[ex-snook]

fire when ready

[Tijeras_Slim]

Anything with Tom Cruise or Alce Baldwin

[william clark]

Of recent releases, The Illusionist was a winner. I just bought Flyboys, but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Still, I hear good things about it.

Don't waste time on The Black Dahlia or Crank.

Netflix is actually excellent for going through multi-disc titles, like TV shows you've missed out on or need to get caught up on. We just went through the first two seasons of The 4400. I also put War and Remembrance on there, since that one is outrageously expensive to buy.

[svcw]

Look through the categories. They have hundreds of classics from the 30, 40, 50, and 60s.

[MNJohnnie]

Romance, Drama, Action, Comedy?

[irishtenor]

Here is a list of some of my favorites, with warnings:

Sense and Sensibility (chick flick, but excellent)
Braveheart (blood and gore, lots of it. Some language)
Patriot (Blood and gore)
Airforce One (Action)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Go to this website:

Apple Movie Trailers

There you will find a title listing and trailer for just about every major movie for the past 12 months or more...as well as upcoming releases.

View the trailers for any titles that pique your interest and make a list. You'll be surprised at how big a list you can make in an hour.
One caveat; You will need to have the latest Quicktime installed.

[MarineBrat]

We enjoyed "Secondhand Lions" a great deal.

[JRios1968]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[RabidBartender]

Off-topic, isn't Netflix owned by some big lib guy?

My favorite movies

Braveheart
Arsenic and Old Lace
Duck Soup
Animal Crackers
Sons of Katie Elder
The Apostle
Open Range

[Mr. Blonde]

The Departed is coming to video soon.

I think The Prestige is out and it is very good.

And if you don't have a problem with crude humor, Clerks II is hilarious.

[highlander_UW]

Some movies I've enjoyed that are a bit less common are: The Quiet Man, Room with a View, The Incredibles, The Great Escape, The Longest Day, Cool Hand Luke and if you can get TV miniseries stuff I thought Shogun was well done and I'd be interested in seeing Babylon 5 again as I missed quite a bit of it.

[Varda]

The Rundown - mindless action flick, I thought it was funny
The Third Man - film noir
All About Eve - great cast, great acting
I Am David - about a kid escaping communist gulag
Sense and Sensibility - Chick flick (but I'm a chick)
The Lake House - chick flick
Serenity - sci fi
Star Trek: First Contact
All the Pixars
All the Hitchcocks
October Sky
Secondhand Lions

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

[Hatteras]

"Waking Ned Devine".... Trust me.

[nevergore]

The Guardian and Invincible are two recently released DVD
movies that are both inspiring and based on true stories......

Plus just good entertaining flicks....

Both are PG-13 rated.....

[Gay State Conservative]

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")

[DouglasKC]

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.

[trimom]

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.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

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

[HOTTIEBOY]

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