bother coming up with a pseudo-scientific explanation for these things. We were just supposed to accept them at face value and for a supposedly "science" fiction film that's just not good enough.

Other than the crap ending it was an interesting and thought provoking movie IMHO. I certainly wouldn't describe it as straightforward.

i just took it to mean that they were all-knowing and could retrieve the memories from his brain.  it was artificial.  she wasn't really there.  if she did come back from the dead, i wouldn't buy that.

[saint]

Ack, I thought DareDevil was one of the poorer comic book adaptations put out. I liked FF, though it was no X-Men

If you're into superhero films then I'd definitely recommend you check out Daredevil. It has to be one of the most underrated films of recent years.

However Electra (a spin off from Daredevil) and The Fantastic Four were both very disappointing.

[duffjr]

daredevil sucked unless you liked seeing ben affleck with his shirtoff.  it's worth a one-time viewing if you like superheroes and seeing jennifer garner get beatdown.  fantastic four was totally unrealistic, but it was a lot of fun making fun of the ridiculousness of the superpowers.  i can't wait till fantastic five.

[AtomSmasher]

Ack, I thought DareDevil was one of the poorer comic book adaptations put out. I liked FF, though it was no X-Men

If you're into superhero films then I'd definitely recommend you check out Daredevil. It has to be one of the most underrated films of recent years.

However Electra (a spin off from Daredevil) and The Fantastic Four were both very disappointing.

The Directors Cut of Dare Devil was much better then the theater version.

[Kremmit]

This is one of my favorite reccomendations, because practically nobody's seen it.  Do yourself a favor, and find a copy of  "A Slight Case of Murder".  (You want the 1999 version with William H. Macy.  The 1938 pic of the same name has nothing to do with this one.)

-Crime, Western, Toughguy-

Sin City
Point Blank  (Lee Marvin)
Payback (Mel Gibson) (see this one right after Point Blank  )
The Wild Bunch
The Magnificent Seven
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Reservoir Dogs (still Tarantino's best)
Soldier (under-rated)
The Getaway (Steve McQueen, not Alec Baldwin)
Open Range


-Comedy (smart)-

Swingers
The Blues Brothers
Clerks
Go
The Princess Bride


-Comedy (stupid)-

Super Troopers
Up The Creek
Strange Brew
Ski School

[shmokes]

Kremmit has good taste.

[Generic Eric]

I saw two movies based on the suggested list
Hitch Hickers guide to the galaxy
- I had to see it since I read the book.
Scotland PA
- I had picked this up several time before the list and never rented it.

Off to the video store

[KDOG]

Poolhall Junkies is a great movie

[patrickl]

I saw another suggestion from the "list". I Had Layer Cake laying around, but finally watched it. Cool movie with the future mister bond and the ex fiance of Jude Law (how the hell did he let her slip away!)

I still really do endorse Crash though. At the end of it I really had this feeling of "wow".

BTW are you looking for recent releases or also the old ones? I personally watch the the older movies on TV, but I see a lot of really old movies suggested too so maybe other people rent the classics too. My favorite old movie would be "Quest for the holy grail".

[Generic Eric]

BTW are you looking for recent releases or also the old ones? I personally watch the the older movies on TV, but I see a lot of really old movies suggested too so maybe other people rent the classics too. My favorite old movie would be "Quest for the holy grail".

Old and new.  Looking for hints to help sort through the all of the choices.

[MameJunkie]

... the ex fiance of Jude Law (how the hell did he let her slip away!)

Getting caught cheating with another babe.

...

Batman Begins.
Sin City (Warning, for mature audiences)

[Grasshopper]

Talking of Jude Law, another film well worth checking out is Gattaca.

[patrickl]

Talking of Jude Law, another film well worth checking out is Gattaca.

I liked "Closer". Maybe more because of Natalie Portman as a stripper though   Actually, talking about that duo, I liked Cold Mountain too.

[saint]

*HIGHLY recommended!*

Talking of Jude Law, another film well worth checking out is Gattaca.

[Hoopz]

Go back to the 70's and get:

The Warriors

Classic gang movie.  And good music, albeit 70's music. 

[AtomSmasher]

Just watched High Tension and it reminded me of another really good movie, Das Experiment.  Its german, but the dvd has it both subtitled or dubbed over, which ever you prefer.  I guess it could be classified as a suspense/horror, but its kind of hard to put it in a catagory.  Anyways, its loosely based on the Stanford prison experiment (http://www.prisonexp.org/   if you havent heard of it, then I recommend reading about it, its pretty crazy what happened).

Also, don't rent High Tension...its just stupid.  I'm guessing they decided to do the twist in the end because they liked the twist when they saw it in other movies, but it makes absolutely no sense in this movie.  I think I hate is most of all because it could of been a really good movie.

where was I.....oh ya...also rent Galaxy Quest, very funny movie

[duffjr]

i was gonna say, "that looks like any other lame DVD collection i see," but then i realized the movies are pretty sweet.