Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Movie suggestions wanted [vanity]
vanity | 2/2/7 | self

Posted on 02/02/2007 9:29:39 AM PST by ex-snook

Got a gift subscription on Netflix. Not having not gone to a movie for some time, I'm lost. I need suggestions for my wife and me. thanks,


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cinema; movies; recommend
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081 next last
To: ex-snook
Although it's *far* from recent,I just discovered "The Apartment" a few weeks ago and it's now my favorite film of all time.Also,if you haven't seen Schindler's List,I'd encourage you to do so.Speilberg's politics stink (IMO) but he sure knows how to make a film.

Also,snook...I checked out your profile page and saw mention of your having served in WWII.Would you care to share with us some of your experiences?It's certainly understandable why you might not want to but I just had to ask.

(My Dad was an "essential civilian employee" who designed missiles for the Navy during the war so I never got to hear any "war stories")

21 posted on 02/02/2007 10:07:22 AM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Jeeves

I agree completely and my husband really enjoys these films (he liked Pride and Prejudice too although it's not quit up to the standard set by S & S).

My son however ... told his H.S. buddies they would regret it when they chose to watch
S & S during Liturature. Every guy came to him after class with "you were right man". Sigh...


22 posted on 02/02/2007 10:08:04 AM PST by Varda
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: highlander_UW
Rear Window is IMO one of the greatest and most original movies of all times. Hitchcock was really firing on all cylinders there. The DVD I have is poor quality though so I hesitate to recommend it. (Another movie burdened with a poor DVD transfer is "The Black Stallion" with its fabulous cinematography)
Another Hitchcock that I really enjoy is Lifeboat. What topnotch performances in that.
23 posted on 02/02/2007 10:15:14 AM PST by Varda
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

Oh man, you'll love Netflix. Every movie on there has user reviews and is grouped by categories. You can add a bunch of movies in your queue and rearrange them and watch them at will. It takes a bit to get used to, but it rocks.


24 posted on 02/02/2007 10:17:37 AM PST by DouglasKC
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

Dodgeball. Coarse, but hilarious.
My Cousin Vinny
We Are Marshall (may be too new to be out)
Second Hand Lions
Independence Day
Men in Black (I and II)
Sabrina
An Affair to Remember

That's a mixed bag.


25 posted on 02/02/2007 10:17:50 AM PST by trimom
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

Uncle Buck - I love that movie, John Candy at his finest!


26 posted on 02/02/2007 10:20:45 AM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

The movies I would suggest are probably not offered through NetFlix.


27 posted on 02/02/2007 10:22:59 AM PST by HOTTIEBOY (Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


28 posted on 02/02/2007 10:23:04 AM PST by SoothingDave (Are you on the list?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Varda
Lifeboat is an excellent movie, which brings to mind two additional films in Flight of the Phoenix (original, not the lame remake) and The Old Man and the Sea.
29 posted on 02/02/2007 10:23:32 AM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

anything with Gary Busey and/or Steve buscemi.


30 posted on 02/02/2007 10:26:08 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (If voting really changed things, it would be illegal.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

Slapshot!


31 posted on 02/02/2007 10:27:10 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

The best thing we've seen lately from Netflix is "Junebug", an independent film that did not get the attention it should have:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junebug_(film)

Netflix has virtually everything that's ever been on DVD. We have also been watching early Edison films (1880-1907), watching the very beginning of film history.

You can also get whole series of TV shows (and the Bob Newhart show from the '70s holds up!), specials, and miniseries.


32 posted on 02/02/2007 10:32:18 AM PST by linda_22003
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: K4Harty
Eartgh Girls Are Easy


33 posted on 02/02/2007 10:33:05 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook
- The Charles Dickens Collection (Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Bleak House / Hard Times / Great Expectations / Our Mutual Friend) - BBC - Great presentations!

- Henry Fielding's Tom Jones - BBC - Conflict of Virtue and Vice, Tragic, Hilarious and well done!

I checked with Netflix.com and they do have some of them.

34 posted on 02/02/2007 10:34:02 AM PST by BossLady ("People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul" - Carl Jung)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook

Groundhog Day, What About Bob?, Quick Change, Overboard, Tootsie, The Protector, Ong Bak: Thai Warrior, Iron Monkey.


35 posted on 02/02/2007 10:35:24 AM PST by aruanan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook
"Miracle" (2004) with Kurt Russell is great - our whole family enjoyed it.

"Apocalypto" had me on the edge of the seat all the time although it probably won't be out in DVD for a while.

If you are looking for something really off-beat, there is the oldie "Freaks" which has been or is about to be released for in DVD.

36 posted on 02/02/2007 10:35:41 AM PST by Jane Austen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Varda
Rear Window is IMO one of the greatest and most original movies of all times. Hitchcock was really firing on all cylinders there.

Grace Kelly, Jimmy Stewart, and Hitchcock all at their very best. Even the supporting players Raymond Burr, Martha Hyer, and Wendell Corey were great.

P.S. Grace Kelly was one of the all-time beauties! The best thing to come out of Philadelphia since cheesesteaks!

P.P.S. The Third Man is also an all-time classic, and the setting in post-war Vienna unique.

Yes I pretty much watch TCM only these days.....

37 posted on 02/02/2007 10:38:08 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: ex-snook
Friday Night Lights

Thank You For Smoking

38 posted on 02/02/2007 10:39:29 AM PST by GSWarrior
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Fierce Allegiance
Eartgh Girls Are Easy

:o)

39 posted on 02/02/2007 10:41:35 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (If voting really changed things, it would be illegal.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: highlander_UW

I haven't seen The Old Man and the Sea for years but I remember really liking it. I wonder how it will hold up for me. I hope like Lifeboat which I was glad to find is just as good to me now as when I was a kid.


40 posted on 02/02/2007 10:49:32 AM PST by Varda
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson